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Circus and the City: New York, 1793–2010
October 31, 2012 | by John Reed
As we—like Lady Justice at her scales—weigh the virtues and policies of our presidential candidates, our very future in the balance, it is perhaps not without merit to reflect upon the classical history of democracy, and a fledging nation, now great, which has taken up a banner of representative government as passed down from the Greeks and Romans of antiquity. Perhaps, as well, as the airwaves are electric with the storied truths apropos to this most momentous of elections—this cotterpin in the history of humanity, perhaps the very universe, this year of destiny, of DECISION 2012!—we might look to the birth of our comedic and dramatic tradition, which we will find in the Dionysian festivals of Ancient Greece. Or, wait, is it more of a circus?
Circus it is. Hollywood may claim Aristotle as a father, and Washington may fancy itself an ancestor of the Roman Republic, but don't we all know that our truer father is P. T. Barnum—tabloid king and political boss—and that our truer tradition is the circus, three rings?
Through February 3, Circus and the City: New York, 1793-2010, is on display at the Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts, Design, History, Material Culture. The show spans three floors of the Upper West Side Townhouse, and claims New York—and rightly so—as the wellspring of the American Circus (which, alas, isn't just under the bigtop).
Something for Nothing
March 19, 2012 | by Ian Crouch
America, from its Puritan past to its mass-incarceration present, has never been particularly hospitable to criminals. Yet, from time to time, an outlaw rises to the level of folk hero, based on a captivating personal narrative or a prevailing mood in the culture. Perhaps no category of crook has been more consistently compelling than the con artist. During their heyday, from the mid-nineteenth century up through the first decades of the twentieth, when innovations in transportation brought more strangers together and promises of fast fortune spread across the country, practitioners earned memorable nicknames—Soapy Smith, Snitzer the Kid, Appetite Bill—and spoke in a florid and amusing argot. (Every object in the game, from money to cards to actors, was given a nickname, as were the games themselves, dubbed the wipe, the wire, the big mitt, the huge duke, the tip, the tale, the strap, the spud, or the shake with the button.) Con men normally stole by guile rather than by physical intimidation or brute force. And their thieving relied on complicated mechanisms of performance and intelligence—it was indeed an art, complete with its own hierarchy of ability. The best of them could be imagined as dashing and debonair—like Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting, men who valued the game more than what it earned.
Most important, the nature of the con implicated the victim in its own criminal logic. Marks were roped in with promises of inside information on a fixed horse race, rigged stock market, or some other path to easy money—only to see their contributions to the dubious venture stolen right before their eyes. As the linguist David Maurer wrote in The Big Con, his encyclopedic study of confidence crimes and the men that ran them, the operation worked based on a fixed maxim: "You can't cheat an honest man."
For many con artists, this was as much an excuse as a credo. Take, for example, the Chicago con man Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, who claimed to have stolen more than eight million dollars from assorted marks, as victims in the con game are known, during a career that spanned more than half a century. You would think he'd be the last person inclined to judge harshly the avarice of his fellow man. Yet, in 1956, after he'd turned eighty, he explained himself to Saul Bellow, who summed up the man's conception of the moral universe:
The years have not softened his heart toward the victims of his confidence schemes. Of course he was a crook, but the "marks" whom he and his associates trimmed were not honest men. "I have never cheated any honest men," he says, "only rascals. They may have been respectable but they were never any good." And this is how he sums the matter up: "They wanted something for nothing. I gave them nothing for something." He says it clearly and sternly; he is not a pitying man. To be sure, he wants to justify his crimes, but quite apart from this he believes that honest men do not exist.
While many con artists gained larger-than-life reputations, their victims mostly remained faceless, since, as Amy Reading explains in her engrossing new book, The Mark Inside, most were reluctant to take a complaint to the authorities. Local police were often paid off to look the other way, but even if they hadn't been, marks were unlikely to confess to being robbed while putting money on a crooked scheme. Even the truly innocent—and indeed there were honest and decent people cleaned in cons—wouldn't be eager to come forward and announce their gullibility to the world.
Who, then, would stand up for the victims, the marks who were considered at best fools, or at worst, criminals themselves? Enter J. Frank Norfleet, a short, mustachioed cattle rancher from the Texas panhandle, who became the most renowned advocate for the victims of cons in the history of the game. Read More »


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But now she's famous, after the TV news appearances, the SI swimsuit issue, Vanity Fair underwear shoots and the reality diving show. Taking in an Alabama game as a fan and quarterback AJ McCarron's girlfriend might be a little more difficult.
As Busted Coverage pointed out, Webb went to the spring game and was a popular spectator, as you'd expect from the most famous girlfriend in college football history.
Here's a sampling of some of the pictures that Busted Coverage found on social media:
We've said since right after her fame blew up that Webb has handled this all tremendously. There were many more pictures of Webb and fans from Saturday's spring game, which we wonder if she even got to watch. She is Miss Alabama, so she wasn't entirely surprised by the fame and attention. Still, this is probably more than she ever imagined.
It has to be a bit of a grind for her, especially when stories are being written about Alabama fans' feelings about the relationship between McCarron and Webb and it leads to things like this to USA Today:
"Honestly, I'm concerned about it," Hunter Johnson, an Alabama fan from Tuscaloosa, told USA Today. "I kind of want them to break up because I'm more concerned with our football team than I am with their relationship. I think it's great that she capitalized the way she has, but I don't want anything to interfere with us going three in a row."
In fairness, the USA Today story said a majority of Alabama fans didn't take this rather insane stance. Thank goodness. But you get the point. Fame isn't always fun.
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— Katherine Webb (@_KatherineWebb) April 18, 2013
We don't feel all that bad for Webb or anything, because she has embraced her fame and sought out opportunities from it, but at the same time it's pretty clear that doing something like taking in the Alabama spring game won't be the same for her anymore.
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April Fitness Challenge - comme ci comme ca
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Results/Reflections: Well, I did not lose 5-10 lbs., only 1 lb, which is nice but not fast enough progress for me. Looking back at the month, I realize that even though I did reach my goal of 1500 fitness minutes, went over, in fact, there were too many break days where I did not work out for whatever reason - going on weekend trips was the main culprit - and there were too many days of not staying in my calorie range - emotional eating!
For May, I will watch my meals more closely and work harder at making morning workouts a habit so that when I go play on Friday night, the workout is already done and I don't have to choose. I feel like a nightly yoga/meditation routine instead of tv will help to keep me focused, too. I need to make my weight loss goals happen more quickly! I want to go into my 40's looking hot and feeling great!
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your right it is a learning process. its ok to have a bad week or even month. lord knows ive had a lot. the key is to get back on track. you know you can do it as you have done it. good luck and dont worry to much about how many mistakes you make. i like you want fast results but one thing i have come to terms with is it wont happen. i keep losing and gaining the 10 pds i lose and that needs to stop! There are lots of people here to support you!
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Yeah, I think I mean social eating, not really emotional eating. Like, on the weekends I'm having fun and I have a couple beers then I care a little less about what I'm eating then I have a couple more beers. It tends to get a bit out of control before I realize or admit what's going on!
And then the next day I'm ravenous and I crave mac n' cheese or ramen!
Last night I went over my calories. I had been doing well and we had a great soup with lot's of veggies and lean ground turkey for dinner, but there was bread and I had too much!
But it is a learning process and I can just keep trying! Today I'm being very careful and I'll do a little extra workout!
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My April was kind of the same. I think I lost about 2 lbs, which is good, but, well, its like I coast through the whole month, exercising a lot, but also eating a lot. Not losing weight (but at least not really gaining) and then bam, the day after my period, I lose 2 lbs. lol
I need to stop the social eating... well, actually, its more of the social drinking! I usually account for it in my calories, but lately I've been cutting it close, if not going over. I'm definitely hungrier because I'm exercising more, but I need to re-focus on watching what I eat.
Thanks for the challenges!!!
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I've been inspired and impressed by a couple of my local Seattle friends who have, over the last year, become some of my favorite online community-focused bloggers.
I first met Ryan Turner working on a big project with a large aero-space company formerly based in the Seattle area . At the time, Ryan impressed me with his mad workplace ethnographic skillz. Since then, he's gone on to work at the web design consultancy Zaaz and refocused his efforts on helping Zaaz clients wrap their minds around online communities and Web 2.0. Lucky for us, he talks about these experience on his blog - Web Social Architecture - The Mad Science of Online Communities. (at least that's the title this week. Ryan knows what I mean.)
A post of Ryan's that caught my eye lately was: The Basics of Web 2.0 Personalization. These are the cliff's notes (and cool visuals) of a talk he did recently as Zaaz.
Sean O'Driscoll is another favorite that I've come to know recently through project work. Sean's one of the few people at Microsoft that actually has "community" in his title. He's the General Manager of Support Communities and MVP. Along with his real-world experience and love for BBQing, Sean's passion for community show's through on his new-ish blog: Community Group Therapy.
Like me, Sean is always looking for easier ways to describe the trends and technologies that are shaping Web 2.0. I particularly like the racing-inspired term "tag drafting" to describe using your friends as filters for information coming from sites like Del.icio.us.
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9/11 Ten Years Later (YP Discussion Group)
Ten years ago planes hijacked by the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, killing nearly three thousand. The US responded to the attack by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan, and then Iraq. In the decade since, the US has occupied two countries and carried out countless attacks on Islamist militants throughout the world. As we mark the ten year anniversary of 9/11 many are asking, what is the legacy of the attack? What have our responses accomplished? Has justice been served, or are we now locked in an endless struggle against an enemy we still have yet to define?
Some reading to ground our discussion:
The 9/11 Anniversary Reader (Foreign Policy) An good collection of articles regarding 9/11 and the decade since.
A decade after the 9/11 attack, Americans live in an era of endless war (Washington Post)
Remembering 9/11 (Economist) Scroll down to find the correspondents' thoughts.
9/11 from Arab Shores (Foreign Policy)
Another question to ask, as it has been many times over by pudits, is are we safer? Immediately following 9/11 our national security aperatus grew exponentially, as cronicled in Frontlines recent report, Top Secret America, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/topsecretamerica/ What are the implications, costs, benefits of this? How do we know?


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College Hockey:Norwich Tops East Preseason Poll
Coaches select defending NCAA and conference champion to repeat
CENTERVILLE, Mass. — The East Ice Hockey League coaches have selected 2000 NCAA Division III ice hockey champion Norwich as the league favorite in the 2000-01 preseason coaches' poll.
Norwich, which swept the conference regular-season and tournament titles on its way to claiming the NCAA crown a year ago, amassed 55 points, including six first-place votes. The Cadets posted a 16-0-1 conference mark in 1999-00. Norwich defeated St. Thomas (Minnesota), 2-1, March 18 to win its first national title.
Salem State, which finished runner-up to Norwich in both the regular-season standings and the conference tournament, earned the second slot in the poll with 51 points. The Vikings received two first-place votes.
New England College (41 points), Mass.-Boston (34) and Southern Maine (29) rounded out the top five. Mass.-Boston begins the campaign under the guidance of new head coach Joe Mallen.
The poll was based on an eight-point system (i.e., eight for first, seven for second, etc.). Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.
2000-01 East Ice Hockey Coaches' Poll
1. Norwich (6) 55
2. Salem State (2) 51
3. New England College 41
4. UMass-Boston 34
5. Southern Maine 29
6. Babson 28
St. Anselm 28
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The Dollar Declines Overseas . . . And U.S. Jazz Does the Same
Paris-based jazz critic Thierry Quénum, a frequent contributor to this column, has just returned home from Mai Jazz, a Norwegian festival that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. His report below raises interesting and controversial issues about a European jazz scene that increasingly sees itself as independent of US trends and influences. Readers are invited to share their own opinions by adding their comments or emailing them to email@example.com. T.G.
The people of Stavanger, Norway have good reasons to be proud that their city was elected Cultural Capital of Europe (CCE) for 2008. This harbor city of 120,000 inhabitants, on Norway's South Western coast, thus acquired an international recognition that supplements tourist interest in its fjords and exquisite countryside, and the economic value of its offshore oil industry.
All this was explained by the radiant deputy mayor of Stavanger to a group of some 30 jazz journalists, festival directors and club owners from around the world during a lunch held in a beautiful early 19th century royal manor overlooking the city. But why so many jazz professionals in Stavanger on this exceptionally warm and sunny spring weekend? Actually most of them come to this part of Norway every year or so, because the Vestnorsk Jazzsenter (VNJS, Western Norway Jazz Center) invites them to Jazz Norway in a Nutshell (JNN), a showcase that allows them to discover local jazz musicians that are not necessarily publicized around the world by famous labels such as ECM or Jazzland.
Last year JNN was coupled with the Natt Jazz Festival in the neighboring city of Bergen. This year it was an obvious choice to hold it in Stavanger, the newly appointed CCE, and to couple it with its home-grown Mai Jazz festival, which was celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Norway is a small, affluent country of about 4.5 million people, and it has a number of great music schools with jazz departments whose output of young, talented musicians is remarkably high. The comparatively small size of the country, and even of Scandinavia at large, compels them to look for an international career early on. The idea behind JNN is to help these musicians do so, and the generous Norwegian policy as far as culture is concerned — be it the State, the regions or the cities — allows the VNJS to contribute to this. By bringing the rest of the world to see young Norwegian musicians, it hopes to trigger some gigs abroad.
According to Bo Grřnningsaeter, chief executive of the VNJS, this "export process" works fairly well. As a result, the party of some thirty jazz professionals from Asia, Europe and North America had an opportunity to hear a significant number of Norwegian musicians that haven't traveled abroad much yet, as well as enjoy more familiar international artists. Significantly, Mai Jazz featured very few Americans – just as the difficulty foreign bands face trying to get engagements in the USA may explain the absence of promoters from the US.
Some local promoters, like Grřnningsaeter, even say that they don't need the Americans anymore since what they propose is rarely original, whereas the level and diversity of European jazz — and Norwegian jazz particularly — has enormously increased in the past few decades. One Norwegian festival promoter went so far as to declare that he and his team realized, after they had finished booking their program a couple of years ago, that they hadn't even thought of including one single US group! For whatever reasons, this year's edition of Mai Jazz offered a few major American artists, such as Wayne Shorter, Oregon, and John Scofield playing with the Stavanger Conservatory's Bjergsted Jazzensemble and a Norwegian rhythm section.
One of the most impressive musicians on this last concert was certainly bass player Ole Morten Vĺgan. He is definitely the next man from the North to watch on this instrument, that has seen the rise of a number of talented artists made of "Norwegian wood" in recent decades. Mai Jazz also showcased famous names and rising stars from the rest of the world, such as veteran trumpeter Enrico Rava, surrounded by his latest choice of brilliant young Italian sidemen, the Neil Cowley Trio, the new piano sensation on the British scene, and Roberto Fonseca, one of the latest piano wonders from Cuba.
But most of all, when you've flown all the way up to Norway and are not outdoors enjoying the exceptionally warm spring weather, you and your international mates will want to listen to local bands you won't hear elsewhere. Among them, the Zanussi Five (alto, tenor and baritone saxes, plus bass and drums) played in a former 19nth century brewery overlooking the North Sea, and displayed their fine art of arranging, drawing on the diverse timbres of their reeds and their great sense of construction and dynamics.
Trumpet player Mathias Eick — who just released his first CD for ECM — is another man to follow. His virtuoso playing differs from that of most Nordic trumpet players. He likes long phrases and has a taste for lyricism as well as for energetic blowing in an electric context, revealing that he has digested Miles Davis's '70s period in an utterly personal way. The Stavangerer, a club set in a large wooden building close to the city center, was the perfect place for the intense performance Eick's quartet delivered.
"In the Country" is the name of a ensemble comprised of pianist Morten Qvenild, bassist Roger Arntzen and drummer Pĺl Hausken. But this band is not just one more piano trio, since its members sometimes sing or use electronic devices and miscellaneous instruments to broaden their range. Still their approach is typically Nordic in its use of song formats as well as baroque or classical cadenzas, and in its concern for sound textures and space. Having them play in an ancient cloister about half an hour's drive from the city was a good way to immerse the audience in the half conceptual, half organic atmosphere that this trio builds.
Apart from these already existing groups, some of Mai Jazz's concerts were projects financed with the help of Stavanger 2008. Sax and clarinet player Frode Gjerstad could thus present three groups of improvisers from several countries on the same evening, including vibist Kevin Norton, drummers Louis Moholo and Paal Nilssen-Love, fellow reed player Sabir Mateen, bassist Ingebrigt Hĺker Flaten and cornetist Bobby Bradford. They all played together two days later, under the collective name Circulasione Totale Orchestra 2008, and their performance, featuring two bassists and three drummers, stood out as the most original and powerful event of the whole festival. It showed how lively, trans-generational and trans-national free jazz still can be, even if it doesn't always attract huge audiences, and often has little room in festivals that are not entirely devoted to this genre.
Keyboardist Jon Balke's composition "Siwan," also commissioned by Stavanger 2008, was exactly the opposite. Performed in the beautiful St Peter's Church, it brought together trumpeter Jon Hassel, some baroque strings players, Asian musicians, and Moroccan vocalist Amina Alaoui. Though some jazz hues could be felt in it, the main influence in this syncretic oratorio was Arabic-Andalusian music. It confirmed that Balke's interests range from jazz to classical through folk music from different parts of the world. In some ways, he is following in the path of his Viking ancestors, who also traveled over many continents, centuries ago.
The final concert had to be something big, and though Jan Garbarek has often played Mai Jazz in the past, his following doesn't seem to fade. His quartet filled a 1500 seat auditorium on the outskirts of Stavanger, and was a huge success. Garbarek didn't rest on his laurels. Of course, Nordic and Celtic folk themes are still the main vehicle for his lyrical soprano sax. Yet perhaps because Manu Katché's driving drums was ever present beside him, Garbarek indulged in a couple of lighthearted calypsos and delivered some fiery tenor solos that conjured up the memory a fellow horn player, the late Michael Brecker.
Mai Jazz obviously tries to reach a consensus between popular tastes and innovative proposals. The quality of local bands fully justifies the part they take in the program. On the other hand, the low profile of US jazz here suggests the spread of an attitude that views the homeland of jazz music as just one option among many, as a single aspect of what the jazz world has to offer. In truth, high quality jazz can have its roots anywhere. But while a multicultural attitude is spreading widely throughout the Europe jazz scene, many here wonder when the USA will open up its ears to jazz that is not bounded by its two oceans.
This blog article was posted by Thierry Quénum.
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// Jun 20, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Hello. Thank you so much for your thoughts. I am ashamed to call myself a U.S. Musician these days. It seems that these days' art and culture have all but dried up out here in the United States. The Jazz hero's of the day like Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington (just to name of few) have all been replaced by current trends like Rap Music (that is, if you call that music!) Unfortunately, we live in a day when class and style have all been replaced by the current down trend fashions. The sloppier the look, the better it is, at least this is true in the U.S. these days… A little about me: My name is Randy Caputo and I am a professional U. S. Jazz drummer. I have some credits to my name as I was inducted to the Jazz Legends Hall of Fame (2006). I'm 50 years old and within the last 10 years (or so) it's been harder and harder to get jazz bookings here in the states. The promoters just don't see a need to keep class and jazz culture alive or in the public's eye anymore. Unfortunately, (out here), the promoters do call the shots. As for me, it would be an honor and a privilege to perform for a Norwegian festival or anyplace outside of the US. Unfortunately, because I not connected with outside agencies, I (like so many other jazz musicians) am stuck out here where jazz and talents like mine are considered too old-school to be utilized. Anyway God Bless you and Norwegian or any other country that appreciates and supports jazz music and culture. I hope that you do email me back and that perhaps we can join forces. Thank you so much for your post. Most sincerely, Randy Caputo Contact Information Web Site: WWW.RandyCaputo.com Email: email@example.com Cell Phone: 714-721-0775 YouTube links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0BrnCak4fs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeBHCcb4cMk


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Predictable and unpredictable patient care tasks compete for caregiver time and attention, making it difficult for patient care staff to reliably and consistently meet patient needs. We have piloted a redesigned care model that separates the work of patient care technicians based on task predictability and creates role specificity. This care model shows promise in improving the ability of staff to reliably complete tasks in a more consistent and timely manner.
THE high rate of interruptions in nursing work flow has been well documented in the literature1–3 and is at least partly to blame for lack of reliability of meeting patient care needs and completing patient care tasks. A 2010 study4 reported an average of 3 to 6 interruptions per nurse per hour, while another 2010 study5 found up to 10 or more interruptions per nurse per hour in inpatient settings in 2 hospitals, an academic medical center and a community-based teaching hospital. While there is a paucity of data in the literature on the rate of interruptions for assistive nursing personnel such as patient care technicians (PCTs), observations conducted at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in early 2009 showed similar rates of work interruptions for PCTs as the rates for nurses cited in the literature.
In 2009, quality improvement specialists at the UPMC held a 2-day session to discuss ways to improve the reliability and timeliness of completion of patient care tasks on the inpatient units. They had observed that frequent interruptions in work flow led to a lack of reliable completion of routine, predictable patient care tasks (eg, ambulating, turning/repositioning, feeding, routine bedside procedures), and a lack of timely attention to nonroutine, unpredictable patient care tasks, for example, answering call bells, taking patients to the bathroom, blood draws, transporting patients on and off the unit for tests or therapy, and admissions/discharges/transfers. It also had become apparent that care innovations that had been implemented over the previous few years such as hourly rounding to prevent patient falls and skin breakdown were not consistently occurring. Patient care staff was unable to effectively meet patient needs on a consistent basis.
The 2-day session began with a nominal group process to answer the question, "What are the challenges to achieving efficient work flow on the inpatient units?" Answers included the following: frequent interruptions to work flow, numerous distractions, conflicting priorities, and developing team attitude with support staff. Following the nominal group process, participants divided into teams to brainstorm alternative care models that would potentially improve work flow and the reliability of completing patient care tasks. Several alternative care models were proposed and simulated. At the end of the 2 days, a decision was made to pilot a care model that would (1) separate patient care tasks among PCTs based on predictability and (2) create role specificity to ensure reliable and timely completion of routine patient care tasks. An additional goal was to create this new care model in a cost-neutral manner, given the ongoing need to control expenses.
Results of the redesigned care model pilot would be measured at 90 days and again at 1 year by analyzing pre- and postimplementation data on timely completion of care tasks: call bell response times, blood collection time from order to draw, and assessing patients on return to the unit from an off-unit activity. In addition, patient satisfaction rates would be evaluated for improvement. If results were positive, the care model redesign would be expanded to additional inpatient units.
Acute inpatient nursing requires nurses and assistive nursing personnel such as PCTs to frequently shift their attention, reevaluate decisions, and modify priorities in a dynamic environment.6 They must integrate complex thinking processes with psychomotor and affective skills7 with the goal of delivering the right care at the right time every time. During the observations of patient care tasks conducted in 2009 at UPMC, it was noted that nurses and PCTs often found themselves voicing "now, where was I?" statements after interruptions. At best, interruptions can negatively affect work flow and patient and staff satisfaction; at worst, they can be linked to serious patient safety failures such as medication errors.8,9 It is, therefore, important to identify ways to minimize interruptions to maintain the concentration and focus necessary to carrying out multiple complex activities.
On many inpatient units at UPMC, care models based on patient assignment and an unspoken rule that "everyone is responsible for answering call bells" and completing other patient care tasks have given mixed messages to staff as to who is responsible for which tasks. Each individual nurse and PCT has had some leeway in determining when patient care tasks would be completed within a "reasonable" but unspecified time frame. By not specifying whether a nurse or PCT is accountable for a particular care task and when it should be completed, tasks are sometimes accomplished late or not at all, or work-arounds and redundant layers of work are added to the care delivery process. The result is that delays occur such as long wait times for answering call bells, late blood draws, and long wait times for toileting and assistance with morning care. During times of high activity some patient requests can even be inadvertently forgotten.
A baseline staff survey on 1 medical-surgical inpatient unit at UPMC, to assess staff perception of quality of care and their ability to complete routine patient care tasks in a consistent and timely manner, showed that only 46% (16 of 35) of survey respondents (nurses and PCTs) described the quality of care on the unit as good or excellent. Furthermore, staff perceived there was room for improvement in the reliable completion of care tasks on their unit. Their answers indicated a perception that while many routine patient care tasks were "usually" completed, none were "always" completed. Walking, feeding, and Ins and Outs documentation were perceived to be completed "sometimes" and hourly rounding "rarely." One staff member commented, "Some days we're able to [complete these tasks] if there's a low [patient] census, but when we are full or close to full the patients suffer because we don't have time to do all we need to do for each patient."
UPMC was fortunate to have an empty 10-bed inpatient unit to serve as a simulation setting in which to create and test the foundations of a new care model. With reliability of care task completion as the focus, the care model redesign process began with separating patient care tasks based on their predictability as a method to address reliability. In a half-day session, the improvement specialist team defined predictable and unpredictable work as follows and then separated nursing care tasks by category (Table 1).
* Predictable work: work that happens repetitively and reliably, and that can be scheduled;
* Unpredictable work: nursing care tasks that are not scheduled and that occur randomly over the course of 24 hours.
With these definitions in mind, a new patient care model was created featuring a reliable rounder (RR) PCT for predictable work done at predictable times and a variable rounder (VR) PCT for unpredictable work at unpredictable times and for predictable work at unpredictable times. By separating out these 2 roles, the RR PCT would follow a specific schedule for routine patient care tasks and would be able to stay on task because interruptions and variable work were routed to the VR PCT. The VR PCT role was designed to be interruptible, with the VR handling multiple unscheduled tasks. The role redesign was based on the nature of the work rather than on patient assignment.
In this simulated environment, patient scenarios, scripts, and observers were used to role-play patient and staff experiences on a typical medical-surgical inpatient unit, first using manikins and later using people as patient actors. The scenarios and scripts were created from actual observations on busy nursing units to accurately represent real-time patient care events. Participants role played using the scenarios and scripts that specified times and patient care tasks needing to be completed over the course of several hours. The simulation enabled participants to create and fine-tune the care model to ensure separation of predictable and unpredictable work and specific role delineation such that routine patient care tasks would be reliably completed and nonroutine patient care tasks would be completed in a more efficient and timely fashion.
In a separate half-day session, front line nurses from the system-wide Professional Practice Committee and nursing leaders from the majority of UPMC hospitals were invited to the simulation unit to observe and participate in the simulation themselves as both "patients" and observers. After this simulated experience, they provided feedback on the new care model design to fine-tune it further.
The new care model features highly specified work and work distribution that is not based on patient assignment but rather on the work's predictability. Prior to the care model redesign, a PCT who was bathing a patient might need to interrupt the bathing process to quickly check a patient returning to the unit from an off-unit activity. This same PCT might be interrupted again before returning to the patient being bathed to answer a call bell (or wait to answer the call bell while finishing bathing the first patient). In the care model redesign, the RR PCT (Table 2) bathes the patient and the VR PCT receives the patient returning to the unit from an off-unit activity and answers call bells. The VR PCT carries a pocket phone and can be summoned by the unit clerk, a nurse or another PCT, or even a patient. The VR PCT's pocket phone number is provided on the white boards in patient rooms.
While simulation on an empty patient unit can provide an environment in which to try new roles and models of care without burdening staff and patients on an actual inpatient unit, only testing in a real clinical environment provides enough information to determine whether a care model redesign that worked well on the simulation unit will work in practice. Following the simulation sessions, a UPMC hospital volunteered to be the first "live" test site for the new model.
A 36-bed medical telemetry unit at Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC was selected as the first unit on which to trial the new care model that was designed and tested on the simulation unit. Factors leading to the selection of this patient unit were its track record of success with innovation as a former Transforming Care at the Bedside unit10–12 and the leadership commitment to the care redesign effort. Baseline data on the 36-bed pilot unit showed that call bell response times ranged from 1 to 14 minutes, the time from blood work order to lab draw ranged from 10 minutes to 2½ hours, and patients were seen on average 9 minutes after returning to the unit from an off-unit activity. Twenty percent of patients on the unit responded "always" to the patient-satisfaction survey question, "I received toileting help as soon as I wanted." Observation showed 37 interruptions in one 12-hour PCT work shift.
The pilot unit was budgeted for 3 PCTs; 2 were reassigned to the RR role and 1 to the VR role, making the role redesign budget neutral. The new care model design was initiated on the pilot unit in January 2010 and began with 12 patients for 4 hours. At the end of the first test, staff provided positive feedback about the design. Over the next several days, the number of patients and the amount of time included in the trial were increased incrementally until all 36 beds were included in the role redesign over the 12-hour daylight shift; the 2 RRs and 1 VR were able to cover the entire unit.
At the end of 90 days, results for the PCT care model redesign were positive. Call bell response times decreased from a range of 1 to 14 minutes to a range of 0 to 2 minutes. Blood collection time, from order to draw, decreased from a range of 10 minutes to 2.5 hours to a range of 8 to 28 minutes. On return to the unit from an off-unit activity, patients were seen faster—the time decreased from an average of 9 minutes postreturn to consistently 2 minutes or less. Patient satisfaction, as measured by the Hospital Care Quality Information from the Consumer Perspective survey, also showed improvement, as patients responding "always" to the question about received help with toileting when wanted increased from 20% to 40%.
At 1-year postcare model redesign, the results continued to be positive. Call bell response times averaged 2 minutes, response time for other patient requests averaged 1.3 minutes, blood collection times from order to draw showed 100% compliance for turnaround times for both "stat" (30 minutes) and routine (within 2 hours) blood draws, and overall Hospital Care Quality Information from the Consumer Perspective scores for the unit increased slightly at year 1 postimplementation.
Anecdotally, there have been many comments supporting the care model redesign:
* Patient care technicians have stated that it is now easier for them to remember everything they need to do and they notice the decrease in interruptions;
* Nurses have commented that care tasks such as ambulation are now completed earlier in the day and time-sensitive tasks, such as feeding patients, are completed at appropriate times during the shift;
* Unit directors have indicated that having patient care tasks scheduled makes it easier to determine which tasks are getting done and whether there are any that need additional focus.
Unit directors are also hearing fewer complaints on patient rounds about patients needing to wait too long for call bells to be answered or to be taken to the bathroom.
During the course of the care delivery model redesign at UPMC, a number of challenges arose. Patient care technicians struggled with not having easy access to information about specific patient care activities that were needed by individual patients, for example, which patients needed to have vital signs taken once or twice per shift? Which patients were at full activity level, needed to be turned, or were waiting to be fed? The PCTs were spending a great deal of time (up to 30 minutes per technician per shift) manually locating this information. There was variability in how nurses supervised this activity and how they contributed to PCT shift report, resulting in inconsistency in the amount, detail, and accuracy of information provided in the shift report process. Having PCTs spend valuable time manually locating information was at odds with the goals of the care redesign model, as is any deterioration in information flow between caregivers. Nurse-PCT huddles have been implemented to supplement the information obtained from the record review and address the nurses' responsibility to oversee the PCTs. A logical next step involves leveraging the electronic health record in use at UPMC to support both easy access to patient task requirements and the accurate and up-to-date flow of information between patient care staff.
Comfort level and trust between PCT and nursing staff was an adjustment, as staff needed to be accountable for sharing information and keeping each other updated. It was difficult for staff to let go of the need to do everything for their assigned patients and simply trust that the new care model would work.
The need for leaders to develop a system to monitor that the new care model is operating as designed also has been a challenge. Currently, unit leadership is monitoring completion of patient care tasks approximately 3 times per week by direct observation and chart audit and providing feedback in staff meetings and in one-to-one communications with staff members.
During the implementation phase of the new care model, staff members reported that it was most difficult to implement on days with high patient acuity and patient census. There also was PCT staff turnover on the unit as the changes were made, which led to slow-downs in implementing the new care model while new PCT staff were hired and trained. Eventually, the care model redesign was fully incorporated on the unit and showed the positive outcomes reported. The pilot unit is budgeted for 3 PCTs; when there is a PCT vacancy, 2 PCTs are unable to support the care model as redesigned. A PCT council has been formed to address the recruitment and retention issues. The staffing challenges have made it difficult to assess patient satisfaction postimplementation, particularly as many other variables have an effect on patient satisfaction.
Although there continue to be challenges, the positive results at 90 days and at 1-year postimplementation support a decision to begin to spread the redesign to additional inpatient units. The reliable-variable rounder model is currently being spread to 2 additional units at Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC. Both the RR schedule and delineation of responsibilities are undergoing customization for the new units. Additionally, plans are underway for the model to be spread to a pilot unit at each of the 12 regional UPMC hospitals.
We set out to design a nursing care model that would improve the ability of patient care staff to reliably complete tasks in a more consistent and timely manner. The care model we have created is built on the premise that the current care delivery model does not allow caregivers to be successful in reliably meeting patient needs. The reliable-variable rounder care model separates the work of PCTs based on task predictability rather than on patient assignment and creates role specificity, the lack of which is thought to be a contributing factor to nursing work fragmentation and inconsistent care task completion.
Results of this care model redesign are promising. Call bell response times, blood collection time from order to draw, the elapsed time between patients returning to the unit from an off-unit activity until they were seen by patient care staff, and patient satisfaction indicators related to timeliness of patient care tasks have improved. The results have been positive enough that the care model redesign is expanding to additional inpatient units.
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The study, conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, examined the association between tea consumption and risk of ovarian cancer in 61,057 women 40 to 76 years of age who were participants in the population-based Swedish Mammography Cohort. Participants completed a validated 67-item food frequency questionnaire at enrollment between 1987 and 1990 and were followed for cancer incidence through December 2004. At baseline, 68% of the participants reported drinking tea (primarily black tea) at least once per month. During 15.1 years of follow-up, 301 women were diagnosed as having epithelial ovarian cancer. The researchers found tea consumption of two or more cups of tea per day was significantly inversely associated with risk of ovarian cancer.
A 32 member, international jury from over 12 different countries gathered in Pocos de Caldas to judge the semi-final winners during the last phase of the competition process. During the final top 10 ranking, the obvious first place coffee was described as being, "extremely sweet, almost like bing cherry or tropical fruit sweetness with round, complex, brightness and a smooth body." Brazil's finest coffees have been treasured historically for their sweet, soft acidity. Known for years as coffee that was especially suitable for espresso, many of the Brazil winning coffees are now loved by coffee connoisseurs as single origin drip coffee.
At the end of the ceremony over half of the final awards had been given to the ecstatic growers from the Carman de Minas region. The timing of the yearly rains in this region had enhanced the coffee so much that the number one winner received the highest score ever awarded in a Cup of Excellence competition. Francisco Isidora Dias Pereira, the young winning farmer, was smothered in the congratulatory arms of family members, and regional friends as he accepted his award.
This valuable coffee and all of the other winning Cup of Excellence coffees will be sold to the highest bidders during an international Internet auction held after the holidays on January 10, 2006, with the proceeds going to the winning farmers.
"We are pleased to join this organization which monitors conditions on tea estates that participate in the program," said Steven Smith, founder of Tazo. He added, "It does this to ensure that living and working conditions for the workers comply with the relevant laws and union agreements in their respective countries. By joining the Ethical Tea Partnership, we along with the other members, pledge to buy teas only from estates which are monitored under the ETP programme."
Dr. Gavin Bailey, executive director of the ETP, said: "We are delighted to welcome Tazo on board. They strengthen our international membership and bring a fresh perspective as supplier to a major high street outlet. With Tazo Tea, the Ethical Tea Partnership now has 18 member companies, which collectively cover more than 600 estates across seven countries where our monitoring programme is active."
The Ethical Tea Partnership is a non-commercial alliance of major tea packing companies working together to promote social responsibility in the world tea trade and ensure the ethical sourcing of tea. It is funded by its membership, which together, invests more than Ł1.5 million per annum in its work.
The estimates were made by 238 agronomists and technicians employed by CONAB, The National Supply Company.
Weather conditions and rain distribution were favorable during the growing cycle of flowering to bud formation in the states of Sao Paulo, Espirito Santo, Bahia and Parana. In these areas the flowering was considered good to excellent. In Minas Gerais, the largest producing state, conditions were favorable for a good flowering in the Cerrado and Zona da Mata zones, but in South Minas climatic alterations during September/October resulted in an irregular flowering. Cold rains followed by drought and above normal high temperatures caused an aborting of the flowers and a drying of the maturing buds. In November, conditions normalized giving two more flowerings but will create an irregular development of the cherries with defects and a general loss of quality.
CONAB reported a reduction of 3% in total hectares planted in comparison with the 2005/06 crop. The largest drop of 30.5% was observed in Sao Paulo where growers switched or rented land to sugar cane producers. On the other hand, plantings of Conilon (Robusta) coffees increased in Espirito Santo (2.6%), Rondonia (1.4%) and Bahia (0.9%). Although the number of hectares planted was reduced, the Brazil coffee park increased by 0.8% to 5.365 billion trees. This is due to the modern method of planting more trees per hectare.
The final estimate for the 2005/06 crop at 32.944 million bags was reduced by 1.15% from their third estimate of 33.328 million bags released in August. This was due to a verification of milling yields during the course of the crop.
The first estimate for the 2006/07 crop at a maximum of 43.581 million bags calculates Arabica production at 33.532 million bags (76.9%) and Robusta production at 10.049 million bags (23.1%).
Minas Gerais is the largest producing state with an estimated maximum production of 22.095 million bags representing 65.9% of Arabica production. Espirito Santo is the largest producer of Robusta coffees with 6.850 million bags representing 68.2% of Robusta production.
The survey estimates the average yield per hectare for the 2006/07 crop at 19.53 bags of 60 kilos. This compares with the final productivity yield for the 2005/06 crop at 14.86 bags.
The CONAB maximum estimate at 43.581 million bags is just about in line with the estimated yearly Brazilian offtake of 44 million bags, 28 million bags of exports (green and soluble) plus 16 million bags of domestic consumption which is growing at a higher rate than average world consumption.
Santa Clara Industria de Alimentos, a family-owned firm located in Forteleza, Ceara, has four factories in North Brazil and is the dominant roaster in the area with several brand names. Tres Coracoes owned by the Israeli multinational food firm Strauss Elite with operations located in Belo Horizante, Minas Gerais is the leading roaster of the State and enjoys a large share of the market in the surrounding States of Central and Eastern Brazil. The two companies will divide control of the holding company, Santa Clara Participacoes with Pieter Polhuijs of Santa Clara as president of the board of directors and Pedro Lima of Tres Coracoes as president of the new company.
Sara Lee, the American multinational coffee firm first entered the Brazilian market in the 1990's and now enjoys about 20% of total consumption estimated in 2005 to be 15.5 million bags.
The joint share of the new firm, Santa Clara Participacoes, is estimated to reach about 10% of the Brazil market.
The objectives of the joint venture as stated by Pieter Polhuijs are to transform Café Tres Coracoes into a national brand, invest in new factories including soluble, enlarge their network of distribution and, "fight for market leadership." - by Harry Jones
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Conclusion - Pros
- Outstanding low ISO performance in both JPEG and Raw files
- Very good default JPEG settings
- Excellent build quality and very good ergonomics and handling
- Effective auto white balance in a variety of lighting conditions
- Comprehensive camera customization options
- Auto ISO selection can be linked to lens focal length
- Fast, accurate AF system (inherited from Nikon D4)
- Center point autofocus at F8
- 1.3x crop mode provides extensive AF array coverage
- 6 fps burst rate (7 fps in 1.3x crop mode)
- Weather-sealing comparable to D800
- 100% viewfinder coverage
- Dual SD card slots
- Built-in flash can act as Commander for multi-flash setups
- RGBW rear LCD offers improved visibility in bright daylight
- In-camera raw processing
- Ability to output uncompressed HD video to an external recorder
- Manual audio recording levels
- 3.5mm Stereo mic and headphone inputs
Conclusion - Cons
- Small image buffer severely limits burst capacity in Raw-enabled modes
- Slow AF in live view and video modes (compared to mirrorless APS-C cameras)
- No real-time aperture adjustment preview in live view
- Noticeably soft video output
- In video mode, the 1.3x crop setting produces upsampled output
- No aperture control in video mode
- When shooting in live view, rear screen is blacked out until data is written to the card
- Maximum magnifications in image playback show pixelated output
Overall conclusion
As the successor to the well-regarded D7000, the Nikon D7100 has a tough act to follow. It has to offer compelling reasons for current owners to upgrade, while maintaining the attributes that have made the D7000 such a popular enthusiast APS-C DSLR in the first place. We're happy to say that with the D7100 Nikon has done just that.
The headline feature is, of course the D7100's 24MP sensor, which places it alongside the highest resolution APS-C cameras on the market. Indeed, if you were to apply that same pixel density to a full frame sensor, you'd get roughly a 58MP chip. Nikon went a step further though, and removed the camera's optical low-pass filter (OLPF), which in theory offers an increase in resolving capability. In our tests, however, we've found that benefits of the filter's removal are not only minimal but require the use of top-shelf prime lenses shot within a very narrow range of apertures. On a more positive note, in still images we've found very few real world examples of color moiré - the suppression of which is the purpose of an OLPF in the first place - and any moiré that we did see was far from distracting.
The D7100 combines the excellent handling and ergonomics of the D7000 with some of the recent changes Nikon has made throughout its higher-end DSLRs like an integrated stills/movie live view control, AF mode button/lever combination and top-plate mounted movie record button. The D7100 is a fast, responsive camera in most operational aspects. Most impressive though is just how many features it shares with its higher-priced full frame siblings. The D7100 has weather-sealing equivalent to the D800 and inherits the 51-point AF system of the D4. The D7100's focus detection is rated down to -2EV, and only a couple of cameras, such as the Canon EOS 6D and Pentax K-5II/s are rated as going lower. And the D7100 one-ups its Nikon stablemates with an RGBW rear LCD which offers more efficient operation and gives the option for greater brightness than an RGB panel, making the screen much more usable in direct sunlight.
Image Quality
The D7100 delivers outstanding image quality and detail rendition at low ISOs in both JPEG and Raw mode. Noise does start to become visible at the pixel level even at moderate ISO sensitivities, but is kept well under control given the pixel density of its 24MP APS-C sensor. While not a surprise, it is worth pointing out that if you're after the very best that this sensor can deliver, you'll not be well-served by the 18-105mm kit zoom. In both our studio and real-world shooting, we've found noticeably better results with Nikon's high-end primes and fast zoom lenses.
The camera's auto white balance does a fine job of rendering accurate colors in all but the more extreme lighting conditions. We also find that the camera's default JPEG settings produce pleasing files that avoid prominent sharpening and/or noise suppression artifacts. As always, you have the option of tweaking these settings to taste, but we don't find much complaint with the D7100's out-of-the-box JPEG output. Users who demand the utmost in detail and dynamic range will of course be shooting in Raw mode and we've found the D7100's files offer plenty of latitude for sharpening adjustments, retention of highlight detail and - at low ISOs - the opening up of shadow areas with minimal noise penalty.
In our time spent shooting real world images, we did find that the camera's matrix metering could at times return slightly darker results than we'd prefer in lower contrast scenes both with and without the built-in flash. In these situations we found ourselves having to to dial in exposure compensation of 0.3EV - 0.7 EV to produce more pleasing exposures. We want to stress that none of the unaltered exposures were unusable and a conservative exposure that protects highlights is certainly preferable to one that risks clipping this data.
While the camera's video specs are impressive, its video output is a bit softer than we'd like. If you want to record at 1080 50i or 60i, keep in mind that this is only possible after you've set the camera to its 1.3x crop mode. Unfortunately, using this crop mode results in output that is upsampled to 1920 x 1080, making this mode of little use for even amateur videographers.
The D7100 is a very enjoyable camera to shoot with. Solid construction, dust and moisture resistance and twin control dials convey in no uncertain terms that you're handling a camera made for discerning enthusiasts. That all of this comes in a relatively light weight package is even more impressive. In terms of operation and ergonomics, the D7100 has a sensible and efficient control layout that will be largely familiar to any Nikon DSLR user and provides quick access to key shooting parameters.
In addition to a lockable shooting mode dial, focal-length dependent Auto ISO setting and redesigned AF mode control found in recent Nikon DSLRs like the D600, the D7100 offers a few enhancements of its own. A new spot white balance option makes setting a custom white balance in live view mode much more practical for tabletop photography. And changing camera settings from the rear of the camera is more intuitive with the addition of the new 'i' button that sits to the right of the LCD.
While the D7100 is a fast camera to operate and shoot with in most regards, one obvious weakness is in regard to its very limited buffer capacity. If you want to shoot Raw files in continuous drive mode, you're only able to shoot 5-6 images at the camera's maximum rate before waiting for data to be written to the SD card. This is significantly lower than the much older 18MP Canon EOS 7D and makes the D7100 essentially a JPEG-only shooting camera for sports and action photographers, taking for some of them perhaps, a bit of the shine off of the camera's very respectable 6-7 fps maximum rate and its robust AF system.
The Final Word
The Nikon D7100 rounds out Nikon's recently revamped lineup of enthusiast-targeted DSLRs. It may sit below the full frame D800 and D600 in price, but gives both a run for their money in terms of features, handling and performance. In fact, if you don't have a compelling reason to shoot with a full frame DSLR, or have no need for 36MP output, the APS-C D7100 offers a largely similar shooting experience, great looking images and a smaller, lighter body to carry on your shoulder.
While Nikon has made much of the D7100's omission of an image-softening OLPF, we've found that in practical terms the filter's removal is essentially a neutral move. Under the overwhelming majority of real world usage you get no visible benefit in terms of image detail, but neither are you at notably increased risk for generating color moiré in still images.
The D7100's fast and accurate phase detection AF system is compromised by the camera's limited buffer size, which for all practical purposes restricts you to shooting in JPEG-only mode for reasonable burst capacity. Yet, if you accept this limitation, you can capture fast action with confidence, particularly if you take advantage of the extended AF array coverage that shooting in 1.3x crop mode offers. Video output leaves something to be desired, as the results we've seen have been somewhat soft overall and in the 1.3x crop mode have been upsampled.
The D7100 is not a perfect camera, yet we must look at its (relatively few) shortcomings in the broader context of both what its current competition offers and improvements it has gained over its predecessor, the D7000. In terms of the latter comparison, the D7100 maintains nearly every operational and handling feature we liked about the D7000, improves upon those we found fault with and offers a compelling upgrade in resolution, image quality and high ISO performance. And at a list price of $1199.95, the D7100 inherits an impressive amount of features and performance from the much higher-priced full frame Nikon DSLRs, comfortably outpacing its direct competitors from Canon, Sony and Pentax. As such the D7100 easily earns our highest honor, the Gold Award.
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The D7100 is a well-built enthusiast DSLR that offers impressive image quality and easy access to shooting parameters along with a high degree of customization options. Video output is a bit disappointing and a very small image buffer limits sports shooters to JPEG-only mode.
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Graduated from Kamiakin High 2002...also lettered in basketball (3) and track (3)...earned four varsity letters for football coach Craig Beverlin...football team captain senior season...SOPHOMORE season named to the All-Big Nine team at running back...second team linebacker...team and league MVP winner...as a JUNIOR re-peat all-league honoree as both a linebacker and running back and was co-MVP on defense...All-State selection...SENIOR year a Seattle Times All-State first team pick at linebacker...Seattle Times Red Chip prospect...named to the Associated Press All-State 4-A first team as a linebacker...Washington Prep Football Report All-State choice...the Braves were 7-4 overall and 6-3 in the Big Nine Conference...all-league first team running back and linebacker and league's co-player of the year...selected to participate in the East-West Shrine game...during three-year prep career made 249 tackles and had 26 sacks, seven interceptions and forced 28 fumbles...on offense gained 4,457 rushing yards and scored 61 touchdowns while averaging 6.0 ypc...also caught 42 passes for 592 yards....team was 25-7 in his three years.
FRESHMAN (2002-03): Redshirt season...earned defensive scout of the week honors leading up to California game.
RS-FRESHMAN (2003-04): V-letter...Games - 10...Starts - 2...earned the following weekly team awards: Assassin - Notre Dame/USC; Iron Man - Notre Dame/Oregon, Cougar Tackler - New Mexico, Special Teams Big Play - OSU. Special Teams: Punts...named to The Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman team...seven tackles, all solo, at Colorado, then six the next week against New Mexico when he played the second half for the injured Will Derting...also had one TFL and one fumble recovery against the Lobos...started at Stanford for Derting, making three tackles...also had a start against UCLA for Al Genatone, but suffered a knee strain early in the game and missed the final two regular season games...led the team with three fumble recoveries, including a return of 39 yards against Oregon State...one tackle in the Holiday Bowl.
RS-SOPHOMORE (2004-05): V-letter...Games - 11...Starts - 11...earned the following weekly team awards: Cougar Claw Defense - New Mexico/Arizona; Pac-10 Defense - Colorado/Oregon/UCLA; Gamebreaker - USC. Special Teams: Punts, KO Returns...received All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention recognition...shared team's most valuable defensive player award with Will Derting...ranked 7th in the Pac-10 in tackles at 7.8/game, second in fumbles caused at 0.36/game and tied for 5th in fumbles recovered at 0.27/game...moved into starting role during spring practice...had a career high nine tackles against Colorado, including two TFLs...also had nine tackles at Arizona...the next week against Oregon he had a career best 11 tackles, shared in 3.5 TFLs, made one sack, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble...followed that performance with 11 tackles against Stanford, then 10 at Oregon State, six against USC and seven at UCLA...in final game, a win over Washington, made 10 tackles, had one sack and caused a fumble Derting recovered for a TD.
RS-JUNIOR (2005-06): V-Letter...Games - 11...Starts - 11...earned the following weekly team awards: Pac-10 Defensive POW nominee - California...Special Teams: Punt, Hands...Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention...recorded a career-equaling 11 tackles at California, including eight solo stops and one TFL...fifth among Cougar defenders with 66 tackles...also had six pass break-ups and five TFLs...made 21 stops during last three games...made eight tackles against both UCLA and Oregon and finished season with six solo stops in a WSU win at Washington...second among WSU defenders with six pass breakups and fourth in TFLs.
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Justin was 11-years old in this picture with Hazel Dog. The two were always together; Hazel was Justin's dog. Is it any wonder, when Justin died at the hands of a drunken driver that Hazel grieved? Yes, pets mourn in ways family members may not recognize, perhaps with anxiety and distress. Meet Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier
Last August, Colorado Mothers against Drunk Driving held their fifth annual event in Denver at Sloan's Lake. Their goal, building awareness and education. It was then Cedar first became aware of Hazel Dog and Justin. In 2010, Justin's family and friends "walked like MADD." Jonni, Justin's mother and Hazel's pet parent, spoke at the event.
"On May 15, 2006, I came home from work to find my 20-year-old son Justin in a hurry to go to a softball game with his coworkers from Champ's Grill (where he was a floor manager). Justin loved people and was always on the move. He was a business student at UCD, a Denver Public Safety Cadet, a rock climber, a soccer player, and an avid snow boarder. At 11:30PM that evening, the doorbell rang; the message they were delivering, Justin was killed in a drunken driving crash." The family later discovered the driver had a prior arrest record for DWI and that night had an open bottle in the car.
December is National Drunk (and Drugged) Driving Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. There are huge campaigns underway not to drink and drive. MADD reports, "Two million repeat drunk drivers are on the road at any given time?" Today, one in three people will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetime. How can we help? Take these steps to protect families from the danger of drunk driving:
Support the heroes who keep our roads safe. High-visibility law enforcement apprehend drunk drivers and discourage others from driving drunk.
Require convicted drunk drivers to blow before they go. Ignition interlock devices, or in-car breathalyzers, require all convicted drunk drivers to prove they are sober before the car will start.
Turn cars into the cure. "Today's cars can parallel park themselves and come equipped with anti-theft sensors that can shut down the engine. Will tomorrow's cars protect families from drunk driving, automatically determining whether or not the driver is above the legal limit of .08 and failing to operate if the driver is impaired. Imagine your friend or family member putting their hands on the steering wheel, and the car preventing them from driving while drunk. With your support, this cure is within reach." (Quote from MADD campaign, Turning Cars into the Cure).
That late night in May 2006, Hazel Dog lost her best friend. Make sure you or someone you know does not cause a similar crash with like results.
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According to Hershey's Third Annual Bunny Trail, the company has released its seasonal favorites that will be available in stores this year, along with a list of new products. Easter is one of Hershey's biggest holidays for sales, right up there with Christmas, Halloween, and Valentines Day. Amazon sellers have already started sending in Easter candy but the market for the new items may still have room for some competition.
The new products introduced for 2014 are:
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Covered Almond Eggs
Jolly Rancher Easter Shape Lollipops
Whoppers Robin Eggs Decorate Your Own Eggs Box
As of this writing, there are no listings for the Hershey's Milk Chocolate Covered Almond Eggs. That can be an opportunity for Amazon sellers once they start showing up on store shelves. Sellers using Amazon's FBA system should use caution when sending in quantities of this product to warehouses since all meltables have to be out of the warehouses by April 30.
There is one listing for Jolly Rancher Easter Shape Lollipops, in a pack of 24 sold by Amazon, not a third party seller. A good opportunity here would be smaller multi-packs - most consumers won't want to purchase 24 bags. Sales rank is 139,000 in grocery and gourmet food, but expect this to drop as Easter approaches.
There is one listing for Whoppers Robin Eggs Decorate Your Own Eggs Box. It is a single 6 ounce box and is an Add-On product, which means it cannot ship by itself. A buyer must purchase other qualifying items to even purchase the item. Amazon is the only seller at this time.
Amazon currently shows 4,980 listings in the grocery and gourmet food category with the keywords "Easter candy." 848 of those listings, or 17% are Prime Eligible, which leaves a huge opportunity for third-party sellers to fill in the gaps by sending in products to Amazon warehouses. If creating product offerings, sellers should focus on making multipacks or bundles big enough to avoid becoming Add-Ons. Sellers may want to focus on non-chocolate candies such as lollipops, hard candies, marshmallow candies (like Peeps), Nerds, Sweet Tarts, and other products that don't have to be removed by April 30.
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