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ASK IRA: Could the new cap mean Wade-'Bron-Bosh?
Q: What does the new 2010-11 salary-cap projection at $56.1 million mean for the Heat? Can we sign two max players with Wade now? — Oscar.
A: No and yes. No, not with the cap space that opens up. With this new figure, you could re-sign Wade, get a max free agent and get a player above the mid-level exception. However, if you were to trade Beasley and Cook for draft picks (perhaps packaging the two to a space team), you could conceivably move closer to that elusive triple-max. So, yes, the Heat, if it moves Beasley, then it could do the LeBron-Wade-Bosh dance.
Q: Is the Heat going to try to sign one max player and use the excess cap space to bring back Haslem and Wright, or go out and sign one close-to-All-Star player with that remaining money? — Justin.
A: Failing the above mega-scenario, I get the sense that Pat would want to max out with as much top-tier talent as possible. Me? I would go U.D. and another piece, perhaps bringing back Dorell. It would be a shame to come this far with Dorell and then end it now.
Q: Will Spo' consider putting Haslem in the starting lineup for his defense on KG. Garnett is a tough matchup for either of our power forwards, but Haslem would seem to be the better defensive choice, and a demotion might light a fire under Beasley and get him a little more focused. — Greg.
A: Actually, I think a demotion would mean the Heat totally would lose Michael. But you will see plenty of Udonis against Garnett. No, this is not the best matchup for Michael, but such a lineup change would be a sign of desperation and I don't think that's the face the Heat wants to present entering the opener.
Q: Just read your analysis of the matchup advantages in the series and I agree with everything but your opinion of the benches. The Celtic bench might be the worst bench of any team in the playoffs. 'Sheed and Finley are done. This is not 2005, it is 2010. We have three players on our bench (Haslem, Wright and Anthony) that I would take over any Celtics bench player. Care to defend yourself? — Justin.
A: Thanks for reading. My defense is that of the Heat reserves, only Haslem is battle-tested. We still don't know whether Dorell or Joel will be up to the moment. Mario certainly wasn't last year against Atlanta.
Q: Suppose that Boston falters in the playoffs again, perhaps to the Heat in the first round. Would Boston be willing to trade Rondo and would the Heat be able to trade for him? — Tony.
A: It would be exactly the opposite. If Boston were to rebuild, it would be around Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. Allen would be allowed to depart in free agency and second thought would be given to a Pierce extension.

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Stephen Charles Thurlow
Position: RB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: April 25, 1942 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Escondido
College: Stanford (school history) (Thurlow college stats)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 2nd round (25th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 14 (6050th overall since 1950)
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Standing outside the performance space, I wait for my girl. Limos pull up. One by one, they disgorge fashionistas. All of them wear black platform spikes and short crinolined skirts and carry logo bags as big as the Ritz. My daughter, my poody-tat-pie, is engaged. The Monique Lhuillier Enchanted Forest bridal show is about to begin.
When I was getting married, my mother came home with a dress. "Look," she said. "Only $125!" It fit perfectly. My mother often bought clothes for me without me. She knew what was "becoming." I treasured her cast-off Beenes and Blasses. But Polly's taste has rarely matched mine. I love vintage; Polly loves cutting-edge. I love my grandmother's hankies; Polly loves tomorrow. Founder and editor-in-chief of beautyblitz.com and a contributing editor at In Style, Polly wears clothes that aren't in stores yet. "You're lucky I didn't give you Esther for a middle name," I used to tease her.
We take our seats in the front row. Music swells. I lean over. "Squeeze my hand when you like something, and I'll squeeze yours," I say.
The models look like extras from Schindler's List. All have white faces, gray circles around their eyes, frazzled hair and tragic lips. If you saw them walking toward you on the street, you'd call an ambulance. But the dresses are gorgeous. I'm squeezing Polly's hand. I'm milking it. She squeezes once.
We meet at a loft that sells wedding gowns. Polly describes with economy what she wants: "Strapless, no froufrou, nothing Cinderella, no hoops, no poufs, matte fabric, not stiff. I want a goddess gown, free-flowing, like I just stepped off the boat from Greece." Two sales associates return with armloads. My daughter strips down to her thong. I can count on two hands the people who have seen me naked. That includes the obstetrician.
How does it feel to see your daughter in a wedding dress for the first time? Cataclysmic. Yes, I see my girl in the gown. But I also see her in multitudes, morphing like a flip-book. I see her with front teeth missing, the braids phase, en route to the prom, in her cap and gown at Columbia. I see her the first time I held her and said to myself, "Patty, if you do your job right, someday she'll leave you." I see all of her, the panoply. It's impossible to speak.
All that high emotion, even though I'm extraneous to the dress decision. I'm here only because Polly wants me to feel included. That's OK. I decided from the day Mark proposed we wouldn't have one argument over anything wedding. Polly's 32. She's extraordinarily competent. This is her day, not my idea of her day.
As it turns out, Polly will find the dress (Reem Acra) while shopping with her fiancé. At the fittings, seamstresses pin, tuck and nip. Polly swirls. "I want it to be as comfortable as my pajamas," she tells them.
"Can you dye it blue and cut the hem after the wedding?" I ask, hoping to amortize the dress.
This evokes the deadly eye roll and two-syllable "Ma-om."
Polly chooses the venue with Mark and lets me know the time and place.
"I think I'm free that night," I say.
My mother scheduled meetings with banquet managers for my wedding. We checked out five fancy hotels, then went with the cheapest. "Anemones are my favorite flower," Mom said, ordering the centerpieces. I had no bridesmaids, because she thought it was ridiculous to stick someone with an ugly dress, even though she had eight in gray chiffon with matching sun hats at hers.
Polly picks a sage silk strapless dress for the bridesmaids. The mothers she tells to wear black.
Hard to believe, but I can't find a black dress I love. Six weeks before the wedding, I'm wailing to my chic friend Muriel about it. "Come on," she says, taking my hand. She introduces me to her dressmaker, Akira Maki, formerly of Halston. Akira makes a sketch based on what I tell him combined with what he thinks will look good on me. Swooshy? I don't swoosh. A cape? What am I, Batgirl?
"You are the mother of the bride," Akira says. "The mother of the bride needs a cape. Then later, the mother of the bride can take the cape off."
"Can I have the dress for less if I get it without the cape?"
Akira squares his shoulders: "You are mother of the bride! People should oooh and ahhh!"
"They can oooh and ahhh at my daughter," I say.
I find the perfect dress at Dolce & Gabbana. Almost perfect. It's short and white. Akira copies it long and black. I love it.
Around this time, Polly and I are invited to appear on a panel of modern mothers and daughters. At one point, the moderator says, "Patty, your daughter is getting married. What's it like planning a wedding these days?"
"Well," I say, "my daughter knows her taste and has planned the wedding entirely herself with her fiancé. I'm going to her wedding as the most loving guest in the world."
It helps that I like Polly's fiancé and his family. Of all the young men who pursued her, Mark's the one best suited. Not that the Head Counselor wasn't adorable. I was charmed by the manners of the Ivy League Muslim whose mother gave Polly a shalwar kamiz to wear. I liked the Hedge Fund Body Builder, the Russophile, the L.A. Trust Fund Baby and, until we had to call the DA, the Stalker Lawyer too.
Mark is smart and bighearted, a product of his parents. They have full-blown lives and won't intrude. Unlike my in-laws, who loathed each other, Gale and David will not involve Polly in their spats or drop in unannounced several times a week or when not on speaking terms, ask to move in.
If I can't throw my daughter a wedding, I can throw her an engagement party. This I do my way, at home, inviting 60 or so friends. Then Gale and David throw an engagement party at a private club. Then they host a shower near their home. Then Polly has a bachelorette weekend with her bridesmaids. All of this is larger than life. I wonder if Polly's compensating for her early birthday parties, where I'd cover the floor with brown paper and give the kids crayons. Is this my daughter's way of making up for never having Buzzy the Clown?
Two weeks before the wedding, Polly makes appointments for Gale and me to get "hair trials" at a fancy salon. I emerge as Madame de Pompadour, and Gale is Veronica Lake. We laugh our heads off and go shopping.
Through it all, I get to witness Polly's remarkable organizational skills. She and Mark pick the flowers, the music, the invitations, the menu, the everything. Polly finds a pair of iceberg green Louboutin stilettos and falls in love. Who am I to say you can't wear iceberg shoes with an ecru wedding dress? She wants her father and me to walk her down the aisle together? Okie-dokie. When she decides that she'd like a topiary made out of Mark's favorite cookie, I'd have to be an idiot to say, "But you have to have a cake."
Polly sends her courtship saga to the New York Times. They call. The Times wants to feature Polly and Mark in their "Vows" column. I feel like I've snagged an invitation to the most fabulous party in the world. The night before, Polly and Mark's nearest and dearest gather for the final pre-wedding bash at a new hot spot. More Champagne! Sliders! More toasts! Truffled french fries!
And then it is August 9, 2008. I wake up and put my dress in a garment bag. Akira says the dress is alive and must breathe. I'm hoping it won't suffocate while I get my hair done. The wedding party converges at Louis Licari, my favorite salon. Limos wait to whisk us downtown. I share mine with two bridesmaids who compare epidurals. It occurs to me thatin a year I could be a grandmother.
In the room where we get our makeup done, I take my dress out of the bag and give it CPR. As Polly mingles with the bridesmaids and her beloved nanny, Beatrice Gage Fletcher, we munch tea sandwiches in our bathrobes. Polly's makeup is applied by Mally Roncal, who does Beyoncé's. Her hair is pouffed by Ted Gibson, who does Angelina Jolie's.
I am so busy soaking this in, I've lost track of time. Suddenly someone grabs my arm. "You're late!" she screams. What? Huh? "Everybody's waiting!" she says, shoving me into a tiny, mirrored room where I step into my dress.
Then everybody sees everybody, including the bride and groom, and from this moment on, I leave my body. I levitate. Is this what euphoria is? The music starts. My grandnieces scatter rose petals and the rest of the wedding party follows them down the aisle. When Polly comes out, everyone gasps. My girl is literally breathtaking. I cannot stop smiling. I smile for four hours, forget to introduce my friends, dance with everyone I know and by myself too. And when people start to leave, I think exactly the same thing I thought at my own wedding: Where are you going? It can't be over yet.
I had nothing to do with this wedding except give birth to the bride. I had nothing to do with my wedding except saying "I do." Neither occasion was what I expected. It's been my experience that expectations have little impact on outcome. That's the way it is, intrigue and surprise at every turn. There are people who are miserable if things don't go a certain way. Not me. My dreams have no rigidity. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Patricia Volk is the author of five books, including a memoir, Stuffed, and the novel To My Dearest Friends.
The Mother of the Bride
My daughter did it her way—and I couldn't be happier
Standing outside the performance space, I wait for my girl. Limos pull up. One by one, they disgorge fashionistas. All of them wear black platform spikes and short crinolined skirts and carry logo bags as big as the Ritz. My daughter, my poody-tat-pie, is engaged. The Monique Lhuillier Enchanted Forest bridal show is about to begin.


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Benches clear as Savannah State sweeps B-CU in doubleheader
Published: Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 6:46 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 12:18 a.m.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Catcher Chris Biocic's pickoff throw to third base sailed into left field, allowing Savannah State's Lee Moore to score the go-ahead run Saturday as the Tigers completed a doubleheader sweep against Bethune-Cookman with a 3-2 victory at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
B-CU vs. Savannah State
SATURDAY'S GAMES: Game 1: Savannah St. 14, B-CU 4. Game 2: Savannah St. 3, B-CU 2
SUNDAY'S GAME: 1 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Ballpark
SUNDAY'S PITCHERS: Savannah St., Ethan Glass 0-2, 6.75 ERA; B-CU, Ali Simpson 1-4, 7.39 ERA
NEXT FOR B-CU: At North Florida 6 p.m. Tuesday; at Miami 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The game was marred by a bench-clearing incident in the third inning that led to two Savannah State players and one B-CU player to be ejected.
In the first game, Tigers ace Kyle McGowin improved to 7-0 on the season as Savannah State ripped B-CU 14-4. The pro prospect scattered nine hits and struck out nine in eight innings without walking a batter.
"We knew they were going to throw a really good pitcher in the first game, and he did a good job,'' B-CU coach Jason Beverlin said. "We had some good swings early in the game, but we let it get away from us.''
The Wildcats fell to 13-16, 6-5 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They have already matched their MEAC loss total of last season, which was their most conference losses since 2005. The 'Cats had gone undefeated in the conference two years in a row (2010-11).
They wasted a solid start by Scott Garner (2-4) in the second game. The Spruce Creek product gave up one earned run in 6 1/3 innings. The 'Cats stranded runners on third in four of the seven innings. B-CU had runners on third with no outs in both the fourth and fifth innings and couldn't get them around.
"You usually don't see that happen but once a season,'' Beverlin said. "To do it twice in one game is very unusual. That definitely takes the air out of your sails.''
B-CU left 10 runners on base in each of the two games.
The Wildcats lost first baseman Anthony Stokes in the third-inning incident, while Mendez Elder and Jason Wynn were ejected for Savannah State (17-10, 7-3). Both dugouts emptied after Elder made contact with B-CU shortstop Shaun McCarty and the two began arguing after Elder stole second base.
"It's just a travesty,'' Beverlin said. "It's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. They do a lot of bench jockeying and talking and little cheap shots. Their guy slides and throws an elbow. Last year we had the same problem with them. And their head coach plays the innocent card.''
After the players went back to their dugouts, Elder and Stokes continued to argue near first base and Elder pushed the B-CU player causing both benches to empty again. Wynn was not in the game but was ejected for shoving.
"We're competitive, and they're the defending (MEAC) champs, so we're just trying to compete with them,'' said Savannah State coach Carlton Hardy. "(Elder) happens to bump a guy on a hard slide. Things happen. Guys say some things to each other. It was a good, clean game the rest of the way. There's always jawing back and forth, but this is the first time there's actually been a bench-clearing meeting.''
Moore scored the winning run after reaching first on an error and going to second on a groundout. He stole third and then ran home on the errant pickoff attempt. B-CU loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh but Josh Johnson, who had five hits in the two games, was stranded on third for the second time in the game.
B-CU scored three runs on four hits in the first two innings again McGowin in the opener. But the 6-foot-3 junior right-hander, who will almost certainly be the first Savannah State pitcher to ever be drafted, shut down the Wildcats the rest of the way.
"That's how I usually am. I try to pace myself for the whole game,'' said McGowin, who said his four-seam fastball was clocked at 95 mph this past week. "I kept leaving my slider up (Saturday). After a while I went with my curve a lot more, which I usually don't throw a lot, and that became my out pitch.''
Montana Durapau (3-3) took the loss for the 'Cats in the opener after allowing six runs on nine hits in four innings. The Tigers scored four runs on five hits in the fourth.
Savannah State 14, B-CU 4
Savannah State 020 402 006—14 15 2
Bethune-Cookman 120 000 001--4 11 2
W—McGowin (7-0), L—Durapau (3-3). 2B—S: Hagen, Herlihy, Quinney, McCarty. 3B—S: McCrary. HR—S: Arnold. Highlights—Savannah State's Chris Arnold and Jose McCrary each drove in three runs for Savannah State. Arnold hit a two-run homer. Eros Modena drove in two runs for B-CU.
Savannah State 3, B-CU 2
Savannah State 100 010 1--3 6 1
Bethune-Cookman 011 000 0--2 8 3
W--Davis (4-0). L--Garner (2-4). 2B--S: Herlihy; B: C. Biocic. 3B--B: Caraballo. HR: B: Modena. Highlights:
Ero Modena hit his first home run of the season for B-CU, a solo shot in the third. B-CU's Josh Johnson went 3-for-3. Records--Savannah St. 17-10, 7-3 MEAC; B-CU 13-16, 6-5.
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Chicken Fingers with Lemon Sauce RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
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"My husband turned up his nose when he saw me making this the first time, but he absolutely flipped when he tasted it. I like to serve the chicken with an apple rice pilaf salad." —Amanda Donnelly, Fairborn, Ohio
- 1 jar (10 ounces) lemon curd
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- Oil for frying
- In a small saucepan, combine the lemon curd, broth, soy sauce and ginger. Cook and stir until combined and heated through; keep warm.
- In a shallow bowl, combine buttermilk and lemon peel. In another bowl, combine flour and cornstarch. Dip chicken in buttermilk mixture, then coat with flour mixture.
- In an electric skillet, heat oil to 375°. Fry chicken, a few strips at a time, for 2-3 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Drain on paper towels. Serve with lemon sauce. Yield: 4 servings (1-1/4 cups sauce).
Originally published as Chicken Fingers with Lemon Sauce in Taste of Home April/May 2008, p37
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"the sauce is great and freezes well"
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"We tried this with Lime Curd Instead of Lemon Curd. Should have rolled it in coconut since we added the lime.Very easy recipe to make with great results."


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Paul Dryden Warfield
Position: WR-SE
Height: 6-0 Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: November 28, 1942 in Warren, OH
High School: Warren G. Harding
College: Ohio St. (school history) (Warfield college stats)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 4th round (28th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 106 (79th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1983
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Dr Chris Paton
|Research Area:
|Global Health
|Health Informatics, e-Learning, Digital Health and Global Health
|Web Links:
I'm the Group Head for Global Health Informatics at the Centre for Tropical Medicine at the University of Oxford.
I research the use of Open Source Electronic Health Records (EHR) software, online learning and mobile technology to improve healthcare delivery in low-resource settings.
Our current projects include:
- Kenyan EHR Survey: We are conducting a survey of EHR systems in use in Kenya
- Open Source Health IT Simulation: We are conducting a simulation of Health IT infrastructure using Open Source Systems and Cloud Servers
- HELP: The Health Emergency Learning Platform is a mobile game for training healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies.
In my spare time, I moderate the Health Informatics Forum, an online community of 8,000 health informatics professionals.
|Professor Mike English
|Tropical Medicine
|University of Oxford
|United Kingdom
|Associate Professor John Powell
|Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
|University of Oxford
|United Kingdom
J Am Med Inform Assoc, 23 (1), pp. 184-192. Read abstract | Read more2016. Innovating to enhance clinical data management using non-commercial and open source solutions across a multi-center network supporting inpatient pediatric care and research in Kenya.
OBJECTIVE: To share approaches and innovations adopted to deliver a relatively inexpensive clinical data management (CDM) framework within a low-income setting that aims to deliver quality pediatric data useful for supporting research, strengthening the information culture and informing improvement efforts in local clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors implemented a CDM framework to support a Clinical Information Network (CIN) using Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a noncommercial software solution designed for rapid development and deployment of electronic data capture tools. It was used for collection of standardized data from case records of multiple hospitals' pediatric wards. R, an open-source statistical language, was used for data quality enhancement, analysis, and report generation for the hospitals. RESULTS: In the first year of CIN, the authors have developed innovative solutions to support the implementation of a secure, rapid pediatric data collection system spanning 14 hospital sites with stringent data quality checks. Data have been collated on over 37 000 admission episodes, with considerable improvement in clinical documentation of admissions observed. Using meta-programming techniques in R, coupled with branching logic, randomization, data lookup, and Application Programming Interface (API) features offered by REDCap, CDM tasks were configured and automated to ensure quality data was delivered for clinical improvement and research use. CONCLUSION: A low-cost clinically focused but geographically dispersed quality CDM (Clinical Data Management) in a long-term, multi-site, and real world context can be achieved and sustained and challenges can be overcome through thoughtful design and implementation of open-source tools for handling data and supporting research. Hide abstract
Int J Med Inform, 84 (10), pp. 743-753. Read abstract | Read more2015. A personalised mobile-based home monitoring system for heart failure: The SUPPORT-HF Study.
BACKGROUND: Despite their potential for improving health outcomes, mobile-based home monitoring systems for heart failure have not yet been taken up widely by the patients and providers. OBJECTIVES: To design and iteratively move towards a personalised mobile health monitoring system for patients living with heart failure, according to their health care and usability needs. METHODS: We present an iterative approach to refining a remote health monitoring system that is based on interactions between different actors (patients, clinicians, social scientists and engineers) and supports the collection of quantitative and qualitative information about user experience and engagement. Patients were provided with tablet computers and commercially available sensing devices (a blood pressure monitor, a set of weighing scales, and a pulse oximeter) in order to complete physiological measurements at home, answer symptom-specific questionnaires, review their personal readings, view educational material on heart failure self-management, and communicate with their health professionals. The system supported unobtrusive remote software upgrades via an application distribution channel and the activation or deactivation of functional components by health professionals during run-time operation. We report early findings from the application of this approach in a cohort of 26 heart failure patients (mean age 72±15 years), their caregivers and healthcare professionals who participated in the SUPPORT-HF (Seamless User-centred Proactive Provision Of Risk-stratified Treatment for Heart Failure) study over a one-year study period (mean patient follow-up duration=270±62 days). RESULTS: The approach employed in this study led to several system upgrades dealing in particular with patient requirements for better communication with the development team and personalised self-monitoring interfaces. Engagement with the system was constantly high throughout the study and during the last week of the evaluation, 23 patients (88%) used the system at least once and 16 patients (62%) at least three times. CONCLUSIONS: Designers of future mobile-based home monitoring systems for heart failure and other chronic conditions could leverage the described approach as a means of meeting patients' needs during system use within the home environment and facilitating successful uptake. Hide abstract
BMC Public Health, 14 (1), pp. 599. Read abstract | Read more2014. The WERO group stop smoking competition: main outcomes of a pre- and post- study.
BACKGROUND: One potential promising strategy for increasing smoking cessation for Māori (Indigenous New Zealanders) and New Zealand resident Pacific Island people is Quit and Win competitions. The current uncontrolled pre and post study, WERO (WERO in Māori language means challenge), differs from previous studies in that it aims to investigate if a stop smoking contest, using both within team support, external support from a team coach and cessation experts, and technology, would be effective in prompting and sustaining quitting. METHOD: Fifteen teams, recruited from urban Māori, rural Māori and urban Pacific communities, competed to win a NZ$5000 (about € 3,000, £ 2600) prize for a charity or community group of their choice. People were eligible if they were aged 18 years and over and identified as smokers. Smoking status was biochemically validated at the start and end of the 3 month competition. At 3-months post competition self-reported smoking status was collected. RESULTS: Fourteen teams with 10 contestants and one team with eight contestants were recruited. At the end of the competition the biochemically verified quit rate was 36%. The 6 months self-reported quit rate was 26%. The Pacific and rural Māori teams had high end of competition and 6 months follow-up quit rates (46% and 44%, and 36% and 29%). CONCLUSION: WERO appeared to be successful in prompting quitting among high smoking prevalence groups. WERO combined several promising strategies for supporting cessation: peer support, cessation provider support, incentives, competition and interactive internet and mobile tools. Though designed for Māori and Pacific people, WERO could potentially be effective for other family- and community-centred cultures. Hide abstract
Yearb Med Inform, 7 pp. 16-24. Read abstract2012. Self-Tracking, Social Media and Personal Health Records for Patient Empowered Self-Care. Contribution of the IMIA Social Media Working Group.
OBJECTIVES: This paper explores the range of self-tracking devices and social media platforms used by the self-tracking community, and examines the implications of widespread adoption of these tools for scientific progress in health informatics. METHODS: A literature review was performed to investigate the use of social media and self-tracking technologies in the health sector. An environmental scan identified a range of products and services which were used to exemplify three levels of self-tracking: self-experimentation, social sharing of data and patient controlled electronic health records. RESULTS: There appears to be an increase in the use of self-tracking tools, particularly in the health and fitness sector, but also used in the management of chronic diseases. Evidence of efficacy and effectiveness is limited to date, primarily due to the health and fitness focus of current solutions as opposed to their use in disease management. CONCLUSIONS: Several key technologies are converging to produce a trend of increased personal health surveillance and monitoring, social connectedness and sharing, and integration of regional and national health information systems. These trends are enabling new applications of scientific techniques, from personal experimentation to e-epidemiology, as data gathered by individuals are aggregated and shared across increasingly connected healthcare networks. These trends also raise significant new ethical and scientific issues that will need to be addressed, both by health informatics researchers and the communities of self-trackers themselves. Hide abstract
Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 5 (1), Read abstract2010. Putting health record interoperability standards to work
This paper provides a snapshot of the current interoperability standards landscape and investigates how different standards are adopted in different jurisdictions. The aim is to provide useful insights for decision makers by looking from a wider angle to include political, social and business drivers rather than taking a purely technical approach. Semantic interoperability, which is a major bottleneck to achieving eHealth systemic interoperability, is dependent on terminology, content and messaging standards. In particular, the architectural aspects of content and messaging standards seem to be critical and currently the subject of many heated debates. A considerable amount of effort into international harmonisation is underway and evidence shows that it may be possible to use different standards and yet still be able to accomplish semantic interoperability. It is recommended that a careful analysis be performed to seek evidence, rather than relying on hearsay, for determining how each standard fulfils certain requirements depending on the context. An environmental scan and literature survey highlights the fact that making a good choice of standards depends on what outcomes are desired, and usually involves selection of a number of different standards to be applied together. It is to be noted that, non-technical aspects of standards, such as acceptance, feasibility of implementation or availability of expertise, are as important, and determine what is achievable. The paper concludes by presenting a number of options which include combinations of standards and also provides insights for the evaluation and selection process. © of articles is retained by authors. Hide abstract
Qual Prim Care, 18 (2), pp. 93-101. Read abstract2010. Use of interval based quality indicators in blood pressure management to enhance quality of pay for performance incentives: comparison to two indicators from the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
BACKGROUND: Pay for performance incentives are becoming increasingly popular, but are typically based on only a single point-in-time measurement as an indicator of chronic condition management. AIMS: To determine the association between three time-interval based indicators of suboptimal blood pressure (BP) control and two point-in-time indicators from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF): BP5 (the percentage of patients with hypertension in whom the last BP in the previous nine months was < or = 150/90) and DM12 (the percentage of patients with diabetes in whom the last BP in the previous 15 months was < or = 145/85). METHODS: We extracted classification data and BP measurements from four New Zealand general practices with 4260 to 6130 enrolled patients. Data were analysed for three indicators with respect to a nine-month evaluation period for patients with hypertension and a 15-month period for patients with diabetes: (1) two or more consistently high BP measurements spaced over > or = 90 days, (2) a high BP measurement followed by a lapse of >120 days in BP measurement and (3) no BP measurement for >180 days. RESULTS: For the four practices, 65-81% of the patients satisfied BP5 and 59-68% of patients satisfied DM12. Of the hypertension patients satisfying BP5, 31% (95% CI: 28-33%) failed at least one of the three interval based indicators; 42% (95% CI: 39-46%) of the diabetes patients satisfying DM12 failed at least one of the three interval based indicators. CONCLUSION: Considering only a point-in-time controlled BP measurement provides an incomplete view of the quality of BP management in patients with hypertension or diabetes over a period of time. Hide abstract


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Turn 10 has fired a shot across Polyphony Digital's bows in their decision not to carry Xbox 360 level cars over to the Xbox One, referencing the large proportion of Gran Turismo 5 and 6's "non-premium" cars, which began life as PlayStation 2 models. Additionally, many of Forza 4's tracks won't be making the jump […]
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A grand piano is made up of more than 9,000 precision parts of wood, metal and fiber, and when fitted together, creates a beautiful instrument. A Shigeru Kawai Grand uses Japanese Ezo Spruce grown in the mountains of Hokkaido, Japan. The extreme climate and high altitude of Hokkaido produce a wood that is prized for its close, even grain.
Less than one percent of all highly prized Kawai Grand pianos handcrafted is a Shigeru Kawai piano and this summer the University of West Georgia received five of them.
Summer was great for the Department of Music faculty and music students at UWG. In all, 29 new Kawai and the treasured Shigeru Kawai Grand pianos were delivered to the university's music department, compliments of the Shigeru Kawai Endowment and the Elite Performing Instrument Collection program or EPIC.
Anyone who has visited the Humanities Building earlier in the summer can testify that most of the pianos available to music students and faculty were on average 36 years old, about 20 years past its prime in piano years.
This semester, music students are having a ball. Performing on a Shigeru piano is a unique experience for a pianist since it immediately responds to the slightest variations in touch. The Kawai piano is capable of a wider range of nuances and becomes an intimate extension of the pianist's heart and mind.
"I've already started practicing more," said Harold Walbert of Lithia Springs, a junior and music major. "It's a beautiful instrument. It's a great program; it's a great department. I've not had a bad teacher yet."
"The story of the pianos is one with many greats," said Dr. Kevin Hibbard, chair and professor of music. "Great for the students enrolled at UWG and for future music students. Great for the performances that the university will produce and that many will hear and appreciate."
The serendipitous story of the pianos begins with a pedagogy conference trip made by four UWG students and a music professor.
When Dr. Carol Gingerich, associate professor of music, selected four students to accompany her to a World Piano Pedagogy Conference, she asked that they pay their own tickets. That didn't stop them and Gingerich could not have foreseen the impact their attendance would have on the music program.
The groups' enthusiasm so impressed Cory Collins at the conference, he offered to meet with university faculty and administrators to share information on the EPIC program and to assess the piano fleet at UWG. As director of Institutional Relations for Kawai Piano, he usually reserved these meetings for private institutions.
Collins' informative meeting and accurate piano assessment spurred Hibbard and Dr. Andrew Leavitt, executive director of the UWG Foundation, Inc. into action. If West Georgia could raise the money to purchase the pianos at a cost significantly reduced by the Shigeru Kawia Endowment, new pianos at West Georgia would become a reality.
Armed with a generous donation by a UWG Foundation trustee and the support of Dr. Thomas Hynes, vice president for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Don Rice, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Hibbard and Leavitt were able to secure the finances necessary to receive the Shigeru Kawai Endowment.
By purchasing a new Kawai piano fleet, UWG became the first public university — and only the fourth school nationwide — to be designated by Kawai as an EPIC institution.
"Becoming a Kawai Epic Institution will have an astounding impact on the daily life of students and faculty," said Gingerich. "It affords access to the highest levels of music making, provides for the basic necessities of instruction, and greatly increases our visibility within the musical community."
As a result of the new pianos, its reputation will continue to grow from the national and international recognition in Kawai's promotional campaign. Private funding, an endowment and a passion for the piano made a dream come true.


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Musical fixture around town takes on acting role in 'Pump Boys'
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Brent Stimmel has quietly lived a double life. He's the IT director at Cape Fear Academy by day, and the lead singer of the Brent Stimmel Band on weekends.
What: "Pump Boys and Dinettes," with music, lyrics and book by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann. Presented by the Thalian Association.
When: 8 p.m. May 16-18 and May 23-25; 3 p.m. May 19 and 26
Where: Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmington
Tickets: $25
Details: 632-2285 or www.ThalianHall.org
Recently, he's been exposed.
Stimmel accepted the role of Jim in Thalian Association's production of "Pump Boys and Dinettes," a story of four gas station attendants and two waitresses working along Highway 57. The show opens Thursday, May 16, at Thalian Hall for a two-weekend run.
The publicity material from the Thalian Association features the Brent Stimmel Band prominently. That prompted one of his coworkers to make the connection between the IT guy and the featured performer on a theater poster.
"You're not the same Brent Stimmel that's in 'Pump Boys,' are you?" the coworker asked.
Indeed he is.
Stimmel has been a performer for years, playing gigs in venues around Wilmington with his band or as a solo singer/songwriter. He has never, however, performed in a theatrical production in Wilmington.
For "Pump Boys and Dinettes," though, Thalian Association artistic director Tom Briggs and director Debra Gillingham needed musicians who could act.
Music director Jonathan Barber said they used a similar process for casting Medusa Stone frontman Justin Fox in "The Buddy Holly Story" in 2010.
"We knew we couldn't wait for auditions and just hope that three guys who knew how to play the bass and guitars would just walk in," Briggs said.
After checking out some online video footage, they talked to Stimmel. After a short reading, they offered him the part and he recruited his bandmates, Nick Loeber and Les Britt, who added inherent chemistry but no acting experience. Stimmel said Britt is "extremely shy" and that he didn't expect him to accept the part.
"Nick was in right off the bat," Briggs said. "With Les, it took a little convincing."
That's understandable, because Britt didn't sing much with the Brent Stimmel Band.
"Leslie Britt is an incredible lead guitarist," Stimmel said. "But he's really never sung before. This has been a real growing experience for him."
Barber had the added challenge of teaching music to performers – Britt and Stimmel – who don't read music.
"I give them parameters and tell them to keep it in this framework," Barber said. "A lot of times, it comes out a lot better than what's printed in the score."
The music in the show crosses genres from country to blues to gospel. And it fits the cast just right.
"The songs are really poppy, catchy and kind of country, which is right where these guys live," Briggs said.
The rest of the cast includes actresses Rasa Love and Amanda Hunter and piano player Michael Lauricella, who teaches music at Bradley Creek Elementary School.
"They've been really, really wonderful," Stimmel said of the theatrical veterans. "They are the glue that has held it all together. It's good that some of the people in the room knew what they were doing."
At Sunday's rehearsal, director Gillingham observed from various audience viewpoints and then stepped on stage a couple times to tell Britt to move a step closer to the gas pump or for Stimmel to take a step back behind the piano.
"They are way out of their comfort zone,' Gillingham said. "But they are performers, and that has allowed them to pick it up reasonably easy."
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Urbana, Ill. - UCLA's Robin Anderson and Skylar Morton are now just one win away from becoming the seventh Bruin duo in school history to claim an NCAA Doubles Championship, as the two sophomores posted a straight-set victory in the NCAA Semifinals on Sunday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Urbana, Ill.
The unseeded Anderson and Morton, who are ranked 25th nationally, downed 5-8 seeded Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne Macfarlane of Alabama, 7-5, 6-4 in Sunday's semifinals. A familiar team awaits the Bruin duo in the championship match, as second-seeded Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria of USC also won in straight sets in their half of the draw. Monday's final is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (CST) and can be seen live on NCAA.com (Click HERE to watch the final live). Joe Gentry and Harry Cicma will be calling the action from the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex.
UCLA has had six NCAA Doubles champions, a number that trails only Stanford, which has won eight. The Bruins are seeking their first doubles championship since Tracy Lin and Riza Zalameda won the event in Tulsa, Okla. in 2008. In addition to Lin and Zalameda, the five other Bruin teams to win doubles titles are: Heather Ludloff and Lynn Lewis (1982), Allyson Cooper and Stella Sampras (1988), Mamie Ceniza and Iwalani McCalla (1992), Keri Phebus and Susie Starrett (1995) and Daniel Bercek and Lauren Fisher (2004).
Monday marks the eighth all-time meeting between Anderson/Morton and Christian/Santamaria. The two teams last met in the semifinals of the NCAA Team Championships in 2012, with Anderson and Morton winning that showdown 8-3. Anderson and Morton lead the head-to-head series 4-3.
UCLA Robin Anderson
"We ended up winning the first set, but we let up at the beginning of the second set. I think we were down, 3-1. We started being aggressive again, and it turned around. It was the same thing as the first set."
On the tournament format
"It's tough to come back in an eight-game pro set, but it's a bit easier in the two-out-of three."
On playing in the championship match
"It's really exciting. We had no idea we were going to be in this position. We thought we might lose in the first round."
UCLA Skylar Morton
"We didn't start out well. We were playing more defensive. Then, we got the momentum back because we started being more aggressive at the net. We held on to the momentum, and that's something you have to do against that team because they're really good at it."
On playing together for two years
"It's huge. We know where the other is going. We know what to expect."
On the tournament format
"I like three sets more than eight-point pro sets. We get a little crazy sometimes and make it hard on ourselves if we're just going to eight."


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When a parent dies, it's common for surviving children to have a raft of regrets, from not spending more time with Dad to not telling Mom you loved her to failing to do more for them in their final years. Today there's often one other regret in the mix — not protecting a parent from invasive end-of-life interventions.
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Few of us die in our own beds now. Modern medicine keeps many of us living longer, and then some of us die by inches, in an ICU or on a ventilator, sedated or in excruciating pain, while others fade slowly with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. When my mother died 15 years ago, after much unnecessary suffering, I determined to keep her fate from becoming mine.
Mom was an extremely healthy and active woman who, until age 85, had few medical problems besides arthritis. In her mid-80s she displayed some memory loss, though nothing that inhibited her lifestyle. I suspected she was developing Alzheimer's, as her brother had, but that she had many active years left. She also had a heart valve that needed replacing or she'd face serious restrictions of her daily activities, along with an increased likelihood of a heart attack.
She wanted the surgery, and it was a success. But then she had an allergic, near-fatal reaction to the valve, after which she went rapidly downhill cognitively and became unable to take care of herself and severely depressed. Two years later, when her kidneys failed, her doctor suggested dialysis, which would have gone against her living will specifying no further invasive treatments. I arrived at her Florida home just in time to refuse the dialysis. She died peacefully at home, under hospice care, two weeks later. We had spoken about her wishes, and I knew that's what she wanted.
After my mom passed away, I realized that I had to begin to make hard decisions about my own death, when I was still relatively young and healthy, to avoid an equally drawn-out end. Jane Brody, a New York Times health columnist and author of Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life, helped me craft these five steps, designed to increase one's chances of a dignified death (although there are, of course, no guarantees):
- I will refuse major surgery, especially cardiac surgery, after 80. People in their 80s who have major surgeries, or spend time in ICUs, commonly suffer cognitive decline afterward, even if they don't have dementia to begin with, according to multiple studies. A heart attack is an easy way to go. Progressive mental decline is not.
- I will appoint a health-care proxy whom I know will carry out my wishes. I have an adopted daughter who is still a teen, and an older former foster daughter who has pledged to care for me in my old age, but has also told me she could never "pull the plug." My friend Wendy, younger than I, and medically educated, is no wimp, and so she's my proxy. Brody emphasizes that anyone you appoint to the role must, first, not be easily intimidated by doctors. She cites the experience of a friend whose father was incapacitated by a stroke. When the man's doctor wanted to insert a feeding tube, her friend refused, but the doctor insisted, saying, "I don't let my patients starve." Four years later, the woman's father remains alive in a vegetative state, and his medical expenses have decimated his only child's finances, as well as his grandchildren's. If I'm ever in that situation, I know that Wendy would stand up to that doctor for me.


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Medal, Commemorative, Apollo 11
This Apollo 11 commemorative medal was struck in the Federal Republic of Germany. Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, and returned to Earth eight days later. It was the fifth human spaceflight in the program and the first to land humans on the Moon. Over 500 million people around the world watched Neil Armstrong's televised image and heard his voice as he took his historic first step on the Moon on July 20. Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. were the other two astronauts.
Space medal collector Thomas Becker donated this medal to the National Collection in 1972.
Gift of Thomas Becker
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Events
- Materials
- Sterling silver
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 3.8cm (1 1/2 in.)


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Magazine of the painting blogosphere.
Frank Hobbs
Edited by artist Brett Baker, Painters' Table highlights writing from the painting blogosphere as it is published and serves as a platform for exploring blogs that focus primarily on the subject of painting.
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2013 Princeton Softball
Mount St. Mary's vs Princeton
Mar 10, 2013 at Baltimore, Md. (UMBC Softball Stad.)
Score by Innings R H E
Mount St. Mary's.... 000 000 2 - 2 4 1
Princeton........... 310 000 X - 4 7 0
Umpires -
Start: 8:30 am Time: 1:54 Attendance: 63
CUMMINGS, D. faced 1 batter in the 2nd.
Mount St. Mary's starters: 5/lf BAKER, M.; 2/2b MAYES, M.; 10/3b CLIFFORD, C.;
13/1b GAVIGAN, R.; 14/dp CHRISTIANSEN; 11/cf LEDDY, E.; 18/ss BUCKEL, H.; 9/c
TUCK, A.; 15/rf HAYWARD, K.; 17/p CUMMINGS, D.;
Princeton starters: 12/cf Pierce; 22/lf Allen; 8/ss Schmidt; 10/dp Peyton;
15/3b McGowan; 9/rf Button; 27/c Worden; 11/1b Crowe; 19/2b Roberts; 3/p Kuhn;
Mount St. Mary's 1st - BAKER, M. lined out to ss.
MAYES, M. doubled to right field. CLIFFORD, C. fouled out to 1b. GAVIGAN, R.
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Princeton 1st - Pierce reached on a throwing error
by ss. Pierce advanced to second on a wild pitch. Allen walked. Schmidt
singled, bunt; Allen advanced to second; Pierce advanced to third. Peyton
singled up the middle, RBI; Schmidt advanced to second; Allen advanced to
third; Pierce scored, unearned. McGowan struck out swinging. Button doubled to
right field, 2 RBI; Peyton advanced to third; Schmidt scored; Allen scored.
Worden flied out to cf. Crowe popped up to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2
Mount St. Mary's 2nd - CHRISTIANSEN flied out to cf.
LEDDY, E. popped up to 1b. BUCKEL, H. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Princeton 2nd - Roberts homered to center field,
RBI. STANKAN, H. to p for CUMMINGS, D.. Pierce walked. Allen reached on a
fielder's choice; Pierce out at second ss to 2b. Schmidt singled to left field;
Allen advanced to second. Peyton walked; Schmidt advanced to second; Allen
advanced to third on a wild pitch. McGowan reached on a fielder's choice;
Peyton advanced to second; Schmidt advanced to third; Allen out at home 3b to
c. Button flied out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Mount St. Mary's 3rd - TUCK, A. hit by pitch.
HAYWARD, K. struck out looking. BAKER, M. out on batter's interference. No
play. No play. TUCK, A. runner left early, out at first 1b unassisted. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Princeton 3rd - Worden grounded out to ss. Crowe
lined out to 1b. Roberts singled to center field. Pierce walked; Roberts
advanced to second. Allen grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
Mount St. Mary's 4th - MAYES, M. struck out
swinging. CLIFFORD, C. grounded out to p. GAVIGAN, R. lined out to ss. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Princeton 4th - Schmidt singled to center field.
Peyton flied out to rf. Schmidt advanced to second on a wild pitch. McGowan hit
by pitch. Button hit into double play 3b to 1b; McGowan advanced to second;
Schmidt out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mount St. Mary's 5th - CHRISTIANSEN fouled out to
lf. LEDDY, E. flied out to cf. BUCKEL, H. walked. BUCKEL, H. stole second.
TUCK, A. walked. TETI, R. pinch hit for HAYWARD, K.. TETI, R. singled through
the right side; TUCK, A. advanced to second; BUCKEL, H. advanced to third.
HAYWARD, K. to rf for TETI, R.. RUHLE, L. pinch hit for BAKER, M.. RUHLE, L.
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Princeton 5th - BAKER, M. to lf for RUHLE, L..
Cousens pinch hit for Worden. Cousens flied out to cf. Bose pinch hit for
Crowe. Bose flied out to 2b. Roberts grounded out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Mount St. Mary's 6th - Worden to c for Cousens.
Crowe to 1b for Bose. MAYES, M. fouled out to 1b. CLIFFORD, C. grounded out to
3b. GAVIGAN, R. walked. CHRISTIANSEN flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Princeton 6th - Pierce out at first 1b to 2b. Allen
popped up to ss. Schmidt grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
Mount St. Mary's 7th - LEDDY, E. popped up to ss.
BUCKEL, H. grounded out to ss. TUCK, A. walked. HAYWARD, K. singled to third
base; TUCK, A. advanced to second. LOHMAN, B. pinch hit for BAKER, M.. LOHMAN,
B. doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; HAYWARD, K. scored; TUCK, A. scored.
POWELL, N. pinch ran for LOHMAN, B.. MAYES, M. struck out swinging, grounded
out to c unassisted. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


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ZF-8858: Add search() to Zend_Mail_Storage_Imap
There already is a search() function in Zend_Mail_Protocol_Imap, but it is only used for countMessages() at the moment.
It would be nice to have a search() function in Zend_Mail_Storage_Imap, so we can search the current folder for mails.
Should be very easy, for example this does the job:
* get IDs by full body search on IMAP server
* @param string $searchterm
* @return array
public function search($searchterm)
$params = array('BODY ' . $searchterm);
return $this->_protocol->search($params);
It would be cool to not only do a full BODY search but also search in specific parts, for example build a complex filter (see RFC 3501 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3501#page-49 ). Then building a filter similar to Zend_Ldap_Filter would be perfect.
But in the first version just a simple full BODY search would be a beginning.
My idea was to have a class, let's call it Zend_Mail_Storage_Set, supporting UIDs, ranges, search, sort, ... An instance of a storage class would have a method set(), which returns a set instance (common or specialized for this storage). A couple of features are not IMAP specific and it wouldn't make sense to just add a new method for one storage.
Zend_Mail_Storage_Set would implement an iterator interface and instead of getting just an id or UID you could also fetch the corresponding message. I have an old mail with a couple of use cases.
Sounds good as long as it is fast. For example if you want to retrieve messages with UID 1-5, it should only call one IMAP command and not 5. The same for moving messages, deleting messages and so on. See also my other issues ZF-9138 ZF-8513 ZF-8488


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Download "The Buzz"
ATTENTION BEEKEEPERS: If you have hives in Portsmouth, please contact Mosquito Control at 393-8666. Mosquito Control tracks local beekeepers to prevent adverse effects to bee hives. Please provide your name, address and a phone number where we can reach you.
Crews perform daily surveillance in which they search for potential mosquito breeding. They also pay close attention to changes in weather temperature and conditions. Keeping track of the amount of rain fall helps to predict the likelihood of mosquito emergence. This information helps mosquito control stay on the offensive in preventing production of adult mosquitoes in the city.
This is a dipper used to inspect for juvenile mosquitoes such as larvae and pupae. Dipping is an important part of surveillance to help identify areas of breeding.
Juvenile mosquitoes are collected from various water sources such as natural bodies of water, puddles, ditches, retention pools, and artificial containers.
When mosquito breeding areas are identified, treating is our next step as part of our "seek and treat" motto. Staying proactive and using preventive measures is the most effective and cheapest way to control mosquitoes.
In order to determine where mosquito problems are the largest, crews trap mosquitoes weekly using a variety of traps, including (from left to right):


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While Timmy Solomito's first career win earlier this year was a 'dream come true,' Saturday night's victory at his home track was twice as sweet.
Christopher Bell (#4 Toyota Tundra) won the Drivin' for Linemen 200, his second victory in 16 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races.
Pole sitter Chase Elliott completed a daring pass of race leader Noah Gragson with three laps remaining to claim the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Chevys Fresh Mex 200 Saturday afternoon at California's famed Sonoma Raceway.
Chase Briscoe (#77 Big Tine Ford) earned his fifth Menards Pole Award presented by Ansell of the 2016 season Saturday afternoon at Winchester Speedway for Sunday's Herr's Potato Chips 200. Just .033 seconds off the one-lap track record set by Ken Schrader two years ago, Briscoe circled the high-banked, half-mile oval in 15.859 seconds, an average speed of 113.500 mph.
Donny Lia (#8 Sypher Construction/Bardahl Chevrolet) led the final practice for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Riverhead 200 at New York's Riverhead Raceway.
Timmy Solomito (#16 Diversified Metals/R.B. Enterprises Ford) led the first practice for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Riverhead 200 at New York's Riverhead Raceway.
After posting the fastest speed in the first practice earlier today, Chase Briscoe (#77 Big Tine Ford) was fastest again in final practice leading to the ARCA Racing Series Herr's Potato Chips 200 at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana.
With a fast lap of 91.974 mph in the NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, Sprint Cup driver Chase Elliott will start on the pole later today in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Chevy's Fresh Mex 200 at the Sonoma (CA) Raceway road course.
Carl Edwards posted the fastest lap in the final session of qualification. After posting a speed of 95.777 mph, he will lead the field to green on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota / Save Mart 350.
Jimmie Johnson posted a lap that was good enough for only 15th on the Toyota / Save Mart 350 field at Sonoma Raceway. This is the fourth consecutive year that he will start 13th or worse.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was fastest in final practice for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, but he knew several drivers had faster cars than they showed. As it turned out, 12 cars were faster. Junior qualified 13th with a lap of 95.329 mph.
Jamie McMurray posted the second fastest lap in the first practice session for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, but he could not back it up on pole day. His lap of 94.712 mph was good enough for only 21st on the grid.
Cody Ware was the slowest of 41 drivers who took time in qualification for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway and as one of the open teams, he will make the long drive back to North Carolina.
Anthony Simone (#95 Innovative Plumbing/InkYourRide Dodge) was credited with a 15th place DNF in Friday night's NASCAR Pinty's Series (NPS) CRS Express 300 at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec.
Mark Dilley (#2 Leland/Johnsonville/BDI Ford) finished fifth in Friday night's NASCAR Pinty's Series (NPS) CRS Express 300 at Autodrome Chaudiere in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec.


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Salt Lake City is becoming a more bike-friendly city all the time, and much of its thanks to these bike heroes. Plus, the best places to pick up a bike, rides and more.
Mary Margaret Williams, president of Bonneville Cycling Club
Biker Super Hero: Mary Margaret Williams
Super Cyclist
She's president of nonprofit Bonneville Cycling Club (BCC) which supports Bike Utah's work on Capitol Hill and sponsors more than 500 rides a year. Join ULCER, a 60- or 100-mile ride from Thanksgiving Point around Utah Lake on Aug. 4. bccutah.org
For Epic cyclists
Legacy Annual Great Bicycle Race Across Utah
A 10 day excursion from Cedar City to Moab, pedaling and hiking through 10 national and state parks and past two national monuments. Aug. 30–Sept. 8, lagbrau.com
For Beer Drinkers
Tour de Brewtah
Get your workout and your drink while aiding charity in this ride with stops at SLC beer bars. This year, spots sold out in the first 36 hours. May 2013, tourdebrewtah.org
For Farmhands
Bicycle Barnstorming Tour
It's a three-day, four-night tour of old barns across Central Utah. The last one was organized by the Utah Heritage Foundation, and the next will be led by Brad Smith in collaboration with the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area. June 2013. mormonpioneerheritage.org
Best Commuter Bikes
Saturday Cycles
Specializing in handcrafted steel bikes for your casual ride. Rent one to ride the nearby Legacy Parkway Trail. 605 N. 300 West, SLC, 801-935-4605, saturdaycycles.com
Best Bike Mechanic
Shaun at Contender
Contender is the bike shop in town for the Captain Underpants Super Spandex Cycling Crowd. A visit to the shop can be a little daunting for the casual cyclist (those who still have leg hair), but bike mechanic Shaun Bridgon gives great advice and can keep your ride on the road—even if it's not a $3,000 Carbon Fiber racer. 875 E. 900 South, SLC, 801-364-0344, contenderbicycles.com


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Kentucky is the Saddest State
Printed in the upcoming issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers claim Kentucky residents have the highest level of distress and prolonged mental health problems, but not surprisingly, people living in Hawaii were the least likely to experience mental health issues. Experts defined mental distress as 14 or more days of emotional discomfort and 14.4% of Kentuckians clocked in with difficulties. For the study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed 2.4 million adults; via National Geographic.
Not good news for Kentucky. Dr. Fuhrman insists a satisfying emotional environment is an important part of good health. For example, a stressful job can cause angina and heart-related chest pain, and eating comfort food, i.e. bad stuff, for emotional fulfillment may lead to weight gain and obesity, both aren't doing your mood or health any favors.
In November, the CDC named Burlington, Vermont the healthiest city in the United States, with 95% of citizens in good or great health. So take your pick, Vermont or Hawaii.
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Note: Brochure is no longer available in hard copy. My Pyramid is outdated, please see MyPlate for Moms or USDA MyPlate.
These handouts provide nutrition information and tips for pregnant women from conception through 60 days postpartum in both English and Spanish. They are intended to support but not replace the information provided by healthcare providers.
These Guidelines were designed by the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division of the California Department of Public Health to assist Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP) case managers in improving the nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating practices of AFLP clients. They can and have been used by other adolescent programs. If interested in modifying or using the materials in any derivative work, contact the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division.
The Guidelines serve as a reference for case managers working with teens. They also provide handouts for motivational counseling and education with adolescents.
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Watch Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar Perform Live for the First Time 30 Years Ago | VIDEO
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Robert Trujillo's "JACO" Film Sets Release Date
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Cast Album of Tori Amos Musical 'The Light Princess' Set for Release
Composer Jeff Beal Wins Emmy for 'House of Cards'
Artist to Watch: Mike Flanigin
Cream-Era Eric Clapton Explains How His Gibson 'The Fool' SG Works | Video
Dozens of Videos to Accompany Beatles' '1′ Reissue | VIDEO
Gary Richrath's Top 10 Greatest REO Speedwagon Tracks
Fit For An Autopsy Premiere Lyric Video for 'Murder in the First'
Broken Flesh Premiere New Music Video, "Consumed by Death"
Win Tickets to 'Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival' Screening
Eric Clapton Borrows The Beatles' "Day Tripper" Riff in Cover of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say"
Roy Buchanan Performs "When a Guitar Plays the Blues" — Video
Guitar Chalk Sessions: Jamming Arpeggios with the C Major Triad
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These pretty little chocolate cups of coffee made by Anthon Berg were another random "gourmet" shopping find. I'd never seen little chocolates filled with coffee before, only liqueurs, so I was eager to give this type of candy a try without making myself woozy from the alcohol. Yes, I am that much of a lightweight that this sort of thing concerns me.
I made my purchase and I eagerly did some internet research on Anthon Berg, which is a company from Denmark with an impressive confectionery history dating all the way back to 1884 when Anton Berg, a green grocer in Copenhagen, decided to start making chocolate. How's that for an impressive history?
The premise of these treat are simple. A 55% dark chocolate shell holding a flavored syrupy center. They are cute; shaped like little coffee mugs with color coded foil wrappers. The first thing I did once I unwrapped one was gently bite the top off one so I could taste the chocolate alone. I find that it's pretty average bittersweet chocolate, which is fine considering their main purpose is serving as a vessel for the liquid coffee interior.
Structurally, they chocolates are pretty sound. I had no leakage on any of the pieces and when I bit into them I could feel how thick the chocolate case is. The think foil packaging kept things fresh too, so they get points for that.
Espresso: Smells more of chocolate, but with a good coffee hit to it. The espresso is bitter but doesn't taste terribly strong. It balances nicely with the sweet chocolate.
Cappuccino: The taste is strong and the coffee is more bitter and acidic. There's a milky flavor to it, even thought the liquid coffee doesn't show any dairy addition (not lighter in color at all). It's terribly sweet.
Toffee Macciato: This one has a very milky and strong caramel aroma to it. The flavor is lighter than all the others with a really big toffee/caramel taste. There's only a light coffee hint to be found so it's by far the most mild, coffee-wise, of the bunch. It's really more like dessert than a drink, as the caramel toffee flavor is very pronounced.
Vanilla Frappe: Smells of light, sweet coffee. The flavor is of a medium-bodied coffee with no acidity and a smooth vanilla flavor. It's also very sweet.
I don't quite get the appeal of these. If I want chocolate, I'll have chocolate. If I want coffee, then I'll grab myself a cup. These, while nice, are just a little tease of both for me and I find myself frustrated as opposed to satisfied. I need to go get myself some coffee now to fill this odd flavor void I'm feeling at the moment.
Rating: Might Eat Again
Anthon Berg Website


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It appears the Federal Trade Commission has just successfully taken action against a network of debt collection agencies that was targeting consumers as fake process servers. I've covered this and similar groups, here and here. The FTC has just announced new action in this case. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a ... Read More »
FTC Goes After Fake Debt Collectors Posing as Process Servers
Previously I wrote about an enterprise of fake process servers that appeared to really be debt collectors, see Fake Process Servers Work Hard to Scare Money Out of Consumers. The companies included in that article were located in Corona, California and were Superior Filing Service, Nationwide Filing Service, Capital Filing Service, Southcoast Financial Services, Eagle Filing Service, Asset Filing Service, ... Read More »


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The impact of smoking and polymorphic enzymes of xenobiotic metabolism on the stage of bladder tumors
Cigarette smoking is the predominant risk factor for bladder cancer in males and females. The tobacco carcinogens are metabolized by various xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes such as N-acetyltransferases (NAT) and glutathione S-transferases (GST). Polymorphisms in NAT and GST genes alter the ability o...
Historical temperature data from the Canadian Atlantic province of Prince Edward Island is analyzed over the period from April 1913 to July 2013 in order to develop time series models that have the ability to produce accurate forecasting of minimum and maximum monthly average temperatures. In this p...
The forecast performance of alternative artificial neural network (ANN) models was studied to compare their forecast accuracy to the fractionally integrated autoregressive moving average model using monthly rainfall data for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI). A multilayer feed-forw...


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This AC/DC portable power supply
converter/adapter is extremely convenient and useful. Have you ever wanted to
test a fan or a light kit but didn't want to power down your computer, just to
hook it up and see it if worked? Or have you ever wanted to place a CCFL
lighting kit that wasn't anywhere near your computer power supply? This solid
unit is great for tech enthusiasts for testing purposes or to simply power any
12V DC accessory using any available AC outlet. Simply plug in the unit to the
wall, and then plug in your fan or lighting kit to the 4-pin molex connector, it
couldn't be easier. This small 500 milliamp model supports 1 fan.


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We sat in orange, tall-backed chairs that clearly had a history from all the scratches on the wooden arms. The building, originally constructed as a residence by Samuel F. Lee and later an old folk's home, a poor house and hospital. Finally, it turned into a haunted campus for both the believers and skeptics alike to explore.
My friend, Liesel Hill commented on the "old building smell" and had a peculiar feeling in one part of the room. I felt it, too. The meeting went over the science behind that and the reports of others of paranormal activity in Asylum 49.
There are usually three reasons a person gets into the paranormal: to search for scientific evidence, to communicate with the dead or purely for the experience. Seasoned expert Tom Epperley explained he hunts for ghosts just because he loves doing it.
Through the course of the evening Epperley and his team explained Dousing Rods (witch sticks); K2 meters; cell sensors; GA7 meters, Infrared, wildlife, and thermal cameras; Parabolic microphones; RT meters; and other devices. These tools use science both to help debunk the natural, explainable activity as well as to document the paranormal (or unexplainable).
By performing an EMF sweep (Electromagnetic Field check), experts can determine if the energy sensed is man-made or paranormal.
One key point Epperley explained, worth restating, is "when something manifests, it affects the localized field as it draws energy." In other words, paranormal activity affects whatever space it is in through energy, which is both measurable and detectable through science.
Today, there are less skeptics as science is used to document encounters. "The paranormal has become more mainstream...everyone has had a paranormal experience," Epperley concludes.
Joey Thomas explained that she was actually born in this hospital. For her, the building has always held an appeal. She struggled to explain that it's "nothing spectacular," rather it's a "knowing thing." When she comes, it's "creepy because you know there's other things here."
Even before the hospital closed down nine years ago and Asylum 49 began, Thomas felt this place has been different. She explains that any local will tell you various stories which leave everyone curious about it.
If you are a believer, or if you are curious to find out, it's worth taking the drive out to Tooele and experiencing Asylum 49 for yourself. Weekly high-tech ghost hunting tours go on every Friday and Saturday until July, when they start to build up the facade for the haunted house for Halloween.
Visit http://www.asylum49.com/ for event and tour details. To attend next month's Meetup, visit http://www.meetup.com/ for further information.


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Andrea Alcabes wanders past Helenka Bimstein's paintings at least 10 times per day, even though her office is in a completely different part of the building. "I make it my business to walk this way," says Alcabes, executive director of the I.J. and Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center. "If she'd let us have them here longer, we would."
But Alcabes is only one of the artist's many admirers at the JCC. Helenka led a group of about five women through the spring gallery's opening on March 1, revealing the stories of each character in her paintings, how she created each piece and why. The women hung on to Helenka's words, and only wanted to know more: "Why did you make this lady green?" "Is it day or night in this painting, or perhaps sunset?" "What's going on in this scene?"
The 96-year-old painter and sculptor eventually had to sit down and take a break from her questioning fans, but not before she told the story behind the painting at the end of a long hallway. She pointed to the caricature of her son Phillip, singer and guitarist for folk band Red Rock Rondo. "I don't have other paintings of real life people," she says. "Copying something from reality is kind of boring to me." But Helenka made an exception for her son's band, and the week after the opening reception, she sat 10 feet from center stage at Rondo's concert at the South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society. Fans listened closely to Phillip as he told the tales that inspired his songs.
Helenka was raised by nuns at St. Anthony's Orphanage in Toledo, Ohio, and later worked at a restaurant and then as a court stenographer, but she didn't become an artist until after she got married at 22. "I was staying with a couple, and I lived in their apartment. He [her husband-to-be] lived two stories above me, and he'd come down to eat with us every day for supper; I guess he couldn't resist looking at me," she recalls with a laugh.
LeRoy Bimstein finally worked up the courage to ask Helenka to marry him, and the couple raised Phillip and his three siblings in a unique home in Winnetka, Ill. "It looked like a Hansel and Gretel gingerbread house," Phillip says. Tiles from the entryway to the bathroom were uniquely cut, pictures were painted on the walls, the molded fireplace seemed more like a cave, and even the door hinges were oddly shaped. The house enhanced Phillip's appreciation of individuality and may have awakened the artist in Helenka.
On a family trip to a summer home in Wisconsin, Helenka became bored while the rest of the family watched TV. She found a canvas and painted about seven people wearing masks; she later crafted a story about the scene. "They were ordinary people, who left their homes every morning for work, and they may have worked in an office for 15 years, but they never revealed their true personalities to their co-workers," she says. "They only removed their masks when they got home."
The mask painting is an exception to most of Helenka's work, which usually features people searching for love. "I think it's because I didn't have love in the beginning," she says. "My mother neglected us, and we were taken away." Something about Helenka's signature Egyptian hieroglyphic style (inspired by an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts she saw as a teenager at the Toledo Museum of Art) still hints of her love-deprived past. Many of the people she paints stand alone, watching and longing for each other from a distance.
"My mom says when I was 5 years old, I sat under the piano while she played. So, maybe I started getting into music then," says Phillip, who went on to write compositions performed at Carnegie Hall, the Spoleto Music Festival... and on MTV.
His '80s new wave band Phil the Blanks created music videos for an album ranked in the College Media Journal's national top 40. Phillip also performed with folk band Blue Haiku, has a degree in theory and composition from the Chicago Conservatory and studied film composing and orchestration at UCLA. He started basing his songs on oral histories after he moved to Springdale and was elected mayor, which he says was a lot like composing a song.
"When I thought about how to get people to have a dialogue with one another and negotiate fairly, I often thought of that in musical terms," he says. "Of course, I didn't speak about it much, because I didn't want anyone to think I was loony." Today, he teaches a University of Utah course on relationships between music and community dialogue.
Musical terms or not, bringing the townspeople together was a tough job. "People were getting into fist fights over politics and suing each other," he says.
Eventually, he was able to bring a sense of civility back to the town, and as he got to know his neighbors better, he learned their stories, too.
The first song Phillip wrote based on an oral history was an experimental piece, "Garland Hirschi's Cows." One morning, he woke up and heard cows mooing in a nearby pasture and thought he could use the sound. Phillip called their owner, Garland Hirschi, and asked to meet him to record the moos. Then Phillip had another idea: He'd ask Hirschi what it was like owning and caring for cows in Springdale for the song, too.
Red Rock Rondo came together four years ago, and nearly all of their songs are based on stories similar to Hirschi's. "Some of them are totally out of an oral history. I sat down with someone for an hour and got them to talk about their lives, but there are a couple that came from things I've read," he says.
Before he told one of his stories at the South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Phillip acknowledged his sister Barbara, her husband Jed and of course, Helenka. "I always acknowledge my mom," he says. "I'm really proud to have her there."
Today, Phillip lives two blocks from his mother, near 900 East on the south end of Salt Lake City. His favorite Helenka Bimstein painting hangs near his piano. "I always encourage her to start another, because I think she's great, and it engages her mind," he says.
Helenka sets her canvas on the kitchen table when she paints and decorates every room in her home with her artwork. Her work has been shown at Phillips Gallery, Sugar House Gallery and the I.J. and Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center.
Her stories don't end with her art, though. Helenka plans to write a book on "the rules for living in your 90s" and is a romance novel enthusiast. She also listens to music in her spare time. "Classical mostly," she says. "Red Rock Rondo, they come in second."