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High End Bib Shorts Shoot-out: Grannygear gets into some bibs and tests rides them for your reading pleasure. The shoot-out includes bibs from Craft, Ibex, and two models from Specialized. Check it all out here on the The Cyclist's Reviews Page.
Hayes Prime Brake Review: Grannygear covered the Hayes Prime Brake in our last Recommendo listing with an introductory post on the installation. Now comes the full on trail review. Hayes Prime brakes are the latest hydraulic brake offering from Hayes Brakes, and have a ton of adjustability. Do they hold up under trail riding conditions? Find out here in our review.
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Topeak has introduced its "Race Rocket" line of mini-pumps which we got to review. Grannygear got the "roadie" pump, and Guitar Ted got the fatter, mountain bike pump to try out. These metal and rubber wonders were put through their paces here for you to go check out.
Cover Those Paws! Gloves are a mountain biker's friend out there in the rough stuff. When you go down, (and let's face it, we all go down and case it from time to time.), you want those mitts on so you don't scrape up your hands. How about wiping away sweat? Or a runny nose? Yeah….gloves can be nice then too. But gloves can also be a pain….literally. So, Grannygear and I got to test these Answer Fall Line gloves recently.
They are full fingered, off-road type gloves. Great for mountain biking? Well, go here and check out our take on these important pieces of mountain biking kit.
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I have an updated take now on these shoes which have braved mud, wet, rocks, dust, and more. You can check out the latest on this long term test here on The Cyclist.
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HTC today sent an invite for an event in London for a new phone. The release provides few clues other than the device was "dreamt up," but the outline of a camera suggested to EuroDroid it might be the Desire HD, HTC's new Android flagship. If so, the 4.3-inch, 1GHz and 720p-capable phone is likely to ship in Europe in the fall.
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Wilma Marie Combs passed away Saturday February 16, 2013 at Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Russell County, Kentucky. She was 72.
Born March 27, 1940 in Taylor County, Kentucky, she is the daughter of the late Rue L. and Bertha Callahan Ford. She was a former employee of Liberty Sportswear.
She is the widow of Charles W. Combs, who passed away December 21, 1985.
Survivors include two sons, Charles (and Patricia) Combs and Chuck ( and Rhonda) Combs both of Dunnville; seven grandchildren, Carrie Hawk of Somerset, Candace Combs of Warwick , Rhode Island, Crystal Holt of Dunnville and Chad, Charles Ray, Colton and Cayleigh Combs all of Dunnville, KY; three great-grandchildren, Cade Hawk, Carter Holt and Bentley Combs; three brothers, Carl and Ray Ford of Louisville and Daniel Ford of Florida; two half –brothers, Gary and Eric Ford of Campbellsville; four sisters, Ruby McDonald of Louisville, and Ina Humphress , Galoris Cochran and Marsa Cox all of Campbellsville; and three half-sisters, Shirley James of Indiana, Zelphia Reece of Florida and Lana Ford of Campbellsville.
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The iPhone is already the fourth most popular phone make in France with just two years on shelves, according to data from GfK. Estimates from the analyst group say Apple will have shipped between 1.8 million and 2 million iPhones to France by the end of the year, or 8.5 percent of all phones delivered to the country. It would be eclipsed only Samsung, Nokia and LG, all three of whom are more established and sell many more models.
The device actually led outright when considered in other categories. "More than half" of the 3.5 million smartphones shipping to France this year should be iPhone variant, while Apple should account for about 20 percent of the entire cellphone market's revenue. The company's popularity will have helped smartphones as a whole more than double their share of France from 7 percent in 2008 to 16 percent this year.
GfK credits the rise to the iPhone's ease of use and its becoming a benchmark for others to imitate, but also to the legally forced opening up of iPhone sales to all willing carriers in the European nation. While Orange will still have represented the largest portion of sales with about 1.3 million iPhones shipped, iPhone sales have roughly doubled since every major French carrier had access to the smartphone in May. SFR claims to have sold 500,000 iPhones between late April and the end of October alone, while Bouygues Telecom managed 330,000 units by the end of November.
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A Facebook Game Review: Monster World
Monster World, by Wooga, is a farming game on Facebook with a twist. The monsters aren't the bad guys trying to destroy the crops or invading the city. Nope. These creepy critters are the farmers.
*screen shot of my little farm, complete with crops and Robert the Robot.
Many other games out there have been trying to cash in on the poplarity of simple farming games like Farmville by Zynga. There was Stoned Cows, a hippie farm that grows different kinds of…um…weeds. There is Astro Garden, a mad scientist grown mystery game with monster plants. There is Zombie Lane, where the garden is only part of the zombie-killing-holding-off-the-hoard. And there is Monster World. This one is still cutsie, like Farmville, with the monsters being super cuddly, and also like Farmville there is no nasty energy bar to worry about depleting.
Unlike Farmville, there seems to be limited game play in the first levels, offering very little actions until new levels are attained. Basically a waiting game. Also unlike Farmville, the waiting for those crops to grow is a quick, taking only minutes instead of hours and days.
You start off the game with a little one eyed, purple squid monster giving you a short tutorial. He instructs you to harvest your 'lemonade bush' (an orange bottle with a straw), and then to harvest and sell the crop to a robot monster named Robert (Yeah, Robby the Robot. I'm sure they get it too.) waiting at the edge of your farm. You do that, level up and then you get to add more plots and plant glass flowers that look like large diamonds. Quests are quickly added, completed and notes are left by needy neighbors for more quests to come.
Your avatar is limited, but can be changed up with 'coins', the in game currency. You earn coins by completing quests and selling crops and items. You can also 'find' coins by visiting your friends' gardens.
For the most part, it is very similar to every other farming game out there. You plant, you grow, you harvest, you sell, rinse, repeat. However, three things I like: One-no annoying music. I hate that. Have you noticed no body ever play death-metal in farming games? Two-No annoying energy bar. Three-Its easy. Super easy. The instructions literally take under a minute. That's it.
I give the whole thing a great big four stars.
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We have all heard the old adage, There is no I in TEAM. Whether little league, club soccer or the NFL, the phrase is always there. Team sports utilize a number of players on the same field at the same time all working in unison.
Tennis, in the team format, is a different beast altogether.
There is, in fact, an I in TEAM. As John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country (team) can do for you, but what you (I) can do for your (my) country (team)." If there is any truth to that statement, and I believe there is, there is most certainly an I in TEAM. Without me (I) and you, there can be no team and definitely not much success.
During my first season coaching at a new institution, I ran into a great example of this. I was in the middle of Fall individual meetings with the players.
This was the women's team at a mid-major Division I university with a rich tennis history. The program had been treading water for a few years, but I felt it had the potential to be bigger and better than it had been in the recent past. The team had some solid players with good backgrounds. For the most part, the players had good work ethics and attitudes to go along with good intentions, and I felt that even the players thought they could perform better than they had during the past couple of seasons.
They did, however, lack direction, confidence, and the knowledge of their individual roles as leaders, followers and players. It wasn't their fault. It's likely that they did not had strong mentors from the classes ahead of them. It's sometimes the case that players never had these roles modeled for them, and, as a result, they never developed these skills or confidence to put them into place.
I found one player in particular to be especially bright, hardworking and committed. She was also a very good person on and off of the court. She wanted it as much, if not more, than any of the others on the team, which actually held her back to some degree from what she could accomplish because of the stress she put on herself. She wasn't a one-in-a-million talent, but she was a solid player. However, her heart and effort were golden.
In our meeting, she told me, almost confidently, "I know I am the eighth girl on the team, but I want to and will work as hard as I can to get better and get on the courts as much as I can." I immediately stopped her and said two things. "Thinking that way, you are always going to be the eighth girl" and "There is no one, two, three, four, five, six, seven or eight girl on this team. You are not eighth, but you are one-eighth of the whole."
The biggest issue with this team was the identity role of the eight I's. Each one-eighth working for the whole by doing what each does best. They weren't selfish or egocentric. They just lacked the experience and knowledge to know what they could, or maybe should, do to help the team - and not necessarily on the courts. All-Conference or walk on, regardless of where they played in the line up, each spot only counted for one point. If they weren't in the line-up, they might play an even bigger role as a coach or maybe a double team by just being present on one of the other players' courts. Everyone's role may be different, but all are invaluable on or off of the court.
Leading, supporting, playing, cheering, charting all matter. Some are better at one than the other. Players on a team have to understand some simple "I" ideas. The following are all parts that define the "I" in TEAM.
What you (I) do, think and perceive, does directly impact the team. You are (I am) the team in actions, effort or lack thereof, desire and motivation.
Tennis is very mental and emotional. It can be brutal. In what other sport can you win more points and games and still log a loss? This can be true for the individual and the team. The mental and emotional edge is terrific and is where the "I's" can make an even bigger difference. Although Court 1 cannot physically assist on Court 6 with plays and strategy, they can still play a major role in the outcome of the performance on that court.
During a match, players on the court see the scoreboard or score cards. On changeovers, they notice the body language of teammates. They see heads hanging or fists pumping as a teammate finishes a match. Players, coaches and fans have seen a player who is the last match on tighten up, crumble and fall, because it has all come down to him. I have seen both ends of the previous example. A team match is tied and the one player left crumbles under the pressure after being in control. If only one of the other matches that lost could have stayed out just a bit longer to keep the pressure level on this court balanced and given her a chance to finish. I had a previous team that was up 4-0 in the conference tournament and then blew it. Everyone left on the court relaxed, thought it was over and left it up to someone else to close it out for the team. What you (I) do and portray on court and off has a direct influence on the other one-eighths - on and off of the courts.
I explained it to the team like this. If you are having a bad day and nothing is working, just try to stay out as long as you can and give the others a chance to perform. Don't take a dive and give in, putting more pressure on the others. Make as many balls as you can to lengthen points. Without stalling or exhibiting poor sportsmanship, take your time between points and on changeovers. Keep your body language positive and let them believe you are always confident and poised. Practice your best to make your hitting partner better. Chart a match. Be the first one there and the last one to leave. Set examples with your strengths in the classroom, the weight room, or in the community. Lead with confidence in those strengths and follow with enthusiasm in improving your weaknesses. Most importantly, do all that you can do every time out and every day, so that the other parts of the whole know that they can count on you when it gets tough. Define your role and roll with it. Pull your weight and, when you must or can, lighten the load for someone else. Make your one-eighth count and add it to the whole.
You and I are the team.
Everything we do, don't do, say, and think, matters to the whole. Confidence, poise, pressure and fear, are all influenced by the I's. If an "I" has a negative outlook about his match or the team's match as a whole, that to can bleed into the others. Then another player shows fear and the nerves come out. How many times have we heard someone say "Man that guy is really good". That thought hangs in his teammates' heads and causes doubt. Court 3 doesn't feel like playing one day or brings outside distractions onto the court with him and tanks a quick match... That results in instant pressure on the other courts - especially against a good team.
The I's are all of the 1/8's are the team. A dear friend and coaching mentor of mine who is one of the most successful coaches and motivators I have ever known stated it to me like this a few years ago: "Sometimes you have to fake it to make it." This doesn't mean be dishonest or misleading. But it simply means that even if you are down and out in your mind, portraying that strength and confidence is infectious in the minds of others - and sometimes even to yourself. Perception is reality.
There is another saying in sports, "A team is only as strong as its weakest link (one-eighth)." Each one-eighth of the whole has the power to influence the others for good or bad. Forget ability and talent, because talent doesn't sweeten the tea! Look at effort and attitude. Again, do what you can do and do it well all of the time, on or off the court. When each one-eighth does this and pulls her weight for the whole without reservation or hesitation, then, and only then, is there a team. There is very much an "I" in TEAM - when "I" stands for one-eighth of the whole.
Paul Thomson is head coach of women's tennis at Drake University.
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|25th September 2010, 10:41 AM
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Nice! Congratulations! You don't need the inverse Riaa to measure 1kHz by the way. Just a shielded voltage divider with parallel resistor as much as your carts Z preferably.
|26th September 2010, 02:19 AM
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I've come into this thread very late but am extremely interested in what's been discussed (although it's a bit above my head, being a newbie! ).
I have been trying to build (and then modify) a similar circuit - which I believe came out of "Silicon Chip" in the 80s (modify because its RIAA was quite off at both LF & HF) and what has been discussed here is very relevant.
Circuit attached FYI.
I'd be very grateful if you could answer a few questions:
1. The circuit you're discussing has the 1st & 2nd stage JFET Sources connected to ground with a small resistor (20 ohms or so). What is the purpose of these resistors - ie. why not simply connect Source to ground?
2. This is an "SE" circuit, isn't it (as Source is nearly at ground)?
3. The circuit I've been working on, as you can see, has source resistors which are much higher (although the values are far too high, according to a friend of mine - there's not enough current flowing through the JFETs).
Would it be better to change the Source resistors to 20/27 ohms, like the circuit in this thread, and then adjust the value of the Drain resistors to give a Drain-to-ground voltage of 1/2 DC supply (which is 32v, in my case - from 5 x 6v SLAs)?
4. In my original circuit there is also a 47pF poly cap between the Gate & Drain of the 2nd stage JFET. What function does this perform?
|26th September 2010, 04:46 PM
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1. Local feedback, gain control. 2. SE stands for single ended i.e. non symmetrical, not source to earth. 3. Weird circuit better don't make hit or miss changes. 4. Reduces bandwidth for some reason. Prone to oscillation with its BJT buffer drive could be.
|26th September 2010, 09:59 PM
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|29th September 2010, 11:23 AM
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Anyway, Yesterday I did extensive "real live" testings and got consistent and more or less credible figures and readings from my FFT's. I then used the same setup to compare with just the soundcard, the RJM's VSPS phonoamp, another DIY tube phono - the Tetra One from Tubecad, and also the inbuilt phonoamp in a Luxman LV-105u.
This little pacific was the worst when it came to THD figures. Around 1%, almost all second order. The Tetra One 0.06%, the VSPS 0.03 and the Luxman more or less the same as the soundcard loop, around 0.0025 if I recall. I hope to bring those screendumps to a homepage of mine later on about this project.
So after that revealing test I have now lowered the amplification trough higher source resistances (the local fb) and with 3.5mV in I now have 41dB amplification and 0.6% THD. How does it sound? Some of the magic is gone but it sound more like the Tetra One all tubeamp in it's carachter then the clean Luxman amp.
When I first tested this Pacific Phonoamp I suspected much higher THD then the figures first told me, because of the spectacular punchy, all sweet and musical sound of this simple phonoamp. That's why I got surprised and happy when I thought it as such low THD and "still sounded all different from other low THD figured amp.".
But with my latest revealing tests I couldn't believe that 1% second order THD could do such magic to music. A controversial statement I know. But I have been there before with my other project, the CCD tubestage after my DAC with TDA1541A. As I got lower distortion the magic and texture .... once again, was gone.
So, what have I learned?
I think most of you will find the same thing as I have done the last year.
This amplifier in it's original form is a perfect project to seek out what I tried to explain in this short comment.
Cheers// Ove
|29th September 2010, 11:33 AM
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That is all very interesting, especially about the 2nd order thd. It also makes some sense. We often strive for low distortion and detail, but with it can come sterility and coldness/hardness. Nobody in their right mind wants that.
What valves are you using in your TDA1541A tubestage? 6N2P by any chance? That's what I'm making right now on DVB Projekt's boards, a la Lampizator.
|29th September 2010, 12:54 PM
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Hi Lucas
This is my project thread for the DAC
In that I/V stage of mine I now use Siemens E88CC goldpins.
But as I discovered and mention in the post#43 of that thread, try the lower value I/V resistor and the higher mu ECC83/12ax7 if you like the 2nd order tubey crisp sound. To experiment with positive feedback you can easily even bring up the 2nd order dist. by 10db more and at the same time have 3more dB amplification.
As you can see I have only got one professed apprentice and believer so far, ide2003
I will jump on that project again and try to make a descent buil-in cabint this winter.
Maybe also a toggle switch "2nd order harmony" or "clean"
By the way, the TetraOne phono amplifier mentioned above uses the same topology as my I/V amp for the DAC. The CCDA style (Constant Current Draw Amplifier)
Back to this Pacific FET amp. Anyone more having live figures measured for THD ?
Or the same listening experience with 2nd order dist?
Cheers// Ove
|29th September 2010, 05:06 PM
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I post the .tran window as it shows on LT Spice.
I averagely get 0.02% THD for nominal input in the 0.5mV 56dB MC Simplistic, never built any Pacific so I don't have measured figures. They are different in key areas though. Simplistic CCTs.
High second is veiling detail in my experience, more linear before NFB CCTs retain better subjective expression and don't change character after some NFB than originally worse ones, but beyond 9dB global NFB they tend to shrink image size, not altering tone by my experiments. The lesser ones tend to harden.
|29th September 2010, 08:16 PM
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My sim is not OK
Hi Salas
Finally I understand a very little bit how to use LT Spice. I attach my result from the parameters you suggested and the schematic as it is now.
AC responce looks OK and DC operation also seems fine with the right voltage at the drain on both FET's. But the FFT ...
Something is wrong. I use ideal values on the passive components, exept the output cap.
Cheers// Ove
|29th September 2010, 08:33 PM
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Found the error
I give this one for free
The problem is a to large signal at V2 on 0.1V when it should be around 0.0035 (=3.5mV) I got confused with the settings for small signal AC setting which I allready have set att 3.5 mV.
The FFT now looks like attached picture below. This is in the ballpark compared to realword and I'm really amased that it is
Now, how can I proceed? Trying a BC550C cascode to even lower the input cap or...
This is addictive and fun.
Cheers// Ove
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About the FSP
The Foundation Seed Program is a self supporting organization within the University. All Costs of seed production are paid out of revenue generated from the sale of Foundation seed. The University provides the maintenance and utilities for the seed conditioning facility, and administrative oversight for accounting, payroll disbursement, and seed contract administration. The Foundation Seed Program seed conditioning facility is housed in the Foundation Seed Warehouse on the UC Davis campus at the Agronomy & Range Science field research headquarters. It is comprised of:
A seed conditioning plant: including 2 air screen cleaners, gravity table, conveyor belts, and miscellaneous portable equipment, optical grain and bean sorting capabilities and unloading conveyors;
A bulk seed storage facility: with two 40,000 cubic foot storage wings capable of storing 450 seed storage bins containing an inventory of over 1.7 million pounds; Warehousing and receiving office: including scales and direct computer linkage to seed inventories.
The facility is specifically designed for handling high quality, low volume seed stocks. It is a CCIA approved conditioning facility, CCOF certified organic processing facility and capable of custom conditioning on a contract basis.
All other equipment used in seed production is either borrowed from another department or rented from Ag Services.
Foundation seed is allocated to approximately 200 growers. The majority of the seed is planted within the state of California. Seed is also planted in most of the western portion of the U.S.; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.
Advisory Committee:
Foundation Seed utilizes the service of an Industry Advisory Committee made up of growers of the major crops that are maintained by the project such as alfalfa, beans, wheat and oats.
The committee gives important feedback in the areas of: seed pricing, the crops and varieties to be produced, advice on administration, equipment purchases, and budgeting. The committee members reappointed by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
In the seed certification system there are four classes of seed: breeders, foundation, registered and certified. Foundation is the first generation produced from breeder's seed. It is also the first seed a grower can produce in the certification program. Producing foundation seed requires much more attention to detail than the next two generations, because it can determine the quality of the following generations. Each class of seed becomes an increase in volume of seed availability. Therefore, Foundation Seed handles a relatively small amount of many varieties of seed.
The Foundation Seed Program currently produces and maintains many of the crops and varieties used by the Seed Companies and growers in the current markets. The Foundation Seed Program with advanced requests will produce other older or niche lines or varieties requested by a Seed Company or Grower.
The Foundation Seed warehouse currently has in production 7 crops comprising of 51 different varieties.
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Foundation seed is allocated twice annually, fall and spring. Off-cycle requests are considered on a case by case basis. Allocation is to qualified seed growers based on written requests and seed availability. The allocation committee, consisting of the Director and two foundation seed personnel, allocate the seed based on availability, demand, and supply in reserve and in accordance to conditions associated with each cultivar. Protected and patented materials are allocated only to licensed entities.
All appropriate applications shall be considered, and if sufficient foundation seed is available, all reasonable requests will be filled. When foundation seed of a cultivar is in extremely short supply, no allocation is made until the quantity is increased.
I. Applicant qualifications:
|Residents of California will be given first preference.
|Allocations will only be made to individuals or organizations that will use the foundation seed or materials for further increase.
|Preference will be given to requests from growers or distributors having seed production or propagation experience.
II. Additional criteria:
|Allocations may be made on a percentage basis, to regions or counties of the state, complying with the percentage of the crop being grown in those regions or counties.
|Allocations may be confined to a specific area, such as that involved in the allocation of Acala cotton in the one-quality cotton district defined by State law or a crop like large lima beans that are adapted only to a small area of the state.
Foundation Seed Production:
Foundation Seed is produced from basic seed stocks (breeder seed) initially supplied by the plant breeder following approval for release and approval to accept into the certification program. Sufficient foundation seed is produced annually to meet anticipated demand. Production locations are on University of California and contracted private properties thoughout the State of California within the areas of adaptation for each respective cultivar. Production fields must at least meet Association of Official Seed Certifying Agency (AOSCA) and California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA) standards for isolation in time and space. Fields are inspected and rogued several times during production to remove off-types and maintain varietal purity and characteristics. New production is entered into in-house grow outs to confirm trueness of type.
Intellectual Property Services:
- Chain of custody tracking for experimental and released genetic materials.
- Sheparding of cultivars through review and release.
- Liaison between plant breeders and University Offices of Technology Transfer.
- Liaison between seed industry and University Offices of Technology Transfer.


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Do you have a DePuy Hip Implant? Do you know if it is being affected by the ASR Hip Recall?
If you have a DePuy ASR XLAcetabular System, the answer is yes. This type of implant was used for total hip replacements, and it had been approved by the FDA for that purpose.
There is another recalled implant, the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, which has been used in a newer version of the hip surgery that is designed to conserve more of the patient's bone structure.
The resurfacing system has not been approved by the FDA for the United States, though two types of patients received it anyway: Those involved in clinical trials, and those who went abroad to have their hip replacement surgery.
All in all, more than 90,000 people have received one of these two Depuy ASR implants.
Hip Recall – What to do?
So what happens if you have one of these implants? Do you have to have it removed as soon as possible.
Not necessarily. But you definitely need to go see your doctor and have it checked.
These implants have a failure rate that's at least twice as high as that of more traditional implants.
DePuy ASR and Metal Toxicity
But there are other complications that may be possible, including metal toxicity (since metal is rubbing on metal in the Depuy ASR XL implant). So you have to have that checked.
Hip Recall — Zimmer Hip Recall & Sulzer Hip Recall
The DePuy hip implants are not the only ones that have been recalled. Two years ago, the Zimmer hip recall was all over the news. It affected the Zimmer Durom Cup, which also had a higher rate of earlier than usual failures.
And a few years back, the Sulzer recall brought the whole concept of hip recalls to the world's attention.
What matters is this — if you have received a recalled hip implant after 2005, you may be eligible for compensation.
Get Legal Advice
In addition, you should get some legal advice right away as well, from a reputable lawyer who has experience with medical malpractice and personal injury cases. If you do, you may be able to get compensated for your pain, suffering, anxiety, and hassles.
But here's the rub:
All too many people make mistakes that end up sabotaging their case. What about you?
We don't want you to lose out, so we have created a special report that will give you information about the Hip Recall and what you must pay close attention to if you want to get compensated.
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January 3, 1994
IN RE: Dick Moore/RiverPark Center, Inc.
This appeal originated in a request for records submitted by Mr. Dick Moore to RiverPark Civic Center on February 22, 1993. Those records were identified as:
1. Schedule [of] lease payments to City of Owensboro and balance due;
2. Pledges to RiverPark, names and amounts;
3. Contributions received to date, names and amounts;
4. RiverPark Balance Sheet (current);
5. RiverPark Profit and Loss or Income and Expense [sic] to date from 1992 thru January 31, 1993;
6. Rates OMU charges RiverPark; [and]
7. Income and Expense of Woodwards' [sic].
Mr. Moore's request was made under the Kentucky Open Records Law.
Mr. Jesse T. Mountjoy, Vice Chairman and legal counsel for RiverPark Center, Inc., denied Mr. Moore's request on February 26, 1993, advising him as follows:
RiverPark Center, Inc. (the 'Corporation') is a Kentucky non-profit, tax-exempt corporation operating the RiverPark Center facility and complex under a Lease and Management Agreement with the City of Owensboro (the 'City'). The Corporation is not a 'public agency,' as defined in the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS Chapter 61.870, et seq. More specifically, the Corporation was not created by a governmental authority. The Corporation does not derive at least 25% of its funds from any governmental authority. The majority of the Corporation's Governing Board is not appointed by a governmental authority or any public agency.
For these reasons, Mr. Mountjoy maintained that RiverPark Center, Inc., the Corporation, is not subject to the Open Records Law.
In a response dated March 1, 1993, Mr. Moore argued that RiverPark Center received at least $16 million from various governmental authorities, including $1.2 million from the City of Owensboro, $4.5 million from the state, and $.5 million from Daviess County. Additionally, he noted that the City "donated over $1,000,000 worth of land" and that Owensboro Municipal Utilities made "in-kind contributions of over $800,000." Mr. Moore resubmitted his request for the records identified in his first letter, but did not receive a response to his request. This appeal followed.
In response to this Office's request for additional information relative to the issues raised in Mr. Moore's appeal, Mr. Mountjoy elaborated on his earlier statements. He explained:
RiverPark Center, Inc. ('RiverPark') (formerly Owensboro Civic Center, Inc.) is a private, non-membership, not-for-profit corporation organized under KRS Chapter 273, and exempt under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3) under tax exemption letter dated November 23, 1988. RiverPark is managed and controlled by an approximate 36-member self-perpetuating Board of Directors consisting of interested private citizens.
The City and the Daviess County Fiscal Court each can appoint one member to this Board. However, as you can see, the Board is not in any way controlled by the City or County or any other governmental entity. . . . [T]he Facility has raised over $8.5 million from contributions from private citizens and/or private charitable foundations. While the Facility has received public funds, RiverPark has never received, owned or controlled any such public funds.
The Facility known as the RiverPark Center consists of an almost 1,500 seat performing arts center/auditorium, a black box experimental multi-use theater and auditorium (200 to 300 seats), property and space for the International Bluegrass Music Museum, which is still being developed, Woodward's Cafe and a number of other related facilities and uses. The Facility is owned by the City and is leased to RiverPark under a Lease and Management Agreement. RiverPark has dedicated all of its private monies raised and to be raised (in the form of pledges) to the Facility. RiverPark still is conducting fund raising activities for the Facility's capital and operating needs. A couple of years ago, the City borrowed, through the Kentucky League of Cities, $9.5 million to complete construction of the Facility. RiverPark, as the Lessee and Manager, "stands behind" this bond issue as a guarantor of the indebtedness to complete the Facility. Part of RiverPark's private funds went into a $2 million endowment fund, the principal of which is not supposed to ever be touched and the earnings on which are to cover any operating deficits of the Facility. RiverPark's Lease and Management Agreement with the City requires RiverPark to pay each year, as Lease rentals, an amount equal to the current annual debt service payment on the City's bond obligations.
It is important to note that all public funds have been received, owned and managed by the City and not by RiverPark relative to the Facility. This includes the $4.5 million from the Kentucky Legislature, as well as monies donated to the Facility by Daviess County and the City. During the construction period, RiverPark and its staff assisted the City as effectively a 'construction manager'.
Mr. Mountjoy noted that Mr. Moore has been afforded access to many of the financial records relating to the Facility by the City. RiverPark Center, Inc. is, however, opposed to releasing "information concerning the list of names, addresses of and amounts from all of our many private donors, many of whom (particularly those giving substantial contributions) have made donations upon our assurance that such donations will be confidential."
The question presented in this appeal is whether RiverPark Center (the "Facility") and RiverPark Center, Inc. (the "Corporation"), are public agencies within the meaning of KRS 61.870(1). If so, they are governed by the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Open Records Law. If not, they need not comply with that law. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that although the Facility is a public agency because it is city-owned and was financed by and through state and local authority, the Corporation is not a public agency because it does not appear to receive any funds from state or local authority. Accordingly, records which relate to the Facility, including the manner in which it was financed and the manner in which it repays its debts, must be made available for inspection by the City of Owensboro. Records which relate to the Corporation, including programming, nonperformance rentals, performance rentals, and income derived from the Waterfront Giftshop and Woodward's Cafe, are excluded from public inspection since the Corporation is not publicly funded or owned.
We believe that a recent opinion of this Office has a direct bearing on this appeal. In OAG 93-78 we held that several of the third party administrators for the public agencies operating under the umbrella of the Kentucky Association of Counties are also public agencies for purposes of the Open Records Law. These third party administrators manage one or more of KACo's public agencies, "provid[ing] financial and other wide ranging administrative services for the [agencies]." OAG 93-78, p. 1. Each is a Kentucky for-profit corporation, and each has a contractual relationship with the agencies, which includes provision for a management fee to be paid out of the public agencies' coffers. At page 3 of that opinion, this Office held that "[a]ny funds which the third party administrators receive from these [agencies] must be treated as 'state or local' authority funds" within the contemplation of KRS 61.870(1)(h).
In three of five cases, we found that the third party administrators could properly be characterized as public agencies, for purposes of the Open Records Law, because they received 25% or more of their funds from state or local authority funds. The remaining third party administrators received less than 25% of their funds from state or local authority funds, and therefore could not be treated as public agencies.
In our view, the facility known as RiverPark Center can be likened to those third party administrators which receive more than 25% of their funds from state or local authority funds, and may therefore be characterized as a public agency within the meaning of KRS 61.870(1)(h). However, because the corporation known as RiverPark Center, Inc. receives no funds from state or local authority funds in the form of management fees or any other compensation, the corporation is not a public agency within the meaning of KRS 61.870(1)(h).
It is undisputed that construction of the Facility was financed in part by contributions from the private sector in the amount of $8.5 million, and in part by a combination of state and local funding. The Commonwealth of Kentucky committed $4.5 million to the project. The City of Owensboro provided the land and prepared the site at a cost of $1.2 million, initially committing $700,000 of its annual federal Community Development allotment to the project, with the remaining $500,000 to be paid out over a five year period. Daviess County contributed $500,000 to the project. In addition, the City borrowed, through the Kentucky League of Cities Pooled Lease Financing Program, $9.5 million to complete construction. These funds are to be repaid over 20 years. Under the Corporation's Lease and Management Agreement with the City of Owensboro, the Corporation is required to pay each year, as lease rentals, "an amount equal to the current annual debt service payment on the City's bond obligations," including
monthly interest payments and twice yearly principle payments. Clearly, the Facility itself is a public agency, owned by the City, in whose custody its records are reposed. These records, unless otherwise exempt, must be made available for inspection.
RiverPark Center, Inc., on the other hand, is a private, nonprofit corporation which is responsible, under this lease agreement, for managing the Facility. This fact, standing alone, does not render it immune from the Open Records Act. See e.g., OAG 84-237 (holding that a not for profit corporation which derives at least 25% of its funds from state or local authority is a public agency as defined in KRS 61.870(1)). However, the Corporation was not created or controlled by governmental authority, but is managed by a 36 member board of directors composed almost entirely of private citizens. Nor does it appear that the Corporation receives any funding from state or local authority funds. [1] Based on the information with which we have been provided, it appears that the Corporation is entirely self-sustaining, generating income through programming, rentals for nonperformance events, rentals for performances, and "other Departmental income." We must rely on Mr. Mountjoy's repeated assurances that the Corporation "has never received, owned or controlled any . . . public funds." Instead, it appears that any funds which are exchanged flow from the Corporation to the City to retire the Facility's debts.
Guided by these observations, we turn to each category of documents requested by Mr. Moore. It is the opinion of this Office that because the documents relate to the Facility, as opposed to the Corporation, the schedule of lease payments and balance due to the City of Owensboro are public records, and may be obtained from the City. Similarly, records reflecting pledges and contributions which were made toward the construction of the Facility must be treated as public records if such records exist in the Facility or the City. Such records are not, however, in our view, open records under the rule announced in OAG 86-76, at least with respect to the names of the donors. In that opinion, we recognized that the desire of many donors for anonymity outweighs the public's interest in
disclosure of their identities. [2] Thus, while the amount of pledges and contributions must be disclosed, the names of the donors may be withheld. Finally, records reflecting the rates charged by Owensboro Municipal Utilities may properly be treated as public records, and should be made available for inspection by OMU or the city unless otherwise excepted from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Open Records Act.
We do not believe that the Corporation is obligated to release its "balance sheet," "profit and loss" statement, or the "income and expense" statement of Woodward's Cafe. These records do not reflect money expended from public coffers, but relate to the private operation of the Corporation. Since the Corporation is not a public agency for purposes of the Open Records Act, it cannot be compelled to release these records.
We remind the parties of this Office's limitations in resolving open records disputes, which were discussed at page 10 of 93-ORD-90. There we observed:
Given the limited role for the Attorney General contemplated by the statutes and the office's limited resources, the Attorney General cannot truly be a 'judge' in the sense of reviewing volumes of documents, listening to testimony, considering briefs, etc. In the final analysis, the application and meaning of the Open Records Act can only be determined by a court of law.
Here, as in that appeal, the overwhelming weight of evidence indicates that RiverPark Center, Inc., is not a public agency within the meaning of KRS 61.870(1). If Mr. Moore can adduce evidence to the contrary, he may challenge this decision by initiating action in the appropriate circuit court pursuant to KRS 61.880(5) and KRS 61.882. Although the Attorney General should be notified of any action against RiverPark Center, Inc., in the circuit court, he should not be named as a party in that action, or in any subsequent proceeding.
Distributed to:
Hon. Jesse T. Mountjoy
Vice Chairman & Legal Counsel
Holbrook, Wible, Sullivan & Mountjoy
Attorneys At Law
100 St. Ann Building
P. O. Box 727
Owensboro, KY 42302-0727
Mr. Dick Moore
2116 Griffith Pl. W.
Owensboro, KY 42301
[1]The Facility receives $100,000 per year from city government, but these funds are characterized as a part of the City's pledge toward land costs.
[2]"This may be particularly true in the case of those making or considering the making of large donations since if this becomes known, generally, they may be contacted and pressured by many other organizations seeking donations." OAG 86-76, p. 5.


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I learned that I can't always take the stairs ALL the way up after I stayed on the 27th floor of a hotel. As a result, I concocted a plan to either take the stairs until exhausted and then use the elevator, or alternate between stairs and elevator. This method is also good if you're just starting.
Where I work there are stairs, I try to walk up and down the stairs 2 times a day.
Step by step and stair by stair, be patient, believe, before long you'll be there. - Marc Erlbaum
No matter where I am, or where I'm going, I only take the stairs. At the airport with luggage? Stairs! At work on the 6th floor? Stairs! At the mall, movie theater, stadium? STAIRS! It was hard at first but now I don't even think about it.


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Picture this: You're waiting for your flight this morning to depart Austin/Bergstrom International Airport, and you hear Nick Saban being paged on the terminal intercom.
Yes, it apparently happened. And, more importantly, yes, it appears to be a prank. Check out these tweets:
At #atx airport. Over intercom, just heard Nick Saban paged to meet his car at curb side check in. Hmmm...— Matthew Brownfield (@mbrownfield) December 10, 2013
Hilarious. Someone (honestly not me) just had the Austin airport page "Nick Saban" to meet his driver out front.— Donny Ferguson (@DonnyFerguson) December 10, 2013
The airport is calling for a "Nick Saban" right now..... Wondering if he's here to visit Texas? — Reed Mitteness (@ReedMitteness) December 10, 2013
Now that you got a good laugh out of that, click here for today's column from SportsDay's Chuck Carlton as he explains why Texas president Bill Powers' tenuous job status "creates an element of uncertainty" regarding coach Mack Brown's future with the team.


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December 1, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for the Texas Legislature to meet in a second special session to pass restrictions on abortion.
The first such effort died following a filibuster and rollicking late Tuesday night protest.
The announcement gives Republicans another crack at passing sweeping anti-abortion rules that would close nearly all clinics performing the procedure in the country's second-largest state.
It passed the House, but died after Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis led a more than 12-hour filibuster effort. Hundreds of protesters then cheered, disrupting Senate proceedings as the session closed at midnight.
Perry can call as many 30-day extra sessions as he likes, but lawmakers can only take up those issues he assigns.
Statement from Lieutenant Governor David Dewhust on the new special session:
"I congratulate Gov. Perry for his decision to call a second Special Session to address the issues derailed by the actions of an angry mob in the closing moments of the first. Texas is unlike any other state because our leaders are willing to stand up in the face of pressure from Washington and special interest groups in the pursuit of freedom. I look forward to seeing the members of the Legislature on July 1st as we once again take up our charge to advocate for all of Texas and put the finishing touches on one of the most successful sessions in decades."
Statement from State Senator Charles Schwertner, who represents District 5:
"Last night, we witnessed a thoroughly disappointing display in the Texas Senate; a public spectacle that included a loss of parliamentary control and a breakdown of the Senate's long-standing traditions and decorum. While I'm saddened and frustrated that Senate Bill 5 was prevented from becoming law due to a day-long Democratic filibuster, I remain proud of the many conservative victories we were able to achieve for Texas families this session, including an improved public education system, nearly $1.3 billion in tax relief, funding for critical water infrastructure, and a balanced, conservative state budget that does not raise taxes on our hard-working citizens."
News 3 has reached out to the author of Senate Bill 5, State Senator Glenn Hegar, who represents Burleson and Washington Counties, among others. We have not received comment.
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I have a "Stop Fracking" sign on my front yard. I read Spencer Hunt's prolific reporting on the industry.
Recently, I protested with "Don't Frack Ohio" concerned citizens at the Ohio Statehouse and attended the 4 to 10 p.m. state representative presentations to the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on a dozen environmental bills ranging from urging the president to allow offshore oil and natural gas development, grant permits for the Keystone XL pipeline and water withdrawals from Lake Erie to moratoriums on horizontal fracturing until certain reports are issued and brine and waste disposal by injection underground.
Our representatives' performances varied. Some were slick, some were shockingly uninformed, some bullied panel experts and one emotionally charged plea for support was repeatedly gaveled down. In accordance, our group applauded, and were swiftly warned to behave.
Fracking is here. Our state government has welcomed this industry with open arms. Initial fracking wells are out-producing industry projections, and the oil and gas companies and lease owners are laughing all the way to the bank while we look the other way.
The fracking industry is raping our land, and I won't stand by while our water aquifers are befouled with toxic life-threatening chemicals, our state parks and wildlife reserves are leased away in hushed deals, our air quality tailspins and our burgeoning sustainable energy industry is knocked off the table for this get rich quick, immediate gratification, gold rush free-for-all.
Ohio has shale. It's not going anywhere. We must legislate ecological safety and tax the fracking industry. We must do it now to protect our drinking water, the water that sustains our food, the air we breath and the industry-empowering freedom from carbon dependence.
It's evident this administration is not concerned about the toxic wastes of fracking. So my fellow Ohioans, connect with and join fellow concerned citizens. Go see for yourself a fracking well, the toxic brine disposal wells in Akron that set off an unprecedented number of earthquakes. Watch the documentary "Gasland."
Ohioans -- Stand up, speak up and take action before our clean water, land and air is no more.
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November 30, 2015
A Rowan County man is dead after a head on collision near Morehead.
State police say the accident happened Monday night around 6pm on Kentucky 32.
Investigators say 22-year-old Tiffany Mckenzie of Morehead crossed the center line and hit an SUV.
The driver of the SUV, 49-year-old Timothy Higgins of Morehead died. His passenger 28-year-old Garrick Richards was air lifted to the UK Hospital. Mckenzie was also air lifted to a hospital.
State police continue to investigate the accident.
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So this is me. To a t. Right now. You too?
I've been taking a bit of a breather over on Facebook. Well, really...on everything.
I used to check it all day long. On my phone. On my computer.
It's so addicting. And I realized that.
And yes, it's so hilarious to me that I used to own a social networking company.
A few months ago, I removed the app from my phone. That felt good. Really good.
Then I was still checking it online. On my phone. On safari.
Such a cheater.
So I erased that bookmark too. That felt better. Great, actually.
No more Facebook on my phone. Can you believe that? Done and done.
I dare you to try it.
And so began, 'My season of No!'
I'm learning to just be in the moment with the kids.
Maybe make a daily to-do list and get what I can get to.
Not fret over what I can't get done around the house.
Many mornings there are still dishes from the night before and an overflowing laundry basket.
So what? Nope. Not that important.
One day I'll have my house back...clean, orderly, tidy and neat.
Right now I want to focus. Enjoy their company. Their smiles. Their laughter. Their words.
Nash is now saying, 'Umm excuse me Momma but please get off your phone.'
Nothing like some toddler words to put you in your place. Make you realize. Make you step back. Make you analyze. Make you evaluate.
And one thing my precious Clover has certainly made me realize is how quickly time is flying by.
So I've chosen to be with them, enjoying them. Putting all else aside. Except Walt. He's first and always will be. He just doesn't really ask for a lot. Demand much. Seriously, such a good man...
I'm also not insanely busy with commitments. In fact, I've chosen to have very few during this life stage. Because I'm busy enough being his wife. Their Mom. And Zola's mom.
I call this life stage, 'My season of NO!'
Sounds harsh. It's not. I'm just not making myself or the children frantic with busy. Some weeks we don't leave the house. Ever. And I'm ok with that. And they're actually so much more calm and content during those weeks.
Many friends harped on me for not having Nash in some sort of MDO/Preschool when Clover was born. I questioned whether we should start looking. And once Clover was born I had a good cry about how much I wished Nash was in school. In MDO. In somebody else's house. Really, truly just anywhere. Other than here. At our house. Being naughty. And making me tired. I remember having those thoughts. All so I could have just a few hours alone.
But that quickly melted away when Clover was a few months old. But it was a long few months. As soon as he got used to his new sister, he was obsessed. And now he can't get enough of her. And I'm so thankful I don't have to cart him off somewhere. Because that's what I don't like. Doing that dance makes me frantic.
What do I mean? Because carting off means free time for me, right? Alone time. Time without a crazy toddler. Away from his non-stop energy. I agree, this is all appealing on some days. But I don't like the rush of it all. The crazy frantic rush doesn't outweigh those few and far between hard days. The packing both kids up in the car. The working around Clover's nap schedule. The snow days. The inconsistency of Nash's naps. The consistency of hers.
And I'm so thankful that we are all totally fine during this season of no. No we are not doing school. No we only have one commitment, MOPS. And that's only every other Friday, at most. We are home, just being. We are boring. We are together. We are not go, go, going. We are being fun. Being silly. Being lazy. Being active. Being a family.
For the few commitments I've had with two children, I find myself being a drill sergeant, barking orders: 'Get dressed! Brush your teeth. Open up! Let's comb your hair. No spraying the mirror. Stand still, stand still, stand still! Finish your breakfast. Where are your shoes? Did you poop? Pick out your diaper. Lay down. Don't move, don't move! Hands up! Stop moving!'
I mean seriously, y'all. Tired yet? Me too. And that would only be about 10 min of the rush hour before packing us into the car. No! Thank! You!
So for my season of no, so much of this is avoided. We have play dates at the house. We get Nash OUT of the house during the day on Saturday and Sunday for some alone time with each parent. Sometimes we venture out to the park. We take walks. We play in the yard. With sticks. And rocks. And paper towel rolls. And Walt's old work gloves. And we visit with neighbors.
Oh and thank the Lord for amazing neighbors. God has blessed my life with another stay at home Mom three doors down from us. So awesome, right? We switch off toddler watching two days a week. That means I have a toddler free day (I'm a whirling dervish while Clover naps on those days) and another day where I'm entertaining two toddlers (Nash and our neighbor's daughter.)
For now, my cup runneth over just being a homemaker and using Instagram as a creative outlet. A way to connect. A time capsule of daily captures.
I do miss communicating with everyone and peeking into everybody's life via Facebook. But not miss it enough because it really was a huge time suck. A life suck. Something that wasn't making me a truly better person. Even if I'm browsing on Pinterest, at least it's for bettering me. Our life. Our house. Facebook just wasn't doing that for me. So for now, at most, I'm maybe checking it twice a day. During their naps and in the evening before I relax with my man. That's it. And y'all know that's huge. Admit it, you were a junkie just like me. I dare you to count how many times you browse your newsfeed a day. Get ready to be possibly shocked.
Y'all, I'm not saying this is for everyone but taking a step back has been really awesome. And I wanted you to be 'in the know' about where we've disappeared to.
It's just a temporary season of no and I'm ok with that. Nash will one day start school. And life will get busy with carpool lines, PTA and extracurriculars. I know this. I want that. It's who I am.
And one day I'll get back to blogging again. On a more consistent basis. And writing again too. Oh how I love and miss writing. And sharing. And teaching. And working out. And photography. With my big camera. Not just my iPhone. But guess what? Like I told you before...there'll be time for that!
So for now my calling is being with these lovely munchkins and packing our days with adventures and memories. And staying home with them is such a blessing. And saying NO to commitments has become almost addicting. Just saying no. And not even flinching. Because I know this season of no will be gone in the blink of an eye. Then I'll yearn for it back, in some ways. Clearly not all of it. Look at all I might've missed, down below.
Share with me now. How to you juggle it all? Are you in a season of no? Trapped in a season of yes? Do you feel overwhelmed with commitments? Life's daily to-do list? I'd love to hear your secrets. How do you balance it all successfully?
Or better yet. Take the SEASON OF NO challenge. Say no to something, anything, once a week, for a month.
Some ideas: a volunteering gig, your child's un-needed extracurricular, Facebook, opt-out of some annoying emails in your inbox, that friend that sucks the life out of you...don't see her or him. Just say no. Analyze those things that aren't worth their weight. Then one by one, drop it like it's hot. (Yep, I did.)
See how good it feels even thinking about it? Yeah, I see you smiling. It's totally addicting. You'll be a junkie before you know it. Seriously, you think Facebook is addicting? Just wait. Season of no is where it's at, people. You'll be spitting out no's like a boss. I promise. The total opposite of THIS guy.
See these precious people. They're mine. All mine. And nothing is bigger, better. Nothing tops them. I captured these, because I'm saying no to other...way less important things. Yep, I'm loving me some no, y'all!


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Thousands of patients killed by medical blunders
Wednesday 30th October 2013 at 11:42 am
Several thousand patients die or are seriously harmed by medical blunders every year in the UK according to an article in The Daily Express.
Referring to recently released data from NHS England, the article shows how in the six months from October 2012 to March 2013, 1,834 patients died and a further 3,479 were seriously injured due to hospital errors.
Dr Mike Durkin, NHS England's national director of patient safety pointed out that the NHS sees a million people every 36 hours, meaning the chance of serious injury or death is still 'tiny'.
However, Peter Walsh, the chief executive of the charity Action against Medical Accidents said the numbers were still too high and that the NHS should aim for zero tolerance.
He also suggested that the actual death toll and incidence of serious injury is much higher than the reported figures.
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In all, the report found 27% of trusts posed a risk of poor care for patients, some because of high death rates, others because of serious medical negligence that should never happen, such as removing the wrong body part.
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Evil acts against innocent people will not be stopped and will only worsen unless if good people rise up to make it stop.
The same cretins who've been committing identity theft against me ever since that Political Moms blogger contest this past spring have also been doing it to The Lonely Conservative (who won the contest) in addition to far, FAR, worse – and it has been escalating:
If you're a regular reader you're aware of the harassment I've endured since the Top 25 Political Moms contest this past spring. It all started when a few of us conservative bloggers noticed that the progressive bloggers were extremely far-left and they were telling their readers to vote for their blogs because they wouldn't want a conservative winning and spreading "dangerous family values." Well, that got our ire up a little bit, so we responded in kind, and dubbed some of them "commie mommies." It's not like one or two of them didn't already refer to themselves that way, so we didn't see any harm in it. No big deal, right? To make a long story short, they tried to get us disqualified, so we all agreed to remove any negative posts about the competition.
You would think the story would have ended there, but it didn't. That's where it begins. (This is the "civil" left we're dealing with, remember.) Before the contest ended, people using fake IP addresses started trying to post vile, rotten comments here. The comments all were put in a cue awaiting moderation and each was automatically emailed to me individually. On the night I found out I had won the contest I was at an event at my son's school. I checked my email and the first one that appeared was a comment calling me the "c" word, and it wasn't "commie mommy." It turns out that was one of the nicer comments they've left.
Since then I've amassed nearly one hundred pages of disgusting, hateful and threatening messages. They've said that I (and all of you conservative readers) have no place in this world. They've told me to slit my own throat. They've called me every foul name you can think of. They've insulted my husband, accused me of molesting my children and threatened to report me to my local school board. They impersonated my husband and contacted a local divorce attorney. They tried to have pornographic sex toys catalogues sent to my home. They have sent emails on my behalf to my elected representatives advocating for policies I disagree with completely. They've signed me up for more email spam than anyone could possibly do in his or her spare time. (As of this moment I have 1630 emails in my spam folder.) They've called my home using Caller ID spoofing software or websites. They've let me know they know where I live. There isn't time to list everything, but you get the gist of it. – READ THE REST
There is good reason to believe that whoever is behind the stalking, identity theft, and harassment is associated with Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin and his free-speech hating band of thugs. As The Lonely Conservative explains in her post about the nightmare that she has had to endure.
The freaks who have terrorized Karen (and even attacked her family) have been stepping up their cruelty. Earlier this week, they sent her a fake email "from" Wombat-socho of The Other McCain that supposedly contained an excerpt of an email that was "from" Stacy McCain which said vile and disturbing things about Karen, obviously in the hopes that it would destroy friendships and ruin Stacy's reputation as well. The identity thieving stalker trolls likely expected for Karen to see it and publicly lash out at Stacy in response, but these criminals underestimated their targets and the hoax was quickly debunked, and important clues about who may be behind the criminal acts that have been ongoing since April have revealed themselves. The vile cretins failed in their wicked ploy. Here are some responses from the Dextrosphere to these latest acts of evil:
Wombat says that those jerks have messed with the WRONG people and now it's Game ON.
Stacy holds Neal Rauhauser personally responsible, and invokes the dreaded War Oath of Clan Cameron: How's Your Gaelic, Neal Rauhauser? Also be sure to read the following related posts at The Other McCain: Because Liars Hate Truth, Poison Pen E-Mail and the Harassment of The Lonely Conservative, and of course, The Kimberlin Files.
WJ Hoge correctly calls those responsible for this wickedness Cowardly Thugs.
Maggie at Maggie's Notebook has been brought up to speed about all of this, and she is not amused. Read: Harassed and Hacked (Hacked Off): Unreal Saga for My Blogging Friends
Big Fur Hat fills in the readers at iOwnTheWorld about what's been going on, and he has a reaction that most upstanding red-blooded men feel when they see women being abused. Read: Remember the Top Political Moms Contest? And be sure to check the comments section there as well, because, as always, the iOTW comments section friends have a lot to say that is well worth reading!
Dan Collins at The Conservatory is all over this as well, and notes how common it has become for Conservative women to be subjected to the most vicious and vile attacks from leftists (those same leftists who are always screaming about the imaginary Republican "War on women" and claim to be all about women's rights – the hypocrites). Read: Lonely Conservative, Other Women Harassed by Beandog Types – here is an excerpt:
Ever since The Lonely Conservative won a spot in a list of Top 25 Mommy Bloggers, she's been the target of coordinated harassment from leftists, from false comments made in her apparent identity, to attempts to overwhelm her email account with spam, to letters sent in her name to politicians advocating policies she opposes or opposing those she advocates, to 'we know where you live' threats, to . . . well, the gamut, really, discounting so far only SWATting. It's ugly behavior, from ugly people, in the ugly belief that this is an effective response to criticism. Marezilla has not been immune to similar treatment, any more than she is immune to Lyme disease, and there are other conservative women who've received like treatment. Why? Do these cretins believe that it's less dangerous and more effective to harass and threaten women?
Zilla has also been subjected to harassment by these goons ever since the contest. She wrote about it in April, and she tells me it's also been ongoing for her. She's still having problems with them impersonating her using fake email addresses and asked me to tell you:And if you could mention that nobody should believe that an email from firstname.lastname@example.com since I only receive but never send from that addy, and also that the spoof addy email@example.com isn't me either, it would help me out a lot!Maybe tell people that if they see something nasty "from" me to ASK me about it to clear up confusion.Oh, and hit her tip jar. She's still really sick and yesterday was her birthday!Happy belated birthday to Zilla, then.
Even as Karen is relentlessly stalked, harassed and terrorized by low-life cretins, she still thinks of other people and tries to help them. Karen is a wonderful person and it is disgusting that she should have to deal with this hateful, evil, garbage, but there is no way in hell that she's going to have to deal with it on her own for a moment longer if there is anything I can do about it, and I am asking you to join me in supporting The Lonely Conservative right now. What can you do? Well, I'll tell you, although if you are a longtime reader of this blog then you are already familiar with this sort of thing because it is something special that has been done here before for other bloggers who have been under fire, it's the Roll Call, and it is now time to answer the call and bring the cavalry to Karen's side. Here's how it works, adapted from a previous Roll Call post:
We need to stand together with those who are fighting for freedom, and for good against evil. We need to make sure that they know that not only do we have their backs, but also, we need to show those who will stoop to the lowest of low tactics to destroy the righteous that we will not be cowed.
Please join me in showing support for The Lonely Conservative, who is being unjustly attacked, by sharing, Tweeting, emailing, re-blogging the message that the enemies of freedom will never ever silence the truth tellers. Send me your name (or username) and/or the name of your blog (if you have one) and I will update this post with a roll call of those who stand in solidarity for goodness and against evil. You can post in the comments section to this post, at the A-C page or the Zilla page on facebook where this post will appear, you can Tweet me or email me to say you want to be listed here and I will add you to the roll. I will make sure that Karen knows that we are with her. Also, please keep in mind that another great way to encourage a blogger is by rocking that blogger's tip jar.
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The Roll Call list will be updated frequently to reflect the names of others who will answer the call…
UPDATE July 20, 2012: There is a new followup post. Now you can see, for the first time, and with your own eyes, a little bit of what those freaks have been doing to me all this time. They clearly take great pleasure in my illness: Oh, Those "Compassionate" Leftists!
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There's something about healing from the deep emotional suffering that feels like death and rebirth—not the quick kind that some claim to receive in religious conversion. It's the kind that asks us to be open to changing our contract with life.
Excerpts from a series of interviews with some of the wisest souls in the field of psychology and psychotherapy on essential questions clinicians struggle with every day.
It wasn't their research results or bestselling books that set apart Freud, Rogers, Minuchin, and Satir. They seemed to have a sense of what really mattered. Today have conceptions about clinical wisdom become obsolete?


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Cleanups News and Newsletters
- Enforcement News can be found in the upper right portion of the EPA Enforcement web page. This news includes important environmental enforcement issues, recent trends and significant enforcement actions.
- Information Resources collects newsletters with the latest environmental information about federal and defense facilities from the Federal Facilities Restoration & Reuse Office (FFRRO).
- Newsletters on Innovative Treatment Technologies is an information service that highlights new publications and events of interest to site remediation and site assessment professionals.
- Technology News and Trends is a newsletter about soil, sediment, and ground-water characterization and remediation technologies.
- Technology Innovation News Survey provides market and commercialization information, cleanup and general news, demonstrations and feasibility studies, and research for the hazardous waste community on a monthly basis.
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- Brownfields Publications
- Citizens Guides to Cleanup Methods are a series of fact sheets that describe in basic terms the cleanup methods used at Superfund and other sites. They are available in English and Spanish.
- Emergency Management Publications relating to emergency management including chemical accident prevention, oil pollution prevention and emergency response.
- Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office Publications
- National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) is an EPA publication inventory including many solid and hazardous waste, emergency response and superfund publications.
- RCRA Corrective Action Resources provide guidance, training and links to meetings related to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Actions.
- RCRA Corrective Action Success Stories
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- Waste Management in Indian Country are resource guides featuring in-depth information specific to the unique challenges facing tribal waste managers.


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Norfork third baseman Laci Hutchins (left) fields a bunt and throws to third base as Calico Rock baserunner Michala Shrable heads for home plate during the Lady Pirates? 15-0 victory over the Lady Panthers Thursday in the semifinals of the 1A-2 West District Tournament at Norfork.
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Calico Rock needed just five hits and took advantage of eight Norfork errors to advance to the title game of the 1A-2 West Tournament with a 15-0, three-inning victory over the Lady Panthers in the semifinal round Thursday.
The second-seeded Lady Pirates (15-6) scored three times in the first inning and tallied 12 runs in the second as the third-seeded Lady Panthers committed seven errors and walked six batters in the frame.
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Jay Pritzker
|Jay Pritzker
|Jay Arthur Pritzker
August 26, 1922
Chicago, Illinois
|January 23, 1999(aged 76)
|Alma mater
|J.D. Northwestern University School of Law
|Known for
|Co-founder of Hyatt Corporation
|Marian "Cindy" Friend
--Nancy Pritzker (deceased)
--Thomas Pritzker
--John Pritzker
--Daniel Pritzker
--Jean "Gigi" Pritzker
|Abram Nicholas Pritzker
Fanny Doppelt
Jay Arthur Pritzker (August 26, 1922 – January 23, 1999) was an American entrepreneur, conglomerate organizer, and member of the Pritzker family.
Early life and education[edit]
Pritzker was born to a Jewish family that arrived in Chicago from a Jewish ghetto near Kyiv in 1881[1] in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Fanny (née Doppelt) and A.N. Pritzker and the father of Dan Pritzker. He had two brothers: Donald Pritzker and Robert Pritzker.[2] Pritzker graduated with a J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1947.[3]
Pritzker diversified the Chicago-based family business - which then consisted of the Prizker & Prizker law firm run by his uncle Harry Nicholas Pritzker and the investments made by his father and his uncle Jack Nicholas Pritzker - into the Marmon Group holding company. With his brother Robert Pritzker, he built a portfolio of 60 diversified industrial corporations. He created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1957 with his brother Donald Pritzker and owned Braniff Airlines from 1983–1988.
In 1979 he established the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
In 1996, he and his wife Cindy received the National Building Museum's Honor Award.[4]
In 2004, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, designed by architect Frank Gehry, was completed as part of Millennium Park in downtown Chicago.
Personal life[edit]
Pritzker was married to Marian "Cindy" Friend, the daughter of Illinois appellate judge Hugo Friend,[5][6] for 51 years.[7] They had five children:[8]
- Nancy Pritzker (born 1948), committed suicide in 1971 at age 24. The University of Chicago medical school is named for her.[9]
- Thomas Pritzker (born 1951), served as chairman of Hyatt Foundation, chairman of Marmon Holdings, and as a director of Royal Caribbean, and the Pritzker Foundation.[8]
- John Pritzker (born 1953), runs his own private equity firm Geolo Capital, which focuses on investments in hospitality, entertainment and health and wellness companies. In 2010, he purchased a majority interest in the Joie de Vivre hotel chain and later merging it with the Pomeranc family's Thompson Hotel Group.[8]
- Daniel Pritzker (born 1959), musician and filmmaker who served as a trustee of the Jay Pritzker Foundation along with his wife, Karen. He also founded the Jay Pritzker Academy in Ta Chet, Cambodia; and is a prominent supporter of Providence St. Mel High School in Chicago and Tufts University.[8] He is the owner of Jerry Garcia's famed guitar "Wolf", which he purchased at auction for $789,500.
- Jean "Gigi" Pritzker (born 1962), film and play producer and is CEO of Odd Lot Entertainment.[8]
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External links[edit]
- ^ The Economist: "Jay Pritzker, pioneer of the modern hotel chain, died on January 23rd, aged 76" January 28, 1999
- ^ New York Times: "Jay Pritzker, Who Built Chain Of Hyatt Hotels, Is Dead at 76" By ANTHONY RAMIREZ January 25, 1999
- ^ Northwestern University Timeline retrieved April 17, 2013
- ^ National Building Museum: List of Honor Award recipients retrieved April 17, 2013
- ^ CNN Money: "THE PRITZKERS UNVEILING A PRIVATE FAMILY" By Ford S. Worthy April 25, 1988
- ^ Jewish Telegraphy Agency: "Judge Hugo Friend Named to Illinois Appellate Court" October 27, 1930
- ^ Vanity Fair: "Shattered Dynasty" by Suzanna Andrews May 2003
- ^ a b c d e Chicago Tribune: "The Pritzker family tree" By Melissa Harris and Julie Wernau December 18, 2011
- ^ USA Today "Father's 'Little Princess' in big Pritzker family feud" Debbie Howlett July 15, 2003


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This article is part of the supplement: Proceedings of the 10th European Congress on Telepathology and 4th International Congress on Virtual Microscopy
The use of virtual slides in the EUROPALS examination
1 UMC Utrecht,Department of Pathology H4.312, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
2 UMC Maastricht, Department of Pathology, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
Diagnostic Pathology 2011, 6(Suppl 1):S23 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-6-S1-S23Published: 30 March 2011
The only realistic way to improve harmonisation of European pathology training is to define the generally accepted competencies and to test them periodically during the training programme (progress test). The European Association of Pathology Chairs and Program Directors therefore decided to implement an annual on-line test using virtual slides in addition to static jpeg images and theoretical MCQ's. The EU supported this endeavour as EUROPALS (EUROpean Pathology Assessement & Learning System).
To address the challenges of large scale digital testing EUROPALS teamed up with i-Path Diagnostics Ltd, a company specialising in utilisation of virtual slides in histology/pathology education and examination. Specific examination software was used in the test system.
In the first 2 years we provided at five occasions progress tests, including 2 proctored tests, attracting hundreds of participants. The accessibility varied from suboptimal to good and improved with each subsequent test. It was influenced both by the hosting server capacity and the internet bandwidth at the user's location.
On-line testing using virtual slides is possible but requires a good collaboration between the provider and the user. Both should be aware of the requirements and threads of large scale testing with hundreds of simultaneous users.