text: Article | June 2001Parents' Reactions and Recommendations After Diagnosis and Hearing Aid Fitting Stephanie Sjoblad, Melody Harrison, Jackson Roush, and R. A. McWilliam Author Notes Corresponding author: e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com © American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants & Assistive Technology Article | June 2001 Parents' Reactions and Recommendations After Diagnosis and Hearing Aid Fitting American Journal of Audiology, June 2001, Vol. 10, 24-31. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2001/004) History: Received May 2, 2000 , Accepted April 24, 2001 American Journal of Audiology, June 2001, Vol. 10, 24-31. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2001/004) History: Received May 2, 2000; Accepted April 24, 2001 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Sjoblad, S., Harrison, M., Roush, J., & McWilliam, R. A. (2001). Parents' Reactions and Recommendations After Diagnosis and Hearing Aid Fitting. Am J Audiol, 10(1), 24-31. doi: 10.1044/1059-0889(2001/004). Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Parents' Reactions and Recommendations After Diagnosis and Hearing Aid Fitting You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × This study was designed to explore parent reactions to the early stages of audiologic assessment and intervention. A total of 213 parents whose children were under the age of 6 years returned a mail survey. Respondents from 45 states participated. Parents were asked to (1) report the approximate age of diagnosis and hearing aid fitting; (2) comment on reasons for any delays encountered from diagnosis to fitting; and (3) respond to questions concerning their reactions to the initial fitting of amplification. The median age of identification was earlier than some previous investigations; however, substantial delays occurred between diagnosis and hearing aid fitting. Reasons for delay included the need for further audiologic evaluation, problems obtaining return appointments, illness of the child, and difficulties obtaining adequate earmolds. Parent reactions to hearing aids, once fitted, included concerns about appearance and questions about maintenance and use, but attitudes regarding hearing aids and their perceived benefits improved over time. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire American Journal of Audiology content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Become a Visiting Scholar Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Parents' Experiences With Pediatric Hearing AidsCost, Retention, and Daily Management Emerge as Areas of Concern The ASHA Leader, October 2012, Vol. 17, 5-6. doi:10.1044/leader.FTR5.17122012.5 Audrey's Story and an Update on Maggie The ASHA Leader, February 2004, Vol. 9, 4-38. doi:10.1044/leader.FTR3.09032004.4 Hearing Aid Use for Children With Hearing Loss: A Literature Review SIG 9 Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, April 2015, Vol. 25, 4-14. doi:10.1044/hhdc25.1.4 Predictors of Hearing Aid Use Time in Children With Mild-to-Severe Hearing Loss Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, January 2013, Vol. 44, 73-88. doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2012/12-0005) Boning Up on BAIsHow do you answer when a parent asks you: When is a bone-anchored implant the right choice for my child—and why choose this option over traditional hearing aids or a cochlear implant? We talked with a pediatric audiologist for the latest intelligence. The ASHA Leader, March 2015, Vol. 20, 50-55. doi:10.1044/leader.FTR3.20032015.np Related Topics Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants & Assistive Technology


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Video clip of Ashley Broussard's close finish in Sunday's fourth race at Ellis Park.
In her sixth career start, 20-year-old aspiring jockey Ashley Broussard had her best effort to date, finishing a very close fourth aboard 43-1 shot Farlake in Sunday's eighth race at Ellis Park, a turf allowance event.
Broussard got to the lead and backed down the pace to a 24.99-second first quarter-mile, the half-mile in 49.19 seconds and six furlongs in 1:13.60. Farlake was unable to hold off the rush of horses to the wire in the final 70 yards, losing by a total of three-quarters of a length – a neck and a nose out of second.
Broussard said a discussion she had Saturday with leading rider Corey Lanerie made all the difference.
"He'd seen me work horses in the morning and that I just don't look the same in the afternoon," the former barrel-racer said. "We both realized I was riding a lot higher in the afternoons with my irons. So what I did was I dropped my inside iron more to where I ride in the mornings. After that I felt a lot more comfortable and lot more confident in myself coming down the lane."
Trainer Phil Thomas said he used Broussard after talking to her agent, Fred Aime.
"I've known Fred since we were both kids," he said. "I just know he wouldn't be peddling this girl if she didn't have any ability. But I thought she rode a great race. She slowed it down, and at the quarter pole they came to him. She cracked him and he rebroke and just got caught the last few yards. I have no complaints."
Broussard's next start is Friday's eighth race at Ellis aboard Dueling Oaks in the turf claiming race. With Broussard's 10-pound apprentice allowance, Dueling Oaks will carry 106 pounds, from six to 16 fewer than his 11 rivals.

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Trade union members indulged in violence: DGP
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HYDERABAD: More than 20,000 people gathered on the Tank Bund yesterday as part of the Million March while a mob of nearly 1,000 persons affiliated to the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) were responsible for the attack on policemen and setting fire to some buildings on the lower Tank Bund, police said.
Director general of police K Aravinda Rao said that the gathering of people on the Tank Bund and the incidents that took place thereafter were in violation of prohibitory orders and appropriate action would be taken against those involved in the incidents.
Aravinda Rao, in a release, said about 20,000 people representing various organisations gathered on the Tank Bund from various routes.
``As the crowd was heterogeneous, there was no unified command or uniform policy and hence some activists damaged some of the statues installed on the Tank Bund,'' he said. Police used utmost restraint in preventing the crowd from congregating on the Tank Bund, he added.
Police did not use force on the crowd but still they indulged in some unlawful activities like attacking the police and media vehicles.
``Cases are being registered and legal action will be taken against them,'' the DGP said.
The mob also manhandled Congress MPs K Keshava Rao and Madhu Yashki and they were whisked away by the police from the venue.
One ACP and seven policemen were injured in stonepelting by the agitators.
``After the JAC leaders left the venue at about 5 p.m., a splinter group of about 1,000 persons belonging to the IFTU remained on Tank Bund and surged towards police and indulged in heavy stone-pelting. Police dispersed the group by lobbing tear gar shells. The groups attacked some establishments including Dwcra building on Lower Tank Bund road and set it on fire,'' Aravinda Rao said.
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MIDDLESEX, N.J. - Teachers' union leaders and Gov. Christie appeared in the same room Monday - and even shook hands - as they heralded legislation on tenure passed by lawmakers from both parties.
But the smiles and signs of détente in the ugly feud between Christie and the unions belied reality, as the bulk of Christie's education agenda remains sidelined.
The bill-signing at a middle school in central New Jersey was a historic moment, marking the state's most significant changes to teacher-tenure rules in a century. It links tenure to performance, increases the time it takes to earn tenure, and makes it faster and cheaper to dismiss a poor teacher.


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Paris Hilton's "Guru" must really work! Two days day after being spotted with a bearded man, whom she credits with "changing her life," the heiress has landed a role on My Name Is Earl.
Hilton is slated to guest-star April 3 as a vision Earl (played by Jason Lee) has while comatose, reports Entertainment Weekly.
The guru (a.k.a. Maxie Santillan) is actually an actor, TMZ.com was first to reveal. He's appeared in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and (get this) three episodes of My Name Is Earl. According to IMDB, he also has an upcoming role as "Slimy Drunk" in Life Is Hot in Cracktown.
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BALTIMORE, MD (October 21, 2008) Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Secretary Thomas E. Perez today announced that Marylands seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate was little changed in September, climbing by 0.1 of a percentage
point, from 4.5 percent in August to 4.6 percent. Marylands unemployment rate
remained below that of the nation, which held steady at 6.1 percent.
The growth in unemployment slowed in September despite continued turmoil in the
national economic climate. Our situation remains better than that of the nation, as
evidenced by our year over year job growth, but the crisis in housing and the financial
markets has taken its toll, Secretary Perez said.
The labor market continued to tighten in September, as evidenced by the number of
jobseekers who opted to discontinue their search a movement countering the trend of
prior years. The number of jobs on Marylands business payrolls fell by an estimated
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further cuts in the manufacturing and construction industries. The impact of these
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and education and health services, where a combined total of 2,600 jobs were added in September.
While the rate of job generation has slackened, nearly 29,000 jobs have been
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AUSTIN — If the theme of day one of Fun Fun Fun Fest was Johnny Marr, the theme of day two was probably… pot.
I wandered into the comedy tent early yesterday afternoon to find it already oppressively hot, steamy and full of wafting marijuana smoke. For those of you who are not in town to attend the fest, rest assured that the comedy tent (and its general lack of ventilation) means all of its patrons are coerced into hotboxing for the duration of the shows. Good recipe for a comedy show, I guess.
Parks and Rec fixture Jenny Slate noted the pervasiveness of the "chill herb" after she took the stage before launching into a series of almost-too-far stories about her life growing up in Massachusetts. Very few topics were off limits to Slate: as an example, she explained that she'd like to be able to spray when orgasming "like how Newman gets it in Jurassic Park."
Doug Benson similarly noted the conditions of the tent as he welcomed us to "the sweat lodge" (I perhaps would have gone with "Amazon rainforest"; sweat lodges don't have pot). Benson offered a series of riffs on movies and weed — no surprise there — while deftly catering to the Austinite audience with a shout-out to Tito's Vodka and a brief take-down of our stodgy neighbor-to-the-north Williamson County. No fun there, said Doug. Truer words were never spoken.
Strangely, Benson was slated to be onstage during and past 4:20 pm, which prompted several folks on Twitter to ask if that was some kind of mistake (for the uninitiated, homeboy likes to take a puff at 4:20 on the daily). He was not thwarted, however: dude nabbed a vaporizer pen from an audience member and took a lengthy drag as the bell tolled.
The momentum of the day continued with an absolutely bumpin' set of funk, disco and slow jams from Craig Robinson and a crew of musicians. The audience was treated to a set of greatest hits from the past 40 years, including "Gonna Fly Now" (and, side note, this is the song that Craig wants to walk down the aisle to during his nuptials, which is perhaps the best idea I've ever heard) and "I Will Survive." He also offered a tasty morsel of advice for anyone in a band: if you want to get white people to sing, play the Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)." I don't get the impression that too many of the skinny indie weirdos playing Fun Fun Fun Fest will be rocking that jam, but they ignore Craig at their own peril.
At this point, our faces had thoroughly been rocked. But the night was not over. Headliners Kyle Gass and Jack Black — Tenacious D — took the stage and delivered a high energy barrage of favorites like "Roadie," "Tribute" and — obviously — "Fuck Her Gently." By this point, the tent had reached a critical mass of people, pot, sweat, rock, and good vibes, so it was probably for the best that the comedy tent shut down for the day so folks could go grab a few bags of Doritos.
The third and final day of Fun Fun Fun Fest is now upon us. After a night of very restful sleep, I'm ready, y'all. Come at me.
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Johnston finishes 57th in Ironman division
Becca Johnston of Lahaina finished 57th in the female 40-44 division at the Ironman Canada Triathlon on Saturday at Whistler, British Columbia.
Johnston, 40, finished in 14 hours, 30 minutes, 41 seconds. It was her first Ironman and first triathlon.
Johnston completed the 2.4-mile swim in 1:25:56, 112-mile bike in 7:35:32 and the 26.2-mile run in 5:21:26.
Elftman-Hanson tied for 60th at Junior PGA
Wailuku's Ariel Elftman-Hanson shot a 6-over-par 77 and is tied for 60th after Wednesday's second round of the Junior PGA Championship at Bryan, Texas.
Elftman-Hanson is at 13-over 155 at Miramont Country Club.
Gordon Neale of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., leads at 6-under 136.
Larsen eliminated from U.S. Open of Surfing
Granger Larsen of Lahaina was eliminated in the second round of the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing on Wednesday at Huntington Beach, Calif.
Larsen finished last in his four-man heat with a two-wave score of 14.10.
Bede Durbidge scored a 15.30, Garrett Parkes had a 15.26 and Julian Wilson posted a 14.27. All three surfers are from Australia.
Easter wins $10K for hole-in-one at Pukalani
Bodhi Easter of Pukalani won $10,000 for a hole-in-one on Saturday in the Going Green on the Greens golf tournament at Pukalani Country Club.
Easter used a 4-iron to ace the 154-yard eighth hole. The $10,000 prize was sponsored by Rodeo General Store in Makawao.
"I hit a good shot and the ball started at the green, it took two hops and disappeared," Easter said in a press release.
The event was the first tournament fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui.
The hole-in-one was witnessed by about 10 people.
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Conservative economist Larry Kudlow claims that while bank-bashing didn't work for the Labor party in the recent UK elections, banks in the US should gear up for a round of groin-kicking from both sides of the US political spectrum as the US presidential election race heats up late this year and next. According to Kudlow, the intellectual dishonesty inherent in this tactic is apparent.
Few will admit it, but unaffordable, undocumented mortgage quotas came out of Washington, not Wall Street. And Fanny and Freddie enforced them. And while the Fed's ultra-easy money destroyed the dollar, it also caused a bubble in home prices.Yes, banks made risk-management mistakes. But when will the firing squads stop? You know, you can't have a decent economy without banks.But when will you ever hear a politician say that?
Of all people, former Florida governor Jeb Bush bashed banks while in New Hampshire.But wait, didn't Jeb's brother preside over the big bank bailout? Oops.Former Texas governor Rick Perry is slamming the banks. So is former HP CEO Carly Fiorina. She actually said, "I agree fully with Elizabeth Warren."
Banks do make business loans, which have picked up quite a bit. They do provide mortgages, though the terms are more difficult. They do offer credit cards, decent ATM machines, car loans, farm loans, and student loans. Even though the Fed has decimated interest rates, they do allow large savings accounts. And they do, after all, connect savings with investment. (I think that was their original purpose.)
Sometimes British politics leads our politics. And if bank-bashing didn't work in the U.K., maybe politicians here should let it go, and instead focus on pro-growth measures like flat-tax reform, free trade, deregulation, and sound money. Just for a moment, why not leave banks alone?


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Unbeknownst to both of us, I played a small part in the development of painter John Bonner's career. Back in March 1991, Bonner saw an article I wrote about noted Boston cityscape painter George Nick in Yankee and, struck by the aesthetic similarity to his own paintings, he wrote Nick a letter. Nick, an influential and longtime member of the Massachusetts College of Art faculty, invited Bonner to join an evening crit group consisting mostly of his former Mass Art students.
"He made me take my paintings much more seriously," says Bonner, who credits Nick with encouraging him to continue painting.
This month, McGowan Fine Art in Concord, New Hampshire, will feature a selection of John Bonner's paintings of North Shore townscapes as Bits of Sea (May 18 to June 18).
John Bonner was born in Colchester, England, Constable Country celebrated by England's greatest landscape painter. In 1979, he graduated from St. Martin's School of Art in London and in 1983 he earned his MFA at Syracuse University. Settling in Marblehead, Massachusetts, he set about his own painterly interpretation of seaside suburbs.
As Bits of Sea suggests, Bonner's paintings often provide glimpses of the ocean as he focuses on the streets, yards, and environs of coastal towns from Marblehead to Portsmouth. His colors are often somber, organic grays and browns, the red brick and white clapboard of 19th century architecture, the obscuring darkness of deep shadows played against the bright blue of the sky and the distant blue of the sea.
As a representational painter in a post-modern era, Bonner is conscious of wanting his art to be both picture and painting, a representation of something recognizable yet an object unto itself. In his eye for the domestic and the offhand, Bonner paints in the poetic style of an Edward Hopper, a Fairfield Porter, and, yes, a George Nick. But he also has an unusual way of making his images his own.
Lots of painters layer their paintings, but few do it the way John Bonner does, painting one painting on top of another, sometimes leaving ghosts of a previous painting to loom up out of the present. When you see titles such as "Harborview Over Porch," "Beverly Over Fence," and "Brown's Island Over Jetty," that's not just a description of the view, that's Bonner's clue that you're looking at more than one painting.
"I often paint over paintings I don't like, so with some paintings you're getting three for the price of one," he says. "There is a moment when I'm covering one painting with another that it just seems to take off. It's a way for me to introduce an accidental quality."
John Bonner is a fine painter. He only shows his work every few years and then exclusively at McGowan Fine Art, explaining, "I don't really produce enough paintings to spread myself around." Bonner is bound to become better known and his paintings more expensive. Now's your chance.
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In a year with a milder than usual winter, followed by record breaking high spring temperatures, it was not surprising that the month of May brought about a more troubled way of life in the small town in the valley of the Fruithills. Yet, Helfina, a young healer from Wales brought a sense of calm to offset the unrest, until that too was met with opposing forces. This is Book 11 in the Fruithills Suspence Series. It is a place that has never lost its ties to a spirit-filled past.
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Fascinated by the fairy tales told by her father, RoseMary Sherwin McDaniel (a.k.a. Amy Hayle, pen name) felt an instinctive tie to her Irish heritage. From the age of five, she penned her own stories, but her serious adult writing efforts were concentrated in Indiana and Michigan historical writing that led to a area newspaper column, "Climbing Your Family Tree."
Sharing a September 15 birthday with mystery author Agatha Christie, she yearned to be published. Some years ago, after joining a writer's group, she achieved her goal of getting a romance story published in a national magazine, which led to a series of unpublished short stories, due to her lack of time to devote to submitting them for publication.
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We have conducted experiments to directly measure the heat transfer between molten lava and lunar regolith simulant (GSC-1). Regolith samples retrieved during the Apollo missions contained extra-lunar particles, including solar wind and solar flare particles, and the cosmogenetic products of galactic cosmic ray impacts. However, the surface regolith samples were oversaturated from prolonged exposure to the space environment. A paleoregolith that was exposed to space and subsequently covered by a lava flow could hold particles that, if retrieved, could give insight into ancient solar or galactic activity. The lava flow would provide protection of the underlying deposits and provide solid material to radiometrically date to determine exposure age. However, the lava flow would have heated the regolith, volatilizing many of the extra-lunar particles. We have performed numerical modeling and laboratory experiments to determine the depths to which a lava flow will heat the underlying regolith, thereby determining the minimum depth of regolith development needed to preserve ancient solar particles beneath a lava flow. The experiments were performed to validate our numerical model of lava–regolith heat transfer, and to derive better estimates of thermal conductivity of regolith simulant at high temperatures.
Experimental devices were constructed from sheets of 1-inch thick high-temperature, calcium silicate insulation with interior dimensions of 20x20x25 cm. The box was packed with a 15 cm layer of sieved and dried regolith simulant and then the whole box was further dried to remove moisture, before cooling to ambient temperature in an airtight container. As a mare basalt analog, basalt collected at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, was melted in a gas forge to >1200 °C, and then poured onto the simulant surface. System temperature was monitored internally by a thermocouple array and externally by a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera for the duration of experiment. The experimental data thus describe the heating and cooling of the system, and reveal the release of latent heat of crystallization within the cooling lava. Although not an exact analog for the lunar environment, our experiments provide the only direct measurement of heat transfer from a lava flow into a particulate substrate and one of a few attempts to measure simulant thermal conductivity.
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Although not officially listed as one of LeBron James' heroes, the upcoming release of the Griffey-infused Nike LeBron 9 is certainly a clear message that LeBron idolizes the 'Swingman'. This colorway that combines an OG Air Griffey Max 1-esque Teal and Red exudes that Mariners feel, with the matte finish of the Hyperfuse upper shell giving off the emerald city appeal. Sneaker News confirmed the release of the Nike LeBron 9 'Griffey' not long ago, so circle your calendars for March 2nd after you take a nice detailed look at this hot upcoming release. via yieke.
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These are a must no hesitation. These are definitely a spring sneaker. Good Money !!
Im on the fense, I would have to see them in person
Dope colorway! I like the look of the woven material, it has a glossy look to it.
damn how many cw releasing in march? i really want the mango's but these might be to hard to turn down.
White outsole ruins it for me again
very red carpet-esque...i believe they come with red laces as well and i've been waiting for these skipping shoes the whole month of february for the march kobe and lebron releases
These are soooooooo dopeee. im a huge fan of the lebron 9 easily a classic sneaker and with such a wide array of colorways how can these be hated...Cannons,Chinas,Kentuckys,Freegums and the colorways also coming soon how can these be passed on?? Why cuz u wud rather get a garbage quality hyped up get shot sprayed and tazed for jordan? Nah no thanks i like the brons!! Nike yet again u bring an amazing color to the palette lets see this green abyss color used enough hyping up eggplant and retro and filament green use these sick colors!!!
stupid, what next? a Jumpman Jordan on it?
These. Galaxies. Hornets. >
not feelin this cw pass
...NIKE continues to SATURATE the shoe industry with strong COLORWAYs & designs.
Red carpet pt.2 gotta cop! Really been digging all the themes for the lb9
Hhmmmmmm....the colour has changed on these. Remember, the first round of pics were quite navy/obsidian, not teal like these. It makes sense, considering it's Griffey-inspired, but I just don't like this shade as much.
Damn I just made a mess in my pants
Not bad at all! What do you guys think of red laces instead? Wouldn't look bad either!
they are straight but, I'm not tripping because my high school team already has the blk/red lebrons you see him wear. And for you lames thinking you're swagging with them for casual wear then... You LAME!!!And anyway I would rather play in the new kobes because they are swagg only on the court though.. Aye I bet you guys know what comes next to finish this comment #
Not gonna cop, but these are pretty damn dope.
Aesthetically the shoe is sick! performance wise TERRIBLE! payed $180 for some shoes that couldnt even grip a hardwoord court! Not sure if it is because of the pattern on the bottom or the material used on it, either way very disappointed
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The Lebron 9 is trash, over priced trash, but yet you guys read these articles and buy into the hype. LOL. #allofthesecolorwaysequaloverkill
These might be my first lebron 9s I'm a sucker for griffeys, and emerald/teal/retro/freshwater colorways!!!!!
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red laces gotta go down!
This shoe has some of the best initial release colorways for as far as I can think. Remember the days people were trashing the lebron 9 model, then the colorways started releasing and everything changed, not being out of bounds, but this shoe will go down as legendary, the work Nike has put into this shoe is nothing short of remarkable.
these are better looking but they couldve killed if they were more freshwater themed
me likey
Beautiful color.
first!!!! these shoes are so sexy they gave me a boner :D
These go SO hard!
These are kinda cool
I am duh first !. -________-
these are NICE! the lebron 9s have the best colors i've seen thus far, these colors out shine previous models 7s & 8s. keep it up! liking what i see, but the hornets n big bang are the best 2
Yea cuz Lebron is havin a problem with them... STFU
And im pretty sure you buy these shitty quality jordans they drop now that are over priced. Explain to me what the difference is if you like the sneaker
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Stfu. I still thunk they are trash. I don't own a pair and I never will, so suck my big toe you filthy animal.
You are 100% correct. While it looks nothing like an AM95, it has the same feel to it. SOOO many colorways can make the shoe look SOOO good.
Really ? Thats like asking how many times can JB retro a sneaker and it sell out. Of course they all going to look alike but this sneaker has the best colorways hands down and anyone can tell you that
not sure if srs
Your cool.... -___-
just another average LeBron 9...
amen brother!
No my friend the China's kill the Hornets and are slightly better than the Galaxy's IMO. My guess is you havnt seen the China's in real life.
i have, but the china colorway doesnt stand out like the hornets purple and white! or does it stand out like the bright orange and glow in the dark sole of the big bang! so yea what you saying is
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The 20th annual Evergreen Classic Benefit Horse Show, held at Marymoor Park in Redmond, ended Sunday with the Wells Fargo Bank $25,000 Grand Prix which featured premier show-jumping.
Proceeds from the six-day event benefited the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Riders (and their horses) from the area included: Woodinville ‹ Bonnie Seehorn (Trey of Diamonds), Michelle Masters (Castleton), Barbara Snider (Lugar), Heidi Snider (Pongo, Turtle Moon, Final Word, Tannerwood Giggles), Anne Christensen (Midnight Star), Melanie Christensen (Lane's Starflite), Nina Christensen (Lane's Starbrite), Meghan Parris (October's Gift), Leah Solomon (Short Story), Marianne Weaver (Cinzano), Andrea Rogers (Home James), Tessa Bishay (Laureate), Keli Covin (Coins Fortune), Tanya Fraioli-Osseiran (Luck of the Irish), Gigi Shannon (Golden Gate), Anne Falcon (Adagio), Sharon Freudenberger (Graf Gatlin, Alexa Allen (Royal Ladd), Kiera Steele (Per Chance), Jonnie Corrado (No Doubt), Jill Gerber (That Girl), Christina Kemp (Fidalgo Bay), Michelle Miller Kerbs (Frasier), Felicia Rosato (She's So Snazzi), Michelle McCarthy (Full Spectrum).
Bothell ‹ Ann Moore (Crescendo), Janie Andrew (So There), Lillian Price (Javelyn), Teri Duplass (Colder Than Cold, Best Intentions, Tailspin), Michelle Brown (She's All That), Ashley Brien (Heidi-Ho), Jil Edwards (Troubadour).
Kenmore ‹ Caryl Bahner-Guhin (Gentleman's Quarterly), Bailey Edwards (Premier Aviator).
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With all the hemming and hawing by designers over skirt lengths—just this year we've seen the micromini, the kneecapper and virtually everything in between—it's no wonder celebs are returning to a classic with real legs, the long slit skirt. Considered passé for several seasons, the gam-baring garb is once again back in vogue, thanks to long-limbed fans like Elle Macpherson, Sharon Stone and Melanie Griffith. This month at the Emmys, Courteney Cox Arquette and Jennie Garth both played peekaboo with the audience. "Slit skirts are sexy without going too far," says talk show host Leeza Gibbons. "A flash of the leg is elegant, yet sensual."
Revived by trendsetters like Donna Karan and Gianni Versace, the latest slit skirts create an illusion of height. They also offer an alternative for women suffering from thigh anxiety. "They work for almost everyone, even the mature woman showing off a little skin," says Hollywood fashion stylist Phillip Bloch. "Can you say that about the micromini?" But StairMaster slaves beware: For once, says Gibbons, buff isn't better. "Slit skirts look best on days when I haven't done weights in the gym," she says. "The last thing you want is bulging thighs poking out from under your dress."
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Joel Schneider, who graduated from Roosevelt High School and took classes at Central Academy competed in the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad, sponsored by the American Chemical Society.
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Five other Central Academy students also competed in the national competition and scored above average in at least half the categories. Those students were: Braden Edwards, from Lincoln High School, Alex Feldstein, from Bondurant-Farrar High School, Alick Feng, from Valley High School, Mark Gee, from Johnson High School, and Megan Mansfield, from Roosevelt High School.
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This Memorial Day weekend will not just bring together family and friends for barbeques and other festivities that traditionally mark the unofficial beginning of summer. This year, three planets will also come together in the western sky just after sunset. The planets Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury will form a small triangle in the twilight just above the western horizon. The picture to the right shows the three planets on May 25th at 9:30pm about 20 degrees north of due west.
Jupiter and Venus are the brightest of the planets. Jupiter has been visible in the evening sky since fall while Venus has been visible only in the morning sky. For a couple of weeks both planets will be in the evening sky. This weekend, they will be passing each other as Venus climbs higher, away from the Sun and Jupiter moves lower, closer to the Sun. Jupiter will swing around the Sun and be visible in the in the early morning sky just before sunrise for the Summer.
Joining these two bright planets is Mercury, the fastest moving planet. Of the five planets visible with the unaided eye, Mercury is the faintest, smallest, and because it is the closest to the Sun, the least likely to be observed. This conjunction provides an excellent opportunity to identify Mercury. Over the next few days you will notice that Mercury moves faster than the other two brighter planets. By Tuesday evening, May 28th, Mercury will be noticeably higher above Venus and Jupiter while those two bright planets pass each other. The picture to the left shows the planets on May 28th at 9:30pm.
The conjunction may not be the only astronomical event to observe this weekend. The Sun is reaching its maximum level of activity in its eleven year cycle. The number of sunspots on the Sun's photosphere is at its highest and along with them, the associated solar storms that send streams of particles outward into the solar system. Over the weekend two very large storms sent streams of particles toward the earth. These particles impacted the earth during the past two days causing spectacular auroras as far south as Cape Cod, MA. The picture below of the aurora was taken from Cape Cod on May 20th. Chances are good that aurora may be visible any evening this summer. You can monitor solar storms, sunspots, and aurora at http://spaceweather.com/.
Finally, while you are outside this weekend, if the aurora is not capturing your attention take a look at the Big Dipper. Almost directly overhead, the arc of the Dipper's handle will point to the bright star Arctarus – brightest star in the shepherd constellation, Boötes. If you keep following the arc, the next bright object along the path will be Saturn. So, with the three planets in conjunction in the western sky and Saturn in the southeast you will be able to see four planets in the early evening for the next week. Only Mars will be missing. The red planet happens to be very close to the Sun in the morning sky now. The sky chart below shows the sky at 9:30pm on Memorial Day. Note the conjunction of the three planets in the northwest and Saturn in the southeast.
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Gary W. James, 62, of 14601 Koenig Road in St.Marys, died 7:40 a.m. Oct. 28, 2009, at his residence, following an brief illness. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born October 27, 1947, in Celina to William "Jesse" and Evelyn (Suchland) James. On Nov. 8, 1969, he married Karen "Kate" S. Raymond, who survives.
Other survivors are four daughters Jennifer (Jerry) Lucas, Julie (Jeff) Speckman, Kara (Dave) Birt, all of St. Marys, and Jeanna (Dewayne) Godby, Mansfield; a son, Gary "Bub" (Leslie) James; three brothers, Jim James, Batavia, Dennis James and Jeff (Julie) James, all of St. Marys; a sister, Peg (Sam) Key, St. Marys; a stepmother-in-law, Ruth Raymond, St. Marys; and 10 grandchildren.
He retired from the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, St. Marys, where he was a supervisor and area manager. Following retirement, he worked at Pak-A-Sak and Certified Oil Co. (West), both in St. Marys. He was a1965 graduate of Memorial High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served during the Viet Nam era. He attended St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St.Marys, and was a member of the American Legion, Buckeye Crappie Challenge Tournament Trail and St.Marys Bassmasters.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Dr. Ed Bray, officiating. Burial, with graveside military rites, will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery, St.Marys.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday at the Miller Funeral Home and Cremation Service, St. Marys, and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Contributions can be made St.Marys Community Foundation (Charles Greenawalt Fund), Grand Lake Hospice program or St. Paul's UCC.
Condolences can be left at www. millerfuneralhomes.net.
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How to attack this guy in sparring?
He is very tall, he holds back, waits and as you come in he throws a straight right cross downwards from up high and it comes at an angle to he rotates the hip a bit more than most when he throws a cross.
With my limited experience I find this really hard to get past, he has good timming on it, its all he does, he is a southpaw BUT so am I so this is a southpaw vs southpaw question so orthadox rules mostly apply.
When I try to jab my way in he just throws it and takes my jab, its hard in sparring because im not going full power so my jab might not be doing what its supposed to do.
He may well be arm punching alot too which makes it faster and awkward and harder to avoid since his hips dont have to torque first and he has more presision over it.
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I'm not sure maybe crouch down as you come in.Might work he is trying to jab downward so if he keeps jab that way crouch down make him jab even more downwards once that's done you're in hitting range give him a nice overhand right.I guess that's my idea.
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All fighters have a golden zone a space where they like fighting at and a punching range where they get the most leverage but they also have a dark place where they are not comfortable where they don't want to fight at where they can't get everything on their punches. Your job is to work out what these are and take the fighter to the dark place and into your golden zone. In this case his golden zone will be punching you as you come in at RANGE. You are shorter so your golden zone is closer in ,so work yourself in and fire away where you have leverage and he doesn't and try and stay there and fall in rather than out where he can nail you when you exit in his golden zone. This is what Hagler did to Hearns.hagler denied Hearns the room he wanted and made him fight closer in and kept banging away.
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Watch Bernard Hopkins videos. Try to copy his "feinting" technique. You can draw in this guy's counter if he's a counter puncher, by making it look like you're coming in to punch and delaying the punch. When you see where his guard moves, look for an opening and attack it with the delayed punch.
Keep changing up your attacks so you're not predictable. Also, don't feel like YOU have to be the active one. If he's just waiting for you, fúck him, you can save your energy too.
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It's never easy going against a taller opponent who doesn't like to engage and is OK with just waiting for you to come in and picking you off at a range he can hit you but can't be hit. It's what taller fighters should be doing.
1. Practice cutting off the ring and going in at angles. Don't follow him around the ring and don't come in on a straight line. That makes it very easy for him to time you on the way in. Make him use his feet.
2. Move your head on the way in. Don't start moving your head when you're out of HIS range, that only wastes energy. Start moving your head the moment before you enter his punching zone.
3. Since this guy is a southpaw, I am assuming when you said right cross, you mean left cross. Practice stepping in and slipping to the outside (your right) of the straight left hand at the same time and countering with a left hook to the body. You have to get in the habit of stepping in to close the distance in the same moment he is punching. The punching motion freezes his ability to move backwards but only for a short amount of time. This is your window to step in and do work.
Fighting fighters like this is all about minimizing taking damage on the way in (#1 and #2 does this) and making them pay when they throw punches (#3). When you do get inside, you should have the mindset that you want to do damage. Not saying you should do this but Mike Tyson didn't really go easy on sparring partners for a reason. His power was an essential part of his strategy. Tyson would step in on taller guys under their punches and brutalize them with body/head combinations. What that did was make them hesitate to throw punches...which essentially made them an accomplice to their own demise. If Tyson trained in a way where he was tentative once he got inside, that habit may have transferred into the fight which would be dangerous for him. Again, you may not want to do this yet because you could be going against some guys who can really hurt you if you start throwing bombs, but it should be your mind set.
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No offence but I find it strange how you constantly ask for tips on how to deal with boxers yet you created a thread about 3 days ago saying 'We should kick fighters like Mayweather out of the sport and bring backs styles like Tyson and Marciano because it's exciting. A bit hypocritical?
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You are both southpaws, and you want to avoid his straight left hand? Circle to you left around his lead foot; can't hit you with his left hand when you are out there.
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