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SEBRING - About 128 years ago a couple from England, the Kings, built a log cabin on Lake Tiger, now known as Lake Tulane, making them the first permanent settlers of Avon Park, according to some sources.
Before the shopping centers, restaurants, golf courses and clubhouses, what lured the early settlers and founders of Avon Park, Sebring and Lake Placid to this area that would later be known as Highlands County?
Before the paved highways and the extension of the railroad to the area in the 1920s, the early settlers of the Heartland of Florida arrived by horse or horse and buggy.
Mr. and Mrs William A. King were attracted by the advertisements about Florida that had reached London, according to the writings of Oliver Martin Crosby, who is also noted as the first permanent settler and founder of Avon Park.
Crosby was in Jacksonville when he was informed about the area. After riding a train to the end of the rail line in Bartow, Crosby traveled by horse and buggy and then horseback until he reached Lake Tiger/Lake Tulane.
Crosby initially advertised the new settlement as "Lake Forest."
The rustic beauty of Florida reminded Mrs. King of her English homeland, Stratford-on-Avon, so she suggested a name change to "Avon Park," according to the book "The First 100 Years of Avon Park," by Leoma Bradshaw Maxwell.
The area may have been rustic, but the property prices were reasonable. A man named Dewey from Kansas bought 10 acres on the north shore of Lake Tulane for $1.
After living in a log cabin since 1886, a sawmill started turning out lumber allowing the Kings to build a large two-story home on the ease side of Lake Verona in 1892. William King planted a 20-acre grove and installed a windmill-operated irrigation system, according to Maxwell's book.
Incorporated in 1886, Avon Park was the first established town in what would become Highlands County, but a few years later and a few miles south another lake provided the attraction to lure a businessman from Ohio to establish a new community.
A clear lake, a vision and a man named Sebring
Due to health reason, George E. Sebring sold his fine china factory in Sebring, Ohio, around 1909. He made stops in Balm (Hillsborough County), Rockledge, Ormond Beach and Lake Alfred.
Sebring took a fishing trip in October 1911 and found a beautiful clear Lake Jackson and a few hardy homesteaders on the west side of the lake, Carole Goad, of the Sebring Historical Society noted in her book, "The One-Hundred Years of Sebring."
He purchased 10,000 acres of land and contacted his son, Orvel, about partnering with him to establish a town on the site.
Sebring was incorporated as a city in 1913.
A Feb. 6, 1925 letter from Hugh Pinnix, of the Pinnix Land Company, to R.N. Durrance, touted the benefits of the area in an effort to sell at auction 146 building sites with frontage on Lake Jackson.
"Sebring, Florida, located in the beautiful scenic highland section of Central Florida, has had an enormous growth," Pinnix said. "Seven years ago Sebring was 30 miles from a railroad, with no highways, one house and a town undreamed of.
"Today, located on two railroads, one the Seaboard, has just been completed connecting Tampa and Palm Beach, a forward step toward developing all of South Florida.
Pinnix noted that a main paved highway connecting the east and west coasts runs through Sebring with over 1,000 automobiles traveling on the highway every day.
"The growth of Sebring has been one of the outstanding features of Florida," he said. "And her growth has only started; new hotels, business houses, residences, paved streets, public utilities, beautiful boulevards are being built or have been financed."
From "Good Water" to 'Lake Stearns' to 'Lake Placid' and a man named Dewey
At the Sebring Historical Society, an undocumented account, apparently from around 1964, offers background and details of the early days of Lake Placid.
Lake Placid was shown as "Good Water" on a map created under the direction of General Zachary Taylor (who became the 12th U.S. president) during the period of the second Seminole War 1835-1842. It was named Okee-he-ti (Good Water) by the Seminole Indians due to its clear, beautiful, sparkling waters and sandy beach.
After the third and last Seminole War of 1856 to 1858, most of the Seminoles moved deep into the Everglades.
The first post office in the vicinity, in the 1910s, was located at the south end of Buck Lake about five miles south what would later be known as Lake Placid.
"The mail was brought first from Avon Park, later from Sebring on horseback, Reo and Model T by Bill Leonard," according the historical account. "Reo" apparently referred to a vehicle manufactured by the REO Motor Car Company.
In 1927, Melville Dewey, of Lake Placid, N.Y., "was getting old and was very appreciative of the Florida sunshine in winter. He decided to establish a summer-in-winter playground in Florida for his guests," according to the historical account.
Dewey, a librarian and educator, was know for creating the Dewey Decimal system of library classification.
Lake Stearns was charted on Dec. 1, 1925. But the name was not long-lived because Dewey proposed a name change in April 1927 to Lake Placid and the Florida Legislature made it official in June of 1927.
The Town of Lake Stearns and Lake Stearns, now Lake June-In-Winter, were named in honor of Marcellus Stearns, a U.S. government survey general.
The land area that would become Highlands County was once part of Manatee County, which in 1887 was divided into five counties - Citrus, DeSoto, Lake, Manatee and Pasco.
The highlands area was part of DeSoto County from 1887 until 1921 when DeSoto County was divided into five counties - Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee and Highlands.


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It was Reba's wish to both live and die in her beautiful farmhouse that she and her loving husband Jeff worked so hard on to get just right.
After a long battle with cancer, Reba Layton Hirzel died at home on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, with her family at her side.
Reba is survived by her husband, Jeffrey; daughter, Stormi Frazier; son, Justin Welch; aunt, Ida Heugel, and grandmother, Opal Darst.
A small private service will be held for Reba's immediate family and close friends. Despite the diagnosis of late stage cancer, Reba survived for more than two years, living life fully and never holding back. For anyone who knew Reba well, this was no surprise, it was just Reba.
Donations may be made to the James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University would be wonderful. Any such gift can be sent to: The Office of Medical Center Development and Alumni Affairs, 1480 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, OH 41221.
Crow-Hussell Funeral Home has been entrusted with Reba's care. There is an on-line registry at crowhussellfh.com.

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Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has named five debutants in his side for Sunday's opening Dr McKenna Cup game against Derry. Goalkeeper Niall Morgan gets a first start after switching codes from Dungannon Swifts in the Irish League.
There are three newcomers in defence, with Barry Tierney at corner back, while Ryan McKenna and Danny McBride occupy the wing back slots.
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Situated in State College, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, and Penn State Ice Pavilion. Palmer Museum of Art and Centre County Historical Society are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a 24-hour business center. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free manager's reception. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
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Residence Inn by Marriott State College features an indoor pool and a fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning as well as a complimentary manager's reception on select days. This business-friendly hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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SAN DIEGO -- In the days leading up to the first shutdown of the federal government in 17 years, journalists and pundits kept asking members of Congress: "What's the endgame?"
By the time the lights went out, the answer was obvious -- the blame game.
On NBC's "Meet the Press" just days before the shutdown, Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, acknowledged that Republicans were likely to get the bulk of the blame and suggested that Democrats understood this better than anyone.
"The reality is the Democrats think that this is a loser for us," Labrador said. "I think everybody agrees that this is a loser for us if the government shuts down. And that's why I think the president and the Democrats want to shut down the government."
I'll buy it. In politics, when your opponent is drowning, you give him an anvil. Democrats didn't seem to be in any great hurry to negotiate.
That is a sad statement on our political system. Leaders are elected to fix problems. Today, many elected officials simply fix the blame. For some lawmakers, that's enough. They don't need to feel good about devising solutions, or improving people's lives. They derive their satisfaction from the assumption that, when things go awry and the public doles out criticism, the other side will get a much larger share. Getting something done has taken a back seat to making sure the other side catches the flak if something goes wrong.
If the American people listened in on any part of the debate leading up to the government shutdown, they should have at least learned this much: Blame can be a potent political weapon, and these days it has too often become an end unto itself.
This time, the issue was the shutdown -- one that took effect when the House and Senate could not overcome their inability to reach a budget deal amid attempts by House Republicans to defund the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
Casting blame certainly isn't unique to this debate. In discussing immigration reform, Democrats -- including many who didn't want to provide illegal immigrants with a pathway to citizenship because it would upset blue-collar workers concerned about their jobs and because it would feed the perception that the Democratic Party is soft on illegal immigration -- bet everything on the assumption that, if talks broke down, Latinos and other reform proponents would heap most of the blame on Republicans.
This is fitting for those members of the GOP who pander to nativists, feed the public's fear over a changing culture, and frame immigration the way that it has been framed for much of U.S. history -- as a way of importing inferior people from inferior countries.
Yet, it also must be frustrating for those Republicans who want to achieve immigration reform, either because they want to provide workers to employers who also contribute to their campaigns or because they simply want to get the issue off the table and get back to courting Hispanics.
You would think that constantly emphasizing who stands to catch the blame would create an incentive for those people to do the right thing. Instead, it pushes the other side to do nothing but sit back and watch their adversaries flounder -- while the American people suffer.
The blame game is one contest that no one ever wins.
Ruben Navarrette is a syndicated columnist.


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Tengion's Small "Boutique" IPO A Rarity In Venture World
Tengion Inc.'s initial public offering on Friday harks back to the days when small venture-backed companies routinely employed boutique investment banks to escort themselves to the public markets.
The biotechnology company raised $30 million in the IPO, the smallest venture-backed offering since Feb. 19, 2008, when another unprofitable biotech, Bioheart Inc., earned just $5.8 million in proceeds in a slimmed down offering. Tengion is also the first such company since Bioheart to use boutique banks solely as bookrunners – which do the majority of work and collect the largest fees.
A year ago, the National Venture Capital Association urged the venture capital community to hire boutiques to take companies public, much like the industry did during the 1990s, arguing that VCs have relied too heavily on so-called bulge-bracket banks that aren't interested in smaller companies.
Boutique investment banks can handle smaller transactions that have less appeal to larger banks. They're also more likely to have staff with specialized experience needed to market offerings from small technology and health care companies to long-term investors, some observers say.
In July, Leerink Swann, a health-care investment bank, hired a team of investment bankers from Merrill Lynch to expand its ability to work with biotech and medical device companies and fill a void it saw in the marketplace. Leerink was the lead underwriter on the Tengion deal along with Piper Jaffray.
Offerings from large businesses don't need heavy marketing because investors already know and understand them. But small biotech companies are "stories that need people to roll up their sleeves and understand what the value is," said Bryan Giraudo, one of the Leerink managing directors who joined Leerink from Merrill Lynch.
Tengion is that type of company. "Tengion is a unique story that is going to play for a unique set of investors, so that requires a very nuanced sell process," Giraudo said.
An analysis of the other 16 venture-backed IPOs since the start of 2009 shows that only one company, Calix Inc., used a boutique bank as a bookrunner, and even that bank, Jefferies & Co., was joined by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. And only one of those IPOs was worth under $50 million – Anthera, which raised $42 million in its Deutsche Bank-led offering on Feb. 28.
There's a bit more promise with the companies left in IPO registration. Of those 47 companies, 21 have at least one boutique bank as a bookrunner, and 14 of those have no bulge-brackets among the leads. Slightly less than 50% of this year's 24 filers hired boutiques. There are five filings overall with a estimated offering size of $50 million or less, and 13 valued at $75 million or less.
Tengion, which develops replacement organs for people with bladder cancer, originally expected to raise anywhere from $40.8 million to $51 million in the offering, based on an $8 to $10 estimated share price and 5.1 million shares, but the underwriters cut the share price to $5 while raising the amount of shares to 6 million. Its market capitalization now sits at about $55 million.
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Different Backgrounds for submenus
Display Free Space in GB [instead of MB]
Backup EEPROM
"Resume" Command for Batch Scripts - http://forums.xbox-s...dpost&p=3282224
Open Media from Main Menu [.txt/.jpg/.png/.mp3/.wav/.xbx/etc...]
FTP Boost Mode Support [for use with Qwix]
In-Game FTP + Screen Capture
Built in Trainer Support
Default Game Launch .xbe [for using trainer apps] - http://forums.xbox-s...dpost&p=3283434
One Last Thing I thought I would throw in at the last minute...
Would be cool if you could specify a loading preview for each item on the menu if you wanted to. For example...
<Item Action="F:\default.xbe" Icon="icon.xbx" Preview="attrak.xmv" Loadscreen="attrak.xmv">Load Title</item>
This would allow you to specify a game preview as the loading screen when you are loading that specific game....heheheh
UnleashX - please don't take this the wrong way...I LOVE UNLEASHX AS IT IS, and I will continue to use it forever even if NONE of these features are added! These are just some things that I would like to see if possible, and I would be more than happy to test or help out in any way that I can!!!
Thank you!
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Amazon.com Review
"Lehrer smoothly and engagingly blends scientific findings with stories about creative breakthroughs. IMAGINE is just plain fun to read, and the author's neat prose dishes out valuable information."
— Science Magazine
"In IMAGINE, author Jonah Lehrer weaves all of these people, places, and things into a brilliant narrative about — well, simply put — brilliance.... IMAGINE, although intricate and detailed, is a comfortable read, a trip down the rabbit hole of the human mind's most enthralling success, the tiny spark of electricity demonstrated on a medical diagnostic machine that can change the world or just the way you read a book, enjoy a cocktail, or mop your floor."
—Philadelphia Inquirer
"Fascinating...clear and engaging"
—Financial Times
"Illuminating. . . . An engaging guide to the mysteries of the imagination and the science of innovation. With these suggestions, his book implies, you too might be able to maximize your creative output."
—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"Bob Dylan. W.H. Auden. The man who invented Post-it Notes. The people who work at Pixar. If only we all were as creative as those writers and innovators. As it turns out, we are.That's just one of many messages in IMAGINE: How Creativity Works, Jonah Lehrer's terrific study of humans' 'ability to imagine what never existed.'"
—Houston Chronicle
"Jonah Lehrer—who, in my opinion, has done more for the popular understanding of psychology and neuroscience than any other writer working today. . . what makes IMAGINE outstanding is that the book itself is an epitome of an increasingly important form of creativity—the ability to pull together perspectives, insights, and bits of information into a mashup narrative framework that illuminates a subject in an entirely new way."
"In IMAGINE, journalist Jonah Lehrer lays bare the magic trick. With the help of elegant experiments, mind-aching riddles and unlikely characters, he lets us peer inside our heads and see for ourselves what's going on when our best ideas come to us....IMAGINE should appeal to everyone, not just because of Lehrer's compelling writing style but also because it puts paid to the idea that creativity is a gift enjoyed only by the lucky few. We can all be more creative, we just need to know how. This book will show you."
—New Scientist
"Drawing from a wide array of scientific and sociological research—and everything from the poetry of W.H. Auden to the films of Pixar—he makes a convincing case that innovation cannot only be studied and measured, but also nurtured and encouraged. . . . This is an inspiring and engaging book that reveals creativity as less a sign of rare genius than a natural human potential."
—The Economist
"Not many writers can make plausible links among musicians Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma and David Byrne, animators at Pixar, neuroscientists at MIT, an amateur bartender in New York, entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and Israeli army reservists. Not many reporters do research about an expert surfer who has Asperger's, information theorists, industrial psychologists and artists. But Jonah Lehrer is such a writer-reporter, who weaves compelling and surprising connections based on detailed investigation and deep understanding. He says that working memory is an essential tool of the imagination, and his book is an excellent example of how a dynamic storehouse of captivating information feeds creative thinking and writing....IMAGINE doesn't offer a prescription for how we are to become more imaginative, but it does emphasize some key ingredients of a creative culture: taking education seriously, increasing possibilities for human mixing and cultivating a willingness to take risks. Lehrer practices what he preaches, showing an appetite for learning, a determined effort to cross fields and disciplines, and a delight in exploring new possibilities. Reading his book exercises the imagination; the rest is up to us."
—Washington Post
"The author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist argues his case using examples ranging from the songs of Bob Dylan to the invention of the Swiffer, adding practical tips (the color blue stimulates imagination; brainstorming meetings don't work) for better right-brain thinking."
"IMAGINE argues that modern science allows us to identify and harness the many different thought processes from which creativity emerges. The book's strength lies in specific examples – detailed stories about 3M, Pixar, Bob Dylan and Don Lee, the computer programmer who became a master mixer of quirky cocktails. These insightful tales make IMAGINE well worth the read."
—Scientific American
"Who wouldn't love a book that validates what cubicle workers already know: Brainstorming meetings are a waste of time."
—USA Today
"Lehrer has initiated an intriguing and important dialogue on the science of creativity that isn't going to be finished anytime soon, and he gives his readers a solid foothold on the connection between neuroscience and creative expression."
—Portland Mercury
"With humor and energy, Lehrer draws unexpected lessons from organizations that are machines for creativity: 3M, Second City and Pixar. Telling good stories, moving gracefully from neurophysiology to sports, from the humanities to science, from business to poetry, he lets us eavesdrop on the creative processes of the obscure and the famous. He lets us look over the shoulders of Yo Yo Ma, Bob Dylan and Ruth Handler (who came up with Barbie) to see how others transform practice, frustration, insight and persistence into artistry and industry. IMAGINE is a wonderfully entertaining and useful book, exhilarating and instructive in equal parts."
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
"[an] upbeat, far-ranging study of how ideas emerge from brain impulses to become a work of art or a marketable new mop. Creativity begets creativity."
—SF Chronicle
"Flummoxed by an intractable problem? You probably just need to work harder, right? Actually, try taking a walk instead. Thanks to how we're hardwired, insight tends to strike suddenly—after we've stopped looking. In this entertaining Gladwell-esque plunge into the science of creativity, Jonah Lehrer mingles with a wide cast of characters—inventors, educators, scientists, a Pixar cofounder, an autistic surfing savant—to deconstruct how we accomplish our great feats of imagination. Notable themes emerge: Failure is necessary. The more people you casually rub shoulders with—on and off the job—the more good ideas you'll have. And societies that unduly restrict citizens' ability to borrow from the ideas of others—see our broken patent system—do so at their peril."
—Mother Jones
"Jonah Lehrer's new book confirms what his fans have known all along – that he knows more about science than a lot of scientists and more about writing than a lot of writers."
—Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
"Jonah Lehrer may be the most talented explainer of science that we've got. His engrossing investigation of creativity and its sources makes IMAGINE his best book yet."
—Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein
"Lehrer writes with verve, creating an informative, readable book that sparkles with ideas."
"IMAGINE is a great introduction for anyone curious about the nature and dynamics of creativity."


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Previewed 11 March 2003, Opened 18 March 2003, Closed on 24 May 2003 at the Haymarket Theatre
Transferred Previewed 26 June 2003, Opened 1 July 2003, Closed 28 May 2005 at the Novello Theatre
Transferred 3 June 2005, Closed 12 August 2006 at the Savoy Theatre
Returned Previewed 24 September 2009, Opened 28 September 2009, Closed 2 January 2010 at the Adelphi Theatre
Returned Previewed 20 December 2011, Opened 21 December 2011, Closed 21 January 2012 at the Wyndhams Theatre in London
This spectacular musical production celebrates the incredible singing talent of three world famous entertainers and performers Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin, known as The Rat Pack. Their unique contribution to 20th Century popular music is second to none. Frank, Sammy and Dean all received critical acclaim in the late 50s and early 60s when they stormed the world and stayed at the top. The Rat Pack were a force to be reckoned with, an inexhaustible energy which is as apparent in their music today as it ever was.
Christmas with the Rat Pack - a spectacular festive production of the show - will run from Tuesday 21 December 2011 to Saturday 7 January 2012 when the show will feature a host of seasonal classics including Baby it's Cold Outside; Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; Let it Snow, Let it Snow; White Christmas; and Winter Wonderland.
"An evening of easy listening that isn't just easy on the ears but is frequently blissful - A slick, likable, variety show" The Sunday Express
With a talented cast and on stage orchestra, take a trip back to the glamorous, hot, glitzy nights of Las Vegas. Experience Frank, Sammy and Dean's world in this sensationally staged production that brings the music and lives of these legendary characters together again.
"Absolutely superb. This is popular entertainment at its best - and one that richly deserves its West End run" The Daily Telegraph
"The Rat Pack presents us with what pretends to be a concert at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, staged by three of the celebrated hell-raising rodents - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr. It could easily have been a lowering experience, but thanks to high-powered performances and an agreeable corny ambience - which includes some shapely showgirls - it turns out to be fun... And although you can see Sinatra's rendition of 'My Way' coming towards you all evening, I must admit that when it finally showed up I rather enjoyed it." The Sunday Telegraph
"A concert show for your easy listening pleasure - accomplished entertainment" The Times
"For those of you still hoping to catch Frank Sinatra and his legendary Rat Pack live - it's too late. But for the next best thing don't miss the finest tribute I've seen. It claims to be live from Las Vegas. But it is nothing of the sort. It's three British singers brilliantly recreating the magic of Sinatra's finest hour... All the old favourites had the entire audience tapping their toes and humming along... The band are top notch and the scantily clad backing singers, The Berelli Sisters, really make things swing. Such nostalgic excellence forged a special atmosphere as we all forgot we were not actually in the presence of the originals... I raise my glass to them. And to the talented team who honour their memory." The Daily Mirror
After a number of 'one night only' shows in various London West End theatres, The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas in London was presented at the Haymarket Theatre where it on opened 18 March 2003 and closed on 24 May 2003 following which it transferred to the Strand Theatre (now Novello Theatre) where it opened 1 July 2003 and closed on 28 May 2005 before it transferred to the Savoy Theatre on 3 June 2005 where it played up to 12 August 2006. The production returned to London again in 2009 when it played the Adelphi Theatre when it previewed from 24 September 2009, opened on 28 September 2009 and closed on 2 January 2010.
The Rat Pack in London at the Wyndham's Theatre previewed from 20 December 2011, opened on 21 December 2011 and closed on 21 January 2012.


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A man displaced from his LaPlace home was identified as the victim of a killing at a Metairie hotel on Friday, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.
The victim was identified as King Honore, 41, of LaPlace, La.
Honore was found strangled to death in a La Quinta Inn hotel on South Interstate 10 Service Road on Friday, deputies said.
JPSO Homicide Detective Rhonda Goff found that Honore was staying at the hotel after being displaced from his home in Laplace following Hurricane Isaac.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to contact Goff at 504-364-5300 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
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I've heard that women with bilateral mastectomies can no longer have blood pressure readings taken in their arms. Is this true?READ MORE
People used to believe this, but studies have shown that women with double mastectomies, who get their blood pressure taken in either arm, aren't at any more risk for health issues, such as lymphedema, than anyone else. Nevertheless, if a breast cancer survivor who's had a mastectomy is at all worried, she can ask to have her blood pressure taken in the femoral artery in her leg., which will produce just as good a reading.
Wendy the factor in this is if she had any lymph nodes removed during her bi-lateral mastectomy. If nodes were taken from one side then all needle sticks and pressue cups should be avoided in that arm only. If they only removed the sentinal node for a biopsy then it will be okay - lymphedema is mainly a factor when all nodes have been removed, though there can still be minor problems when just one has been removed. If she had nodes removed from both sides, then for the sake of lymphedema it should be avoided and pressure taken in the leg. However in the event of an emergency pressure cups or needle sticks won't matter much when it's a matter of life or death. If such a case happens then likely her doctor will rx antibiotics should an infection occur.
AngiREAD MORE
This is not an old wives tale. It is very important to find out whether lymph nodes were removed during the mastectomy. If lymph nodes have been removed, then it is important to take from other arm, or the leg -- this is to prevent lymphedema in the arm.READ MORE
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It's true, there actually is some controversy over this - whether you need to avoid blood pressure cuffs or not. Expert opinions differ. To be super-safe, if you've had lymph nodes removed under both arms, ask for blood pressure to be taken somewhere else. PJHREAD MORE
The blood pressure warning is not rooted in lymphedema. Historically breast cancer was surgically treated with radical mastectomy. This was a terribly disfiguring procedure where the pectoral muscles were removed exposing the ribs and the axilla (armpit) was cleaned out. In the arm pit all of the tissue was removed to get the lymph nodes leaving the main arm artery traumatized. Sometimes the artery would scar down to a smaller diameter and this would lead to a lower blood presssure reading. Certainly all patients would also have severe lymphedema. There are very few surviving patients who had a true radical mastectomy now.
The modified radical mastectomy is a common procedure now. It rarely involves traumatiizing the artery. In fact we rarely even see it during the surgery. So a wrong blood pressure reading is no a real concern.
Lymphedema is still a post operative issue. Taning a blood pressure in an anrm with lymphedema is very inlikely to worsen it let alone cause it in an amr that does not have it.
Patients are being told the same information that was pertainent in the 1970's. Even some doctors are trained wrong. Staying up with surrent procedures and information is not easy but important.
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I'm sure it's not easy staying current with all the medical information and research out there, Joe - it's pretty mind-boggling. Thanks for your good feedback here; my opinion is, if taking blood pressure in your "off" arm isn't an issue, then why not? But if there's no choice, for whatever reason, than to take it in the arm close to surgery, then you're probably not putting yourself at very much risk, if any at all. Thanks again for connecting here - PJHREAD MORE
Part of my point is that there are soooo many mis-informed patients who are deathly afraid to get a BP taken on their surgical side when it is perfectly safe to do so. As in - they had just sentinal node biopsy and not axillary node disection. These patients are told by almost every nurse that treats them that someone who uses that arm for blood draw, IV and BP is committing mal-practice.
We only have a limited amount of veins. IV's can cause them to scar and disappear. Every month I run into a situation where a patient has no good usalble viens in the off arm and the patient is deathly afraid to let us touch the other.
Same goes with BP's. We do lots of operations on arms. Using the opposite arm for BP is typically better than using the leg (we have a fair amount of peripheral vascular diesease in our O.R. population).
We frequently operate on an arm on the side that had the breast cancer and the patient's never worry about it. If we try to start an IV they get very upset. If an IV is bad because of the possible side effects of infection and infiltration, how could surgery be OK to them? It is because of the dogma pounded into their brains by other health care providers who are just passing down bad information for generations.READ MORE
After mastectomy on right side, why are we not to draw blood on that side?READ MORE
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Donna, there's a bit of controversy about this perhaps being "old" information; read through the posts on this thread and you'll understand why. The reason is purportedly because you've had axillary lymph node surgery as well, and would be more prone to lymphedema; so it's best to avoid any undue stress on the arm, which would put pressure on the lymph system. Hope this helps - PJHREAD MORE
This depends on which doctor you ask. I had a bilateral in March, one doctor told me the same as they told your friend, and another said it was an old wives tale. I have had all axillary nodes removed in both arms and have been getting blood pressure on leg and foot draws for blood tests. I was hospitalized in an emergency situation and had IV's in my arm with no ill effects. I've also had IV chemo done using the arm. Although when they tried to do a blood pressure on my arm it caused excruciating pain and they had to stop and do it on my leg. I now have blood tests drawn from my arm since it is much less painful than the foot draw and no danger of blood clots in the legs. As long as it keeps working for me, that is the way I will do it. I'm hoping that after some time and I'm completely healed that I'll be able to have blood pressures on my arm also, as they are often inaccurate when they do them on my leg.
Our bodies are complicated and someone else in the same circumstances may have a completely different reaction than you do. Best answer is do what you think is right for you. You know your body and how it reacts better than anyone else, just listen to it and stop doing what you're doing if it causes problems.
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The problem is, none of us knows how susceptible to lymphedema we are. for some women, it's "business as usual" with blood draws and blood pressure readings taken from the arm - and they're fine. For others, a blood draw or even repeated blood pressure cuffs can help instigate lymphedema. If you've had a mastectomy on one side, then it makes sense to simply have the work done on the other side; if you've had a bilateral, and need blood pressure readings and/or blood draws infrequently, then you might hazard using an arm. And, certainly if you're unable to use another part of your body for whatever reason, well, then you have to use your arms. But you're probably increasing your risk for lymphedema when you do... Tough choice, as with so many cancer decisions! PJHREAD MORE
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Fortunately, from the lymphedema prevention point of view, most people who have bilateral mastectomies do not have lymph nodes removed on both sides so if using the leg or foot isn't working well for them, they can do blood pressure and needle sticks on the side that didn't have lymph nodes removed.
I am 91 years old, a 38 year bilateral mastectomy cancer survivor. Hospital visits for B/P readings and blood drawing readings and annual check ups are horrendous not only for me, but for all health personal. I have been having blood drawings by a phlybotomist from my right foot, but no one knows where to do the B/P checks.
The older I get, the more scary this is to me....Please help me sort this out.
Right foot drawing, - Lower right foot - test for a good vein, - put hot pack over foot - tie tournequet above ankle - use butterfly needle and draw.
I not only need information from someone who knows, not only for myself, but others that need this help. When I need an operation or an IV for in hospital treatments for the cellulitus attacks, they have to put the IV in my neck on the right side...READ MORE
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Martha, it sounds like you've dealt with lymphedema and cellulitis in the past, which makes this more difficult; if you didn't already have a lympedema history, I'd suggest you just go ahead and take a chance and consider using your arms.
That said, we're not doctors here, simply well-read breast cancer survivors; so we're not in a position to offer specific medical advice. But looking broad picture – I wonder if so many blood draws are strictly necessary? Perhaps your GP is ordering them without knowing how difficult they are. As for blood pressure, it can be taken in your leg, if I'm not mistaken.
Make sure everyone concerned (not just the lab) – your GP and any specialists – know what a hassle this is, and see if the draws can be cut to a minimum. Beyond that - I wouldn't think you'd want to change doctors/hospitals in hopes of finding a better situation, but that might be your last resort. Good luck - PJHREAD MORE
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Martha, the National Institutes of Health's website has a section on lymphedema prevention. It has a long list of suggestions for preventing and managing lymphedema, which includes no blood pressure checks or blood draws from an arm that had lymph nodes removed. So if you did not have lymph nodes removed on both sides, you could still have blood pressure and blood draws on the side where no lymph nodes were removed. Often when a bilateral mastectomy is done, the surgery is more extensive on the side with cancer, and more minimal on the side without cancer. If you have not had lymphedema in both arms and if you are following the other lymphedema prevention tips on the NIH website, you could take a calculated risk and have procedures done on the non-affected arm if having the B/P and blood draws in your foot is becoming problematic. It sounds like you have health issues that require frequent and accurate monitoring, so talk to your doctor about whether your risk of health problems because of inaccurate B/P readings is greater than your risk of lymphedema. For example, if your doctor is trying to get your blood pressure medicine regulated, it may be more important to get regular accurate B/P readings right now than it is to worry about lymphedema. However, if lymphedema is the cause of cellulitis attacks, doing everything possible to keep it under control may be your most important health issue right now. You might want to ask for a referral to a trained lymphedema therapist, who could assess the condition of both your arms and make suggestions. Lymphedema therapists see many patients with concerns like yours and probably have tips for the best way to get blood pressure readings in places other than the arm.READ MORE
Health GuideFebruary 19, 2014
Martha, another thing you can ask about is whether a wrist blood pressure monitor would be appropriate for you.READ MORE


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Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important pulse crop grown and consumed all over the world, especially in the Afro-Asian countries. It is a good source of carbohydrates and protein, and protein quality is considered to be better than other pulses. Chickpea has significant amounts of all the essential amino acids except sulphur-containing amino acids, which can be complemented by adding cereals to the daily diet. Starch is the major storage carbohydrate followed by dietary fibre, oligosaccharides and simple sugars such as glucose and sucrose. Although lipids are present in low amounts, chickpea is rich in nutritionally important unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic and oleic acids. β-Sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol are important sterols present in chickpea oil. Ca, Mg, P and, especially, K are also present in chickpea seeds. Chickpea is a good source of important vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, folate and the vitamin A precursor β-carotene. As with other pulses, chickpea seeds also contain anti-nutritional factors which can be reduced or eliminated by different cooking techniques. Chickpea has several potential health benefits, and, in combination with other pulses and cereals, it could have beneficial effects on some of the important human diseases such as CVD, type 2 diabetes, digestive diseases and some cancers. Overall, chickpea is an important pulse crop with a diverse array of potential nutritional and health benefits.
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The 27-year-old star is busy shooting his new role as Jerome in Maps to the Stars, where he plays a struggling actor who works as a chauffeur by day. He was snapped wearing some smouldering expressions and looking seriously hot in a black suit over an unbuttoned white shirt and white tee on the film set in LA.
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blocking yarn that is part wool/acrylic/mohair/angora?
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It depends on what you have made with the yarn. For lace I would suggest the wet blocking method, at least for wool or wool blends.
Acrylic is said to block best with steam.
If your piece is not so lacy, you don't need that much blocking, so I would go with steam.
If the knitted piece is the desired size already, and you don't need to stretch it for blocking, then pin it down and steam it.
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An enterprising young man of 22 named William Clark Bradley moves to Columbus, Georgia, to work as a clerk for Bussey-Goldsmith, a cotton factoring firm.
W.C. Bradley marries Sarah M. Hall, daughter of the famous Connecticut ship builder, Henry T. Hall. Shortly after, he and his brother-in-law Samuel A. Carter purchase the cotton factoring business, changing the name to Carter and Bradley.Immediately after buying the business, W.C. Bradley expands the business by adding a wholesale grocery department and begins to manufacture a high-grade fertilizer for the farmers who grew cotton.
W.C. Bradley and G. Gunby Jordan found the Third National Bank and the Columbus Savings Bank.
W.C. Bradley buys his brother-in-law's share of the Carter and Bradley business, and changes the name of the company to the W.C. Bradley Co.Over the next five years W.C. Bradley buys the Eagle & Phenix Mill and establishes the Columbus Manufacturing Company, two of the largest textile mills in the South. He also builds a large cotton warehouse in Uptown Columbus, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today it houses the corporate and administrative offices of the W.C. Bradley Co., the W.C. Bradley Co. Museum, and the D.A. Turner Memorial Chapel.In the late 1800s, W.C. Bradley becomes General Manager of the Merchant and Planters Steamboat Line. He ships groceries and fertilizer down the Chattahoochee River to plantations, as far south as to Apalachicola, Florida. The steamboats return back to his warehouse and mills loaded with cotton, as well as providing traveling accommodations for passengers traveling to and from the plantations. W.C. Bradley was one of the dominant figures during the last 25 years of the Chattahoochee River's steamboat history.
W.C. Bradley purchases five plantations located 30 miles south of Columbus, along the Chattahoochee River. They form the base of the company's Farms division, one of the largest farm operations in the state of Georgia through 1995. Today much of this property is leased for agriculture and timber management. W.C. Bradley's only daughter, Elizabeth, marries D.A. Turner. D.A. Turner immediately begins learning to manage the company's diverse operations.
W.C. Bradley and Ernest Woodruff organize an investment syndicate and purchase the Coca-Cola Company for $25 million from Asa Candler in Atlanta. W.C. Bradley becomes Chairman of the Board and remains active on the Board for 27 years until 1946, just one year before his death.
During the early 1920s, W.C. Bradley continues to diversify his holdings. In 1920, he acquires the Hamburger Cotton Mills and renames them the Bradley Manufacturing Company.
W.C. Bradley donates the entire steamboat line, as well as the operating capital, to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.
The W.C. Bradley Co. acquires control of the Columbus Iron Works. The Iron Works, dating back to 1849, manufactured cannons, cannon balls and gunboats during the Civil War, and in 1872, the world's first commercial ice machines. When W.C. Bradley takes over ownership, it begins manufacturing wood-burning heaters and stoves as well as horse-drawn farm implements.
The Third National Bank and the Columbus Savings Bank merge to form Columbus Bank and Trust Company (CB&T®). Today, CB&T is the lead bank of Synovus®, a multi-billion-dollar financial services holding company based in Columbus, Georgia.
W.C. Bradley and D.A. Turner form the W.C. and Sarah H. Bradley Foundation, which later becomes the Bradley-Turner Foundation. The Foundation has contributed over $270 million to charitable, educational, religious and cultural programs, and for community improvements.
W.C. Bradley dies on July 26, 1947. D.A. Turner becomes Chairman of the Board of the W.C. Bradley Co. The company sells its textile mills.
As the agricultural belt moves west, and electricity outdates the wood and coal-burning stoves and heaters, the Columbus Iron Works manufactures its first cast iron charcoal Char-Broil® barbecue grill, marking the birth of the present-day Char-Broil company.
The Columbus Iron Works is merged with its parent company, W.C. Bradley Co. D.A. Turner's son, William "Bill" B. Turner, is elected President and Chief Executive Officer of the W.C. Bradley Co.
During the 1960s the company begins manufacturing gas grills.
The company files a patent for the first grease handling system for an outdoor grill.
Bill Turner becomes Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the W.C. Bradley Co. The Manufacturing Division moves from the Iron Works to a new, modern plant in Bradley Industrial Park and becomes known as W.C. Bradley Enterprises.
W.C. Bradley Enterprises becomes known as Char-Broil — today, a leading marketer of infrared, gas, charcoal, portable, and electric outdoor barbecue grills. During the 1970s, Char-Broil is the first to package the LP tank and grill in one box, revolutionizing the grill industry; it is the first major manufacturer to offer electric grills; it is the first to offer portable gas grills versus post-mount natural gas grills; and it is the first mass marketer of table-top portable grills.
D.A. Turner retires from the Coca-Cola Board and is replaced on the Board by his son, Bill Turner.
D.A. Turner dies on August 11, 1982.Bill Turner becomes Chairman of the W.C. Bradley Co., after his father's death.D.A. Turner's son-in-law, Lovick P. Corn, becomes Vice Chairman of the W.C. Bradley Co. after his father-in-law's death.During the 1980s, Char-Broil introduces Certified Grill Parts and Accessories, including Universal Fit parts.
Char-Broil's CB940 grill is cited as the "World's Best BBQ Grill" in the Book of Bests.
The W.C. Bradley Co. celebrates its 100th anniversary. As part of its Centennial Celebration, the company commissions 120 paintings and sketches for a Centennial Art Collection for the W.C. Bradley Co. Museum. The collection reflects the W.C. Bradley Co.'s culture, people, diverse interests, and commitment to the communtity. The museum is housed at the corporate headquarters in Columbus, Georgia. Adjacent to the museum is the D.A. Turner Memorial Chapel. The chapel is funded entirely by donations from team members as a centennial gift to honor the company's shareholders.
The W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate group begins developing Brookstone Centre, a professional and medical office park which will ultimately encompass 148 acres, with walking trails, a four-acre park and a lake.
On August 4, 1987, Bill Turner steps down as Chairman and turns the management of the company over to the fourth generation of the founder's family. Stephen "Steve" Turner Butler is elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and William B. "Brad" Turner, Jr. is elected President of the W.C. Bradley Co.
The W.C. Bradley Co. becomes a Partner-In-Education with River Road Elementary School.
The W.C. Bradley Co. introduces its Spirit Award program. Through this program, the company recognizes team members whose character, behavior, and work performance build positive relationships, enhance their work environments, and uphold high standards of integrity and performance. The Spirit Award Program helps clarify, through role models, the corporate values for which the company stands.
During the 1990s, Char-Broil introduces the mass market to grills with powder coat paint, easy-to-clean weather resistant plastic sideshelves, rotisserie burners, electonic ignition and a new-styled Widebody grill frame system. Char-Broil also creates the first "no-tools required" quick assembly grill.
The W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate group begins development of Maple Ridge Golf Community in Columbus — a master planned residential community centered around a championship golf course.
Char-Broil acquires the New Braunfels Smoker Company, headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas. The company is a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty charcoal grills, smokers and accessories.Char-Broil buys the barbecue grill division of the Thermos Company of Schaumburg, Illinois.
New Braunfels Smoker company acquires the Oklahoma Joe's® (based in Stillwater, Oklahoma) brand name with a product line of high-end smokers, grills and accessories.
The W.C. Bradley Co. acquires Lamplight Farms Incorporated, based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company manufactures indoor lamps and oil, scented indoor candles, and decorative outdoor natural flame products.
In The Learning of Love – A Journey Toward Servant Leadership, Bill Turner chronicles the journey that led him to embrace the concept of Servant Leadership. "Leadership is an opportunity for service, not an opportunity for power ... leadership must be grounded in a love that is a spiritual gift. And it must reach outside the organization in many ways to create a caring community and ultimately to build a better world," he states in the book. Bill Turner is the grandson of W.C. Bradley and the past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the W.C. Bradley Co.
Char-Broil launches www.charbroil.com
The Thermos® Grill2Go® is introduced by Char-Broil for the on-the-go grilling consumer. Zebco, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is acquired by the W.C. Bradley Co. Zebco is a leading designer and marketer of branded fishing tackle in North America. The brands marketed by this division include Zebco®, Rhino®, Quantum®, and Martin®.Lamplight Farms acquires Tiki®, based in Corona, California. Tiki® is the leading brand in outdoor torches.
Char-Broil launches its Commercial Series brand of products at Lowe's. Zebco acquires Van Staal, Hopedale, Massachusetts. Van Staal® products are uniquely designed, super-premium saltwater fishing tackle aimed at avid anglers.Char-Broil launches its Mobile Marketing tour, which visits retail locations, football games, and special events to show consumers the Char-Broil difference.
The W.C. Bradley Co. purchases the vacant Eagle & Phenix textile mill. The company had first purchased the mill in the late 1890s and sold it after W.C. Bradley's death in 1947. The purchase of the mill is part of the company's focus on redeveloping Uptown Columbus. Plans for the Eagle & Phenix include developing space for loft condominiums, offices, retail shops, and restaurants.The Zebco Casting Pond opens at the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, Oklahoma. The W.C. Bradley Real Estate group completes the development and construction of the Synovus Centre. This premier office building is located on the banks of the Chattahoochee River in Uptown Columbus.Zebco opens its Oceanview manufacturing facility in Kunshan, China.
Zebco acquires the Fin-Nor® brand and products, Wilmington, North Carolina. Fin-Nor is a brand of big game saltwater fishing tackle first introduced in 1933 and made famous by angling greats around the world.
The company moves Char-Broil's grill production from Georgia to China. The Char-Broil headquarters remain located in Columbus.Char-Broil partners with TEC®, the pioneer of infrared technology, and introduces infrared gas grills. These grills offer all the advantages of infrared grilling at affordable price points for backyard chefs.
Char-Broil expands its line-up infrared gas grills and introduces The Big Easy® oil-less infrared turkey fryer. The Learning of Love – A Journey Toward Servant Leadership, by Bill Turner, is translated into Mandarin Chinese and published in China. It is now being sold in bookstores throughout China.Zebco acquires four brands of fishing line from Shakespeare Co. LLC of Columbia, South Carolina. The purchased fishing line brands are Cajun Red,® Omniflex®, Supreme® and Outcast®.The W.C. Bradley Real Estate group begins development of the Eagle & Phenix Mill and the surrounding 16-acres into a mixed-use "live, work, shop, play and dine experience" in Uptown Columbus.
Zebco changes its name to Zebco Brands to reflect that it has grown into a company with a portfolio of brands. Char-Broil launches its RED® Series of Infrared products at Home Depot.Zebco Brands acquires Vortex Outdoors, (based in Salt Lake City, Utah), a privately-held marketer of backpacks and gear for hunters, fly fishermen, and avid outdoors enthusiasts. The purchased brands include William Joseph™ premier fly-fishing gear and Badlands® hunting equipment. Char-Broil's Big Easy® oil-less infrared turkey fryer wins a VESTA Award at the HPBA (Hearth, Patio, & Barbecue Association) Expo. Brad Turner retires as President of the W.C. Bradley Co. Marc Olivié becomes the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer, with Steve Butler remaining as Chairman of the Board.
Lamplight launches a "B2B" (business-to-business) E-commerce website aimed at its smaller customers. Char-Broil exceeds two million units sold of its Commercial Series branded products at Lowe's.Zebco Brands forms a strategic partnership with Jarvis Walker and expands internationally into Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Zebco Brands acquires Zebco Sports Europe, one of the oldest and most successful producers of fishing tackle in Europe. This move reunites the two Zebco businesses and brands that were sold separately in 2001 and supports Zebco Brands' global growth strategy.
Saber Grills, LLC, is formed as a stand-alone entity from Char-Broil, and introduces SABER® grills – a line of premium grills sold through the independent outdoor retailer channel.
Char-Broil expands internationally and acquires Kriswell A/S, a Danish grill and grilling accessories company which markets products under the Dancook brand.
Saber Grills, LLC, is formed as a stand-alone entity from Char-Broil, and introduces SABER® grills – a line of premium grills sold through the independent outdoor retailer channel.
Char-Broil expands internationally and acquires Kriswell A/S, a Danish grill and grilling accessories company which markets products under the Dancook brand.
Whitewater opens on the Chattahoochee River in Uptown Columbus, Georgia. This is the longest urban whitewater rafting adventure in the world.
Zebco Brands acquires Preston Innovations, based in Telford, England. Preston Innovations® is the United Kingdom's leading match fishing brand and has a growing presence in the coarse, carp and bait segments of the market with its Korum®, Avid Carp® and Sonubaits® brands.


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Jan S. Baalsrud, MBE (December 13, 1917 in Kristiania, Norway – December 30, 1988 in Kongsvinger, Norway) was a commando in the Norwegian resistance trained by the British.
Early life
Jan Baalsrud was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), and moved to Kolbotn in the early 1930s, where he lived until the 1950s. He graduated as an instrument-maker in 1939.
World War II
During the German invasion of Norway in 1940, he fought in Vestfold. He later escaped to Sweden, but he was convicted of espionage and expelled from the country. He eventually arrived in Britain in 1941, after having travelled through the USSR, Africa and USA, where he joined the Norwegian Company Linge. In early 1943, he, three other commandos and the boat crew of eight, all Norweigans, embarked on a dangerous mission to destroy a German air control tower and recruit for the resistance movement. This mission was compromised when he and his fellow soldiers, seeking a trusted resistance contact, accidentally made contact with an unaligned civilian shopkeeper of the same name as their contact who betrayed them to the Germans.
The morning after their blunder, on March 29, their fishing boat The Brattholm – containing 8 tons of explosives intended to destroy the air control tower – was attacked by a German vessel. The Norwegians scuttled their boat by detonating the 8 tons of explosive using a time delay fuse, and fled in a small boat, however the small boat was promptly sunk by the Nazis.
Jan and others swam ashore in ice cold arctic waters. Jan was the only soldier to evade capture and, soaking wet and missing one sea boot, he escaped up into a snow gully, where he shot and killed the leading German Gestapo officer with his pistol. He evaded capture for roughly two months, suffering from frostbite and snow blindness. His deteriorating physical condition forced him to rely on the assistance of Norwegian patriots. It was during this time in a wooden hut at Revdal, he called Hotel Savoy, that Jan was forced to operate on his feet with a pocket knife believing that he had blood poisoning and that drawing the blood of would help. Not long after that Jan was left on a high plateau on a stretcher in the snow for eighteen days due to weather and Nazi patrols in the town of Mandal, his life hanging by a thread. It was during this time while he lay behind a snow wall built round a rock to shelter him that Jan amputated nine of his toes to stop the spread of gangrene to his feet, which saved them. After that it was thanks to the efforts of his fellow Norwegians that Jan was transported by stretcher towards the border with Finland. Then he was put in the care of some Lapps Sami (the native tribe of the Scandinavian arctic) who with reindeer pulled him on a sled across Finland and into neutral Sweden, where he was safe at last. From Saarikoski in northern Sweden he was collected by a seaplane of the Red Cross and flown to Boden.
He spent seven months in a Swedish hospital in Boden before he was flown back to Britain in a Mosquito aircraft of the RAF. He soon went to Scotland to help train other Norwegian patriots who were going back to Norway to continue the fight against the Germans. However, the damage suffered during his escape from Norway left him disabled, and he never returned to active duty.
He was awarded the MBE by the British (London Gazette: 27 April, 1944). From Norway, he received the St. Olav's medal with Oak Branch. He was a Second Lieutenant (Fenrik).
Later years and death
After the war Baalsrud made a substantial contribution to the local scout and football associations in addition to the Norwegian Disabled Veterans Union of which he was chairman from 1957 to 1964. In 1962 he moved to Tenerife, Spain where he lived for the most of the remainder of his life. He returned to Norway during his final years, and lived there until his death on 30 December 1988. He was 71 years old. His ashes are buried in Manndalen near the grave of Aslak Fossvoll and others whose efforts made his successful escape to Sweden possible.
An annual remembrance march in his honour takes place in Troms on July 25 where the participants follow his escape route for nine days. A meadow in Oppegård is named Baalsrud plass in his honour.
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Question: What do potatoes and ketchup, chicken noodle soup, spaghetti with marinara, cheese and Asian cuisine have in common?
Answer: They are delicious.
But why are they delicious? They are all very different foods, but they share a common taste. They possess "umami." U-what-ee? Yes, umami (pronounced ooo-mom-ee). Umami, our fifth taste sensation (sweet, salt, sour, bitter are our four primary tastes), was discovered over 100 years ago, but didn't come to the scientific forefront until the 1980s.
Umami is hard to describe but is something of a subtle savory taste that lends itself to a food's deliciousness. It is a result of a combination of specific amino acids and ribonucleotides in foods (lots of science stuff). All I know is that it tastes really good. And when combined with salt, the umami factor sky rockets!
Umami is found in all of the world's cuisines, from the vegemite in Australia, to the fish sauce in Thailand, to the soy sauce and miso in Japan, to the rich tomato dishes of South America, to good 'ole ketchup in the U.S. of A. Typical umami foods are fermented foods like soy sauce, miso, fish sauce and anchovy paste. Tomatoes, tomato sauces and tomato paste also lend the umami taste, as do stocks like chicken, beef, seafood and vegetables. Fresh foods such as mushrooms, soy beans, carrots, Chinese cabbage, potatoes, green tea, milk and proteins like seafood, chicken, beef and pork also have that umami factor.
Many of the prepared umami products, such as soy sauce, stock, ketchup and so on, contain a lot of sodium, and this can be problematic for those on a low-sodium diet (which really should be all of us).
There is a reason why many of these are high in sodium. First off, salt is part of the fermentation process when making soy sauce, miso, fish sauce and anchovy paste. Also scientists discovered that when salt and umami are combined … POW! … an even greater umami level is reached. Therefore, the addition of salt to products makes the product more apt to be liked and sold. Luckily for us, umami and salt tastes are separate from each other, so you can still get that umami taste sensation without loads of salt. Additionally, studies have shown that replacing salt for umami flavors actually helps people better adapt to a salt-reduced diet. That's even greater news!
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Rodney Yee Says "Be Quiet": Q&A on Meditation
In his second book, Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee, the author devotes one day's instruction in each chapter to meditation — a discipline he practices every day to offset the attention-draining demands of life today. Rodney talked to us recently about what he says is one of the most important skills a regular meditation practice can help you learn — and bring into challenging situations in your everyday life.
Gaiam: You mention in Moving Toward Balance that you want to take "living in the present" a step further by asking "How are you responding in the present moment?" How does meditation help you respond appropriately?
Rodney: Really it's about relationships. Any relationship is deepened by responding to what's actually happening in the present moment. If we don't let our responses come up organically, then what we're doing is reacting to things that aren't happening. We already begin to calculate what the other person is going to say. If you really take the time to let something penetrate deeply before you try to respond, then there will be more genuine communication.
Be here now. Really listen. You'll begin to let go of knee-jerk reactions. There's a quietness. You might listen to your breath, heartbeat or a mantra. Or listen to anything — let it all in. This is what I've been doing lately. Through meditation, you allow yourself to get into places to listen to your whole body, and your listening ability gets more keen. Meditation is also a time for the mind to clear itself. The brain is like a blackboard, and it has to be erased before it can absorb new information. So a time to digest is really important. Sleep doesn't always work, because a lot of times you dream — that can actually give you more to think about. Without a clear mind, how can you listen? If you can't listen, how can you respond?
What is a typical example of how someone might be reacting instead of responding?
In a relationship with a spouse, someone might do something they've done a million times before. Maybe it's not the same. But your reaction is the same. You start reacting to things because the listener isn't listening anymore — you are assuming you know already. That image exists in your own head.
Here's another example: Let's say you have people you work with all the time, and you have a meeting once a week. Same cast of characters, same things happen in the meeting. You have this experience that repeats itself, and it's very easy to slip into that pattern. But today, you say, "I'm going to listen differently" … Meditation really allows you to do that. "I'm sitting down again today. Can I keep an open mind? Can I not get into my old patterns or habits? Can I take the responsibility to listen more deeply in everything I do?"
What about responding to something completely unexpected?
When you meditate, what you learn is the first Buddhist concept: Everything is impermanent. You start to realize, "I'm just pretending everything is the same, so I feel safe." What you learn in meditation is everything is changing. You just don't freak out anymore. Well, you do, but a lot less and a lot less frequently. My meditation begins to show me that my body is radically changing, and I can't control anything. Most of people's stress is based on control. Once people realize they don't have control, they let go of the result. You do your best and then you go to sleep at night.
I really like what you say about everything in life being impermanent. This is probably one of the biggest things I have learned to accept and am still working on accepting through my meditation practice. Once you fully understand and accept that things, people, and situations in life are all impermanent, it allows you to truly live without suffering. To not be attached to people, things, or circumstances and in that way understand that they are not "yours" and are not "forever". In this way, you truly learn to enjoy all the good moments in your life and to accept the bad ones without suffering as you know that they too will pass.
Meditation led me to change careers from being a lawyer to now online editor of My Meditation Garden.
It gave me the courage and understanding to do so and now I share this information with other stressed out professionals who are looking for ways to get to know themselves and become more spiritual.
In my opinion, following free guided meditations is the best way to start and continue a regular meditation practice.
I am trying Meditation since couple of weeks but not get any success to concentrate. I am performing Meditation early in the morning at the Garden nearby my house which is silent place.
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It took lots of time for me to get focused on Yoga and Meditation.
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The purpose of this webpage is to share the District's approach to funding the OPEB Liability and report the progress toward the Board approved funding plan and goal.
The granting of post-employment retirement benefits, especially "life-time benefits" was very
popular in the 70's and 80's. At that time employers did not understand the cost implications of
these programs and, as such, did not make any special provision for their funding. When there
became a greater awareness of the true costs of providing these benefits, a number of years
had passed with districts having done nothing to set aside funds for these programs. Districts
began paying more attention to this issue. Some moved to close off eligibility for such benefits.
Actuarial studies became common place even before districts were mandated to do so. The
studies told us not only how much the whole program should cost, but also how much we
should already have saved for future costs. That is good information but didn't change the
reality faced by the districts.
In 2006, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) instituted a reporting
requirement for all public agencies regarding the costs and liabilities associated with other post employment benefits (OPEB). The only retiree benefit that exists for the District, other than
pension benefits, is health insurance. The District's first OPEB actuarial report was obtained in
2008 and was updated in May 2012. As additional studies are completed the typical results of
each succeeding report reflects how much the debt has grown and how much further behind the
district has fallen in terms of addressing this obligation.
The chart below illustrates the District's liability as of the May 2012 actuarial study and the board approved funding plan to save $21.1 million to off-set the annual increasing costs. The District will re-evaluate the funding plan after the 2016 Actuarial Study is performed.
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