text:
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Billie Joe Armstrong Embraces His Inner (Very American) Idiot
Britain's Q magazine--one of a handful of music magazines that I still read regularly--published a sort of musical overview of the last decade that, of course, incorporates a look at the political events that shaped these years. Predictably, my opinions weren't well-represented. In fact, reading music journalists writing about the musings of rock stars on some of the weightiest issues of our times isn't likely to wake any slumbering brain cells. It is rarely interesting, it is even more rarely insightful, and it is close to never useful to any larger debate.
Witness, for instance, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong's take on Obamacare:
Obama's healthcare plan was too confusing. It should have been: if you want healthcare and you can't afford it, the government can help you out.
There's a nuanced view of health care that neither seems to have any understanding of what assistance was in place for the poor before Obamacare nor of any of the practical issues of how to properly administer any healthcare plan. Deep thought is not this man's strongest suit.
Of course, if he had simply said that I wouldn't be writing this post. That's a very tame grade of dumb. What is more impressive is the full-on weapons grade dumb that he exhibits when asked this by Q's interviewer, "If you went for a beer with Bush, do you think he'd turn out to be quite a nice guy?"
Billie Joe's answer is, well, inflammatory.
If I was going for a beer with him, hopefully I'd have a gun on me also.
What a ridiculous, silly little man.
If you're inclined to read the interview, you can find it on page 61 of the January, 2010 issue. Why, yes, I am a little behind on some of my reading. Why do you ask?
Update: Having read the magazine, I find a very specific trend to be intriguing. Of all of the interviews in the issue, when the musicians were asked about the best and worst of the decade, those who went political answered almost unanimously.
Worst of the decade was President Bush. Which seems a tremendous hyperbole when you consider the global economic meltdown, the terrifying natural disasters, and the rise of Real Housewives of Wherever.
Best of the decade was President Obama. Which seems just as tremendously premature. I imagine, though, that his actual job performance won't be changing their minds.
And precisely none of them mentioned Osama bin Laden, terrorists, or the 9/11 attack. Defining the "worst" thing of a decade is always difficult, but here's the thing: no matter what you think of former President Bush, he did not go into office intending to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan. If anything, he had sounded during his first campaign, like a mild isolationist. The worst thing of this past decade could very easily be that thing that precipitated the wars that no one really wanted: the terrorist attacks that murdered thousands of innocents. Not just terrorist attacks in the US, but around the world.
I find it mind-boggling that not one of the people interviewed noticed that the worst "thing" of the decade was the surge in deadly, radical Muslim terrorists working hard to destabilize governments around the world.
I truly love music, but these are not serious people.
Comments & Trackbacks
Some idiot commented to my local paper that Bush "started the wars" in Iraq and Afghanistan. Personally, I tend to think the one in Afghanistan was pretty much started by Osama bin Laden and his protectors in the Taliban regime.
It's as if people blamed Eisenhower for starting WW2 with that totally unnecessary D-Day invasion.
I think most of Americans pretty much didn't notice anything with regard to terrorism, not even when it took out our Marines in Beirut.
They might (might) have been forgiven for Beirut--thinking it was a local issue, not understanding the real scope, failing to see how many lives would ultimately be lost to terrorists around the world.
Now is just seems like willful blindness.
And when it comes to the war in Afghanistan, regardless of outcomes, I think Kevin nailed it above.


text:
Sounds like this is working for you to.
Im male
260 down 5 pounds in four days
i was 307 went to 262 on a regular diet. But i cant controll myself with bread. i also feel great. Question did you get the carb flu? Im just getting over it now strange feeling.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Brilliant looking skin with a fine pearl layer.
This base cream contains micronized pearly powders for an optical smoothing and brightening effect of the skin.
It illuminates dull skin while its protective formula guards against harmful UV rays. The yellow-gold tint minimizes pores while the silver-pearl hue reflects light, adding superior-quality luster.
Hydrolyzed silk, plus an abundance of other beauty ingredients, give long-lasting wear, even skin tone, plus moisturizing effects. Even in the winter when skin can look dry and dull, the pearl white base will add a natural glow for a well-polished finish. It can be applied before or after makeup to beautifully reflect light.
Moisturizing Ingredients: Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Glucosyl Ceramide, Hydrolyzed Silk
|Active Ingredients: Zinc Oxide 10.2%, Titanium Dioxide 4.25%
Inactive Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclomethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Talc, Dimethicone, Kaolin, Nylon-12, Pentylene Glycol, Vinyl Dimethicone / Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Hdi / Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Peg-9 Dimethicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Sulfate, Mica, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glycerin, Sodium Citrate, Hydrolyzed Silk, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Pentasodium Pentetate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Iron Oxides, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Citric Acid, Glucosylceramide, Alpha-Glucan, Mitracarpus Scaber Extract, Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Morus Alba Root Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Dab a small amount of Color Base lightly onto cheekbones, temples and areas that need brightening. Smooth on neck and decollete for added elegance. Can also be used on eyelids for an eye-brightening effect.
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®by PowerReviews
Reviewed by 1 customer
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
By deharv
from Eastern PA
describe yourself Brand Buyer
- Chalky
- Settles in lines
Best Uses
Comments about Koh Gen Do Makeup Color Base, Pearl White, .88 oz:
ay, I tried out some of the new makeup I recently received from Koh Gen Do. I'm a minimalist when it comes to makeup, since more makeup tends to make me look older. I applied it in natural light- I started with a dab of the white primer around the eyes for my circles to lighten & brighten, green primer on my tzone to neutralize redness, foundation in 113 for very light coverage where needed, and used a touch of the new maifanshi cream tint on my cheekbones for a subtle flush. In the mirror, in natural light, I appeared brighteyed and fresh faced. Took my children to an indoor amusement today. Spent 6 hours under fluorescent lighting. Didn't look in a mirror until I hit the bathroom just before we left at closing time. My face looked like I'd let my 7 year old paint my face before I left the house. My eyes were chalky white, my cheeks were a bright orangy color, and half of my face looked like my skin was peeling, and overall shiny like a freakin beacon. I spent all day in huge crowds looking like Clowny. Washed the freakshow off my face and left. Threw out the cosmetics when I got home. I've been using makeup for a long time, 'cause I'm an old broad, and never experienced anything like this. Thank goodness, at my age, I can laugh it off, but what a waste of money.
- Skin Tone:
- Fair
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- You may also flag this review


text:
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office asked county lawmakers today to release nearly $350,000 in funding to keep its helicopter flying after June 30.
"The ship will not fly unless they do that," Sheriff's Office Chief John Balloni said.
When it approved the 2011 county budget in October, the county Legislature provided funding for the sheriff's helicopter, Air-1, through June 30. It placed the funding for the rest of the year, $342,123, in a contingency account to be released only if the Sheriff's Office showed substantial progress toward obtaining a commercial license for Air-1 and collecting private donations to defray operating costs.
A commercial license would allow the Sheriff's Office to charge fees for transporting accident victims to hospitals. The Sheriff's Office has transported patients in Onondaga County and surrounding counties for years, but it is not allowed under Federal Aviation Administration rules to charge fees without a commercial license similar to those held by airlines.
Balloni told members of the Legislature's Public Safety Committee today that the department is in the process of filing an application with the FAA for the commercial license and hopes to obtain it by Aug. 31. The committee did not vote on the funding request.
The full Legislature is expected to vote on the helicopter funding at its June 7 meeting.
Besides medical transports, the department uses Air-1 for law enforcement, search and rescue operations. But critics in the Legislature say the helicopter is a luxury the county can no longer afford.
Contact Rick Moriarty at email@example.com or (315) 470-3148.


text:
Millcreek man convicted in molestation case
A 22-year-old woman told Erie County jurors she kept secret the sexual abuse she suffered from Jeffrey D. States for nearly two decades because she did not want to ruin relationships between their families and because she feared no one would believe her.
A jury listened to her tearful account of the abuse and what States had to say in his own defense.
They believed her.
The panel deliberated a few hours late this afternoon before convicting States, 34, of one count of indecent assault. Sentencing is set for Oct. 24 in Judge Shad Connelly's courtroom.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz thanked the jury.
States' lawyers, Peter Sala and Patricia Ambrose, declined to comment.
States' defense was similar to the one he offered in a February trial in an unrelated molestation case in which he was acquitted. He told jurors he did not molest the alleged victim and had scant opportunity to do so because he was not alone with her. The victim in today's trial told jurors that States molested her repeatedly in 1995 and 1996 when she went to his Millcreek Township home as a 5- and 6-year-old to be baby-sat by his mother.
See Friday's Erie Times-News and GoErie.com for more coverage.


text:
Download citation file:
ClinicalTrials.gov registration number: NCT00701792.
For a list of the members of the TRANSCIAL (TRANSplantation for CIrrhosis related to ALcohol consumption) Study Group, see the Appendix.
From Centre Hosptialier Universitaire (CHU) Jean Minjoz, Besançon; Centre d'Epidémiologie de Population 106 and CHU du Bocage, Dijon; CHU de Pontchaillou, Rennes; CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil; CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris; Centre Hospitalier Régional Bon Secours, Metz; CHU de Caen, Caen, France; CHU Saint-Eloi, Montpellier; Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire Claude Huriez, Lille; CHU Jean Bernard, Poitiers; CHU Beaujon, Clichy; CHU Robert Debré, Reims; and CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.
Note: Drs. Vanlemmens and Di Martino contributed equally to this work.
Grant Support: By the French National Program for Clinical Research.
Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest: None disclosed.
Reproducible Research Statement:Study protocol: Available at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00701792). Statistical code and data set: Not available.
Requests for Single Reprints: Vincent Di Martino, MD, PhD, Service d'hépatologie, CHU Jean Minjoz, 3 Boulevard A. Fleming, 25030 Besançon, France; e-mail, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Current Author Addresses: Drs. Vanlemmens, Di Martino, Mantion, and Miguet and Ms. Collin: Service d'hépatologie, CHU Jean Minjoz, 3 Boulevard A. Fleming, 25030 Besançon, France.
Dr. Milan: EPI INSERM 0106, Centre d'Epidémiologie de Population, Faculté de Médecine BP 87900, 21079 Dijon, France.
Dr. Messner: Hôpital Pontchaillou, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes Cedex 9, France.
Drs. Minello and Hillon: CHU Le Bocage, BP 1542, 21000 Dijon Cedex, France.
Dr. Duvoux: Hôpital Henri Mondor, 51 Avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Dr. Poynard: Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 Boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
Dr. Perarnau: CHR Metz—Hôpital Bon Secours, 1 Place Philippe De Vigneulles, 57038 Metz Cedex 1, France.
Dr. Piquet: CHRU de Caen, 14033 Caen Cedex 9, France.
Dr. Pageaux: Hôpital Saint-Eloi, 2 Avenue Bertin Sans, 34295 Montpellier, France.
Dr. Dharancy: CHU Claude Huriez, 59037 Lille, France.
Dr. Silvain: CHU Hôpital Jean Bernard, 2 Rue de la Miletrie, 86000 Poitiers, France.
Dr. Hillaire: Hôpital Beaujon, 100 Boulevard Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy Cedex, France.
Dr. Thiefin: Hôpital Robert Debré, Avenue du Général Koenig, 51092 Reims, France.
Dr. Vienel: Hôpital Purpan, Place du Docteur Baylac, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: C. Vanlemmens, G. Mantion, J.P. Miguet.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: V. Di Martino, C. Milan, E. Collin.
Drafting of the article: V. Di Martino, J.P. Miguet.
Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: C. Milan, A. Minello, T. Poynard, J.M. Perarnau, G.P. Pageaux, S. Dharancy, C. Silvain, G. Thiefin, J.P. Vinel, G. Mantion, J.P. Miguet.
Final approval of the article: C. Vanlemmens, V. Di Martino, C. Milan, M. Messner, A. Minello, C. Duvoux, T. Poynard, J.M. Perarnau, M.A. Piquet, G.P. Pageaux, S. Dharancy, C. Silvain, S. Hillaire, G. Thiefin, J.P. Vinel, P. Hillon, G. Mantion, J.P. Miguet.
Provision of study materials or patients: C. Vanlemmens, V. Di Martino, M. Messner, A. Minello, C. Duvoux, T. Poynard, J.M. Perarnau, M.A. Piquet, G.P. Pageaux, S. Dharancy, C. Silvain, S. Hillaire, G. Thiefin, J.P. Vinel, P. Hillon, G. Mantion, J.P. Miguet.
Statistical expertise: V. Di Martino, C. Milan.
Obtaining of funding: J.P. Miguet.
Administrative, technical, or logistic support: C. Vanlemmens, E. Collin.
Collection and assembly of data: C. Milan, E. Collin.
Background: Liver transplantation improves survival of patients with end-stage (Child–Pugh stage C) alcoholic cirrhosis, but its benefit for patients with stage B disease is uncertain.
Objective: To compare the outcomes of patients with Child–Pugh stage B alcoholic cirrhosis who are immediately listed for liver transplantation with those of patients assigned to standard treatment with delay of transplantation until progression to stage C disease.
Design: Randomized, controlled trial.
Setting: 13 liver transplantation programs in France.
Patients: 120 patients with Child–Pugh stage B alcoholic cirrhosis and no viral hepatitis, cancer, or contraindication to transplantation.
Interventions: Patients were randomly assigned to immediate listing for liver transplantation (60 patients) or standard care (60 patients).
Measurements: Overall and cancer-free survival over 5 years.
Results: Sixty-eight percent of patients assigned to immediate listing for liver transplantation and 25% of those assigned to standard care received a liver transplant. All-cause death and cirrhosis-related death did not statistically differ between the 2 groups: 5-year survival was 58% (95% CI, 43% to 70%) for those assigned to immediate listing versus 69% (CI, 54% to 80%) for those assigned to standard care. In multivariate analysis, independent predictors of long-term survival were absence of ongoing alcohol consumption (hazard ratio, 7.604 [CI, 2.395 to 24.154]), recovery from Child–Pugh stage C (hazard ratio, 7.633 [CI, 2.392 to 24.390]), and baseline Child–Pugh score less than 8 (hazard ratio, 2.664 [CI, 1.052 to 6.746]). Immediate listing for transplantation was associated with an increased risk for extrahepatic cancer: The 5-year cancer-free survival rate was 63% (CI, 43% to 77%) for patients who were immediately listed and 94% (CI, 81% to 98%) for those who received standard care.
Limitation: Restriction of the study sample to alcoholic patients may limit the generalizability of results to other settings.
Conclusion: Immediate listing for liver transplantation did not show a survival benefit compared with standard care for Child–Pugh stage B alcoholic cirrhosis. In addition, immediate listing for transplantation increased the risk for extrahepatic cancer.
Funding: The French National Program for Clinical Research.
Please read the other comments before posting. Contributors must reveal any conflict
of interest.
Comments are moderated and will appear on the site at the discretion of The American
College of Physicians editorial staff. Please be sure your email address is
updated in your account, otherwise the American College of Physicians will not be
able to contact you about your comment.
Anyone can submit a comment any time after publication, but only those submitted within 4 weeks of an article's publication will be considered for print publication. One month after publication, editors review all posted comments and select some for publication in the Letters section of the print version of Annals. (Not peer reviewed)
Authors: No more than 5
Text: Word Limit 400 (excludes references), 5 references, no figures or tables
* = Required Field
Disclosure of Any Conflicts of Interest*
(applies to the past 5 years and foreseeable future) Indicate any potential conflicts
of interest of each author below, including specific financial interests and relationships
and affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript
(eg, employment/affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria, speakers
bureau, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, donation of medical
equipment, or patents filed, received, or pending). If all authors have none, check
"No potential conflicts or relevant financial interests" in the box below. Please
also indicate any funding received in support of this work. The information will
be posted with your response.
Immediate Versus Later Listing for Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Cirrhosis
The summary below is from the full report titled "Immediate Listing for Liver Transplantation Versus Standard Care for Child–Pugh Stage B Alcoholic Cirrhosis. A Randomized Trial." It is in the 3 February 2009 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 150, pages 153-161). The authors are C. Vanlemmens, V. Di Martino, C. Milan, M. Messner, A. Minello, C. Duvoux, T. Poynard, J.M. Perarnau, M.A.A. Piquet, G.P. Pageaux, S. Dharancy, C. Silvain, S. Hillaire, G. Thiefin, J.P. Vinel, P. Hillon, E. Collin, G. Mantion, J.P. Miguet, and the TRANSCIAL Study Group.
Read More...
Terms of Use
The In the Clinic® slide sets are owned and copyrighted by the American College
of Physicians (ACP). All text, graphics, trademarks, and other intellectual property
incorporated into the slide sets remain the sole and exclusive property of the ACP.
The slide sets may be used only by the person who downloads or purchases them and
only for the purpose of presenting them during not-for-profit educational activities.
Users may incorporate the entire slide set or selected individual slides into their
own teaching presentations but may not alter the content of the slides in any way
or remove the ACP copyright notice. Users may make print copies for use as hand-outs
for the audience the user is personally addressing but may not otherwise reproduce
or distribute the slides by any means or media, including but not limited to sending
them as e-mail attachments, posting them on Internet or Intranet sites, publishing
them in meeting proceedings, or making them available for sale or distribution in
any unauthorized form, without the express written permission of the ACP. Unauthorized
use of the In the Clinic slide sets will constitute copyright infringement.
to gain full access to the content and tools.
Learn more about subscription options


text:
Following up yesterday's amazing coverage of Rupert carrying the Olympic torch, more videos have emerged along with some photos. View our complete gallery here, with over 60 images.
Rupert was nominated to carry the torch through Lloyds TSB campaign for his "extensive work with children's charities across the UK. Rupert is actively involved with charities Starlight and the Make-A-Wish Foundation... He also spends much of his free time working with the Teenage Cancer Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)." And earlier today, Starlight tweeted:
Very proud of Olympic Torch Bearer Rupert Grint, carrying the flame for his work with
@Starlightmagic #GoTeamGB
Indeed, we're all very proud! If you missed the full live stream yesterday, here is the video of Rupert's complete run with the torch:
Interview with Press Association:
Other Videos: Middlesex University official video | Footage & interview with The Telegraph
Submitted by Stephanie on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 07:49


text:
Lancaster police served a search warrant Friday morning in the 500 block of Pershing Avenue as part of a drug case.
Police said they are investigating suspected drug activity at 526 and 544 Pershing Avenue.
Jesus Medina-Noriega Jr. and Tywanna Brown were both arrested on drug charges.
The case started with residents' complaints and in October undercover officers followed up, police said.


text:
Famous Henrico Citizens: GABRIEL
Gabriel was a slave born in Henrico County in 1776 – the same year the United States became free from Great Britain. He was a blacksmith who lived on a tobacco plantation called Brookfield, owned by a man named Thomas Prosser.
Many slaves were not taught to read or write, but Gabriel was. By the time he was in his early 20s, Gabriel was considered intelligent by those who knew him.
Because he was a slave, Gabriel worked when and where Prosser told him to work. Sometimes Prosser made money by sending Gabriel to work for other people. During these experiences, Gabriel met and worked with other slaves and free men from around the world.
In Virginia at that time, about 40 percent of all residents of the state were slaves. Gabriel realized that he and other slaves should do something to try to become free. Secretly, he began talking with other slaves to organize a rebellion against slaveowners in Richmond as a way to accomplish that goal.
The rebellion was supposed to take place on Aug. 30, 1800, but the weather was too bad that day. Unfortunately for Gabriel, slaveowners began to hear about the plans, and the state militia caught Gabriel as he tried to escape.
The rebellion never occurred, and Gabriel and 25 other slaves were hanged for their attempt. But his attempt was important, because it showed that slaves were not willing to be treated as property of other people. They wanted to be free and were willing to fight for their freedom – just like America had fought for its freedom from Great Britain.
Eventually, slavery ended after the Northern states won the U.S. Civil War in 1865. Gabriel is viewed as a hero because he gave his life in pursuit of freedom for himself and others – because he knew that they deserved to be free.
Reynolds CC to host sculptor Paul DiPasquale
Reynolds Community College will host Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale Sept. 28 as he shares his presentation "Art Talk, Why Art Matters" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Center Gallery of the Workforce Development and Conference Center on the Parham Road Campus, located at 1651 E. Parham Road in Richmond. This event is free and open to the public. > Read more.
Free children's clothing for those in need
The Children's Clothing Closet at Highland Springs United Methodist Church will be open Saturday, Aug. 27 and Tuesday, Aug. 30 to provide free new or nearly new children's clothing for families in need, prior to the start of the school year. The Clothing Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon both days. The church is located at 22 North Holly Avenue. > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
For our Top 10 calendar events this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Henrico to offer four home maintenance workshops
Glen Allen Day in photos
No one injured in Eastern Henrico shed fire
Business in brief
Tuckahoe meeting Sept. 28 to detail bond referendum projects
- More News
Print Edition
Sep. 15, 2016Click here to read the print edition.
Weekend Top 10
Weekend Top 10
Weekend Top 10
Deadline nears for 'Henrico Live' ticket purchase
CAT Theatre announces cast for October show
- More Entertainment
Obituary – Mildred Terrell Tate
Obituary – Stephen Embry Esbach
Obituary – Harry Strachan Hobson
- More Obituaries
Reynolds CC to host sculptor Paul DiPasquale
Free children's clothing for those in need
Local choral group seeks volunteers
- More Community
Storm woes for e-junkies
'Good old days' were good – for some
Of character and parenting
- More Opinions
RIR to admit children 12 and younger free next year
Henrico teams win district, state championships
Varina HS to host Basketball Skill Development Academy June 20-23
- More Sports
Reader Survey | Advertising | Email updates
Place an Ad | More Classifieds
CalendarGlenmore Yoga and Wellness Center, 10442 Ridgefield Pkwy., will host a "Yoga and the Pelvic Floor" workshop from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The workshop will feature a presentation and practice to focus on strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. Cost is $50. To register, call 741-5267 or visit http://www.glenmoreyoga.com. Full text


text:
Rockies Press Releases
Ruby Reyna named 2016 Rockies Hispanic Adult Leadership Award winner
In a pregame ceremony at Coors Field on Saturday, September 17, the Colorado Rockies named Ruby Reyna as the 2016 Hispanic Adult Leadership Award winner.
Colorado Rockies September 16 gameday advisory
Due to product delivery issues outside of the Colorado Rockies control, the giveaway item scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16 will not arrive in time for the game. The giveaway item is a Fan Friday Sweatshirt and it was scheduled to be given to the first 5,000 fans entering the Coors Field gates for the 6:40 p.m. game vs. the San Diego Padres.
14th Annual Colorado Rockies Adult Leadership Award
Ceremony honoring adult leaders at Coors Field on Saturday, September 17.
MLB announces 2017 regular season schedule
Major League Baseball today announced its master 2017 regular season schedule, which will begin on Sunday, April 2nd, when the Tampa Bay Rays host the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Francisco Giants (game times to be determined).
Colorado Rockies 2017 schedule announced
In collaboration with Major League Baseball, the Rockies announced today their full 162-game schedule for the 2017 Major League Baseball Season.
Rockies recall Butler, Marquez, Garneau; select contracts of Valaika, Patterson
The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitchers Eddie Butler and German Marquez and catcher Dustin Garneau and selected the contracts of infielder Pat Valaika and infielder-outfielder Jordan Patterson. Additionally, infielders Ben Paulsen and Rafael Ynoa have been designated for assignment.
Rockies reinstate RHP Tyler Chatwood and RHP Justin Miller from 15-day DL
The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have reinstated right-handed pitchers Tyler Chatwood (mid-back strain) and Justin Miller (strained left oblique) from the 15-day disabled list, and have recalled right-handed pitcher Christian Bergman, catcher Tommy Murphy and outfielder Raimel Tapia from Triple-A Albuquerque. Additionally, the Rockies have reinstated infielder Daniel Descalso from the Paternity List.
Colorado Rockies reinstate infielder Mark Reynolds from 15-day disabled list
The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have reinstated infielder Mark Reynolds from the 15-day disabled list (fractured hook, left hamate bone) and placed infielder Daniel Descalso on the Paternity List.
Tuesday's Rockies vs. Dodgers game has been postponed
The Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game originally scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 will now be played on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 6:10 p.m. as the second game of a split doubleheader.


text:
Oklahoma City police say a drunk driver hit a poll and then rolled his car early Sunday. It happened near northwest 23rd and Penn.
No email address was supplied by
To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address.
Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent.
For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information.


text:
Interest Level
Grades K - 2
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 3.9
Lexile® Measure: 10L
Guided Reading: L
Type of Book: Begining Reader Book
- Fables, Folk Tales and Myths
- Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Witches
- European
- Pride and Self-Esteem
About This Book
When Medusa is turned into an ugly monster after proclaiming her own beauty, anyone who looks at her turns to stone. Only Perseus is not scared of her, and he promises his king that he will kill the creature.
Items Added to Cart:
1 Paperback
2 Hardcover
1 Teacher's Edition
$48.99 Subtotal


text:
Click the video to access our YouTube Playlist and hear what our students think about being in the Honors Program!
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004
Associate Professor of Public Administration
Office: SAC 265; Phone: 610-519-8901
Email: email@example.com
Christine Kelleher Palus, Ph.D. is as an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Public Administration. She is also the Director of the Master of Public Administration Program. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed her undergraduate studies at Fairfield University. Her areas of research include urban politics, state politics, public management, bureaucratic politics, and public policy. Her work has been published in the Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, British Journal of Political Science, Urban Affairs Review, Political Research Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Journal of Public Affairs Education, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, the American Review of Public Administration, and Political Behavior, among others.
Click the video to access our YouTube Playlist and hear what our students think about being in the Honors Program!


text:
Frizzle Fraz > Frizzle Fraz 2
Frizzle Fraz 2
Download instructions
You can download this game, install it on your own computer and play it right away in only a few steps
Play your favorite game at all times, even without an internet connection!
Frizzle Fraz 2
DescriptionOur favorite Frizzle Fraz is back! Help him rescue the little Frizzles again. This time you also have to collect keys and pieces of spaceship to get home.
|Activate magnet
Screenshots and videos


text:
New subscription
Renew my subscription
Give a gift
Pay my bill
Change my address
Active within 1774 Days
Hi! My name is Zippy
I am Domestic Shorthair from Longmont, CO
Nicknames: Zippitydoo daa Zippy the Pinhead Crybaby
Age: 10 years old
Gender: F
Coat: short haired
My favorite tricks and treats are: Greenies
Where I hang out: Sleeping with mom
My favorite grubs: anything
My pet peeves: When the others wont play with her we already had 2 dogs and my mom and dad got 2 new puppies ugh
What I love about my owners:
My cat hobbies: Play
Pet motto:
See all awards »
Daughter brought home this scrawny kitten then left her here
I've had 941 friends visit me.
I'm the 5,332nd member on CatChannel.com.
14 friends have voted for me since I joined Club Cat!
Come visit me, Buttons, Kitty ~ In Loving Memory, Buttons and Biscuit~VOTE EVERY DAY FOR COTM!! & Biscuit.
Come visit me, FatsoRad had to go to a new family, Shadow passed 5/11, Catina passed 6/11, Zippy & Twister.
Come visit me, Lucky, Mimi, Bosco, Cleopatra Nefretiri & Louie.
Come visit me, ♥ K Casper Todd ♥, ♥ Q MerryBelle (in Loving Memory) ♥ & ♥ Q Sissy ♥.
Tell a Friend |
Report inappropriate content on this page.
Hi, my name is
Visit the photo gallery to cast your vote »
Get quick tips for happy cats, food recall info, news alerts and best behavior advice.
Sign up to get updates delivered straight to your inbox.
CatChannel takes your privacy seriously. To learn more, please read our privacy policy.


text:
Please be advised that we had a power outage earlier this morning, because of this the university is closed for the day. Magill is open and operating on a normal schedule. Family weekend events for today are canceled, Saturday and Sunday's events will continue on schedule.
Please check back here, on Facebook, or on Twitter for more updates.
Main Menu
3 – National SAT Examination11 – Open House 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.24 – National ACT Examination 25 – Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.
Transfer students start to apply for the spring semester.****
7 – National SAT Examination15 – Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.
1 – Early Action deadline. 1 - Transfer application deadline for the spring semester.5 - National SAT Examination5 - Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.12 - National ACT Examination
1 – Free Application for Federal Student Aid form issued for the 2016/2017 academic year.15 – Early Action notification date.23 – National SAT Examination26 - Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.
6 - National ACT Examination7 - Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.20 - Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.
1 – Regular Decision deadline. Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a space available basis.5 -Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.5 - New National SAT Examination
1 – Regular Decision Notification Date.9 - National ACT Examination10 – Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.23 – Weekend Information Session 10 a.m.Students finalize their decision of the college they plan to attend in the fall.
1 – National Candidate's Reply Date.1 - Saturday Information Session 10 a.m.7- National SAT Examination.
4 – National SAT Examination (For High School Juniors)11 – National ACT Examination (For High School Juniors)
15 – Transfer Fall priority application deadline.
Students are given housing assignments. Students come to campus for summer Orientation, including placement testing and advisement. Deposited transfer students are sent housing contracts.
Placement testing and course selection is complete for incoming students.
* Please refer to the definition of Early Action and Regular Decision prior to submitting application.
** In order to apply, we request the application for admission along with an application fee of $50, official transcripts, essay, letter of recommendation, and official SAT/ACT scores.
*** For Early Action and Regular Decision Candidates: After students submit the $200 enrollment deposit, access is granted to The Welcome Center at www.monmouth.edu/welcome. Housing is guaranteed for freshmen who submit an enrollment deposit, housing contract, and housing deposit by May 16, 2016. Parking for freshmen is extremely limited and given on a space-available basis.
**** Transfer applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Please visit our FAQ section for more answers to your questions.


text:
New subscription
Renew my subscription
Give a gift
Pay my bill
Change my address
Active within 3405 Days
Hi! My name is Macy
I am Oriental Shorthair from Saginaw, MI
Nicknames: My nicknames are...Princess Macy,Girl,Prett- y pretty princess.
Age: 10 years old
Gender: F
Coat: short haired
Education: I have groomed the tip of my tail into a swirl! I work very hard at keeping it perfect!!!
My favorite tricks and treats are: I have a lot of favorite treats! I love to eat granola bars with my mom! I also love cheese in a can, but my mom doesn't like me to eat it very much!
Where I hang out: I love to hang out on the back of the loveseat, and on top of the scratch post that my grandpa made for my brothers and I.
My favorite grubs: I love milk(for cats of course)!
My pet peeves: I hate loud noises,my brothers(someti- mes),having my nails cut,my mom getting ready to go anywhere(I scream the entire time)!
What I love about my owners: My mom lets me do whatever I want! She tells me how beautiful I am every single day! She never stops giving me kisses!
My cat hobbies: I love to take a bath! I bathe all day long(when I'm not getting my beauty rest)!
Pet motto: Most beautiful girl in the world!!!!
See all awards »
Macy ran up to my husband and I in the parking lot of our apartment when she was just a tiny baby! We tried taking her to the other side of the lot, and walking away... but she ran after us! We just couldn't walk away!
I've had 2992 friends visit me.
I'm the 931st member on CatChannel.com.
23 friends have voted for me since I joined Club Cat!
Come visit me, Angel Smoky went to the rainbow bridge 5-27-2011, Grizzly, Max, Oddball went to the Rainbow Bridge Nov.15th 2012 & Maggie.
Come visit me, Arwen & Filly The Swift of Rohan.
Come visit me, Crystal~R.I.P., Halloween, ♥ Sophie ♥, Rajah~RIP, Figero (I'm a bunny!), Bathsheba, Sunflower & Lily~RIP.
Come visit me, macky & sunny.
Tell a Friend |
Report inappropriate content on this page.
Hi, my name is
Visit the photo gallery to cast your vote »
Get quick tips for happy cats, food recall info, news alerts and best behavior advice.
Sign up to get updates delivered straight to your inbox.
CatChannel takes your privacy seriously. To learn more, please read our privacy policy.


text:
Reader Comments (50)
Last line + having seen it in action = dark chuckles
That's as good as BDARG!
I don't know much Spanish, so "bola de fuego" might be correct - but don't you think "bola del fuego" looks funnier?
Also, NGAH is the female version of BDARG.....I thought everyone knew that!
I won't even walk past the TV department in stores because of the weird way they all seem to look now. Thanks for giving it a name!
Funny and informative. The next time I go TV shopping I'll be sure to avoid anything where the motion smoothing can't be turned off.
Thanks for validating my disgust! I've got friends who can't see the difference.
I notice you're trying some new shading in that last panel, to simulate the TV's "glow". Good artistic expansion.
Oh, and funny last line, too.
I'm not a Spanish expert by any stretch, but by analogy to "Tierra del Fuego," I think that last line should be "del," not "de."
Nor am I a Spanish expert - I just feel the need to point out that if, as you infer, Scott's Spanish is incorrect, surely it is more realistic if cartoon-Scott's Spanish is incorrect also?
"Bola de Fuego" -- Ball of Fire
"Bola del Fuego" -- Ball of the Fire
Scott got it correct.
Tiera del fuego is correct because it's the Land of the Fire.
Source: Highschool spanish. Worked at thrift store in a town with a high Hispanic population.
No, "Bola de fuego" is correct. "Bola del fuego" would be "ball of the fire", which sounds about as ridiculous in Spanish as it does in English.
I'm not a Spanish expert either, but "del" is a combination of "de" and "el". However, "de el" or "del" translates to "of the". Therefore, you propose changing "ball of fire" to "ball of the fire" which I hope you agree doesn't make sense. And to the person who suggested "Tierra del fuego", that's a group of islands. Minus all internets!
No, you guys who think it's "Del" and not "de" are wrong, Tierra Del Fuego means "Land of THE fire" as in making the fire really important, while "fireballs" is written just "bola de fuego" because fire is just the material it is made of, without real significance
I'm mexican, I know this stuff LOL
I'm from Spain. It's "bola de fuego". "Bola del fuego" sounds horrible. It's alluding an specific fire. "Ball of the fire"? Of what fire?
indeed, it should be bola del fuego---- while bola de fuego sounds correct to an english speaker (ball of fire) spanish speakers include el/la (the) in front of nouns. correct version is ball of the fire, as weird as that seems to us...bola de el fuego, which becomes bola del fuego due to grammar rules (de el , deeehh eel, sounds weird, said fast becomes del) note if the noun is feminine 'de la' stays de la, same with plurals.
lesson aside, looove BI, and as I don't comment often, assume that won't change
To the language police:
Any authors whose characters all speak perfectly, with no errors in pronounciation or grammar, are reducing the realism, and creating an unnatural, stilted style.
Most people who write dialogue know better, and try to recreate the speech habits of different individuals they know, or have heard.
This will include the errors they are likely to make.
From now on I'll refer to motion smoothing as Mexican soap opera mode.
I have so much hate for that feature.
Good strip as always.
Bola de fuego is correct.
"Bola del fuego" would mean "Ball of the fire", and not "ball of fire".
I loved the second panel! When I look for people's comments on products, I have the same frustration.
Ok, I AM a native spanish speaker (Mexican, besides), so "bola de fuego" is entirely correct.
And just for the record, only older mexican soap operas look like that. It's been a while since they abandoned that strobe filter that was intended to make the video footage look more like film, and mostly made it look weird.
Not that I spend more than 30 seconds each month watching soap operas, though.
I wish I could rename the options on my tv set so I could have a "Mexican Soap Opera Mode" button. Good to know my impressions on that feature are shared.
PS: If u wanna add a "Brazilian Soap Opera Mode" just install a feature that inserts a panoramic view of Rio every minute or so.
I'm pretty sure it should be "de". Now its "ball Of fire", and with "del" it would be "ball Of The fire"
As a Spanish prof, I applaud your correct usage in the last line. And I enjoyed it immensely.
Funny, I thought American soap operas did the same thing. Along with many sitcoms from the '80s and '90s, game shows, reality shows, cooking shows, the news, sports... seriously, why single out the Mexican soap operas?
I'm more of the Randall Munroe opinion that more frames per second is better. It's more realistic, and unlike 3D, it doesn't sacrifice anything on the viewer's part. How it came to be that movies and more expensive shows used cheaper methods is unclear to me.
People have complained that high FPS makes it too real. Has that complaint ever been lodged against another advance in movie technology? Were earlier audiences freaked out by good sound and color?
JAY-ZUZZ people! who gives a fat flying Philadelphia froot-loop if it is de or del? give it up.
Thanks, Scott, for giving me a name for that horrid mode on my long-distance viewing machine.
NGAH! Our TV does that. Now maybe I'll know what to look for in Settings to switch it off and save my sanity.
Thanks, Basic Instructions! Your basic instructions have.basically, instructed me. On the basics. Instructionally.
I've been looking through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) for quite a while now, intending to categorize Mr. Meyer for appropriate treatment by professionals. But I find that there is no specific category for cartoonists. It's as if he is on the outside, looking inside at *us*. It gives me the heeby jeebys, which I also do not find a definition for in the DSM-IV. This troubles me. I must find a way out into the world of Mr. Scott Meyer. I shall read further into his art and mind -- it's my only hope.
Not sure it was mentioned already, but "bola de fuego" is correct whereas "bola del fuego" just sounds ridiculous.
If anyone says "ball of THE fire" again I am going to BDARG!! oh, AND NGAH!!!
Great; just when I thought the grammar nazis had finally either died off or been apprehended and brought to the Hague, the grammar conquistadors show up.
My thanks to the Spanish speakers who corrected my correction.
I don't know who the heck you hear from who complains about high FPS Classic Steve. For me anything below 120hz makes me sick (genuinely sick, I will throw up if I am forced to watch your cheap, crappy TV). Basically the higher the better. I have similar issues with 3D (refresh rate is way too low, usually half of whatever they say it is, and I end up having to take off the glasses after about 5 minutes).
Also, I hate Mexican soap opera mode... It's the first thing that I turn off.
Funny that people keep discussing about de and del..
Let's settle this!
I just want to say that "bola del fuego" would be "ball of THE fire", so "bola de fuego" (ball of fire) is correct.
I know no Spanish. My source on this is about a dozen different posts above.
Actually... yes. Early audiences were freaked out by a lot of things, including the fact that HOLY CRAP THAT PICTURE IS MOVING IT IS WITCHCRAFT!
There was one famous movie of a man with a gun (loaded with blanks, obviously) pointed at the camera, and he fired it, and people in the theaters would flip out.
aaaa finally someone who understand me about the "non fiction aspect" those tv's give to the films, i mean, who wants to see a tranformer as if it where real.
thanks again scott
ok. everyone, listen up, i'm mexican and i think i do know how is the correct form of the "bola de fuego" expression, so trust me if i'm telling you that the correct way of saying it would be "bola fogosa" yyeeaahhhhhhhhhh
Well, the human eye can only take in so many frames a second. If people are complaining of superhigh FPS, they're probably making it up in their head.
Hey guys
"Bola del fuego" would be Ball Of The Fire
I am posting this because I have read through all the comments and thus know that absolutely nobody has said this yet


text:
|Longtime pals make pumpkins summer priority
Boys plant variety of pumpkins in home patch
By Natalie Gray
Josh Wade, 13, and Wesley Mephum, 14, have known each other forever or so, Mephum said in a phone interview.
Together, the two long-time friends are taking a unique approach to spending their summer; where most other kids their ages will be taking advantage of their time off from school by relaxing, Wade and Mephum are keeping busy by planting a one-and-a-half acre pumpkin patch.
"The idea was from my mom," said Wade, adding that the project was to create a bonding experience between the two boys and Wade's father, Rob. The idea behind the project was to give the three something to watch, work and care for together over the summer and into the fall.
Both Wade and Mephum are homeschooled, with Wade taking some classes at the Winter Valley Christian School. After the summer ends, Wade will be entering the eighth grade, Mephum into his freshman year of high school.
As Mephum suggested, it really would seem the two have known each other forever. According to Wade, their mothers have known each other since college and have kept close as the years went on, shaping a close friendship between their sons. The two boys have spent most of their lives living close to each other, first in Marin County, now in Sonoma, with Wade moving to Santa Rosa, along Petaluma Hill Road, just a year ago.
The pumpkin patch is already well under way, having begun in April. The boys and Rob Wade meet at least twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays to work on their patch. According to Josh, the hardest part of preparing the patch was creating an extended pipeline drip to water the pumpkins. Most of the pumpkin plants were planted into the field two weeks ago, after the young plants had grown a few inches in seed starting cells.
"It's all looking really cool actually with all the rows," said Mephum. According to Josh, their patch is to have a wide variety of different kinds of pumpkins; their patch is to have jack-o-lantern carving pumpkins, white pumpkins, orange pumpkins and warty and smooth pumpkins. They will also have "Big Max" and "Arctic Giant," two brands of pumpkins that are known for growing to exceed 100 pounds. Wade and Mephum have 1,300 pumpkin plants in all, with only 300 plants still waiting to be replanted from their starter pods to the field.
Josh said he was unaware before cultivation of the patch that there were so many different types of pumpkins, but had no problem now listing the many kinds he and his friend planted, including what the pumpkins looked like and where they were from.
If the patch is successful enough to allow for another planting next year, Josh and Mephum said they would like to extend their harvest to include corn. The pumpkin patch is totally organically grown. Josh and Mephum said they have had had a lot of fun with the planting and are excited for the results this fall.
The pumpkin patch is located at Wade's home on Petaluma Hill Road, and it is there the boys plan to set up a stand this fall to sell their pumpkins. The pumpkins are expected to be ripe around late August, early September.


text:
Nick Clegg's threat to bring down the coalition over Lords reform would lead to an electoral thumping
About half way through Martin Scorsese's film Casino, Sam "Ace" Rothstein, manager of the Tangiers casino, welcomes Pat Webb, the Las Vegas County Commissioner, into his office and offers him a seat.
Webb is all country manners and civility. It seems that a man that Ace recently fired is the commissioner's brother-in-law. So, says Webb, "maybe he did not deserve to be fired".
But Ace is sure that he did deserve it. The man was either a crook or a fool. He had to go. Webb keeps calm. Perhaps Ace isn't getting his point: "Are we certain that you want


text:
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will celebrate an outdoor Mass for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg at 7 p.m. July 6 in Gettysburg.
The Mass will be at the new parish center of St. Francis Xavier Church, 455 Table Rock Road, Gettysburg.
St. Francis Xavier Parish has a long tradition of involvement with the Battle of Gettysburg. The parish church served as a hospital site during the battle, and the stained glass windows in the church at 25 W. High St. depict scenes of the wounded soldiers being cared for by Catholic Nuns.
The celebration of an outdoor Field Mass has been a tradition for the parish. For the 100th anniversary, Bishop George Leech of the Diocese of Harrisburg celebrated Mass, as did then Bishop Keeler of the Harrisburg Diocese for the 125th Anniversary of the battle.
The invitation was extended to Cardinal Dolan, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, because of his love of history, said Joe Aponick, spokesman for the Diocese of Harrisburg.
A 100-voice choir is planned for the event. Anyone interested in taking part in the choir should email the conductor, Phil Krepps, at email@example.com. Because of expected heavy traffic, those attending are advised to routes 234 or 394 and turn onto Table Rock Road north of town.


text:
Here's the latest installment from my favorite soccer mom and ugly American, Jeannie Tate.
She's in Italy, complaining that the statue engravings need subtitles and observing, "Italians are like teenagers, they speak a foreign language.'' She asks people on the street if they've ever heard of Costco. The answer is no.
Unfortunately, though, my favorite character from the series, her hostile stepdaughter Tina (brilliantly played by Aubrey Plaza), wasn't along for the trip.
Jeannie, who normally hosts a show from her mini-van, is played by Liz Cackowski, a "Saturday Night Live'' writer. She co-wrote the YouTube series with Maggie Carey, who's Bill Hader's wife. We posted about "The Jeannie Tate Show'' back in the spring.
What do you think? Funny or not? Let us know.


text:
Full results from Core Values Brainstorming
From OWASP
11/24/2010 20:07:01
|Tom Brennan
|Open Source
|The open source model includes the concept of concurrent yet different agendas and differing approaches in production, in contrast with more centralized models of development such as those typically used in commercial software companies.A main principle and practice of open source software development is peer production by bartering and collaboration, with the end-product, source-material, "blueprints" and documentation available at no cost to the public
|Our mission is to make application security visible, so that people and organizations can make informed decisions about true application security risks
|rough consensus
|Majority of owasp voting members elect and follow its leaders that keep owasp on track and on mission
|* Perform all professional activities and duties in accordance with all applicable laws and the highest ethical principles;* Promote the implementation of and promote compliance with standards, procedures, controls for application security;* Maintain appropriate confidentiality of proprietary or otherwise sensitive information encountered in the course of professional activities;* Discharge professional responsibilities with diligence and honesty;* To communicate openly and honestly;* Refrain from any activities which might constitute a conflict of interest or otherwise damage the reputation of employers, the information security profession, or the Association;* To maintain and affirm our objectivity and independence;* To reject inappropriate pressure from industry or others;* Not intentionally injure or impugn the professional reputation of practice of colleagues, clients, or employers;* Treat everyone with respect and dignity; and* To avoid relationships that impair — or may appear to impair — OWASP's objectivity and independence.
|a global community of technical peers without prejudice to nation
12/2/2010 22:02:41
|Matt Tesauro
|Public in our actions and our work. Allowing for maximum transparency into our work and projects. Also, influencing open and transparent actions by all the players in the software market.
|Vendor Neutral
|Maintaining a unbiased and technology agnostic approach to solving application security problems.
|Open Source
|For our projects, allowing anyone zero-cost use, access to the source code, ability to redistribute and make derivative works.
|A group of individuals working together to achieve a common goal where rough consensus determines the actions of the group.
|Having the best, brightest and passionate individuals working on concert to produce solutions to application security problems. Being the common body of knowledge for application security.
12/5/2010 3:28:51
|All the products created within OWASP must be openly available for use by everybody, without limitation.All the OWASP community activities should be open for people to join and understand what OWASP is about.
|OWASP as an organisation must always be aiming for reaching its goals while staying vendor- and political neutral.
|OWASP does need an income to support the projects and organisation, but should never be used for personal or organisation monetary gain.
|Everybody's opinion and believes must be respected within the OWASP community. This allows for open and honest discussions on OWASP projects and activities.
|People are donating their precious time to OWASP in their free time. OWASP should never become a 'job', but must be a fun and engaging community to participate in.
12/6/2010 11:05:20
|Dinis Cruz
|Open , Independent, Respectful and Focused
|Make Application Security InVisible to developers and Visible to buyers
|Enable the creation of Safe Applications
|Connect the community and enable Serendipity, in order to accelerate the speed of change
|Transform Security Knowledge into Bussiness Intelligence
12/6/2010 12:20:19
|Jeff Williams
|Freedom and Openness
|everything at OWASP has to be free and open to everyone. The security industry has failed to make information about security open for too long. This has led to some profitable consulting companies, but is not good for the world. We need an accurate, well-organized, useful body of knowledge that is free and open for everyone.
|Belief in the Ecosystem
|A guiding philosophy is that security is not a product, is not a process, and cannot be forced, but is an artifact of a properly functioning ecosystem. In the past we have focused on the major market failure in software… visibility. But OWASP is here to help inspire, support, and grow both the "builder" and "breaker" sides of our ecosystem. This includes a belief in balancing implementation, verification, and management activities – instead of just focusing on attempts to "hack ourselves secure."
|Making Informed Decisions about Risk
|We promote the idea that organizations can and should take risks with information technology. Rather than fight risk taking, we intend to help people and organizations make informed decisions about the risks that they choose to take.
|At OWASP, anyone can take on any project that is reasonably aligned with our overall goals. We are not a top-down bureaucracy. In fact, some have described OWASP as upside-down – meaning that the people who do the most work and produce the most value are promoted within the organization. We loosely follow David Clark's idea that we "We reject: kings, presidents and voting. We believe in: rough consensus and running code"
|Security Enables Innovation
|We believe that security is critical to our ability to innovate in information technology, and reject the idea that security is opposed to usability, performance, or progress.Embrace Responsible Commercial Activities – This is a tricky one. OWASP supports commercial activities consistent with our goals. And it simultaneously rejects attempts by commercial organizations to mislead, scare, or overclaim.Civility – We will not abide abuse of our community.
12/6/2010 13:17:20
|Dave Wichers
|Free and Open
|Everything OWASP does should be free and open. There are some caveats to this but certainly everything we put up on our website(s) should be free. The only thing we charge for is membership (which is voluntary) and for attending our conferences and our conference training (which is also voluntary).
|Free from vendor influence
|Everything OWASP does should be free from undo influence of commercial interests. Input from vendors is fine, but OWASP should not produce anything that is clearly heavily biased or influenced by a vendor and our conferences and chapter meetings should not have talks that are heavily biased to a particular vendor or are advertisements for that vendor's products or services.
|Focused on application security
|Everything OWASP does should be related to application security in some way, such as tools, documentation, processes, buildling community, education, etc. There is a W in OWASP that stands for Web, and I think that should be our primary focus, web security, but I don't think it should be exclusively web security.
|Inclusive as possible
|OWASP should work to include and accept as many members and projects as possible. We should serve as the incubator of projects from which will emerge many great things, and clearly some will not grow and thrive, but thats OK. This also includes being an international organization.


text:
Internet Explorer
by Renata Liwska
|January 1, 2012
$7.97 online
save 6%
In stock online
Available in stores
An original folktale, written and illustrated by Renata Liwska, the best-selling illustrator of The Quiet Book. In this charming bookended story, a grandfather panda tells his grandson the tale of a tiger that flew. Soft, cross-hatched illustrations and whimsical…
|February 17, 2011
Not available in stores
All Lucy wants to do is play with her brand-new, bright red wagon. But her mother has other plans for her-and the wagon. Lucy must go to the market and buy vegetables for dinner. Lucy doesn't want to do chores! But she sets off for the market nonetheless,…
by Deborah Underwood
|October 16, 2012
$12.69 online
save 23%
Available for download
BANG! CRACKLE! BOO! Just like there are lots of quiets, there are also lots of louds: Good louds (HOORAY!) and bad louds (CRASH!) And louds that make you feel like you are the center of attention (BURP!). The Loud Book compiles all these kid-friendly noises from…
|March 8, 2010
Ships within 1-3 weeks
by Doreen Cronin
|May 1, 2014
Boom! Snot… Twitty? Three unlikely friends, and three different ways of being in the world. This simplest of stories is a fable for life .
|July 8, 2013
|June 30, 2015
The perfect spot is this way! says Boom. The perfect spot is that way!" tweets Twitty. Snot is smartly silent. How will these three friends decide which way to go to find the perfect spot? With humor, wisdom, and perfect storytelling and illustrating pitch, New…
|February 8, 2012
The holidays are filled with joyful noise. But Christmas is sometimes wrapped in quiet: "Searching for presents quiet," "Getting caught quiet," and "Hoping for a snow day quiet." Irresistibly cute, soft colored pencil illustrations of bunnies, bears, and more…
by Nina Laden
|December 3, 2013
Does a feather remember it once was a bird? Does a book remember it once was a word? When a feather drifts through a child's window, a magical journey begins. As the boy follows the feather, he is swept away to a world filled with adorable animals, where fantasy…
by Mary Cuffe-Perez
|March 27, 2008
When the wild geese migrate over the little pond with its pink flamingos and clipped grass, Skylar and the others watch with envy. They like their pond, but there is something elegant and brave about being a real wild goose. But they?ve never flown before, and…
Gift List
Wish List
Sign In
Find This Item in Store
Searching current location


text:
Find free personals at Date.com's Recluse dating service. Tired of speed dating? Try speed dating online with Date.com's matchmaking service. Whether you are looking for serious relationships, friendship, girlfriend, boyfriend, lover or even pen pals, Date.com has it all. Create a FREE singles ad and start Recluse dating online, its easy!
RecluseJoin Now Free!
Recluse Girls | Recluse Men | Recluse Gay | Recluse Lesbians
More Recluse Links:
Singles | Personals | Chat | Speed Dating | Love
Recluse Catholic Dating | Recluse Christian Dating | Recluse Muslim Dating
Recluse Black Dating | Recluse Asian Dating
Date.com is a FREE online Recluse dating service for singles. We have the hottest attractive and available Recluse women/men on the Internet from hot blondes to cute brunettes to sexy redheads. If you are looking for a wife or husband for a happy marriage, mature ladies, older men create a free profile today. Browse our personal ads, chat online and start Recluse dating today.


text:
Northern Illinois Rifle & Pistol Club
Toggle navigation
Gun Show
Work Hours
About Us
Member Options
Forgot Password
Request Account
Coming Events:
Next Meeting:
Monday September 12th, 2016 - 7 PM @ Verdi Club.
Please note that the September gun show and Raffle has been cancelled.
Welcome to NIRPC . . .
Northern Illinois Rifle and Pistol Club
(NIRPC) is a non-for-profit club that was formed 50 years ago. All funds are dispersed with Board approval. The club works with Boy Scouts as well as County and State organizations to assist them with their shooting programs. NIRPC is proud of its tradition of Community Service and Education. Club Membership is private and open to new members as openings become available. All members must belong to the National Rifle Association. We have a 300-member cap. Our members enjoy informal plinking and target shooting with some special competition events. The shooting facilities are open to Club members and invited guests on a daily basis.


text:
Sometimes I wonder if Slash regrets everything about Guns N' Roses.
Remember the Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time Poll from last week? The BBC released the poll crowning Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love as number 1 and Guns N' Roses Sweet Child O' Mine as the second best of all time.
The track, taken from their 1987 debut, was their biggest US hit when it launched as a single in '88, and helped push the band further into stardom.
Slash dismissed the poll that named HIS riff the second-best of all time - saying it's "impossible to take seriously."
"I definitely don't sit there and go, 'Yeah, it's the greatest riff.' It's very surreal when somebody says something like that....You're very appreciative of it, and you count your lucky stars that you got mentioned in that position, or even at all. Then you take it with a grain of salt and try not to dwell on it."
Be Caller 10 at 1:15 to play Rock 101 to win 2 tickets to Moist Nov. 29th at Union Hall
Simply confirm your registered email address below and click "Reset Password." We will immediately email you a link back to the site where you can enter a new password for this account.
We've found your existing Greedy Bastards account. Please login below to complete the Facebook login process.
Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved.


text:
The Writers of Wales Database
Gaynor Arnold was born and brought up in Cardiff. She read English at Oxford University and, during her student days, acted in many plays including at the Edinburgh Festival and in the USA. Her debut title Girl in a Blue Dress (Tindal Street Press, 2008) made the 2008 Man Booker and the Orange Prize Longlist. She has two grown up children and works for Birmingham's Adoption and Fostering Service. Gaynor is a Member of Academi.
With respect to Girl in a Blue Dress (Tindal Street Press, 2008)
"…Arnold's knowledge of Dickens is impeccable, and she uses fiction to give Mrs D what she never had - a chance to interview her husband's mistress, and reclaim her beloved children. Beautifully written, entirely satisfying…"
The Times
"…A fine work of imagination and compassion that offers up other ways for us to understand a popular genius and those who loved him…"
The Telegraph
"...Fabulously indulgent Victoriana . . . a lovely, rich evocation of the period that rises above the faintly damning 'historical fiction' label with its complex characterisation and silky prose. It also seems apposite—a neat rendering of a celebrity marriage with all the pressure and expectation that courting fame invites. Wag hopefuls take note—anyone who belongs to the public can never really belong to you..."
The Observer
"...A fascinating portrait of a Victorian woman in the near-impossible position of maintaining a sense of self while married to a famous, difficult and wildly charismatic genius..."
The Metro
"...With his manic energy and flamboyant waistcoats, Gibson is a Dickensian character – and no wonder, for Arnold's inspiration for her wholly absorbing novel lies in the complex married life of Charles Dickens and his wife, Catherine..."
The Daily Mail
"...Arnold's portrayal of Gibson/Dickens is spot on – charismatic, theatrical, depressive; preoccupied with death and with childhood; endlessly courting celebrity and reputation..."
The Guardian
"...With Gaynor Arnold's Girl in a Blue Dress the Birmingham indie house Tindal Street Press confirms its magic touch..."
Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
Selected Publications:
Girl in a Blue Dress (Tindal Street Press, 2008)
Lying Together (Tindal Street Press, 2011)
After Such Kindness (Tindal Street Press, 2012)
Girl in a Blue Dress (Tindal Street Press, 2008)
Alfred Gibson's funeral has taken place at Westminster Abbey, and Dorothea, his wife of twenty years, has not been invited. The Great Man's will favours his children and a clandestine mistress over his estranged wife. Dorothea is left only with the comforts of her feisty youngest daughter Kitty, whose attempts to demonise her father challenge Dorothea's memories. When an invitation for a private audience with Queen Victoria arrives, she begins to examine her own life more closely.
Dorothea revisits their courtship, early days of nuptial pleasure and domestic family fun—before the birth of too many children sapped her vitality. But she also uncovers the frighteningly hypnotic power of this celebrity author. Now Dodo will need to face her grown-up children, and worse, her dual nemesis of ten years before, her redoubtable younger sister Sissy and the charming actress Miss Ricketts.
To purchase this novel from amazon.co.uk, please click on its front cover


text:
Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn's soon-to-be-born child should gear up for a wild ride.
"Our two girls are very excited," Sehorn, 37, told PEOPLE in Las Vegas Saturday at the opening of LAVO. "If it's a boy, they'll drag him around and dress him in girl's clothes. If it's a girl, God bless her, our other girls will beat her down out of love."
Luckily, Harmon, 36, who is due this winter, is getting some experience refereeing tussles, playing a homicide inspector on the ABC drama Women's Murder Club. Sehorn, a former NFL defensive back, should also be equipped to handle any skirmishes.
As for the world their child will come into, Harmon said, "Our house sounds like a Justin Timberlake concert. From the time they get up to the moment they go to bed there is screaming and squealing. Our girls have no idea what an 'inside voice' is."
Still, the couple experienced so much happiness when Finley Faith, 4, and Avery Grace, 3, were babies that they said they are actually excited about more diaper duty and sleepless nights.
Angie Harmon: 'My House Is a Justin Timberlake Concert'
Alex Berliner/BEImages


text: HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Md., recently announced James Jenkins, Tabitha Porterfield and Emily Ahalt as new Washington County Department of Public Relations and Community Affairs staff members. Leading all county communications efforts, the department, created through restructuring in December 2012, is under the direction of Assistant County Administrator Sarah Lankford Sprecher.


text:
Author Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Dr Tunkel), Alan and Kathryn Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias (Drs Tunkel, Alade, and Hoover-Fong), and McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine (Drs Alade and Hoover-Fong), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; East Bay Head and Neck Surgery, Berkeley, California (Dr Kerbavaz); Allied Hearing Care, Goodlettsville, Tennessee (Dr Smith); and Division of Audiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (Dr Rose-Hardison).
Objective To determine the prevalence of hearing loss and abnormal tympanometry in children with skeletal dysplasia.
Design Clinical screening program.
Setting National convention of the Little People of America.
Patients Convenience sample of volunteers aged 18 years or younger with skeletal dysplasias.
Interventions Hearing screening with behavioral testing and/or otoacoustic emissions, otoscopy, and tympanometry.
Main Outcome Measures A failed hearing screen was defined as hearing 35 dB HL (hearing level) or greater at 1 or more tested frequencies or by a "fail" otoacoustic emissions response. Types B and C tympanograms were considered abnormal.
Results A total of 58 children (aged ≤18 years) with skeletal dysplasia enrolled, and 56 completed hearing screening. Forty-one children had normal hearing (71%); 9 failed in 1 ear (16%); and 6 failed in both ears (10%). Forty-four children had achondroplasia, and 31 had normal hearing in both ears (71%); 8 failed hearing screening in 1 ear (18%), and 3 in both ears (7%). Tympanometry was performed in 45 children, with normal tympanograms found in 21 (47%), bilateral abnormal tympanograms in 15 (33%), and unilateral abnormal tympanograms in 9 (20%). Fourteen children with achondroplasia had normal tympanograms (42%); 11 had bilateral abnormal tympanograms (33%); and 8 had unilateral abnormal tympanograms (24%). For those children without functioning tympanostomy tubes, there was a 9.5 times greater odds of hearing loss if there was abnormal tympanometry (P = .03).
Conclusions Hearing loss and middle-ear disease are both highly prevalent in children with skeletal dysplasias. Abnormal tympanometry is highly associated with the presence of hearing loss, as expected in children with eustachian tube dysfunction. Hearing screening with medical intervention is recommended for these children.
Children with skeletal dysplasias have a number of otolaryngologic issues, including obstructive sleep apnea, nasal obstruction, airway management issues during general anesthesia, middle-ear disease, and hearing loss. While hearing loss is common in these children, the literature that demonstrates this consists largely of studies of patients with skeletal dysplasia who have presented for medical care. To our knowledge, there are no studies that have investigated hearing loss in skeletal dysplasia using testing outside the clinical domain.
While hearing screening of neonates is nearly universal in the United States, follow-up hearing assessment later in childhood is not. Hearing screening programs for children can identify children at risk for hearing loss, and such programs have been documented to improve audiologic follow-up and treatment of hearing loss in school-aged children.1 In addition, the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing2 2007 statement notes that children with craniofacial abnormalities are at risk for delayed-onset hearing loss, supporting aggressive sequential hearing assessments in the skeletal dysplasia populations. Children with achondroplasia appear to have verbal comprehension deficits that may be related to middle-ear disease and conductive hearing loss.3
We performed a hearing screening program at a national meeting of individuals with short-stature skeletal dysplasias. We sought to identify children with hearing loss or at risk for hearing loss to recommend appropriate follow-up evaluation and treatment. We attempted to measure the prevalence of hearing loss and middle-ear dysfunction in this population. With a hearing screening program at a convention for individuals with short-stature skeletal dysplasia, we studied the feasibility of such evaluation in a nonclinical setting. These screening programs are valuable for at-risk individuals who do not have access to medical care or who are unaware of the need for screening.
A convenience sample of individuals with skeletal dysplasias were recruited for hearing assessment with posted advertisements at the national meeting of the Little People of America in Nashville, Tennessee over 4 consecutive days in July 2010. Meeting attendees of all ages were eligible for hearing screening. Hearing screening was performed in 2 hotel rooms. The screening protocol was approved by the institutional review boards of the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, California, and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. Written informed consent was obtained from parents and guardians prior to initiation of the screenings.
Hearing assessments were performed by audiology and speech and language pathology graduate students under the direction of 2 state-licensed and ASHA-certified (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) audiologists. Individuals underwent hearing screening using MAICO MA 40 and MA 41 screening audiometers (MAICO Diagnostics), and tympanometry was performed with the Madsen Otoflex 100 (GN Otometrics) or the Grason-Stadler GSI 39 Auto Tymp tympanometers (Grason-Stadler). Otoscopy was performed by 1 of 2 board-certified otolaryngologists using Welch Allyn (Welch Allyn) handheld otoscopes. Otoacoustic emission testing was performed in 12 children using the Grason-Stadler GSI 70 Automated OAE device, principally for those too young to complete behavioral screening.
Hearing screening was performed using standard methods using air conduction only at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz. A pass was defined as 2 appropriate responses to each presented stimulus below 35 dB HL (hearing level). Early in the screening process it became clear that the 500-Hz responses were not reliable, with multiple fails, perhaps because of ambient noise in the testing environment. Therefore, a failed hearing screen was defined as failure to respond at 1 or more of the frequencies 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, or 4000 Hz in 1 or both ears below 35 dB HL, or by a "fail" response on automated otoacoustic emission testing.
Tympanometry results were recorded as type A, type AS, type AD, type B, or type C. For our analysis, all type A tympanograms were considered normal regardless of peak height. Type B and C tympanograms were considered abnormal, indicative of eustachian tube dysfunction. Tympanogram results were recorded for all patients who underwent such testing, even if tubes were present on examination. For 1 analysis of the relationship of abnormal tympanometry and failed hearing screen, patients with indwelling tympanostomy tubes were excluded from analysis.
Patients also had otoscopy and completed a 12-item questionnaire that documented patient age and skeletal dysplasia diagnosis, briefly described hearing and otologic health, and reported any history of ear surgery and use of hearing aids. Children who failed hearing screening and their parents were advised to seek comprehensive medical and audiologic assessment of hearing to confirm and quantify the suspected hearing loss and to provide appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
Hearing status and tympanometry results (normal in both ears, abnormal in 1 ear, or abnormal in both ears) were examined in the screened population. Data analysis was performed using STATA, version 10 (StataCorp LP). The risk of hearing loss in relation to tympanometry results, in the entire cohort and after excluding those with functioning tympanostomy tubes, were calculated using χ2 tests (P < .05).
Fifty-eight of 110 subjects who enrolled in this study were children (mean [SD] age, 7.9 [4.6] years; age range, 10 months to 18 years), and 56 completed the hearing screening. Two children with achondroplasia did not complete the hearing assessment owing to non-compliance related to age. Of those who completed the screening, 42 children had achondroplasia, and 14 children had 1 of 9 other skeletal dysplasia diagnoses (Table 1). Nine children had tympanostomy tubes in 1 or both ears on examination. Twelve children had otoacoustic emission testing as part or all of their testing algorithm.
Forty-one children had normal hearing as defined by our pass criteria (71%); 9 children failed in 1 ear (16%); and 6 children failed in both ears (10%). Thus, 15 children failed hearing screening in 1 or both ears (26%). Thirty-one of 44 children with achondroplasia passed the hearing screening (71%): 8 of these children failed in 1 ear (18%), and 3 failed in both ears (7%) for a total of 11 children with achondroplasia failing in 1 or both ears (25%). Over one-half of the children with tympanostomy tubes present in at least 1 ear on examination failed hearing screening in 1 or both ears, while only 20% of those without tubes failed in 1 or both ears (n = 9). Table 2 summarizes the hearing screening data.
Tympanometry was performed successfully in 45 children: 21 had normal tympanograms in both ears (47%); 15 had abnormal tympanograms in both ears (33%); and 9 had an abnormal tympanogram in 1 ear only (20%). Fourteen children with achondroplasia had normal tympanograms (42%), while 11 had abnormal tympanograms in both ears (33%), and 8 had abnormal tympanograms in 1 ear only (24%). Table 3 lists the hearing screening results for each tested ear by tympanogram result. While fewer than 8% of ears with type A tympanograms failed screening (4 of 51), ears with type B or type C tympanograms had similar failed screening rates, 23% (7 of 30) and 22% (2 of 9), respectively.
Odds ratios were calculated to examine the relationship between abnormal tympanometry and hearing screening results in this cross-sectional study. There was a 5.4 times greater odds of hearing loss if there was abnormal tympanometry (P = .04). We reasoned that some children with patent tympanostomy tubes would be considered to have abnormal (flat) tympanograms based on our criteria, even though they had treated middle-ear disease. We did additional analysis by excluding children with patent tympanostomy tubes on examination. For those without tubes, there was a 9.5 greater odds of hearing loss if there was abnormal tympanometry (P = .03). In the total population of children with achondroplasia both with and without tubes, there was a 7.1 greater odds of abnormal hearing if tympanometry was also abnormal, but this did not reach statistical significance (P = .06).
While over one-quarter of children failed hearing screening in 1 or both ears, responses on the questionnaire indicated that only 1 child used hearing aids, and this same child was the only one previously told that hearing aids were needed.
Ear disease and hearing loss are common in patients with skeletal dysplasia. Glass et al4 reported audiologic testing in 38 patients with skeletal dysplasia, and 27 of these patients were 20 years or younger. Seventeen of 28 patients with achondroplasia had hearing loss in at least 1 ear (61%), using a 20-dB threshold for normal hearing. About two-thirds of the patients with hearing deficit had conductive hearing loss. Only 2 of their 10 patients with other types of skeletal dysplasias had hearing loss, 1 with conductive and 1 with sensorineural hearing loss. Stura et al5 studied the hearing of patients with skeletal dysplasias, all 21 years or younger, and found hearing loss in 10 of 18 patients with achondroplasia (56%), 7 with conductive hearing loss and 3 with sensorineural loss. Two of 10 patients with other types of skeletal dysplasia had hearing loss (20%). The threshold used to define hearing loss was not reported in the article, however.
Berkowitz et al6 retrospectively reviewed the otologic histories of 61 patients with achondroplasia who were younger than 20 years. Fifty-four percent had tympanostomy tubes inserted at least once at a mean age of 38 months. Collins and Choi7 retrospectively reviewed the charts of 22 patients with achondroplasia. Fifteen had documented otologic disease, and 7 patients had a total of 19 audiologic tests available for review. Thirteen of 19 audiograms showed conductive hearing loss in at least 1 ear (68%), and 1 patient had sensorineural hearing loss. No record of hearing aid use was found for any patient.
Our hearing screening program identified potential hearing loss in over a quarter of children who completed testing, and middle ear disease in over half of these children. Abnormal tympanometry and/or the presence of tympanostomy tubes in 1 or both ears was associated with failed hearing screen, as would be expected for a population where middle-ear dysfunction was the likely cause of hearing loss. Achondroplasia is the most common skeletal dysplasia, and indeed 44 of 58 children enrolled in this hearing screening had this diagnosis (76%). While hearing loss and middle-ear disease is quite common in achondroplasia in this study and in the literature, we cannot quantify the association of hearing loss and/or middle ear disease with other skeletal dysplasia diagnoses because the number of patients with such diagnoses is small. In our series, 2 of 2 children with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita failed hearing screening in both ears; 1 of 2 children with Morquio syndrome failed in both ears; and 1 of 2 children with cartilage hair hypoplasia failed in 1 ear.
To our knowledge, the present report describes the largest study of hearing health in children with skeletal dysplasia. We confirmed that hearing loss was highly prevalent in this group of patients and that hearing screening is feasible even in a nonclinical setting such as this national meeting of individuals with short-stature skeletal dysplasias. Such hearing screening is valuable for the skeletal dysplasia population because the presence of hearing loss seems to be underappreciated and interventions for hearing loss underutilized, at least by patient self-report. Our data support the recommendation that children with achondroplasia, and perhaps with selected other skeletal dysplasias, have hearing screening or formal testing yearly starting at age 12 months if not sooner.8
The present study, as a pilot and screening study, has several limitations. First, this cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of hearing loss simultaneously with that of abnormal tympanometry. Without a longitudinal study of a defined skeletal dysplasia cohort, we cannot conclude a temporal or causal relationship between abnormal tympanometry and hearing loss. In addition, selection bias in the tested population is possible with volunteer recruitment through advertisement at a busy national meeting. Patients with known hearing loss may defer such screening, as they presumably have already been diagnosed and hopefully treated. Conversely, patients who do not suspect any hearing loss may defer such screening. Our selection of a better-than 35-dB threshold for "pass" is less stringent than many hearing screening protocols. Newborn hearing screens usually use a 35- to 40-dB pass criterion, but such programs are aimed at identifying moderate to severe congenital sensorineural hearing loss.9 Most hearing screens of school-aged children use a 20- to 25-dB pass criterion because they are trying to identify even mild hearing losses that may be conductive or sensorineural in origin.10 The testing environment for this program was not acoustically ideal, leading to the decision to use a 35-dB threshold to identify individuals with moderate or severe hearing loss. It is likely that we have underestimated the incidence of hearing loss in children with skeletal dysplasias, even though more than a quarter of the children tested had what appeared to be at least moderate hearing loss in 1 or both ears.
Future studies of hearing and otologic health in children with skeletal dysplasias should include uniform evaluation of a large group of affected individuals to include diagnostic otoscopy, full air- and bone-conduction audiometry, impedance audiometry in a sound-controlled environment, and, where indicated, binocular microscopic evaluation of the ears and/or temporal bone imaging. Additional hearing screening programs in a nonclinical setting such as the Little People of America meeting should include recruitment efforts to avoid selection bias; optimization of the testing environment; and testing at 20- 25-dB threshold levels if possible to identify all children with hearing loss.
In conclusion, hearing loss and middle-ear disease are common in children with skeletal dysplasias. Abnormal tympanometry findings appear to predict a failed hearing screen, as would be expected in this population of children where eustachian tube dysfunction and resultant conductive hearing loss are the most significant factors affecting hearing. Hearing screening is feasible at national meetings of patient groups in a nonclinical setting.
Correspondence: David E. Tunkel, MD, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Room 6161B, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287-0910 (email@example.com).
Submitted for Publication: May 26, 2011; final revision received August 8, 2011; accepted September 8, 2011.
Author Contributions: Dr Hoover-Fong had full access to all 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: Tunkel, Kerbavaz, and Hoover-Fong. Acquisition of data: Tunkel, Kerbavaz, Smith, and Rose-Hardison. Analysis and interpretation of data: Tunkel, Kerbavaz, Smith, Alade, and Hoover-Fong. Drafting of the manuscript: Tunkel, Alade, and Hoover-Fong. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Tunkel, Kerbavaz, Smith, Rose-Hardison, Alade, and Hoover-Fong. Statistical analysis: Tunkel, Kerbavaz, Alade, and Hoover-Fong. Obtained funding: Hoover-Fong. Administrative, technical, and material support: Tunkel, Kerbavaz, Rose-Hardison, and Hoover-Fong. Study supervision: Tunkel and Kerbavaz.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Previous Presentation: This article was presented at the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology meeting; April 28-31, 2011; Chicago, Illinois.
Additional Contributions: The Alan and Kathryn Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias at Johns Hopkins supported this research, and the executive committee of Little People of America Inc approved and facilitated the hearing screening project at their convention.
Thank you for submitting a comment on this article. It will be reviewed by JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery editors. You will be notified when your comment has been published. Comments should not exceed 500 words of text and 10 references.
Do not submit personal medical questions or information that could identify a specific patient, questions about a particular case, or general inquiries to an author. Only content that has not been published, posted, or submitted elsewhere should be submitted. By submitting this Comment, you and any coauthors transfer copyright to the journal if your Comment is posted.
* = Required Field
Disclosure of Any Conflicts of Interest*
Indicate all relevant conflicts of interest of each author below, including all relevant financial interests, activities, and relationships within the past 3 years including, but not limited to, employment, affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria or payment, speakers' bureaus, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, donation of medical equipment, or patents planned, pending, or issued. If all authors have none, check "No potential conflicts or relevant financial interests" in the box below. Please also indicate any funding received in support of this work. The information will be posted with your response.
Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.
Download citation file:
Customize your page view by dragging & repositioning the boxes below.
More Listings atJAMACareerCenter.com >
Enter your username and email address. We'll send you a link to reset your password.
Enter your username and email address. We'll send instructions on how to reset your password to the email address we have on record.
Need assistance?
Athens and Shibboleth are access management services that provide single sign-on to protected resources. They replace the multiple user names and passwords necessary to access subscription-based content with a single user name and password that can be entered once per session. It operates independently of a user's location or IP address. If your institution uses Athens or Shibboleth authentication, please contact your site administrator to receive your user name and password.


text:
Mrs. Belzire Trahan Doucet
Mrs. Belzire Trahan Doucet
Funeral services for Mrs. Belzire Trahan Doucet, 95, will be held on Friday, January 17, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. in Duhon Funeral Home Chapel, Crowley. Deacon Tommy Sommers will officiate. Interment will follow in Abshire Cemetery, Kaplan.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. , with a rosary being recited at 6:00 P.M. in Duhon Funeral Home, Crowley. Visitation will continue on Friday from 8:00 A.M. until service time in the funeral home.
Mrs. Doucet passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 1:15 P.M. in a Crowley hospital.
A native and lifelong resident of Vermilion Parish, Mrs. Doucet was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kaplan. She worked for many years as a domestic worker, keeping house and helping raise the children of many people.
Mrs. Doucet enjoyed sewing, cooking, and gardening, but her greatest joy was caring for and spending time with her family.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Barbara Campbell and companion Steve Bourque of Scott, Betty Richard and husband, Russell of Crowley, Crawford Marceaux and companion, Julie of Livingston, TX, Darren Marceaux and wife, Janet of Livingston, TX, Mark Marceaux and wife, Trina of Abbeville, and Christopher Duck and wife, Gemma of Abbeville; 23 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-great-grandson. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Preceding Mrs. Doucet in death were her husband, Valerien Doucet, Jr.; daughters, Willa Mae Doucet and Anna Mae Doucet; grandson, A.J. Royer; great-great-great-granddaughter, Emmalynn Robinson; parents,Aristide and Eusta Mire Trahan; sister, Edolie Guidry; and brothers, Joseph Trahan, Aurelian Trahan, and Daruis Trahan.
The family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude to the following for the excellent and compassionate care given to Mrs. Doucet in her final days:
Dr. Patrick Dale Leleux and staff, the staff of Encore Care Facility, the staff of Southwind, the emergency room staff at American Legion Hospital, and the third floor staff at American Legion Hospital.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.duhonfuneralhome.com
Duhon Funeral Home, LLC of Crowley has been entrusted with arrangements.