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Aetna considers artificial retina devices (e.g., the Argus™ II) experimental and investigational because there is insufficient scientific evidence of the safety and effectiveness of these devices in restoring vision.Background
Researchers have been testing microelectronic retinal implants as a method of restoring vision in patients rendered blind by degenerative diseases of the retina such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Tests of electrical stimulation of the retinal surface have demonstrated that such stimulation may induce light sensation. These studies have shown that retinal neurons are preserved after death of photoreceptors in retinitis pigmentosa.
Two types of retinal implant systems are under development: (i) epiretinal implants, designed to communicate directly with the ganglion and bipolar cells; and (ii) subretinal implants, designed to replace photoreceptors in the retina. Both types of implants are intended to restore some vision through electrical stimulation of functional neurons in the retina. Retinal implants require an intact optic nerve pathway to allow them to function. Both systems translate incoming light, whether from a camera or the environment, to electrical stimulation of the functional neurons in the retina.
Epiretinal implants are positioned on the surface of the retina and receive light signals from external camera systems. An electronic chip camera mounted in the frame of special glasses captures images and transmits the images via electrical impulses to a second chip, which is implanted in the retina. Epiretinal implant systems may include other components such as image processing electronics, a telemetry system to provide power and data to the implanted subsystems, implanted electronics for signal decoding and stimulus generation, and an electrode array to deliver the electrical charge to the retina.
Subretinal implants are positioned behind the retina and receive light directly from the environment. In this approach, light is converted into electrical signals that stimulate remnant cell layers of the retina.
The first Argus retinal prosthesis was labeled the Argus 16 since it consisted of 16 electrodes attached to the back of the retina. It was created by Second Sight Inc. (Sylmar, CA) as a means of restoring sight to the blind. The Argus 16 device (also known as Argus I) was a complex arrangement of inter-connected devices. Similar to the virtual sight devices, the Argus implant also used spectacles. It consisted of a miniature camera and transmitter mounted in the rims of the spectacles, an implanted receiver that receives the output of that camera, as well as an electrode-studded array secured to the retina with a micro-tack. A wireless microprocessor and battery pack worn on the belt powered the entire arrangement. The principal difference between the Argus implant and virtual sight devices was that Argus connects to the retina, whereas virtual sight connects to the optic nerve directly. As a consequence, the Argus implant requires a natural eyeball to still be in place, and cannot work with those lacking such. The camera was capable of capturing images in far greater detail than the electrode array was capable of sending to the brain. The 16 electrodes, arranged in a 4 X 4 pattern, could only produce a very tiny visual area, and literally a display of 4 pixels by 4 pixels, of the outside world. Thus, the Argus implant only offer vague shadows and light impressions. However, when compared with blindness, such ability may be beneficial. In 2007, clinical trials began on the Argus I's replacement, the Argus II.
Ahuja et al (2011) examined to what extent subjects implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis can improve performance compared with residual native vision in a spatial-motor task. High-contrast square stimuli (5.85 cm sides) were displayed in random locations on a 19 inches (48.3 cm) touch screen monitor located 12 inches (30.5 cm) in front of the subject. Subjects were instructed to locate and touch the square center with the system on and then off (40 trials each). The coordinates of the square center and location touched were recorded. A total of 96 % (26/27) of subjects reported a significant improvement in accuracy and 93 % (25/27) demonstrated a significant improvement in repeatability with the system on compared with off (p < 0.05, Student t test). A group of 5 subjects that had both accuracy and repeatability values less than 250 pixels (7.4 cm) with the system off (i.e., using only their residual vision) was significantly more accurate and repeatable than the remainder of the cohort (p < 0.01). Of this group, 4 subjects showed a significant improvement in both accuracy and repeatability with the system on. The authors concluded that in a study on the largest cohort of visual prosthesis recipients to date, these investigators found that artificial vision augments information from existing vision in a spatial-motor task.
Weiland et al (2011) stated that degenerative diseases such as ARMD and RP primarily affect the photoreceptors, ultimately resulting in significant loss of vision. Retinal prostheses aim to elicit neural activity in the remaining retinal cells by detecting and converting light into electrical stimuli that can then be delivered to the retina. The concept of visual prostheses has existed for more than 50 years and recent progress shows promise, yet much remains to be understood about how the visual system will respond to artificial input after years of blindness that necessitate this type of prosthesis. In this review, the authors focused on 3 major areas: (i) the histopathologic features of human retina affected by ARMD and RP, (ii) current results from clinical trials, and (iii) challenges to overcome for continued improvement of retinal prostheses. They noted that "the routine nature of intraocular lens implantation today belies decades of hard-won surgical and biomaterial advances. Retinal prostheses are following a similar roadmap, and to realize their full potential, we have to allow time not only for the clinical and biological testing, but also for engineering and technical advances".
In a single-arm, prospective, multi-center clinical trial, Humayun and colleagues (2012) evaluated the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System (Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.,) in blind subjects with severe outer retinal degeneration. A total of 30 subjects were enrolled in this study. All subjects were followed-up for a minimum of 6 months and up to 2.7 years. The electronic stimulator and antenna of the implant were sutured onto the sclera using an encircling silicone band. Next, a pars plana vitrectomy was performed, and the electrode array and cable were introduced into the eye via a pars plana sclerotomy. The microelectrode array then was tacked to the epiretinal surface. The primary safety end points for the trial were the number, severity, and relation of serious adverse events (SAEs). Principal performance end points were assessments of visual function as well as performance on orientation and mobility tasks. Subjects performed statistically better with the system "on" versus "off" in the following tasks: object localization (96 % of subjects), motion discrimination (57 %), and discrimination of oriented gratings (23 %). The best recorded visual acuity to date is 20/1,260. Subjects' mean performance on orientation and mobility tasks was significantly better when the system was "on" versus "off"; 70 % of the patients did not have any SAEs. The most common SAE reported was either conjunctival erosion or dehiscence over the extra-ocular implant and was treated successfully in all subjects except in 1, who required explantation of the device without further complications. The authors concluded that the long-term safety results of Second Sight's retinal prosthesis system are acceptable, and most subjects with profound visual loss perform better on visual tasks with system than without it. It is unclear whether these statistically better findings are translated into better clinical outcomes. The results of this small feasibility study need to be validated by further investigations.
Barry and Dagnelie (2012) studied the capabilities of the Argus II retinal prosthesis for guiding fine hand movement, and demonstrated and quantified guidance improvement when using the device over when not using the device for progressively less predictable trajectories. A total of 21 patients with RP, remaining vision no more than bare light perception, and an implanted Argus II epi-retinal prostheses used a touch-screen to trace white paths on black backgrounds. Sets of paths were divided into 3 categories: (i) right-angle/single-turn, (ii) mixed-angle/single-turn, and (iii) mixed-angle/two-turn. Subjects trained on paths by using prosthetic vision and auditory feedback, and then were tested without auditory feedback, with and without prosthetic vision. Custom software recorded position and timing information for any contact that subjects made with the screen. The area between the correct path and the trace, and the elapsed time to trace a path were used to evaluate subject performance. For right-angle/single-turn sets, average tracing error was reduced by 63 % and tracing time increased by 156 % when using the prosthesis, relative to residual vision. With mixed-angle/single-turn sets, error was reduced by 53 % and time to complete tracing increased by 184 %. Prosthesis use decreased error by 38 % and increased tracing time by 252 % for paths that incorporated two turns. The authors concluded that use of an epi-retinal visual prosthesis can allow RP patients with no more than bare light perception to guide fine hand movement visually. Further, prosthetic input tends to make subjects slower when performing tracing tasks, presumably reflecting greater effort.
Dorn et al (2013) investigated the ability of 28 blind subjects implanted with a 60-electrode Argus II (Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., Sylmar, CA) retinal prosthesis system to detect the direction of a moving object. Blind subjects (bare light perception or worse in both eyes) with RP were implanted with the Argus II prosthesis as part of a phase 1/2 feasibility study at multiple clinical sites worldwide. The experiment measured their ability to detect the direction of motion of a high-contrast moving bar on a flat-screen monitor in 3 conditions: (i) with the prosthesis system on and a 1-to-1 mapping of spatial information, (ii) with the system off, and (iii) with the system on but with randomly scrambled spatial information. Fifteen subjects (54 %) were able to perform the task significantly better with their prosthesis system than they were with their residual vision, 2 subjects had significantly better performance with their residual vision, and no difference was found for 11 subjects. Of the 15 better-performing subjects, 11 were available for follow-up testing, and 10 of them had significantly better performance with normal rather than with scrambled spatial information. The authors concluded that these findings demonstrated that blind subjects implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis were able to perform a motion detection task they could not do with their native vision, confirming that electrical stimulation of the retina provides spatial information from synchronized activation of multiple electrodes.
On February 14, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under humanitarian device exemption (HDE), approved the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, the first implanted device to treat adult patients with advanced RP. The device, which includes a small video camera, transmitter mounted on a pair of eyeglasses, video processing unit (VPU) and an implanted retinal prosthesis (artificial retina), replaces the function of degenerated cells in the retina and may improve a patient's ability to perceive images and movement. The VPU transforms images from the video camera into electronic data that is wirelessly transmitted to the retinal prosthesis. An HDE exempts the device from a review of clinical effectiveness. The FDA concluded the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System will not expose blind individuals with severe outer retinal degeneration to an unreasonable or significant risk of illness or injury. The FDA concluded the initial data demonstrated a probable benefit that out-weighed the risks of the device.
An UpToDate review on "Retinitis pigmentosa: Treatment" (Garg, 2013) states that "One retinal prosthesis system (Argus II) converts video images captured from a very small camera housed in the patient's glasses, into a series of small electrical impulses that are wirelessly transmitted to an array of 60 electrodes on the retina. Argus II was approved for use in Europe in 2011 and is undergoing review by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2012. Newer generations of prostheses have increasingly more electrodes, with one in the development phase with over 1000 electrodes. Retinal prostheses have the potential to enhance the quality of life of RP patients by aiding in object recognition, mobility, and independent living …. Experimental approaches to treatment for RP, under active investigation, include gene therapy, transplantation of fetal retinal cells or stem cells, and electronic retinal prostheses".
Kotecha et al (2014) evaluated the reach-to-grasp performance of patients fitted with an epiretinal artificial retina device. This was a hospital-based case series consisting of 6 patients fitted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis. Participants were asked to reach out and pick up a high-contrast cuboid object with the prosthesis in the "On", "Off" or "Scrambled" setting presented in a randomized order. The "Scrambled" setting consisted of a random, scattered signal presented to the prosthesis. The session was repeated after a 4- to 6-week period. Hand movements were measured using motion detection cameras. The number of successful object grasps was calculated. The number of successful grasps was greater with the prosthesis in the "On" setting (visit 1: median [interquartile range] percentage success: "Off" = 0 [0 to 50] %, "On" = 69 [67 to 95] %, "Scrambled" = 59 [42 to 95] %; Friedman Chi-squared test statistic 6.5, p = 0.04; visit 2 median [IQR] percentage success: "Off" = 0 [0 to 25] %, "On" = 69 [53 to 100] %, "Scrambled" = 28 [13 to 63] %; Friedman Chi-squared test statistic 8.4, p = 0.02). The authors concluded that the use of an electronic retinal prosthesis facilitated reach-and-grasp performance. Moreover, they stated that further work should explore how performance can be improved with targeted rehabilitation.
Stronks and Dagnelie (2014) stated that visual prostheses are devices to treat profound vision loss by stimulating nerve cells anywhere along the visual pathway, typically with electrical pulses. The Argus II implant, developed by Second Sight Medical Products (SSMP, Sylmar, CA), targets the retina and features 60 electrodes that electrically stimulate the surviving retinal neurons. Of the approximately 20 research groups that are actively developing visual prostheses, SSMP has the longest track record. The Argus II was the first visual prosthesis to become commercially available: it received the European conformity (Conformité Européenne [CE]) marking in March 2011 and FDA approval was granted in February 2013 for humanitarian use in the USA. Meanwhile, the Argus II safety/benefit study has been extended for research purposes, and is still ongoing.
Luo and da Cruz (2014) stated that the Argus® II is the first retinal prosthesis approved for the treatment of patients blind from RP, receiving CE marking in 2011 and FDA approval in 2013. Alpha-IMS followed closely and obtained CE marking in July 2013. Other devices are being developed, some of which are currently in clinical trials. These investigators performed a systematic literature search on PubMed, Google Scholar and IEEExplore. Retinal prostheses play a part in restoring vision in blind RP patients providing stable, safe and long-term retinal stimulation. However, objective improvement in visual function does not always translate into consistent improvement in the patient's quality of life. Controversy exists over the use of an external image-capturing device versus internally placed photo-diode devices. The authors concluded that improvement in retinal prosthetic vision depends on: (i) improving visual resolution, (ii) improving the visual field, (iii) developing an accurate neural code for image processing, and (iv) improving the biocompatibility of the device to ensure longevity.
Chuang et al (2014) noted that retinal implants present an innovative way of restoring sight in degenerative retinal diseases. Previous reviews of research progress were written by groups developing their own devices. This systematic review objectively compared selected models by examining publications describing 5 representative retinal prostheses: (i) Argus II, (ii) Boston Retinal Implant Project, (iii) Epi-Ret 3, (iv) Intelligent Medical Implants (IMI), and (v) Alpha-IMS (Retina Implant AG). Publications were analyzed using 3 criteria for interim success: (a) clinical availability, (b) vision restoration potential and (c) long-term biocompatibility. Argus II is the only device with FDA approval. Argus II and Alpha-IMS have both received the European CE marking. All others are in clinical trials, except the Boston Retinal Implant, which is in animal studies. Resolution theoretically correlates with electrode number. Among devices with external cameras, the Boston Retinal Implant leads with 100 electrodes, followed by Argus II with 60 electrodes and visual acuity of 20/1262. Instead of an external camera, Alpha-IMS uses a photo-diode system dependent on natural eye movements and can deliver visual acuity up to 20/546. IMI offers iterative learning; Epi-Ret 3 is a fully intra-ocular device; Alpha-IMS uses intra-ocular photo-sensitive elements. Merging the results of these 3 criteria, Alpha-IMS is the most likely to achieve long-term success decades later, beyond current clinical availability.
Currently, there is insufficient evidence that the use of artificial retina devices result in improved useful vision. Available data are limited to small, short-term, feasibility studies. Furthermore, no professional medical society has recommended the use of artificial retina devices.
The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures – Surgical (ASERNIP-S)'s Technology Brief on "Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System for peripheral retinal degeneration" (2013) stated that "The evidence on the safety and effectiveness of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System considered in this Technology Brief is of a low level, being derived from the same group of 30 patients enrolled in the same phase two clinical trial. Given that the device is in its initial stage of assessment and the studies included in this Technology Brief are derived from the first clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the device, the initial results are promising …. Although the results from the studies included in this Technology Brief were promising, they were all derived from the same multicentre, phase II clinical trial of only 30 patients. HealthPACT therefore recommend that this technology be monitored for 24 months, in which time additional evidence may become available".
In an interventional case-series study, Rizzo et al (2014) studied the anatomic and functional outcomes of Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System implantation in patients with RP. The study population included 6 patients with visual acuity (VA) no better than light perception. After the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System was implanted, complications and anatomic and functional results were studied. The main outcome measures were mobility, square localization, direction of motion, grating VA, and Goldmann visual field, all of which were assessed. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed. Implantation of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System was safely performed in all patients. One patient experienced post-operative elevation in intra-ocular pressure (IOP), which was controlled medically. In 1 patient, moderate detachment of the choroid occurred post-operatively, and it resolved spontaneously. One patient withdrew from the study. Wound dehiscence, endophthalmitis or retinal detachment was not observed. All patients were able to locate a bright light on the ceiling and a dark line on the floor after the surgery. Performance in square localization tests improved in 4 patients, and direction of motion improved in 3 patients; 1 patient achieved grating VA. Goldmann visual field test results improved in all patients. The authors concluded that patients showed improvement in visual tasks after the surgery, and the device was well-tolerated and functional over a 1-year follow-up period. They stated that a rigorous patient-selection process is necessary to maximize patient compliance with the rigorous follow-up testing schedule. Both patients and medical staff should be prepared for a lengthy, arduous rehabilitation process. While the results of this small case-series study (n = 6) are promising, prospective randomized trials with long-term follow-up are needed to ascertain the safety and effectiveness of retinal prosthetic devices.
Sabbah et al (2014) explored the visual environment through head-scanning movements in subjects fitted with a retinal prosthesis connected to a head-mounted camera (camera-connected prosthesis [CC-P]). As eye and camera misalignment might alter the spatial localization of images generated by the device, these researchers investigated if such misalignment occurred in blind subjects wearing a CC-P and whether it impacted spatial localization, even years after the implantation. These investigators studied 3 subjects blinded by RP, fitted with a CC-P (Argus II) 4 years earlier. Eye/head movements were video recorded as subjects tried to localize a visual target. Pointing coordinates were collected as subjects were requested to orient their gaze toward pre-determined directions, and to point their finger to the corresponding perceived spot locations on a touch screen. Finally, subjects were asked to give a history of their everyday behavior while performing visually controlled grasping tasks. Misaligned head and gaze directions occurred in all subjects during free visual search. Pointing coordinates were collected in 2 subjects and showed that median pointing directions shifted toward gaze direction. Reportedly all subjects were unable to accurately determine their eye position, and they developed adapted strategies to perform visually directed movements. The authors concluded that eye position affected perceptual localization of images generated by the Argus II prosthesis, and consequently visuo-motor coordination, even 4 years following implantation. Affected individuals developed strategies for visually guided movements to attenuate the impact of eye and head misalignment. These observations provided indications for rehabilitation procedures and for the design of upcoming retinal prostheses.
Weiland and Humayun (2014) stated that retinal prosthesis has been translated from the laboratory to the clinic over the past 20 years. Currently, 2 devices have regulatory approval for the treatment of RP. These devices provide partial sight restoration and patients use this improved vision in their everyday lives. The authors noted that improved mobility and object detection are some of the more notable findings from the clinical trials. However, significant vision restoration will require both better technology and improved understanding of the interaction between electrical stimulation and the retina.
|CPT Codes / HCPCS Codes / ICD-10 Codes
|Information in the [brackets] below has been added for clarification purposes.  Codes requiring a 7th character are represented by "+":
|ICD-10 codes will become effective as of October 1, 2015:
|CPT codes not covered for indications listed in the CPB:
|Placement of a subconjunctival retinal prosthesis receiver and pulse generator, and implantation of intra-ocular retinal electrode array, with vitrectomy
|ICD-10 codes not covered for indications listed in the CPB:
|Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with ophthalmic complications [retinopathy]
|Drug or chemical induaced diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications [retinopathy]
|Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications [retinopathy]
|Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications [retinopathy]
|Other specified diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications [retinopathy]
|Choroidal degeneration
|Retinal detachments and breaks, retinal vascular occlusions and other retinal disorders


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|AR - Iron Horse Lodge
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|Located between Eureka Springs and Berryville Arkansas, on Highway 62 in the heart of the Ozarks, Iron Horse Stables has hosted the VROC Eureka Springs rally every year since 2001.
Iron Horse Lodge, formerly known as Iron Horse Stables is open again and under new management. Iron Horse Lodge provides Motel and campground facilities.
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Stecoah, North Carolina
Phone: 828-479-6069
Contact Mo
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|NC - Smoky Mountain Mansion
PO Box 2450
Phone: 866-862-4220
Contact Renee Carpenter
|When your club rides in the Smoky Mountains, home of the "Tail of the Dragon" and the "Cherohala Skyway" and needs a place to stay in the area; the Smoky Mountain Mansion is open for business.
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Bryson City
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Robbinsville North Carolina
Phone: 828-479-4248
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Tellico Plains,
Phone: 423.253.2918
Contact Jack or Lori Hunt
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|VT - Cozy Cottages
Brandon, Vermont
Phone: (802) 247 - 6644
Contact Steve or Ursula
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The SFJazz Center, the new $64 million building designed specifically for jazz in San Francisco's Hayes Valley neighborhood that opened in late January, is a smart, three-story structure that blends steel, glass, concrete, and white oak to striking effect and contains an acoustically wondrous auditorium. The center's second floor features three tiled murals. Two of these are in public view in the upstairs lobby: One, titled "Jazz and the City," depicts storied San Francisco clubs, including Jimbo's Bop City, home to all-night jam sessions during the music's heyday, and the Keystone Korner, last of the city's iconic jazz rooms. Another, "Jazz and the Nation," references iconic jazz sites in New York and elsewhere in the United States. A third, in the Lester Young Green Room (named for the late saxophonist), titled "Jazz and the Afterlife," plays on Judgment Day paintings, imagining a swinging place for the damned.
These commissioned murals were created by the team of Sandow Birk, a Los Angeles-based artist is whose past work has embraced social themes across a wide spectrum — inner-city violence, graffiti, prisons, skateboarding, and a consideration of the Qur'an as relevant to contemporary life in America; and Elyse Pignolet, an American of Filipino descent who grew up in Oakland, California, who works primarily in ceramics and who often addresses the "permanence and traditions of ceramics with the fleeting and transitory nature of the contemporary world."
I met Birk and Pignolet in San Francisco while covering the SFJazz opening for The Wall Street Journal. As waiters passed cocktails under the large red tent outside the center on opening night, the two artists described the long process of designing and installing the work. (A video documenting that process can be viewed here.)
They shared their excitement at the prospect of at last seeing their murals in their functional setting, with concertgoers mingling before them. We caught up again, via email, to discuss the murals further.
How did this project come into your lives?
Birk: We were invited by Robert Mailer Anderson to apply for the commission to do some sort of murals in the building early on. He's been a long time art collector and friend and he has also been involved in SFJazz for a long time, so he put our names forward as candidates for the mural projects. We have done several large-scale public projects before, so we knew the process of creating works for public spaces — the ups and the downs. We were thrilled at the possibility of doing the murals but also were dubious that we'd make it through to the final realization of the murals, since there are usually so many things that can go wrong, from the selection process to through the design stage and to the final fabrication and installation.
What were the parameters set by SFJazz? What did they ask for?
Birk: Contrary to what we expected, we actually got pretty free reign from concept through design of the images. We went into a pitch meeting in which we showed them our past work, proposed the idea of doing ceramic tile murals using blue and white "azulejo" colors drawing from historic tiles around the world, and then gave them a budget proposal. From that we were selected for the murals and went into the design phase.
Pignolet: It was understood after the first proposal meeting that the themes would be jazz, the history of jazz in San Francisco, and that we were to do ceramic tile murals in the "azulejo" tradition. After the initial proposal we did have the freedom to create our own concepts and compositions.
How did the process work, from idea to illustrations to crafting the tiles and installation?
Birk: It was a long process over nearly two years, mostly spent on the design. There was lots of research — from reading to watching old footage to discussions with musicians about jazz history.
Pignolet: Once the designs were finalized, we were able to project our images directly on the blank white tiles in a 10' x 10' section, rough sketch the final image, then paint with the ceramic under glazes, then clear glaze, then fire in the kiln. The fabrication took several months of us painting everyday. The installation was also done by us, it took about a month working everyday.
What can you tell me about your development of the style and techniques that are in evidence here?
Pignolet: I've always been attracted to this tradition of mural making. I like that our murals are tied to this long history of tile murals that can be seen in many cultures throughout the world.
Birk: Elyse and I have both been inspired by the azulejo murals that we've seen in Portugal and Mexico City, and other places we've spent time. Elyse has a background in ceramics and we knew we wanted to do the murals on tiles, especially since they are all in high-traffic areas in the building's lobby and Green Room, where people will be leaning on them and maybe spilling drinks on them or rubbing against them during concert nights. So we wanted sturdy, solid murals that could stand up to that and that also drew on the global traditions and history of ceramic murals.
There's so much bad jazz art out there – were there things you were consciously trying to avoid in approaching this project?
Birk: Yes, there's a lot of "bad" jazz art. One of the things we did at the beginning of the process was to look at a lot of other artworks about jazz and decide what we didn't want the murals to be — which was a procession of jazz greats playing their instruments, maybe floating in a rainbow haze with notes floating around. Paintings of people playing music is never as interesting as hearing music, and the greats of jazz are so well known and numerous that going that route would just be stepping into a quicksand discussion of who's depicted and who isn't. Plus, the murals are right outside the door where you're going to be actually seeing the greats play, so you don't need to depict them. Once we knew what we didn't want, we started looking at how we might approach the history of jazz from a different angle. One of our early ideas was to somehow depict not the people of jazz, but the language of jazz, the slang from jazz history that has influenced American language. But that road got abandoned pretty early on.
Pignolet: We decided that since the murals were going to be in the place where jazz is played, that instead of showing the "people" of jazz we could show the "venues" of jazz. A history of jazz through the famous places of where jazz was played. This idea appealed to us because it felt very inclusive. By representing one iconic place for jazz in San Francisco, it stood for everyone who ever played within those walls for as many years as those walls stood up.
Were there other direct inspirations that have nothing to do with jazz?
Birk: We definitely were inspired by other paintings. As we said, the history murals of Lisbon were a huge inspiration, and we were also looking at the paintings of Brueghel and Hans Memling, his panoramic landscapes in which there are several scenes all happening at once and time is crunched together. Those are fantastic and we looked at a lot of those.
How do hope your work affects the concert-going experience?
Birk: Like we said earlier, we really thought about how the SFJazz Center is the place where jazz will be happening, so we wanted to viewers to think about other places where jazz has happened, through time and in other venues. When I think of jazz, I think of small, smoky clubs and bars, dark alleys, late nights, crowded rooms, spontaneity. SFJazz is fantastic, but it's not a small club, even though it's intimate. So we wanted to remind people of all the small clubs where jazz was born and thrived.
Pignolet: I guess I hope that we put enough details and thought into our murals and that people could possibly discover new things with each visit to SFJazz. The hope would be that the concertgoer could be interested in the murals over multiple viewings.
The "afterlife" one is in the Green Room, where really only musicians will see it. Did you approach this one differently?
Birk: Oh yeah, very much so. The first two murals in the lobby were envisioned almost as one mural, one cityscape spanning history and the nation. The Green Room mural is in a more private place, so it's much more about the joy and the fun and the party of jazz. It's a spoof on the tradition of religious "judgment day" murals, where club-goers are permitted past the velvet rope by a bouncer into the "afterlife," where a stern cop either sends them upstairs to heaven or down to hell. Those bound for heaven are relieved and elated, until they look down and see the scene raging in the nightclub of hell, while all the instruments not used in jazz are stuck in heaven, left out of the party.
So I guess we're all damned then, but enjoying it?
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Dec. 8, the MESSENGER spacecraft spent three hours looking
for a star, specifically α Leo (a 1.35-magnitude OB class
star) to confirm that the Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition
Spectrometer (MASCS) instrument was functioning as designed.
These observations were part of the instrument's first
post-launch calibration and maintenance operation since the
commissioning checkout early in the mission that certified
it had survived the intensity of launch. The MASCS science
and engineering teams are now analyzing the results.
goal of the first of two tests carried out during last week's
exercise appears to have been achieved. It involved measuring
the alignment of the Ultraviolet Visible Spectrometer (UVVS)
detector by looking for α Leo and comparing where it
appeared within the detector slit with where it was expected
to be, given the commanded pointing of the instrument. Early
analysis of the data clearly indicates that the star appears
well centered in the spacecraft guidance and control target
box. Also, spectral calibration of the UVVS detector, done
by matching brightness readings from the instrument with the
star's known properties, is nearly complete.
second test was a 48-hour maintenance check that included prompting
the instrument shutters, slits and grating drive to open and
close to verify they were operational and that the detectors
will have an unfettered view when their science mission begins.
During the test, pre-set commands told UVVS to scan the environment
around MESSENGER for emissions that arise from interplanetary
hydrogen, and the Visible Infrared Spectrometer (VIRS) was
turned on and its calibration lamps activated. A wakeup call
was also sent to the first and second photo multiplier tubes
inside the UVVS, which activated them for a 24-hour conditioning
experiment, followed by similar testing of the third tube.
tests mark the first time the MASCS instrument was taken, in-flight,
through the rigors of a complete data acquisition exercise
using stored commands rather than real-time command operations,
and the MASCS science and engineering teams are pleased with
the early analysis results. It was the culmination of several
months of science and Mission Operations Center teams
working together to test and debug software and make critical
adjustments before uploading the commands prior to the test.
instruments will receive routine calibration and maintenance
exercises every few months throughout the cruise stage. Over
the next few months instrument calibrations will include Mercury
Dual Imaging System (MDIS) measurements of its on board calibration
target and X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS) calibration observations
of Cassiopeia A. The first complex set of calibration
observations involving multiple instruments will include observations
of the Moon when the spacecraft swings back to Earth for a
gravity assist next August.
Corner: MESSENGER is about 98.1
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- What is an H4 Visa and who are entitle to it?
- An H4 Visa is a dependent Visa and issued for dependents of H1B visas such as spouses and children under 21.
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- Can someone study on H4 visa?
- Yes, you can go to school on an H4 visa. In fact, you can even be considered as a resident for tuition fees in some cases.
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Tuesday was the day for D.J. Hernandez to exact some revenge after taking a few good licks during his first practice at wide receiver a week ago.
Hernandez showed again Tuesday that he's thoroughly unafraid to get physical. When quarterback Tyler Lorenzen took off on a run it was Hernandez sprinting downfield for some blocking. Hernandez leveled freshman safety Aaron Bagsby with a shot that had players on the sidelines erupting.
Punter Desi Cullen let out a high pitched Kentucky wail, like only Desi can, upon seeing and hearing the crunching hit. Dan Davis had a smile on his face and immediately told cornerback Darius Butler that Hernandez would be looking for him next. Butler was one of the players that gave Hernandez a welcoming slam last Tuesday.
Later in the day Hernandez got some help from one his fellow wide receivers on a nice catch and run. Hernandez caught the pass and started up field when in front of him Larry Taylor came across to wipe out safety Donnell "Snoop" Ford. From there Hernandez put on some nifty move to pick up another 20 yards on the catch.
Edsall left the Shenk disappointed in how practice No. 10 of the spring went.
"I wasn't real pleased with today," Edsall said. "I didn't think it was as good as I would have hoped it to be for the 10th day and I expressed that after practice. The ball was on the ground too much in terms of some center quarterback exchanges and fumbled handoffs and things like that. Then just in terms of some of the adjustments, I wasn't as pleased with that. We've just got to keep getting better each time we come out here."
It continues to look as if Edsall will not have a decision the starting quarterback by the time spring practice ends.
"They're getting more and more reps each day and each practice which is good," Edsall said. "They need all the reps they can get. By getting those reps it's going to enhance their opportunities to get better. I see them getting better in different phases. We're not coming out of spring practice with the finished product. That's not going to happen. There's objectives that we have for spring practice and we're targeting those and meeting those. But [nothing] is going to be finalized here in the spring. There's a lot that can place over the summer and then we have 29 opportunities before our first game. There's certain objectives that we're having here in what we want to find out and we're finding those out on an every day basis."
A week after screaming at Glen Mourning during practice, telling him to go play tiddlywinks, Edsall said he has been pleased with the effort from the safety from Danbury over the last three practices.
"He's at least giving himself the opportunity to be evaluated to see whether or not he can be a guy that is going to be in the mix, special teams wise or in the mix from a safety standpoint," Edsall said. "I think he learned a little bit this spring that he needs to be out here. He realized that a couple practices ago that he needed to be out here. The one thing I have seen, and this is to Glen's credit, since he's been back out here going the last three practices, he's been going full speed, which is what he needs to do in order for us to evaluate him and give himself the opportunity to get on the field. He's strong enough, but now can he master all the assignments, the technique that it's going to take and to be a communicator to be able to put himself in a position to get some playing time."
At cornerback, Edsall is pleased with his two returning starters, Darius Butler and Tyvon Branch, and sees them taking steps in the right direction.
"Physically, I think Darius and Tyvon can play with anybody, can do anything," Edsall said. "It's just a matter of for them to go to that next level they've got to maintain the focus and the discipline that it takes at corner to play at that high level. I'm talking about their eyes, I'm talking about their knowledge of splits of wide receivers, just the stance of an offensive lineman. They've got to get better at all those little things. They have the big things, now what they have to do is they have to perfect the little things and I have seen them making strides in that area. Darius is a lot more disciplined right now with his eyes. Not to exactly where I want it. Tyvon is doing some things. I know everybody is going to make mistakes. I just want to see them get the little things down and perfect all those little things because I think that's going to take them to another level, which is going to make us that much better."
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AppFresh helps you to keep all applications, widgets, preference panes and application plugins installed on your Mac up to date. All from one place, easy to use and fully integrated into Mac OS X. It provides a central place to control the software updates available to your Mac, integrating most popular and most common update checking technologies such as Apple Software Update, Sparkle, Microsoft AutoUpdate and osx.iusethis.com. We want you to spend your time using your applications, not keeping them up to date!
AppFresh not only gets update information from iusethis.com. If you have an user profile at iusethis.com you can manage it from within AppFresh and control which applicationsit contains, even automatically. Using your iusethis profile also enables you to install applications you don't have on your computer. This comes in handy when you need to reinstall your computer and want your basic set of applications installed. Using AppFresh and an up to date iusethis profile makes this an easy task.
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This program has tons of promise, but I still prefer the simple "Application Update" widget. AU isn't as feature rich but it's bulletproof. I'll be back to check on AppFresh soon as I'm sure it's on its way to being a solid app..
Very great app. The only issue I got with it is about Apple's softwares. Many shows users count, but with an "Add" button. Some others doesn't even display users counter.
First let me say I find your program very promising. But I encountered a problem with the Big Bang Board Games included with my MacBook: even when I group the individual applications and change the iUseThis identifier to "Big Bang Board Games" the group or individual programs show as "Not listed on iusethis.com".
Hmmm... ClamXav found Exploit.URLSpoof.gen in ~/Libary/Application Support/AppFresh/PersistentStore.sqlite on my system.
Every time I scan the applications, it finds another copy of front-row. Also, some applications like DVD Player and iPhoto show how many people use it, but I only have the option to "add" the application, even though I've registered them to my profile.
Great and invaluable app, but still got some bugs to work out. Keep on working on developers!
@hbokh please update to 0.7, this problem has been fixed
Updates don't work anymore. Something is downloaded somewhere, but nothing really happens at all...
dbreunig, please update to AppFresh 0.6.3, which fixes this problem. You can also recover your Desktop contents from the Trash.
Why does it delete my ENTIRE desktop when it's done installing?
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So I'm looking for the ultimate windbreaker.
Currently, I use an older Polyester windbreaker by PI. It has some good points.
+ It's a cycling-specific fit (long in the back, arms positioned to reach the bars)
+ It is a little thicker in the front
+ It's vented in the back
+ It has a rear pocket
+ It folds up into the rear pocket and has straps to carry easily around the waist
+ It zips all the way down in the front
+ When it's zipped down in the front, it "puffs" as the air flows around my torso and out the back
I still see room for improvement however, mostly in the arms.
- My arms tend to clam up a bit
- It's not quite loose enough in the back to get in aero-bars with it on
- It never hurts to have pit-zips
If I were going to engineer a windbreaker, I would start with what I have and make some adjustments.
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-> Put zippers on the forearm (top) or in the elbow (top)
-> Perhaps put a vent at the the triceps
-> Fit it for use in the aero-bars
Has anyone seen this ultimate windbreaker?
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - In the Anacostia neighborhood today, a day after former DC Council chairman Kwame Brown resigned after being charged with bank fraud, opinions were plentiful.
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|Water Education Programs Sponsored by Iowa American Water Continue this Week in Local Schools
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|Written by Lisa Reisen
|Tuesday, 09 March 2010 10:34
Final performances March 8 – 9 teach local students important water lessons
Davenport, Iowa. (March 8, 2010) – Iowa American Water and The National Theatre for Children, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are bringing the live theatrical show, "Alice in Water Land" to 12 local elementary schools in the Iowa Quad Cities. Final performances are scheduled at four local elementary schools on March 8 – 9. A schedule of performances dates/times and a program summary is included at the end of this release.
The presentations by the National Theatre for Children are part of Iowa American Water's youth education program. Iowa American Water has worked to enhance water education in area classrooms for decades by sponsoring an annual poster contest for over 20 years and sponsoring local Newspapers in Education "Water" and "Earth Day" issues. The Theatre for Children is an extension of that effort to bring water and conservation education to local elementary school students.
The National Theatre for Children, a Minnesota-based national touring company, works with corporations to relay their educational and public messages to students. Using simple sets and audience participation, the troupe will be presenting their program to hundreds of students in Iowa American Water's service areas throughout eastern Iowa. The shows share information on water education, water usage tips, and pollution control with students in a fun, interactive atmosphere.
About Iowa American Water Iowa American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), provides high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 200,000 people. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com
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The Power of Active Visualization
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Robert Ringer — Comments (17)
I use the term "active visualization" to describe the conscious attempt to influence the outcome of events by vividly picturing those outcomes in advance. It's a very powerful concept that can produce amazing results for the person who has the self-discipline to concentrate with intensity.
As a teenager, my second most favorite sport (after basketball) was fast-pitch softball. I was a catcher, slow afoot but determined. If you've ever played fast-pitch softball, you know that the ball is on top of you so quickly after leaving the pitcher's hand that you can't afford to blink. Which is why I almost never hit the ball out of the infield the first year I played in an organized league.
When I came to bat during one particular game, the second baseman for the other team yelled to the outfielders, "Move in. This guy's an infield hitter." Sure enough, I hit a dribbler to the right side of the mound.
But the second baseman's remark really ticked me off, so much so that it made me determined to do something about my meek hitting. I began by spending hours visualizing and intellectualizing my hitting stance and how I swung the bat.
The first mistake I realized I was making was that I was putting my left foot "in the bucket" — stepping toward third base instead of toward the pitcher. When your first step is away from the mound, it gives you a head start on getting out of the way if the pitch ends up coming straight at you. Unfortunately, it's not possible to hit with power when your pivot foot is preparing to head for the hills.
Second, I realized that I wasn't swinging the bat with authority. Experienced Major League scouts often categorize players as having a "quick bat" or "slow bat."
Third, I was making the mistake of taking my eye off the ball, a result of focusing on getting out of the way.
Fourth, I was hitting the ball with a stiff swing — i.e., I wasn't "breaking my wrists" at the moment of impact.
These four steps are a lot to concentrate on when the ball is coming at you, from 50 feet away, at breakneck speed. But I was determined to become a good hitter, so I started practicing them in my backyard every evening.
I got down in my batting crouch hundreds of times during each practice session and, with intense concentration, visualized the pitcher going through his windup and letting go of the ball. As I pictured the windup, I focused on stepping directly toward the pitcher with my left foot, which was a bold psychological statement that I intended to meet the pitch head on.
In step two, I swung the bat as hard as I could — initially in slow motion, then working up to full speed. For the first time, I was attacking the pitcher.
In step three, I practiced keeping my eyes glued to the end of the bat and visualized it making contact with the ball.
Finally, at the last instant, I sharply broke my wrists.
Each evening, after practicing these four steps hundreds of times in slow motion, I would begin to gradually increase my speed until I was swinging at full throttle. But whether fast or slow, I would mentally count the steps — one, two, three, four — in order to give the process a rhythm.
I still remember the first game in which my 1-2-3-4 visualization practice paid off. The other team had a very fast left-handed pitcher who was pretty wild — just the kind of pitcher that would have scared me to death prior to my visualization practice.
I don't know exactly how to express what I felt the first time I came to bat, but I distinctly remember there being no doubt in my mind that I was going to hit the ball hard to the outfield. I had visualized and practiced it so many times that I felt as though it had already happened.
In fact, I played a mental game with myself and pretended I was practicing in my backyard. When the pitcher went into his familiar windmill windup, I knew the instant I stepped directly toward him that I was going to make solid contact with the ball. And I did — a cannon shot that almost took his ear off.
I went three for three that day, all line drives to the outfield. After four straight games of great hitting, the manager installed me as the cleanup hitter, and I remained there for the rest of the season.
Instead of meekly dribbling the ball to the right side of the infield, I now pulled everything to the left side, because I was always way out in front of the pitch — so much so that I hit a lot of line drives down the left-field line that went foul. Teams actually starting shifting both their infields and outfields toward the left side of the diamond when I came to bat.
Little did I realize at the time that my successful experiment with the power of visualization would be one of the most important tools I would frequently employ years later in the business world. Before business meetings, I would play out in my mind every possible objection, question, and scenario I could imagine. And I would think through and practice how I would handle just about any obstacle that was placed in my path.
Preparation through visualization takes an excruciating amount of mental effort, but once you begin reaping the benefits of that effort, I think you'll find that the results are well worth it. What it gets down to is paying a big short-term price and enjoying the benefits over the long term. It's an important key to success in any field of endeavor.


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Nine students from Los Altos High School and 18 students from Mountain View High School were named National Merit Scholar semifinalists last month.
The semifinalists are selected based on scores achieved on the 2006 PSAT, the initial screening process. Of the 16,000 semifinalists nationwide, approximately 90 percent will attain finalist standing, with nearly 8,200 scholarships awarded in the spring.
Recipients from Los Altos High School: Jacob Becker, Timothy Chang, Katherine Cheng, Erin Childs, Micheal Fagan, Taylor Freret, Leslie Rogers, Rachael Wolber and Tianyi Zhang.
Recipients from Mountain View High School: Alina Boltunova, Shashank Cheemalavagu, Alexis Chuck, Dana Fenson, Jeffrey Herman, Lance Jabr, Louis Kao, Neal Kawas, Ryan Kelly, Andrew Lai, Garrett Marker, Elena Martinez, Andrew Nelson, Laura Passarelli, Katherine Raichlen, Christine Ryan, Lauren Wada and Jessica Yang.


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The attorneys of Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld pride themselves on their reputation to obtain the best possible result in a workers' compensation, Disability or personal injury case. We pursue the maximum compensation by using our tenacity, skill and many years of experience. We know how to compel employers, insurance companies and governmental agencies to grant you all of the benefits you are entitled to receive by law. Our advocacy can get results.
Allan S. Ghitterman, Esq.
Allan has been practicing worker's compensation law in the Tri-Counties since 1959. He has been a certified specialist in worker's compensation since 1973. Helping people recover worker's compensation benefits has been one of the most rewarding experiences of his life.
For more than 57 years, he has been working towards improving the working person's life, and the sense of accomplishment in helping people who need assistance has been immeasurable. In his time, he has seen good things and bad about the worker's compensation system, but through it all was his hope that each injured worker would be treated with dignity and respect. He practices that philosophy each and every day.
Russell R. Ghitterman, Esq.
Russell has been a practicing attorney since 1986. He has worked extensively in civil litigation, including personal injury and malpractice claims. He has been specializing in worker's compensation law and county disability retirement claims on behalf of injured workers since 1997 and has been a certified specialist in worker's compensation since 2005. He has been practicing in Santa Barbara since 1990. Russell is the husband of Julie Harris and father to his two sons, Benjamin and Avi. He is privileged to be working with his father. They laugh, argue, and eat lunch together. He is his mentor and hero. He hopes to continue practicing law with his father for many years to come.
Benjamin P. Feld, Esq.
Benjamin P. Feld is a law partner with the firm Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld. Mr. Feld has been representing injured workers since 2002, providing his expertise in the areas of Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability and third party litigation services. His work has led not only to successful outcomes for his clients, but also citable appellate precedent. Mr. Feld also manages the firm's Human Resources and IT responsibilities, recently taking his firm "green" by transitioning from an antiquated paper oriented system to the cutting edge of paperless legal administration.
A graduate of the Santa Barbara College of Law, Mr. Feld has remained an active alumni with the campus. Mr. Feld is also a member of the California Applicants' Attorneys Association, the educational and policy group for workers' compensation attorneys representing the disabled. In addition, Mr. Feld has an extensive business background. Before practicing law, Mr. Feld was a local business owner and employer for 10 years dealing hands on with many of the issues facing both employers and employees in the workplace.
Personally, Mr. Feld is kept very busy with his family, which includes his wife Rhonda Henderson and their five children. When not involved in school and extracurricular activities, Mr. Feld enjoys running on our local beaches, paths and races, traveling and enjoying relaxing moments with his extensive family.
Megan E. Compton, Esq.
Megan E. Compton has been with GG&F since 2006. A graduate of the Santa Barbara College of Law, she started in an administrative position with the firm while simultaneously attending law school and now provides legal services and advice to clients.
Ms. Compton also holds a B.S. in Horticultural Science from Cal Poly and worked in the horticulture industry prior to her legal pursuits. This additional experience allows her to use working knowledge of both the agriculture and construction industries to gain a broader understanding of the facts of a case and her clients' experience. Ms. Compton is fluent in Spanish, allowing her to directly communicate with a diverse client base. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Ms. Compton is pleased to have been fortunate enough to plant professional roots here as well. Both the firm culture at GG&F and the clients she represents are a perfect fit for Ms. Compton.
Ms. Compton's personal interests revolve around all things outdoors.
Crystal C. Forsher, Esq.
Crystal C. Forsher attended Loyola Marymount University majoring in Business Law and minoring in Spanish. Upon graduating LMU, Crystal started her legal career as a case worker at an employment law firm in Los Angeles for 4 years that specialized in workers' compensation cases before deciding to move back home to Santa Barbara County. Here she attended law school at the Santa Barbara College of Law, graduating in 2012. She remains an active alumni serving on their Bar Panel. Crystal is also an active member of the Santa Barbara Barristers, the American Bar Association, Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, California Women Lawyers, and the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, and enjoys her extra time volunteering for the Santa Barbara County Public Defender's office. On the weekends she enjoys spending time wine tasting in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley she calls home with her fiancée and their puppy Theodore. Crystal joined Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld as an attorney in 2014 returning to her workers' compensation roots where she enjoys helping employees in need of representation.
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5 Probable Reasons You're Not Married YetLori Garcia
Allow me to start off by stating the obvious: Marriage is not the be-all and end-all of happiness. It's just not. While I've been in a happy (I think) and committed (I hope) marriage for nearly 14 years, I have no doubt that love and personal happiness belong to those without a marriage license.
Now that that's out of the way, let's get down to brass tacks. I stumbled upon Jezebel's Ten Very Good Reasons You Aren't Married Yet and found myself doing the obnoxious head nod. You know, that thing you do when you read something so spot on that you wish you could leap through the computer and French kiss the author? OK, maybe that's just me.
Author Samhita Mukhopadhyay brilliantly discussed how damaging relationship self-help books can be with their collective theory that, "… [male] judgments should be the barometer for all female behavior. And all female behavior should lead to marriage, obviously." It's pretty clear Mukhopadhyay and today's woman have their doubts.
Ladies, check out these 5 solid reasons you might be holding off on the whole marriage thing:
1. You're waiting on marriage equality: You won't say your I do's until everyone who wants to can. That's the personal power of love, y'all.
2. You just don't wanna: Not every girl grows up dreaming of her wedding day. You're a believer of love and eternal happiness, but the institution of marriage just isn't your bag.
3. You ain't got the money, Honey: I recently published that the average wedding budget is $27,021 (and upwards of $65K for those who marry in Manhattan). Even if you could wrap your finances around a wedding day, you may have legitimate financial concerns about married life in general.
4. Things are cool the way they are: Marriage is great and everything but right now you're loving life and are in no particular hurry to change things.
5. You're married to your career: Hey, if ever there was a time to be career-focused, it was before marriage and babies. You've got big dreams and right now you simply don't need the distraction.
For 5 more very good reasons you aren't betting half your stuff on forever, visit Jezebel.
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VALETTA, Malta, July 6 — IT'S a long long way from Irvine to Malta but Milorad (Michael) Cavic didn't mind the journey one bit.
The Irvine Novaquatics' sprinter-flyer, who was the fastest high schooler in America this past season in the 50 free, captured his first major international gold here today when he went a pr 54.18 to win the 100 fly during Day 2 of the European Junior Championships.
The meet is open to men born 1983 and later and women born 1984 and later.
Cavic swims internationally for Yugoslavia and will represent his country at the World Championships at Fukuoka in another two weeks. He also will be a senior this fall at Tustin High in Southern California and is a stellar performer for Coach Dave Salo's Irvine-based Novaquatics' team.
Cavic barely made the finals tonight with his eighth-place qualifying time of 55.79. But in the race itself he won by nearly a half-second over Ukraine's Sergiy Advena's 54.66. Cavic's pr going into the meet had been a 54.73 from last year's Mission Viejo Meet of Champions.
Another up-and-comer who's rapidly making his presence known in the backstroke races is Hungary's Viktor Bodrogi (are you listening, Lenny?). Bodrogi won the 200 this evening in a pr 1:59.91, sixth-fastest globally and not too far off the Hungarian record of 1:59.31 by Tamas Deutsch at the 1994 World Championships in Rome.
Bodrogi, who won the 50 back opening night, had a pr of 2:00.22 that won him the gold at last year's meet in Dunquerque, France and had been 2:00.58 earlier this year at a meet in Athens during May.
The 50 free went to Croatia's Duje Draganja (23.05), far off his pr-NR of 22.68 that he won with last year. That 22.68 ranked him 30th globally, along with the current world record-holder in the 10 fly, Australia's Michael Klim, and ex-Stanford Cardinal Sabir Muhammad.
The final men's individual event, the 400 free, was won by Russia's Iouri Priloukov in 3:57.33.
On the women's side, the biggest splash was made by Austrian breaststroker Mirna Jukic, who went a meet-record 2:28.41 for the gold. Jukic's swim is just off her pr-NR 2:28.29 from the Turnier des Nations meet in Vienna last April.
Jukic's pr ranks her 13th globally and she's down from a 2:34+ last season. This win may well get her added to Austria's team for Fukuoka, where she could team up with Elvira Fischer, an All-America for Coach Paul Nelsen's Nebraska Cornhuskers this past season.
Second in the 200 breast (2:31.33) was Romania's Diana Remenyi, who won the 400 IM last night.
The 100 back was won by Denmark's Louise Ornstedt (1:03.26), who is the Danish record-holder off her 1:01.69 from the Sydney semis.
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A Pueblo intersection is expected to remain closed for several days after several rail cars filled with grain jumped their tracks early Friday morning.
The accident happened near 29th and Lowell in Pueblo.
Assistant fire Chief Dennis Rosolini says no one was hurt, but the derailment left behind a big mess.
More than 20 cars full of grain spilled all over the tracks and roadways.
But the train avoided a number of nearby homes, as well as a propane tank.
Clean-up crews responded to the scene within a few hours after the crash, but their job is still expected to take a few days.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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Crossroads Christian School has announced its eighth grade graduates and honor students.
Honor students are as follows:
First grade — Nicholas McRee, Hunter Castiglione. High honors — Havah Badella, Noah Sanchez, Mattus Tune, Matthew Cunningham, Ethanael Solis, Manpreet Pabla and Samuel Price.
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'Henry Hugglemonster' Debuts on Disney Jr.
Henry Hugglemonster, a new animated series about a family of fun-loving monsters, will premiereMonday, April 15 (5:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the 24-hour Disney Junior channel in the U.S. Based on the book series I'm a Happy Hugglewug by award-winning children's book author/illustrator and Ireland's Children's Laureate, Niamh Sharkey, Henry Hugglemonster follows the adventures of five-year-old Henry Hugglemonster, the middle child in a happy, close-knit monster family, as he shares everyday life lessons that are relatable to kids age 2-7. The series made its initial debut on Disney Junior in the UK in February 2013 and will continue to rollout internationally to over 150 countries worldwide throughout 2013.
Produced in Dublin, Ireland by two-time Academy Award-nominated animation studio Brown Bag Films (Doc McStuffins), the series models positive life lessons about family and community relationships specifically designed for young viewers who are discovering along with the enthusiastic lead character. Whether it be learning to work as a team, helping others, persisting in tasks or understanding what it means to be part of a family, Henry showcases many of the emotions that young children feel as they learn to navigate their own lives, along with an added dose of humor to the everyday challenges that arise.
The series stars the voices of Lara Jill Miller (Doc McStuffins) as Henry; Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants) as Daddo and Grando; Lori Allan (Family Guy) as Momma; Hynden Walch (Teen Titans) as Summer; Chiara Zanni (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) as Cobby; and Kari Wahlgren (Phineas and Ferb) as Ivor. The guest voice cast includes Geri Halliwell (Spice Girls) as Isabella Roarson, a spirited and popular monster popstar; Academy Award-nominated Brenda Blethyn, OBE (Atonement) as Ernestine Enormomonster, the mother in a family of giant monsters; Brian Blessed (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) as Eduardo Enormomonster, the father in a family of giant monsters; Grey Delisle (Gravity Falls) as Henry's larger than life pal Estelle Enormomonster; and Rob Paulsen (Doc McStuffins) as Henry's best friend Denzel Dugglemonster, a monster with scoop-shaped hands perfect for digging.
On Monday, March 18, DisneyJunior.com will debut a Henry Hugglemonster supersite featuring a "Monster Family Maker" activity where kids can create their own unique monster family. A "Henry's Roaring Racers" game will launch in conjunction with the television premiere on Monday, April 15.
A preview of a full 22-minute episode of Henry Hugglemonster will become available for download on iTunes beginning Monday, April 1. An 11-minute sneak peek episode will be presented Friday, April 5 on Disney Channel (8:55 a.m., ET/PT) and will also air on Disney Junior multiple times throughout the weekend of Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7.
Henry Hugglemonster is directed by Emmy Award-winning Norton Virgien (Rugrats, Doc McStuffins). Brown Bag co-founders Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell serve as executive producers, along with Niamh Sharkey. The story editor is Sascha Paladino (Wonder Pets, Ni Hao Kai-Lan); the producer is Gillian Higgins (Doc McStuffins, Octonauts); and the composer is Matt Mahaffey (Ni Hao, Kai-Lan). The educational consultant is Dr. Laura Brown (Jungle Junction, Third and Bird).
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