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Excellent staff, service & setting
We have just held our wedding at The Prince of Wales Hotel, and I cant praise the hotel enough for the excellent service they provided. From start to finish, nothing was too much trouble. The staff provided a first class service without being intrusive and ensured that even the tiniest of details were perfect. All our meals were provided in a private room, the food was gorgeous and the staff friendly and efficient. Flowers from the hotel were placed in our room.
On the day of the wedding, they ensured that everything ran smoothly, even down to making sure the correct music was played for each part of the ceremony. The wedding table looked amazing, the food perfect and even the sun made an appearence.
Breakfast the following day, was served in our room, overlooking the lake with a bottle of champagne to celebrate, courtesy of the hotel.
Overall, we had an excellent time and I would recommend the hotel to anyone who wanted somewhere special to celebrate their wedding day. It was that good we are all going back next year to celebrate our anniversary!
A Classy Yet Most Comfortable Hotel
This hotel and the staff were very accommodating and any request was most politely and quickly carried out. I had a medical problem that happened while at Grasmere, the manager of the hotel found out what happened and when we came downstairs for breakfast the next morning, a doctors appt. had been made and directions to get there could not have been easier.
The food was fantastic. My husband and I couldn't ask for anything better. We were fortunate enough to have a lovely view of the back gardens and the lake.
We were there for a watercolor class and couldn't have dreamed of a better locale. There were so many place to paint, not only around the grounds of the Hotel and Grasmere itself but also any other of the lakes. The town of Grasmere offers so many places to set up an easle. It rained a lot of the time we were in the District, but there was no problem painting. I learned how to do this without having my work washed away!
Our group was comprised of about thirty people and I doubt any of them had any complaints.
My husband and I would happily go back to this hotel.
A Happy visitor from Lewiston, Idaho, USA
Disappointing and Expensive
We booked two nights at this hotel in August 2005 and despite the very high price of the room we decided to treat ourselves expecting that the standard of the hotel would reflect the price.
We booked an exclusive lakeview room and then telephoned a second time to confirm that the room would be quiet and not near the road. However, when we arrived we were given a room at the side of the hotel which was rather shabby with peeling paintwork but worse still it was over the car park and close to the busy road. The view of the lake was minimal.
After pointing this out to the duty manager, who was apologetic, our room was changed to one at the rear of the hotel which was an "exclusive" lakeview.
Although the second room was larger and much nicer than our original one, it was disappointing to be able to hear guests on either side quite clearly talking in their bathrooms, taking a shower etc. We could also hear guests in the corridors and the fire doors closing heavily. Thin walls and an inch gap under the door didn't help matters.
After a noisy first night we decided not to stay for a second one so we spoke to another manager explaining the situation and saying how disappointed we were with the hotel. We found both managers were helpful and apologetic and on checking out we received a discount for the problems.
We understand that the hotel is under new ownership and hope that the problems we encountered will be sorted out because the hotel is in a lovely area.
We booked a room for a two day stay over a weekend in August. The booking was made six months ahead of our trip and it was for a weekend. When we arrived at the hotel we found that the setting was quite nice although it was on a main road - the rooms seemed to overlook the lake. We were then put into a tiny room at the back of the hotel but charged more than tiny prices. The bathroom was adequate but was in need of refurbishment as was the whole hotel. We asked for a lake view but were declined as a wedding was taking place - even though we were part of the wedding group - and were never asked if we wanted a lake view when we booked over 6 months previously. Our room also was up two flights of stairs (no lift).
I would recommed that you do not stay at this hotel for the following reasons:
The rooms have no air conditioning - the windows are always locked and you have to get keys to open them and when asked for keys the porter did not arrive. When we checked in no -one helped us carry our bags up two flights of stairs.
Other reason why you should not stay here - parking is limited especially if there is a wedding on - the hotel caters for a lot of weddings so there could be a lot of people running about in the early hours especially at weekends.
This hotel is badly in need of upgrading examples include part of the staircase came away in my hand - and nails were showing and the majority of the bathrooms have mould in them. Whatever you do - do not take a room at the back of the hotel - there is a very loud convector heater which comes on about 8 am which will wake you up - we had to change rooms because of this - and if you have a room next to the road be prepared for no sleep as you will be woken up if a large lorry passes as the whole room shakes.There are plenty of other excellent hotels in the pretty village of Grasmere, that deserve your custom. This is an average Bed and Breakfast with ridiculously high prices.
Overall a great hotel with excellent service.
We stayed at the Price of Wales hotel just outside of Grasmere on the bank holiday weekend and I have to say that I was very impressed and had a really nice weekend. The village of Grasmere itself sits just to the North of Grasmere Lake on the A591 and is a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the more tourist orientated Windermere an Ambleside. Not to say that Grasmere doesn't cater for tourists because it certainly does. There are plenty of shops geared towards Lake District gifts, postcards, books and confectionary and the place is full of weekend hikers eagerly buying guide books, gingerbread and fudge and planning walks around the area but you still get that feeling of peace and serenity of a small village and the impression that you might have stepped back in time.
The Prince of Wales hotel is located just before the turn off to Grasmere on the edge of the lake. When we arrived there was a wedding reception in full swing and so the car park was full but if you drive another fifty yards down the road there is another car park that sits at the rear of the hotel. From here you can either walk down the road back towards the front of the hotel or there is a door near the back of the more modern extension that will lead you towards the front reception desk.
First impressions were that it is a very 'Ye Olde England' hotel with a decor in fitting with the style of the building. Not modern by any standards but neat, clean and well presented. The staff were very helpful and friendly there were no problems with check in. Our room was on the second floor with a view over the garden and lake which made the stay all that more enjoyable. There is no lift so it's a bit of a climb up some quite steep stairs (even harder after a days walking) so this maybe an issue for the elderly or anyone not able to climb steep stairs. The room itself was clean, tidy and well presented with a HUGE soft bed and an en-suite bathroom with a bath/shower combo. The decor was traditional and in parts needed seeing to but in general it was quite acceptable and I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. I paid a little bit extra for a lake view room and I'm glad that I did. It was lovely. There wasn't any noise from any other guests apart from the banging of closing doors which were very heavy but nothing worth worrying about. The room also had ironing facilities, the usual tea/coffee, bottles of water and a TV. All in order.
We booked a table in the restaurant for the first night and the food was superb and the service was very good. After the meal we enjoyed a drink in the lounge which was very relaxing and really helped us unwind after a busy day. Breakfast consisted of the usual British hotel fare; tea/coffee, toast, a selection of cereals, orange juice, melon, grapefruit and a selection of hot food (luke warm actually); eggs, bacon, hash browns, beans etc..
We stayed at the Prince of Wales for two nights and didn't have any problems at all. The service was excellent and the room was good. I would certainly go back.
The lake view room looked out over the car with the lake beyond. There was no noise from the road. The room was big enough, clean and very comfortable with an enormous comfortable bed.
Breakfast was excellent as was service. We couldn't have dinner as the dining room had been completely booked for a function so had to drive to Ambleside to eat in the evening.
No proper English beer in the bar just gas fired Euro keg so had to drink wine.
There was a pleasant small lounge downstairs and a nice garden next to the lake which would be lovely in Spring & Summer.
Recommended, but would call to find out if dinner was available before booking next time.
Lovely setting, Unsettled buyout, not for disabled
This hotel is a bit of chimera. It sits in a beautiful setting adjacent to a small lake, north of the larger lakes, in the "Lake Country" of England across the street from Wordsworth Dove Cottage.. We were there in the off season, which apparently is a good thing. The hotel is cut up into numerous little hallways, cubbies and stairways that are fine for the physically fit, but are a challenge for the elderly or mobility disabled. There is no elevator or lift for moving to upper floors, and at the time we were there, the staff were not readily available to schlep the luggage up steep and cramped stairways. Moreover, our room was adjacent to the main road in and out of the area and traffic is an issue because the street noise is significant.The bathroom was not particularly clean with a moldy bath/shower and dirty floors. At the time of our stay, the staff indicated that the hotel was being sold to another group. It remains to be seen whether the new owners take advantage of the lovely natural setting on which the hotel lies and improves the overall ambiance and accessibility. The breakfast, which was included in our room rate, was very good and service good. Overall, the staff were accomodating, but surly folks in the bar more interested in the soccer game televised in the room next door were a downer.
There are many better hotels in Grasmere
We booked a lakeview room for a three day stay over a weekend in August. The booking was made three months ahead of our trip and confirmed again just before flying to UK. When we arrived we were told, with no apology, that we had been bumped from our room as they had a wedding on this weekend and 'all the guests wanted a lakeview room" The fault they said was made by a booking clerk 'no longer working with them.'
Not only that we were put into a tiny room in the part of the hotel where other wedding guests were staying, and these people, including teenage children marauded around the hotel slamming doors and shouting outside our room until 1.30 am on the Friday and 4.30 am on the Saturday night. Only when we complained to the manager, were we moved to another much quieter room, for our final night. This room also was up two flights of stairs (no lift) This second rate hotel is badly in need of upgrading, and the only thing it has going for it is its lakeside location. Don't stay at the Thistle. There are plenty of other excellent hotels in the pretty village of Grasmere, that deserve your custom.
Pleasant, if rather old fashioned.
A pleasant, if rather old fashioned hotel, in a good location. Friendly staff. Much of it's business seems to come from bus tours, which might put some people off (not really a problem for us, but we didn't fancy a romantic dinner with a busload of pensioners next to us, so we walked over the road to an Italian restaurant which was excellent)
A nice hotel on the outskirts of a lovely village (Grasmere), good value for money.
Much nicer than larger Lake towns...
We just returned from our wonderful trip to England, which included Grasmere and the Lakes. Fortunately, our hotel (the Thistle) was located in this charming, beautiful little town. We found Grasmere to be much more quaint and peaceful than the more well-known and completely crowded and overrun-with-tourists-and-tourist-trappings towns of Windermere and Ambleside.Grasmere has managed to retain its peace and beauty, with just the right balance of shops, restaurants, and sites. The Thistle is directly across the street from Dove Cottage, which has a wonderful, very informative guided tour that must be taken whether you are a Wordsworth fan or not. Also, don't forget Sarah Nelson's gingerbread shop - wow, gingerbread as you've never tasted, especially with a hot cup of tea! It was wonderful, the smell luring you into the tiny bakery by the old town church.Stay here for an authentic feel for what the Lakes are all about - beauty, serenity, reflection. Grasmere will not disappoint your highest expectations.
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Flexiant's Head of Research Projects, Craig Sheridan to present keynote on "Cloud Computing: The SME and Industry Perspective"
Livingston and London, UK - 14 March 2014 - Flexiant will join more than 400 European Internet stakeholders at this year's Future Internet Assembly in Athens from 18-20 March 2014. Flexiant's Head of Research Projects, Craig Sheridan, will share his views in a pre-FIA workshop keynote session "Cloud Computing: The SME and Industry Perspective" on Tuesday 18th March 2014 within the "Future of Cloud Computing" track.
With a focus on service providers and the increasing need for advances in multi-grained elastic provisioning, Sheridan will discuss the impact of the increased industry uptake of cloud computing over the last few years. He will showcase why it has caused an increased demand from end-users and service providers for multi-grained elastic provisioning, resource scaling, interoperability and legacy systems integration. Lastly, he will highlight why this triggers the need for service providers to innovate and differentiate themselves in the market place to provide these services.
Speaking about this year's FIA conference, Sheridan said, "This year, FIA's focus on reshaping the Future Internet infrastructure for innovation is just the sort of focus that Flexiant has always held at the core of its European Research Projects. For Flexiant, we've always kept innovation at the centre of what we do and the opportunity that FIA offers us to be at the heart of discussions about the Future Internet is something we're very excited to take part in."
The annual gathering welcomes more than 400 European Internet stakeholders with individuals and organisations from the top of European science research and industry. Those gathered will spend four days delivering new ideas and sharing views aimed at advancing activities that reshape the Future Internet and maintain European competitiveness in the global marketplace.
FIA Athens 2014 constitutes the 11th consecutive conference of the Future Internet Assembly, which is a collaboration of more than 150 projects, aimed at strengthening European activities on the Future Internet. An exhibition will be held during the conference, as an integral component of FIA Athens 2014. The exhibition features both demonstrations and posters falling under seven thematic areas: Net Futures, FIRE, Connected Smart Cities, FI-PPP, Cloud Computing, Software and Services, Network Technologies, International Cooperation.


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Greg Biffle thinks that instead of drivers getting a mulligan -- like his boss, Jack Roush, suggests -- NASCAR should just drop Talladega from the Chase.
Biffle was asked today about Jimmie Johnson and he brought up how lucky Johnson was at Talladega.
He said Johnson "skinned through Talladega by the skin of his teeth. He just slipped through there. We all saw the wreck. We all saw him dodge the bullets and get through it. I'd rather say take Talladega out of the Chase and not worry about trying to get rid of your worst race because it's happened every year. The same thing has happened every year at Talladega. When you go in there and you penalize a team that's worked as hard as all of us have, and it was none of our doing, we're involved in a wreck because something happened -- a guy cut a tire or whatever -- put Bristol in there or something else versus throwing out one of your bad finishes. That's my opinion about what they should do with the chase."
I can see understand why Biffle doesn't like Talladega, especially this year, since he got taken out in the Second Big One. Of course, it was Biffle's own teammate, Carl Edwards, who triggered the wreck.
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December 2010
American Military University (AMU) announces that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has designated it a "preferred school" for department personnel who want to further their educations and advance their careers.
AMU is a member institution of the American Public University System (APUS), an accredited, online university system serving more than 70,000 working adults studying worldwide. APUS offers 76 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an affordable and flexible format.
The LAPD designation follows a similar agreement between AMU and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) last year, which made AMU a member of the LASD University—a consortium of colleges and universities whose mission is to provide LASD employees with a variety of accessible learning programs.
"Ongoing professional development and education is important in any field, but it is essential in law enforcement," said Rashall Sanchez, Training Officer in the LAPD's Career Development Unit. "At the LAPD, we know that ensuring access to high-quality and relevant degree programs like AMU's will help the Department further develop our leadership corps, keep our officers safer, and be highly regarded by the public we serve."
The LAPD agreement, recently signed by Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, gives AMU a regular presence at the LAPD Training Academy and allows AMU to be in direct contact with administrators, managers, and officers seeking to learn about or enroll in one of the university's many undergraduate or graduate degree programs. The agreement also calls for AMU to evaluate the programs of the LAPD Training Academy to determine if some of its programs would qualify for transfer credit, which would allow Los Angeles cadets and police officers to apply some of their professional development and on-the-job training toward AMU degree programs.
AMU Law Enforcement Education Coordinator Bettina Aschenbrenner, a retired LASD sergeant and detective who, like several of her colleagues, moved from active duty to introduce educational opportunities to LAPD personnel, said, "AMU is proud to be partnering with the two largest law enforcement agencies in Southern California to provide career-advancing, higher education opportunities to those who serve and protect us here every day."
For more information, visit http://www.apus.edu.
The Johns Creek, Georgia, Police Department was awarded a Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation this summer, becoming the first law enforcement agency in the United States to receive the important recognition within two years of its founding.
"In my more than 40 years of public service, I have never seen a new agency achieve such an accomplishment," said Maryland Senator James Robey, a member of CALEA. "It is truly remarkable and outstanding."
Established in 2008, the Johns Creek Police Department designed its own agency policies and practices based on CALEA's demanding professional standards.
"Our goal from the beginning was to be a CALEA-accredited agency," said Johns Creek Police Department (JCPD) Chief Ed Densmore. "It's the benchmark in professional law enforcement management and service delivery, and that's what we wanted to provide the Johns Creek community. I'm more than proud and appreciative of my officers and staff who have worked so hard to make this happen."
Chief Densmore and Johns Creek City Manager John Kachmar accepted the accreditation at an award ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, during CALEA's summer conference attended by more than 500 representatives from law enforcement and public safety agencies across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
"Johns Creek has truly set the bar for the industry standard," said CALEA Commissioner Gary Margolis on presenting the award. "The accomplishment of the JCPD to achieve this level of professionalism in such a short time is truly amazing, and one I've never seen before as a commissioner."
Becoming accredited is an arduous process. A total of 418 standards have to be met in all areas of law enforcement and public safety service, including operations, management, technical services, and homeland security/critical incident.
Over the last year, a team of CALEA assessors conducted on-site reviews of the Johns Creek Police Department's policies, practices, and procedures; interviewed police staff and city leaders; and conducted open hearings to learn the public's perception of the department.
For more information, visit http://www.JohnsCreekGA.gov or http://www.calea.org.
Hufcor FlexTact Reconfigurable Wall Systems Aid Law Enforcement and Military Tactical Training
After five years of product development, testing, and successful beta-site review, Hufcor introduces FlexTact, a new, moveable wall system specifically designed for law enforcement and military tactical training. FlexTact walls hang from overhead track grids and can be reconfigured to create ever-changing scenarious for training SWAT, active shooter, and Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) exercises in a nonlethal simunitions or compressed-air ballistics training environment.
"Our FlexTact system far exceeded our expectations," said Matthew Enyeart, lieutenant, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Police Department, and director of training at the Regional Training Academy in northwest Indiana. "We've been able to train as many as four different scenarios in a day."
FlexTact was designed for the rigors of law enforcement training with features developed for the specific requirements of certified trainers. Installed and tested by SWAT and high-liability trainers at Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana and Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida, prior to the 2009 launch, FlexTact creates three-dimensional room layouts so multiple training scenarios can be offered in one space. The FlexTact panels can be easily converted to new room layouts—classrooms converted to hotel rooms, then converted to an office space, then converted to a residential layout—complete with pass doors and windows. Officers also can create hallways with multiple entrances, small restrooms, or closets, all to help train proper room clearing and search-and-rescue methods.
"Simulators are good for new recruits, but the FlexTact wall systems allow all facts of a training to be incorporated into our exercises for new and experienced personnel," said Luis Gomez, high-liability director at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. "Two-dimensional training on a video or projection screen tires after a while, but the FlexTact reconfigurability creates a new, three-dimensional environment each and every exercise. Trainees must be aware of all of their surroundings—not just what's on a video screen."
For more information, visit http://www.hufcortacticaltraining.com.
L-1 Identity Solutions Selected to Provide Massachusetts Officers' IDs
L-1 Identity Solutions—Secure Credentialing Division, a provider of secure credentialing solutions including driver's licenses for 44 states, has been selected to provide a secure standardized identification (ID) card for all local law enforcement officers in Massachusetts.
Currently, police departments issue a unique ID card with few if any security features. Because of the number of IDs in circulation, the public and other officers have little idea of what a legitimate police ID looks like, causing confusion and increasing the likelihood of counterfeit police IDs. With this solution, each department will utilize a web enrollment process. The cards will be printed in a central facility and shipped to each police chief for internal distribution, ensuring complete control of the issuance process.
ID card benefits include a common look and feel and security features similar to those on the Massachusetts driver's license. The cards will contain barcodes for accessing secure areas and be customized for each department with, for example, the jurisdiction name, the department's patch, the chief's name, and the agency address.
The credentials will be used for identification purposes in law enforcement public outreach, mutual aid exercises, firearm transportation in commercial aviation, carrying firearms into courthouses and other public buildings, and access to secure facilities.
"For the first time, the people of Massachusetts will have the ability to determine when they look at a police officer's identification that they are talking to an authentic law enforcement officer and not an imposter," said Bill Brooks, deputy chief, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Police Department.
The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association is planning a public outreach campaign to educate the public on what a legitimate police ID will look like. ■
For more information, visit http://www.l1id.com/pages/18-secure-credentialing.
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXVII, no. 12, December 2010. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Confidence in Government Down Despite Improvements
New Studies Underscore the Government's Dilemma
SOURCE: AP/Greg Gibson
Government agencies are doing a better job of delivering services to the public even as more people have lost confidence in them. An October 26 ABC/Yahoo poll found that optimism in the country's system of government has dropped to a new low in 36 years of polling. While an October 27 Government Accountability Office study, on the other hand, found that 13 years of systematic focus on customer satisfaction standards has brought major improvements to Washington's service delivery.
These seemingly conflicting findings underscore the challenge facing public officials at a time of mounting popular resentment toward Washington. Government officials need to do a better job of advertising their successes, or else risk having the popular perception of government become entirely colored by unflattering news reports.
A call center at the Veterans Benefits Administration, for example, now answers calls within 10 seconds, and only drops, or "abandons" 1.3 percent. Those results exceed the VBA's goals of answering calls within 20-seconds and abandoning 2 percent.
President Bill Clinton first mandated the creation and measurement of customer satisfaction standards with Executive Order 12862 in 1995. Some 570 federal departments, agencies, organizations, and programs have now issued a total of 4,000 customer services standards.
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a standard for Medicare and Medicaid that 80 percent of callers would be on hold for less than two minutes. The Veterans Health Administration set a standard that new patients in the Medical Care program receive appointments within 30 days of the appointment creation date.
Other government agencies have tried to manage customer frustration by providing more useful information. The Customs and Border Protection, for example, shows airport and border wait times online.
Setting realistic standards and consistently hitting targets certainly should help improve the public perception of government over time. Yet agency reports about their improvements are sometimes unavailable or inaccurate.
A July 2010 GAO report found that while border wait times for commercial vehicles on the Canada-U.S. border have generally decreased due to lower traffic volumes, the reported border wait-times data are collected using inconsistent methods and are unreliable.
It is essential at a time when economic difficulties fuel both antigovernment sentiment and growing demand for government services that the public sector not only do a better job—but do a better job of showing it.
Pratap Chatterjee is a Visiting Fellow at American Progress focusing on federal procurement reform.
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TRENTON — The state Legislature launched a joint investigative committee Monday with extensive power to dig into the George Washington Bridge scandal and the inner workings of Gov. Chris Christie's administration.
After starting the year with two separate investigations, the Assembly approved the joint committee, 70-0, and the Senate, 38-0, clearing the way for a barrage of hearings and subpoenas aimed largely at the Republican governor's office and his senior staff.
The new panel — co-chaired by Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) — is primed for the Trenton spotlight this year as it tries to find out who gave the order to shut down access lanes to the world's busiest bridge in September, causing a massive traffic jam in Fort Lee that the borough's Democratic mayor says was political payback from Christie's camp.
Beyond the bridge, lawmakers also approved the use of subpoenas to look into other "abuses of power" that may surface during the investigation. Democrats said Reid Schar, the former federal prosecutor who helped convict ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges, will be special counsel to the new panel.
"We have lots of questions that need to have answers," said Wisniewski. "The prudent judgment is to give the committee the kind of leeway it needs to uncover the facts."
Weinberg added: "We owe this to the people of New Jersey to investigate these matters, to provide them with answers and to make any necessary changes to ensure that such actions will never occur again."
Tensions flared throughout the day between the Democrats who control the Legislature and Republicans, who complained they were seriously outnumbered on the committee 8-4 and that Wisniewski and Weinberg would get to review subpoenaed documents before they would.
Republicans all voted to establish the new committee, but once it was formed, all four members on it voted no on the first order of business: a resolution outlining the new committee's powers.
Without some limits on subpoena power, Democrats could go on a fishing expedition to tarnish Christie, said Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth), a member of the panel. "Anybody could investigate anything," Handlin said.
She suggested the investigation would be labeled a "witch hunt" unless a GOP lawmaker joined Wisniewski and Weinberg at the helm: "I believe very, very strongly that there cannot be a fair and full accounting in this matter until partisanship itself is thrown under the bus."
Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald (D-Camden), another committee member, responded: "This is not a witch hunt," he said. "It seems that we are raising the specter that the committee that was assigned to investigate abuse of power will abuse its power. Shame on us."
A previous round of subpoenas issued by the Assembly revealed Bridget Anne Kelly, a deputy chief of staff to Christie, sent an email to a Christie associate at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, David Wildstein, saying "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" weeks before the gridlock. Christie fired Kelly earlier this month but said he did not speak with her about the lane closures.
After the new committee's meeting yesterday, Democrats noted state Sen. Kevin O'Toole (R-Essex), a close Christie ally and the only Senate Republican on the panel, appears to be mentioned in an email Wildstein submitted under subpoena.
Wisniewski Monday said on Nov. 25, Bill Baroni, a former Christie appointee at the Port Authority, testified to the Assembly transportation committee about the lane closures and gave statistics about motorists. Shortly after the hearing, Wisniewski said, O'Toole sent out a news release with many of the same statistics Baroni cited.
O'Toole previously told The Star-Ledger he did not discuss the Assembly investigation with Wildstein and that "as a legislator, we interact with the Port Authority about legislative concerns." He did not respond to requests for comment Monday.
Wisniewski said he will consult Schar about O'Toole's membership on the panel.
"If my name was on some of those, I would probably delay being asked to be appointed to the investigative committee until any questions around that particular email were addressed and clarified," Greenwald said, adding that he thinks O'Toole would be an asset to the committee.


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The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is influencing long-promised legislation to curb global warming.
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President Obama is embracing some degree of gun control in the wake of the deadly shooting in Colorado.
Obama called for increased background checks for those who want to buy guns and more restrictions to keep mentally unbalanced people from buying weapons.
"I, like most Americans, believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms," he said Wednesday day in a speech at the Urban League in New Orleans.
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The initial plan was for Nordegren, 29, and the family to travel to Sweden in January. But those plans changed. Woods is not expected to come along.
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EAST LANSING -- Michigan State went from sublime to ridiculous in the penalty department.
Much was made of how the Spartans led the Big Ten with a league-low seven penalties for 61 yards after two games, especially since they were the conference's most-penalized team last season.
The trend came to a screeching halt when MSU was penalized 11 times for 125 yards -- 15 yards more than their worst game last season -- in Saturday's 17-13 victory over Pittsburgh.
The officiating crew was from the Big East conference, as is Pittsburgh, which had 10 penalties for 71 yards.
"Any time you make penalties it's very disconcerting to you," said first-year coach Mark Dantonio, who's been universally praised for bringing discipline and organization back to the program.
Some were especially costly. Two holding and an offensive pass-interference penalties ruined good-looking drives in the first half.
Some were dumb, like the substitution infraction in the first quarter.
In the third quarter, Brian Hoyer's 24-yard pass to diving tight end Kellen Davis on second-and-11 would have given MSU a first down at the Panthers' 10-yard line. But, a holding penalty negated the play and the Spartans ended up getting stopped on fourth-and-1.
However, some of the calls were questionable.
In the third quarter, MSU backup defensive back Ashton Henderson was called for a 15-yard pass-interference penalty on second-and-10 at the Spartans' 45. Instant replay didn't appear to confirm the call, and Pittsburgh ended up scoring a 41-yard field goal to cut MSU's lead to 14-10.
Dantonio stopped before criticizing the officiating and possibly incurring a fine.
"Some of the penalties were, well you guys saw them. I don't want to talk about it," he said. "Others were unforced penalties. We'll have to address those.
"I would much rather be standing here saying we had a bunch of penalties and won rather than say we didn't make any penalties but lost the game."
Active on defense -- Michigan State overcame the penalties by forcing three turnovers, one of which safety Travis Key returned 31 yards for a touchdown that provided a 14-7 second-quarter lead, and five quarterback sacks.
Defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic, who came into the game tied for the Big Ten lead with three sacks, had two more against Pittsburgh.
"I can't say enough about Saint-Dic," MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi said. "That guy is the Sackmaster. They can't block him. He gets two at the end, knocking the crap out of the quarterback. The guy's unbelieveable."
The Spartans have 17 sacks after getting 16 all last season.
Change in formation -- At times, it looked like Pittsburgh was running the single wing, with running back LeSean McCoy taking a direct shotgun snap and running himself or handing off. He ended up with 172 yards.
Narduzzi said it was similar to what Florida did sometimes while beating Ohio State in last season's national championship game, but something the Spartans hadn't ever seen from the Panthers.
"(McCoy) is going to be an incredible back," MSU linebacker Kaleb Thornhill said. "It was tough because you'd fit the right gaps, but he was a shifty back and you knew he was going to cut back, but you just didn't know where."
Being careful -- Spartans quarterback Brian Hoyer may have been a little gun-shy after throwing two interceptions against Bowling Green and completed just 14-of-28 for 183 yards.
"In the back of my head I was saying, 'Don't turn the ball over and you'll give us a chance,'" said Hoyer, who threw no interceptions but was sacked six times for minus-40 yards.
Odds & ends -- Wideout T.J. Williams had one catch for 16 yards in his first appearance of the season since coming off disciplinary suspension. ... Guard Roland Martin (foot), defensive back Kendell Davis-Clark (ankle), center Joel Nitchman (hand) all left the game with injures and didn't return. ... Senior center John Masters made his first appearance of the season.


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CORTLAND - Jai'Lyn Mosley looks forward to Sunday nights.
The McDonald High School junior thrower meets with her older sister, Joh'Vonnie, who throws for Kent State University.
The two meet and throw the discus and shot put. No crowds. No competition.
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Jai'Lyn Mosley throws the shot put in a meet earlier this year.
"She takes advice from me and I take advice from her. It helps - sister to sister connection," Jai'Lyn said.
"We try to make that time to throw together," Joh'Vonnie said. "We usually go Sunday evenings. Jai'Lyn has so much talent and potential. She does great things. I believe she will break my records."
"I have all the faith in the world in her. I want her to do the best that she can and I know that she will."
When Jai'Lyn is in the throwing circle, her familiarity lies with fellow junior and teammate Tory Ross.
The two finished in the top five during last year's Division III state girls discus.
Ross admits she throws by herself to work on her mechanics.
"I like to throw by myself to clear my head," she said.
The two begin the venture back to the state track and field meet Wednesday and Friday at the Division III Springfield District in both the discus and shot put events.
"In some ways, it's good because they feed off of each other," McDonald girls coach Mary Domitrovich said. "In other ways, they're watching each other - wanting to one-up them, which is healthy in both regards. It's very competitive and that's a good thing for them - to have somebody like that to train with. It helps them to understand what's out there in the state and try to rise to the occasions."
So far, the duo has risen to many occasions. Mosley has the fifth best throw in the state and tops in Division III at 145 feet, 4 inches - a mark set to win discus at this year's Trumbull County Meet.
Ross' best throw is 133-10 at this year's Poland Invitational.
However, she displayed her ring knowledge after two fouls during preliminaries at the county meet. Ross stood at the front of the circle, twisted about 90 degrees and slingshoted the discus 121 feet to make finals.
"That kind of relieved some of the stress," Ross said. "I have a much better whip in the front. I need to work on not being afraid of the front of the circle when I come from the back."
Mosley had to do the same thing after two fouls.
"I take it as a blessing knowing I can do that. I just need to get into finals," she said.
Ross knows her mental approach has to be sharp.
"I know what I'm capable of doing," she said. "If I'm negative in any way I know I won't be able to make it there. My goal for the rest of the season is to stay mentally positive and make sure every meet I have going into it knowing I am capable of doing it and I'm fully prepared what to do. I need to go in on auto pilot. My main goal is to stay positive."
Ross and Mosley are close to each other in the shot put - throwing 38-8.25 and 38-6.25, respectively, at this year's Inter Tri-County League, Lower Tier meet.
"I think they're getting a little more comfortable with it," Domitrovich said. "It's taken a little longer to come around in the shot. I think they're getting a little more comfortable and getting confidence. That's the biggest thing right there."
For both of them, making top four in each event is essential. Only Mosley, who placed 13th in the state, advanced to Columbus in the shot put last season.
"As far as distances and things like that, this time of the year we have worry about moving on," Domitrovich said. "We want the big throws. You hope to expect them. In some regards, it's about making finals and making top four and moving on."
Before Mosley moves on, she's likely to look back at those Sundays with her older sister, Joh'Vonnie.
"Her older sister, obviously, is a tremendous athlete," Domitrovich said. "I think she's a positive influence - a great role model. In many ways, I think it helps relax her a little bit and hopefully take some pressure off and let her do what she does best."


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This is a Bisquick classic. This is one of my husband's favorites. And, I thought I lost the recipe and just found the card for it. Thought I should post it before I lost it. ***you can use the reduced fat Bisquick and skim milk to lower the fat content. it comes out EXCELLENT**
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- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1⁄2 cup Bisquick baking mix
- 1 cup milk
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
- In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown, drain. Stir in salt, spread in pie plate and sprinkle with cheese.
- In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients with fork or wire wisk until well blended. Pour in pie plate.
- Bake 25 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
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Clients with aphasia, an impairment of the understanding and use of language, typically make up a large proportion of the clinical caseload of speech and language therapists working with people following stroke. One common and frustrating symptom of aphasia is the production of phonological errors in speech, i.e. errors where some or all of the sounds in a word are substituted or omitted. One of the few recent studies to have reported successful therapy with this group of clients was carried out by Franklin, Buerk and Howard (2002). Clients with difficulties of this nature are the focus of this study.
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The clear-cell variant makes up a distinct minority of squamous cell carcinomas.1 The microscopic appearance of the clear cells can be difficult to distinguish from those of sebaceous carcinoma cells. Determining the correct diagnosis is of great therapeutic and prognostic significance, as sebaceous cell carcinoma is associated with a poorer prognosis.
A woman in her mid-50s was referred for evaluation of a diffuse left upper eyelid tumor with ptosis (Figure 1A). The mass had been noted 3 months earlier. There was blurry vision due to a mucinous discharge. Magnetic resonance imaging was undertaken to check for extension of the lesion, which disclosed diffuse thickening of the left upper eyelid back to, and possibly including, the superior rectus muscle and lacrimal gland. The patient subsequently underwent surgery to remove a 2.5-cm lesion from the tarsus of the left upper eyelid (Figure 1B). Frozen sections stained with oil red O were obtained during surgery because the histopathologic features suggested a possible sebaceous carcinoma. The findings were negative.
A, A woman in her mid-50s developed left upper eyelid ptosis and fullness over 3 months. B, Eversion of the eyelid reveals diffuse palpebral conjunctival thickening caused by a faintly corrugated or papillary mass exhibiting a nonkeratinizing surface. This appearance is most characteristic of a squamous lesion, but occasionally sebaceous tumors may present as a papillary mass. C, In the top panel, infiltrating tumor displays the eosinophilic cytoplasm of an epidermoid (squamous) proliferation (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×12.5); in the bottom panel, areas of necrosis (comedonecrosis [arrowheads]) superficially suggest a sebaceous carcinoma (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×100). D, Higher-power photomicrograph shows comedonecrotic focus with surrounding viable eosinophilic cells occasionally displaying vacuoles (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×400). E, Pronounced vacuolization of the constituent tumor cells is featured in this field (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×600). F, Palpebral carcinoma in situ adjacent to the invasive mass displays focal vacuolization (arrowheads) (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×200).
Histopathologically, the tumor cells grew in cords, ribbons, and lobules with scattered foci of central necrosis (comedonecrosis pattern imitative of sebaceous carcinoma) (Figure 1C and D). The tumor cells were eosinophilic without overt keratinization and exhibited cytoplasmic hydropic and vacuolar changes (Figure 1E). A carcinoma in situ component was detected at the edges of the invasive portion and displayed identical rarefied cells (Figure 1F). Staining results with periodic acid–Schiff stain for glycogen and Alcian blue and mucicarmine stains for intracytoplasmic mucin (Figure 2A) were negative. Cytokeratin 7 and epithelial membrane antigen immunostaining was positive (Figure 2B and E); adipophilin for lipid and androgen receptor were negative (Figure 2C and D), except for small adipophilin-positive granules in regions of necrosis (Figure 2C, inset). Ki-67 for premitotic cells revealed nuclear staining in about 25% of cells (Figure 2F). Polymerase chain reaction tissue analysis for human papillomavirus (HPV) types disclosed positivity for HPV 16 (Roche Cobas 4800 high-risk HPV test). A diagnosis of poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with clear-cell features was made. The patient had negative findings on sentinel lymph node biopsy and received adjuvant radiotherapy as a precaution. She has been tumor free for 10 months.
A, The mucicarmine stain fails to demonstrate positive magenta staining of either the necrotic cell clusters or surrounding viable cells (mucicarmine stain, original magnification ×100). B, Epithelial membrane antigen positivity is demonstrated in the cell membranes of the infiltrating tumor cells. The surrounding lymphocytic host response is nonstaining (immunoperoxidase reaction, diaminobenzidine chromogen, hematoxylin counterstain, original magnification ×400). C, Androgen receptor nuclear negativity characterizes the entire tumor (immunoperoxidase reaction, diaminobenzidine chromogen, hematoxylin counterstain, original magnification ×400). Inset, Androgen receptor nuclear positivity is seen in a small lobule of a meibomian sebaceous gland (immunoperoxidase reaction, diaminobenzidine chromogen, hematoxylin counterstain, original magnification ×400). D, Adipophilin positivity (arrowheads) for lipid identification was identified only rarely in tumor zones adjacent to necrosis (immunoperoxidase reaction, diaminobenzidine chromogen, hematoxylin counterstain, original magnification ×400). E, Cytokeratin 7 (intermediate weight) is strongly and uniformly present in the tumor cells (immunoperoxidase reaction, diaminobenzidine chromogen, hematoxylin counterstain, original magnification ×100). Inset, Same observation around a necrotic focus (immunoperoxidase reaction, diaminobenzidine chromogen, hematoxylin counterstain, original magnification ×150). F, Ki-67 nuclear positivity for detecting premitotic DNA synthesis was observed in around 25% of the tumor cells (immunoperoxidase reaction, diaminobenzidine chromogen, hematoxylin counterstain, original magnification ×200).
Clear-cell squamous carcinoma, which usually occurs in the epidermis1 but may occasionally be seen in mucous membranes, is less prone to metastasis than sebaceous carcinoma but has received virtually no attention in ophthalmology. The cause of the clear-cell change is unknown but not due to glycogen. The intermediate-weight cytokeratin 7–positive staining of the vacuolated cells is consistent with a conjunctival squamous cell origin, which in the current case proved to be associated with HPV 16. Higher-weight cytokeratins are encountered in the epidermis as opposed to mucous membranes.2,3 The 2 major differential diagnoses were sebaceous and mucoepidermoid carcinomas.4 Sebaceous carcinoma was excluded by oil red O cytoplasmic negativity and immunohistochemical stains that demonstrated negativity for both adipophilin (except for faint focal positivity in necrotic zones) and androgen receptors.5,6 Sebaceous carcinomas are 100% positive for androgen receptors.6 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma was excluded by negative Alcian blue and mucicarmine stains.4 Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas of epidermal origin are 100% androgen receptor negative, but conjunctival dysplasias may rarely be focally positive.6 Immunohistochemistry can therefore be helpful in distinguishing clear-cell squamous carcinoma from sebaceous cell carcinoma. Our findings should also help to resolve the controversy over whether sebaceous carcinoma can arise primarily in the conjunctival epithelium. Previous reports of this entity may in fact have been examples of clear-cell squamous carcinomas in situ. Accurate early diagnosis separating intraepithelial clear-cell squamous and sebaceous carcinomas should lead to improved clinical management of these disparate conditions.
Corresponding Author: Frederick A. Jakobiec, MD, DSc, David G. Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114 (email@example.com).
Published Online: May 22, 2014. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.971.
Author Contributions: Dr Jakobiec had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Study concept and design: Jakobiec, Mandeville.
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Drafting of the manuscript: Rashid, Jakobiec.
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Study supervision: Jakobiec.
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Pritchett Confirmed as Interim President of FAU
BOCA RATON, FL (September 24, 2009) – The Florida Board of Governors today ratified the appointment of John Pritchett as interim president of Florida Atlantic University. In July, FAU's Board of Trustees named Pritchett to the post. He replaces Frank T. Brogan, who left FAU earlier this month to become chancellor of Florida's state university system.
"I am delighted to guide Florida Atlantic University on its continued path of growth and success," said Pritchett, who has served as FAU's provost and chief academic officer since 2004. "It is an honor and a privilege to take on the role of interim president, and I will work hard to ensure that FAU does not lose momentum as it continues to evolve into a first-choice university."
Pritchett has extensive experience in university administration and as provost has provided overall direction for FAU's academic programs.
"The Board of Trustees greatly appreciates John Pritchett's willingness to serve," said board chair Nancy Blosser. "I know that he will have the support of the entire university community as he takes on the high responsibility of leading FAU during this time of transition."
Under Pritchett's leadership, FAU has evolved on many levels. He oversaw development of FAU's 10th college – the Graduate College – which opened in November 2007. This college, which this fall reported a 15 percent increase in newly enrolled graduate students, performs centralized office services for degree-seeking graduate students, from admissions to advising to final graduation clearance.
Faculty dedication and expertise continue to be top-notch at FAU. The fall 2009 semester marked the introduction of the university's new general education curriculum, which was spearheaded by Pritchett and Edward Pratt, dean of undergraduate studies and implemented by the faculty.
In collaboration with Michael Moriarty, interim vice president for research, Pritchett has helped raise FAU's research profile at the national and international levels. During the 2008-09 fiscal year, the university received more than $40 million in sponsored research awards and made nearly $44 million in research expenditures.
Pritchett oversees the university's relationship with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce, which FAU acquired in December 2007. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) selected Harbor Branch as the site of its new Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology.
FAU's research and educational partnerships with Scripps Florida and the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies have also grown in recent years. In a move to continue the expansion of its research facilities and acquire yet another world-class research partner, FAU will soon welcome the Max Planck Society to its Jupiter campus. Ground will be broken this year on a state-of-the-art facility will be home to Max Planck scientists and will include 10,000 square feet of research space for the use of FAU faculty and students.
Prior to joining FAU as provost and chief academic officer, Pritchett was on the faculty and held numerous administrative posts at Auburn University. He joined the Auburn faculty in 1973 as an assistant professor of physiology, winning promotion to associate professor in 1978 and to full professor in 1983. In 1979, he was awarded an alumni professorship in recognition of his academic achievement, and in 1982, he was named head of Auburn's department of zoology and entomology.
With the re-organization of Auburn's administrative structure in 1986, Pritchett became chair of the department of zoology and wildlife science in the College of Sciences and Mathematics. In 1995, he was named associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School. Appointments to the positions of associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, and associate provost and vice president for Graduate Studies soon followed. Pritchett holds a Ph.D. in animal physiology and biochemistry from Iowa State University as well as a master of science degree in physiology and a bachelor of science degree in biological sciences from Auburn University. He and his wife, Ginger, have four children and 12 grandchildren.
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Maybe people shouldn't focus on weight loss from the first day on. Most overweight people are malnourished. Combine that with too little fat in their system and thus the leptin screams for food. When we start eating good food our bodies are catching up and possibly gain even more weight.
I know a guy, he's over 40, he has been overweight for a long time, started eating good food as much as he wanted, gained even more weight, walked around with all this extra weight for 2 years and finally his body started losing.


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Triathlete Wageman going strong at 80
Devotion to tennis and women of "Baywatch" at city YMCA keep him going every day.
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It's tough to keep up with Ray Wageman. Eighty years of facts and fiction --are harbored in his brain, and tales from both genres fly quickly out of his mouth.
It's hard to keep straight his facts: He spent his youth on Ozarks rivers. He served in World War II and in Korea. He worked 34 years for what is now the News-Leader, and his current job is lifeguarding at the YMCA. He's a triathlete, and he loves his wife of 56 years, Evelyn, a "very special and super woman," he says.
It's hard to keep straight his fictional tales as well: "Charlie" is an infamous fish that always gets away. He admires the senior women at the pool while offering yarns of "lovely ladies" from his time overseas.
There are things Wageman wants folks to know, and things he doesn't.
"And tennis," he says, "don't forget to put tennis in there." Wageman is devoted to tennis. He plays often, taking it up "seriously" at age 50.
Evelyn loves tennis, too. Do they compete against each other? "Not well," Wageman says swiftly.
"My hero is Johnny Morris," Wageman says, but won't elaborate. Wageman worked 15 years for Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, which Morris owns. "After the service, I spent a lot of time as an avid fisherman; I just fished my head off. I just lived and breathed to go fishing and I kinda burned out on it. ... I loved fishing for a long period of years, but you can put in there that I did get burned out."
Wageman wants folks to know he served four years in Indian Guides, a father-and-son club. "There's a story about the Y Indian Guides, but you shouldn't put it in the paper," says Wageman. Changing his mind, he offers this: "We should have a Y Indian Guides. You really should put that in there," he says. "The Y Indian Guides bonds the kids with the daddies."
Wageman bikes to work at the downtown YMCA from his home in east Springfield every weekday. His shift starts at 5 a.m. "I save one gallon of gas. That's $1.78 at today's prices," he says.
At the pool, Wageman looks out for the safety of swimmers mostly senior women who do water aerobics. He calls the pool "Baywatch" due to the presence of women in (mostly modest) swimsuits.
Wageman, on the other hand, wears a Speedo, and has a tall tale of how much the women at the pool appreciate it.
"He's a character," says Diane Hood, who was an accomplished runner when she met Wageman. He thought she could take her talent to a new level.
"He told me that he thought I could do well in the duathlon event, and I didn't even know for sure what it was," says Hood, now a multisport enthusiast. "He brought by a triathlete magazine and dropped it off in my mailbox and had marked the page for me to look at. ... I thought, 'You know, I think he's right; I think I can do this.' Now I coach people."
Hood adds, "He may come off as being a little ornery, but I think he enjoys seeing people succeed. He's a very intelligent man and he's had an awful lot of experiences with a lot of different things."
One of the things Wageman knows about is war. He flew airplanes for the Army Air Force. "I was a radio operator gunner," Wageman says. "I flew lead crew. I brought us home a couple of times."
Wageman lost lots of friends and fellow soldiers in the war. Sometimes, half the planes didn't return to base following a mission.
Wageman has strong feelings about war. He's not willing to share too much, but will say this: "Nobody's enlisting now. ... How come they're so patriotic but don't enlist? Put that in there. ... They think they know about patriotism but they don't enlist. I enlisted the day after I turned 18."
Wageman also knows about running, biking and swimming and about doing all three at once. He's won many accolades in athletic events such as triathalons, most recently at the Missouri State Senior Games held in late June in Columbia. He took home six gold and four silver medals in events such as cycling and swimming, and qualified for the national Senior Games that will be held in Pittsburgh next year.
Wageman learned about biking as a kid. He biked on gravel roads to the "River James" where he and his friends jumped from Kinser Bridge into the water far below. Bikes were important in war, too, as they were the only way to get around the base, Wageman says.
Wageman knows of swimming in part from his four years as the swim-team manager at Southern Hills Pool. He helped get the pool and tennis courts built, he says: "Don't play it up too big. Just say I had a part in it."
Ray Wageman is hard to keep up with, and not only when he's talking.
"People show up (at races) and say, 'Man, I hope I can beat Ray,'" says Hood. "To have an 80-year-old guy beat you when you're in your 20s, you know, that's something. And he beats a lot of 20-year-olds. ... These are guys who are obviously very fit and competitive, but putting the whole package together is a challenge. Ray seems to do that well."
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I had a lowerbody lift done last year and since then have been unhappy with my abd results. See picture included. I am wondering if having a tummy tuck revision will help with this or not. I feel like a football player wearing pads - no hips narrow waist then balloning up to the chest area. I haven't seen photo's of results like mine so am not sure having surgery is the answer. However I do know that exercise isn't helping. sigh..
How to Address Upper Abdominal Area After Lower Body Lift?
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Upper body lift
While you had a lower body lift, you can contemplate an upper body lift which would improve the appearance of the upper back rolls.
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Dosappointed with lower body lift
First of all, a lower body lift only acts below your waistline. You look to have a barrel shaped body and this limits what can be done for you. You do have upper abdominal bulging in the midline which is either extra fat, muscle laxity, or both. If you had a tummy tuck with the LBL, this would hopefully have been addressed at that time. Now, all you can do is a full TT to address the area. You will always be able to pinch lateral skin as you are doing.
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Reverse tummy tuck and liposuction for upper fullness.
Hard to tell without actually examining you, but a reverse tummy tuck with scars under the breasts along with liposuction of the back and upper abdomen may help you.
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Upper Abdominal Bulge After Body Lift
Upper abdominal bulging is the result of two main reasons. First, excess fat is often not liposuctioned at the time of a body lift due to the risk of blood supply. Therefore, removal of the fat via liposuction can improve the situation.
However, usually the main reason for epigastric bulging is excess intraabdominal fat. This is the fat that is wraped around the bowels, the omentum and the preperitoneum. The only way to remove this fat is via loss of weight.
Have your surgeon evaluate your abdomen to determine which is the issue.
You most likely need a combination of procedures
When I perform a Lower Body Lift, I always include an abdominoplasty, as it sounds like you have had done. It appears to me as though you either still have excess fat of the mid upper abdomen or possible need additional muscle tightening. So, the answer, in my opinion would involve either liposuction or a re-do of your abdominoplasty for the purpose of muscle tightening or a combination of both. Liposuction of the bra strap roll can easily be performed at the same time.
I would not recommend a reverse tummy tuck, as it appears that the skin of your upper abdomen is already tight.
Results for lower body lift
Are you grabbing the area that bothers you? If so, this is not your abdomen. Are you unhappy with your upper or lower abdomen or both? Are you unhappy with your hips or lower or upper back? Are you unhappy with your bony skeleton and what your hips and rib cage contributes to your overall body shape? Do you have preoperative photographs to compare/contrast your results?
Treating Upper abdominal area after Lower Body Lift
A Lower Body Lift does JUST that - it lifts the lower body. It cannot and does not address other issues that one may have. Although it is hard to give you a full recommendation, it APPEARS you have a fair amount of fat in the upper abdomen / trunk as well as along the side aspect of the breast(s?).
These areas could be improved with liposuction which would bring down the "padded" look you are unhappy about and give more symmetry with the bottom. If it bothers you, you may wish considering transferring such fat as may be needed to the buttocks to get a full look there while narrowing the appearance of the upper abdomen.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Believe me, you'll know if you open up a bad egg.
Refrigeration slows the natural degradation of egg quality. One day on the counter eggs are equivalent to one week in the fridge eggs. So your eggs quickly go from AA quality to B. This is not the same as spoilage. The whites spread further, the yolk doesn't stand out as much, but it can still be a perfectly tasty egg.