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It's no fun for your kids or you when they have runny noses, earaches, or can't get a good night's sleep, especially when you don't know what's causing these conditions and home treatment isn't working. The pediatric specialists in the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department at Children's Health℠ can help. With offices in Dallas, Plano, and Southlake, your children can receive the area's best ENT care conveniently close to home.
Ear, Nose & Throat
Why Children's Health
Fellowship-trained UT Southwestern doctors, advanced practice providers, nurses and support staff practicing at Children's Health raise the bar in caring for children with ENT problems. Physician specialists are certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, and the entire care team brings extensive pediatric experience and expertise.
Specialized Care
The doctors at Children's Health are experts in treating kids with ENT disorders. Every patient is evaluated by the ENT team to develop a care plan that is designed especially for him or her. The team will work with you from diagnosis to treatment, and provide resources and education to help you make the best decisions for your child and your family.
What We Treat
The highly trained ENT specialists at Children's Health treat a wide range of ENT-related conditions. Some of the most common include:
- Voice and airway problems
- ABR clearance
- Ear infections
- Head and neck lumps
- Hearing problems
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The purpose of this three-day meeting is to provide Nashville Area dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants with knowledge to improve skills in the areas of periodontal treatment and management, endodontic treatment, implementation of the IHS ECC Initiative, operative dentistry, GPRA dental measures, dental public health, and preventive dentistry. Day 1 Agenda 8:00 – 8:30 Registration/Welcome Drs. Ricks and Hollister 8:30 – 9:15 Update on ADO and DSC Activities Drs. Ricks and Hollister 9:15 – 10:45 QI & QA Dr. Ricks and Dr. Hollister 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00 – 12:00 Knowledge Café [snacks served] - Dr. Cathy Hollister: Moderator 12:00 – 12:45 Drive from Nashville Area Office to Meharry Dental School 1:00 – 1:30 Tour of Meharry Dental School Dr. Tim Ricks:Coordinator 1:30 – 2:15 Clinical Demonstration of ITR's Dr. Sharon Myrick Carter 2:30 – 3:00 Infection Control Dr. Sharon Myrick Carter 3:00 – 4:00 Dental Public Health: An Academia Perspective Dr. Myrick Carter 4:00 – 4:45 Drive from Meharry Dental School to Nashville Area Office Day 2 8:00 – 9:00 Early Childhood Caries Update Dr. Tim Ricks 9:00 – 10:00 Virtual Learning Community Program Panel Dr. Tim Ricks: Moderator 10:15 – 11:15 Caries Risk and Evidence-Based Recalls Dr. Cathy Hollister 11:15 – 12:15 Age-appropriate Patient Education Pat Planck 12:15-12:30 Poster Set Up 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch [on own] 1:30 – 2:30 Pain Management and Identifying and Treating Drug-Seeking Patients Robin Bartlett, Nashville Area Pharmacy Consultant 2:30-3:00 The Pregnant Dental Patient Dr. Juan Packer 3:00-4:30 Poster Session Dr. Cathy Hollister: Moderator Day 3 8:15 – 9:15 Credentialing & Dental Privileging Dr. Harry Brown, CMO 9:15-10:15 QMAN: Running and Using Reports Drs. Hollister and Ricks 10:15 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 11:00 Dental Program Reviews: How to Interpret Findings Dr. Tim Ricks 11:00 – 12:00 Malpractice Update [via WebEx] Dr. Patrick Blahut, IHS DOH 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch [on own] 1:00 – 2:00 Process Improvement John Shutze, Area QI Coordinator 2:00 – 2:30 Government Performance and Results Act Kristina Rogers 2:30-3:30 Best Practices GPRA/ECC Dr. Tim Ricks 3:30 – 4:30 Awards & Recognition Dr. Ricks & Hollister
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1. Sick and happy: 14:56
Once in a blue moon I get quite sick. I think this is so far the best way I've spent such a day, though... snuggled up with a hot water bottle, wrapped in a Strawberry Shortcake blanket, watching a movie, offered tea and food and hugs at every opportunity.
As illogical as it may seem, I still do actually want to get better. I've been a little under the weather for the past week, which annoys me. But W and J are totally sweet, and I'm so grateful that if I have to be sick, it's around such wonderful people. I'm looking forward to repaying the favor and practising what they're teaching me about taking care of people who are sick.
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2. Lasagna: 20:28
We made lasagna tonight. W and J hadn't made lasagna at home before, but we managed to put together two decent versions. The first pan was a good start, although we ran out of mozzarella and had to substitute cheddar for the second pan. We also put portabello mushrooms into the second lasagna. Ahh... bliss!
I told W and J stories about how I grew up on lasagna from Almon Marina, how my parents would always bring me lasagna when I was sick or sad or just whenever, how my mom would bake lasagna for Christmas or New Year's or my birthday, how my sister regretted giving me permission to help myself to the lasagna she baked... Lasagna is one of my comfort foods, woven through my life.
Blissed out. Happy girl!
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Deletes apps and their associated files.
AppDelete is an application for Macs that will delete the application you choose and any associated items (files and folders) that belong to that applicatioAppDelete will delete the application you choose and any associated items (files and folders) that belong to that application. Now you will no longer have to hunt through your system to find these items and delete them manually. Or worse, just let them sit on your Mac forever even though the application is long gone!
To run AppDelete just drag the application or folder containing the application you want to delete onto the AppDelete icon. You can also select from the main menu, right-click an item in the Finder using the AppDelete Automator workflow, or just drop an app in the Trash. An easy way is to keep AppDelete in your dock so you can drag your app or folder containing the app onto the icon in your dock. After doing this AppDelete will search your system to find the associated items. After clicking on "Delete" these items will be moved inside of a folder in the trash named "AppDelete" with the name of the app you dragged onto the icon. You can inspect this folder if you like before emptying the trash.
AppDelete also has a "Undo" feature, the ability to "Log only" for reference, it can search for invisible or "hidden" items, and more! And AppDelete keeps a log of all processing that it does.
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Hi from Reggie the Developer for AppDelete! :-)
I want to thank all of you for your posts and I do apologize for any confusion regarding the "free" label for AppDelete 2.0. I am currently waiting for this site to update the listed info and I expect it will be done soon. As for the switch over to AppDelete 2.0 again I do apologize for any confusion as it was not meant to be misleading in any way. It's just simply the old version is being told a new one is available. You can read more about this on my site by clicking the Homepage link above, and please do email me from my site for any further questions. Also there is now a 2.0.1 update available for download. Thank you for you interest and for using AppDelete! :-)
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AppDelete suddenly held up the tip jar after a few uses, and announced to me that it has turned shareware for this latest version. I don't have anything against the principles of paid software. I DO however find the way in which the software communicated this information rude and distasteful. The information should have been shown when I was about to update the software, not when I'm about to use it.
I just used AppDelete to remove AppCleaner from my computer.
I want to note that I just paid the $5 for this app, because it's a great one, and is worth $5 to me.
However (as it is currently labeled) it is NOT freeware and should NOT be labeled as such. It is 'shareware' at best, but I would call it '$5 + demo'.
It's interesting how some people are willing to spend $5 on something they're going to pour down their throat in less time than it will take me to finish this sentence, but they refuse to pay for good software that took untold hours to write and will save you invaluable system resources.
I compared this to AppCleaner and although it's not as user friendly it does a better job for what it's meant. For some applications it was finding MORE associations. So think about that the next time you scarf down $5 worth of coffee.
Agreed, since the "donation" demands stopped it working I'm no longer using this. Though if you use your smarts the previous version is pretty easy to find.
Otherwise: http://osx.iusethis.com/app/appcleaner is free, and does the same job.
i stopped using this app when it asked me to pay 5$ for further use...
Hi this is Reggie the Developer for AppDelete. I just want to post saying that the all new Version 2.0 is out and available for download. This site has not been updated yet but in the meantime you can download it directly from my website by clicking on "Homepage" above. I hope you will all enjoy the new version and thank you for using AppDelete! :-)
I haven't tried the others but I find this one very handy - it fits in my dock next to the 'other' trash and I don't have to 'start an app' just to 'delete an app'. Great timesaver, and you can't beat the price!
I've tried the other "trashers," and they seem fine, but this one works very well for me and it's free. It's also inconspicuous, with a tidy drag-n-drop window - no flash or hype. It does not always get those pesky plists tucked away in strange places, though, but the same can be said of the other utilities like it. It's never tossed anything essential to my system or crashed, and leaves a nice folder in the Trash for review before flushing (my Trash icon & sound are the notorious toilet set snicker). Works fine on OS X 10.4.10. Give it a try.
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Delcie Light has been married for 53 years to Bill Light. They have three grown children: Christiane is a V.P. at Universal-NBC in California, Bill is an attorney in Manhattan Beach CA, and Jim lives in Devils Lake and owns and operates Computer Clinic. The Light's enjoy 8 grandchildren.
Delcie earned a B.S. from NDSU and a M.S. from UND. She has taught people from 3-73, but mostly teenagers for 25 years at DLHS.
She enjoys family (including a dog and two cats), home, flowers, watching kids and critters, travel, living in North Dakota with 4 seasons, reading, writing, researching (the wonders of a computer!), and genealogy.
Planting time! A joyous time for me. Even though we have many varieties of iris, lilies, and roses, I like to fill pots with annuals and put them on the deck. I was enjoying my stroll through the just delivered plants at a local green house, and loading up on a variety of fresh plants when I noticed an older man in coveralls following me. I turned and looked at him, and he said, "You sure are spending a lot of money."
I had never seen this man, so he did not know me or my circumstances. I was instantly furious that he felt entitled to suggest what I purchased or spent!
I was raised to think and do for myself, and his presumption hooked me.
I snarled, "I do not smoke, drink, or gamble. I taught junior and senior high for 27 years! I earned the right to buy flowers with MY own money."
It seemed no woman had ever spoken to him in such a way. Even though he was considerably larger than I, his jaw dropped and he back up! Then he turned and went the other way.
My imagination conjured up a meek, submissive woman in his kitchen. My hunch is he bossed his wife around for 50+ years. He likely felt he had the right to control women, even a woman he did not know. I wonder if he is in the North Dakota legislature now, passing laws to restrict a woman's right to make her own decisons?


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OAKLAND -- As down as Warriors fans appear to be on Jarrett Jack, they may need to come around to him in a hurry. Jack may have to be the savior designate in prolonging the team's season.
Whether or not Stephen Curry's sprained left ankle shows marked improvement by Sunday's 12:30 p.m. Game 4 -- and that was sounding iffy Saturday -- Jack almost certainly will have a larger and more important role to play in trying to prevent the San Antonio Spurs from taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the teams' Western Conference semifinal.
Despite a season in which Jack was one of the best sixth men in the league and surely the best backup point guard the Warriors have had in many years, the notion that the team's fate could rest in his hands suddenly has the faithful in a froth.
Warriors coach Mark Jackson doesn't get it.
"With Steph Curry or without, we went and got Jarrett Jack for this reason," Jackson said. "He's a gamer, and he'll be ready for Game 4. That's not a concern. Probably in the past, I'd be biting my nails. But I've got a proven guy, and a proven guy who with his play has allowed us to be in the position we are today."
Jack was booed by the Oracle Arena crowd down the stretch of Game 3 Friday night for inconsistent and ineffectual play while the Warriors were trying to mount a fourth-quarter comeback. He missed a long desperation 3-point attempt with 2:05 to go and Golden State down by five and then made a particularly bad pass in the final minute that was stolen by Manu Ginobili that salted away the game.
Jack, who will be an unrestricted free agent at season's end, played 34 minutes but scored just 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting and had just one assist. Perhaps the most telling statistic, however, was that he was minus-19 for the time he was in the game. In other words, San Antonio was 19 points better than the Warriors when he was on the court. For the series, Jack is minus-33.
That's not good for a guy who generally is running the offense when he's on the floor. The Spurs have done a good job defending Jack on the pick-and-roll, frustrating his ability to create and forcing him to try to make a play on his own. More often than not, it hasn't gone well.
"I think I just have to find better ways to be able to put my imprint on one of these games coming up," Jack said. "They're definitely a little bit more aggressive in my pick-and-roll coverage, but I take that as a sign of respect. My job once two guys commit to the ball is to find the open person and allow them to make the play."
As for the prospect of having to step in for Curry if he is limited or unable to play, Jack didn't even blink.
"I've done it many, many, many times," he said. "It won't be anything where I have to read a Phil Jackson Zen book or anything."
Forward Carl Landry maintained that the Warriors inefficiencies, particularly on the pick-and-roll, shouldn't all be on Jack.
"(The Spurs) are pretty aggressive going after the guard and holding that screen," Landry. "We have to do a better job as bigs to make sure we find the right areas, the right gaps and seams, and make plays."
Landry, who got a head start getting to know Jack after playing with him in New Orleans last year before both wound up with Golden State, believes the veteran guard will rebound with in Game 4, whether Curry plays or not.
"He's a competitor," Landry said. "He doesn't want anything but the best. He knows when he performs well for us, we have a good chance of winning."
Jackson was quick to Jack's attributes.
"Toughness, edge, competitor, winner, honest guy who knows when he plays great and knows when he plays bad," the coach said. "He owns it, and his winning spirit and attacking spirit is contagious in our locker room. If called upon to start or come off the bench, he will be ready and he will perform.
"He's a heck of a player, and we would not be where we are today if it wasn't for Jarrett Jack. So fasten your seat beat and enjoy the ride. He embodies everything that we are."


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FREMONT -- The City Council on Tuesday ceased its effort to list a former Apple factory where Macintosh computers were made in the mid-1980s as a place of historic significance, and instead hope to place a plaque at the site.
The decision followed staff employees' recommendation to drop the matter after finding that the 30-year-old Warm Springs district building is too young to meet state and federal criteria for a historic designation. Buildings considered for historical significance usually must be at least 50 years old, Fremont planner Kelly Diekmann said. Also, researching the facility's history and preparing reports for historical review may have cost the city as much as $45,000.
Council members, led by Vice Mayor Anu Natarajan, were eager to align the city with the powerful posthumous aura of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the tech titan who died a year ago of complications from pancreatic cancer.
"Last year, when we celebrated Steve Jobs Day here in Fremont, there was a sense that a global story was being told and somehow we were not at the table telling our story as effectively as we could," Natarajan said.
The factory's history goes back nearly 30 years.
In January 1984, Apple opened it on a 20-acre site at 48233 Warm Springs Blvd. The facility was equipped to build a Macintosh personal computer every 27 seconds, according to the city's report.
Fremont Mayor Gus Morrison said Tuesday he once received a phone call from Jobs, whose legend includes possessing a charisma and vision matched by his temper and hard-charging drive.
"I picked up the phone and he said, 'This is Steve Jobs and I'm' -- insert vernacular for really angry," Morrison said, smiling.
Morrison said he was able to calm Jobs by helping find a compromise that satisfied both the Apple boss and a city building inspector who had asked him to make structural changes to the factory.
Jobs left Apple in 1985, and a year later, the company moved its computer manufacturing operations out of state. The tech giant continued producing laser printers and software at the Fremont site until it closed for good in 1992.
The City Council's goal behind the historic status idea was to promote Fremont's heritage and underscore its significance to Silicon Valley and the tech industry.
While council members dropped the historic status idea, they still aim to honor its past.
"Maybe we don't go down the historic path but we should find a way to mark this and celebrate that presence," Natarajan said.
The property is owned by Warm Springs Properties, staff employees said. Next, city officials plan to contact the building's tenant, Hurricane Electric, for feedback about the plaque idea.
"I'm sure Hurricane Electric would be glad," Morrison said. "We'll put a plaque on it, and it will be a mecca for nerds."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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The sequester, coupled with years of inadequate funding and longer-term spending caps established by the 2011 Budget Control Act, threatens to cripple vital housing programs such as public housing, Section 8 and CDBG.
These programs help house our community's most vulnerable — children, seniors, persons with disabilities and veterans.
Without proper funding, these populations who rely on housing assistance will be at risk of homelessness.
Elected officials need to act now to shut off the sequester, return to regular order, achieve deficit reduction in a balanced fashion and, most importantly, finally pass a 2013 spending bill that enables local housing and redevelopment agencies to fulfill their mission in a responsible fashion.
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HDNet Concert Series Rocks Out With Green Day This Sunday, May 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET
The Multi-Grammy® Award Winning Rock Band debut this Sunday on HDNet
DALLAS, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet Concert Series presents, "Green Day Live at the Fox Theatre" this Sunday, May 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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In this classic Green Day performance, the band returns to the stage for the first time since their multi-award winning album, "American Idiot."
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The defendant is charged [in count __] with illegal transporting of an assault weapon. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
no person shall <insert as appropriate:>
carry a loaded assault weapon concealed from public view.
knowingly have, in any motor vehicle owned, operated, or occupied by (him/her) <insert as appropriate:>
a loaded assault weapon.
an unloaded assault weapon unless such weapon is kept in the trunk of such vehicle or in a case or other container which is inaccessible to the operator of or any passenger in such vehicle.
This statute prohibits the transportation of assault weapons that are possessed legally pursuant to a certificate of possession issued by the department of emergency services and public protection.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that <insert as appropriate:>
the defendant carried a loaded assault weapon concealed from public view.
the defendant knowingly had a loaded assault weapon in a motor vehicle owned, operated or occupied by him/her.
the defendant knowingly had an unloaded assault weapon in a motor vehicle owned, operated or occupied by him/her unless (a) such weapon was kept in the trunk of such vehicle or (b) such weapon was kept in a case or container that was inaccessible to the operator of or any passenger in such vehicle.
"Assault weapon" is defined by statute and includes <insert type of assault weapon>.1
[<If allegations require knowledge: A person acts "knowingly" with respect to conduct or to a circumstance when (he/she) is aware that (his/her) conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists. <See Knowledge, Instruction 2.3-3.>]
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt <summarize allegations>.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the transportation
of an assault weapon, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other
hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not
1 The term assault weapon is defined to include specifically listed models of firearms as well as firearms not specifically listed that have certain characteristics. The instruction should be tailored to the type of assault weapon alleged in the case.
The word "carry" is not defined.
In State v. Hopes, 26 Conn. App. 367, 374 (1992), the Appellate Court
concluded, in the context of General Statutes § 29-35, carrying a pistol or
revolver without a permit, that "asportation or movement is not a necessary
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Parents arrange opportunity to flag Sprint Cup qualifying, practice at Loudon as graduation present
Harnish, who graduated from Bangor High School last month, is the flagman at Hermon's Speedway 95 and he found himself on the flagstand at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Sprint Cup qualifying at the Camping World RV Sales 301 on Friday and for practice on Saturday morning.
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The "Django Unchained" action figures have been officially discontinued after several African American groups called for a boycott of the dolls, according to TMZ.
So, let me get this straight: Someone finds slavery action figures offensive? Geez, what's next -- outlawing gun fighting in public saloons?
Sources connected to the toy production told TMZ that shortly after advocacy groups like Al Sharpton's National Action Network and Project Islamic Hope spoke out against the figurines, "Django" producers from the Weinstein Company asked the company to stop producing the figures.
The company halted production immediately. TMZ said only about 1,000 dolls were shipped.
That sound you're hearing are the cars of toy collectors, speeding to the nearest mall.
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Visit the press room on the SAP News Center
SAP user groups are independent, not-for-profit organizations. Made up of SAP customer and partners, they are dedicated to educating members, facilitating customer involvement, and influencing SAP's strategy.
Association of Chinese SAP Users is an independent, nonprofit organization being registered as a sub-association of CCUA under MCA China. ACSU provides a forum for individuals and companies within the SAP community to share knowledge, network with their peers, influence the direction of SAP solutions, and provide ongoing education for all members.
CSUA is a SUGEN member.
The SAP Australian User Group (SAUG) provides a forum for individuals and companies within the SAP community to share knowledge, network with their peers, influence the direction of SAP solutions, and provide ongoing education for all members. SAUG is dedicated to providing our members year-round support, along with the tools and opportunities to get the best value from their SAP investment.
SAP Australia User Group is a SUGEN member.
SAP User Group (Hong Kong) Limited is an independent, nonprofit organization registered in Hong Kong. It is formed and joined by member companies that use SAP software in Hong Kong. We serve our members in using the SAP software better by organizing regular networking groups and discussion forums for our members to exchange ideas and share experiences with SAP products and services.
INDUS – SAP User Group for the Indian subcontinent – allows SAP and SAP users to exchange information of mutual interest and value. SAP users also have the opportunity to share their experiences, knowledge, and ideas. INDUS activities are governed by INDUS by-laws, which spell out the basic structure of INDUS, membership criteria, when and how the group meets, the governing bodies (directors, members, and committees), how they are selected, roles and responsibilities, procedures for elections, and how the group makes decisions and delegates responsibilities. So let's collaborate, co-innovate, and influence to make a difference.
INDUS – SAP India User Group is a SUGEN member.
The Japan SAP Users' Group (JSUG) is an independent organization of SAP customers and partners, which was founded in 1996 and currently includes 500 membership companies with 4500 individual members. JSUG provides a forum for members to communicate mutual concerns to SAP, influence software development, exchange ideas and best practices, participate in face-to-face educational opportunities, network with members, and establish future priorities.
JSUG is a SUGEN member.
The Korea SAP Users' Group (KSUG) is an independent organization of SAP customers and partners, which was founded in 1999 and currently includes 50 membership companies with 2000 online individual members. KSUG provides various face-to-face education program and network platform among SAP users. Also KSUG serves as a communication and interaction channel with SAP, with small interest groups that work actively on topics of common interest and information sessions related to SAP solutions.
The New Zealand SAP User Group (NZSUG) is a nonprofit based organization that provides a framework for individuals and organizations to collaborate and enhance their networking relationships within the New Zealand SAP community. NZSUG is committed to promoting the relationship between SAP, implementation partners, and customers as well as providing greater access to SAP experts and their knowledge in a collaborative forum.
uSAP is an association of users of SAP in the Philippines that serves as a venue for sharing SAP-specific information, knowledge, experiences, and excess resources among its members. It also provides the members a collective voice in negotiating with SAP items of common interest to the member companies such as training schedules, development requests (e.g,. localization requirements), implementation, and other SAP-related issues.
The Sri Lankan SAP User Group is a group of independent SAP users made up of people and organizations that wish to connect, collaborate and co-innovate with the singular objective of getting the best out of the products and services of one of the world's largest business software companies, SAP.
STUG is for everyone who uses SAP products in Thailand. The objectives for our group are:
Network to enable exchange of experience, competence and ideas between members.
Increase users' knowledge of SAP and contribute to an increased ROI coming from the usage of SAP applications.
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Gas Changing World Energy Use
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The growing exploitation of natural gas locked in shale deposits in North America and the abundant oil and clean energy resources of Latin America have changed the dynamics of the global energy market, according to global energy experts speaking on Thursday.
With the world's energy demands shifting from the US to China and India, the Americas are increasingly becoming major energy suppliers, panelists said at a discussion in Washington organized by the Americas Energy Action Group and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Robert Mosbacher Jr, chairman of Mosbacher Energy Company, said that oil production in particular is shifting from the Persian Gulf to North and South America. Also, Latin America is the world's largest clean energy producer.
"I think the story of the Americas is energy," Mosbacher said adding that this story has gone largely unnoticed.
One of the other reasons for the major shift in energy production in North America is the advent of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a process through which natural gas trapped inside rocks can be extracted by pumping highly pressurized water and sand underground.
The export of natural gas obtained through fracking in the United States is highly regulated, however. To date, only one company has been authorized by the Department of Energy to build a terminal where natural gas can be liquified and shipped off.
Mosbacher said that will likely change soon – he estimates that natural gas exports will jump in thee years the earliest when regulations are eased.
Plans for 15 more export terminals are waiting to be approved, according to the Wall Street Journal, which if built, could export 21.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, or roughtly one-third of the US's total production.
However, each export terminal costs 5 billion dollars to build, the Journal notes, which will likely put a limit on their number.
Since the practice started to spread, fracking has been criticised for damaging the environment, especially as dangerous chemicals can get into ground water.
"The environmental issues related to hydraulic fracking, I would say, are real, but they are manageable," Mosbacher said.
In 2011, the US produced 23 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, but according to a forecast by the Energy Information Administration, the amount is likely to rise to 33 trillion cubic feet by 2040.
The report also showed that the use of coal in electricity production plummetted from 53 to 42 per cent between 1993 and 2011, while the the number for natural gas has gone up from 13 to 25 per cent in the same period.
Keisuke Sadamori, director for energy markets and security at the International Energy Agency (IEA), said that Western nations are becoming increasingly self-sufficient and as a result are less active in trading the commodity.
Sadamori pointed out that carbon-dioxide emission has in fact decreased in the United States as natural gas is increasingly replacing coal. The emission rate is on a 20-year low this year.
Natural gas is a clean-burning energy source releasing about half the amount of carbon releasaed by burning coal.
Neil Parsan, ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the US and Mexico, also praised natural gas exploitation and urged cooperation between governments and the public and private sectors to enhance production.
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OAKLAND -- Caltrans' use of large galvanized steel fasteners on the Richmond-San Rafael bridge in 2001 led to engineers' choice to deploy the same specifications for the bolts that later snapped on the new Bay Bridge.
High-strength steel coated with zinc is susceptible to a well-known phenomenon where hydrogen atoms invade the metal's molecular structure and it becomes brittle and fractures. National standards caution engineers about its use and Caltrans' own bridge design manual prohibits it on ordinary spans.
But the state and private engineers designing the unique self-anchored suspension span for the Bay Bridge in 2003 believed the steel rod manufacturing modifications developed for the Richmond-San Rafael retrofit in 2001 would sufficiently reduce the risk of hydrogen embrittlement, according to dozens of project documents, emails and letters Caltrans released late Tuesday.
The change "does the trick for galvanizing high-strength rods," wrote Caltrans engineer Robert Kobal to his colleagues in April 2003.
Ten years later, that decision would prove costly in dollars, time and public confidence.
In early March, a third of the 96 high-strength threaded rods -- 3 inches in diameter and 17 to 24 feet long -- broke in key seismic stabilizers on the span after contractors tightened them down.
Engineers blame hydrogen embrittlement triggered by the combination of susceptible steel; the presence of hydrogen atoms trapped during galvanizing; and the heavy load on the fasteners.
Caltrans, Bay Area Toll Authority, the bridge contractor and the team of private engineering consultants hired to design the span are now scrambling to determine whether a proposed $5 million to $10 million repair job can be finished in time to open the bridge as scheduled.
They must also settle unanswered questions about the long-term integrity of the other 2,210 high-strength steel fasteners used on the bridge fabricated in the Midwest under identical specifications. Testing is under way but it could be weeks or months before engineers have the results.
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You have many choices for deploying an Oracle customer experience solution: what products to choose and why, what deployment model makes sense for your business, what process and tools to use to deploy your solution.Oracle has helped many customers implement best-in-class Oracle customer experience solutions. In this session, learn how to begin with Oracle Reference Architectures. Gain valuable insight into Oracle's proven methodologies, portfolio of best practices, and lessons learned from helping leading customers implement best-in-class Oracle customer experience solutions. In the session, customer case studies outline common obstacles and how to overcome them.
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Last week we had the pleasure of taking a four night getway to Cosby, Tennessee, just outside Gatlinburg. We stayed at Creekwalk Inn located in the most serene quiet place in that area. Innkeepers, Janice & Tifton were delighful hosts greeting us with warmth and smiles. We instantly had a great connection with them and had dinner together two nights. The first two nights we stayed at the Inn which is in a large log home. The decor is fantastic, just what you would expect for a log home. Lots of Native American items, twig furniture; hand painted and natural and log beds and many whimsical things to look at all over the Inn.
Breakfast was excellent as Janice is a very creative cook.
The last two night we stayed in one of their 30 cabins located in the Smoky Mountains. The cabin we stayed in was the last one up a very, very windy road going up the mountain. The first time up was quite intimidating, but after that Bill actually enjoyed the drive. The cabin had a wood burning fireplace, jacuzzi tub, outside hot tub on the private balcony, an open kitchen, bedroom and 2 inside rocking chairs. We brought food and enjoyed peaceful walks, good conversation, outdoor grilling and spectacular scenery. The beauty of the Smoky Mountains is unsurpassed.
If you are looking for a mountain retreat, call Janice at 1-800-962-2246 and tell them Linda & Bill sent you. You are sure to have a wonderful time. Be sure to visit their website for photos.
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12 Ways to Piss a Girl Off
Brunson says he sees the same thing happening: Women will go on a few dates with a guy and only pursue someone else when things start to fizzle, while men cast a wider net and casually date several women at once. "There's no need to be committed from day one," he says. "A guy needs to prove that he's worthy of your undivided attention before you give it to him."
Writing down (or at least thinking about) what you're looking for is actually a good thingit keeps you focused on what's really important to you in a long-term boyfriend (such as he wants to get married eventually, likes kids, dislikes prison...you know, the little things). But here's the deal: Most of us end up loading that list up with preferences, not non-negotiables. You need to distinguish between what you really need and what you want.
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E Street Care's Benefit Concert and Silent Auction
This guest post is by Dana Morris, the Events Director of the Chicagoland Chapter at Autism Speaks.
E Street's owners Tom and Kathy George don't have kids of their own. But you wouldn't know it by meeting them and seeing their genuinely warm spirits and caring personalities. Tom and Kathy have been dressing the North Shore of Chicago in top premium denim since 1990 and have made their place in the community. On Friday, November 12th they hosted their second annual Care Concert, which benefitted Autism Speaks and Syd Rocks, another local charity. It was a cold and rainy night but you wouldn't know it by entering the festively tent complete with holiday lights. Over 200 guests enjoyed fantastic food and beverages while rocking out to the sounds of Danny Chaimson and the Gold Coast All Stars, who kept the dance floor filled all night. A fantastic silent auction featuring local businesses rounded out the evening with offerings from E Street, a signed guitar and a photo portrait sitting.
We came to know Tom and Kathy through Spencer Savitz and the Savitz family, whose walk team, Team Tyler, over the years has raised over $500,000 for the Chicago walk. Spencer's friends sold raffle tickets as well as custom Autism Speaks bracelets all night and pretty much didn't take no for an answer. The E Street family has been a wonderful partner to the Chicagoland Chapter and continues to help raise from for Autism Speaks year round –complete with our logo on the doors of their locations in Chicago and Wisconsin. We cannot thank E Street Denim and the Savitz Family for their outstanding commitment to Autism Speaks.
December 27, 2010 at 11:51 am
This is the greatness news I have heard all year. To see someone who does not have a child with autism,come out and help raise awareness. i have a child with autism (Team Ryan Raptors) and it so hard to get peope to support you when you live in a community and don't know anyone. And to have someone step up to the plate to show their support is amazing. I pray someday team "Ryan Raptors"will one day get the same support.
December 27, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Just a an FYI the legendary sportscaster Myron Cope (voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers) created the TERRIBLE TOWEL and donated all of the procedes and ownership to The Allegheny Valley Home for Exceptional Children where is son Danny who is austic resides. So when you see a TERRIBLE TOWEL waving everyone buys them and the money goes to caring for and imnproving the quality of life for Austic residents in the Pittsburgh area.
December 28, 2010 at 12:07 am
Sounds like it was a great concert. Check out Arrest My Sister at http://www.arrestmysister.com. Scott, the lead singer and songwriter, will be honored by the McCarton Foundation at the Genius of Autism celebration at Carnegie Hall on January 10, 2011. Arrest My Sister will be performing at the event. We would love to play Chicago some time. Think of us for future events.
December 28, 2010 at 3:46 pm
I'm the mother of a 28-year old autistic daughter residing in a group home.
I have developed a website featuring a small medical booklet the size of a checkbook for Kelly to carry in her backpack at all times.
She is non-verbal and medically fragile.
My hope is that some day there will be a cure for autism and my daughter will be able to talk to me.
This is all I ask for except that she stay healthy and well.
God bless all of you who care for and have "special children."
I am retiring as a special education teacher January 10th.
I plan to advocate for the "adult population" full time.
Warmest regards and stay strong,


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It's National Pollinator Week, and ecosystems – whether agricultural, urban, or natural —depend on pollinators, great and small. Pollinators in the form of bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles provide vital, but often invisible, services from supporting terrestrial wildlife and plant communities to supporting healthy watersheds. USGS and federal partners are studying native bees and their behaviors at selected sites across the country.
Bevy of Bees
Bees are nearly ubiquitous, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. Wherever there are insect-pollinated flowering plants — forest, farms, cities and wildlands — there are bees. And just because you don't see plants blooming, does not mean that there are no bees around. There are nearly 20,000 known bee species in the world, and 4,000 of them are native to the United States. From the tiny and solitary Perdita minima, known as the world's smallest bee, to the large carpenter bee, to the brilliant blue of the mason bee; native bees come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.  And all these bees have jobs, as pollinators
Providing Ecosystem Services
Native bees pollinate native plants like cherries, blueberries and cranberries, and were here long before European honeybees were brought to the country by settlers. Honeybees, of course, are well known for pollinating almond and lemon trees, okra, papaya and watermelon plants. But native bees are estimated to pollinate 80 percent of flowering plants around the world. And very few of them sting – really!
According to the USDA, bees of all sorts pollinate approximately 75 percent of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the United States, and one out of every four bites of food people take is courtesy of bee pollination. In sum, bee pollination is responsible for more than $15 billion in increased crop value each year.
Bees are vegetarians who descended from wasps about 125 million years ago when the first flowering plants evolved. Some wasps switched from hunting prey to gathering pollen, evolving to become bees. Bees feed on both nectar and pollen – the nectar is for energy, and the pollen provides protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used by bees as larvae food, but bees also transfer it from plant-to-plant providing the pollination services needed by plants and nature as a whole.
Home Sweet Home
Most native bees build nests and provide food for their offspring, but about 20-25 percent have gone the way of the cuckoo birds, laying their eggs in the nests of others. Aside from the "cuckoo" bees, all bees build nests, and stock them with pollen and nectar before laying their eggs. Some, like the sweat bee, build nests underground while others choose hollow stems or holes in trees, like the leafcutter bee.
Got Bees?
The USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program designs and develops large- and small-scale surveys for native bees. As part of the program they also provide the first-ever comprehensive identification tools and keys for North American native bee species. Established in 2004, the program has made advances in bee monitoring, and developed and tested survey techniques that were incorporated into the bee manual, "The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees and Manage a Collection."
Program scientists have also devised a technique for collecting and processing native bee specimens for the inventory, as well as having developed an easy-to-use permanent monitoring technique that will be deployed nationally in 2014. The program also manages the world's largest international listserv of bee monitoring and identification.
USGS and its partners have conducted native bee inventories at more than 100 national parks, wildlife refuges and forests; and nearly 1000 super-high resolution public domain images of bees and wasps are available online. The program's native bee database of approximately 250,000 collection records of bees and wasps rivals that of the largest museums. Records can be viewed at the Discoverlife and Encyclopedia of Life websites. Even with all that is being learned about native bees, native bee researchers still face challenges.
Population Declines: Beyond Honey Bees
Colony collapse disorder, the cause of which is unknown, affects only European honeybees and has been recorded across the county. The primary symptom of the disorder is having no or low numbers of adult honeybees present in a hive; no dead honeybees are present, but a queen is. Immature bees will be present and honey will still be in the hive. Fortunately, colony collapse disorder does not affect native bees, though some native bees and other pollinators are also experiencing population declines and range reductions. Native bee species are being affected by at least some of the same factors affecting honeybees such as habitat loss and fragmentation as well as the use of pesticides.
What can you do for native bees?
To increase or improve habitat for native bees, plant a diversity of pollen and nectar sources native to your area that bloom at various times during the year. Native plants and native pollinators have mutually adapted over the millennia. Many native bee species are pollen specialists and need to provide their young with pollen from native plants, so providing native plants will increase the diverse community of native bee species. If possible, avoid use of pesticides and provide a source of pesticide-free water, and mud, which is used as a nesting material by some bee species. You can also provide nesting habitat for native bees by rototilling a bare spot in the lawn or garden for soil-nesting bees, leaving standing dead trees, which will provide housing for native bees, or  building a bee house. For more tips, listen to our podcast, Bees are Not Optional.
USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program
The Plight of the Bees: USGS article on bee declines
The North American Pollinator Partnership: Activities for Pollinator Week 2013 and info about pollinators of all kinds.
Bees Are Not Optional: Podcast that discusses the tremendous importance of native bees and pollinators in general, and how you can lend a hand to these tiny titans.
The Buzz on Pollinators:Â Series of podcasts done with the Interior Department and the Pollinator Partnership:Â The Pollinator Partnership, Pollinators and Climate, Endangered Butterflies and Plants, Busy Bees in the Beltway, Pollinators on Public Lands
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The obsessive focus on labeling in the Western medical paradigm, combined with patients content to give away their power by consenting to being labeled, is arguably a main reason iatrogenic or doctor-induced deaths have become a crisis not only in the United States but in many parts of the world—with thousands of people dying unnecessarily under medical supervision every year. By emphasizing the importance of the individual's commitment to conscious personal mastery as a prerequisite for becoming whole, the Regenetics Method represents a purposeful shift away from the diagnostic model.
Sol Luckman
Source: Conscious Healing: Book One on the Regenetics Method, Pages: 34
Contributed by: Janet
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American Standard AMOP.QF2400.213 Silver Neo Angle 68-1/2" Tall Framed, Pivot, Clear Glass Shower Door - Fits 24-1/8" to 24-1/8" Width Openings
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Technical Specs
|Installation Guide
|Neo Angle
|Shower Door
|Door Installation
|Door Type
|Frame Type
|Glass Thickness
|Glass Type
|Installation Type
|Glass, Metal
|Maximum Width
|Min & Max Adjustments (in)
|Minimum Width
|Nominal Width
|Number Of Doors
|Product Weight
|Shower Door Width
|Towel Bar
|24.12, 24.125
Product Features:
- Fully covered under American Standard's limited lifetime shower door warranty
- Shower door for installation onto shower thresholds 24-1/8" to 24-1/8" wide
- Constructed of durable 1/4" thick tempered Clear glass and complemented by all-metal profiles and guide rails
- A framed design gives a classic, sturdy look and feel to the shower
- Pivot/Hinged shower door operation gives an impressive look to any shower unit and gives the feeling of more space as you utilize the shower
- Door is reversible for left or right drain showers
- 1/2" adjustment allowance for un-square wall niches makes for an easy installation
- All hardware required for installation of shower door is included
- This is a shower door only - a shower base and walls may be required to complete unit
- Please double check the "Door Openings" spec below to make sure your opening is within the range
Product Specifications:
- Overall Height: 68-1/2" (measured from bottom to top of door fixture)
- Overall Width: 24-1/8" (measured from left to right of door fixture)
- Maximum Door Opening: 24-1/8" (this is assuming door rails are not trimmed down)
- Door Openings: 24-1/8" to 24-1/8" (range of finished openings door will accommodate)
- Opening Direction: Reversible (depends on how the door is installed)
- Entry Type: Pivot
- Framing Style: Framed
- Glass Thickness: 1/4"
- Number of Panels: 3
- AMOPQF2.400: This model
- AMOPQF2.436: This model with hammered glass
About American Standard:An American brand with over 140 years of innovations, American Standard is defined by experience, intelligence, and indelible influence. As the patriarch for nearly every key product category for the kitchen and bath, their offering shows a level of thoughtfulness and sophistication that could only be attributed to a company with a legacy as rich as that of American Standard. Today, professional plumbers and contemporary DIY home owners continue to turn to American Standard because they appreciate this legacy and know they can trust the innovations behind each product. It is for this reason that American Standard is so widely used within residential and commercial projects in both the United States and abroad - their products truly deliver, just as they have for generations.
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Our SKU: AMOPQF2.400
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
- Brushed Nickel
- Gold
- Nickel
- Oil Rubbed Bronze
- Silver
*Denotes a finish or option that has been discontinued
6 Questions from the Community
I spoke to American Standard. In order for them to provide you with accurate information, they would need to know the manufacturer and model number of the base; therefore, I cannot confirm if The American Standard AMOPQF2.400 will fit.
I measured my current neo angle shower and it is 36X36. Which size doors should I purchase?
A. I spoke to American Standard. In order for them to provide you with accurate information, they would need to know the manufacturer and model number of the base; therefore, I cannot confirm if The American Standard AMOPQF2.400 will fit.
You will not have much more than 1/2" - if you need more adjustability than that, your best bet would be to call American Standard technical support and get their advice on other options.
my walls are not totally plumb. how much play in the wall mounts
A. You will not have much more than 1/2" - if you need more adjustability than that, your best bet would be to call American Standard technical support and get their advice on other options.
No, the American Standard AMOPQF2.400 is compatible with a 36 by 36 Neo Angle Shower Base.
will this fit a 32 by 32 neo angle base
A. No, the American Standard AMOPQF2.400 is compatible with a 36 by 36 Neo Angle Shower Base.
No, this is for a 24" shower pan.
Will this fit a 36" neo angle shower pan?
A. No, this is for a 24" shower pan.
So long as the sides are no greater than around 17" & the door faced side 25"
does this fit a 42" neo angle shower base?
A. So long as the sides are no greater than around 17" & the door faced side 25"
According to American Standard customer service, these doors will work with a 36" x 36" neo base. The recommended model is the American Standard 3636.NEO.
Does this fit a 36" x 36" base?
According to American Standard customer service, these doors will work with a 36" x 36" neo base. The recommended model is the American Standard 3636.NEO.
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Warranty Info
American Standard Faucet Lifetime Function and Finish Limited Warranty American-Standard warrants this product to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for as long as the original consumer purchaser owns their home. American-Standard will provide, free of charge, at it's sole option, replacement part(s) or product (or if no longer available, a comparable product) to replace those which have proven defective in materials or workmanship. Proof of purchase (original sales receipt) from the original consumer purchaser must be made available to American-Standard for all limited warranty claims. This limited warranty is non transferable. It does not apply in the event of product damage due to the use of other than genuine American-Standard replacement parts, installation error, abuse, misuse, or improper care and maintenance (whether performed by a plumber, contractor, service provider or member of the purchaser's household). The limited warranty excludes damage due to aggressive air or water conditions, or harsh or abrasive cleaners and/or materials. This limited warranty excludes all industrial, commercial and business usage, whose purchasers are hereby extended a two year limited warranty (with the exception of solenoid valves and other electronic components which carry a one year limited warranty) applying to all other terms of this limited warranty except duration. This limited warranty does not cover labor charges incurred and/or damages sustained in installation, repair or replacement, nor incidental or consequential damages, all of which are expressly disclaimed. This limited warranty is applicable only to American-Standard faucets manufactured after June 1, 1996 and installed in the United States and/or Canada. This limited warranty gives the original consumer purchaser of an America-Standard faucet specific legal rights which may vary from state to state or from province to province. This limited warranty does not cover any liability for consequential or incidental damages, all of which are hereby expressly disclaimed, or the extension beyond the duration of this limited warranty of any implied limited warranties, including those of merchantability or fitness for an intended purpose. In some states or provinces the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages is not allowed, so those exclusions may not apply to you.


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Hyatt Regency Fairfax
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A Modern, Luxury Fairfax Hotel
Just minutes from George Mason University
Located in a quiet park-like setting, Hyatt Regency Fairfax features healthy options for our travelers including on-site jogging trails, indoor lap pool and Precor aerobic equipment in our fitness center. Within walking distance to premium shopping, eateries and salons. Our hotel is 11 miles from the Vienna Metro which takes you right into Washington, DC.
Conveniently located off I-66 in the Fair Lakes office park, this AAA Three Diamond, TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award winning Fairfax hotel places you within minutes of major corporate offices such as CGI, InfinityQS, Avaya, Ellucian, Boeing, IBM, Northup Grumman, SRA, Pace Global, Siemens, SAP, Caci, General Dynamics, Alion and AT&T, and near George Mason University, as well as both Dulles and Reagan National airports and the landmark sights of Washington DC.
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If not for the many male accoutrements and red lips, we'd have spotted the largest convergence of stylish man repellers in the city at Holt Renfrew on Tuesday night. Gathered to meet their maker, Man Repeller's Leandra Medine, at the launch of Holts' in-house blog, Holts Muse, said repellers looked, well, unfortunately sexy, gussied up in many a layered shirt/sweater/skirt combo. The most un-man repellent of the bunch, Holts fashion gal Mackenzie Yeates, wore a set of lace-veiled bunny ears atop an all-black getup, while Holts PR's Amina Said donned a pair of skin-tight leather pants. Meanwhile, the Man Repeller herself—in the MOST amazing bejewelled Dannijo necklace, we might add—rattled off her top five tips to dressing just like her:
1. White t-shirt
2. Crop top over t-shirt
3. Chambray button-up unbuttoned
4. Leather jacket
5. Sequin pencil skirt
Well, if there's a man out there who doesn't get sequins, then we don't want him anyway.


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Recent numbers reported by Snowmass hotels show that they will be more than 80 percent full the weekend of Dec. 28-30.
According to Bill Tomcich, president of reservations agency Stay Aspen Snowmass, Dec. 29, the Saturday before New Year's, is the peak night for bookings in both Aspen and Snowmass. Last year Snowmass hotels were just over 70 percent full that same weekend.
"Snowmass is pacing strongly ahead for those peak nights," Tomcich said.
And the numbers don't taper off right away either. The following weekend is also strong, Tomcich said.
"It's been quiet," he said. "You're going to see the coin flip the day after Christmas."
Recent snowfall has been helpful to area lodges, too. Tomcich said the week of Dec. 19, when a snowstorm dropped 12 inches on the Snowmass ski area and several at the other Aspen Skiing Co. mountains as well, was the busiest his agency has had in two years.
Susan Hamley, director of Snowmass Tourism, said December isn't a big month for Snowmass typically.
"It really starts around the holidays," she said.
She said that as of recent bookings reports, the Village is No. 1 compared to other resorts in its competitive set for the months of January and February.
Hamley said the snow is improving people's outlook for the winter.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Throughout the summer of 2013, GoIslanders.com will look back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2012-13 school year.
Every Thursday, we will bring you one of the top 10 individual performances, with Tuesdays bringing the year's top 10 moments. Be sure to keep tabs on GoIslanders.com throughout the summer to celebrate all the great moments.
Top Performance #7: Brandi Huff's Second-Half Outburst vs. McNeese State
Brandi Huff's second-half outburst and a late rally by the Islanders Women's Basketball team in the final seconds lifted them to a 60-59 victory over McNeese State on Feb. 9.
Huff led the Islanders with a team-high 13 points, with all of her points coming in the second half. Her first bucket came with 10:34 to play in the second half and helped pull the Islanders within six. After a turnover by the Cowgirls, Huff made a layup with 7:20 left to play and trimmed the score to 41-39. After the Cowgirls pushed ahead by three with two free throws, the Rockport-Fulton, Texas native hit a jump shot to cut the deficit to one with 4:46 to play.
The Cowgirls struck back with a layup before Huff tallied her eighth point of the game with a layup. The two teams battled back and forth before the sophomore put together a 3-0 run with a jumper and a free throw.
With time running down, Huff sank back-to-back free throws to trim the Cowgirls' lead to 57-56 with 13 seconds left to play. Taryn Gregory then stepped up to the charity stripe and made a free throw with four seconds remaining and Marquesha-Anderson Sparks' three-point play in the final seconds lifted the Islanders to victory.
It was the 2013 Homecoming game at the American Bank Center and the Islanders snapped an 11-game losing streak to pick up their first conference victory of the season.
For all the latest on Islanders Athletics during the summer, be sure to follow us on Twitter (@Go_Islanders), Facebook (Islanders Athletics) and Instagram (go_islanders).
Top Performances:
June 6 - #10: Jasmine Boutte Shines at SLC Indoor and Outdoor Championships
June 13 - #9: Johnathan Jordan's Double-Double at Lamar
June 20 - #8: Vanessa Johnson at Southland Championship
June 27 - #7: Brandi Huff's Second-Half Outburst vs. McNeese State
Top Moments:
June 11 - #10: Dance Places 11th at NDA Collegiate Championships
June 18 - #9: Men's Basketball Shoots Lights Out vs. Southeastern La.
June 25 - #8: Islanders Softball Walk-Off Win Over SHSU


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Felted Bird and Birdhouse Ornaments, Set of 6
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Wednesday's letters: Clean air
Published: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 6:42 p.m.
To the editor: Kelly Martin is the North Carolina Beyond Coal Campaign representative for the Sierra Club. Kelly will be the speaker on Beyond Coal at the Henderson County Public Library at 6 p.m Thursday.
The public is invited to hear an excellent presentation of the nationwide movement to move America beyond coal. Burning coal produces the air pollution that contributes to global warming and climate change.
Please join us for a very informative presentation and become an advocate for clean air.
Barbara A. Barnett
Child advocates
To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Guardian ad Litem Program and specifically our local office and volunteers for their tireless efforts to represent children in abuse, neglect and dependency cases. The role of the representative is one of utmost importance.
All of the advocates are volunteers who undergo extensive training to protect the interests of the more than 300 children who are involved with the court system. The volunteer is the sole voice for the child in the court setting. The attorney advocate will represent the child and present the findings and recommendation of the volunteer advocate. The guiding principle for the advocates is to achieve safety and permanence for the child.
All of our advocates here in Judicial District 29B are professionals who tirelessly seek to protect the children in their charge. It is always important to the judge to hear the recommendations of the advocate in deciding what is best for the children. These volunteers can make the childs voice heard in the courtroom and protect their interests.
Thank you for this opportunity to thank such a dedicated group of individuals in a public forum.
Hon. Athena F. Brooks
Chief District Court Judge
Editors note: Gov. Pat McCrory has issued a proclamation recognizing April as Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate Month in North Carolina.
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


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Hi all,
I am running Windows 7 64-bit on an older machine in my basement that is used only occasionally for light desktop work. I am trying to figure out how to make this program low maintenance, which seems to be a constant battle. My use case is 99% streaming of FLAC files to my PS3, running the program as a service (because I don't want to have to worry about logging in because it restarted for updates, etc.). What I have found is that over time, I cannot seem to get this thing to work without constant maintenance. It seems as if there are several points of failure:
- Reliance on java
- Quirky behavior with firewalls
- General bugs and regressions within the program
These three factors working together leave me wasting way too much time getting things back to a working configuration when one thing goes wrong. Say java updates on its own, which it likes to do. It seems like the firewall exceptions will not always persist. And since getting firewall exceptions to work on 64-bit Windows is quite a confusing proposition, I find myself going through the same steps over and over. What works once does not always seem to work. I've added all nature of exceptions set up in countless ways, let the program/java run as administrator (which I am really hesitant to do, since that seems like a major security hole), uninstalled and re-installed the program...uninstalled and reinstalled VLC...uninstalled and reinstalled Java...and surely many other things that I've forgotten.
Right now, I am at the position of running the latest version 1.90.1, and I have reached the point where my PS3 and PS3 Media Server are communicating, but FLAC files won't transcode. I can't seem to get anywhere with this issue.
Since I only want the program to do one thing, and do it properly, I just want some advice on the best way to set things up...what version of the program, and whether there is any way to avoid the problems with java and firewall. I have considered running "without a net" with no software firewall, and turning off all java updates, but that seems like a bad idea. I am not even sure that recent versions of java will let you run them indefinitely.
If there is no way to avoid this, I think I may have to move on to a different program. Any thoughts on what would meet my needs? Does anyone have experience with the pay version of Media Monkey for streaming FLAC files?


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This crafty activity with Melissa & Doug art supplies is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by our Blog Ambassador Valerie Deneen.
Put your stamp on a thoughtful thank you! -Val
With Memorial Day soon upon us, I thought it would be the perfect time to invite my daughter to create some handmade patriotic note cards. We plan to mail these cards to soldiers who are serving in Afghanistan as a tiny thank you for all of their hard work. You won't believe how easy they are to make!
To make some note cards of your own, fold a sheet of paper in half, then invite your child over to draw a few lines across the front of the card.
Next, use the opposite end of a triangular Melissa & Doug crayon as a stamp to form the flags across the banners. (Ask the child to grip the crayon, press the flat end on a stamp pad, then stamp the ink onto the paper.) Older children may want to practice forming patterns by alternating colors. This is a great activity for developing those important fine motor skills!
You can also sneak in some color-matching practice by asking your child to stamp the blue crayon in the blue stamp pad, and the red crayon in the red stamp pad. Tip: Melissa & Doug stamp pads and stamp sets use washable ink, which can easily be removed with a baby wipe!
Encourage your child to sign her name inside the card, or to write a short message of thanks. Mail your hand-stamped note card to someone special!
I love how each of these cards is unique!
Have fun crafting with your kids!
Valerie Deneen is the author of Inner Child Fun, where she inspires parents to spend more quality time with their kids, and less money doing it. Inner Child Fun celebrates simple pleasures for all ages—with more than 1,000 frugal and creative projects sure to bring out the "kid" in you too! Follow Valerie on Twitter or say "Hi" on Facebook.
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