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In Nascar's Sprint Cup, Danica Patrick Saves Best for Last
Part-time Sprint Cup driver Danica Patrick turned in her best performance of the season in Nascar's top-tier racing series. The former open-wheel star finished 17th in the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Speedway, which was her last Cup race of the year.
Coupled with a strong top-10 drive in yesterday's Nationwide Series race, Patrick's result today suggests she's ready for her planned full-time Cup ride next year with Stewart-Haas Racing.
After qualifying poorly, Patrick started 37th in an exciting Phoenix race that wound up including elements of prize fighting, demolition derby, and track and field (who knew Clint Bowyer could run so fast?). As series points leaders Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski battled with other top drivers, Patrick gradually worked her way forward.
By lap 72 of the 312-lap contest she was in 27th place, then bounced back to 28 by the race's halfway point. She moved up to 24th by lap 211 and 23rd by lap 226. With 26 to go she was in the top 20 and went on — after bumping old IndyCar rival Sam Hornish Jr. off the track and getting spun by Jeff Burton just before the checkered flag– to finish 17th. The result topped her previous best Cup finish of 24th at Texas last weekend.
But oh, there was so much more to the race than Patrick's steady, almost-uneventful progress.
Johnson, who led Keselowski in the championship by seven points going into today's race, ran wide and hit the outside wall around lap 235. He drove his heavily damaged car behind the pit wall for repairs. He emerged later to finish the race, but lost the overall lead to Keselowski, who finished sixth and now leads the series by 20 points going into the last race at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Sunday.
Another big question following the race is exactly how Nascar will settle a dispute between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer that erupted into a melee, temporarily stopping the race with two laps left.
On an earlier lap Bowyer nudged Gordon while passing him on the inside, then Gordon returned the gesture with a bump to Bowyer's rear end. But the move sent Gordon into the wall. Later, when Bowyer was again passing, the slow-moving Gordon turned into him and both crashed just as the white-flag lap was about to begin.
The red flag flew, forcing the remaining racers to park their cars while workers cleaned up debris from the wrecks. While this was going on, members of Bowyer's crew attacked Gordon and a brawl worthy of professional hockey broke out. Bowyer got out of his car and sprinted toward the fracas but was stopped by track officials and crew members who kept him away from Gordon.
As if that wasn't enough madness, several cars collided as they crossed the finish line after the last restart, which followed the fight. The sheet-metal specialist who craft the bodies for Sprint Cup cars will be among the busiest team members in the coming days.


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GrandTotal is an application to create invoices and estimates based on your own templates
The built-in template editor allows you to adjust your layout to fit your companies corporate design. GrandTotal works great in combination with TimeLog.
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Tags: invoice , billing , productivity , estimates , layout , timebilling , invoicing
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Great! A little expensive though...
One great thing about GrandTotal is the responsiveness of the developer. GT keeps improving again and again. (Meaningful) features are added constantly, as well as new integrations to other apps, e.g. the time tracking tool »mite« (mite.yo.lk/en). Keep it coming, MediaAtelier!
perfect and a good french version
Leopard only.
Just love these apps of Media Atelier, always beautiful looking, nice interface, having the right features at the right place. . GrandTotal has easy to use Layout Tool, and I love the integrated manual and help section. Also the application feels fast and doesn't waste any cpu time when it is in the background tried a few competitors and they use a lot, I hate that.
GrandTotal is amazing... As a longtime user of TimeLog I have been an admirer of Media Atelier (Media Studio in English). TimeLog is the simplest and best time tracking program for the Mac. It's seamless integration with iCal makes it intuitive to use. One problem: invoicing.
Along comes GrandTotal... with GrandTotal, Media Atelier has addressed the issue of turning brilliantly tracked time into gorgeous invoices. Like it's sibling application, GrandTotal is easy to use and fun. Yes, FUN! I was up and running - without reading the help files - in minutes.
The program is full featured. In addition to a very simply - yet sophisticated - graphics engine, it allows for all aspects of invoice tracking. It even calculates taxes. What makes it so remarkable is how easy it is to use.
Quite simply, for people who bill according to their time, the TimeLog / GrandTotal bundle has no match. For those who simply need an excellent invoice generator, GrandTotal is your best choice.
5 stars. A must have Mac application!
best an easiest programm - i use it with timelog - for freelancers!
I used to build my invoices in InDesign and keep track of the time I'd spent on projects using a timer. Then I'd keep a ledger to track when invoices were due and who had paid me.
GrandTotal is excellent! The layout is completely customizable to suit my needs. It calculates taxes automatically. It keeps track of which invoices are overdue and which have been paid. And when used with TimeLog, I'm saving a lot of time doing the "business" side of my business and have more time to work on my projects.
And that's just the invoice feature. GrandTotal also creates estimates that can be made into invoices when the project is accepted. The interface is clean and straightforward and I find that making invoice layouts is fun! I highly recommend this application.


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Found an S.E. Leopard on Hole 15 a couple of months ago, called the number on it, a lady answered who was somewhat confused and gave me another number to call...and I left a message.
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SANTA CLARA -- He's the most complete player on his team, revered by teammates and coach after coach after coach falls in love with him.
He plays a glamour position, yet his name doesn't light up the marquee.
He consistently produces, yet he's not a first-round lock in fantasy leagues.
What, exactly, is Frank Gore's status as an NFL running back?
Sitting at his locker at 49ers headquarters this week, a few days before the NFC divisional playoff game against Green Bay, even Gore seems a bit confused. He wonders if media and fans recognize the value of a running back able to block like a 220-pound guard. He is curious about Hall of Fame criteria for running backs.
"Is Edgerrin James going to get into the Hall of Fame?" he asks, referring to retired running back who ranks 11th on the all-time rushing list.
When told James is considered "borderline," Gore conveys mild puzzlement.
"What about Fred Taylor," he asks of the man who sits 15th on the all-time list.
Close, but probably not. His thin postseason resume could keep him out.
This brings the conversation squarely into the moment. Gore pauses and ponders. This is his eighth season. He turns 30 in May, so he can't anticipate a long NFL future. The bulk of his personal legacy is built. Yet, with two winning seasons and four Pro Bowl selections, it is unfulfilling.
It's as if an internal light clicks on, illuminating the full scope of his career, making him acutely aware of the distinctions and deficiencies of his previous teams -- and allowing him to properly measure the magnitude of these playoffs.
"You don't get too many opportunities like this," he says. "So let's try to go out and do it. It's not guaranteed you're going to come to the postseason every year."
Gore, the 49ers' third-round draft pick in 2005, acknowledges that most of his career has been spent on teams short on talent and leadership, as well as astute coaching. San Francisco's cumulative record in his first six seasons was 37-59, without a single playoff appearance. In two seasons under Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers are 24-7-1.
Moreover, Harbaugh's 49ers are making their second consecutive postseason appearance. With a superior defense and young quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking over as the starter, the future appears bright.
How much of that future, though, will include Gore? He is under contract for two more seasons, through 2014. He has been written off, or "whispered off," several times -- only to recover and astound.
The 49ers the past three years have added veterans such as Brian Westbrook and Brandon Jacobs, neither of whom came close to unseating Gore. They've used draft picks to select Kendall Hunter and rookie LaMichael James, yet Gore remains the undisputed leader of the stable.
And, still, the league's No. 3 active rusher (8,839 yards) is trying to prove his worth. Gore gained 1,214 yards in 2012, and he's still trying to prove he belongs among the elite.
Minnesota's Adrian Peterson, No. 2 on the active rushing list (8,849), clearly is the best running back going. Then it gets hazy. Many will point to Seattle's Marshawn Lynch, eighth on the active list, or Houston's Arian Foster. Some wave the flag for Baltimore's Ray Rice or, when healthy, Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew and Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy.
Two accomplished veterans often get lost in the crowd. One of them is St. Louis' Steven Jackson, the No. 1 active rusher (10,135) who generally is obscured by his team's annual mediocrity.
The other is Gore, considered the ultimate football player by three San Francisco coaching staffs.
"Every day my admiration for Frank Gore as a football player, every time you think it's as high as it can be, then he finds another rung on the ladder in my esteem," coach Jim Harbaugh said earlier this season. "And then even more so as a person. He's just one of the finest guys you ever want to be around. He'd do anything for the team, and is just a football player, in all senses of the word, phrase."
Gore is a great runner and an extraordinary blocker. He's a good receiver. He's as fearless as he is relentless. His characteristics surely fit the Hall of Fame criteria.
But Gore also is honest. He seems to accept he needs bigger numbers, one or two more terrific seasons and a couple signature postseason moments -- or an outstanding Super Bowl -- to truly be appreciated by anyone who understands football.
And to fully satisfy the members of the Hall of Fame voting panel.
"What about Steven Jackson," Gore asks. "You think he might get in the Hall of Fame?"
I say it depends on how much longer Jackson can carry the St. Louis offense, and whether the Rams can become a contender.
The 49ers already are a contender. And while Gore may not know the requirements of reaching the Hall, he knows precisely what it means to be on a contender.
That every playoff game, such as the one he will play Saturday, is another chance.
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Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Gov. Nikki Haley has announced the names of 164 people who have agreed to help her get re-elected, even while reiterating she won't decide until this summer whether she'll seek a second term.
Haley said in a statement provided to The Associated Press that state Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly will serve as chairman of a statewide grassroots steering committee.
The Republican governor named 164 local volunteers who will spread her message. The committee consists of at least one person from each of the 46 counties.
Campaign political director Kurt Pickhardt says Haley's made it clear she won't decide her plans until after the legislative session ends this summer.
The announcement comes four months after former chief of staff Tim Pearson left that post to head up her possible run.
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OmniDiskSweeper is a Mac OS X utility for quickly finding and deleting big, useless files and thus making space on your hard disks. OmniDiskSweeper makes this easy by highlighting the biggest files on your disks, and by noting which files are used by the system, so you don't accidentally delete important files.
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Tags: disk , space , hard , drive , utility , omnigroup
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Exactly what I wanted. Shows the accumulated size for each folder and individual files in a nice browsable Finder column like style. A great app!
Very useful app. I often use.
Download this. You need it; you just don't know it yet. I used the free version for the first time today, when I realized my HD was nearly full. I used it to free up a whole 5GB! Definately one of my favorite apps.
It's not the sexiest looking Mac app there is but it'll save you mountains of space once you use it and see where all that hard drive space has gone. It helped me find out which apps where hogging all the space and could delete themes, sample music etc...
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Fortunately, 99% of the functionality is available WITHOUT having the buy a license. The only feature unlocked is the ability to delete the files directly in OmniDiskSweeper instead of navigating the Finder yourself.
Well here's teh icon to whoever uploaded the info..
I think this app does a fantastic job at what it's meant to do - I prefer it to all the alternatives.
I can't stand the silly $15 price, though. If Omni lowered it I'd buy a license, as I value the simplicity of how it works.
Another comment...
It is such a simple but useful tool that automatically "sweeps" your hard drive and sorts everything (including hidden files) by file size so you can within moments identify where all of your space goes. You'll probably be surprised at how many hundreds of MB or GB you save by downloading this free tool. For example, most people have 2 GB of printer drivers installed on your computer. I understand the convenience of just plugging anything into your Mac, but if your short on space they've got to go.
Another great app from Omni Group. This little app has saved me at least 3-4 GB on every Mac I own and if you buy a Mac brand new it's a great way to clean out extra printer drivers and other large files you're surprised are taking up space. Especially helpful for the new MacBook owners with only 60 GB drives (41 GB usable off the shelf).
The basic functionality is free, too. You can get the license to activate the convenient "Delete" button in the app or you just navigate in Finder and delete all the big files yourself.


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Diamond Jaxx Fastpitch, based in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville, is a travel softball team entering its 4th season. Our program is focused on developing skills, hard work, sportsmanship, accountability, achieving potential, and team. The Jaxx Fastpitch organization is a year-round program whose coaches have over 16 years of playing experience including secondary and collegiate experience and over 20 years of coaching experience. The club has access to the indoor and outdoor facilities for conditioning, training, and playing necessary to build strong, competent athletes ready to compete at the high school level and beyond. Over the past two years, the Jaxx earned a 3rd place finish in the 2010 USSSA World Series, won a 2010 USSSA state championship, have played in ten tournament finals winning 8 championships, have 3 additional top-4 finishes, and just finished competing with over 105 teams in the 2011 12U USFA World Series in Panama City Beach, Florida from July 10th-16th finishing in the top 30. Diamond Jaxx Fastpitch consists of primarily '98 players moving to 14U for the Fall 2011 season and will hold their annual, open tryouts at the location noted at the end of this posting on the following dates: PAST TRYOUT DATES: Saturday, August 6th @ 2:00pm Sunday, August 7th @ 3:00pm, UPCOMING/LAST TRYOUT DATES FOR FALL 2011/SPRING 2012: Saturday, August 20th @ 2:00pm Sunday, August 21st @ 3:00pm. If needed, individual and small-group tryouts can also be accommodated on additional dates and times. Primarily '97 and '98, and, possibly, extremely advanced '99 birth-year players are welcome and encouraged to attend tryouts, and all positions will be evaluated. Past extended experience with an established travel softball team will potentially be a plus, and interested athletes must have advanced defensive, hitting, speed, strength, and agility skills. Please contact us early if you are interested in attending tryouts as we usually evaluate 35-50 athletes each year for 11-12 roster slots. After the tryouts outlined above, the team will tentatively begin their fall tournament schedule the weekend of August 27th and will potentially play 5-7 fall tournaments through the end of October. The plan for the 2011-2012 season will be to play a series of tournaments in a mixture of sanctionings including ASA tournaments pursuing a berth in the ASA Nationals. We have and plan to continue to play approximately 12-15 tournaments per year beginning our spring tournament schedule soon after school seasons wrap up and finishing around the end of October. We will attend at least 1 World Series. If you have any questions and/or have an interested athlete, please contact Bryan Richter @ 615.477.6160 or @ firstname.lastname@example.com. All inquiries will be kept confidential. TEAM WEBSITE: http://www.eteamz.com/diamondjaxxfastpitch Thank you for your interest in the Diamond Jaxx organization. TRYOUT LOCATION Cecil Lewis Park @ Trinity 3680 North Chapel Road Franklin, TN 37067
Do you need to attend all the tryouts dates or just select one of the dates? Thank you so much.
Miss Sharron,
Your daughter is welcome to attend one or all of the tryout dates. Sometimes, attending multiple tryouts will give some kids an opportunity to get comfortable in new surroundings and will give them an opportunity to perform their best. It also gives the coaches a better opportunity to assess their skills and approach. They will definitely not be penalized if they can only make one date. Also, if the posted dates don't work with your family's schedule, we are happy to schedule an individual or small group workout to give them an opportunity to tryout.
Please feel free to call me if you have any other questions.
Thanks for your interest in the Jaxx, and we hope to see you at our tryouts,
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Good morning, all!!
As of 11:15am in Franklin, there is light rain. I am not a weatherman so please forgive me if it does not cooperate, but, based on "weather.com", it looks like it may clear off early this afternoon so we are going to try to hold our tryouts today @ 2:00pm @ Trinity Park as originally scheduled.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to call me at 615.477.6160
Thanks for everyone's patience and cooperation,
Bryan Richter
As of 1:00 p.m., Diamond Jaxx Fastpitch Tryout for August 6 has been CANCELLED.
See you tomorrow, August 7 at 3:00 p.m.
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The public is invited to attend a free screening of the documentary film "American Teacher" at 6 p.m. Thursday night at the Avon Public Library.
Weaving interviews of policy experts with the lives and careers of four teachers, "American Teacher" tells the collective story by and about those closest to the issues in our educational system - the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in classrooms across the country.
"American Teacher" brings together educational experts, student interviews and a year of documenting the day-to-day lives and sacrifices of public school teachers.
Through "American Teacher," filmmakers Dave Eggers and Vanessa Roth intended to "bring an awareness to the real and imminent crisis in our educational system - how little we value our strongest, most committed, and most effective teachers and the ripple effect this has on how our children learn and their potential for future success," they said.
In keeping with the storytelling styles of both Eggers (writer) and Roth (director), "American Teacher" is a character-driven film that explores an urgent issue through humor, irony and the energy of the teachers who fill the screen. Since 2008, the filmmakers closely followed the stories of four teachers living and working in disparate urban and rural areas across the country.
The film's narrative balances the personal stories of each character with a mixture of interviews and animated facts and statistics by Stefan Nadelman, each highlighting the big sacrifices made by our nation's teachers, and how these demanding costs force many of our greatest teachers out of the profession. The film is narrated by Matt Damon and includes an original musical score by Thao Nguyen.
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Man dressed as woman stabs victim, police say
Published: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 12:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 12:30 p.m.
SARASOTA - Sarasota Police say they have two men in custody following a stabbing and battery that occurred just before 1 a.m.
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According to reports, a passerby told officers a man had been stabbed in the chest near 16th Street and North Tamiami Trail.
When officers arrived, they found the victim holding his chest. He told officers he was just stabbed by a man dressed as a woman.
The victim told officers he pulled over at 16th Street and North Tamiami Trail to pick up a woman, now known as Ricardo Toro, 35, since he believed Toro was a woman named Jessica.
Once in the car, the victim realized Toro was not a woman and asked him to get out of the vehicle immediately.
The victim then grabbed a wooden baton and told Toro to get out of the vehicle for a second time.
According to reports, Toro produced a knife and allegedly stabbed the victim in the arm and chest, took the keys to the ignition and threw them from the vehicle.
The victim told officers Toro left the vehicle and started walking south on North Tamiami Trail. He got out of the vehicle to confront Toro since he thought he still had the keys.
The victim was confronted by Toro's boyfriend, Josh Gaudette, 24, outside the vehicle. Gaudette was unaware of the stabbing but saw Toro and the victim in an argument and allegedly punched the victim in the side of the head.
Toro was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Gaudette was arrested and charged with battery.
Both Toro and Gaudette are described as transients in police reports. They were taken to the Sarasota County jail.
The victim's condition was not released.
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SANTA CLARA -- Lost amid the 49ers' success the past two seasons has been their ability to keep their coaching staff and front office intact.
The 49ers have escaped unscathed so far in terms of other teams poaching their ranks during a busy offseason for teams out of the playoffs.
Offensive coordinator Greg Roman was thought to be a legitimate candidate to become the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach on the heels of the Jaguars hiring David Caldwell as their general manager.
Caldwell and Roman were college roommates and teammates at John Carroll University in the 1990s. Instead, Caldwell hired Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.
Coach Jim Harbaugh said it's only a matter of time before Roman, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, defensive line coach Jim Tomsula or one of his other coaches bolts for a higher-profile job.
"Well, I feel any team would be lucky to have them as head coaches," Harbaugh said. "That time will come. I'm very confident of that."
If Harbaugh isn't careful with his praise of Roman, he might expedite that process.
"The job that Greg has done this year is really, in so many ways, just been one of the best I've ever seen," Harbaugh said. "We'll talk more about that later. We got a job to do right now. But he's the shining star in my book."
If Roman gets a coaching gig elsewhere, he won't be the first from the Harbaugh tree. Stanford offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, who coached under Harbaugh at Stanford in 2010, reportedly was hired as the Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Friday.
Once his playing career ends, 49ers running back Frank Gore wants in on Roman's staff if he becomes a head coach somewhere.
"I would be a great coach," Gore said. "For one, I love the game of football. I've been around the game all my life, since I was 4. I could tell who is a real football player. I've got an eye for talent. ... So, if Coach Roman ever gets a head job, and he wants to hire me, I'll be ready."
The feeling is mutual, Roman said.
"Oh yeah, without question," Roman said. "I always tell Frank, 'Man, when you're done playing, come find me or I'll find you,' because he is a guy that I love working with as a player, and I'm sure I would love working with as a coach."
Roman calls Gore "the ultimate team guy" and someone he bounces ideas off throughout the week. Someday, they might be doing so full time.


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It seems like all the black pepper used these days in recipes is supposed to be "freshly ground." Does it really matter that much? And do different kinds of pepper — like white or even pink — really taste that different?
— Nora C., via email
It isn't just peppercorns that are better freshly ground. All spices start to lose their potency once they've been crushed up.
That's why most serious cooks and culinary experts advocate grinding spices right before using, preferably after lightly toasting. The fact that pepper mills have become so common is reflected in many modern recipes.
When using different types of peppercorns — actually a type of berry — you won't notice just differences in color. Each does indeed impart its own flavor.
Black peppercorns (Piper nigrum) are the most common type. The berries are picked when just turning red but still underripe. They are dried until the skin shrivels and darkens.
White peppercorns come from the same species, but the berry is ripened and the skin removed before drying. White pepper often is used in light-colored foods and sauces because it isn't visually obvious but still lends some pungency.
Green peppercorns also come from soft, underripe P. nigrum, preserved through artificial drying or in water, vinegar or brine. These lend a fresh, green flavor as well as some pungency.
The exception to the species cited above, pink (or red) peppercorns are fruits from a different tree (Schinus terebinthifolius). Generally sweeter and more aromatic than p. nigrum, these often are used as a decoration or garnish on a plated dish. They also pop up in artisan cocktails.
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On a daily basis we lose our treasures. All are touched. Last month my 92-old aunt quietly passed away. Despite her age, it was a real shock. She was the wife of the last of my parents' siblings, the group that collectively raised my brother, sister and I. We all wanted to believe she'd live forever, and until very recently she seemed game for the task. With her passing, I have been contemplating what I must remember about my aunt, and her generation. I felt a similar void when my husband's grandmother passed last summer, just shy of her 102nd birthday. Both women had similar traits, perhaps borne of their generation. And while the girls were lucky enough to know both women, they really are too young to wholly appreciate their individual strength and integrity.
It's harrowing as well to recognize that my siblings and I have assumed the duties of the family elders. An inevitable shift in roles, but as the youngest in the family, not one I particularly relish. Being the baby afforded a certain freedom to be self-indulgent. Gone now, an expectation of maturity accompanies being one of the family's grown-ups, and I find myself pining for the wisdom of our family's lost treasures.
While studies in generational traits are not new, in recent years generational psychology has occupied the limelight. Online journals are full of advice on how to manage offices where four different generations work side by side, generally offering tips on how to keep them from colliding in the pursuit of common goals. As a parent, it's important to understand that our kids will embody traits intrinsic to their generation, one that according to Wikipedia has yet to be finally labeled. I was surprised to learn we've moved past Gen X (born 1965-1980) and Gen Y, (born 1980-to late '90s), on to a new group of kids, sometimes referred to as the digital natives. No secret to any parents who has asked their teenager to program their phone. Change with all of its excitement will come, and no doubt each generation will offer its own brand of greatness, but we surely will lose much if we forget the perspective of the traditional greatest generation.
When writing a condolence note I reflected on the lessons learned from my aunt. She was just about as straight-forward and pragmatic as they come. I don't recall her ever being imbued in any drama, or overwrought with emotion. Maybe the events of her life - from the Great Depression to World War II - gave her better perspective on life's real difficulties.
Talking on the phone was not my aunt's forte. And text, well, that was something contained in books. She was, however, a seasoned veteran of "visiting" on the front porch, an activity that could occupy the entire day and slip into the evening. I learned much about the world eavesdropping as a child. She also was one of those annoying people who required that we look her in the eye, and try at least one bite of everything on our plate. Childishness, and any accompanying surliness, met with strong disapproval. Maybe it was because she had no children of her own, although I think it was more that she saw no practical benefit to whining.
Despite her no-nonsense manner, we knew her concern for each of us was genuine. Even into her 90s she would find articles about topic she thought would interest the girls and every now and then we'd receive an oversized envelope stuffed with information. No long note or explanation accompanied the missive - she knew we'd understand. How I wish this column was one I shared with her when I still thought she'd live forever - and I hope somehow, somewhere she understands.
Cindy Bargell is an attorney and a mom who lives outside of Silverthorne with her husband and two daughters. She welcomes your comments at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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An equipment fire put several thousand people in the dark for part of Wednesday morning.
Duke Energy said the problems at a substation serving parts of Kenton County just before 9 a.m. knocked out power to about 6,000 homes.
A "digital self-healing team" at the substation helped keep power to about 2,000 homes that would have been part of the outage otherwise, the utility said, the first time the team has been used since it started in 2011.
But the cold temperatures prevented workers from simply moving the power load to another circuit to restore the power to customers.
All power was restored by 10:30 a.m.


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Northern Wyoming Community College District
Board Workshop
Noon, Monday
Room W132, Sheridan College
The purpose of this workshop is to discuss financing on various District Capital Construction projects.
No action will be taken.
Sheridan County School District 3
School Board work session
5 p.m. Wednesday
Multi-A Purpose room, Clearmont Elementary
• Technology training
1. Question and answer
2. District calander
3. District maintenance schedule
• Review recommendations for District Leave policy
• Review employee contract format
1. Certified
2. Classified
3. Extra duty
• Review 2014-15 coaching assignments
• Review carry-over vacation pay
• 2014-15 preliminary budget
1. Review administrative budget changes and recommendations
2. Question and answer
• Review new Board policies
• Answer and questions on July agenda
Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees meeting Central office, board room 6 p.m. Wednesday • Call to order • Pledge of Allegiance • Recognition 1. Cody Sinclair, WEBT Board Representative • Approval of agenda • Welcome, audience comments • Consent agenda items 1. Approval of minutes June 16, 2014 2. Approval of bills for payment • Old business 1. Capital construction update 2. Approval of policies 3. Graduation Committee update • New business 1. Approval of budget amendments for the fiscal year 2013-14 (action) 2. Recess for public hearing on Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget 3. Approval of budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 4. Approval of Wyoming High School Activities Association Activity enrollment and catastrophic/liability insuranceon 5. Request permission to bid milk FY15 6. Request permission to bid bus surveillance equipment 2014 7. Request permission to bid a 3-D Printer 8. Sheridan High School Planning Office Report • Reports and communication 1. Board of Trustees 2. PTO/parents/students/organizations 3. Site administration and staff • District reports 1. Superintendent • Executive session 1. Personnel matters • Adjournment
Northern Wyoming Community College District Board of Trustees budget and regular meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday Room W132 Sheridan College 3059 Coffeen Ave. • Call to order and roll call • Public hearing • 2014-2015 Budget hearing • Approval of three expenditure authority resolutions • Agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Consent agenda 1. Minutes, corrected May 15 and June 18 2. Financial reports, June 2014 • President's report • Gillette College Advisory Board report • Johnson County Advisory Board report • Organization reports 1. Faculty Senate • Public comments • New business 1. Approval of the HVAC Certification Program 2. Approval of Naming the Mars Agriculture Center 3. Approval of Naming the Kooi Library in the Griffith Memorial Building 4. Approval of Engaging Kaiser and Company for Financial Services • Adjourn
Sheridan County School District 1 board meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday Board room, central office 1127 Dayton St., Ranchester AGENDA • Call the meeting to order • Pledge of Allegiance • Mission statement • Roll call • Approval of agenda • FY 2015 budget hearing • Presentations/recognitions • Visitors • Student ambassador report • West Sheridan County Education Association Report • Administrators' reports • Business Manager's report • Superintendent's report • Policy review (BDDE, BDDF, BDDG, BDDH, BDDH-R) • Consent Agenda 1. Approval of June 17, 2014 open and executive session meeting minutes 2. Approval of bills and salaries 3. Approval of classified resignations 4. Approval of Policy – 2nd reading (JLCD-A) 5. Approval of certified position 6. Approval of related service agreements • Old Business 1. Approval of school handbooks • New Business 1. Adoption of FY 2015 budget 2. Approval of Policies – 1st reading (EGAB, AFA, BEC, BDDB, BDDB-E) 3. Correspondence • Board Member reports/requests 1. Building visits • Board signatures • Executive session 1. Property 2. Personnel 3. Legal • Adjournment
Dayton Town Council meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway St., Dayton • Call to order • Recite Pledge of Allegiance • Approval of agenda: 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Approve July 7, 2014 minutes • Announcements/correspondence 1. Candidate forum July 31, 2014 at Tongue River Valley Community Center • Old business update 1. Discuss and act on Resolution #346 Optional One Cent Tax Resolution 2. Citizen communiqué 3. Council comments/requests for future agenda items
Sheridan County Juvenile Justice Joint Powers Board meeting 5:30 p.m., Tuesday 41 West Whitney Agenda • Meeting called to order • Approval of the agenda • Approval of the June 24, 2014 minutes • Approval of the vouchers for payment • Financial report • Juvenile Justice Joint Powers Board Staff Reports 1. Juvenile probation report 2. Truancy probation report 3. Diversion report 4. Milestones Youth Home 5. Administrator report • Old business: 1. Computer contract • New business: 1. Public hearing 2. Audit 3. City of Sheridan One-Cent Funding agreement
Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board budget meeting
7 p.m., July 22
Lucile Alley meeting room, Dayton Town Hall, Dayton.
• Fiscal year 2015 estimated revenues
• Intergovernmental support (towns, county, school district) $31,000
• Matching Donations (county, individuals) $8,000
1. Total revenues $39,000
• Fiscal year 2015 estimated expenditures
• Operational expenditures $25,300
1. Total expenditures $25,300
Detailed copies of the proposed budget may be obtained by contacting the Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board PO Box 352, Dayton, and Wyoming 82836.
Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board meeting agenda 7 p.m., Tuesday Lucille Alley room Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway St. • Call to order • Budget hearing and review and approval of minutes of June 4, 2014 meeting • Approval of agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Old business 1. Request for proposal, stage 1 2. Contributors and thank you letters 3. Next steps for pipeline planning • New business 1. Financial status update 2. Schedule meeting with the WPA 3. Meeting with USDA 4. Call with SLIB to review application requirements for October award • Public communique • Adjournment
Sheridan City Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Monday, City Council chambers, City Hall, 55 E. Grinnell Plaza • Call to order and roll call of members • Approval of agenda as presented • Review, correction and approval of minutes of the July 14, 2014 meeting 1. Old business 2. New business • Consideration of PL-14-15: West Loucks Street right-of-way vacation; a request to vacate 2,074 square feet of the West Loucks right-of-way for the construction of a garage. Located in front of 1039 W. Loucks St. • Consideration of PL-14-21: Cloud Peak Ranch 16th Rezone; a request to rezone ± 2.67 acres, from R-3 Residence to R-1 Residence District. Located north of Mydland Road and Dome Drrive and east of Featherbed Lane • Consideration of PL-14-20: Cloud Peak Ranch 16th Filing Preliminary plat; a preliminary plat approval to subdivide ±7.55 acres into 24 lots and 5 outlots, to be zoned R-1 Residence District. Located north of Mydland Road and Dome Drive and east of Featherbed Lane • Comments from commissioners and staff • Adjourn
Sheridan County School District 1 Recreation District 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Downtown Sheridan Association, 121 South Main St. • Call to order • Approval of agenda • Approval of July meeting minutes • Treasurer's report • Visitors • Old business 1. Update – Big Horn Community Center 2. Robotics discussion • New business 1. Board member terms • Adjournment
RANCHESTER— Come meet the Dayton Candidates for Mayor and Town Council Thursday. At 6 p.m., all candidates will be at the Tongue River Valley Community Center to answer questions. The center is located at 411 Dayton St. in Ranchester. For more information please call Gina at 655-2443. This event is free and open to the public.
Sheridan County Commission 8:45 a.m., Monday, August 4 216, Commission Library, Commission Office, 2nd floor, Sheridan County Courthouse, 224 S. Main St. • Call to order • Voucher review • Consider Mill Levies for FY 2014-2015 • Staff/elected reports • Adjourn
Town of Dayton Council Agenda 7:30 p.m., August 4, 2014 Dayton Town Hall, 608 Broadway St., Dayton • Call to order. • Approval of agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Approve minutes of the July 16, 2014 secondary council meeting. • Reports – Utility Clerk/building permits, Fire/Rescue Department, Law Enforcement, Engineering, Employees, Planning Committee, Council, Tongue River Joint Powers Board. • Approve warrants. • Announcements/correspondence. • Old business update. • Award Yard of the Month for July. • Acknowledge Councilman Alley's contribution to Dayton Days. • Hear a presentation from Devin Peterson about Cannon printers. • Discuss a dog kennel for the Town Shop • Act on and discuss the Verizon Tower Agreement. • Council comments/requests for future agenda items • Citizen communique • Adjourn to executive session to discuss real estate
Board of County Commissioners 9 a.m., Tuesday #220, Second Floor Boardroom, Sheridan County Courthouse, 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and pledge • Consent Agenda: 1. Minutes from staff meeting, July 14, 2014 2. Minutes from special session, July 14, 2014 3. Minutes from regular session, July 15, 2014 4. Minutes from staff meeting, July 21, 2014 5. Minutes from special session, July 23, 2014 6. Findings of Fact for V-14-0012: Phillips Lot Size Variance 7. Findings of Fact for CU-14-003: Walker Equine Clinic CUP 8. Sheridan County License Agreement 1415LA with MDU to cross Pompey Creek Road, CR 129 and install new electric services, (fee paid) 9. Sheridan County License Agreement 1416LA with MDU to cross Pompey Creek Road, CR 129 and install new electric services, (fee paid) 10. Affirm application for 24-hour catering permit for the Big Horn Y, LLC, for a poker run to be held July 26, 2014; at the Big Horn Y, 7088 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 11. Affirm amendment No 2 with Envision Pharmaceutical Services, LLC ("Envision") amending claims for covered drugs under the Affordable Care Act, effective August 1, 2014 12. Affirm Plan Document and Summary Plan Description with Employee Benefit Management Services (EBMS), effective July 1, 2014 13. Affirm Non Voluntary Contract with Delta Dental Plan of Wyoming D.B.A. Delta Dental of Wyoming, effective July 10, 2014 14. Release of Mortgage to Mildred Chambers for Lot 3, Block 2, Woodland Park Subdivision – Phase One, Acknowledging Payment Received of $21,400.00 15. General County Vouchers, July 16. General Airport Vouchers, July • Consider Agenda • Announcements • Public Comments on matters not on the Agenda • Consider Wyoming Office of Homeland Security Grant Award for FY 2014 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) • Consider S-14-001M: Arab Acres Three Minor Subdivision • Consider CU-14-007: Maestri Ranch Private Air Strip CUP • Consider CU-14-008: Big Horn Community Center CUP • Consider Resolution 14-08-024 Proposition for Continuance of Optional One Cent Sales/Use Tax • Consider Resolution 14-08-025 Grant Application to WYDOT for 2015 CMAQ Funds • Consider Resolution 14-08-026 Grant Application to WYDOT Aeronautics for Airfield Tractor and Mower • Consider Resolution 14-08-027 Response to City of Sheridan Resolution 21-14 Annexation of Property and Roads • Consider Rescinding Resolution 14-07-023 Fire Restrictions and Consider Adopting 14-08-028 Revised Fire Restrictions • Consider Resolution 14-08-029 Vacation of a Portion of Upper Big Horn Sheridan Road A.K.A. Big Horn – Sheridan Upper Road • Consider Agreement of Acceptance with WYDOT for Loop Road • Adjourn
SHERIDAN— The Chamber's Governmental Affairs Committee is hosting a Candidate Forum Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5 and 6. This is a chance for the public to ask all of the candidates, both locally and at a state level, questions. On Tuesday, candidates for U.S. and State positions will be at Sheridan College's Whitney presentation hall, 3059 Coffeen Ave. On Wednesday, candidates for County, City and Town positions will be there. Both events are at 7 p.m. For more information please call the County Elections Office at 674-2515.
Sheridan County Planning and Zoning Commission 5:30 p.m., August 7 2nd floor Commissioners' Board Room, Sheridan County Courthouse, 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and pledge • Roll call • Approval of Agenda • Approval of minutes- July 2nd, 2014 • Matters from the public (items not on Agenda) • New business 1. Item No: CU-14-009: Koltiska Cell Tower CUP OWNER: Gary and Vicki Jo Koltiska 2. Item No: CU-14-010: Sheeley Ranch Cell Tower CUP OWNER: Sheeley Ranch, Inc. 3. Item No: CU-14-011: Turned Antiques Expansion CUP OWNER: Neltjie 4. Public Hearing- proposed amendment to the rules and regulations governing zoning, Sheridan County, Wyoming • Matters from staff 1. WYOPASS Annual Conference, September 17-19, Pinedale, Wyoming • Matters from Commissioners 1. None at this time • Adjournment
SHERIDAN— The Wyoming Department of Education will hold a public comment hearing in Sheridan Tuesday, Sept. 9. As required by statue, the WDE is seeking public comment on proposed changes and additions to the content standards in areas such as English, language arts and mathematics. There have also been additions for new standards in the content areas of social studies, physical education, and career and vocational education. The public hearing will be in room 164, Griffith Memorial Building at the Sheridan College, 3059 Coffeen Ave. from 6-8 p.m.
SHERIDAN— A public square rosary crusade is gathering on Saturday at noon on the corner of Main and Burkitt. This is meant to bring people together to pray for America as a nation. An estimate of 12,000 similar rallies will occur throughout the U.S. on Saturday. For more information call Terry Grasky at 672-6964.
SHERIDAN—Election day is Nov. 4 and there will be another candidate forum next Tuesday and Wednesday. This is an opportunity for candidates to share their views with the public. Candidates for local positions will speak on Tuesday and state and federal candidates will speak on Wednesday. Both forums are in the Whitney Presentation Hall at the Sheridan College, 3059 Coffeen Ave. at 7 p.m.
DAYTON—Meet and greet Dayton's local candidates for Mayor and Town Council on Thursday. Ask questions so that you can make an informed vote on Nov. 4. The event is being held at the Tongue River Valley Community Center from 7-9:30 p.m. For more information, call the Community Center at (307) 655-9419.
SHERIDAN — Field representatives for Wyoming's congressional delegation will host office hours Wednesday at the Sheridan County YMCA.
The office hours provide area residents an opportunity to discuss issues, views, questions and concerns with the field representatives. The comments and concerns will be relayed to Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Rep. Cynthia Lummis.
The office hours will be held from 11 a.m. to noon.
The Sheridan County YMCA is located at 417 N. Jefferson St.
For more information, contact any of the three congressional offices:
• Enzi's Gillette office: 682-6268;
• Barrasso's Sheridan office: 672-6456;
• Lummis' Sheridan office: 673-4608.
SHERIDAN — Let'Er Buck Car Wash, along with more than 2,200 other car wash locations across the nations will provide free car washes to veterans and current military service personnel, under a Grace For Vets program on Tuesday.
Washes will be given rain or shine at 624 E. Brundage Lane from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The free washes are given to honor and recognize those that have and are serving in the armed forces.
Grace For Vets was founded by Mike Mountz, former owner of Cloister Wash & Lube in Pennsylvania in 2004.
Mountz vowed to find a way to honor veterans. Several years after opening his first car wash, he started the Grace For Vets Free Wash Program. With the help of car washes across the country who participate, more and more military servicemen and women are recognized each year through this program.
For Let'Er Buck Car Wash locations or to obtain more information call 751-4851 or visit www.leterbuckcarwash.com or www.graceforvets.org.
Let'Er Buck Car Wast is located at 624 E. Brundage Lane in Sheridan.
SHERIDAN — "Celebrating our Heritage…Pursuing our Future" is the theme for the 95th annual meeting of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation. The meeting will be Thursday through Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Sheridan.
Policy discussion is the main purpose of the meeting and guides the work of the organization. According to Ken Hamilton, WyFB Executive Vice President, the resolutions range from support for CDL driver's license changes to groundwater control areas; and from trespass laws to Big Horn and Domestic Sheep issues.
The featured speaker from the American Farm Bureau Federation is John Anderson, deputy chief economist for AFBF. Anderson will speak Friday at 2:15 p.m. about the importance of trade to agriculture and he will provide a cattle market outlook.
A screening of the film "Farmland" will be shown at 9:45 a.m. on Friday.
Young Farmer and Rancher events will also showcase some of the many opportunities available for our younger leaders in the agricultural community of Farm Bureau.
Sheridan College will host the YF&R collegiate discussion meet at 5 p.m. Thursday. Students from Sheridan College, Eastern Wyoming College, Northwest College and the University of Wyoming will compete.
Elections, awards, and a "Harvest for All" food drive round out the meeting events.
The meeting agenda is at www.wyfb.org.
The Sheridan Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Drive. Sheridan College is located at 3059 Coffeen Ave.
SHERIDAN — A free retirement strategy presentation will be held Thursday at the Powder Horn Clubhouse.
The event, "Plan Your Retirement on Your Own Terms," will include cocktails and conversation about retirement preparation and strategies to maximize Social Security benefits.
The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The retirement presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Organizers ask those planning to attend to RSVP by the end of today. To RSVP, call 674-6288.
The Powder Horn Clubhouse is located at 23 Country Club Lane.


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Hurricane Barbara hit Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Wednesday (May 30), flooding roads, toppling trees and killing two men as it pounded the area with heavy rain.
The U.S. National Hurricane Centre said the hurricane weakened to the east of the port of Salina Cruz in Oaxaca state.
Local emergency services said a 61-year-old U.S. man surfing off the beach at Salina Cruz had drowned during the storm. A 26-year-old Mexican man was killed as he tried to cross a river.
Troops patrolled the area offering support to the general population.
"The hurricane suddenly crept up and we didn't see more. They evacuated us," said flood victim, Maria Rodriguez.
In some fishing communities the sea level rose flooding homes and ruining domestic appliances.
Roads into some located on the border with the state of Chiapas, were blocked by fallen trees, light posts with electricity cables lying on ground with ensuing power outages reported in the area.
Another flood victim, Paula Jeronimo, said everything in her house got drenched.
"The roof blew off and water came into my house. Everything got wet."
In the Oaxacan municipality of San Pedro Tapanatepec, at least nine communicates were affected, according to Civil Protection authorities.
Five of these communities were evacuated with 1,000 staying at make-shift shelters in the area.
"We have five communities which were evacuated. We have an average of 1,000 people staying in shelters. We are patrolling the area, checking they are really staying in the shelters. Until now we don't have a report about victims. A few disappearances have been reported but they have not been confirmed," said Manuel Maza, Director of Emergency Services In Oaxaca.
Authorities in San Pedro Tapanatepec, said 200 homes were affected.
The NHC issued a hurricane warning from Oaxaca's Puerto Angel to Barra de Tonala, and a tropical storm warning from Barra de Tonala to Boca de Pijijiapan in Chiapas state.
Between 6 and 10 inches of rain is expected over eastern Oaxaca through western Chiapas, along with a storm surge of 3 to 5 feet above normal tide levels, the NHC said.


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Reducing the Risk of Bone Fracture: A Review of the Research for Adults With Low Bone Density
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Is This Information Right for Me?
Yes, this information is right for you if:
- Your doctor* has said you have low bone density. People with low bone density have one of two conditions:
- Osteopenia (pronounced AH-stee-oh-peen-ee-ya): mild low bone density
- Osteoporosis (pronounced AH-stee-oh-pohr-oh-sis): severe low bone density
- Your doctor has said you may have a higher risk of breaking a bone because of your low bone density.
- You have broken a bone by falling while standing.
- Your doctor has suggested medicines to lower your risk of breaking a bone.
* In this summary, the term "doctor" refers to the health care professionals who may take care of you, including your physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.
No, this information is not right for you if:
- Your doctor has not said you have low bone density or that you need medicines to lower your risk for broken bones.
- You are under 18. This research was done on adults.
What does this summary cover?
This summary explains how low bone density can increase the risk of breaking a bone and what research has found about different treatments to lower the risk. It can help you talk with your doctor about which treatment might be right for you.
Where does the information in this summary come from?
Researchers funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a Federal Government research agency, reviewed 567 studies published between January 2005 and March 2011 on low bone density treatments. The report was reviewed by clinicians, researchers, experts, and the public. You can read the report at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/lbd.cfm.
Understanding Your Condition
What is low bone density?
Low bone density is a condition where the tissue inside your bones begins to thin, or becomes less dense. There are two forms of this condition: osteopenia (mild low bone density) and osteoporosis (severe low bone density).
What causes low bone density?
Your bones are made of living tissue that never stops growing. The layers of tissue in your bones constantly rebuild. Your body breaks down and removes old bone tissue and forms new bone tissue to replace it.
When you are young, new bone replaces old bone quickly. This makes your bones solid and strong. As you get older, your body loses bone tissue faster than it can be replaced. This makes your bones less solid and weaker.
Most people's bones get weaker as they get older. Whether or not a person has osteopenia or osteoporosis depends on how much of their bone density is lost.
How common is low bone density?
- About 52 million people in the United States are affected by osteoporosis or low bone density.
- Both men and women can have low bone density.
- Osteoporosis is more common in women, especially women who have gone through menopause. About one in five women in the United States who are over the age of 50 have osteoporosis.
How do I know my risk for breaking a bone?
Your doctor may have used a bone scan or spoken to you about the World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) calculator to estimate your risk of bone fracture.
Around one in two women over the age of 50 and one in five men will break a bone because of osteoporosis during their lifetime.
Who is most likely to break a bone?
Women, especially those who have gone through menopause or younger women whose ovaries no longer work, have a higher risk for breaking a bone.
Others with a higher risk for breaking a bone include people with:
- Increasing age.
- A history of broken bones from falling.
- Caucasian heritage.
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
- History of smoking.
- Alcohol use.
- Low levels of vitamin D.
- Not enough calcium in their diet.
- A higher risk for falling due to poor balance or other causes.
- Conditions that require medicines like Prednisone® or other steroids, blood thinners, anti-seizure drugs, or breast or prostate cancer drugs.
Why are broken bones dangerous?
Broken bones can cause serious health problems:
- The most common bones that break are the hip, wrist, and spine (backbone).
- Broken bones can cause ongoing pain and make it hard to do daily activities.
- The bones in your spine can crunch together and cause pain. This could cause you to lose an inch or more of height.
- While recovering from a broken bone—especially the hip—you may need constant care and may have to stay in a nursing home.
- If you break your hip, you will probably need surgery to fix it. Surgery increases your risk for other health problems.
- Once you break a bone, you may be more likely to break other bones, which could lead to more health problems.
Understanding Your Options
What treatments can help lower the risk of breaking a bone?
For people with low bone density, there are treatments that can help strengthen your bones and lower your risk of breaking a bone. Your doctor may suggest one or more of the following treatments:
What medicines are available?
Medicines that help reduce the risk of breaking a bone either help slow the breakdown of old bone or help build new bone more quickly.
- Most research has been done to see how well these medicines work for women with osteoporosis who have already gone through menopause. Not as many studies have been done to see if these medicines work for men or for women who have not gone through menopause.
- Some of these medicines may also be taken by people with osteopenia.
- There is not enough research to exactly know how much the medicines will lower the risk of breaking a bone.
- Even if your bone density does not change while you are taking medicine, that does not mean the medicine is not working to protect you from breaking a bone.
Medicines and the Bones They Protect
For women with osteoporosis who have gone through menopause, researchers found that the following medicines do or do not lower the risk of breaking the bones listed.
| = does reduce risk; = does NOT reduce risk; — = unknown.
* These medicines appear to lower the risk of breaking a wrist bone, but there is not enough research to know for sure.
** In women who have gone through menopause but do NOT have osteoporosis, MHT lowers the risk of breaking the spine, hip, or other bones.
|Alendronate (Fosamax®)
|Ibandronate (Boniva®)
|Risedronate (Actonel® or Atelvia®)
|Zoledronic acid (Reclast®)
|Denosumab (Prolia®)
|Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)**
|Raloxifene (Evista®)
|Teriparatide (Forteo®)
How long will the medicine protect my bones?
There is not enough research to say how long most medicines might protect you from breaking a bone, or how long you may need to take a medicine. There is some evidence that taking alendronate (Fosamax®) for more than 5 years may protect your spine from breaking. Some women may experience protection for bones other than their spine after taking this medicine for 5 years, while other women will not. Only women who still have osteoporosis or bone breaks in their spine after the first 5 years of treatment may gain protection for bones other than their spine by taking medicine for 5 more years.
Bisphosphonates (pronounced biss-FOSS-fuh-nates) are a group of medicines that slow the breakdown of bones.
|Drug Name
|Brand Name
|How It Is Taken
|Actonel®or Atelvia®
|Zoledronic acid
- For alendronate (Fosamax®), ibandronate (Boniva®), and risedronate (Actonel®), you must take the pill on an empty stomach with a full glass of water. You must also be standing up, and you cannot lie down for at least 30 minutes after taking any of these medicines.
- Unlike other bisphosphonate pills, Atelvia® must be taken with food, and is usually taken right after breakfast.
Researchers found:
- For women with osteoporosis who have gone through menopause:
- Alendronate (Fosamax®) lowers the risk of breaking the spine, hip, or other bones. This medicine may also protect your wrist, but there is not enough research to say for certain.
- Ibandronate (Boniva®) lowers the risk of breaking the spine.
- Risedronate (Actonel® or Atelvia®) lowers the risk of breaking the spine, hip, or other bones. This medicine may also protect your wrist, but there is not enough research to say for certain.
- Zoledronic acid (Reclast®) lowers the risk of breaking the spine, hip, or other bones.
- If you do not follow your doctor's instructions for taking bisphosphonates, your risk of breaking a bone increases.
- Some medicines are made for you to take once a week (instead of once a day). Others are taken only once a month or once a year.
- Many people find it easier to take these medicines once a week.
- There is not enough research to know if people find it easier to take medicines once a month.
- Side effects might be different for once-a-week and once-a-month medicines.
- There is not enough research to know if any one bisphosphonate works better than any other.
Denosumab (Prolia®)
- Denosumab is a medicine that slows the breakdown of bones.
- This medicine is for women after menopause, for men, and for women undergoing treatment for some types of cancer.
- It is given as a shot at your doctor's office every 6 months.
What does research say about denosumab (Prolia®)?
Researchers found that denosumab lowers the risk of breaking the spine, hip, or other bones in women with osteoporosis who have gone through menopause.
Raloxifene (Evista®)
- Raloxifene is another medicine that slows the breakdown of bones.
- This medicine is only for women after menopause.
- Raloxifene is not a hormone, but it keeps bone from breaking down like the natural female hormone estrogen.
- Raloxifene is a pill that you usually take every day with or without food. You have to take this pill at about the same time every day.
What does research say about raloxifene (Evista®)?
Researchers found:
- Raloxifene lowers the risk of breaking the spine in women with osteoporosis who have gone through menopause.
- Raloxifene does NOT lower the risk of breaking the hip, wrist, or other bones in women with osteoporosis who have gone through menopause.
Teriparatide (Forteo®)
- Teriparatide is a medicine that acts like a natural hormone. It helps your body form new bone.
- This medicine is for women after menopause and for men.
- It is a shot taken every day that comes in a "pen"—a device you use to inject the medicine into your belly or thigh.
What does research say about teriparatide (Forteo®)?
Researchers found that teriparatide lowers the risk of breaking the spine and other bones in women with osteoporosis who have gone through menopause.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
- MHT is a therapy where women take hormone supplements. Doctors use estrogen or estrogen with progestin for this therapy.
- This treatment is only for women who have gone through menopause.
- MHT can have serious side effects. It can increase your risk of stroke, heart disease, and breast cancer.
- Because of the risk for serious side effects, many health professionals no longer recommend taking estrogen with progestin to prevent osteoporosis.
What does research say about MHT?
Researchers found:
- MHT does not lower the risk of breaking a bone in women with osteoporosis who have gone through menopause.
- In women who have gone through menopause but do NOT have osteoporosis, MHT helps prevent the spine, hip, and other bones from breaking.
What are the possible side effects of these medicines?
|Possible Side Effects*
|Additional Information
|* This list is from both research studies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
|All Bisphosphonates:
|Nausea, vomiting, heartburn, or irritation of your esophagus (the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach)
|Following the instructions for taking these medicines lowers the risk of these side effects.
|Low calcium levels in your blood
|This side effect is easy to treat by taking calcium supplements.
|Breaking a thigh bone
|A little bit of research found that taking these medicines for more than 5 years may increase your risk for breaking a thigh bone, but there is not enough research to know for sure. This side effect is rare.
|Bone, joint, or muscle pain
|Let your doctor know if this side effect keeps you from exercising or enjoying favorite activities.
|Problems with the health of your jaw bone
|Research found that taking these medicines may increase your risk of having problems with the health of your jaw bone. This side effect is rare, but it is serious and can cause pain, infections, and sores in your mouth. In research studies, most patients who experienced this side effect were being treated for cancer.
|Zoledronic acid
|Kidney problems, including kidney failure
|Your doctor may do blood or urine tests to check for this side effect while you are taking this medicine.
|Nausea, vomiting, heartburn, or irritation of your esophagus
|Following the instructions for taking these medicines lowers the risk of these side effects.
|Low calcium levels in your blood
|This side effect is easy to treat.
|Call your doctor if you have a rash or blisters that do not go away or get worse.
|Increased risk of infection
|Infections can be serious and affect your heart in some cases. But the risk of this side effect is small.
|Problems with the health of your jaw bone
|This side effect is rare, but it is serious and can cause pain, infections, and sores in your mouth.
|Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
|Heart disease
|One of the studies found that the risk may be higher during the first year of taking this medicine.
|It is important to know the symptoms of a stroke and seek medical attention right away.
|Breast cancer
|Taking a combination of estrogen and progestin hormones may lead to more invasive breast cancer and a higher risk of death from breast cancer.
|Arm or leg pain, muscle pain or cramps
|Let your doctor know if this side effect keeps you from exercising or enjoying favorite activities.
|Hot flashes
|This side effect may be uncomfortable or embarrassing, but it does not cause any other health risk.
|Blood clots
|Taking this medicine might increase your risk of developing a blood clot in your legs or lungs. People who will not be able to move for 3 or more days (because they are ill or recovering from surgery) should ask their doctor about stopping the medicine.
|Although this side effect can be treated with aspirin or other pain relievers, you should see your doctor if headaches become too strong or happen often.
|High calcium levels in your blood
|This side effect can be treated with medicines.
|Increased risk of bone cancer
|This side effect happened at doses that were higher than what people usually take.
Can nutritional supplements help keep my bones healthy?
Your doctor may recommend you take calcium and vitamin D alone or with your prescription medicines to help strengthen your bones and lower your risk of developing osteoporosis. Researchers are not sure if taking calcium or vitamin D without other treatment reduces the risk of breaking a bone for people with osteoporosis.
Your body needs calcium to build bones, and vitamin D helps your body use calcium. The amount of calcium and vitamin D you need each day depends on your age.
It is important to make sure your diet is high in calcium and vitamin D. You can get calcium and vitamin D from many foods. Your doctor may recommend you buy pills (prescription or over-the-counter) that contain calcium and vitamin D. Talk with your doctor about how much calcium and vitamin D is right for you.
Sources of calcium include:
- Dairy foods like milk, cheese, and yogurt.
- Dark green leafy vegetables like broccoli and kale.
- Bread, pasta, cereal, and rice contain low amounts of calcium.
- Foods that are "fortified" with calcium (contain added calcium), like many fruit juices, tofu, and cereals.
Sources of vitamin D include:
- Fatty fish like salmon, tuna, and mackerel.
- Green leafy vegetables.
- Beef liver and egg yolks provide a small amount of vitamin D.
- Foods fortified with vitamin D, like milk, cereal, some fruit juices, and yogurt.
- Sunlight.
- Nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, constipation, weakness, or weight loss
- Confusion, becoming disoriented, or an irregular heartbeat
Can exercise help?
Your doctor may also recommend exercises to help strengthen your bones, improve your balance, and reduce your chance of falling.
- "Weight-bearing" exercises use extra weight and gravity to make bones stronger.
- Weight-bearing exercises include walking, lifting weights, and climbing stairs.
- Some exercises may be too hard on your bones and can increase your risk of breaking a bone. For example, activities like golf require you to twist your body in ways that might be dangerous.
- Talk with your doctor about what exercises are best for you.
Making a Decision
What should I think about when deciding?
- Helps calculate your risk of breaking a bone.
- Provides detailed information about medicines used to prevent bone fractures.
- Allows you to print information and questions to take to your doctor.
Only you and your doctor can decide whether any medicine's ability to help your condition is worth the risk of a serious side effect. Each person responds differently to different medicines. Your doctor may try several medicines before finding the right one.
There are several things to consider when deciding which treatment might be best for you:
- If you have osteopenia (mild low bone density), whether you need to start medicines now or can wait and see if your condition gets worse.
- What your bone density test says is your risk for breaking a bone.
- The benefits and side effects of each treatment.
- Ways your doctor can help you notice any side effects so they can be treated or the medicine can be changed.
- Which medicine best fits your daily life and routine.
- The out-of-pocket costs of each treatment option, and whether medicines come in generic form.
What are the costs of treatment?
The wholesale prices of prescription osteoporosis medicines are listed below. Wholesale prices are the prices paid by pharmacies. These prices are given here so you can compare the cost of different medicines.
The cost to you for these medicines depends on your health insurance, the dose (amount) needed, and whether the medicine comes in generic form.
Wholesale prices of prescription osteoporosis medicines
|Drug Name
|How Often
|Price per
Month for
|Price per
Month for
Brand Name*
|* Prices are the average wholesale prices from RED BOOK Online®. Generic prices are the middle value in the range of prices listed from different manufacturers. The actual prices of the medicines may be higher or lower than the prices listed here, depending on the manufacturer used by your pharmacy.
** These forms of the medicines are taken every 3 months, every 6 months, or once a year. The price listed here is the price per dose, not per month.
N/A = not available
|10 mg
|Once a day
|70 mg
|Once a week
|70 mg
|Once a week
|150 mg
|Once a month
|3 mg
|Once every 3 months
|5 mg
|Once a day
|35 mg
|Once a week
|150 mg
|Once a month
|Zoledronic acid
|5 mg
|Once a year
|60 mg
|Once every 6 months
|60 mg
|Once a day
|20 mcg
|Shot pen
|Once a day
Ask your doctor
- What is my risk for breaking a bone?
- What are your reasons for prescribing the specific medicine you chose?
- How do I take this medicine? Do I take it daily, weekly, monthly, or once a year?
- How long will I need to take this medicine?
- What side effects should I expect from this medicine?
- Do I need to take a calcium and vitamin D supplement?
- Which types of exercises are best for me and which types of exercise should I avoid?
The information in this summary comes from the report Treatments To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis: An Update to the 2007 Report, March 2012.
The report was produced by the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center through funding by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Additional information came from the MedlinePlus® Web site, a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. This site is available at www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus.
This summary was prepared by the John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. It was written by Emily White, M.S., Amelia Williamson Smith, M.S., Thomas Workman, Ph.D., Morali Sharma, M.D., Robert Volk, Ph.D., and Michael Fordis, M.D. Illustrations were created by Douglas Alexander. Patients with low bone density reviewed this summary.


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The Stratosphere Tower observation deck features 360-degree views of Las Vegas to the Strip. The gateway between vintage Vegas and Strip glitz, the hotel is close to shopping, the monorail and the Convention Center.
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Guests enjoy an action-packed casino, 2 stage shows, live music, nightlife such as Air Bar—the city's highest bar, thrill rides atop the 112-story Tower and access to indoor and outdoor Observation Decks.
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Stratosphere Hotel - Casino & Resort Hotel2000 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas NV 89104
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Guests take in views of the Las Vegas Strip from the 1,149-foot Stratosphere Tower observation deck; complimentary access is unlimited. Rising 112 stories, the tower is one of the tallest free-standing structures west of the Mississippi River. Elevators whisk guests to indoor and outdoor observation decks with 360-degree views of the mountain-ringed desert valley.
An outdoor pool complex includes a freeform pool with spa tub, water volleyball, and rental cabanas. A fitness center in the Tower Shops has free weights, cardio, and strength-training machines available to all guests. The Roni Josef Salon and Spa includes a sauna and offers massages and beauty treatments.
The 80,000-square-foot casino provides table games, slot and video poker machines, a poker room, a race and sports book, and a center bar. Other entertainment options include the show Pin Up, with Claire Sinclair.
The revolving Top of the World restaurant serves global cuisine, Fellini's Ristorante offers courtyard dining, and Plate Buffet has daily brunch and dinner buffets. Other options include Roxy's 24-hour 1950s-style coffee shop, and 24-hour room service.
The resort's Tower Shops mall includes fast-food choices and retail shops offering such items as jewelry, artwork, resort wear, flowers, souvenirs, sunglasses, and perfume. Valet parking and self parking are both complimentary in a secured garage with in/out privileges. Other amenities include a computer station, concierge services, luggage storage, business services, limo service and a dry cleaning/laundry service.
The daily resort fee includes unlimited admission for up to 4 guests staying in the same room to the Stratosphere Tower, fitness center access, daily in-room WiFi access for up to 3 devices per room, 2-for-1 tickets to PIN UP, and discounted rates for an all-Day Thrill Ride Pass.
- 24-hour front desk
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Casino
- Coffee shop or café
- Computer station
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Free long-term parking
- Free self parking
- Free valet parking
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of bars/lounges - 4
- Number of floors - 24
- Number of restaurants - 6
- One meeting room
- Outdoor pool
- Pool cabanas (surcharge)
- Poolside bar
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Shopping on site
- Snack bar/deli
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 2427
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Arcade/game room
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pool
- Snack bar/deli
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Free long-term parking, Free self parking, Free valet parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Iron/ironing board
- Pay movies
- Plasma TV
- Premium bedding
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
Top of the World - Located more than 800 feet above Las Vegas, this fine dining restaurant features culinary delights served in an elegant atmosphere with unparalleled views of the city as the restaurant revolves 360 degrees every 80 minutes. Lunch daily from 11:00 AM – 4:00PM and dinner nightly from 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
McCall's Heartland Grill – Experience the thrill of the grill! We've taken the best of the Midwest and added a touch of the coast. Open Daily from 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM.
Fellini's Ristorante - For intimate ambiance and authentic Italian cuisine, there's no place like Fellini's Ristorante Italiano. Open Sunday –Thursday 5:00 PM– 11:00 PM and Saturday 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM.
Plate Buffet- Try plate after plate of global cuisine, including Pan-Asian, Southwestern, American comfort foods, regional European flavors, the carving station, a deli display, omelets made to order and freshly baked pastries. Open Mon-Thurs 7:00 AM – 2:00PM, Friday 7:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Champagne Brunch Saturday and Sunday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM and Dinner is nightly from 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Roxy's Diner – Take a trip back in time at Roxy's, where a singing wait staff and all-American food add up to a rocking and rolling good time. This Las Vegas diner with a twist serves a wide selection of mouthwatering burgers, sandwiches and shakes. Open 24 hours.
El Nopal - This independently operated Mexican restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.
Level 8 Pool Bar (seasonal) - Savor the Southwest as you cool off at the Level 8 Pool Bar. Treat yourself to Baja style dining, including wraps, salads and featured drink specials poolside.
Tower Pizzeria - This restaurant features pizza, fresh salads, and sandwiches on warm, fresh-baked bread.
Fast Food - Fast-food options in the hotel's shopping promenade include McDonald's, Chicago Hot Dog Construction Company , Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Krispy Kreme, and Fat Tuesday's frozen-drink bar.
Level 107 Lounge – Level 107 Lounge serves up an extensive appetizer, dessert, and cocktail menu in a Las Vegas hotel lounge atmosphere. Open 4:00 PM daily.
Pin Up - features Claire Sinclair – Playboy's 2011 Playmate of the Year and Bettie Page Clothing model – in a high-energy, original show that brings to life the classic pin up calendar girl with a modern twist.
C Bar - The circular bar in the heart of our Las Vegas casino keeps the action flowing with drink specials, music videos, and video poker at the bar. DJ entertainment Tuesday through Saturday 6 PM-10 PM.
Images Lounge - Sit back, relax and get to know someone while taking in the game on one of the HD televisions. The lounge is open nightly on the casino level. Live entertainment is Thursday – Sunday, 10 PM-3 AM.
Race & Sportsbook Bar - You don't have to choose between drinking at a bar and watching sports when you can do both at our Las Vegas Race & Sportsbook Bar.
Level 107 Lounge - Level 107 Lounge features live music Wednesday through Sunday starting at 6 PM, and a daily Happy Hour 4 PM-7 PM with half price appetizers and 2-for-1 martinis.
X-Scream - X-Scream propels you and several other riders headfirst, 27 feet over the edge of the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower. After being shot over the edge, you'll dangle weightlessly above the Las Vegas Strip before being pulled back and propelled over again for more.
Big Shot - Strap into the Big Shot and prepare to be shot 160 feet in the air at 45 miles per hour as you overlook the majestic Las Vegas Valley. In a matter of seconds, the Big Shot thrill ride catapults 16 riders from the 921-foot high platform up the Tower's mast to a height of 1,081 feet and down again.
AirBar - Guests can enjoy cocktails or beer at the highest bar in Las Vegas offering spectacular views of Sin City – day or night. Features the signature drink Jet Fuel.
SkyJump - For your inner adrenaline junkie wanting the ultimate Las Vegas free fall, sky dive or base jump, SkyJump is the attraction to choose. It provides the highest controlled free fall in the world, all from the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel and Tower.
Insanity - A massive mechanical arm extending out 64 feet over the edge of the Stratosphere Tower at a height of over 900 feet, this Vegas ride will spin you and several other passengers in the open air at speeds of up to three Gs.
Nearby Things to Do
The outdoor eighth-floor pool complex includes a 155-foot-long freeform pool with a rock waterfall, an oversized spa tub, volleyball nets, and rental cabanas with TVs, ceiling fans, and padded lounges.
A daily resort fee includes use of an indoor/outdoor fitness center with free weights and cardio and strength-training machines.
The South Seas-themed Bali Hai Golf Club is 7.5 miles away, and the 18-hole courses at Desert Pines Golf Club and Royal Links Golf Club are both within 7 miles.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 26 miles away, provides rock climbing, biking and hiking trails, and scenic drives. The Lake Mead National Recreational Area, 30 miles away, offers fishing, boating, swimming, and hiking. Mount Charleston, 40 miles away, has biking and hiking trails, horseback riding, skiing, and snowboarding.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Volleyball on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Sports massage
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Deposit: USD 50 per stay
- Resort fee: USD 27.99 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Fitness center access
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: USD 15 per person (approximately)
- An early check-in fee will be charged
- A late check-out fee will be charged
- Refrigerator fee: USD 10 per day
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Casino Stratosphere
- Stratosphere
- Stratosphere Casino
- Stratosphere Casino Las Vegas
- Stratosphere Hotel Casino & Resort Hotel
- Stratosphere Hotel Casino & Resort Hotel Las Vegas
- Stratosphere Hotel Casino Resort Hotel
- Stratosphere Las Vegas
- Stratosphere Hotel, Casino And Tower Hotel Las Vegas
- Stratosphere Hotel Las Vegas
- Stratosphere Hotel Casino Resort Hotel Las Vegas
We should mention
Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.