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Eggs in Bell Peppers & Onion Rings Are Pretty Tasty
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This simple yet ingenious technique comes courtesy of The Apron Strings blog (via The Kitchn). Not only does the sliced bell peppers and onion rings make for simple ring molds, they also impart wonderful flavor to the egg. And did we mention how gorgeous they'd look on a plate?
The ring molds are a variation of the classic egg-in-a-hole concoction where you cook an egg in the middle of a slice of bread. Basically all you have to do is put 1/2 inch slices of the onion or pepper into the lightly-oiled skillet and crack an egg into the middle.

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The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant construction company, was excavating pieces of sidewalk in Boston when he was struck in the back by the bucket of a backhoe, rendering him disabled.Read More »
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A 33-year-old machine operator was injured in 2003 in a motor vehicle collision. He sustained permanent injuries to his back and required three surgeries.Read More »
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The female plaintiff, 82, was wheelchair-bound with advanced dementia and impaired decision-making abilities when she was admitted to the defendant nursing home for custodial care.Read More »
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Seth Smith
Posted 01 May 2013 - 11:30 AM
Thinking about picking him up as my 3rd OF spot is a black hole until Hart returns.
Thoughts on Smith going forward?
C: Posey
1B: Belt
2B: Kipnis
SS: Segura
3B: Franco
OF: Stanton, Marte, Blackmon
UTL: Conforto
Bench: Tomas, Mazara, Diaz, Lamb
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He is extremely useful as a platoon 4th OF. He bats #2 in a lineup that has scored the most runs of any team in the AL thus far. He is also an OBP machine and should continue to score a lot of runs while holding a decent average.
Lately he's been batting third.
He'll likely give average power, ok average, and little to no steals. I'm just riding him on his hot streak until he slumps or Jason Heyward comes back. Whichever comes first
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According to an article from SemiAccurate, AMD is ending its 'Vision' branding for its APU platforms and PC systems using these platforms.
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The local AMD office held an event for D-I-Y PC enthusiasts featuring systems powered by AMD Trinity APUs. We were given a sneak preview of the exhibits and one of the highlights of this event was an AMD Eyefinity gaming demonstration across three LCD displays for an immersive user experience!
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MSI has announced the launch of the GX60, a 15-inch AMD-powered gaming notebook running on Windows 8 OS and armed with an AMD Trinity A10 quad-core processor and AMD Radeon HD 7970M GPU.
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Sony is rumored to be shipping its second generation PlayStation 4 development kits to selected game studios. According to VG24/7, the hardware of the kits is housed inside of a typical PC chassis, with a third revision expected sometime in January 2014.
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AMD has officially launched its new Z-Series APU for Windows 8 tablets. Its flagship Z-60 APU is a low-powered dual-core chip and it is also targeted at small form factor PCs. Read on to uncover more details of this new APU.
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According to the local AMD office, the Trinity desktop APUs will be available at the end of this month. Their pricing will be made only be known then. Hence, do expect these APUs to be on the shelves by November when their accompanying Socket FM2 motherboards are on sale as well.
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This study was supported by K23-DK085204 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and a Research Scholar Award from the American Gastroenterological Association (MLV). The sponsors had no role in design, conduct, or interpretation of the study, or approval of the manuscript.
Variation in Organ Quality between Liver Transplant Centers
Version of Record online: 5 APR 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03487.x
©2011 The Authors Journal compilation©2011 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
American Journal of Transplantation
Volume 11, Issue 5, pages 958–964, May 2011
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Volk, M. L., Reichert, H. A., Lok, A. S. F. and Hayward, R. A. (2011), Variation in Organ Quality between Liver Transplant Centers. American Journal of Transplantation, 11: 958–964. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03487.x
This study utilized the Measurement Core of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center (NIDDK of The National Institutes of Health [P60 DK-20572]). The data reported here have been supplied by the Arbor Research Collaborative for Health (Arbor Research) as the contractor for the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). The interpretation and reporting of these data are the responsibility of the author(s) and in no way should be seen as an official policy of or interpretation by the SRTR or the U.S. Government.
Publication History
- Issue online: 26 APR 2011
- Version of Record online: 5 APR 2011
- Received 08 June 2010, revised 09 November 2010 and accepted for publication 15 November 2010
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- Center effect;
- donor/recipient matching;
- liver transplantation;
- policy
A wide spectrum of quality exists among deceased donor organs available for liver transplantation. It is unknown whether some transplant centers systematically use more low quality organs, and what factors might influence these decisions. We used hierarchical regression to measure variation in donor risk index (DRI) in the United States by region, organ procurement organization (OPO) and transplant center. The sample included all adults who underwent deceased donor liver transplantation between January 12, 2005 and February 1, 2009 (n = 23 810). Despite adjusting for the geographic region and OPO, transplant centers' mean DRI ranged from 1.27 to 1.74, and could not be explained by differences in patient populations such as disease severity. Larger volume centers and those having competing centers within their OPO were more likely to use higher risk organs, particularly among recipients with lower model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scores. Centers using higher risk organs had equivalent waiting list mortality rates, but tended to have higher post-transplant mortality (hazard ratio 1.10 per 0.1 increase in mean DRI). In conclusion, the quality of deceased donor organ patients receive is variable and depends in part on the characteristics of the transplant center they visit.
Donor Risk Index
Organ Procurement Organization
Model for End-stage Liver Disease
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
intraclass correlation coefficient
likelihood ratio
It is well recognized that significant geographic variation exists in the availability of liver transplantation within the United States (1,2). Less commonly appreciated, however, is that long-term survival for a patient with end-stage liver disease is determined not only by the receipt of a liver transplant but also by the quality of the organ received. This quality can be measured by the donor risk index (DRI), which combines factors such as donor age and mechanism of death to predict the risk of graft failure associated with a particular organ. Among organs currently transplanted, the 3-year risk of graft survival ranges from 81% with organs having DRI <1 to <65% with organs having DRI ≥ 2 (3). Thus, donor factors play a larger role in determining outcome than many recipient factors such as the pretransplant model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score (4).
Each time an organ becomes available, the physician and patient must decide whether to accept that organ or wait in hopes that a better one will come along. Because this is an area of significant medical uncertainty, it is likely that variation in clinical practice exists. We previously demonstrated decision making about the use of high risk organs to be susceptible to external pressures such as changes in allocation policy (5). It is unknown whether other nonclinical factors such as transplant volume, or competition for organs, might be associated with some centers using higher risk organs than others. Variations in clinical practice represent an important target for understanding and improving health care (6). Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the magnitude and correlates of variation in organ quality between liver transplant centers.
Data source and preparation
This study used data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) (7). The data included all adults age ≥18 who underwent deceased donor liver transplantation between January 12, 2005 and February 1, 2009 (n = 23 810). The beginning of this period was chosen to correspond with the start of the Share-15 policy, which mandates regional sharing of organs when no eligible candidate on the local list has a MELD score of at least 15. Approval was obtained from the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board to conduct this study.
Organ quality was calculated using the DRI (3), a continuous measure of the risk of graft failure that is composed of factors such as donor age, size, race, cause of death, cold ischemia time and location (local, regional or national). In order to avoid bias associated with list wise deletion of large numbers of observations, we imputed the cold ischemia time using regression estimation with distance from the donor hospital to transplant center and other components of the DRI for 2937 (12.3%) subjects (8). An imputation flag was created and included in subsequent analyses to ensure that no bias was introduced by the imputation (5). In order to exclude inactive transplant centers, we removed from the analysis centers performing fewer than ten transplants during the 4-year study period. Small amounts of missing data in other components of the DRI resulted in a final sample of 23 631 patients transplanted at 105 centers in 51 organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and 11 regions. Table 1 shows patient and transplant center characteristics.
|Patient characteristics at transplant (n = 23 631)
|Age, mean (range)
|53 (18–83)
|68% male
|MELD, mean (range)
|21 (6–40)
|Received priority exception
|Prior liver transplant
|Hepatitis C
|None: 21%
|Mild: 52%
|Severe: 27%
|None: 32%
|Mild: 56%
|Severe: 12%
|Transplant center characteristics (n = 105)
|Liver transplants performed per year, mean (range)
|88 (3–199)
|Mean MELD at transplant
|Range: 12–31
|Sole center within OPO
|21/105 (20%)
|Proportion of transplants with MELD exceptions
|Range: 12%–51%
Statistical analysis
A map displaying mean DRI by region was created using ArcGIS 9.3.1 software (ERIS corporation, Redlands, CA, USA). All other analyses were performed using Stata 11.0 (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA).
To examine variation in DRI (i.e. organ quality) at the region, OPO and transplant center levels, we used hierarchical linear regression (9). The benefits of this method are that it can estimate the degree of clustering in the dependent variable (in this case DRI), as well as control for this clustering when testing hypotheses. For example, center A might use higher risk organs than center B simply because of differences in organ availability by region or OPO, not because the centers are inherently different in their decision making. Although most nationwide database analyses ignore clustering, it is an inherent in a country where organ procurement and transplantation are divided geographically. This model provided estimates of the proportion of total variance in organ quality that was due to between-transplant center differences in DRI, as opposed to between-OPO or between-region differences (10), as measured by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). In other words, this model controlled for (a) variation at the regional level (possibly attributable to geographic variability in age, medical comorbidities and causes of death among the general population) (11) and for (b) differences between OPOs in their average donor organ quality (12). The significance of the variance estimates was determined using the likelihood ratio (LR) test (13). Standard diagnostics were performed to ensure model fit and calibration (9).
To control for possible differences due to systematic variation in patient factors between sites, these models were repeated controlling for patient-level variables. These patient factors were chosen a priori based upon our prior work, and included the MELD score immediately prior to transplant, age, gender, history of a prior liver transplant, encephalopathy, ascites, hepatitis C and receipt of a MELD exception (5). Exceptions are typically awarded for life-threatening diagnoses not captured by the MELD score, such as hepatocellular carcinoma. However, regional variations exist in the frequency with which these exceptions are awarded (14). Furthermore, some of these patients do have varying degrees of underlying liver dysfunction. For these reasons, we used the laboratory MELD score plus exception status rather than assigned MELD.
Next, center-level variables hypothesized to affect variation in organ quality were added to the model as fixed effects, including (1) mean MELD at transplant as a measure of local organ shortage, (2) center volume expressed as the number of liver transplants performed per year, (3) the presence or absence of another transplant center within the same OPO, as a measure of competition and (4) proportion of transplant recipients at each center who received MELD exceptions.
A random coefficient model was then created allowing the slope of individual MELD scores to vary by center, in order to investigate the hypothesis that centers using higher risk organs are more likely than other centers to use these organs in lower MELD patients. This model was compared to the random intercept model by LR test in order to determine statistical significance; both models contained all the previously described patient and center covariates. This concept was then analyzed visually by ranking centers according to their mean DRI, dichotomizing at the median into 'high DRI' and 'low DRI' centers and examining the patient-level correlation between DRI and MELD at transplant among these two subgroups.
Finally, in order to determine the clinical significance of variation in organ quality, Cox proportional hazards regression was used to determine whether the mean DRI at each transplant center was associated with waiting list or post-transplant survival at that center. This analysis was performed among 39 341 waiting list candidates during the study period, as well as 18 014 recipients transplanted at least 1 year prior to the end of the study period. Time spent on hold was included in time at risk for death on the waiting list. The date of death used was from the Social Security Master Death file, and could have occurred on the list or after removal. We adjusted for all patient-level variables described above, and stratified by transplant center in order to generate robust standard errors.
Among the 23 631 liver transplants performed during the study period, the distribution of DRI is shown in Figure 1. At the patient level, the mean DRI was 1.46, median 1.40 and interquartile range 1.14–1.71. Mean DRI by region ranged from 1.30 to 1.63 as shown in Figure 2, with the highest DRI (highest risk) organs being transplanted in region 9 (New York and Western Vermont). There was slightly more variability in mean DRI by OPO (ranging from 1.25 to 1.65), and by transplant center (ranging from 1.24 to 1.74). The magnitude of variation by transplant center approached the interquartile range of the patient-level DRI, and exceeded the variation by OPO and region.
Overall, 3.4% of the variation in organ quality (i.e. ICC = 0.034) was attributable to variation between transplant centers, compared to 1.2% at the OPO level and 2.9% at the region level (all p values <0.001, by an LR test). The remainder of the variation existed within centers (at the patient level). In other words, although the majority of variation existed at the patient level, transplant centers differed significantly in the quality of organs they used, even after controlling for variation in organ availability by region and OPO. Adjusting for patient-level factors such as severity of liver disease did not substantially affect these center differences (adjusted center ICC = 0.029), suggesting that these findings were not due to differing patient populations across centers. As shown in Table 2, older patients and those with more encephalopathy tended to receive higher DRI organs, whereas male patients, those with higher MELD scores, those who received a MELD exception, had a prior liver transplant or had hepatitis C all tended to receive lower DRI organs (p < 0.001). Figure 3 shows the mean DRI by transplant center, which varied from 1.27 to 1.74 after adjustment for patient-level covariates and geographic variation by region and OPO. Confidence intervals for most of the centers do not overlap, indicating that these differences were statistically significant.
|p Value
|Patient characteristics
|Age, per decade
|Encephalopathy (mild, moderate, severe)
|Male gender
|MELD, per ten points
|Priority exception (yes/no)
|Prior liver transplant (yes/no)
|Hepatitis C (yes/no)
|Ascites (mild, moderate, severe)
|Transplant center characteristics
|Liver transplants performed per year, per ten transplants
|Mean MELD at transplant/10 points
|Multiple centers within OPO (competition)
|Proportion of transplants with MELD exceptions
An examination of center attributes revealed that higher volume centers were significantly more likely to use higher DRI organs, as were those having competing centers within their OPO. These attributes explained some but not all of the variation between centers (adjusted center ICC decreased from 0.029 to 0.023). In the unadjusted analysis, centers at the bottom decile of transplant volume had mean DRI of 1.40, compared to 1.57 among centers at the top decile of transplant volume. In the multivariable analysis this effect was smaller but still statistically significant as shown in Table 2, for every 10 transplant/year increase in a center's volume there was on average a 0.006 increase in mean DRI. Thus, the mean DRI among the centers at the top decile of volume was 1.64, compared to 1.40 among the centers at the bottom decile of volume. Transplant centers having competing centers within their OPO had on average 0.05 higher mean DRI in the multivariable analysis than centers without local competition (p = 0.013). In contrast, there was no association between the proportion of patients with MELD exceptions and DRI. There was also no association between the centers' mean MELD at transplant and DRI. Further, centers that systematically used higher risk organs tended to use the higher risk organs in patients with low MELD scores more frequently than the low DRI centers (see Figure 4).
Centers that used higher risk organs did not have lower waiting list mortality than those using lower risk organs (hazard ratio adjusted for patient characteristics = 1.0002 per 0.1 increases in mean DRI, p = 0.9). However, they did have higher post-transplant mortality (hazard ratio 1.10 per 0.1 increase in mean DRI), despite adjustment for patient characteristics. These data indicate that centers at the 80th percentile for DRI have more than a 30% higher risk of post-transplant mortality than those at the 20th percentile.
This study demonstrated that liver transplant patients systematically receive different quality organs at different transplant centers within the United States. These differences appear to be clinically significant, and cannot be explained by differences in the clinica characteristics of the patients being served or by geographic variation in the underlying donor pool. Large volume transplant centers and those that have competing centers within their OPO are more likely to use high risk organs, and these centers tend to use the lower quality organs in patients with lower MELD scores. A compelling reason to use higher risk organs would be to decrease patients' overall mortality through timely transplantation. However, we found that centers that use higher risk organs do not have lower waiting list mortality; rather, they tended to have higher post-transplant mortality compared to centers using lower risk organs.
Based on this observational study we cannot establish causality or the full impact of these practices on individual patients. In other words, this study is not intended to lay blame or judge the clinical appropriateness of centers' decisions. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy that centers which systematically use higher risk organs are even more likely than other centers to use these high risk organs in patients with low MELD scores. There are certainly some patients in whom the MELD score does not accurately reflect their mortality risk, who would benefit from early transplantation with a high risk organ. However, for the majority of patients the available evidence indicates that those with low MELD scores are least likely to benefit from receipt of a high risk organ because these are the patients who can afford to wait for a better organ to come along (4). It is possible, therefore, that some centers are concentrating more on the waiting list as a whole than on the risks and benefits for individual patients. Transplant centers in the current era experience a vast number of regulatory and oversight pressures. Utilization of high risk organs certainly expands the donor pool, reducing the waiting time by making more organs available for all patients. In current practice, the burden of this expansion appears to be falling primarily on the patients with low MELD scores.
There are several possible policy implications of our findings. First, we contend that there should be a comprehensive education process for all patients regarding the quality of organ they might receive. Since organs often become available in the middle of the night and decision making is often time pressured, this process may best begin early in the process of listing for transplantation (15). Whether accepting a high risk organ or waiting for a better one to come along, these decisions are associated with high risk and low certainty, and are consequently difficult for patients to grasp. We are currently in the process of developing a patient education tool and decision aid for this purpose, building upon prior work which has demonstrated that complex risk communication is best done (1) using graphs, (2) using absolute rather than relative risks and (3) providing contextual information to account for innumeracy (16–18). Second, we propose that center-level organ quality measures should be provided as feedback to centers (19). This feedback would allow centers to compare their practices to national standards, and in the absence of published guidelines such comparison may provide some standardization or at least guide centers when making these complicated decisions. Third, current allocation policy does not consider organ quality, and these findings suggest that perhaps it should. One option would be adopting the proposed survival benefit model of liver allocation, which incorporates not only pretransplant mortality predictors, but also post-transplant mortality predictors including donor characteristics (20). Changing to this allocation model might better optimize liver allocation practices because the priority list would be donor specific. Finally, it should be noted that while the available data support use of the higher DRI organs in patients at higher risk of dying on the waiting list, this practice is associated with increased costs to transplant centers (21). Consideration should be given to revising the payment structure in an effort to shift use of high risk organs to the patients most likely to benefit from them.
Although we would have liked to conduct an analysis looking at variation in acceptance rates for high risk organs, this was not possible because each center sets criteria for organs it will consider. We therefore cannot be certain that some of the observed center variation was not caused by variation in the available donor pool rather than acceptance practices. However, adjustment for region and OPO level variation should have accounted for most of this potential confounding. We were also unable to analyze or understand variations in individual physician decision making within transplant centers; the use of hierarchical regression does not change the observational nature of this study. An additional limitation relates to our measurement of organ quality. DRI lacks important information—particularly the degree of steatosis, which is available in only a small percentage of donors, and biopsies are generally not performed on donor livers that do not appear to be steatotic. It is possible that centers using high DRI organs are doing so because these organs have less steatosis and could therefore be associated with the same overall outcome as lower DRI organs with more steatosis. Finally, it should be noted that the transplant center contributes a relatively small proportion of the total variation between patients in the quality of organs they receive—not surprisingly, most of this variation appears to be due to chance. Nonetheless, it is striking that there is more variation at the center level, within OPOs and regions rather than between them. This suggests that physician factors, not just coincidence or donor/recipient characteristics, play a key role in determining which patients receive high risk organs. Most importantly, the observed differences between centers were sufficiently large to translate into a measurable impact on patient survival.
In summary, the quality of the liver transplant organ patients receive is determined not only by their clinical characteristics, but also by the transplant center they visit. Notably, liver transplant centers with higher volumes and more local competition are significantly more likely to use lower quality donor livers, and these lower quality livers are preferentially used in patients with low MELD scores. These findings provide further evidence that decision making about organ quality is influenced by external forces, and emphasizes the importance of transparency in organ acceptance practices.
The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose as described by the American Journal of Transplantation.
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NORMAN — Sherri Coale pumped her fists when the team's name appeared on the TV screen during the NCAA Tournament selection show. Not Oklahoma. Notre Dame. The second-seeded Fighting Irish and third-seeded Sooners could meet in the regional semifinals in Kansas City, and while the coach's excitement might have something to do with the future matchup, it was every bit as much about a past one. The Sooners played the Irish earlier this season in the Virgin Islands the day after Whitney Hand tore her ACL. The day that OU's season really began. "The first game after you lose a kid to injury is always telling," Coale said. "Sometimes, you play desperately and you play better than you actually are. Sometimes, you play panic-stricken, frozen, terrified of what comes next. Then occasionally, when your kids are made of something special, you play. "And we played." It wasn't easy. "It was a very emotional game," Sooner captain Amanda Thompson said. "Whit, she was our heart out there." Sooner point guard Danielle Robinson said, "Morale was low." But ... "We actually played them pretty tough," she said. The Sooners did it, in large part, with Robinson in serious foul trouble. She was on the bench with four fouls when the Irish went on a game-changing 20-0 run. The Sooners lost 81-71 but gained perspective for life without Hand, their top returning scorer. "It's about toughness," Robinson said. Coale said, "I felt like when we played that game I knew what our fiber was and that we could mold something pretty special out of it." And the Sooners have. They finished tied for second in the Big 12 Conference, then played in the title game in the conference tournament. In truth, they had a better season than most pundits predicted they'd have with Hand. Losing such a key player doesn't always turn out as well. Coale recalls her 2003 team. Like this year's team, that squad followed on the heels of a Final Four appearance, but early in the season, the Sooners lost starters Caton Hill and Erin Higgins to knee injuries. "For a little while, we played on fumes," Coale said. "We were playing better than we were, and you knew at some point reality was going to set in and it was not going to be so pretty." She raised an eyebrow. "And not that it was necessarily all that pretty while we were doing it, but we were winning games. "This year just wasn't like that. We weren't terrified. We didn't lay down and die. But we also didn't have that super-human performance that prevents you from knowing what you really have." After that Notre Dame game earlier this season, Coale realized what she had and what this season could become. "I just knew that our guys were going to grow up, our backcourt was going to develop and we were going to figure out who to be without Whitney in uniform," Coale said. "Our pure reaction to that gave us a chance to be something extraordinary."


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Top Overall Recruit Hand Body Slams RB
September 10th, 2013| by Lost Lettermen
By Chris Mahr, LostLettermen.com
Woodbridge (VA) High School defensive end Da'Shawn Hand served notice as to why many consider him the top overall recruit in the Class of 2014.
At one point in his team's 26–22 win over Osbourn Park last Friday, Hand picked up opposing running back Josh Hayes as if he weighed nothing — no surprise considering that Hand is 6-foot-5 and 262 pounds — and suplexed him to the turf.
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"I was surprised I picked him up," Hand told The Washington Post afterward. "Because I was sitting there, and I grabbed him, and I was like, 'Hmmm.' … It was cool. Did you get that on camera?"
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If we were a high school running back about to face Hand this fall, we'd call into school sick that Friday.
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kmgreensman replied to Leeroy Jenkins PhD's topic in Carolina PanthersFirst off, what I am about to say, is ONLY my opinion. I am not staring this as fact! Just what I feel) ok... I totally agree with the OP here. I don't think Gettleman has a great handle yet on how other teams or GM's value certain players. I think he may be giving them too much credit, to be honest! There are only a handful of other GM's that are as good as Gettleman at evaluation of talent. (IMO)I think Gettleman might be the best at evaluation of "potential" or evaluating what a player "can-be" after coaching. Seems to me like a good bit of the teams tend to follow closer to the "Mel Kiper's" of the world, where they are grading the player at where they are right now. They tend to pick players that are more polished or had a big college career, or name.etc..(REMEMBER, Just my opinion) Someone this weekend was talking about how Ozzie Newsome and how he trades back till he gets to the spot where he feels like he's getting the most value for the player he wants to draft. One example, in our history where we did that ,was when we traded back and picked Jon Beason (at 24 or 25 wherever he was drafted)...but Gettleman has not done any of that. Only traded up. So that will come with time. He talks about a "rookie mistake" and tells the story about his first draft and wanting to select AJ Klein in the 4th round because he had a 3rd round grade on him, but went against it and drafted Kug. He says he was lucky that AJ was still there in round 5, so he snatched him up there. NOW, that is good drafting to me. IF Kug turned out to be a great player and not a dud, we would have AJ AND the other player. Maybe others didn't have the same Grade on AJ Klein and maybe 5th round was the perfect place to draft him. I think you guys know what I am saying.. I learned not to question Gettleman's choices of players. I have had to eat crow way too many times. I trust him totally on that. I just think he might not be quite there yet in this one area. BUT, I know he will get there too. I am a HUGE Gettleman fan and thank him so much for making us competitive! I don't know what I would do if I didn't have my Panthers in my life. More than just a football team. Its OUR football team and represents the Carolinas! I am proud as hell of both! Mr. Gettleman is one New Yorker that I am glad moved south!!! lol Thanks guys for letting me share my thoughts. I hadn't posted in a while, usually just enjoy reading your thoughts and LOVE this place! Curt
YES.. Ginn does need to go up and fair catch it.. Why is he not? Maybe that is why its been a problem..
This is the third time this has happened this season! at least 3.. How can we be so dumb and not fix this????
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My boyfriend and I hosted a Tequila Tasting Party this passed weekend. Everyone does wine tasting, why not tequila.
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It was really interesting at the party there was not one that everyone could agree was their favorite. My favorite were the last two but quite a few people preferred the blanco! Everyone did agree, however that Milagro Silver made a perfect margarita.
For the party, I made my own Margarita mix since the stuff from the store is so sweet! It is very easy
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Tequila (my preference is Milagro)
Mix all of the juice in a pitcher and add water to taste. Enjoy the perfect margarita!


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What a fantastic time was had by all!!! From the second we sat in the bus to until we got out of it at the end of the tour!!! ... And full credit goes to Juan our top notch amazing tour guide! We instantly felt like we had been friends forever and his sole focus was to give us the best experience!!
The tour guide Theresa as great. She took us to a beach talked to us all the way and gave us lots of information.
The shopping was not great.
I wouldn't do it again , but I can say I have been to Mexico.
I found the trip very interesting. Our tour guide who was from Tijuana was excellent. I was hassle free going in and out of Tijuana as our guide knew the protocols well. The shopping was good on the Avenue Revolution though you do get hassled by shopkeepers. I should add though they were always polite. There was no problem with feeling safe and there were plenty of police around. I did not go off the main strip and our guide advised us not too. For a taste of Mexico well worth it.
Juan was a wonderful tour guide! He kept us interested and engaged the entire time and helped us to explore the city to the fullest! Would definitely recommend!
The tour guide, Juan, was awesome. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the afternoon trip very enjoyable. I would recommend this trip and, in particular, Juan as a tour guide, to anyone who is interested in visiting Tijuana.
Our trip to Tijuana was awesome, thanks to Juan our guide/driver. He made the trip a success. He was very knowledgeable, friendly and funny. We had plenty of time to shop and enjoy. Juan made this trip a memorable one as we had never been to Mexico. Thank you Juan! This is a definite must do!
Juan was entertaining and made extra efforts to help us with a difficult purchase. Excellent tour and we felt safe. Couldn't ask for more.
An amazing day seeing the sights of Tijuana ,wan our tour guide was the best ,make sure you book the tour he is on
Lots of fun, Juan was great! I can't wait to go on another Mexico tour.
The best part of our tour was Juan -our driver. He was very knowledgeable and stayed with us the entire time. We thought we were going to be in a big BUS, but we ended up in a 9 person van that was a little run down. Other than that though, it was awesome. Got some TJ keepsakes and had a blast!
This tour was fantastic! We had such a great tour guide/driver, Juan. He gave us so much history and pointed out many things of interest along the way. He was very personable and knowledgeable. He said he had only been working for the tour company for a month. This tour was to include 2 free tacos (typical Mexican snack it's called in the tour listing) but he knew nothing about it. When another passenger said that's what he booked too, Juan went to call his superiors. When he came back he said that was true and took us to a restaurant. It seemed to me something wasn't right because he had to do a lot of talking to the restaurant people. And we didn't get to make our own like the listing said so something was up. In the end we each got our tacos and beans and paid for our own drinks. Cheap margaritas!!! We loved Tijuana. We went in thinking it was filthy dirty and a scummy town. Well, it's a big city just like any other. However, it was clean, clean, clean. No garbage at all on the street or sidewalks. (maybe in other areas but not Avenida Revolucion) It was cleaner than most cities here in the US!! We did some shopping and probably still got ripped off after bargaining, but whatever. It was a great experience and I'm glad to have said I've been there. This was a great trip all around!
The driver was very knowledgeable and friendly. She had a good rapport with the restaurant employees which made us feel comfortable as using it as a homebase during the shopping portion of the tour. Wish there was more time to see the newer parts of the city.
Cheap margaritas, guide was really informative.
The ride to Tijuana was great. The driver was very good in finding ways to avoid time delaying road blocks. The 5 hour tour was not enough to know the town. Just a brief look at the museum from the bus and mostly a chance to shop along Calle Revolucion. Walking along this street is like running the gauntlet. You get hit on by all sorts of merchants and it requires strength of will and determination not to be intimidated into buying things that you don't want. Prices are posted with a dollar sign and its hard to tell when it is in pesos. Bargaining is expected and even after they come down in price you feel like you've been had. But, it's a different experience, that's for sure. I don't know if I would like to do it again.
Our tour lady was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about the history and area. We loved going to lunch and shopping. The only negative I have and its really not a big one is, I thought that we were going to get to go inside historical buildings. We just rode by them. I would definetly tell others to take this tour. Oh one more thing it would of been nice to have more shopping time.
This was a great little trip to Tijuana, would have liked a little longer to shop, but overall very good. Driver was superb. US immigration on return took forever. Would recommend this trip for anyone wishing to see a little of Mexico and its warm and friendly people.
Exciting, wonderful food and lots of fun!!
Our guide was extremely informative, and described the city in great detail. Safety was a big concern for me, but I felt completely secure with our guide and we only left the vehicle in an area it was safe to do so (Ave. Revolucion).
Main bus didn't turn up however the lady who picked us from the hotel was only to happy to take us to Mexico. With a small group we enjoyed ourselves and she gave us a very good commentary and information about the area
This trip was really easy and convenient, a lot of fun, and a great cultural experience. My only regret is that I didn't take the longer tour and spend an entire day in Tijuana. Thank you to Viator and to Five Star Tours!
Judith I United Kingdom
Fantastic tour. Driver excellent-he told us lots of interesting facts- didn't waffle too much! Also knew which border crossing to use meaning it only took 15mins to re-enter USA. We had heard stories of people taking hours to cross on other tours. Perfect length of tour, had time to shop and sample some Mexican food.
Went with husband and 12, 14 and 16 year old girls who loved it too.
AMAZING, Dave the driver was great, this was amazing tour. I would not miss it.
Trip was well organized, although Tijuana was a little confronting when you first get off the bus. Overall well worth the trip, lunch at Ceasars was amazing highly recommend eating there if you get time. Also recommend you take advice from your tour guide on where to shop. Highly recommend the tour well worth the money, although don't expect to get back before 3pm, getting through boader control takes time.
Tijuana was great. Felt very safe. The company let you know where to shop where you can buy the genuine stuff and not get ripped off. Bus driver was very informative and had great stories to tell. As long as you do what they recommend you will have a great time in Tijuana. Kristina H. Australia
It was a fantastic half day trip. Our driver Bob was excellent. Tijuana is a nice place to visit. People are very friendly. Alcohol VERY CHEAP!! This is a Must visit destination, well worth the amount you pay through Viator.


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SONOMA COUNTY – As tourism statistics indicate the sector is on the rise, the Sonoma County Tourism Bureau will commence its first, three-year strategic plan, including more tech marketing, a larger home office and additional satellite locations on the East Coast and abroad.
Following a somewhat sluggish summer as the recession took hold, recent Sonoma County hospitality rates show a rebound, reflected in an increase in occupancy by half a percent between July 2008 and July 2009 — the first positive shift of the year. According the most recent Smith Travel Research report, occupancy rates hit 72.9 percent in July compared with Napa, where rates fell by 9 percent to 63.7 percent. Napa officials recently were more upbeat, seeing a return of more visitors.
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UK cable broadband provider Virgin Media are going too check their internet speed which should be up to 1.5 GB in East London as per they assumed. While using a network cable, Virgin Media, will begin performing trials this month in relation with four companies in London, known as the "Silicon Roundabout."
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The Lord of Winterfell is the ruler of the stronghold Winterfell, the capital of the North. Lords of Winterfell have traditionally also served as Lords Paramount of the North and as Wardens of the North. As Lord Paramount of the North, the Lord of Winterfell is the ruler of the entire region of the North while as Warden of the North, he is tasked with defending Westeros from attacks from north of the Wall.
In the past, the Lord of Winterfell was also given the title of the King in the North, during its time as an independent kingdom. A colloquial title also used for the Kings in the North was The Kings of Winter. House Stark ruled as Kings in the North for thousands of years until Roose Bolton's betrayal as part of the Red Wedding. After Roose Bolton was murdered by Ramsay Bolton, his legitimised bastard son - Winterfell is now under the rule of the Bastard of Bolton.
Season 1
Rickard Stark held the title until he was murdered by the Mad King during Robert's Rebellion.[1] When the series begins, Rickard's second son Eddard Stark is the holder until his death when the title passed to his eldest son, Robb.[2] Following Eddard's execution under false acts of treason by King Joffrey Baratheon, Robb Stark goes to war and leaves his eldest brother Bran to be Lord of Winterfell in his absence. Robb stylizes himself King in the North like the Starks of old. Robb promises to avenge his father and separate the North from the rule of the Seven Kingdoms.[3]
Season 2
During the War of the Five Kings, Balon Greyjoy rises in rebellion against the Iron Throne and stylizes himself as King of the Iron Islands. King Balon sends his daughter Yara to seize Deepwood Motte, his brother Victarion to seize Moat Cailin and his son Theon to raid the Stony Shore.[4]
However, Theon decides to use an attack on Torrhen's Square as a distraction. With Winterfell undefended, Theon seized the chance and took Winterfell as his own, making him the new Lord of Winterfell.[5]
Season 3
In exchange for his part in the Red Wedding, Roose Bolton is named Warden of the North, becoming the new Lord of Winterfell, although he does not immediately move there.
Season 4
After the Fall of Moat Cailin, the Bolton army occupies the ruined fortress of Winterfell and begins restoring it as House Bolton settles in as the new rulers of the North.
Season 5
Stannis Baratheon offers to legitimize Jon Snow. He admits that his goal is to legitimize Jon as a full member of House Stark and install him as the Lord of Winterfell, surmising that the Northern lords will rally to Stannis's cause to take the Iron Throne if Stannis has the backing of a Stark lord. Jon ultimately declines the offer, leaving Winterfell's heir as Ramsay Bolton.
Season 6
Ramsay becomes the new Lord of Winterfell after he kills Roose Bolton, Walda Bolton and their newborn son.
Lords of Winterfell
- {Rickard Stark}
- {Eddard Stark}
- {Robb Stark}
- Bran Stark
- Theon Greyjoy (styled as "Prince of Winterfell")
- {Roose Bolton}
- Ramsay Bolton
Historical Lords of Winterfell
- Brandon the Builder, legendary figure who according to myth began construction of Winterfell eight thousand years ago.
- Torrhen Stark, Lord of Winterfell during the Targaryen Conquest.
- Cregan Stark, Lord of Winterfell during the Dance of the Dragons.
|Lord Ramsay Bolton
The Dreadfort
|The North
|Red King (former) · Lord of the Dreadfort · Warden of the North · Lord Paramount of the North · Lord of Winterfell
|Rogar Bolton
|Current members:
|Sansa Stark
|Deceased members:
|Domeric Bolton · Roose Bolton · Walda Bolton
|{Locke} · Steelshanks · {Myranda} · {Tansy} · {Violet} · {Master Torturer} · Maester Wolkan
|House Baratheon of King's Landing
|Prince Bran Stark
|Prince Rickon Stark
|Winterfell (formerly)
|The North
|King in the North · Lord Paramount of the North · Lord of Winterfell
|Brandon the Builder · Brandon the Breaker · Dorren Stark · Rodrik Stark · Karlon Stark · Osric Stark · Torrhen Stark · Cregan Stark
|Current members:
|Sansa Stark · Arya Stark · Benjen Stark
|Deceased members:
|Rickard Stark · Brandon Stark · Lyanna Stark · Eddard Stark · King Robb Stark · Talisa Stark · Catelyn Stark · Jon Snow
|{Ser Rodrik Cassel} · {Maester Luwin} · {Jory Cassel} · {Vayon Poole} · {Septa Mordane} · Jeyne Poole · Osha · Hodor · Farlen · {Old Nan} · Mikken · Varly · Heward · Wyl · Tomard · Tommy · Jacks


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Under the Gun is the third mission in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. In this mission, the player learns how to use weapons.
The mission starts with a cutscene, in which Kenny asks you to get some weapons training. Go to the back of the building to meet the master-at-arms. Once you're there, you will find out that the master-at-arms is Ling Shan. Next, you need to punch the training dummy, in multiple ways, as explained on the screen. Once the first dummy is destroyed, you will need to pick up a weapon and shoot the other dummy. Once you've destroyed the second dummy, Kenny will tell you that some street punks are attacking one of his restaurants. And he asks you to teach them the ignorance of their ways. Ling will take back her gun and will let you search a dumpster to find another gun. When you've found the gun, go to the restaurant. When you've arrived, one of the street punks will fatally shoot Ling. Now, take out the thugs behind the restaurant and rescue the manager on the roof. Once you've done that, the mission is finished and you will be awarded $50.


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These are exciting times. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) make a critical impact on human lives - the practice of medicine, the production of energy, and communication using technology are but a few examples. Because of the huge impact on the economy, the sciences and mathematics are a key part of conversations for policy makers at the federal and state levels. We embrace this spotlight, and the opportunities and challenges that accompany it!
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Social engineering is all about abusing trust. Many of the phishing attacks found online have the goal of stealing money using tactics such as requesting money for some bogus lost relative. The average "Millennial" has seen this spam however the people behind these scams are taking a all time low approach by targeting elderly family members who are more likely to fall for these tricks.
This post will cover a scam that some of my coworkers have claimed was targeted at their family. In summary, attackers are levering social media to identify relatives of people, reaching out to their grandparents and asking for money while pretending to be a grandchild in trouble. Continue reading


text: The Raleigh Durham International Airport is holding a "lost and found" auction Saturday. Jewelry, cell phones, cameras, books, and even cars will be auctioned off to help pay for airport costs. The auction starts at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning at the airport maintenance building. If you lose something at the airport you have a year to claim it before it becomes eligible for auction.


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A child enters your life and fills a place in your heart, a place you never knew was empty.
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Thats a hard age...I can't think of anything. Maybe a mommy and me dance or excercise video. Not sure. Good Luck mama!
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Bun in the oven EDD 10/01 VBAC hopeful!
Derry and I work all week was looking for weekend activities as most groups are durring the week.
A child enters your life and fills a place in your heart, a place you never knew was empty.
In the Nashua Mall, they have a kids zone. I take my daughter once a week in the morning, since at that time I can normally avoid the older kids who like to trample my LO.
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There are many things to do indoors,but most involve mommy time :) for home play you could make a tent city,instruments (home made are best), exercise fun, play dough, paint, and the list goes on. For outside home ideas, library, park(yes, dress warmly), local recreation place, pool, look for fliers at market for upcoming events to do, and the newspaper usually has ideas. I'm not sure if that's what you are asking for, but those are the things that come to mind :)
hth, Lori
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Or Nuthin But Good Times indoor play in Merrimack http://nuthinbutgoodtimes.com/
Children's Museum in Portsmouth http://www.childrens-museum.org/cmnh2010/
Discovery Stop in Londonderry http://www.thediscoverystop.com/
A Tour at Stoneyfield (maybe too young?) http://www.stonyfield.com/
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The OAC is excited to announce that the room block for the 3rd Annual Your Weight Matters National Convention will open in less than one week on Tuesday, January 21st! To learn more about this exciting news, click here.
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The worst intersections in Minneapolis: Vol. 1
Last June at thebicycle master plan meeting
, several cyclists asked if the city planned anything for the intersection at Hennepin and Washington. Don Pflaum, the city's bike coordinator, said they were looking into it. His answer elicited grumbles.
The intersection in question comes at the east end of the Hennepin bike lane, a two-way thoroughfare that speeds cyclists through downtown. It's a great ride, but the finish leaves a cyclist feeling like Wile E. Coyote: suddenly, it's like the earth just went out from under your feet.
The bike lane ends quickly and directs cyclists into oncoming traffic. It also places them on the left side of cars and busses turning left. When taking picture for this post, we saw one cyclist almost get nailed by a Jeep liberty. The SUV came with two feet of her. After the scare, the cyclist, left alone in the middle of the intersection, scrambled to reach the right side of the road, crossing three lanes worth of traffic.
Pflaum said the reason for the abrupt ending deals with funding and opportunity issues. He said the city often takes the opportunity to put in a strip of bike lane wherever it can, and sometimes that leads to less than ideal entry and exit points.
The only warning sign for the impending doom on Hennepin is on the far right side of the street. But if there is any traffic, the tiny black and white sign gets blocked from view. And if a bus pulls up alongside a cyclist, [see picture below] they're pretty much trapped.
Umm... enjoy the sky and try not to get hit?
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This is a very decent, rugged flight case--especially for the money. My only complaint is that there is no interior slot for the neck or mouthpiece (or any accessories for that matter). This might be a good case to buy if you used it only for airline travel and carried your mouthpiece and accessories separately.
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I ordered a SKB 150 hard shell case for tenor. It is 9 x 14 x 33. I was a bit disappointed with it in that it is bulkier in my opinion than it needs to be. For example the case my Soloist sax came in is 7 x 13 x 32. However the SKB case is in my opinion much more sturdy because of the rounded shape which makes it less flexible. Another thing that is disappointing is there is no recession in the case for the neck, mouthpiece, reeds, cork grease, swab, or anything else. They do give you a somewhat undersized stuff sack for the neck and you can shove most of those items into the stuff sack and put it into the bell. However there is space in the Styrofoam liner for most of those items. The cases liner is Styrofoam of the white beer cooler type covered with fake fur. After I decided I would keep the case, I tackled a recess for the cork grease first. I slit the fake fur liner with a single edge utility razor blade. I then tried to pound a socket head from a socket wrench set to form the recess. I really didn't work very well as the foam is pretty tough and doesn't dent easily.The best solution at least for me was to take a small screw driver and stick it under the fake fur and lift it up a bit and then just dig out the Styrofoam by scraping away a little at a time. I was able to create a place for the cork grease on one side, and another larger cut out for the neck on the other side of the case. As for the mouthpiece, I just decided to stick that into the stuff sack along with the reeds, and a Korg M-30 digital tuner. I was able to fit in the neck strap, metronome, and marching Lyre around the sax as there were areas in the original factory foam job that are not totally form fitting most likely due to variances in various saxophones.As for the carry on issue, one of my friends looked at it and felt it was carry on. I put my one actually legal carry on bag beside it, and the major part of the case is definitely carry on size, it's only the neck portion which stretches the size limitation, and that could never be over comeI think it boils down to the temperament of the cabin personnel. If you are going to carry a Tenor on board, I would not take another carry on other than something small like a purse. It seems to me if you seem reasonable, you won't have a problem with the dimension being a bit too long. The good thing about the SKB case is that it should be sturdy enough if you are forced to check the item.Luckily for me I only have a Kessler Soloist sax so I'm not terribly worried about it. On the other hand if I had a top of the line Selmer, I wouldn't want to let it out of my sight. If I'm questioned about it, I'm going to claim that Sax is worth $4,500.00 and I'm reluctant to check it because of it's value and fragility.I should mention though that one thing I don't care for about the SKB case is the flip type latches they are sturdy enough but the could get bumped open if checked. In that sense the Protech cases with a zipper seem better, but they have too many extra pockets on the side. For me, I think the best case for air travel would be a small sturdy case of the SKB style but with latches that have a double safety lock of some type. Also the accessory strap WW&BW sells for the case really isn't all that great. You would probably do better to just get strap off of some other piece of luggage you already own.
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I have had my case for a few years now and have no complaints on how it has held up and protected my saxophone. My most recent trip to DC I had no damage despite shuffling on and off planes and buses. There is not a lock on the case, so you will want to use it for carry-on only. There is also no extra storage room for extra mouthpieces, reeds, etc., so plan on carrying an extra gig bag with you if you have more accessories than you can fit in the bell.
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I'm a pro player. I have had Protec cases, but found that they were a bit flexy. I bought the lower end SKB case because it was so light. It's about as basic a case as you can have. The hard foam in the cases can be contoured with a firm press of the thumb. They don't fit like a glove, and you might need to put a small 'shim' or foam in but, overall they don't flex at all, they're feather light, and if you always will have it in your hands, never check it as baggage, it will work great. One more thing. Use a luggage clip/strap around it for extra safety.
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I Love this case! As many times as I have dropped my horn in this case, the case and the horn are never damaged. I give this case 5 stars.
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I've had my SKB for a week now, and I only have good things to say about it. It's light, and getting the shoulder strap makes it easy to carry. I plan on doing some traveling in the near future with my college band, and this case is tough enough to make it through while the horn stays in perfect shape. It gets two thumbs up from me.


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NORTH BAY – An IRS audit sweep on winery inventory accounting methods in Napa and Sonoma counties may not bring as much financial impact as had been feared when it began earlier this year, following recent meetings with winery accountants.
In late August, an IRS inventory specialist and auditors started individual meetings with 28 local operations targeted in a "compliance initiative project" on whether common wine industry last-in, first-out – LIFO – inventory pool "items" are too broad and, thus, distort income to be taxed.
"The good news is that the IRS seems willing to compromise a little bit," said Jeff Gutsch, founder of the wine practice at CPA firm Moss Adams and part of a group of wine-focused accountants trying to resolve the LIFO question. "I'm mildly encouraged that some sort of resolution can be reached. I don't think LIFO will be as it's been, but I don't think it will be as extreme as they pushed for."
Nothing final was resolved in the recent meetings with the IRS, but the discussions provided a framework for the coalition of about 30 accountants from several firms to meet in the next couple of months to draft a proposal to the IRS on a solution, according to Mr. Gutsch.
That resolution may parallel the deal worked out between the automobile industry and the IRS, he noted. Changes in vehicle platforms were considered different vehicles requiring separate LIFO inventory items, while vehicle options such as transmission and roof types wouldn't.


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BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff said Brazil's economy grew significantly faster in 2012 than previously reported, a disclosure that could aid her reelection campaign next year but also raised some eyebrows because of its timing.
Rousseff told Spanish newspaper El País, in an interview published on Tuesday, that gross domestic product grew 1.5 percent last year, and not the 0.9 percent previously reported by the IBGE, Brazil's national statistics agency.
The revelation came in response to a journalist's question about slow growth during Rousseff's nearly three years in office. Brazil's economy grew 7.5 percent in 2010, the year she was elected, but has slowed sharply since then - which could be a liability as she plans to seek a second term next year.
"This week they decided to reevaluate GDP. And GDP last year, which was 0.9 percent, became 1.5 percent," said Rousseff, who is a trained economist.
"Now, this year we're going to grow a good deal more than 1.5 percent - we'll find out how much above," she added.
Her comments caused a minor stir in financial markets and on social media, in part because Brazilian law says the IBGE cannot inform government officials of economic data until the morning of its release.
The IBGE is scheduled to release third-quarter GDP data on December 3. Many economists expect that announcement to include a significant revision to the 2012 data because of a recent change in the IBGE's methodology.
"How did she have access to the information?" wrote one Twitter user, @tecomedina. Another, @caminho21, tweeted: "Why not (raise it) to 7 percent?"
A few hours after the interview was published, Rousseff's spokesman Thomas Traumann issued a statement to "clarify" that Rousseff was making an estimate "based on preliminary studies from the finance ministry."
A spokesperson for the IBGE said the statistics institute had not released any revised GDP data yet for 2012.
The IBGE, and Brazilian economic data generally, are widely viewed as reliable and of high integrity. Unlike neighboring countries such as Argentina, where political leaders often surprise reporters by announcing key data at public events, Brazil issues its major economic indicators at a set time and leaks are extremely rare.
However, Rousseff's left-leaning government endured scrutiny earlier this year when it resorted to accounting maneuvers to meet its main budget goal for 2012.
(Reporting by Alonso Soto and Rodrigo Viga Gaier; Writing by Brian Winter; Editing by Todd Benson and Chizu Nomiyama)


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LYNDEN — The city's prohibition on Sunday alcohol sales has been repealed after 41 years on the books.
LYNDEN — The city's prohibition on Sunday alcohol sales has been repealed after 41 years on the books.
In a 4-3 vote Monday, Oct. 20, City Council members lifted the Sunday ban.
A five business-day period must pass for the repeal to be official. That means it'll be after next Monday before the ban is officially lifted.
Council members Gary Bode, Gerald Kuiken, Doug Adelstein and Tobey Gelder voted in favor of repealing the law. Council members Ron De Valois, Nick Laninga and Dave Burns voted against repeal.
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Council members grappled with various issues, including whether or not repealing the ban might create more work for a police force that will be looking at a "hold-the-line budget," as De Valois put it. They discussed whether the community's values and character might be damaged and whether the conservative, Christian population in the town might be adversely affected.
In the end, the majority decided that a one-day-a-week ban made no sense.
"In my heart I don't believe that by lifting this ban we are going to see a change. It's the people in this community that make this community what it is," Kuiken said. "And I believe people should be given a choice."
Laninga, though, expressed concern that the city might change in some negative way by repealing the law, which has been in place since 1967.
"Many people do laugh and scoff at our town but we feel secure in the things that are part of our embedded culture and they're secure in that," he said. "I'm talking about the values that people have held in this community for many years."
Adelstein, like all council members, said he saw valid points on both sides of the argument. But for him, it came down to the fact that six days of the week residents can purchase alcohol. So why not a seventh?
"I really have trouble supporting a law that says to our adults that we know better," he said.
Adelstein also was concerned about some of the public comments on the issue at a previous council meeting.
"I didn't like some of the insinuation and judgment and questioning of people's morality or Christianity," he said. "I didn't like words being bandied about like pious or piety or hypocrite. This is a topic around which reasonable people can disagree."


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AutoCAD - Version 2014
(60 hours - 6.0 CEU's)
Begins October 7, 2014
Module I - Introduction to AutoCAD (24 hours)
In this hands-on computer aided drafting course, participants will be provided with an introduction to AutoCAD, which includes basic drawing and editing commands, how to coordinate entry methods, object snap techniques, display manipulation, automatic editing and text entry.
Module II - Intermediate AutoCAD (18 hours)
In this continuation of Introductory AutoCAD, participants will learn additional program features, including text manipulation, prototype drawings, scaling, layers, colors, and linetypes, hatching and sketching, dimensioning and tolerancing, groups, blocks, and plotting.
Module III - Advanced AutoCAD (18 hours)
This course has been developed to familiarize the participants with the major concepts of parametric-based Solid Modeling. The program is designed to provide students with hands-on experience using AutoCAD software.
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