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This guideline updates a previous version: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Prophylactic antibiotics in labor and delivery. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2003 Oct. 8 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 47).
Infections during labor and delivery
Pregnant women and their neonates
Use of prophylactic antibiotic treatment in the following clinical situations:
Note: Antibiotic prophylaxis was also considered but not recommended in the following situations: cervical/abdominal cerclage, perineal trauma, and the manual removal of placenta.
The MEDLINE database, the Cochrane Library, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' own internal resources and documents were used to conduct a literature search to locate relevant articles published between January 1990 and January 2011. The search was restricted to articles published in the English language. Priority was given to articles reporting results of original research, although review articles and commentaries also were consulted. Abstracts of research presented at symposia and scientific conferences were not considered adequate for inclusion in this document. Guidelines published by organizations or institutions such as the National Institutes of Health and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists were reviewed, and additional studies were located by reviewing bibliographies of identified articles.
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Studies were reviewed and evaluated for quality according to the method outlined by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force:
I: Evidence obtained from at least one properly designed randomized controlled trial.
II-1: Evidence obtained from well-designed controlled trials without randomization.
II-2: Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case–control analytic studies, preferably from more than one center or research group.
II-3: Evidence obtained from multiple time series with or without the intervention. Dramatic results in uncontrolled experiments also could be regarded as this type of evidence.
III: Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical experience, descriptive studies, or reports of expert committees.
Analysis of available evidence was given priority in formulating recommendations. When reliable research was not available, expert opinions from obstetrician–gynecologists were used. See also the "Rating Scheme for the Strength of Recommendations" field regarding Level C recommendations.
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The type of supporting evidence is identified and graded for each recommendation (see the "Major Recommendations" field).
Appropriate use of prophylactic antibiotics in labor and delivery
These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variations in practice may be warranted based on the needs of the individual patient, resources, and limitations unique to the institution or type of practice.
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
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While there's not a major festival to distract us this weekend - UtahArts Festival was well attended despite the heat - there are several worthwhile diversions available as we prep for the big Fourth of July holiday next week - and work to stay cool.
On Thursday night, the Gallivan Center hosts the Americana band Avett Brothers, pictured above. Hailing from North Carolina, this group seamlessly blends pop elements with old-time sounds for a unique sound. They sincerely work hard as a live act to try and ensure everyone's impressed - which is generally what happens. It's also exciting to note their album "The Carpenter" hits in September, so long-time fans can expect some new tunes as well as old faves. This is one of the more attractive concerts at Gallivan this summer, which in its revamped form is a ton of fun. Tickets remain on sale at smithstix.com.
Friday night would be a good time to head into Park City's Wasatch Brew Pub for the hard-fired country rock of local faves, Triggers & Slips. Led by solid singer/songwriter Morgan Snow, these guys put on a no-frills performance that is almost guaranteed to impress. Tickets will be available at the door.
And finally on Sunday night, surf-rock guitar legend Dick Dale headlines a show at Liquid Joe's. If you grew up reading rock guitar magazines like yours truly, you've been schooled about Dale's six-string greatness for many a moon. And even though he's now 75, the lefty can still rip it up in his signature, singular style. And what better way to kick off your July than by dancing to some classic summer sounds?
Tickets are $20 for the 7 p.m. gig and remain on sale through smithstix.com.

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Dice Sets
Dice sets, especially 7-piece RPG dice sets. Everything from metal dice sets and stone dice sets to pearlized and magma dice sets. Also includes other sets of dice such as 10d6 crystal dice sets.
Arkham Horror Dice Set - Set of 5 Beige and Black Dice$11.00
Beige & Black Steampunk Dice Set$17.95
Beige and Black Call of Cthulhu Dice Set$16.95


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Amputee Rehab Program
An amputation to an extremity may occur due to trauma or disease. Having an extremity amputated is a life changing event.
Frazier Rehab Institute provides comprehensive treatment and addresses lifestyle changes to promote independence, function and productivity. Our comprehensive treatment is for all levels of amputation – both upper and lower extremities – and provides post-operative amputation treatment as well as prosthetic training. Individuals who have amputations are provided therapy from acute care through outpatient rehab in order to return to the home and community environments. This involves not only the patient, but also the family and friends who make up their support network. Together, Frazier helps ensure a successful outcome.
Program Goals and Benefits:
- Provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach including physical and occupational therapy, psychology, therapeutic recreation and nutritionist
- Assist patients with adaptive daily living skills
- Educate patients with amputations regarding prosthetic options, community resources and adaptive recreation
- Promote overall improved health and mobility to prevent further limb loss
- Develop a comprehensive plan for the patient and family to identify needed resources and services and make appropriate referrals (Vocational Rehab, Veterans Affairs, Amputee Coalition of America, adaptive driving evaluation, etc).
- Promote maximum independence at home and in the community
- Close relationships with all prosthetic companies in the area: Kentucky Prosthetics, Louisville Prosthetics, Center for Orthotics and Prosthetics, Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Life skills training with emphasis on:
- Adjustment to life without a limb
- Pain management
- Pre-prosthetic limb care
- Preparation for prosthesis
- Skin care
- Management of diabetes and vascular disease (if applicable)
- Preservation of remaining of limbs
- Adaptive mobility (wheelchair training, use of crutches/walkers)
- Frazier Rehab Institute Amputee Rehab Handbook
- Adaptive driving evaluations
- Amputee support group at Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital
- Wheelchair and DME prescription
- Wheelchair Seating and Mobility Clinic
- Continuum of care with home health services and/or outpatient services
Service Locations:
Frazier Rehab Institute
220 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: 502.582.7400


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Jonathan Lampe and Andy White will be presenting "Next Generation Web Servers" at the popular IT-oriented Pecha Kucha Happy Hour at the University of Wisconsin today. This presentation format will involve 20 slides, each only displayed for 20 seconds, and will quickly cover Nginx, Jetty, Kayak and lighttp's roles as logical replacements for IIS and Apache in elastic architecture.
If you cannot see this presentation in person, you may want to view an earlier recording of this topic here, or read the original "Web Server Threading Models" article.


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We require all of our instructors to be currently employed as professional penetration testers; rather than providing students with theory, we provide them the knowledge on how to perform real-world internal, external and wireless penetration tests for fortune 500 companies. With a combined security experience counting in decades, our instructors are able to pass on their tips and knowledge to a new generation of professionals.
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Ms. Brenda Daniels, of Casscoe, is pleased to announce the marriage of her daughter, Teighlor Paige Daniels, to Steven Cole Chaney, son of Joe and Laura Chaney, of Hamburg. Teighlor is also the daughter of Kirk Daniels, of Humphrey.
The couple affirmed their love and was married Oct. 19 along the banks of Moro State Park in Jersey with a beautiful setting of fall decorations.
Don Paul Sleming of the Cloverdale Assembly of God in Crossett performed the ceremony. The bride was attended by Sessely McCarty, of Little Rock as maid of honor. Heather Tumbleson, of Jonesboro, cousin of the bride, and Valen Franks, of Humphrey, were bridesmaids.
Best man was Evan Chaney, of Start, La., brother of the groom. Aaron Watt, of Hamburg, and Thomas Henley, of Warren, served as groomsmen. Halen Earls, niece of the bride, was the flower girl and Mugen, the bride's Siberian husky, was the ring bearer. Stonewall Bryant, of Humphrey, cousin of the bride, served as escort.
The bride is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a Bachelor's degree in English. She plans to attend Arkansas State University-Beebe next fall to study in the vet tech program.
The groom is also a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a Bachelor's degree in English.
The couple will begin their new life together in Beebe.
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Midland center Austin Passmore scored a game-high 14 points, including eight in the first quarter, as the Junior Mustangs jumped in front and held off a third quarter surge by Pangburn for a 46-28 win on Tuesday night at Tiger Arena in Pangburn. Midland led 12-6 after the first quarter and 25-15 at halftime. The Junior Tigers outscored Midland 10-7 in the third quarter to pull within six entering the final period. Pangburn center Nic Lukas sparked the third quarter comeback with consecutive baskets, including a turnaround jumper from right side followed by a bucket from right block off an assist from guard Ty Gee. Gee snared a loose ball and drove the floor for a layup as Pangburn suddenly pulled within six, causing Midland to call for timeout with 2:05 left in the third quarter. After the break in action, Midland scored four straight as forward Heath Fortson notched a bucket inside off an assist from Passmore then forward Seth Milam got a layup off an assist from guard Jason Smith as the Jr. Mustangs beat Pangburn's full-court press for an easy bucket. Lukas trimmed Pangburn's deficit to 33-25 entering the fourth quarter with a leaner in traffic, but Midland broke the game wide open by opening the final period with an 8-2 spurt, starting with a bucket in the paint from Passmore. Following Passmore's game-high 14 points for Midland, Milam added seven points and Smith finished with six points, sinking two three-pointers in the second quarter. Lukas led Pangburn with 10 points, forward Dylan Turley followed with seven points, while Gee added six and guard Tristan Burns finished with five.
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Chris Paul (knee) will not play in Tuesday's game against the Rockets.
The Jazz agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent Joe Johnson on a two-year, $22 million deal.
The Hawks and Suns have "pondered in recent days" a trade involving Paul Millsap and a collection of Suns draft picks, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com.
The Hawks have reached an agreement with Kent Bazemore for a deal worth $70 million over four years.
The Knicks and Joakim Noah have officially agreed on a four-year, $72 million deal.
The Suns have agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with unrestricted free agent Jared Dudley.
The Pelicans have an agreement with E'Twaun Moore on a four-year, $34 million deal.
Unrestricted free agent Dwyane Wade is fielding offers in the $20 million-per-season range, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.
Free agent center Justin Hamilton has agreed to a two-year, $6 million deal with the Nets.
The Bulls met with unrestricted free agent Rajon Rondo on Friday.
The Grizzlies and Mike Conley have agreed in principle to a five-year, $153 million deal.
Dwight Howard has reached an agreement on a three-year, $70.5 million deal with the Hawks.


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This tuggable toy is twice as thick as the original Braidz from KONG, for lasting appeal at a very affordable price. Stuffed heads and tightly braided bodies offer multiple grabbing points, and the various textures help floss and clean teeth as your pet plays. After tugging and chewing, your dog may just as easily cuddle up next to these adorable critters. An inner squeaker adds to your dog's enjoyment. Made with minimal stuffing in four styles.
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City of Wilmington Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
Posted on 06/25/2013 3:20 pm
Wednesday, June 19th through Saturday, June 22nd, the City of Wilmington celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the annual DuPont® Clifford Brown Jazz Festival and hosted some of the largest crowds in Jazz Fest history.
The Jazz Festival, which is a signature event for the City, is recognized for bringing world class artists to perform in downtown Wilmington, and has received notoriety as one of the largest free music festivals on the East Coast.
This year's Jazz Festival featured top jazz artists such as: Benny Golson, The Buster Williams Quartet (featuring: Buster Williams; Patrice Rushen; Stefon Harris and Cindy Blackman-Santana), BWB (featuring: Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown), and Lalah Hathaway.
"Clifford Brown is a jazz legend, so we will continue celebrating his legacy by hosting the DuPont® Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, and introducing new generations to his music," said Mayor Dennis P. Williams. "But the Jazz Festival could not be successful without the support from the community, so a special thank you to all those who attended the Festival from near and far."
Two new additions to the DuPont® Clifford Brown Jazz Festival were Friday night's Silver Trumpet Reception and Sunday's Jazz Brunch.
The Silver Trumpet Reception was an outdoor block party on Market Street between 8th and 10th Streets. More than 300 people danced on Market Street into late hours of the night, as the block party featured live music and performances by bands JD3 and To The Maxx.
The Jazz Brunch, hosted at Chelsea's Tavern, allowed almost 100 guests to enjoy brunch while listening to live music performed by artists E. Shawn Qaissaunee and Sharon Sable.
In commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the DuPont® Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, the Division of Communications and Cultural Affairs raffled off autographed instruments that were signed by the performing artists. The instruments included: a microphone signed by Lalah Hathaway, electric guitar signed by Kirk Whalum, a trumpet and saxophone signed by all three members of BWB, and a set of drumsticks signed by Cindy Blackman-Santana.
"The DuPont® Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is a staple of Wilmington arts culture and history, but we wanted to bring a new energy and feel," said Ken Briscoe, Director of Communications and Cultural Affairs. "It was exciting to see crowds of thousands and thousands of people enjoying the music in Rodney Square. What better way to celebrate the festival's 25th anniversary."


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Expectant Mothers and Passengers with Disability
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Expectant Mothers
- No health report is necessary until the end of the 27th week of pregnancy.
- The report should be in Turkish or English.
- Pregnant women expecting one baby can fly with a doctor's report that states that they are fit to fly by air carriage between 28-35 weeks. (Early days of the 28th week and last days of the 35th week.) After that, they are no longer fit to fly even with medical clearance.
- Pregnant women expecting twins or more can fly with a doctor's report that states that they are fit to fly by air carriage between 28-31 weeks. After that, they are no longer fit to fly even with medical clearance.
- Medical clearance must be dated maximum 7 days prior to the flight.
- The doctor's name and surname, diploma number and signature must be shown clearly on the medical clearance.
Passengers With Disability
We suggest that our passengers arrive in the airports at least 1 hour before domestic flights and 3 hours before international flights so their flight transactions can be completed on time.
The cabin crew unfortunately cannot help you during the flight in matters related to breathing devices, food, monitoring medication and restroom needs. However, they will assist you on opening of your meal cover and utensils in plastic bags, and on your way to the door and back if you need to use the lavatories.
Our ill passengers:
- The passenger is fit to travel by air.
- Such report shall not be older than 10 days as of the date of issue, and shall have been issued either in Turkish or English.
- Passengers in need of care during the flights may only fly accompanied by their attendants.
Our Visually Impaired and Hearing Impaired Passengers:
- No medical reports are requested from visually impaired and hearing impaired passengers and they may travel unaccompanied. Passengers should inform the call center agent regarding their impairment so that this could be indicated in the PNR so that necessary precautions could be taken to avoid the service disruptions. However, passenger with both visual and hearing impairments must travel attended.
- Guide dogs are accepted into the cabin free of charge *Reservations for guide/service dogs are not required but preferred . Dogs attending passengers with their disabilities are allowed into the cabin without being placed in a cage. Guide/service dogs should be trained and should be wearing vest indicating that they are working dogs. The dogs must be clean, obedient and they must sit in front of passenger and or under neat the seat. The guide dogs accepted on board must have a valid health certificate, identification, vaccination documentation and other documentation required by the laws of the country that is traveled to.
Our passengers with Limited Movement Ability:
- No reports are requested from passengers with disabilities, however, passengers with disabilities that cannot use the lavatories unattended or those with disabilities that prevent them to exit the aircraft by themselves if needed are not allowed to board the aircraft unattended unless they claim self sufficiency.
- the requests for stretcher shall be assessed within a period of 24 hours. You may obtain information for flights departing in less than 24 hours from our reservation units.
- A separate check-in counter is found in the Ataturk Airport for our disabled passengers. Disabled passengers are given priority in other airports.
Who Isn't Allowed to Board the Aircraft?
- Passengers who need to use electrical or pressurized equipment during the flight (Except for oxygen tubes and portable respiratory equipment supplied by Turkish Airlines). However passengers may bring their own portable oxygen concentrators, CPAP machines etc as long as the device is FAA approved and passengers are responsible to have enough battery for the duration of the flight.
- Passengers who have had asthma attacks before the plane's doors have been closed,
- Newborn infants who have been born within the last 48 hours,
- Passengers with contagious diseases during the communicable term of their disease are not allowed to board the aircraft under any circumstances.
Information on safety restrictions.In order to load the equipment that belong to disabled passengers and are bigger than standard wheelchair, the size information of the same is submitted to Technical Directorate by the reservation personnel, and if Technical Directorate gives approval, the equipment is admitted.
Information on how to obtain assistance.
Reservations are made through the Call Center, ticket sales offices, and the website. If requested via Reservation 48 hours before the flight, the PRM passengers are provided with companion, transportation and wheelchair services up to aircraft/terminal building free of charge during landing and takeoff. If such requests are made via the Call Center, ticket sales offices, or the website, they are first approved through the Reservation records, and then, the relevant passenger(s) is informed about such services (by phone, the website, ticket sales offices) The contact number is available in the contact section on ticket covers and the website. PRM passengers are advised to arrive 3 hours before at check-in.
Turkish Airlines Call Center Number : 0844 800 66 66
Information on seating on-board.
If the passengers make a relevant request in relation to their mobility restrictions (right/left leg fracture, etc.) during the reservation process, their seats are selected and approved accordingly. Seats available to PRM passengers are shown in the aircraft seating plans. Such passengers' seats are selected and finalized before the flight. It is ensured that they can travel on window seats. Although not available in the flights of the Company, the leg rest is special equipment used during the flights of passengers with leg fracture or leg disabilities. Leg rests are not used during takeoff and landing. Additional seats are used for such requests during flights.
Information on fitness to fly.
Admittance of Passengers With Partially or Completely Reduced Mobility. Medical report, waiver and release form are not required for the visually-impaired or hearing-impaired passengers considered as passengers with partially reduced mobility. Such passengers are allowed to travel on their own. Passengers who are both visually-impaired and hearing-impaired and who are considered as passengers with completely reduced mobility are not allowed to travel unaccompanied.
The passengers, whose one leg is broken, and who are considered as the passengers with partially reduced mobility (who can move with the crutches in case of emergency or for his own need), are allowed to travel unaccompanied by signing the Release and Waiver of Liability Form. Medical report is not required. However; if such passengers need assistance, then they must travel accompanied.
It is required that passengers, whose both legs are broken, or paraplegic passengers who are considered as passengers with completely reduced mobility (Cabin Wheelchair-WCHC), must travel accompanied. Such passengers are allowed to travel unaccompanied after signing Release and Waiver of Liability Form. Medical report is not required. Passengers, who can move up the stairs by walking, who can walk in the cabin and who are carried to/from the aircraft with ramp wheelchairs (Ramp wheelchair-WCHR), are allowed to travel on their own. Medical health report, or Release and Waiver of Liability Form are not required.
Passengers, who cannot move up/down the stairs but can walk in the cabin and who are carried to/from the aircraft with step wheelchairs (Step wheelchair-WCHS), are allowed to travel on their own. Medical health report or Release and Waiver of Liability Form are not required. Medical health report is not required for the elderly passengers with partially reduced mobility.
In the event that such passengers declare that they can meet their personal needs on their own on board the aircraft, they travel with no accompanying persons but in the event that the passengers declare exact the opposite, they travel with an accompanying person. Release and Waiver of Liability Form shall be filled in by the passengers in three copies during check-in.
One copy shall remain with the boarding personnel, one copy shall remain with the cabin chief, and one copy shall remain with the passengers. Release And Waiver of Liability Form shall not be used for the flights from/to USA.
Information on assistance dogs.
For admittance of assistance dogs to the flight, a valid immunization card, identity card and any other documents required as per the applicable rules in destination country must be checked by check-in personnel. If required documents are not available or missing, assistance dogs shall not be admitted to flight.
Assistance dogs are admitted to cabin free of charge. Assistance dogs are included in quota on pets allowed to be carried in passenger cabin. d. Assistance dogs are allowed in cabin without a cage/case. Assistance dogs must be clean, leashed and muzzled, and must sit on the floor next to their owner's feet.
Reservation must be made at least 48 hours prior to time of flight to carry assistance dogs in cabin or cargo compartment, and such reservation must be confirmed. (Assistance dogs may be admitted to flight subject to the approval by station official depending on the occupancy rate even if they do not have a confirmed reservation.) Passengers must be informed at the time of reservation about general rules in relation to carriage of live animals.
According to local regulations, it is not obligatory to admit animals other than dogs as assistance animals for flights from/to the USA. The authority to make final decision regarding admittance of assistance animals to flight is vested in Complaint Resolution Officer (CRO).
Information on oxygen.
During the flights, it is possible to supply the passengers with oxygen, the amount of which is specified in the medical reports of the passengers traveling by sitting or on stretchers. Moreover; during long flights, the passengers can be supplied with humidifier oxygen upon the demand of doctor.
Owing to the fact that medical certified oxygen tubes are available on board the aircraft, the sick passengers are not allowed to use their own oxygen tubes. However; oxygen tubes are allowed to be carried in the cargo compartment as checked baggage after the checks required for making sure that the tube is empty, are performed. Maximum weight of oxygen tubes must be 5 kilograms.
Medical ZP-100 P/N oxygen tubes used in the fleet can be used for 75-300 minutes. Oxygen flow can be adjusted according to the needs of the passengers. Oxygen, lasts for 75 minutes, when given 8I/min. maximum flow rate, lasts for 300 minutes, when given 2I/min. minimum flow rate. Oxygen tube demands must be stated at least 24 hours before the flight.
Respiratory Equipment
Portable oxygen concentrators (POC), respiratory equipment (respirator, ventilator) and sleep apnea equipment (CPAP) can be carried either with the passengers inside the cabin or in the cargo compartment. Such equipment must necessarily comply with RTCA standards and EMI, must be FAA-approved and their brands must be accepted by the Corporate.
(LifeStyle, AirSep Focus, AirSep FreeStyle 5, Delphi RS-00400, DeVilbiss Healthcare iGo, Inogen One, Inogen One G2, Inogen One G3, Inova LabsLifeChoice, Inova Labs LifeChoice Activox, International BiophysicsLifeChoice, Invacare XPO2, InvacareSolo2, Oxlife Independence Oxygen Concentrator, Oxus RS- 00400, Precision Medical EasyPulse, Respironics EverGo, Respironics SimplyGo, SeQual Eclipse and SeQual SAROS Portable Oxygen Concentrator) POC (Portable Oxygen Concentrator) electronic respiratory aids must not be confused with the oxygen tubes.
Reservation unit must be informed 48 hours before the flights and the approval of the Technical Directorate must be obtained for the usage demands. Sufficient amount of battery (extra battery which is one and a half times more durable than the flight period) must be supplied taking the flight period into account.
Information on how to get to and from the toilet on-board.
WCHR on board only available on widebody (B777/A330/A340) aircraft. Passengers with congenital physically and/or mentally sick, or the passengers with acquired incapacity for any reason whatsoever, and needing special attention and medical assistance during the flight operation. Evacuation of such passengers in case of any unplanned emergency shall be performed by the cabin crew members after all passengers are evacuated.
The ground handling agents shall be responsible for performance of the processes in relation to handing over of sick passengers, pregnant passengers, passengers with reduced mobility, mentally disabled passengers and such kinds of passengers, to the aircraft, and the station managers shall be responsible for adoption of the final decision in respect of ensuring the traveling of such passengers.
The cabin crew members are required to ensure the required coordination with the ground personnel during handing over of any passengers with reduced mobility and any passengers with wheelchair to the aircraft, and any irregularities occurred in respect of handing over of such passengers are required to be reported to the Cabin Operation Management through e-form. As per the Company regulations, the station officials shall be responsible for the coordination of required services and equipment (wheelchair, lift, etc.) in respect of carrying the sick passengers and passengers with reduced mobility in Company flights.
Sick passengers, or passengers with partially or completely reduced mobility are allowed to stay on board the aircraft during transit waiting periods upon agreement by the related departments. Any information transfer in relation to delays, announcements for in-flight service and connection flights in respect of the hearing impaired passengers shall be performed by the cabin crew visually/in writing.
The cabin crew members shall help the sick passengers and passenger with reduced mobility to reach the lavatories, to place their properties and to provide service for food/beverage/passenger comfort materials (opening the lid/bag, etc.), in the cabin during the flight, and the mobility shall be ensured through the in-flight wheelchair. Any seats on the window side shall be allocated for any disabled passengers defined as passengers with reduced mobility.
Blunt walking sticks carried by sick or elderly passengers for their personal use shall be taken at the entrance of the aircraft, and shall be kept temporarily in the coatroam, or inside the overhead bins at the aircraft having no coatroom, in order to be given back to the passenger at the end of the flight. The walking sticks may be carried by the passenger at USA flights. Tennis rockets may be carried by the passengers in the cabin under the National Civil Aviation Security Legislation Annex 17.
Information on toilets on board.
It is necessary to obtain information from Structural and Cabin Eng. Mngt.
Compensation for mobility equipment.
The compensation procedures are applied as per the International Rules (Montreal/Warsaw conventions).
Information on how to complain.
There is a CRO (Complaint Resolution Official) in the US arrival/departure stations. The web site includes the CRO list and their contact numbers. The web site also includes the Customer Relations Management contact details for all passenger complaints.
Information on PRM helpline.
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Catherine R. deVries, MD, FACS, is a Harvard, Duke and Stanford graduate who teaches surgery and public health at the University of Utah and Stanford, along with engineering innovation for the developing world.
She is now the recipient of the 2012 Surgical Humanitarian Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Pfizer.
The ACS is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons, founded in 1913, and it raises the standards of surgical practice and improves the care of the patient. And Dr. Catherine deVries is the epitome of raising those standards.
Dr. deVries received the award for devoting a great part of her career to ensuring the provision of surgical care to underpriviledged populations without expectation of reimbursement. She was one of five ACS members who received a surgical volunteerism award at an awards dinner held last week during the ACS Annual Clinical Congress in Chicago, IL. The volunteerism awards are given "in recognition of those surgeons committed to giving something of themselves back to society by making significant contributions to surgical care through organized volunteer activities." Some of her colleagues believe that her biggest achievement has been growing a small startup nonprofit organization that first ran out of her home into a premier global organization that is viewed as the go-to group for urology training in poor parts of the world.
Dr. deVries started her international volunteer career when she visited Honduras with the nonprofit organization Interplast. In 1994, Dr. deVries founded International Volunteers in Urology (IVUMed), the first nonprofit organization specifically focused on teaching urological care in settings with limited resources; IVUmed serves thousands of patients in need. Their work is spread through Latin America, Asia and Africa.
She serves as a member of the World Health Organization's Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis and the Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgery Committee. She was the first female member of the board of chairmen of the Société Internationale d'Urologie, where she serves as chair of the International Relations Committee.
Dr. deVries took a few moments to answer some questions for us.
Who inspired you to get involved with volunteering your time to those less fortunate?
"I had wanted to do something meaningful since I was a kid. Initially, I thought it would be in the Peace Corps, but while I was in medical school and residency, I had a professor who had founded Interplast, a nonprofit organization that provided surgical care and education for cleft lip and palates. My professor, Dr. Donald Laub, and I saw a need for reconstructive urological surgery for people in poor countries. We began to set up educational programs to train doctors to care for their patients in some of these countries around the world, and that has led to a career in global surgical education."
What was the hardest place to do your volunteer work?
"There are many places where we can serve patients directly, but the greater challenge, I think, is to make it sustainable, by training doctors. It can be hard to find the right doctors working in the right conditions to make the training stick, and for them to carry on the work when we are not there. Some places take longer than others, and in some places we haven't been successful. Nepal has been difficult because of the political situation, and because of nursing and doctor's strikes."
Who is your biggest role model?
"Could I mention two? My dad, Dr. Pieter deVries, was a pillar in pediatric surgery in his day. I value his devotion to the care of children even more as I have grown through my own career. And Dr. Don Laub, whose belief in students remains unflagging, and who has inspired me and many others to share our training and skills overseas."
What are your plans for the future? More volunteering? More teaching?
"I spend half of my time these days, traveling and supporting global surgical training, which includes not only overseas work but work with rural and underserved populations in the States. After 18 years, I remain the President of the nonprofit, IVUmed, which is active in almost 30 countries. In the last year, we also started a program, the Center for Global Surgery at the University of Utah, which helps students and faculty collaborate in training and research focusing on ways to make surgery more affordable and accessible, even in the States."


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-meet interesting people
the gym thing is what i anticipate having the most trouble with. im not averse to physical activity in general but ive never managed to get into a physical lifestyle. if i accomplish 70% of the things on that list though i will be fairly satisfied.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -
The University of Alabama had 48 student-athletes earn a place on the Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced Friday.
Six men's players earned the honor, which ranked them second among the league's teams. Carl Engstrom (Health Studies), Retin Obasohan (Finance), Levi Randolph (Marketing), Dakota Slaughter (Marketing/Spanish), Ricky Tarrant (Consumer Sciences) and Isiah Wilson (Art) all earned the honored.
The Crimson Tide's 2014 SEC Champion gymnastics team saw 10 student-athletes make the team, led by 2014 NCAA Elite 89 Award recipient Lauren Beers (Exercise Science) and 2013 NCAA Elite 89 winner Kim Jacob (Exercise Science). In addition to Beers and Jacob, Kaitlyn Clark (Exercise Science), Sarah DeMeo (Interdisciplinary), Ria Domier (Chemical Engineering), Lindsey Fowler (Human Develop. & Family Studies/Early Childhood Education), Lora Leigh Frost (General Health St.), Diandra Milliner (General Health St.), Carley Sims (Public Relations) and Kayla Williams (Public Relations) all earned the honor.
A dozen members of the Alabama men's swimming and diving team earned the accolade, including Jake Carloni (Advertising), Brian Carr (Chemical Engineering), Cameron Conners (Electrical Engineering), Phillip Deaton (Chemical Engineering), Philip Dockery (Chemical Engineering), Clark Garner (Management), Bjoern Hornikel (Human Performance Exercise Science), Travis Kerner (Biology), John Servati (Finance), Brett Walsh (General Studies), Brian Westlake (Finance) and Andrew Wrist (Aerospace Engineering).
There were 17 members of the Alabama women's swimming and diving team who earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, including Lisa Bogosian (Marine Science), Brooke Elias (Marketing), Emily Facchine (Chemical Engineering), Brittany Gilbert (Communication Studies), Anna Rae Gwarjanski (Journalism), Victoria Hove (Human Performance Exercise Science), Stephanie Kinsey (Nursing), Stephanie Klotz (Communicative Disorders), Angely Martinez (International Studies and French), Paige McCleary (Human Performance Exercise Science), Keelin McNamara (Public Relations), Justine Panian (Chemical Engineering), Morgan Presley (Human Performance Exercise Science), Michele Rielly (Restaurant and Hospitality Management), Emma Saunders (Geography), Lauren Searcy (Human Performance Exercise Science) and Kristel Vourna (Human Performance Exercise Science).
Emily Davis (Elementary Ed.), Nikki Hegstetter (Marketing) and Briana Hutchen (Comm. Studies) were honored from the Tide women's basketball team.
To earn a place on the honor roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.0 or better grade point average for either the preceding academic year or their career and be a sophomore or better in academic standing. The winter list honors those student-athletes that participate in men's and women's basketball, gymnastics and men's and women's swimming and diving.


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Spotlight for Career Services ProfessionalsSeptember 4, 2013
Effective leaders must be flexible and situational in motivating
others. In the book "Leadership in Career Services: Voices from the
Field," Manny Contomanolis, associate vice president of enrollment
management and career services at the Rochester Institute of
Technology, writes that the key is not to treat people the way you want to be treated, but rather the way they want to be treated.
"Recognizing the individual differences in your team members and
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SPOCOM ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTERSeptember 23, 2011 by autofashion
Another year has past and one of our most anticipated shows to be at was SPOCOM. This year we didnt have much to display but the cars that display with us came out and showed what Autofashion is about. Dennis's M45 FUGA was looking clean that day even for a long drive up from San Diego and also sitting in the parking lot from 8:30am to 1:30pm. I wont get into how the show went and what not. Im just going to put up coverage that special K took and lets enjoy the cars.
Here is Miguel showing off his dope ride. This is one of those cars that get overseen by many that dont know what it is or never seen it. Keep an eye out for this one! This is one guy that has alot of tricks up his sleeve hahaha!
Now here is Oscar aka Pancakes! Q45. This is a classic look for a classy car and if you see him when hes on his off time at the waddup wednesday meets his swag is even classy. More to come on this car because there are things in the works so everyone " DONT CALL IT A COME BACK! WE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS!!!!
Yes Autofashion had a line up of Infiniti's! Everyone asked "What happen to all the Lexus's?" They either sold or being worked on or the " You guys focusing on Ruckus's?" Let it be known we are a custom boutique shop that works on all types, makes, and models…4 wheel or 2 it doesnt matter we love creating things that keep this industry going! Foreign or Domestic Autofashion has a look for you!
Ok enough said and let the pictures do the talkin!
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Titus "Baatin" Glover, one third of the original Detroit hip hop group Slum Village, was found dead this Saturday morning; he was 35 years old. The cause of death is still unannounced, but it's clear that he had been sick for some time. In 2002 he told the Free Press that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Later his illness led him to leave Slum Village. But recently he rejoined a new incarnation of the group, with plans to record and tour.
It's a bittersweet ending when music is rescued from obscurity only after death. J Dilla's death weighed heavy on the entire hip hop community, but at the same time it sparked a huge increase in appreciation for his production and the music of Slum Village. The Detroit hip hop family is clearly close-knit, so it's comforting to know that Baatin's family and friends have full support in each other, along with support from fans around the world. Our thoughts are with the Glover family, and we're truly saddened by the loss.
Thanks to Black Milk for this video with his reflections and a bit of footage of the original SV's last video shoot.
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Reaction to President Obama's speech in Berlin
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders welcomes President Obama's announcement regarding further, specific steps towards a world without nuclear weapons.
Belgium shares this vision and participates in this respect within NATO and in the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. With this proposal, a further major reduction in the US and Russia's arsenals of strategic nuclear weapons is one step closer. Belgium also hopes that the US and Russia will start negotiations as soon as possible on reductions in non-strategic nuclear weapons.
It is encouraging that, in spite of current tensions and insecurity in certain parts of the world, the message of peace through nuclear disarmament remains high on the agenda. Belgium calls on all countries to rally around this message and contribute actively to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and therefore to a safer world for everyone.


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La Monnaie ¦ Concerts ¦ Ludovic Morlot ¦ Intro
Ludovic Morlot
A very interesting and eclectic programme is being offered by Ludovic Morlot. In fact he is bringing together classical, neo-classical and modern works all in the space of one evening! Haydn's Cello Concerto in D major, rediscovered in the middle of the 20th century, shows him to be the master of classicism and will certainly test its performers to the limit and culminate in a striking finale. Preoccupied with the musical forms of the past, Stravinsky, towards the end of the 1910s, created a neo-classical period of which Pulcinella, a composition commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev for his Russian Ballet Company, was the inaugural piece. He alludes to the work of Pergolesi, as well as that of other 18th century Italian composers, and yet retains his own original style of writing. Anton Webern, with his symphony for chamber orchestra, opens a window onto a poetic, original world of sound which invites us, with the importance he attaches to silences, to rediscover the intrinsic beauty of sound.
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Climate Reality Project - an online global event starting in Mexico City on September 14th and ending in NYC at 7pm, September 15th, called 24 Hours of Reality. Each hour there will be a climate change presentation in a different time zone. From Tonga to Cape Verde, Mexico City to Alaska, Jakarta to London, people living with the impacts of climate change every day will tell their story. Click here to find the location — or locations — where you would like to watch a presentation. Due to logistical considerations, three of the presentations will be broadcast remotely from New York — Tonga, the Solomon Islands and French Polynesia — but will include local footage and information. All other presentations will be filmed on location around the world. climaterealityproject.org
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Gardening Articles: Landscaping :: Trees, Shrubs, & Vines
Smoke Bush
by Vicky Congdon
If you've got a spot in the yard for something really eye-catching and a little different, consider smoke bush (Cotinus). The colorful foliage of this unusual ornamental is attractive throughout the season, but really heats up in fall, deepening to brilliant shades of purple, red, or orange-yellow, depending on the variety. As the large, loose clusters of tiny greenish flower blossoms fade, the flower stalks get longer and by midsummer are covered with fuzzy purple or pink hairs. These feathery trusses look like puffs of smoke -- hence the common name smoke bush or smoke tree. Even with these showy blossoms and vibrantly colored leaves, smoke bush is an easy plant to work into the landscape because it combines so readily with other perennials.
Striking as a single plant, it is spectacular in a group. "This plant is definitely underused," says Alan Summers, owner of Carroll Gardens, a retail and mail-order nursery in Westminster, Maryland. "It just marches out of here. Once people see it, they take it home."
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Another recommendation from Summers is to start with a named variety. Bill Funkhouser, assistant director of horticulture at Wayside Gardens in Hodges, South Carolina, agrees. "Although the American native has good fall color and I'd like to see it grown more," he notes, "you want the best show you can get out of your plants, and a selected variety will give you the best blooming, the best form and the most consistent coloration."
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'Velvet Cloak' has reddish purple leaves that hold their color well through the season, turning to a brilliant deep red in fall. It produces many purply pink "smokes." "It's just spectacular all season long," says Summers.
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Hardier still are the green-leaved smoke bushes, and 'Daydream', with blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in fall, is a very attractive variety. Its pink smokes stay showy for a long period of time.
A pink hybrid, 'Grace', is now available in the United States. A cross between Cotinus obovatus and 'Velvet Cloak,' it has won several awards in England. "The 4- to 6-inch leaves are about 1/3 larger than those of other cultivars and the huge smokes are almost a fluorescent pink," says Rick Eggimann, owner of Hollandia Gardens, wholesale growers in Hubbard, Oregon. The purplish red foliage turns red-orange in fall. 'Grace 'is a very vigorous grower, however, and tends to be lanky rather than bushy, he notes. It requires some vigilance with the pruning shears during the growing season to keep it looking good.
Whether you plant one smoke bush or group several together, choose the location carefully. "It's too large to be a foundation plant, and I wouldn't simply park it in the middle of the lawn as a single specimen, either," says Alan Summers. "Think of it as a lilac in terms of placement. It's a good screening plant and works well on the edge of the property, perhaps dressed down with another shrub.


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Todd Robertson returns to the podium after serving doping suspension
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Todd Robertson of the CVC/FRANCO Racing Team returned to the podium at the 2012 Niwot Criterium just weeks after his 15 month suspension for doping was complete. Todd took 2nd at the 2010 race and he placed 1st in the 2012 Niwot Criterium
Todd taking 2nd at Niwot in 2010.
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the great return
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Isn't that nice.....
Points: 2
Todds Return
Submitted by Craig Hofer (not verified) on
Nice job Todd and Larry,
You kicked my ass on Sun.
Come om guys sign your names
Points: -7
Well Said Craig - Thank You!
Submitted by C-Man (not verified) on
For those willing to arrive at conclusions about TR by leaning on innuendo and a couple public statements from USADA...I say go learn the facts...man up and go ask TR for the facts about his experience with USADA...and then ask TR about putting in the miles...and while you are at it ask Larry about his training, his racing and his willingness to back up his pals...facts are stubborn things.
Points: 13
Here's an irrefutable fact
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Here's an irrefutable fact you seem to overlook: he doped to get an unfair advantage in local amateur masters' bicycle races.
Don't want to hear his excuses or rationale.
Points: 8
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Well yes, the suspension is indeed an irrefutable fact. And no, USADA's methods and agenda are not irrefutable.
Points: 12
Really, the USADA is out to get a local master's racer
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Also irrefutable, TR accepted the suspension and cooperated with USADA. The USADA agenda??? What possibly could their agenda be, other than going after a guy that they knew was doping!
Once again, people seem to overlook that the guy got caught in an out of competition test! The USADA KNEW he was doping before the test. How did they know? Just maybe because Joe Papp gave him up as a client. Papp said that 75% of his clients were local master's racers. Hmmmmm
Points: 2
Out to get master racers
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Probably, if they can give up information and oh, yes, if they doped.
Points: 1
Out to get masters
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
You are correct; USADA would go after anyone that they knew was doping. But when was the last time there local races had random drug checks, or much less out of competition tests? Never. USADA had prior knowledge and busted him out of competition; masters racers are not being targeted, one guy was!
The recent story about the Gran Fondo New york positive tests were an anomoly, the organizers paid for the drug testing themselves!
Points: -13
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
What other facts are there? So we should go talk to Todd and he will give us "the facts"? Or will he give us his side of the story. There is a difference. Say what you want about Chuck, at least he publically made comments about his situation. I will take that any day verses hiding behind saying "you do not know the facts".
He is an idea, maybe if all these facts are out there, Todd should release a statment. Big Eveil USADA is out to get Todd, just like they want Lance.
You want a fact? Todd was a solid cat 3 tt rider. That was it. Then he started to get a lot better in his late 40's, then he moved up to cat 2, then he started to win 35 plus open races, even hangining on with much smaller climbers, then a pro/1/2 team signed him in his late 40's. Those are facts. I have no idea how he did it and I have no knowledge that he doped. But boy that is an amazing set of facts.
Points: 14
The guy can TT that is for
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The guy can TT that is for sure. And that is what he did today with the help of his teammate marking everyone. Not really a classic crit win but then again, not a classy guy. What a joke.
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My husband and I had planned on shopping that night, for fun stuff I really looked forward to buying—new bedroom furniture, or new tile for the bathroom, or new landscaping. But for the life of me, I cannot remember what we were looking for because I have a mental block about reliving that night, a mental block whose name is Angus.
Angus is our son. At that point, he was attending an all-boy, testosterone-laden, Jesuit-run high school. Our reason for sending him there instead of to a larger, coed school was that we wanted him to focus on getting an education, not on getting a date. And so far, that's exactly how it had worked out.
Until the night my husband and I had planned our shopping spree. Angus needed a ride to a friend's house—a new friend, whom we had never met. The nameless friend whose calls made my son disappear into his room, shut the door and drain his phone's battery.
The friend's house was in one of those subdivisions with the kind of name that suggests what used to be—Rolling Meadows, Fox Crossing, Standing Tall Oaks—before the earth movers and graders churned the wilderness into nice sloping lawns that drained away from the four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath McMansions. We arrived to find the new friend, a waifish, Winona Ryder type (Heathers vintage), waiting at the front door in her short skirt and tiny T-shirt that stretched a tie-dyed peace sign across her chest. Oh, please! Honey, I had that same shirt back in 1972!
My son had a look on his face that I had seen before, but only when he was experiencing a chocolate birthday cake with six candles on it, or a fever of 103°, or a ginormous box underneath the Christmas tree with a tag that read TO ANGUS FROM SANTA.
He jumped out of the car and then. . . gave her a hug! Not the awkward, lots-of-air-between-us hug that he usually gave me. Nope. This was a full--contact, lingering hug. With back rubbing. That's when I heard that high-pitched white noise in my ears. I was having either a panic attack or a stroke. As we drove away through the winding streets and I was certain that we were out of visual range, I began to cry—a real honest-to-God, shoulder-shaking, snot-producing wail. Because that tart, that vixen, that tiny temptress who had opened the front door? She had replaced me!
She wasn't the first girl my son had known. (And just how well did he know her, anyway?) There was, for example, the big group of seven or eight girls who came over whenever Angus's guy posse was in residence. They draped themselves over the furniture like melting timepieces in a Dalí painting and helped balance out the boy-stink with their heady mixture of perfumes.
They went to the all-girl, so-called sister school to my son's all-guy institution. My daughter had gone there, too, so I knew these girls. I mean, I knew their type—driven, take-no-prisoners kinds of girls who had it together and weren't going to settle for anything less than an Ivy League college or a hoity-toity liberal arts school and husbands or boyfriends who were their equals. Those were the girls I had envisioned my son dating. In fact, I had already picked one out. She was the one—Zoey? Chloe? Someone-oey—who worked as a camp counselor in the summer; the one with the red hair; the one who, I was certain, would bless me with a crop of redheaded grandchildren, who backpacked in Alaska, who knew how to set a fracture with a tree limb. Not this . . . person whose name I didn't even know.
I didn't get it. Even worse, according to my son, her parents had a problem with her coming over to our house.
Were they worried that he would somehow violate their daughter? That while she was in our home, I'd be too busy in my crystal meth lab or passed out on the sofa after a night of heavy partying to keep an eye on the two of them while they fornicated in my son's room? No, no, no, it wasn't that, Angus said. It was the neighborhood.
Who were these people? I admit that our city neighborhood, with its ethnic grocery stores, its higgledy-piggledy window displays, its traffic, its guys at the bus stop with their droopy pants, might look a little different to strip mall–shopping, SUV-driving suburbanites than it did to us. But would Angus now adopt their perspective as his own? God forbid.
He usually introduced me to his friends; he usually made it a point to introduce me to his friends and, in doing so, would bring up an odd fact about me, like "Hey, this is my mom. She once did stand-up comedy!" (What especially pleased me is that he'd leave out the part about me totally bombing.) Had my son not introduced me to her on purpose? Was he suddenly embarrassed by me? Or was he afraid that I would look her up on the Internet to see if she had any outstanding warrants, as I did with all my daughter's boyfriends?
Maybe the apple hadn't fallen far from the tree. See, back in the early '70s, when I was in high school and dating (or attempting to date), I used to tell the prospective suitor to please, please, please pick me up before 7 PM. And if for some reason he couldn't? Well, then, I told him, don't even bother coming over, because by then my father will be home from work. He was a police officer, and the last thing I wanted was to have my father standing in the kitchen in his uniform, with a loaded sidearm, asking my not-yet-boyfriend for his last name and date of birth so that he, my father, could then run him through the computer at work. For me, second dates had been as rare as albino buffalo.
I wasn't as bad as my dad, was I?
That first-girlfriend go-round eventually fizzled, and I was glad to be able to check it off my list of growing-up milestones: chicken pox, first bike ride, first fender bender. I knew that this was one thing on my list we'd be revisiting later and that, let's face it, I pretty much had to get on board with it, because what was the alternative? Me being the only woman in his life? That would be just plain sad. And it would, according to my CSI- and Law & -Order–watching husband, turn my son into a serial killer, and that's not what I wanted. Of course not. I wanted him to meet a girl and bring her around to the house, maybe over for dinner, where she'd offer to help clean up and we'd all bond in the kitchen, trading tales of my son's cuter-than-cute moments.
So I was confident that after all this personal growth I'd experienced from the shock of Girlfriend One, I'd handle his next romance more gracefully. Two years later, my personal growth? Stunted. There was a new girl in town. Or at least in my kitchen. One who didn't need a security detail to visit the neighborhood. Angus even introduced me to her, although we met sort of by default, since she was standing by the sink and I happened upon the two of them, post-grope, as I walked through with a load of clean laundry.
"Mom? Uh . . . this is—" and here is the part where I should mention that I think I need to add ginkgo biloba as a dietary supplement, because her name has totally escaped me. I do remember that it was an odd name and that I had to have it repeated to me because I kept getting the pronunciation wrong. All the more reason that I should remember it, right? Yet I don't, probably because the events that occurred next made her dead to me.
I feigned nonchalance about the relationship because I wanted my son to see how I'd gotten used to the idea of not being the only woman in his life. The Girl would come over, and they'd disappear to watch TV in the front room, the room that was in a direct line to the bathroom, which I avoided using so I wouldn't disturb them. Kidney disease? It's what a mother does for her son.
Yet over the course of that -summer—the one right before we were to enter a new phase, The College Years—her appearances dwindled. Were they still an item? I wondered. One morning in the kitchen, I noticed that Angus was tired, which meant his defenses were down. I moved in.
"So, I don't see [her name] coming around . . . What's up?"
"I mean, how are things?"
Grunt, accompanied by shrug.
"Are you two going out this Friday? Do you need the car? Or maybe [her name] could come over here, and I could make homemade pizzas?"
Two grunts punctuated with a roll of his two puffy red eyes. Wait . . . had he been crying?
"Are you OK?"
His chin quivered. "She . . . broke up. . . with me." He blew his nose into a kitchen towel and launched into the whole Days of His Lives saga. I found it hard to keep up with the plot twists, the players (who was Trevor? And what did Brittany have to do with anything?).
Basically, what I could figure out was it had all come down to him being more invested in the relationship than she had been. He had fallen for her hard, but she was more intent on skimming the surface. She took what she could get and—Oh, no! What exactly did she get from him?—then she crumpled him up and threw him onto the dressing room floor of life, like a rejected outfit, his tags still attached.
I listened to him obsess about how she had slowly ripped out his beating heart and then stomped on it with her bejeweled flip-flops. Well, I half-listened, because my inner voice, the one that usually belittles me, had in this case taken on the lilt and tone of a very tightly wound Jerry Springer Show guest—You want Mommy to go and cut her? I swear! Nobody messes with my baby! Little bitch!—as I mentally hit her over the head with a folding chair.
I tried to be consoling, giving him the best hug I could (since he was a head and a half taller than I was, it didn't resemble a hug as much as a backwards Heimlich maneuver). Did he want some cookies? A hot-fudge sundae? I would have thrown together marinated beef tenderloin with stuffed mushrooms if he'd had a hankering. But he just wanted to be alone.
Once at college, he took his time getting back in the saddle. Fine. He needed to adjust to a new school, and I needed to adjust to his being farther away from home, which, I have to say, wasn't all that hard. (Who knew I had so many towels?) But then summer came, and he was back for the break.
He spent the first few weeks horizontal. If he wasn't sleeping, he was busy languishing on the sofa, clicking through channels. Then he got a job in a clothing store, and one sunny afternoon I met his more-than-a-friend work friend, who chided him in our kitchen when he left the milk out on the counter and didn't put his cake-crumby plate in the dishwasher. A keeper! I liked the way she looked at him and laughed at his jokes. How she said that he and I were cut from the same cloth (the one woven with a dry-witted weft and a warped sense of humor). As they walked out the front gate, to go wherever they were off to, I smiled and thought, Good for him!
And good for me. I know now that I'll never be replaced, not really. If I'm lucky, the women who come into his life will be less like my enemies and more like reinforcements. If all it took to help him mature was a little good-natured ribbing from someone who wore a size 2 and had eyelashes to die for, I could live with that.
Mel Miskimen is the author of Cop's Kid: A Milwaukee Memoir.


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Debating the dozen: A look at the Heat's new core
Thoughts as the Heat roster swells (or is about to) to a dozen:
- There could be no clearer signal sent to Shaquille O'Neal that there is no desire for a reunion. Once Jamaal Magloire's deal becomes official, it will leave the Heat with four centers under contract, when counting Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Joel Anthony, Magloire and rookie Dexter Pittman. It could be argued that the Heat already has too many centers.
- Hopefully those who participated in the Heat's summer league received lovely parting gifts, because it is possible that only Pittman emerges from that group with a roster spot. Kenny Hasbrouck, however, has a pro look about him and his play in Las Vegas merited consideration for a final roster spot for the guard. He has NBA-level scoring skills and knows the Heat's system.
- As for Jarvis Varnado, the second-round shot-blocker out of Mississippi State, it simply looks like being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. As for the 2009 second-rounders, Robert Dozier's camp injury doomed his fate and Patrick Beverley appears to be a one-dimensional defensive pest. The best undrafted Duke guard Jon Scheyer might merit is a camp invitation.
- Of all the draft picks, 2010 second-rounder Da'Sean Butler appears the most intriguing, but he might get squeezed out by the numbers. If he does get past his ACL, he certainly has first-round talent. That could put him in competition with Hasbrouck, even though Butler is not yet up to such competition.
- As for the remaining needed wing, it could be as simple as a return by James Jones, should he not attract anything above the minimum elsewhere. The Heat, however, also use could a bit more off-the-dribble scoring on the wing, as well as defensive deterrence. Almost forgotten in the process is Yakhouba Diawara, who remains unsigned.
- While some might question Carlos Arroyo on this roster, his impending re-signing is exactly what Pat Riley and Micky Arison have been stressing to free agents for weeks — loyalty. Arroyo was the good soldier last season, so he will be offered the chance to re-up, whether he necessarily fits or not.
- As for Juwan Howard, there does not necessarily appear to be a need, with four centers and with Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem at power forward. But Howard was proactive with his interest, and that aggressive approach will pay off.
It is just insane how this all came together by the third week of July.