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The offensive line for the Miami Dolphins was effectively a carousel of players in 2013. The Fins could never find the exact group of five starters to hold the line consistently and kept interchanging parts of the whole in order to succeed in the trenches.
One of those new parts brought in during the year was offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens on October 21 to help solidify the all important blind side left tackle position.
He was immediately able to come in and add stability to a line that desperately needed it. He played at a consistent level for the remainder of the 2013 season after coming to Miami.
In an interview with the Finsiders, McKinnie talked about the chaos that confronted the Dolphins ever changing offensive line, and his experience with the team in 2013.
"It was a good experience. It was something where I kind of wish I was there from the beginning so I wasn't cramming for a test because I had to learn the terminology and everything," said McKinnie.
"And at the beginning I felt real comfortable because I had Richie (Incognito) because he knew it because he's been there and he was a veteran. When he left, I knew I had to depend on myself. There was a rotation, I played with five guards next to me, so that's kind of hard for someone to come into, but I just had to make it happen."
It was an unusual situation for McKinnie with the lack of consistency next to him, and his already short offseason schedule that he'd been running on since winning the Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens. But he gutted it out, bringing stability to a position that was in flux for the Dolphins the entire season.
"If I had more time, I wouldn't have had to worry about the person next to me, I could've focused more, and the communication would have been better," said McKinnie. "Towards the end I got a little better, but I got drained too. I didn't have a bye week, and I came off a short offseason and then went straight back in. I needed the time to hit the refresh button, but I thugged it out."
Now with his steady level of production even at age 34, McKinnie could become a key part of the 2014 Miami Dolphins, and if the Dolphins want him back, he hopes to be back with the team next year. He says that he would love to finish his career in the place where he started in college as a graduate at the University of Miami.
"Hopefully I return back with the Dolphins. You know you have four out of the five(offensive lineman) who's contracts are up. I've been in the healing process and everything and I'm feeling better, working out and stuff like that. We have a new general manager so that's good, and we'll just see how things go. I plan on playing for a couple more years and it would be great to just finish my career there where I already have a home."
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Wildlife & Environment
Kangaroo Island is the place where you can quietly 'go bush'
and see native Australian animals and birds as
they were meant to be seen... in the wild.
Kangaroo Island is a true wildlife sanctuary. Owing to its isolation from the mainland, the Island has suffered less from the impact of European settlement and retains more than half of its native 'old-growth' vegetation - a vast area of some 2,250 square kilometres. Similarly, the Island has been spared the damage done by foxes and rabbits, ensuring the integrity of native bushland. Result? Animal and bird populations have thrived. Today, more than one-third of the Island is declared Conservation or National Park and it has five significant Wilderness Protection Areas. So Kangaroo Island continues to be a special and protected place.
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Global Logistics: Optimizing 3PL partnerships
November 01, 2012
When examining best practices in managing third party logistics provider (3PL) relationships, leading consultants, analysts, and educators recognize that most logistics managers begin their search with one goal in mind: to reduce cost by leveraging outsourced expertise and technology.
Naturally, one assumes that top 3PL players will provide the basic services that are now in widespread demand to achieve these goals. For example, the best 3PLs use the latest tools such as Lean and Six Sigma concept and offer the latest in warehouse management systems (WMS) and transportation management systems (TMS). And, the big players have real-time tracking and event management systems with "shipper alerts" for delays.
Shippers also expect their 3PLs to have network optimization capability to enable them to select the optimal warehouse locations. And, of course, 3PLs are relied upon for global expertise, including regulatory compliance and documentation.
However, according to our expert sources, there's more than meets the eye when it comes to managing and optimizing a 3PL relationship. According to J. Paul Dittmann, Ph.D., executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, shippers also need their 3PL to take direction, respond rapidly, and generate ideas for improvement.
"Shippers further expect their 3PLs to become a strategic partner in efficiently growing their business," says Dittmann. "Today, aggressive, continuous improvement is a given."
According to Dittman, industry surveys indicate that the most important factor in establishing a successful 3PL relationship is trust—fostered by good communications between the two parties. Third party logistics providers report that their greatest challenge is finding qualified people who are dedicated to learning the client's business, and taking it to the next level.
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70008 Gorzan's Gorilla Striker
Stomp through the jungle and rescue G'Loona in Gorzan's Gorilla Striker! Find Rizzo in his raven nest tower and launch the chest-mounted flick missiles! Then fire the shoulder-mounted banana shooter. Watch out for Rizzo's CHI weapons and fruit-slinging catapult! Use the Gorilla Striker's mighty swinging arms to crash down on Rizzo and send him flying! Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Gorzan, Grumlo, G'Loona and Rizzo.


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May 25, 2016
Thomasville,GA- One lucky blood donor could roll away as the owner of a brand new Honda Civic.
It's all part of the Honda for The Holiday's Blood Drive, sponsored by Flowers Automotive Group in Thomasville.
Each week starting July 1st, a finalist's name has been drawn from anyone who has donated blood at a Southeastern Community Blood Center in Thomasville or Tallahassee.
The goal is to give people an incentive to roll up their sleeves.
"During the holidays, they have a drop in donations, and these are some of the times when they need donations the most," said David Flowers, owner of Flowers Automative Group in Thomasville. "From what they tell me, they've met their goals each month and its been a real boom for them as far as keeping donations consistent," he said.
The winner will be announced on December 15th at the Flowers Dealership in Thomasville.
The last finalist will be chosen on December 8th, so there's still time to enter to donate and win!
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Compak K3 Elite and K3 Touch
After a few months of testing various mills (honestly, we started about the time of the SCAA conference and just finished a week ago), we have found an espresso mill we really like - the Compak K3 Elite and K3 Touch. The Elite is the version with a doser, the Touch is the same grinder in doser-less form. In practice, we tend to prefer the doserless grinders for their ease of operation and the potential to be used as a dual-purpose espresso and brewed coffee grinder, but the doser model has substantially fewer clumps, and may be a better choice for dedicated espresso users. Both Compak mills are priced at an attractive level – a step up from the Rocky, but still substantially cheaper than the Mazzer Mini. We think the Compak mills offer a great value for the money, and are really pleased with the results we are getting in the cup. It is well known that a fantastic espresso machine is nothing but overpriced eye-candy for your kitchen counter without a serious espresso mill to back it up. Some recommend budgeting more for the grinder than the actual espresso machine! With the Compak, we think you can get results similar to a Mazzer or a Macap and save a bit to spend elsewhere.


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Helsinki Commission Hearing on:
Democracy in Albania: the Pace of Progress
Monday, May 6, 2013
Opening Statement of Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Chairman
As the chairman of the Helsinki Commission, I want to welcome everyone to this hearing and thank them for their interest in our work. In a moment I will have the honor to introduce our distinguished witnesses who have taken the time to be here to present their views on the situation in Albania in the weeks before that country's parliamentary elections.
As the Chairman, it is also my responsibility to set the scene for this hearing and to put it into context. This is the second Helsinki Commission hearing in a row focusing on a traditional friend and NATO ally. The first, in March, focused on Hungary, where we have seen a disturbing retreat from democratic norms. In February, the Helsinki Commission also visited Turkey, at which time human rights concerns were included among the many topics we discussed with that important friend and ally. We may need to focus on others in the future.
To be absolutely clear, this is not an effort to equate the records of any of these countries with those OSCE states, from Belarus to Uzbekistan, where human rights are far more grossly violated and democratic norms are routinely ignored. Instead, this is an effort to ensure a united and a credible front when we challenge these other countries to meet OSCE commitments. The NATO Alliance is far more than a collective defense of territories; it is also a collective defense of democracy. The stronger our own democratic credentials, the stronger we are as a global force for the positive changes that enhance our own security. It is for that reason the Helsinki Commission has examined the U.S. record, from our elections to Guantanamo Bay, when it may have weakened our own efforts to promote human rights and democratic development abroad.
I stress this point not merely to counter the unserious bluster we hear from Moscow or other capitals accusing us of double standards, but to emphasize to those in Tirana, Budapest and elsewhere that we are very serious when we raise these concerns, and that we expect them to be equally serious in their response.
In the case of Albania, it is also important to note that, despite its strong friendship and solid commitment, the weakness of its democratic institutions and inability at times to adhere to the rule of law can detract from its own contribution to European security, especially if these problems lead to rampant corruption and political instability. Moreover, Albania serves as a model for other NATO aspirants from the region, and it must meet that task.
We also have seen elsewhere, but particularly in the Balkans, how resistance to democratic change can be too easily found in recourse to nationalist sentiments. We do not want to see that phenomenon develop in Albania as well. Plenty of borders have needed to be changed due to de-legitimized authority and policies of either clear aggression or brutal repression. Borders will NOT be changed by efforts to sway the loyalties of ethnic kin living in neighboring states, who can and must realize their rights within those states. We must awaken all those who continue to dream otherwise.
Our hearing title appropriately focuses on the "pace of progress" in Albania's democratic development. There has, in fact, been incredible change in Albania since the Helsinki Commission first visited the country in 1990 and since Albania became an OSCE participating State in 1991. We have, however, already noted that same fact in hearings in 2004 and before. The rapid pace of early progress obviously could not have been sustained, but should we be satisfied with the much slower pace of the last decade? Should we excuse Albania for not having yet held elections that meet the OSCE criteria defining free and fair? Should we be content with both the ruling parties and the opposition in Albania regularly testing and sometimes exceeding the limits of acceptable political behavior?
In response, some may calmly argue that democracy takes time. That may be true, but democracy is a significantly stronger force today than it was in the 18th century, when it was held with suspicion even in the early American republic, and even the 19th and 20th centuries when it struggled to grow in Europe. It is today viewed as the inevitable and practical result of the respect shown for universally accepted human rights, and many other formerly one-party communist states have successfully completed their transitions in much less than two decades.
Of course, the sheer brutality of Albania's communist past must also be taken into account, and it would be arrogant for me or any other person who did not suffer through such a period to minimize its tragic legacy. At the same time, with everything that the people of Albania have been through, they deserve to have the confidence their ballots will now be counted, to have the satisfaction that their leaders will now serve them, and to have a sense of the security that comes from knowing courts now provide due process and blind justice. I, for one, will not tell them to be happy with less than these things more than two decades after they were finally and rightfully promised.
I am deeply disturbed by the frequent reports of political impasse and confrontation in Albania since the last parliamentary elections in 2009, with a "winner-take-all" approach to democracy that discourages dialogue and compromise across the board. I am also disturbed by reports of corruption, including at high levels, and the lack of political let alone judicial accountability for the alleged improprieties of officials. Most recently, I was disturbed to hear of the controversy surrounding the Central Election Commission in Albania, which must be addressed so that these elections can meet OSCE standards and the results will have the legitimacy they need to compel winner and loser alike to accept them graciously and then move on.
I now turn to our witnesses, who will detail these current conditions in Albania on the eve of parliamentary elections, as well as discuss policy responses. Their biographies are already available. I want also to recognize and include for the record the welcomed contribution provided by the Delegation of the European Union to this hearing. The EU is our partner, and this collaboration reflects our mutual interest in encouraging all eligible OSCE countries to realize their European aspirations. Similarly, let me recognize and include for the record the pre-election assessment prepared by the National Democratic Institute, which works hard both in Tirana and Washington to encourage Albania to improve its electoral performance.


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ATLANTA (AP) - It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group.
The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is predominant this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Health officials are baffled as to why this is so. But the findings help explain why so many older people have been hospitalized with the flu this year.
Despite the findings, the CDC stood by its recommendation that everyone over 6 months get flu shots, the elderly included, because some protection is better than none, and because those who are vaccinated and still get sick may suffer less severe symptoms.
"Year in and year out, the vaccine is the best protection we have," said CDC flu expert Dr. Joseph Bresee.
Overall, across the age groups studied, the vaccine's effectiveness was found to be a moderate 56 percent, which means those who got a shot have a 56 percent lower chance of winding up at the doctor with the flu. That is somewhat worse than what has been seen in other years.
For those 65 and older, the vaccine was only 27 percent effective against the three strains it is designed to protect against, the worst level in about a decade. It did a particularly poor job against the tough strain that is causing more than three-quarters of the illnesses this year.
It is well known that flu vaccine tends to protect younger people better than older ones. Elderly people have weaker immune systems that don't respond as well to flu shots, and they are more vulnerable to the illness and its complications, including pneumonia.
But health officials said they don't know why this year's vaccine did so poorly in that age group.
One theory, as yet unproven, is that older people's immune systems were accustomed to strains from the last two years and had more trouble switching gears to handle this year's different, harsh strain.
The preliminary data for senior citizens is less than definitive. It is based on fewer than 300 people scattered among five states.
But it will no doubt surprise many people that the effectiveness is that low, said Michael Osterholm, a University of Minnesota infectious-disease expert who has tried to draw attention to the need for a more effective flu vaccine.
Among infectious diseases, flu is considered one of the nation's leading killers. On average, about 24,000 Americans die each flu season, according to the CDC.
This flu season started in early December, a month earlier than usual, and peaked by the end of year. Hospitalization rates for people 65 and older have been some of the highest in a decade, at 146 per 100,000 people.
Flu viruses tend to mutate more quickly than others, so a new vaccine is formulated each year to target the strains expected to be the major threats. CDC officials have said that in formulating this year's vaccine, scientists accurately anticipated the strains that are circulating this season.
Because of the guesswork involved, scientists tend to set a lower bar for flu vaccine. While childhood vaccines against diseases like measles are expected to be 90 or 95 percent effective, a flu vaccine that's 60 to 70 percent effective in the U.S. is considered pretty good. By that standard, this year's vaccine is OK.
For senior citizens, a flu vaccine is considered pretty good if it's in the 30 to 40 percent range, said Dr. Arnold Monto, a University of Michigan flu expert.
A high-dose version of the flu shot was recently made available for those 65 and older, but the new study was too small to show whether that has made a difference.
The CDC estimates are based on about 2,700 people who got sick in December and January. The researchers traced back to see who had gotten shots and who hadn't. An earlier, smaller study put the vaccine's overall effectiveness at 62 percent, but other factors that might have influenced that figure weren't taken into account.
The CDC's Bresee said there is a danger in providing preliminary results because it may result in people doubting - or skipping - flu shots. But the figures were released to warn older people who got shots that they may still get sick and shouldn't ignore any serious flu-like symptoms, he said.
The vaccine was much better at protecting younger people.
Q: If the flu shot did such a poor job for older folks, why should they get it?
A: Government doctors and other health experts say it's better than nothing. And some scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention think it's possible that even this less effective vaccine may have lessened symptoms. But they don't know that for sure.
Q: How well did the vaccine work for younger age groups?
A: It offered "moderate" protection, the CDC says. For all ages who were vaccinated, there was a 56 percent chance of avoiding getting sick with the flu from any of the three strains in circulation. Generally a flu vaccine is considered pretty good if it's more than 60 percent effective.
Q: Why didn't the vaccine do a better job this year?
A: Scientists don't know. But it is much harder to make an effective vaccine against ever-shifting flu viruses than for diseases like measles, polio and diphtheria. Vaccines are generally 90 to 95 percent effective for those other diseases.
Q: Why was the shot especially weak at protecting older people?
A: Older, worn-out immune systems have a harder time responding to flu vaccines. Protection for those over 65 is considered good if they have a 30 or 40 percent lower chance of getting sick enough to see the doctor. This year, the vaccine provided about 27 percent protection against all three strains - but again, for the most dominant virus it was only 9 percent effective. On the upside, for people in their 50s and early 60s, protection against the worst virus was actually 50 percent.
Q: Can't we make a better vaccine?
A: Researchers are working on it. There is a higher-dose version for older people, but it's not clear how widely available it was and the study of vaccine effectiveness was too small to show whether it made a difference.
CDC report: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
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Tropical Depression Isaac's heavy rains will shift into Arkansas and Missouri on Friday. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie are gaining strength well off the east coast.
Tropical Storm Leslie
At 10:00 am Saturday Leslie was located at 17.8 N, 53.5 W, or about 575 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Leslie has sustained winds of 70 mph and will likely become a hurricane on Saturday. The latest forecast from the NHC turns Leslie to the north by the middle of next week, with the storm staying well off the east coast of the U.S.
Category 2 Hurricane Kirk
Hurricane Kirk has weakened a bit more, with sustained winds of 80 mph at 10:00 am Saturday. The storm was located at 35.3 N, 48.2 W, or about 1400 miles off the US coastline. Kirk is moving north-northeast, staying well away from the east coast.
Between Kirk and Leslie the beaches of North Carolina will likely see some bigger swells and dangerous rip currents by the middle of next week.
The remnants of Isaac will be lifting slowly into Illinois on Saturday, bringing heavy rains to sections of the Midwest that have been stuck in extreme drought conditions most of the summer season. Mississippi and Louisiana will continue to slowly dry out after 10 to 20+" of rain across the area.
Police cars have been patrolling the nearly empty streets since Isaac began bringing fierce winds and heavy rains to the city Tuesday night. The curfew was set to start Wednesday night and would last until further notice.
Rescuers in boats and trucks plucked a handful of people who became stranded by flood waters in thinly populated areas of southeast Louisiana. Authorities feared many more could need help after a night of slashing rain and fierce winds that knocked out power to more than 600,000 households and businesses.
Officials say New Orleans' flood protections system is holding up so far.
Army Corps of Engineers spokeswoman Rachel Rodi says the corps expects to be on "high alert" for the next 12 to 24 hours, but they're confident it's going well so far.
Rodi says a pumping station at the 17th Street canal in New Orleans -- which was built at the site of a levee that breached during Hurricane Katrina -- briefly went down early Wednesday, but operators were able to manually get it working again.
Isaac promises to test a New Orleans levee system bolstered by $14 billion in federal repairs and improvements after the catastrophic failures during and right after Katrina hit in 2005.
Utility companies say more than 750,000 have lost power as the storm moves through southeast Louisiana, bringing wind, rain and flooding.
Most of the outages Wednesday are in areas around New Orleans.
The Tropical Storm has pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi as it makes a drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
Wind gusts of more than 60 mph and sheets of rain pelted New Orleans, where people braced themselves for the storm behind levees that were strengthened after the much stronger Hurricane Katrina hit seven years ago to the day.
Hurricane Isaac has gotten a little stronger as it closes in on the Gulf Coast. Isaac's maximum sustained winds increased Tuesday afternoon to 80 mph.
The storm is expected to make landfall late Tuesday on the eve of the seventh anniversary of when Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.
While not as powerful as Katrina, Isaac threatens to flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents have been hunkering down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck.
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At 5:00 p.m., Isaac was located at 28.7N 89.2W or about 30 miles south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River. That puts it some 105 miles south-southeast of New Orleans.
Isaac is moving northwest at 8 miles per hour, with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
Eastern Carolina Impacts
Isaac will continue to push plenty of moisture laden air up from the south. Scattered tropical downpours will continue Tuesday into Wednesday before drier air comes in Wednesday night. Although there will be a few heavy downpours, flooding in unlikely across our area.
Stay tuned to WITN and WITN.com for the latest updates.
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A hurricane hunter aircraft is headed toward a tropical depression that forecasters say likely will become Tropical Storm Isaac and that organizers for the Republican National Convention being held in Tampa next week are watching.
Storm warnings have been issued Tuesday across a swath of islands in the Caribbean.
It is too soon to say what exact path the storm will take. But some computer models show it headed toward Cuba and then Florida. Others have it making a sharp northern turn in the next couple days near Puerto Rico and then into the open Atlantic.
The depression has maximum sustained winds near 35 mph but is expected to strengthen.
The depression is about 550 miles east of Guadeloupe and is moving west near 18 mph.
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Tropical Depression #9 has formed about 2100 miles to the southeast of the North Carolina coast.
The depression will likely strengthen into Tropical Storm Isaac over the next 24 hours.
At 11:00 am Tuesday the storm was located at 15.1 N, 52.8 W, or about 580 miles east of the Leeward Islands. The storm was moving to the west at 20 mph with sustained winds of 35 mph.
The official track from the National Hurricane Center takes the storm through the northern Caribbean Sea over the next 5 days to near Cuba by early Sunday morning. The storm is expected to strengthen a bit each day, bringing it to a strong category 2 storm by the weekend.
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Happy March, everyone, and best wishes to those still hopeful. Maybe WPP started a BFP trend. :)
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March 2013 TTC
March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/3/2013 11:41 AM EST
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/3/2013 11:49 AM EST
Yeah, more BFPs this month! I'm 6 weeks today and can't wait for the next two weeks to go by so we can go for the u/s to hear the heartbeat...RE said the risks decrease a lot after that.
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/3/2013 12:08 PM EST
Exciting! Take your folate - the spinal column is already forming. :)
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/3/2013 3:51 PM EST
Thanks for starting the month off Kar. Good luck WPP! I remember the U/S with DD around 7 weeks, it was cool to see the heartbeat. The nurse turned up the sound on the U/S machine to let me listen, too.
No luck last month for me. AF came on Friday. I have an appointment with the dr. on Tuesday to discuss next steps, which should be IVF based on our last discussion. Anyone that has gone through IVF can you let me know what to expect?
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/4/2013 9:59 AM EST
WPP I hope the next two weeks fly by for you.
Wedoct- I have no experience but I hope you get a lot of your questions answered next week.
I'm just hanging out, waiting on AF. She is certainly showing but we didn't have a good try this past month due to travel so c'est la vie.
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/4/2013 11:24 AM EST
Same boat as Wedoct - IVF's our next step. Just waiting.
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/4/2013 1:06 PM EST
Also, random question. Does anyone have any advice about how to look into adoption?
At this point we'd just be dipping our toes in the water so to speak but we are very open to it considering our circumstances. Should we make an appointment with an agency? Is there a group or non-biased info session that we could attend? Etc. etc. Just not sure where to start...
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/4/2013 10:17 PM EST
Happy March everyone, hope this month brings some good news. We're on track for our donor IVF cycle, hoping for a transfer around the 17th - maybe we'll have the luck of the Irish!
I'm sure others can share more info about IVF but I did one regular cycle before going the donor route. Because of my age (then 42) and FSH, I didn't have a great response to the meds. So no bad side effects but only 2-3 follicles too. One concern for me going into it was that I hated needles and couldn't imagine doing the injections but it turned out that they really weren't bad at all, more of an inconvenience than anything else. I had a friend who had gone thru IVF just before me so it was really helpful having her to talk to; I found the initial drug order and injection directions a little overwhelming but the nurses at Boston IVF were really helpful.
Oh, and before we decided on the donor egg route, we considered adoption. We went to an info session by one adoption agency, I think it was called Full Circle. I also requested info from a few other places. I found the adoption info a little tough to understand as I was never really clear on the different state law issues (an adoption agency here may end up working with a birth mother in another state and each state's laws may differ, etc). Ultimately we decided on the donor egg route because I wanted to experience a pregnancy and we wanted to have a child genetically linked to DH. I agonized over the decision for many months and got lots of great advice from Lil and others on these boards.
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posted at 3/5/2013 8:59 AM EST
Thanks tc and GL to you!!!
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posted at 3/5/2013 11:07 AM EST
Thanks for the info TC, good luck with your IVF round! MissWolf, good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Wow, just got back from the RE and my head is spinning. I didn't realize there were so many different injections needed with IVF. Due to my age (40 in the Spring) my ins company is requiring me to do a Clomid challenge. Basically they just need to check how my eggs respond to the Clomid, it's sort of a step back for me at this point. Annoying that it is going to waste a month, though my RE said since we are doing the Clomid anyway might as well combine it with an IUI so that is what we will do. Can't start it until next month though since today is already day 4, so that is frustrating. Pushes the IVF cycle back until May at this point assuming all the insurance approvals come in on time.
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/5/2013 1:15 PM EST
MW, a family friend in CT has adopted two babies in the past several years using Catholic Family Services. She lives in CT but I'm not sure if CFS was in CT or MA. She had great luck using CFS -- I believe she got the second baby within 6 months of starting the process. Good luck!
Re: March 2013 TTC
posted at 3/5/2013 2:00 PM EST
wedoct, I went through 2 rounds of ivf this past summer/fall. We had issues with both low sperm count and me being a poor responder (due to an awful AMH level) which they didn't find until after they weren't able to get any eggs from me the first round. So I ended up trying two different protocols - long lupron (bcps followed by lupron and follistim) and antagonist (estrogen patch followed by ganirelix, menopur and follistim). I remember clearly how shocked I was when they gave me my calendar with injection schedules and even worse was when the massive box of drugs arrived at my doorstep. It was so intimidating and I used to hate injections and pass out when my blood was drawn (doesn't bother me anymore though). But honestly the hardest part of it all was the waiting to see if it worked... just like what you've already been dealing with. In some ways it was easier than the last months of regular trying because with every shot and ultrasound it felt like I was actually able to do something to influence our chances that month.
The egg retrieval process was no big deal. They put you to sleep so you don't feel a thing even though the procedure really only takes 15 minutes. I didn't have any cramping or anything after either. I only got to do the transfer once but that was actually really fun. They show you your baby(s) they are implanting which is just amazing and it feels no differnt then getting a pap smear. I went to RSC for the procedures and they were great.
I'm 22 weeks pregnant now with boy/girl twins and can't believe it. It wasn't the most pleasant way to get pregnant overall but the results make every minute of it worth it. Feel free to message me if you have any specific questions along the way since its all really fresh to me at this point. I also found the fertile thoughts website really helpful going through the process. They have a cycle group forum section specifically for people starting their round of ivf each month. It was great getting advice and support from 20+ people going through the exact same part of the process at the same time with the same meds, etc.
Hope the Clomid/IUI combo does the trick for you, but if it doesn't come May just take it one day at a time.
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posted at 3/5/2013 7:11 PM EST
Wed, did your RE start you on clomid when you began the fertility treatment? I always thought that was the first step in the protocol. Have you ever been on clomid before? I hope your IUI works and then you won't need the injections. :)
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posted at 3/5/2013 7:24 PM EST
SS, thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am glad it wasn't just me that found it daunting! DH couldn't come with me today since DD has pinkeye and couldn't go to daycare so I had to take in all in myself. She recommended the antagonist protocol for me.
WPP, we did clomid IUI to conceive DD and luckily it worked on the 2nd try. Due to my FSH levels and age, we skipped that step this time around and went right to FSH injections with IUI, with 2 failed attempts. In order for insurance to cover anything once I turn 40, I have to do this clomid challenge. It needs to happen and the results sent to them before I turn 40, otherwise things stall for awhile, so while I have a couple more months, the dr. didn't want to be in the middle of the IVF round and have them pull the plug. I don't know if this is a universal thing or just Harvard Pilgrim.
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posted at 3/5/2013 9:21 PM EST
Wed- Blue Cross has similar hurdles once you turn 40. Before age 40, low FSH is considered premature ovarian failure but at 40 and beyond, it's not "premature" and the insurance company can claim it's the normal aging process v. a medical condition. I'm guessing other insurers are similar.
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posted at 3/6/2013 9:34 PM EST
Congrats WPP!
Good luck tc. I'm intrigued with the donor process, thanks for talking about it. We were just about there ourselves, for the same reasons you listed. After my mc's, I really wanted to experience a full pregnancy.
Loving the informative discussions on here. Everyone is so helpful.
As for me: 14 weeks! We did nothing different, just decided to try again.
I had blood drawn to do genetic tests last week. It could take up to 10 days to come back, which is making me crazy. They FedEx-ed it somewhere. We have told a few close friends, but we're holding off on family until we get our test results back. Given that all my mc's were genetic based, I'm not resting easy just yet, though I wish I could.
I'l keep my fingers crossed for you all.
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posted at 3/7/2013 8:18 AM EST
Congrats, Hib!! 14 weeks is VERY encouraging, although, I understand your still being nervous. Hoping and praying this baby is not only viable but perfectly healthy!
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posted at 3/7/2013 9:59 AM EST
Congratulations on 14 weeks Hib. Hoping you get speedy and positive results! It's been a long road for you; I pray this is your take home baby!
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posted at 3/7/2013 12:25 PM EST
Holding my breath for you Hib!!!
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posted at 3/8/2013 9:14 AM EST
Congrats Hib!!! 14 weeks is very promising and hope the time flies by until you get the test results and can feel even more reassured!
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posted at 3/8/2013 10:46 AM EST
Hib, 14 weeks is so great!! I hope your tests come back with good news, but it sounds like you're on track for a healthy pregnancy!
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posted at 3/8/2013 10:48 AM EST
And everyone stay safe today--I bailed on work because my coastal town is flooded and there are road closures. Tried to leave and it was terrifying; kept spinning out even at 10 mph.
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posted at 3/8/2013 11:41 AM EST
Sounds smart WPP! I woke up thinking I could just drive myself to the train station and quickly realized 15-20 mins before I wanted to leave that, no it would probably be a better idea if DH drove me instead so I had to wake him up out of a sound sleep.
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posted at 3/14/2013 9:50 AM EDT
Just an update: my insurance company is requiring me to see a nutritionist before they'll approve any IVF procedure. I know I could stand to lose some weight, but nothing like feeling even more demoralized about things, right?
My husband (you're reading this correctly) has been put on Clomid. He had low volume on his last analysis and they sent him to a urologist. He calls it his 'lady pills', which is super annoying, but also really funny. I wonder if it'll make him as b*tchy as it made me.
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posted at 3/14/2013 12:26 PM EDT
In response to KMMZ1012's comment:
KMZ- my father was actually put on Clomid as well which helped conceive me. Apparently it's not just a lady pill!


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|Potato harvest digging in for long haul
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
As the summer winds down, life gets much more hectic for those in the potato industry. With the early harvest under way at Western Potatoes Inc., workers are preparing for the influx of hours with the harvest lasting throughout September.
It has been an ideal summer in Holyoke for potato farmers. With more cooler days and moisture than in 2012 and no hail to speak of in the area, the harvest outlook is strong.
"This year's harvest has been really good," said Western Potatoes branch manager Steve Moore. "It has probably been one of the better crops I have seen, early crop-wise."
The early harvest can be as short as two weeks and can last as long as a month for Western Potatoes. The duration of the early harvest is determined by the amount of orders they receive, specifically from Frito-Lay where the potatoes are made into potato chips.
As the potatoes rush by them, Western Potatoes Inc. workers, pictured from left, Gustavo Juarez, Kenny Detwiler and Moe Smith make sure no diseased or rotten potatoes make it to the Frito-Lay semi.
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As of Thursday, Aug. 22, 40 of the 1,000 acres of the round white potatoes that had been planted in April had been dug up to meet orders. Western Potatoes has contracts for 60,000 bags of potatoes, around 140 semi loads, for the early harvest. Each semi load typically weighs 41,000-44,000 pounds.
Moore said it will be an average yield based on the samples they have done, which is great news considering last year the yields were down a bit.
Once potatoes are loaded into field trucks from the harvester, the goods are taken to Western Potatoes headquarters where loose dirt is separated from the potatoes. They are then pre-washed and sorted.
Frito-Lay mandates limits on the size of potatoes they accept. Beofre the potatoes reach the back of a semi, potatoes deemed too small or too large are removed. Potatoes going to Frito-Lay are ideally between 1 7/8 and 4 inches. The specific gravity of the potatoes is also measured. Potatoes with a higher specific gravity require less fryer oil during the process of making potato chips.
Once loaded into the semis, the shipment sees a quick turnaround as potatoes that leave Holyoke in the morning can be made into potato chips that night in Denver.
The early harvest is just the tip of the iceberg of the work to come during the full harvest. There is really no break between the early harvest and the full harvest as workers quickly return to the fields.
During harvest, workers are in the field by 5 a.m., digging up potatoes before the weather gets too warm. Once the pulp temperature of the potato rises to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, they are likely to bruise more, so digging must come to a halt.
The sorting stage of the harvest is important to make sure only the
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While only six farm trucks are running during the early harvest, 14 are used during the full harvest. Moore said last year they only took two days off during harvest, and most workers rack up over 100 hours on the job in a given week. He said he has even worked throughout the night to ensure the job is done within the small time frame when everything needs to be completed.
Western Potatoes has five fields in Lamar, Neb., and another five around Holyoke. The closest field is about eight miles due south on Phillips County Road 45, and the furthest field is approximately 42 miles south of Paoli.
Once all of the potatoes are dug up, they will be sorted and washed and put into storage. Western Potatoes has eight storage buildings, each capable of holding 50,000 bags weighing 100 pounds each. In a really good year, all storage buildings will be full, but this year all eight are not expected to be filled as less acres were planted. It typically takes 1,200 acres to fill all of them.
Work does not end once the potatoes enter storage. It is a constant job to maintain the equipment and the correct humidity in the storage buildings and to ensure the quality of the potatoes.
Storage potatoes are shipped throughout the year. In most years, the storage buildings are drained by mid March. Last year, however, with the headquarters in Alliance, Neb., sending excess potatoes to Holyoke, Holyoke was still shipping potatoes as they were planting potatoes in April.
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|Around Town
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Preschool program is this Friday
"Ride 'em, Rope 'em, Round 'em up!!" is the theme of the Dragon's Wagon Preschool annual spaghetti supper and program. A dinner will be served from 5-6:30 p.m. this Friday, May 4 at Holyoke Elementary School cafeteria. The program and live auction will follow in the HHS auditorium at 7 p.m.
Music students to perform next week
A choir concert for junior high, high school and Select choirs is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. in the HHS auditorium.
Band students in grades 5-12 as well as jazz band will perform in their spring concert Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m. in the HHS auditorium.
Late start Fri.
Re-1J schools will have a 9 a.m. late start Friday, May 4 due to teacher inservice.
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New voters or those who have moved to a new address need to register before the end of the week at your circuit clerk's office.
Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson says her office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, and also 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 2.
"Every time somebody moves they need to let us know. They need to correct their address. It's not legal to go back and vote in your old precinct," Johnson said. "So we encourage people to come on down and see us. If they've got their voter registration card and they've moved, they can make those changes on the back of the card and mail that to us. Name changes or address changes can be done on that card."
Johnson points out that some local races will be decided in the primaries, which take place Aug. 2. The general election is Nov. 8.
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I should think that they would be easy enough to have turned from Oilite bronze stock by any high school machine shop student for the price of a pizza. I have wondered about using needle roller bearing myself. IIRC Suzuki's GS (ca. 1978) was the first mass produced street bike to have needle rollers in the swinging arm. Oh what a superb machine.
IMHO Mcmaster Carr is a top notch company to deal with.
Can anybody confirm if the bronze bush will need grease for lubrication and if yes, how can that be done? Is it by putting a nipple grease feed on the shaft bolt?
Of COURSE the bush will need lubrication! gun-drilling the shaft bolt - and knurling it for grease distribution would be a good thing - but you COULD add a couple of grease fittings to the pivot lugs on the swing arm as well and keep the bolt solid.
Scooterbob has it wright, I'm planing on doing the latter, If I can get some internally groved bushings.
I'm guessing that you'd want to braze weld a couple of lugs on the swingarm to have something to screw your grease fittings into ..... you COULD even get uber clever and plumb them together and make one easy-to-reach fitting ...... Hmmmmmm .......
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(LANSING STATE JOURNAL) - Expectations are high among Michigan's political insiders that Republican Gov. Rick Snyder will seek re-election in 2014, and a significant number encourage Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer to run as his opponent, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
Among 130 insiders, lobbyists and communications professionals polled Dec. 10-12, 82 percent said they believed Snyder will seek a second term.
"Michigan governors rarely step down voluntarily after only one term, and few Capitol insiders expect Governor Snyder to break that tradition," said Jeff Lambert, president and managing partner of Lambert, Edwards & Associates, a Michigan public relations firm that commissioned the survey.
Forty-two percent of those surveyed said Whitmer, D-East Lansing, should take on Snyder and seek the state's executive office. Whitmer cannot seek re-election in the Legislature in 2014 because of term limits.
Meanwhile, 22 percent of those polled said Whitmer could also have good odds at running for attorney general, which would likely pit her against incumbent Republican Bill Schuette. Schuette won his first term in 2010 and is up for re-election in 2014.
"Senator Whitmer has carried the torch for Democratic causes in recent years, and it's clear she'll have a major role in the 2014 elections if she wants one," pollster Dennis Denno said.
Denno Research's unscientific poll included participation from 41 Democrats, 39 Republicans and 50 independents.
The firm's poll coincided with the climax of the right-to-work debate in Lansing, when both Snyder and Whitmer frequented headlines and national prime-time TV broadcasts.
On Dec. 11, the Republican-led legislature passed and Snyder signed into law two bills that prohibit public and private employers from requiring union dues or membership as a condition of employment. About 12,500 protesters descended upon the Capitol grounds that day.
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SXC Health Solutions' proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of a Maryland-based competitor would be the latest and biggest target in its acquisition spree of recent years.
The Lisle, Illinois-based pharmacy benefit manager has completed six acquisitions in CEO Mark Thierer's tenure; the latest was the $250 million cash purchase of Denver-based health benefit manager Health Trans LLC, which closed Jan. 1.
The April 18 announcement, a deal with Catalyst Health Solutions Inc., outstripped that deal and would create a combined company that covers 25 million members nationwide.
That would still be a fraction of the total pharmacy benefits marketplace, which is dominated by companies like CVS Caremark Crop. and the combined company formed by the merger of ExpressScripts Inc. and Medco health Solutions Inc.
With the acquisition of Catalyst, SXC could join the biggest players in the industry.
"You could start to say their name in the same breath," said Charles Rhyee, a New York-based equities analyst at Cowen & Co.
The merger mania is likely to prompt insurers and large employers to switch prescription benefit managers, which could open the doors for SXC down the road, if not right away.
"In our view, the companies saw an opportunity to generate value given the dislocation in the space — although the impact on this selling season remains a question," according to a note by analyst Amanda Murphy of New York-based investment firm William Blair & Co.
The combined company will remain based in Lisle, a western suburb of Chicago, and Thierer will continue as CEO and chairman of the combined company, the statement said.
The combined company expects $13 billion in revenue, rivaling the $13.9 billion in 2011 revenue reported by Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter International Inc.
At that size, SXC would be the 15th-largest public company based in the Chicago area, according to Crain's 2011 list of the largest local public companies.
Shareholders of Rockville, Maryland-based Catalyst are to get $28 in cash and 0.66 shares of SXC stock for each Catalyst share, according to the statement. That equates to a price of $81.02 for each Catalyst share and a premium of about 28 percent based on the two companies' April 17 closing prices.
"This is an extremely compelling combination that brings together SXC's industry-leading tools and technology with Catalyst's full-service PBM, best-in-class service and growing client base to create a company that is even better positioned to compete in the marketplace," Thierer said in the statement.
The deal is expected to be completed in the second half of 2012. After closing, SXC shareholders are expected to own about 65 percent of the combined company, with Catalyst investors holding the remainder, according to the statement.
SXC reported $5 billion in 2011 revenue.
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Ray Evernham Belvedere to Cross Block in CharlotteWritten by on September 24, 2013 Contributors: RK Motors
Ray Evernham is nothing short of a household name in the automotive world - NASCAR championship crew chief, team owner and host of the television show "AmeriCarna" on Velocity to outline his impressive resume. In July, we wrote to fill you in on his latest venture to restore country music great Marty Robbins' 1964 Plymouth Belvedere. You can read that story by clicking here.
Evernham is something of a Plymouth enthusiast it seems. Another '64 Belvedere that he is responsible for redesigning is about to hit the block during the weekend of October 31st to November 3rd at RKM Collector Car Auction at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina.
The heart of the "ForPly" Belvedere in question is packed with a NASCAR-esque adrenaline rush provided by a Kasey Kahne-driven Evernham Motorsports Dodge R5-P7 race engine, which has been re-formulated as a fuel-injected 358 cubic-inch V-8. It produces about 750 rear-wheel horsepower. ForPly's racing theme continues with a functional NASCAR air box, radiator, and a NASCAR 4-speed transmission that feeds the power to a 9-inch rear end with 3.60 gears. This intense build is easily capable of surpassing speeds of 200 mph.
The chassis of the Belvedere is an authentic NASCAR Sprint Cup COT chassis with Daytona 500 race experience. Everything about this beautiful car screams NASCAR performance - from the custom-style wheels to the carbon fiber front splitter.
Along with becoming the owner of a one-of-a-kind race car, the winner of the auction will be a part of something even bigger, as all proceeds from the sale will go to benefit the Evernham Family Racing for a Reason Foundation (a non-profit organization that funds IGNITE: a program that supports adults with high-functioning autism or Asperger syndrome).
"In addition to these one-of-a-kind American muscle stars, buyers can expect to be tempted at every turn," said Bill Mathews, Executive VP of RKMCCA. "From award-winning customs to low-mileage, pristinely restored classics, we expect to fill the Charlotte Convention Center with some of the most coveted collector-quality cars on the market."


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HAVELOCK � A 2-year-old boy rescued from a house fire in Havelock has been released from the hospital. The Havelock fire marshal ruled Friday afternoon that the fire was accidental and set by a child playing with a lighter.
Dylan Burkett was being treated at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville after Havelock firefighter Charlie Winter rescued him from the burning home on Pineview Street on Tuesday. A spokeswoman said Friday that Burkett was released from the hospital.
The boy�s grandfather, Richard Matson Sr., said that Burkett was being treated for smoke inhalation and had been on oxygen while at the hospital.
When the fire started around noon and that flames spread quickly through the single-story, wood-frame house, thought to be about 70 years old. Father William Burkett managed to get one son, 3-year-old Little Will, out of the house but could not get to 2-year-old Dylan, who was napping in a back bedroom.
As fire crews arrived, the front of the house was fully engulfed in flames. Winter entered the home through a side window with the help of police, and after searching through thick, black smoke, heard Burkett crying. He followed the sound and found the boy on a bed in a bedroom. He passed the young boy through the window to fellow firefighter Megan Lashway, who carried him to an ambulance for treatment.
William Burkett and Destiny Matson lived in the home with their four children. Burkett and the two boys were the only ones home at the time the fire started.
The family lost everything in the fire, including the family van, which was parked in front of the home and had heavy damage.
The Red Cross and area churches are helping the family, and a fund has been set up to take monetary donations. Checks noting Matson/Burkett Fire Fund can be made out to White Oak Church of God, 5054 Highway 24, Newport, NC 28570. Those wishing to donate items can call 252-393-8484.
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Staff Picks
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December 2, 2013
Makers: The New Industrial Revolution
by Anderson, Chris
So what is the difference between the "old" industrial revolution and the "new" industrial revolution? In the past in order to get something made it required a factory, lots of time and lots of man power. Now innovators are able to produce a product simply by using open-source designs, communal ideas, and a 3-D printer. That may sound very simplistic but the time between an initial idea and when it becomes available to the public has become drastically shortened. Anderson uses his vast knowledge and personal experience to chart a course for the next ten years. He feels that because of the networking effect of the web "Makers" can use file standards that allow anyone to design a product, send it to a commercial manufacturing service or fabricate it from their own desktop. This is the new way products will be developed and manufactured. Anderson feels we will not do away with large companies, just the monopoly the large companies used to enjoy. A very eye opening read.
— Recommended by Lygia Bischoff, Pike Library
November 18, 2013
Still Life
by Penny, Louise
When selecting a book for recommendation on the library web site, our guidelines encourage us to select something "to pique the interest of the reading public." In other words, select a book that's out of the ordinary, not necessarily a blockbuster bestseller. The mysteries in the Chief Inspector Gamache series by award-winning Canadian author Louise Penny are, in my opinion, definitely superior. I've just finished reading How the Light Gets In, the ninth book about the man who leads an elite group of homicide investigators in the Surete du Quebec. The adjectives that I would use to describe the book include original, complex, gripping, and satisfying. I had to restrain myself several times to keep from rushing ahead to see what was going to happen. Also, the characters are ones that I've come to care about during the course of the series. Gamache is strong, principled, and devoted to his colleagues, his family, and his friends in the almost magical village of Three Pines which is somewhere south of Montreal. This is where the reader meets him on his first case, and this is where you must begin with Louise Penny's first Inspector Gamache book, Still Life.
In Still Life, school teacher Jane Neal is found dead in the woods near the village, and her death is assumed to be a hunting accident at first. But something is suspicious, and Inspector Gamache and his right hand man Inspector Beauvoir are called to Three Pines from the city to investigate. This is just the beginning of a great reading experience.
Click on the title link at the top of this review, and when the box opens, click where it says Excerpts, and you can read the opening passages of Still Life, which is as well-crafted as all of the others in the Gamache series. Most of the books in the series are available from the library in some alternative format--in large print, as downloadable audiobooks or e-books, or as audiobooks on CD.
— Recommended by Georgia Silvers, Warren Library
November 4, 2013
Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941
by Olson, Lynne
Ms. Olson's richly detailed story tells us of a Democrat re-elected to the Presidency by a big margin, along with an increased Congressional majority, whose conceit leads him to alienate the Congress. When the Supreme Court continually strikes down his New Deal programs as unconstitutional, he proposes to add six more (compliant) justices, but a Congress resentful of his arrogant behavior rejects his proposal overwhelmingly. Thus humbled, he tries never again to outpace public opinion, so when he wants to support the Allies fighting the Nazis, he moves slowly and relies on surrogates to make the public arguments.
Opposing him is the American hero, Charles Lindbergh, and on both sides are many interest groups, with members often changing sides. As Roosevelt runs for an unprecedented third term, outsiders including the German Embassy which secretly provided train tickets for isolationist delegates, manipulate both party nominating conventions and help to make it one of the nastiest election campaigns of the century.
Even after his re-election, Roosevelt continued leading from behind, frustrating his supporters after each bellicose speech by weeks of dithering without action despite Gallup polls showing majority support. In the end, only the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought us to war and united the country.
— Recommended by Melinda Mullican, Wayne Library
October 28, 2013
The Professionals
by Laukkanen, Owen
It started as a joke. Four college grads with no job prospects decide that their choices come down to robbing a bank or serving lattes. Bank robbery being a risky and low-return-on-investment endeavor, they decide that ransoming the bankers themselves might be a better source of money. But not for big bucks, that gets police involvement and media attention. Fifty or sixty thousand dollars is chump change for these guys, so they're unlikely to raise a ruckus or demand retribution. The first time is a lark: Can we do it? Then it's: Can we do it again? Until a couple of years go by and the four friends have a long string of successes, are halfway to their retirement goal. But one day they kidnap the wrong man, one with mob connections, and, suddenly, the police aren't their biggest worry. Laukkanen has not only written a terrific book—the biggest problem I had with it was turning the pages fast enough to keep up with the story—but has also given a compelling illustration of how one bad decision can set events in motion from which there is no turning back.
— Recommended by Cheryl Holtsclaw, West Indianapolis Library
October 21, 2013
The Luminaries
by Catton, Eleanor
My girl has won! I gushed about The Luminaries, last month, in a Reader's Connection post; and now Eleanor Catton has won the Man Booker Prize.
She has called the novel an "astrological murder mystery," so the library may shelve it with mysteries. I think we should buy 12 copies for each branch, assign each copy to a different sign of the zodiac, and shelve them in the duodecimal sectors into which the branch has been divided.
If you don't have the stamina to click on the above link and go to my review, I'll tell you that the story is set during the New Zealand gold rush of the 1860's. One fellow has disappeared, another has died under suspicious circumstances, and twelve men have gathered to discuss what can be done about crimes that may have been committed. The novel is 800-some pages long, and as Alice Jones wrote in The Independent, "What sets it apart, and presumably dazzled the [Man Booker] judges, is its fiendishly intricate structure . . . "
At 28, Ms. Catton is the youngest author to ever win the Booker. I wish her a long and prolific life.
— Recommended by Glenn Halberstadt, Information Technology


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It looks like the Palm Pre will handle the Exchange ActiveSync protocol out of the box. I'm really hoping that things will Just Work with Zimbra. I don't know if they'll be supporting multiple calendars (like iPhone can).
Is anyone at Zimbra hooked up with Palm to get specifics on the Pre capabilities?


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RIFLE, Colorado - Damon Wells still has lots of fond memories of Rifle High School's 2004 football season.
The present-day Bears head coach, who was an assistant under Darrel Gorham that fall, can remember all of the games leading up to Rifle's state title tilt against Sterling. He can remember the signs people put up on businesses around town, the support the community gave the team and, especially, the final score of that Class 3A state title game at Bears Stadium.
Rifle 7, Sterling 6.
The Bears did return to the title game the following season and lost to Florence, 35-14, and plenty of the stories told to this year's team focused around that season, too.
"We told the kids that, invariably, when the week is over, you have time to pause and think about how fun it was and what a great thing it was," Wells said. "We told them that today, and that was in an effort to try to afford them the opportunity to really appreciate the week they've worked so hard to earn."
Silver Creek High School, which is located in Longmont and is just one year removed from a 14-7 loss to Windsor in the 2011 title game, has more recent memories of playing for a state title. And the players the Raptors bring back from that team, though few, are telling stories of their own.
The final chapter will be written at Legacy Stadium in Aurora, where top-seeded Rifle (13-0) will play No. 10 Silver Creek (11-2) for the Class 3A state championship. Kickoff is 1 p.m. Saturday.
"Our coaches always talk about leaving a legacy," senior running back and safety Ryan Moeller said. "Every senior class leaves a legacy, whether it's positive or not. That's what our goal was from the beginning of our sophomore year - to leave a positive legacy here at Rifle. The seniors last year left a positive legacy, and we have been doing that and want to continue to do that."
Legacy Stadium is the site where the legacy for both teams will be written. It will host a pair of teams whose styles of play on offense are different, but have led both to the title game.
Rifle runs a multiple offense from a flexbone formation that incorporates a tight end. The Bears rely on a strong running game, but have shown their effectiveness throwing the football.
Silver Creek uses a balanced offense, but often uses a four-wide receiver set. Raptors quarterback Ben Sjobakken throws for an average of 188.6 yards per game. Running back Josh Quiroz runs for an average of 102 yards per game.
Asked what about Rifle worries him, Silver Creek coach Mike Apodaca replied: "Everything."
"We looked on film, and we really could identify no weaknesses," the coach said. "A lot of attention is given to the Moeller kid, but they're definitely not a one-trick pony."
Moeller is Class 3A's leading rusher with 2,857 yards and 41 touchdowns, but junior Kellin Leigh broke the 1,000-yard rushing barrier in Rifle's 56-6 semifinal victory over Pueblo East at Dutch Clark Stadium on Nov. 24. Leigh has 1,057 yards, and sophomore Isaac Rider has contributed 451 yards on just 51 carries.
Meanwhile, Sjobakken is 177-for-286 passing (61 percent) with 24 TDs and just two interceptions. Zane Lindsey (49 catches), Trey Fleming (57), Eric Machmueller (33) and Brock Ricks (40) have all seen their fair share of catches. Sjobakken threw for 154 yards and a TD in the Raptors' 24-7 semifinal win over Conifer on Nov. 24.
Defensively, both teams have again taken different paths to success.
Silver Creek inside linebacker Andre Apodaca (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) headlines the defense and has a team-high 144 tackles this season. It's a defense that doesn't have anyone who also plays on offense, helping it force 35 turnovers and average two sacks per game.
Meanwhile, even though Rifle has seven players who start both ways, the Bears have only allowed 75 points to its 13 opponents while averaging 44.5 points per game on offense. Inside linebacker Cody Beauford (5-9, 180) has a team-high 122 tackles, and the Bears recorded four of their 19 sacks this past Saturday against Pueblo East.
A parallel for both teams? Rifle has seen most of its success as the underdog. In that 2004 season, the Bears won it all as the 16th seed in the 16-team tournament. And, even as the No. 1 seed in 2012, Rifle doesn't see itself as a favorite.
"The role we're most comfortable with is the role of the underdog," Wells said. "Frankly, I think when a Western Slope League team plays in the finals, they might not be the underdog based on record or ranking, but schools on the Front Range get more publicity than we do.
"Our league's track record for success speaks for itself," he continued. "Anybody that doesn't recognize what kind of a program we are and what kind of a league we play in, frankly, just isn't paying attention."
Silver Creek, however, returned just five starters off the team that reached the state championship game last season. Mike Apodaca said not many expected much from the Raptors at the start of the season with that in mind, and the players who saw time in that game are feeling more motivated then ever.
"Not a lot of people expected much out of this group," the coach said. "The nice thing is that, despite that, everyone has a 'let's get to work' attitude before this game."
And after the game, the final chapter of both teams' stories will be written. What stories will be told remains to be seen.


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Hi everyone, Im a longtime subscriber and a first time member on this forum .
I know no appretiates a newbe coming on and asking ? But I don't have much time . I have 4 nonresident points and think i have a chance in the speical draw(I will be in the doghouse once wife finds out)Im looking for a 340 bull or bust.
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Two new PS JailBreak PS3 modchip clones have arrived today named PS3Yes and AmazeBreak, with a video of the latter available below.
While not much information beyond the picture courtesy of RolF2 and official site is available on PS3Yes, plexo has made available a PDF file of the AmazeBreak PS3 modchip features.
The official site at www.AmazeBreak.com is now online, and below are the details from the PDF file, as follows:
AmazeBreak PS3 ModChip User Instructions
Things you need:
- PS3 with Firmware 3.41 installed
- A FAT32 formatted external USB storage with a copy of Backup Manager (manager.pkg) on it. (Copy to the root of the external USB storage AmazeBreak Dongle)
How to use AmazeBreak Dongle
Step 1: Remove all the USB devices from PS3, make sure BD disc drive is empty. Power off theconsole, and connected the AmazeBreak Dongle to the PS3. Switch on PS3 again.
For the SLIM Model: You will also have to remove power chord before plugging in USB
For the FAT Model: Switching the power off shall do.
Step 2: Press the 'Power' button on the console and then press the 'Eject' button. You should notice a beep sound and from the console. If AmazeBreak Dongle working properly, within few seconds the green indication LED at AmazeBreak Dongle will switch on.. If the LED not switch on it's not working.
Step 3: Once the Amazebreak Dongle loads,connect the external USB storage (with BackupManager) to the PS3.
Step 4: Navigate to "Game Menu" and select the option" Install Package Files". Select"manager,pkg" which will basically install back up manager for you. Install the "manager.pkg"
Step 5: Back to Game Menu, select and execute Backup Manager
Step 6: Select "YES"
Step 7: Wait for few seconds for Backup manager menu to appear, put in a original BD game discwhich you need to backup and press "O". You will be asked then whether to make a back up on theinternal HDD or the external USB storage device.Choose "yes", if want backup the BD game to external USB storage device.
Choose "yes", if want to backup the BD games to PS3 build in internal hard drive.
Step 8: Backup in progress, please wait.
Step 9: After backup process back to Game Menu,and enter Backup Manager again
Step 10: To load a previously created back up, insert any original BD game disc in console thenselect the desired back up from the Back Up Manager and press "X" to play the selected game.
Without insert any original BD game disc, message below will pop out if press "X".
Now press "X" to play the selected backup game. You can also delete your previously createdbackup by pressing triangle.
Step 11: You will automatically be redirected to the main menu where you can see the gameinstalled and ready to be played
Do not remove the Amazebreak while you play the game. It has to be connected at all the timeswhile you are playing a game through back up.
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ATLANTA -- In much the same way The Home Depot transformed home improvement, the Marcus Autism Center transformed the lives of families and their children. Both are the brainchilds of Bernie Marcus, a self made billionaire philanthropist who saw a need and met it.
"A lot of middle class people had a child and didn't know where to go."
For a man who seeks logical solutions to real problems, the struggle for House Bill 309 is a frustrating topic.
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"It doesn't make any sense. It just doesn't make any sense to me."
Marcus, a republican who speaks his mind -- says party politics have no place in this decision.
"This is disgraceful for this state. Thirty-two other states -- democratic, republican states, have all voted for this. Why is Georgia not doing it? It doesn't make sense to me."
Marcus singled out the lobbyists fighting hard to kill the bill.
"The insurance lobbies obviously don't want to cover it and yet we know the cost is only 32 cents per month per member. And they're fighting it tooth and nail. I put it into Home Depot years ago and I will tell you, it didn't break Home Depot."
Opponents of the bill say adding 32 cents opens the door to other causes that want other mandates, but to Marcus it's simple and he called Governor Deal.
Jaye Watson asked, "Did Governor Deal tell you he would support it, that he would try to push it, put in a good word?" Marcus answered, "He said all of those things. He said if the legislature passes it that he would support it and sign the legislation."
Marcus says the middle class is getting hurt worst of all by trying to help their children. "I've heard of people that have mortgaged their houses, have gone into bankruptcy are now living in apartments because they've lost their houses, because they can't take care of the children. Eventually these people will end up being the ward of the state also. Ultimately the state is going to pay for it."
To Bernie Marcus the solution is to pass the bill, get children help, get them independent. He says this solution saves money -- saves kids, saves families.
"My God, from a humanistic standpoint the destruction that this is causing on families and the emotional impact it's having on families how could you not do this as an american who's supposed to have a heart?"
When asked how he would feel if the bill doesn't pass, Marcus answered, "I'm going to be very disappointed in this state. I'm going to be disappointed in the legislators and everybody involved and I think it would be disgraceful and I think when people go to the polls next year they need to start thinking about this."


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By Anne Smith, Special to the Greenville News
He may not be a red carpet regular, but Maverick, the Upstate's newest movie star, is getting plenty of attention in his Williamston pasture lately.
"We've had people driving by, stopping to look, making comments. There's a definite excitement around him," said Cheryl Baird, owner of Upstate Equestrian Center and Maverick's trainer.
Maverick, a 10-year-old award-winning Friesian owned by the Castellani family of Simpsonville, made his big-screen debut recently in the Clint Eastwood-led "Trouble with the Curve."
The film, centered on the fractured relationship between an aging Atlanta baseball scout (Eastwood) and his attorney daughter (Amy Adams), opens with a shot of the hulking Maverick galloping across a baseball field.
"The moment the film began, the sight of Maverick took our breath away," said owner Dr. Lisa Castellani. "You can hear him coming, his hoof beats mixed with racing heartbeats. His coat is shining, his every muscle is visible - it's unforgettable."
Baird said an Atlanta-based client mentioned to her last winter that Eastwood and his protege, director Robert Lorenz, were seeking a black horse for a movie to be filmed in Georgia.
After speaking with the movie's producers by phone, Baird created a video audition to demonstrate Maverick's abilities and grace in motion.
The Friesian's unrestrained movement and animation were a hit with the filmmakers, and Baird said she later learned that Eastwood himself had chosen Maverick for the opening scene.
Maverick's fellow Upstate Friesian Inne (INN-uh) was also chosen for shots that required a horse standing still. Inne, owned by Simpsonville resident Kim Davidson, is Maverick's half-brother.
Friesian horses originated in Holland and are known for their silky black coats, sweeping movements, docile temperaments and regal, feathered hooves. Castellani said Inne and Maverick, both with championships under their saddle straps, are standouts among their breed.
Castellani said the brothers were "naturals" for the film roles, and she was happy the Los Angeles film execs seemed to agree.
"We were told the producers got Hollywood-caliber horses in Maverick and Inne," she said. "High-dollar Friesians on an indie film's budget."
For the movie itself, Baird said she was nervous at first about her trainees' performances. Maverick was not in his familiar, enclosed space at the Upstate Equestrian Center. Instead he was asked to perform in the expanse of a grassy baseball field with a phalanx of onlookers and a set filled with expensive equipment.
Both Maverick and Inne made the trip to Dunwoody, Ga., for filming last spring. After a quick day of rehearsals, Baird said the production team felt confident in each horse's skills, most notably Maverick's ability to run at a full gallop and stop on a dime just off camera.
"It was intimidating," said Baird. "Here was Robert Lorenz, the director and a close friend of Clint Eastwood's, looking me straight in the eyes asking, 'Can he do this?' I knew we didn't have much time. I said, 'I sure hope so!'"
Maverick, who Baird stressed has not been trick trained as many animal actors are, seemed wound up and raring to go after hours of waiting on set. When given the cue, Baird said he galloped across the field and skidded straight to her feet, just as the filmmakers had hoped.
The work Maverick did in those shots, running in a diagonal line from the furthest point of the field to the cameras, is featured in the film's opening dream sequence.
"I saw the fear on these large, burly men's faces as Maverick got closer and closer to their cameras," Baird said, "but his work that night was beautiful. He stopped just as they asked him to. Every run was perfect, all five."
Once their initial scenes were filmed, the horses returned home only to have Maverick called back a week later, Baird said.
This time, rather than facing a wall of nervous faces, she noticed that the Friesian had earned the crew's respect. He was on a first-name basis with the crew, who tucked his favorite peppermints in their pockets for him, and she said his presence lifted everyone's mood.
"The crew couldn't have been nicer. The second round of filming we knew without a doubt Maverick could perform, and so did they."
There was a perk, too, for the humans on the sets. "The catering spread was amazing," Baird said, "but otherwise we were surprised by how unglamorous a movie set is in real life, with lots of waiting around. But we couldn't have asked for a better experience during filming."
Castellani and Baird said they hope to see more of the horses - as well as Upstate Equestrian Center assistant Gamaliel Mora - when the film is released on DVD. There's lots of footage of the horses for DVD extras, Castellani said, including shots of Mora walking Inne. In the theatrical release, only Mora's white cowboy boots can be seen.
"For now, we hope moviegoers get a taste of the beauty these Friesians exude," said Castellani. "That would be enough for us, and for Maverick."
"And maybe a few more peppermints," said Baird.


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This may be a dumb question, but what state?
I drew an archery only tag for elk area 45. This is my first year archery hunting, and first year hunting that area. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for getting into elk in this area. I went up towards Buck Mountain/Soldier Creek area and saw a pretty good herd of 20-30 elk. Even though the season is a month+ away, seeing elk up there is exciting. My guess is they won't be in that same area when September rolls around. I appreciate any information that anyone has to offer about this area.
This may be a dumb question, but what state?
The only dumb part is that I forgot to say what state. It is Wyoming. I guess I assumed that everyone hunts in WY
lol I figured that's what you meant.. Haha but I figured I would ask first.. I didnt want to start naming off places and then you ask me WTH I'm talking about.. I have seen pretty good elk in previous years in the Hyattville area. If you go outside of Hyattville there is an old logging road and its pretty good. Also, South Brokeback has pretty good elk also. I watch the area usually pretty closely because I shed hunt a lot over there. I havent watched it this year though, I drew a 38 tag so I need to start watching there!
One of my friends has a 45 tag also so if I hear them talk about seeing some good bulls, I will let you know the whereabouts
Thank you so much for the info. Another friend of mine mentioned Hyattville also. I will look into those areas you mentioned. There is so much country over there. It's kind of overwhelming. Thanks again, and good luck in 38.
Congrats, that is the tag i put in for every year, I have had the privlige of drawing it 5 times in the last 8 years. The entire area holds good elk. It sounds like you have started in a good spot, dont be afraid to get off the beaten path and you should have some great encouters. I personally have been into elk in most areas of the entire unit, but I prefer to backpack into the wilderness. Its not necessary but the remotness is what I crave. Hunt hard and good luck. I also know guys that have killed rutting elk right where you spotted them.
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Thanks for the positive and encouraging words. I have heard from several people that it is a good area. I look forward to exploring some more of the area before and during the season. I will keep this post updated on how it's going.
Thanks Again and good luck this season as well.
That's funny that you are from Gillette! My other friend that has a 45 tag lives in Gillette also.. I live in Sheridan but also live in Pine Haven! So not too far from you!
It sounds like you live in two nice areas. I'm looking forward to all the public land during elk season. We don't have too much of that around Gillette.


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With the inauguration in 1922 of The Journal of Personnel Research, Workforce magazine's first name, the fledgling field of personnel was officially born. Workers were leaving fields for factories, and businesses were swiftly learning about the complexities of managing people in an industrial world. For the past 80 years, the publication has served as a mirror of the U.S. workplace, and a bellwether for HR, helping it to find its way in a turbulent world.
To mark its 80th anniversary, editors, writers, and distinguished members of the business and academic communities have created a special issue chronicling 80 events that have shaped HR. Together the stories -- offered without ranking -- are an impressive collection of people, trends, innovations, and events that have had a profound impact on human resources and the workplace.
This magazine is one of the oldest and one of the largest continuously published periodicals in the country. What is less well-known is that it has been a family enterprise for most of its history. Workforce publisher Margaret Magnus succeeds her mother, Betty Hartzell, who was publisher of what was then called Personnel Journal from 1974 to 1990, and Hartzell's uncle, Arthur C. Croft, who bought the publication in the early 1960s.
"Human resources fundamentally deals with human nature," Magnus says. "HR strives to bring out the best in everyone."
With a history that spans the full life of HR, Workforce has covered sweeping changes in the field from the industrial revolution to the information age. Throughout its tenure, HR has been at the vanguard of social change. Workforce is honored to have participated in helping to create its vision, tell its story, and chart its course.
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The Workforce 80 was written by Shari Caudron, Sarah Fister Gale, Samuel Greengard, James E. Hall, Carroll Lachnit, Susan J. Marks, Todd Raphael, Janet Wiscombe, and Eilene Zimmerman. The following people shared their time and expertise in the creation of the list: Thomas Dougherty, University of Missouri; Dave Ulrich, University of Michigan; Matt Miklave and Jon Trafimow, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C; Bob Gitter, Ohio Wesleyan University; John Boudreau, Cornell University; Maria Greco Danaher, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.; Daniel Mitchell and David Lewin, UCLA; Judson MacLaury, historian, U.S. Department of Labor, and Arnold Packer, senior research fellow, Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - There is a way to prevent government shutdowns. A change in U.S. law would keep federal workers on the job and ensure that treasured sites like the Statue of Liberty and Yosemite stay open during a budget fight, instead of becoming political pawns.
The idea's been around for three decades, but even after a 16-day shutdown that cost billions of dollars and outraged voters, it's a tough sell in Washington.
Without the risk of a shutdown, there's no telling how long politicians might put off making hard budget decisions.
The United States could end up with government by autopilot.


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For enterprise IT leaders, keeping pace with ever-increasing demands for new applications and greater data bandwidth is an ongoing struggle. Adding a layer of complexity to their task is the fact that many are forced to make the necessary moves with fewer resources in place to deploy new applications and networks. Many enterprises are finding their solution in an MPLS-enabled VPN that is robust and flexible enough to adapt to new applications and provide a connection to emerging virtual private cloud (VPC) services. The MPLS VPN also allows enterprises the ability to combine existing high-speed data, voice, and video enterprise applications over the VPN with inherent security, quality of service (QoS), and low latency with new virtualized, cloud services for on-demand access.
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May 28, 2016
Lauderdale County will have a new tax assessor next year.
Two-term incumbent Jimmy Slay was defeated in Tuesday's Republican runoff election by challenger James Rainey.
Wednesday, Slay thanked the voters, and wished Rainey good luck.
"The people spoke, and that's the beauty of this country," said Slay. "We have the freedom to vote, and that's what took place."
There are no Democrats or independents running in the tax assessor's race. Rainey will take office in January.
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Hi all,
I searched the forum for a "task thread" but could not find one. If I overlooked one, im sorry
I installed ZDC on some test user machines and they give me feedback once a week.
We had several feature requests/bugs:
- create tasks out of emails (drag and drop a mail into a task, incl attachements)
- create tasks without end day
- can delete tasks
- cant make tasks as 100% (It will create a new task with 100%, and keeping the old one)


text: I urgently need a solution to the following error: I created an email with several JPG files attached and sent it to a number of people. The "sent" folder shows these as sent but they are resent every time I try to re-start Zimbra Desktop. They are not arriving at the other end (thankfully). I suspect it is because somewhere downstream the file size is too big, but I cannot find a way of stopping them being re-sent. I will have to abandon using Zimbra if I do not find a solution. I am using Zimbra Desktop 7.2.1 GA (build 11637).


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Today's Hours: 10AM – 5PM
The High Museum of Art is pleased to offer free evenings and days each year for educators and their guests to preview the newest exhibitions while learning more about the programs and resources available to teachers.
Teacher Appreciation Days are a day for the High Museum to say "Thank you!" to our school and community educators. Educators and one guest are admitted for free.
Evenings for Educators are opportunities for teachers, school administrators and community educators to see what the High can offer you and your students: amazing and exciting learning opportunities you won't find anywhere else! View special exhibitions, reserve visits for your students, explore PLU and resource opportunities, and have fun networking with colleagues.
Celebrating Tradition & Transformation in the Arts
June 7-9, 2016
Presented by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art, the third annual Woodruff Arts Center Educator Conference will take place this summer: Tuesday, June 7 - Thursday, June 9, 2016. One of Atlanta's most dynamic and collaborative professional learning events, this year's Educator Conference will investigate and celebrate the relationship between tradition and transformation in the arts and education. Over the course of three days, participants will explore world-class art and engage in workshops led by professional teaching artists and fellow educators in order to reflect upon the essential question: how does my practice honor tradition and foster transformation through the arts? Learn More
Registration is now open! Register now.
View the Program Brochure:
Click below to view a comprehensive program brochure including keynote speakers, concurrent sessions, lunch & learn workshops, and the conference schedule at-a-glance.
Educator Conference Program Brochure
Please contact Liz Davis, Manager of Education Services, with any questions related to the Educator Conference.
These two-hour teacher seminars (with the exception "Teaching STEAM") can be held at the Museum. A minimum of 10 educators are required. The workshops include large group presentations and hands-on activities with expert instructors. Participants will receive course-related lesson plans, bibliographies, and resource materials.
Visual Literacy Workshop*
Grade Level: K-12
A hands-on, arts-integrated workshop. Participants will learn practical techniques for encouraging visual literacy in their classrooms.
Teaching with Primary and Secondary Sources Workshop*
Grade Level: 4-12
This workshop takes a look at our permanent collection via object-based learning. Participants will receive tips and techniques on how to use primary and secondary sources in their classrooms.
Getting Physical with Collaborative Art*
Grade Level: K-2
In this session, participants will see how getting the whole body involved in paint generates excitement and engagement in learning—and it doesn't need to make a mess!
A Year of Art for the Pre-K Child*
Grade Level: Pre-K
Learn progressive lessons that are designed to build both small motor skills and critical thinking skills in young students through a guided visual art program.
Grade Level: 6-12
In this interactive session, participants will be able to create their own Artbots and brainstorm ways to bring this innovative technique into their classrooms.
Contemporary Art and the 21st-Century Learner*
Grade Level: 6-12
In this workshop, teachers will explore the work of local contemporary artists and receive lesson plans and activity suggestions.
*Available by appointment only. Workshops are limited to twenty-four participants. Please call 404-733-5339 to make arrangements for your group.


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Spearfish, S.D. - The Black Hills State University women's cross country team remains ranked No. 9 in the nation and the men are receiving votes as each team prepares for the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) Championship this weekend.
Black Hills State did not run this past weekend but both teams fared well at the Mount Marty Invitational in Yankton, S.D. that was held on October 23. The women's team placed first and the men's team earned third place.
The Yellow Jackets have only one senior on both the women's and the men's team. This will mark the final DAC meet that seniors Robyn Rosechandler and KC Fielder will run for Black Hills State. It will also be the final chance for the Yellow Jackets to bring home the DAC title before they start their transition to NCAA Division II.
Black Hills State will compete on Friday, November 5, 2010 in the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) Championship in Jamestown, N.D. The women take to the course at 12 p.m. CT/ 11 a.m. MT and the men follow at 12:45 p.m. CT/ 11:45 a.m. MT.
For more information on Black Hills State Athletics, visit www.BHSUAthletics.com.


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U.S. West Coast Labor Negotiations Should Not Contain Any Surprises
April 22, 2014
Last year at this time, retailers were relieved to learn that a tentative agreement on a new labor contract had been reached by dockside labor and management on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. But not without considerable blood on the floor.
Months of difficult negotiations preceded that deal, leaving our nation's retailers scrambling for supply chain alternatives.
By the time the United States Maritime Alliance – comprising container carriers, direct employers, and port associations – came to terms with the International Longshoremen's Association, shippers were still recovering from the disruption the stalled talks caused.
Despite the well reasoned request from the National Retail Federation and other shipper coalitions to get new contracts signed early this summer, labor experts and analysts are telling us that the "real" negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association will not commence until the June 30th deadline has passed.
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