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5 Things to Put in the Shipping Box
Online retailers have a powerful tool for marketing to existing customers, potentially increasing sales, average order size, and profit. That tool is the shipping box merchants send to customers with almost any order.
There are at least two things to consider when you think about in-box ecommerce marketing.
The first of these is that returning customers (those coming back for a second purchase) and repeat customers (those who have made three or more purchases) can be very valuable. In an often cited report, The ROI from Marketing to Existing Online Customers, Adobe points out that more than 40 percent of U.S. online retail sales come from returning or repeat shoppers who collectively represent just 8 percent of total ecommerce site traffic.
Returning and repeat customers are also likely to spend more on each order. Adobe estimated that a returning shopper will spend three times as much as a new customer on a per order basis, and a repeat customer will spend about five times as much as a new customer, again on a per order basis.
Marketing to existing customers can increase total sales, average order size, and, assuming that your items are properly priced, profit.
A second consideration is that sending an order to a customer might be thought of as a form of direct mail marketing.
For example, a multi-channel retailer in the Northwest recently examined the cost of offering free shipping on some orders. Separately, the retailer was sending direct mail offers and coupon offers via Valpak, the marketing firm. The direct mail had been very effective. But it costs upwards of $1 per delivery, depending on printing, postage, and how it was sent.
An opportunity arose when that retailer began to think about the box carrying a customer's order as another direct mail marketing vehicle. The retailer could justify relatively thinner margins with free shipping since it was generating repeat sales often with a larger average order size.
The only real question then was what to put in the box.
Put Coupons in the Box
Eastbay, an athletic apparel retailer based in Wausau, Wisconsin, includes a broad, percentage-off coupon offer in the box with the orders it sends to customers. In a recent example, a returning Eastbay customer could get 15-percent off of a $75.00 or larger order with the coupon code included in the box.
The offer works because it is broad. Customers can use it to purchase whatever they like from Eastbay. A narrow offer, say for 20 percent off of a Nike Air Force One shoe, probably would not perform as well since not every Eastbay customer would be interested.
The offer is also trackable. Eastbay can look at how often the coupon code is used and calculate a lift in sales. This allows the company to optimize in-box marketing offers to get the most out of each new coupon.
Put Free Merchandise in the Box
Design by Humans, which is a community-driven shirt retailer, has been known to include free merchandise in its boxes. A new customer who buys two or three tees from Design By Humans might find an extra shirt featuring the Design By Humans' smiley face logo.
The unexpected gift can have the effect of endearing Design By Humans to new customers and encouraging additional sales.
Put a Treat in the Box
Similar to adding free merchandise, some retailers will put a treat like chocolate, lollipops, or even gift cards to popular restaurants or coffee shops in the box along with an order.
The shopper is rewarded for making an online purchase, and the merchant is hoping that the treat will effectively train the customer to return and make more purchases.
The treat in the box approach can also create opportunities for collaboration with other retailers. As an example, a candy retailer might be willing to supply samples and a coupon to a clothing retailer for in-box inclusion.
Put a Review Request in the Box
There is a significant amount of evidence indicating that shoppers read product reviews and value the peer-generated product information those reviews contain.
Encouraging reviews has at least two benefits: It brings a customer back to your site, and it creates content that could help future shoppers make a buying decision.
Include a simple, no-strings-attached request for a product review, and be prepared to track the number of reviews the in-box request garners. Be willing to change the way you ask for reviews too, tweaking one thing or another to maximize the response rate.
One word of caution, don't offer to give shoppers anything in return for a review. Some folks look at that practice as buying positive reviews, and it can have a negative impact.
Put a Catalog in the Box
Many retailers understand the value of on-site merchandising, offering related products, up-selling to name brands, or even cross selling to a similar item that may, for one reason or another, have a larger margin.
Adding a catalog or even a single-sheet product flyer to the box extends merchandising beyond the site and exposes customers to related or additional products.
As with several of the other in-box tactics, it is fairly easy to measure lift from the catalog or flyer.
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I really like this concept of going that little bit further and putting things in the box as a surprise. Do you have any suggestion/tips on achieving these bonuses with drop ship e-commerce websites where you're not in control of packaging?
Chad, it is harder to do if you're dropshipping, but some vendors will work with you. I would just ask them.
If the owners are really concern about their Brand, then they should put a request to get review from them. This review helps in building their brand. http://www.ydeveloper.com
I have been including a Thank You with coupon codes for $5 off $50 or $10 off $100 in all my outbound boxes for over two years now, and it has helped tremendously to grow our returning customer base.
Also, if I have had any kind of dialog with the customer via either e mail or phone regarding their order, I also include a hand written note on the invoice.
Customers really do like the personal touch, and appreciate good customer service!
I do some drop shipping, and have e mailed the same thank you w/codes to those customers after I know they have received their item, you might try that approach Chad.
Great tips! These do work, been doing them for years and see a great return. The key is to track promotions to see what does and doesn't work.
James Meyer, President AbilityGearForLess.com
Thanks for the useful list, especially for the mention of putting a print catalog in the box. It is best if that publication is targeted at the customer. People are turned off by one-size-fits-all. But if they get a brochure with a cover or heading that says "Selected Products for the Smith Family", they'll look at it. And QR codes give you a great way to track effectiveness. When you think about it, this is essentially a variation on giving sales people the opportunity to create a custom catalog for every customer. We write more about that here: http://www.catalog-on-demand.com/blog/2013/09/give-sales-channel-ability-quickly-make-custom-print-catalogs/.
Great advise Amando! We supply this type of automation for making eCommerce and standard distribution/fulfillment centers more efficient, without adding the cost of extra labor. Those customers we have who automatically insert catalogs all seem to be growing each year at a greater rate than their industry. Two of our customers have gone even further and include (via database intelligence) to print a second page with directed/targeted marketing to their automated packing slip systems we supplied them. One of our customers claimed an immediate 5% sales increase and tracked this as you stated with the coupon code. Extra "stuff" is always nice as a gift, which is how most eComm customers think of their order, arriving in a day or two all wrapped nicely for them to open and appreciate their purchase. However, at the F/DC, this is an extra touch often calculated at 5 to 7.5 cents, so these extras can add up. Those samples, extras, etc. can be automatically inducted into the order as well. Below, Tim mentioned the use of QR codes, which can be automatically printed on demand within the direct/target marketing coupon (extra) page. Don't forget, everyone reads their packing slip to make sure they were sent everything correctly, so marketing is over half the way to getting that next repeat order.
Very good practical advice. Well written article. Thanks
Simple, easy to understand and very useful article.
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Willis: 'We want to go out and prove that we're a good football team'
SANTA CLARA -- One of the NFL's best defensive players -- and a guy who typically does not come off the field -- played the 12th-most of any 49ers defensive player Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers.
Because the Packers featured a lot of multi-receiver sets, the 49ers countered with six defensive backs. So for one-third of the 49ers' defensive plays, linebacker Patrick Willis stood on the sideline as a spectator.
"I didn't see him on the field in some of those situations, so I was aware of it," Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday in a conference call with Bay Area reporters.
How the 49ers choose to counter when the Packers feature a receiver-heavy offense Saturday night in the NFC divisional playoff game at Candlestick Park will be one of the games within the game.
"It's really not a chess match from our view," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said.
"We have a lot of of respect for how they go about their business game-planning. Vic Fangio is going to do what's best for his football team. And we're going to line up and run our concepts and do the things we feel gives us the best chance to be productive."
Fangio, the 49ers' defensive coordinator, opted to play the 49ers' fourth cornerback, Perrish Cox, instead of Willis because of the matchups. In fact, Fangio said the Packers featured four-receiver sets more against the 49ers in the opener than at any point this season. And that meant that Cox played a season-high 51 snaps on defense.
"They've mixed it in there," Fangio said. "They probably played it the most against us in the first game. But they still mix it in every now and then. But they did play it more against us than they did the other games we've studied."
Of course, it's a difficult call to take Willis off the field. But Fangio said he must determine what combination of defenders gives the 49ers the best chance to compete against the Packers' personnel.
"It is (difficult) from the aspect that you don't want to take out one of those inside linebackers if you don't have to,' Fangio said. "But when it becomes a matchup that an inside 'backer maybe can't handle or is at a deficit that somebody else can handle better then you always do what's best for the team."
NaVorro Bowman played 10 snaps more than Willis in the season opener because the one linebacker spot in the 49ers' "dime" package has the same responsibilities as his normal position. Therefore, Bowman remained on the field for most of the game.
"The competitor side of me, of course, I want to be out there," said Willis, who has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of his six NFL seasons. "But at the same time, too, it doesn't hurt when you see the guy playing that position can play just as good as you can play it. I have complete confidence when NaVorro is in there playing.
"Believe me, if there was any doubt in my mind that he couldn't play the way it should be played, of course, it would be one of those things I'd go to coach and talk to him. Obviously, he plays it well enough as anyone I've seen play it."


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Diabetes is a severe medical condition that leads to high levels of sugar content in the blood stream. In this chronic disease, the production of insulin either stops or reduces causing increased levels of glucose in the blood. Diabetes causes a number of other health problems such as damaged nerves of the eyes, gangrene, heart related problems and many more including the burning feet.
The sensation of the burning feet may sometimes appear to be walking on a pile of hot coals. It is one of the earliest symptoms of diabetes, which when left untreated may lead to foot ulcers or even amputation.
Diabetes and the Burning Feet
Diabetes is one of the most chronic ailments that can lead to hinder the quality of life of a person who is suffering from this disease. More often than not, diabetics experience the burning feet sensation, which is observed to be a result of the nerve damage in the legs due to diabetes. In this condition, the feet become very hot and cause acute pain.
It mainly affects people in their middle or old age. If you may notice a burning sensation in your feet, then you need to check with your doctor to confirm whether you have diabetes or not, because the burning feet may be a potent sign of diabetes.
Symptoms of Diabetes and Burning Feet
Blurry Vision
One of the most dangerous symptoms of diabetes is blurry vision. If you experience frequent burning sensation in your feet along with vision related problem, then you must check with your doctor for it may be diabetes. The increase in the sugar content level in the blood stream, increases the chance of diabetes affecting the eyes. It may lead to pain and strain in the eyes, and blurring of the eye sight. In addition, you may also face difficulty in focusing on any object.
Prolonged Infections
Infection is one of the most important symptoms of diabetes and burning feet. With increased blood sugar levels, bacteria and viruses get double opportunity to thrive on the infections. Many times, people do not even realize that prolonged infections can be a symptom of a chronic disease such as diabetes and ignore the vital signs that may lead to several severe health complications.
Due to poor circulation of blood, you may experience reduced sensitivity in your feet. This may also lead to a strange tingling effect or numbness in the feet. Often, people with diabetes do not feel any sensation in the feet, which increases the chances of wounds to thrive for a longer period of time.
Healing of Wounds
In diabetes, wounds take longer than usual to heal. Even a small cut may not seem to heal because of increased sugar levels in the blood. Many times, delayed healing of wounds marks the beginning of diabetes and burning feet. So, if you notice that your wounds are not healing as fast as it used to earlier, then you may need to schedule an appointment with your doctor to check if the delayed healing of wounds is due to the onset of diabetes or otherwise.
Aggravated Hunger
Increased hunger is the trademark symptom of burning feet and diabetes. When the natural fat gets burnt down, the body needs the urge to eat, to satiate the hunger.
In this medical condition, the body becomes very weak and feels the need to eat frequently, thus making it one of the main symptoms of diabetes.
Increased Thirst and Urination
Increased thirst and urination are some of the main symptoms of burning feet in diabetes. In normal condition, if you drink more you tend to urinate more, however, in diabetes, because a person urinates a lot due to the process of flushing out of the sugar content through urine, a person tends to drink a lot. When you observe burning sensation in your feet, make sure you check with your physician to ensure you get the required medical help in time.


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Innovations in Policing: Quality of Life Targeted Intervention Patrol
By Patrick J. Carroll, Police Commissioner, and Cosmo Costa, Lieutenant, New Rochelle Police Department, New Rochelle, New York
uality-of-life issues, such as drinking in public, urinating in public, disorderly behavior, and noise complaints, when not dealt with properly, can result in continued calls for service to the same locations, wasting departmental resources, making the department to look inefficient, and dissatisfying the public. Based on community statistics and numerous community meetings, it was evident in New Rochelle that the quality-of-life complaints far outnumbered other calls for police service.
The problems are then prioritized as to seriousness, public perception, effect on the neighborhood, resources, and time needed to correct the problem. The primary corrective tool used is enforcement, specifically arrests and city code summonses. Each of the 10 community policing beats in New Rochelle was configured to incorporate a trouble area, or location with recurring complaints. The 10 beat officers and two housing officers constitute the Neighborhood Response Team.
The beat officer is the primary enforcement agent, and the others in the team act as support and provide supplemental enforcement. The goal is to use a maximum number of resources for the shortest period of time to correct the condition and gain voluntary compliance.
The program allows for different initiatives, investigations, and patrol techniques. The design is flexible and seeks to get numerous units of the department working toward common goals. The program is responsive to community needs and is able to address new and emerging community problems. Some specific examples of initiatives that Q-TIP have resolve are as follows:
Towing and Booting Investigation: A city towing company was booting vehicles on private property and illegally charging an exorbitant fee for removal of the boot. Dozens of complaints were received at various lots throughout the city.
Q-TIP Response: Investigation revealed that numerous violations of local law were occurring. Neighborhood Response Team officers planned and videotaped a sting operation in which a car was parked and subsequently booted, with the owner of the car overcharged. The driver and owners of the tow company were charged with scheming to defraud and eventually closed for business, with numerous civil suits pending. A public service commercial was broadcast through local media and additional victims were identified. The case was then handed over to the district attorney for follow-up and restitution to the victims.
Disorderly Groups in Park: Multiple complaints were received regarding disorderly groups in the park during late night hours. This park is located in a residential neighborhood.
Q-TIP Response: Q-TIP proactively focused on enforcing park curfew, drinking, and drug use laws. The Department of Parks and Recreation was asked to perform regular cleanup and prune the trees and brush to improve visibility of the park for the police as well as neighborhood watch group members. Complaints dropped by 75 percent.
Disorderly Groups in Strip Mall: The department received daily complaints of disorderly groups harassing customers at a strip mall.
Q-TIP Response: Q-TIP was used to create a ban list. All identified persons were served with papers ordering them not to trespass in the strip mall. Complaints dropped to zero.
Municipal Housing Drug Problem: Several of the city's municipal housing authority properties were identified as areas of drug dealing and drug use. The Neighborhood Response Team identified the cause as pedestrian walk-through for drugs.
Q-TIP Response: High-intensity enforcement was initiated in the pedestrian walk-through areas. Using surveillance positions and apprehension teams to suppress illegal trespassers resulted in 70 arrests and complaints of drug dealing decreased by 70 percent.
Gang Intervention Patrol: The community began experiencing gang-related violence, with eight gang-related violent acts in one month alone.
Q-TIP Response: The Neighborhood Response Team members met with the New Rochelle School Board and jointly developed a plan to target at-risk youth in the middle school. Whenever an officer encountered suspected gang behavior (such as wearing gang clothing and paraphernalia) the officer would conduct a field stop. Then a letter is hand-delivered to the parents about the gang behavior observation and counseling is offered by the school district.Q-TIP has been evaluated using several different methods, and the department has compared statistics on crimes, calls for service, arrests, and city code summonses have been made. Q-TIP has resulted in a total of 681 arrests from April 2003 through April 2004, and 1,328 city code summonses issued during the same time period. This enforcement has specifically addressed offenses that plagued certain communities. Additional concerns such as trust and perception of safety have been measured through neighborhood surveys, at community meetings, and during daily contacts between the police and the community. It is anticipated that all of these measures will continue to demonstrate that the police-community partnership remains strong, and there is a committed to improving the quality of life and reducing crime in New Rochelle.
Lessons LearnedThe New Rochelle Police Department has learned several valuable lessons from Q-TIP. Training for all department members is imperative for any problem-oriented policing initiative to succeed. All members must have knowledge and skills to approach problems in a nontraditional manner, and to gain the trust and support of the community. Every department member must be a practitioner of community policing. Each step in the SARA (scanning, analysis, response, and assessment) model of problem solving is crucial. The problem must first be clearly identified and stated, which will allow the remaining three stages to be completed efficiently. The final stage, assessment, is vital in that a determination must be made as to the effectiveness of the implemented strategies. Evaluation of the strategies must be ongoing to remain credible. ■
For more information, write to Lieutenant Cosmo Costa at the New Rochelle Police Department, 475 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801; send an e-mail message to him at (firstname.lastname@example.com); or call him at 914-654-2323.
From The Police Chief, vol. 72, no. 1, January 2005. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Now in its 14th year, the Mount Rainier Duathlon comes to Enumclaw on Sunday.
The Enumclaw event serves as USA Triathlon's national long course duathlon championship. While most of the competitors are from the Puget Sound region, there will be participants from throughout the country.
The large number of competitors will be using country roads in the vicinity of the Enumclaw Expo Center, prompting organizers to ask the public to be cautious on the 28th. Runners and bicyclists will be in abundance.
The event will start at 8 a.m. at the Expo Center. Runners will head to Warner Avenue and cover 276th Avenue Southeast, 284th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 480th before returning to the Expo Center. Participants will then head out on the bike course, pedaling over Warner, turning on Blake and following 464th and 248th onto Mud Mountain Dam Road, which takes them on a loop to state Route 410 and eventually back to the Expo Center.
Participants will finish the event with another run, covering Southeast 456th Street, 276th Avenue Southeast, Southeast 472nd and 284th, where they will run to the finish line at the Expo Center.
Short course participants will run 1.64 miles, bike 14.44 miles and finish with a run of 3.79 miles. Long course competitors will start with a run of 5.12 miles, bike 28.88 miles and finish with the same 3.79-mile run.
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This is a very refreshing dressing over any fresh or stewed fruit. Try sprinkling some desicacated coconut over top of the dressing.I like a mixture of banana, orange green grapes, apple, and whatever seasonal fruit like apricot, peach. You can also add fresh dates or figs. Your salad, your choice
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- 1.23 ml nutmeg
- 1.23 ml cinnamon
- 1.23 ml ginger
- 2.46 ml grated fresh lemon rind
- Mix all the ingredients.
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Wonderful fruit salad dressing, Bergy!! DH, who always says he dosen't like yogurt, loved every mouth full!! Lovely combination of spices and honey, certainly complimented the fruit. I used all fresh fruit, except for the mandarin oranges; red grapes, banana, peach, pear, plums, kiwi, mandarin oranges, the lemon zest and no fat yogurt. Also sprinkled the coconut over, which added a nice little crunch. I was hopping to have some for breaky tomorrow morning, but it's not going to happen, DH keeps going back for more!! Thanks for sharing another great one!!
Truly tasty! I had this for lunch this afternoon. I used a combo of seedless green grapes, peaches and apples. I sprinkled dessicated coconut on top - nice crunch! The combo of the spices is lovely! Plus, it's low cal too - wow! What more can ask for :) Also, I love yogurt and fresh fruits - this is a winner in my books! Thank You, Bergy - Your THE Best! I plan to make this again using a flavoured yogurt, probably, strawberry yogurt:)
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The host computer is a Windows XP Pro; the laptops are Windows XP MCE and a
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The small town in America: dead or alive or dying? And how do we know that? Where does America learn about the little towns that dot the landscape and the Rand-McNally maps? What images of small communities appear in film and on tv? What do Mellencamp or Springsteen sing about those towns? How does Faulker, Anderson, Welty, or Proulx characterize such places? What exactly is the role of 'dragging Main?'
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text: No one man (or woman) can replace Glenn Beck, so Fox News Channel brought in "The Five." Airing in Beck's vacated timeslot, the weekday opinion show is a roundtable ensemble of five rotating Fox News personalities who discuss and debate the top news stories, controversies and issues of the day. Some of the network's featured talent who appear include Geraldo Rivera, Juan Williams, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Monica Crowley, Bob Beckel and Kimberly Guilfoyle. The program also features politicians, celebrities, sports figures and newsmakers as guests.


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Pretty Good Solitaire is a collection of solitaire card games, from classic games like Klondike, FreeCell, and Spider, to original games found nowhere else, such as Demons and Thieves, and Aces and Kings. Pretty Good Solitaire features lush graphics, beautiful easy-to-read cards, sound, in-depth statistics, and quick click smart move. Other games include Yukon, Scorpion, Spider One Suit, Spider Two Suit, Russian Solitaire, Gaps, Aces Up, Pyramid, Cruel, Penguin, Crazy Quilt, and many more. Also includes Climb Mode, where you play games in order for a cumulative score.
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A different time. Different attitudes. Same place.
The talk had turned to cane harvesting. The boss, KNUI owner Tom Elkins, grumphed half-heartedly, "Had to skim my pool to get rid of the Maui snow." Maui snow? "Oh, well. I knew I'd be getting some when I bought the house."
Kihei was just beginning to become the fastest growing community on the island, if not the state. Tom lived in one of the oldest, post-war residential areas. He answered a hesitant question. "Maui snow is the black ash that comes from burning the fields. Just another anomaly of life on the island."
As he turned to head back into his office, Elkin said, "After the snow comes the dust from plowing and replanting. It's no big deal. So you have to clean a little more. It only lasts a few weeks every 18 months or so."
Tom was devoted to the idea of small-town reporting. The station had a one-woman, two-man news crew, and one of the disc jockeys was willing to cover news stories when needed. An unscheduled field burn, a case of arson, had spread to brush land above Kihei. Dennis Walsh, the DJ, jumped into the station's four-wheel-drive International Scout and drove over to supply reports via a two-way radio.
Walsh was the kind of reporter who wanted to get close to the action. He drove into a brush area. Suddenly, an excited report came over the radio. "Got to make this short. The fire is burning this way. The firemen are running. I've got to get out of here. More later." He made it out OK, but reeked of smoke for the rest of the day.
My first direct experience with a cane fire came on Haleakala Highway below Pukalani. A roadside field was burning. I joined two or three cars parked along the road. Flames were leaping 30 or 40 feet into the night sky. A light breeze pushed the smoke away from us.
We all stood in amazement. I'm convinced humankind's first psychedelic experience came from watching fires. The altered awareness may not be limited to homo sapiens. Cyrano, the house cat, often sits and stares into the fireplace flames.
When there were three sugar plantations on the island - Pioneer Mill on the west side, Wailuku Sugar and Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar - cane fires were a more common sight. Pioneer Mill's fields are being turned into developments. Wailuku Sugar is no more. HC&S, the last sugar operation in the state, soldiers on, as it has for 140 years.
HC&S farms 36,000 acres of Central Maui. In the late 1940s, it absorbed many of the sugar workers left out of work in Hana when Paul Fagan set up Hana Ranch. Fagan closed down the last of a dozen or so sugar plantations scattered along the Hana-Kipahulu coast. Today, there are 800 employees at HC&S.
After World War II, Maui's economy tanked. Graduating high school seniors had few employment possibilities - mostly state and county government, the military, Maui Land & Pineapple Co. and the sugar plantations. In the 1950s, there were more Maui-born individuals living on Oahu and the Mainland than there were on Maui.
HC&S is under siege, economically and politically.
The economy is tied directly to the amount of water it can use. Make ethanol? In the 1930s and through WWII, most of the plantation's vehicles ran on ethanol. The problem today is the immense amount of water needed to produce the sugar-based fuel. Much of the water in the ditch system inaugurated in the 1800s goes into Upcountry faucets and irrigation systems.
Politically, HC&S is nose-to-nose with health fascists and late-comers who have bought property in Kihei, probably without knowing about the fallout from upwind fields. The Maui News "Letters to the Editor" will soon include carping about cane fires. Those two words never fail to bring up a song popular in the 1970s. The operative lyric in "Cane Fire" was "got to save the children," a not-so-subtle reference to an illegal crop.
To ameliorate criticism, HC&S recently sent letters to homeowners, even in Kula where cane fires are distant phenomena. And where I live. The company also took out a quarter-page color ad in last Sunday's issue of The Maui News. Both list burn schedules and locations. Individuals can also check hesugar.com or sign up for email, telephone or text updates of times and locations of burns.
Old-timers accept cane fires as an integral part of Maui life. Newcomers don't. It's a different time with different attitudes. Maybe it's not the same place.
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Red Wings radio color commentator Paul Woods engaged in an excellent Q and A session with, of all publications, Real Detroit Weekly (a free newspaper focusing on local entertainment events). Ashley C. Woods nailed down a top-shelf rapport with a very vocal Woods as he touched upon a smorgasbord of Wings-related topics:
April 21, Real Detroit Weekly: On the Wings' weaknesses: "The only weakness that I could maybe think of, that would be, maybe, the little bit of lack of offense up front. But I really think that this stretch where they had so many injuries, what it did was give many of third and fourth line players opportunities to play in so many different situations, and so much more ice time, that they gained confidence in themselves. Players like Patrick Eaves and Drew Miller really developed. And the addition of Justin Abdelkader is really going to make a big difference up front. He's a really hard-nosed player with a high skill level, as we saw in Game 2, but he's hard to play against. So Darren Helm and Justin Abdelkader are very difficult matches for opposing coaches."
On the underdog in the suit: "And the other strength I forgot about that I really want to talk about is Mike Babcock. I just, the job he did this year to me, was truly amazing. His preparation of the team and the way he's able to get all of the players to compete so hard at the same time is why I think he's the best coach in the NHL."On team loyalty: "I think Patrick Eaves has been really good up front. I think he's actually, from what I remember of him before in the National Hockey League, he seems much more committed now defensively. He gives up his body, he blocks shots, he's become the shot-blocking forward on the Red Wing team. He sacrifices himself for his teammates."
On discipline: "The guy back in the blue line that has really done a good job all season long, quietly, is Brad Stuart. He's played in all 82 games. He's a physical force, he kills penalties, he plays on the power play — but the most amazing thing, he picks up only 11 minor penalties the entire year. For a guy that plays that many minutes in that physical of a game. He's a very competitive person, but he's also highly disciplined …On the Wings' era of dominance: "Commitment to excellence. I've mentioned their coaching, I think is outstanding … their management team is second to none with Ken Holland, Jim Nill and Steve Yzerman. And the Red Wings to me are the best team in the NHL, and they've been that way now for the last decade, probably, at developing their players. They really have a commitment to their players. No matter whether they draft the player, they pick him up through trade, they acquire them off waivers — they try to make that player a better hockey player. It's the combination of that development system, plus the style of play, to me, is the way the game is meant to be played. It reminds me of the Montreal Canadiens back in the 1970s. Five men, used to playing all over the ice. It's the overall system they play, their co
… There's a guy on Vancouver, he's the sixth defenseman. Game 1, against LA, he picks up a major penalty, a 5-minute boarding call, and then last night [Game 2], he picks up three minor penalties. So, he picked up … he's got four penalties in two games, and Stuart's got 11 in 82. Which guy do you want? I just think, with Lidstrom, Rafalski, and Nick Kronwall, Brad Stuart doesn't get mentioned as much, but he's a very good player."


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Top Definition
a degree of raining. A very heavy rain that sounds like someone is pouring buckets of rain to the ground. Extremely wet forceful rain (when it's bucketing you can't stay dry.)
It was bucketing rain so everyone stayed indoors to keep dry.
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Can you define these popular missing words?
Where two fat lezzers (lesbians) with massive "bucket" minge's (wide vagina's) scissor each other.
Friend 1 "Where's Dolly tonight?"
Friend 2 "She's not coming out, she is likely "Bucketing" Eliza again!"
Friend 2 "She's not coming out, she is likely "Bucketing" Eliza again!"
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You use your ass as a bucket for sauce (ejaculant)
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I was reading an interesting post entitled "The Rise of Engagement Marketing" by "Faraz" at BrandActivationIdeas.blogspot.com, and he mentioned a word I had not seen before, "tryvertising". He attributed a definition to TrendWatching, and here's what I pulled from their site:
TRYVERTISING, which is all about consumers becoming familiar with new products by actually trying them out.
You can read more about it over there, but I was surprised because all along with product simulations, I have been making "virtual tryvertising" (now that sounds catchy — ???). Continue reading


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Manu Ginobili 66 games in
Ever since the threat of a lockout eased into reality, there were rumblings that a shortened season would do the Spurs well. They won their first title in 1999 in the midst of a 50 game season, why couldn't they do it again? Varner and I tempered expectations that the Spurs would emulate the same success this year as best we could, the main reason being the age of the core (Tim Duncan) in 2011 compared to 1999.
With the news that the lockout is on its way out, and that a 66 game season starting on Christmas is in the works, I got to thinking. Would a 66 game season be just right for the Spurs, namely for one Manu Ginobili, the catalyst for the Spurs offense and team's best player last season? Did his numbers suffer after the first 66 games of the season?
To sum things up, no. I went to Basketball-Reference.com and got my Google Spreadsheet skills sharp, taking Ginobili's basic box score averages through 66 games last season and comparing them to his full season averages. One thing to mention is that there is little difference, in terms of averages, from a 66 game season to an 82 game one (or 80 in the case of Ginobili last season). In the way each game has a huge effect on averages early in the season, they have very little effect on averages later in the campaign.
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Looking at the numbers, you see that the averages are all up through 66 games compared to 80, but the percentages are lower. What this alludes to is that Ginobili's usage rate was higher through 66 games, then tailed off later in the season. With his lower usage, his efficiency went up.
How can we project this toward the upcoming season? Well, we can't, really. Manu Ginobili is the focal point of the offense for the Spurs now. He's the main distributor and playmaker. With that, it's reasonable to expect similar averages to last season. But he's also 34 years old now and the as of yet unreleased schedule is sure to feature several back-to-backs and at least one back-to-back-to-back.
Ginobili will sit out more games this season, for no other reason than rest, then he ever has. Coach Pop may become as big a micromanager of Ginobili's minutes this season as he is of Tim Duncan's. I had hoped that Ginobili's numbers were stellar through 66 games and then dropped significantly after the point, giving hope to the theory that a shortened season would fit Manu's wheelhouse. Unfortunately that wasn't the case.
To think that Ginobili will fare better with a shortened season, at least when it comes to filling up a box score, is a reach. If anything, the prospect of sitting out more games during the season may leave him primed for the postseason, which is the most anyone can hope for.


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Captain Cook Cruises. Captain Cook Cruises offers Yasawa Island cruises aboard its 120-passenger MV Reef Escapewith prices including accommodation, meals, snorkeling equipment, and some activities. You can opt for four-bunk cabins or staterooms with floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto the outside deck. Breakfast includes a hot and cold buffet; some lunches are à la carte, some are buffet; dinners are mostly three-course à la carte menus.The "3 Night Southern Yasawa Islands" cruise and the "4 Night Northern Yasawa Islands" cruise visit beautiful white-sand beaches, a village for a traditional ceremony, and snorkeling and diving sites. A "7 Night Yasawa Islands Cruise" combines the two. Prices range US$700–US$1336 for the three-night cruise, US$952–$2107 for the four-night cruise, and US$1919–US$3416 for the combination of the two. The "7 Night Northern Fiji Dateline Tour" sets sail from Nadi and stops at an island in the Yasawas, two islands on Viti Levu's northern coast, the old capital of Levuka in the Lomaiviti Group, Savusavu on Vanua Levu, the waterfalls in Taveuni's Bouma National Heritage Park, the international dateline and a third island off Viti Levu. The itinerary includes numerous beaches and snorkeling opportunities, and optional tours. Prices range $2,775–$6,178. The company also offers three- and four-day "Sailing Safaris" through the Yasawas aboard a 108-foot schooner. Itineraries include snorkeling with manta rays, fishing, and village visits. Accommodations are rustic: on-shore in traditional bures just off the sand, each with two single beds that can be pushed together and shared bathrooms with cold-water showers. You must bring your own towels. Prices range $648–$807 for the three-day and $864–$1071 for the four-day cruise. Other options include day cruises and lunch and dinner cruises, all leaving from Denarau Marina on Viti Levu. 15 Narewa Rd., Nadi, Viti Levu. 670–1823. www.captaincook.com.au.
Awesome Adventures. Awesome Adventures offers all-inclusive packages in collaboration with budget resorts throughout the two island chains. Popular with young budget travelers, these range from 5 days/4 nights spent on two islands to a 12 day/11 night tour encapsulating five islands and a live-aboard cruise. A "Full-Monty" option throws in excursions to caves, sailing day trips, introductory scuba dives, etc. Each package departs daily, so you'll be sharing a ferry and buffet lines for the next 5–12 days with the same people. Most people who opt for these itineraries are social, with some traveling solo: for the best chance to bond with fellow travelers, ask your booking agent for a popular start date. Conversely, although you cannot know how many people will already be on the islands you'll be visiting or arriving on the second day, you can grant yourself more privacy by requesting a less-popular start date. The closer to the date you book, the better an idea they should have. Denarau Marina, Nadi, Viti Levu. 675–0499. www.awesomefiji.com.


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> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...x-ready-masses
The article reads:
"Unified Packaging
Seriously, installing applications on Linux is awful. Don't flame me or
berate me with examples of how easy it is - it's not.
Half the time it's full of trials, tribulations, problems, and manual
hacks - this is simply not good enough for a simple non-technical user."
We don't need to flame the man on this, he's just set himself on fire.
What can be easier (and safer!) then to find the application of choice
in the free repositories and clicking Install?
Sure it would be nice to unify all package management systems but even
now you only need to deal with the one for your distribution.
I can see it would be nice for application vendors to only have to worry
about one single package but the present situations is probably better,
they don't have to deal with individual users but only with the
maintainers of the repositories.
The advantage for the casual user is that experts have had their hands
on the product before it was made available.
Or do it the way of Google or Nvidia that supply an install script, in
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Today could be Coach Bruce Pearl's final game at Tennessee.
Athletic Director Mike Hamilton all but said as much on the radio this week in Knoxville. Will the Vols respond and play inspired basketball for their embattled coach? Or will they just mail it in?
Michigan is back in the Big Dance. We haven't seen them in a while. Coincidental that it comes just days after ESPN aired out their dirty laundry from the glory years with their "Fab Five" documentary.
An eight versus nine seed matchup makes one believe this will be a tight game.
Oakland and Texas will be one to watch out for. Oakland is tough. This could be another upset.
Akron and Notre Dame will be the Ben Hansbrough show. This guy can really play. Unfortunately for him not quite as well as his brother though.
Cinderella is back at the ball as George Mason takes on Villanova. 'Nova is one of the coldest teams in the tournament. They've lost 10 of 15. Mason could not have asked for a better opponent.


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Hi guys! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine ended up being pretty fun.. a little crazy at one point, but still fun!
This is an awesome and super easy recipe for some delicious chicken! This is literally as easy as it gets. Two ingredients is all you need to make this. A good ol' bottle of your favorite Italian dressing and some chicken breasts! You can grill this on your barbecue (like we did tonight) or your George Foreman grill, and it can also be baked as well. This is one of my most favorite ways to make chicken. No stress or thought at all goes into making this! That's what I needed tonight after my weekend.. a super easy, yet yummy dinner!
1 (16 oz) bottle of Italian dressing
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Pour the whole bottle of dressing in a large freezer ziplock baggie. Rinse chicken with water and cut away any fat. Place chicken in the bag filled with dressing. Seal shut and let marinade overnight or for atleast 3 hours in your refridgerator. Take chicken out of bag. Discard the dressing.
Grill chicken for 7 minutes on each side, or Bake in oven on 375 degrees for 30 minutes! : )


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It's the only one of its kind, and earlier this week, Golden Valley High School's only Foothill League championship plaque was brought into the boys basketball team's locker room as a gentle reminder.
Now there will be two plaques.
The Grizzlies defeated Hart 76-60 at Golden Valley High Thursday and claimed a share of the Foothill League title with Valencia, which beat Saugus 79-59 also on Thursday.
"It kind of gave us guidance, it motivated us," said Golden Valley senior swingman Taylor Statham of the plaque. "We wanted to prove to people what we could do as a team."
There was a lot of talk around Golden Valley after the game of how people doubted the Grizzlies (22-5, 8-2).
How could they lose two players to graduation in Maverick Ahanmisi and Steven Thornton — two players who each had 41-point games in last year's CIF-Southern Section Division IIIA playoffs — and still make a run at the 2010 league title?
Golden Valley head coach Chris Printz implied that the disbelief didn't start after last season.
"We've been in this league four years and we've won half the league titles," Printz said. "I don't think anyone would have thought that."
Whether or not people believed or didn't believe in them, the Grizzlies still had some talent returning and were built around Foothill League MVP candidate Trevor Wiseman, who again played well Thursday, scoring 16 points and creating offense for his teammates.
Statham, though, finally had the Foothill League game he was aiming for.
He led all scorers with 21 points, including eight in the first quarter.
Golden Valley jumped out to a 16-2 lead, with Statham and Wiseman collecting 14 of those points.
The Grizzlies led 25-9 after the first quarter and 50-23 going into halftime.
The difference early on was the shooting — the Grizzlies were 17-of-23 from the field in the first half, while Hart was 8-of-34.
But the Indians (5-22, 0-10) made a game of it in the second half, thanks to the long-range shooting of guard Austin Maly.
Maly hit five 3-pointers in the game's final 16 minutes.
He scored 18 points in the game.
Teammate Roman Delgado picked up the rest of the offensive load with 19 points.
The Indians got as close as 14 points twice in the fourth quarter, but the Grizzlies were able to gather enough points at the free throw line to hold the Indians back.
This is the first time in Hart head coach Tom Kelly's 10-year tenure at Hart that his team has failed to win a Foothill League game.
The Indians knew early on that with a young team, only two seniors, it would be an uphill climb.
Kelly said he will not apply to be an at-large team in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs.
Yet he looked ahead to the future with tempered optimism.
"We're not going to be better because everyone's back. The guys on the varsity will have to improve," Kelly said. "If we can play next season like we did the second half (on Thursday), with that aggression, that intensity, next year could be very good for these guys."
As for Golden Valley, the focus is on the present season.
The Grizzlies made the Division IIIA semifinals last season.
They are ranked ninth in Division IIIA going into this postseason.
"We really need to play better than last year's team," Wiseman said. "I believe in this team."


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Decisions, decisions.
Kate Hudson and fiancé Matthew Bellamy are still musing over what to name their new baby boy, born Saturday night, a source tells PEOPLE.
Luckily, they have a bit more time to decide – although the actress, 32, and rocker, 33, plan to settle in London while Bellamy's band Muse works on their next album, they'll remain in Los Angeles while Hudson recovers from the birth.
The Something Borrowed star – who delivered her 7 lbs., 12 oz. son naturally despite having undergone a Cesarean section with Ryder Russell, 7½ – is "doing great," says the source, adding that the couple is "beyond thrilled" with their new addition.
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The Bayonne Fire Department responded to a container fire on Pulaski Avenue today, at roughly noon, after employees failed to extinguish it.
Warehouse workers of Win Luck Trading Co. attempted to put out the fire with fire extinguishers but the contents in the container burned quickly, officials said.
"Arriving crews witnessed a fire in the 40 cubic yard dumpster loaded with cardboard and debris, located at in a loading dock bay against the building and between two parked trailers," said Bayonne Fire Chief Gregory Rogers.
Rogers said firefighters were able to isolate and extinguish the fire before it could spread to nearby trailers and the building.
"There were no reported injuries and the fire is under investigation," Rogers said.


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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Discussions by Blair County commissioners about the proposed sale of Valley View Home and a related marketing proposal are expected to be conducted in public.
After reviewing a Lancaster County 2005 court case, part of which addressed commissioners' meetings held in anticipation of selling a county nursing home, county solicitor Nathan Karn said Friday that exceptions to the state's Sunshine Law apply only to the purchase or lease - not the sale - of real estate.
"I have advised the board of commissioners that two or all three of them may not meet outside of a duly advertised public meeting to discuss contents of the RFP [request for proposals] for the proposed sale of Valley View Home," Karn said. "Additionally, in order to be able to release the RFP to proposed buyers, they will approve the contents of the RFP at a duly advertised public meeting."
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Blair County's solicitor advised the commissioners not to meet outside of a public meeting to discuss the possible sale of Valley View Home.
Media attorney Melissa Melewsky of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association said Thursday that Blair County commissioners were opening themselves to liability by holding executive sessions related to the sale of Valley View Home and by participating in development of an RFP that would not become public until it was ready for distribution to potential sellers.
Melewsky provided The Mirror with a grand jury ruling in the Lancaster County court case which the Mirror forwarded to Karn for review.
"The fact that this is so similar to the Lancaster County case should certainly catch their attention," Melewsky said.
When commissioners meet Tuesday, Karn said the board will be amending meeting minutes to indicate that previously-announced executive sessions related to the proposed sale of Valley View Home were informational meetings.
Karn said he attended the one on Sept. 27, for a presentation by Marcus & Millichap, the Chicago real estate investment firm which described its services and experience.
"No official action occurred, no deliberation occurred and no specific information about Valley View Home was even discussed," Karn said.
Melewsky said the problem with informational meetings is that they can sometimes generate discussions.
"There are cases that say [a governing body] can gather information, but once they start deliberating, they need to be doing that in public," she said.
Karn said that wasn't the case in the recent meetings incorrectly referred to as executive sessions.
Valley View Home employees are interested in hearing commissioners discuss the sale of the home within their public meetings, Service Employees International Union Healthcare representative Matthew Yarnell said Friday. Since learning of the commissioners interest in marketing Valley View, members have started attending weekly commissioner meetings.
"This is a home that made three-quarters of a million dollars last year, based on records submitted to the state Department of Health," Yarnell said. "It's not a major drain on tax dollars."
Commissioners have acknowledged that Valley View currently operates in the black, but they've also referred to it as a potential liability to the county and the county's taxpayers, based on changes within the health care industry, potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Commissioners voted Tuesday to sign an agreement allowing Marcus & Millichap to market the home at a listing price of $13.5 million.


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Keynote Speakers: Prof. Hafid Gafaiti (Texas Tech University) and Prof. Thomas Deveny (McDaniel College)
In Alabama, the recent passage of strict anti-immigration laws and a growing sentiment against migrants have turned our attention towards the theme of borders and how these physical or mental gaps may be explored. With these thoughts in mind, graduate students in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics are pleased to announce our third annual conference titled "Redefining Borders: Bridging the Gap between Languages, Literatures, and Cultures" to be held March 1 - 2 on the University of Alabama campus.
We welcome submissions in the following categories pertaining to themes of borders and their relations to languages, literatures, and cultures:
•Studies of immigration, migration, diaspora, and displacement
•Literary and comparative studies, also topics on theater, music, film studies and photography
•Linguistics, including topics on pedagogy, language, and identity
•Cultural studies, gender studies, topics on race, ethnicity and class
•Multi-disciplinary approaches in fields such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, and history
The conference welcomes papers in English, Spanish, French and German of between 15 and 20 minutes in length. Abstracts of approximately 250 – 500 words may be sent as a Word document attachment to firstname.lastname@example.com. Information can also be found on our Department website, mlc.ua.edu. Please include the presenter's name, institution, e-mail address and title of the presentation. Suggestions for panels of three or four presenters are especially encouraged; please include all members of the panel on the abstract. The deadline to submit abstracts has been extended to Friday, January 11, 2013.


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Hector J. Cases, MD
Dr. Hector Cases is a Neurologist and Pain Management Specialist. He earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical doctor degree from Central Caribe University of Puerto Rico. He completed his Internal Medicine internship at Cabrini Medical Center in New York City and Neurology residency at New York University Medical Center. He spent 10 years practicing clinical Neurology before pursuing a Pain Management fellowship at the University of South Florida in Tampa where he retains an appointment as an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology. Dr. Cases is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine, and the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Cases believes in the comprehensive approach to Pain Management in order to achieve patient functional restoration with special attention to fitness and wellness. His practice focuses on a wide array of techniques which range from medical management to interventional procedures. He has special interest in application of peripheral nerve stimulators in chronic headaches.
Bruce Piszel, DO
Dr. Bruce Piszel is a board certified Pain Management Physician with a background in Physical Medicine and Rehab. Dr. Piszel received his doctorate from the University of Chicago and completed a fellowship in Anesthesia Interventional Spine Pain Management at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Dr. Piszel acted as Chief of Staff and Director of Rehabilitation at Heather Hill Rehabilitation Hospital from 2005-2006, Director of Pain Management at University Primary and Specialty Care, and Director of Pain Management at Seed's Orthopedics until branching out and opening his own private pain management practice in 2011.
Dr. Piszel has extensive experience performing: Cervical, thoracic and lumbar facet injections (medial branch blocks), Cervical and lumbar transforaminals, Cervical interlaminars , Cervical, thoracic and lumbar radio-frequency neurotomy, Stellate ganglion blocks, Lumbar sympathetic blocks, Ilioinguinal blocks, Genitofemoral blocks, Peripheral nerve injections, Spinal cord stimulator trials.
Robert Guirguis, DO
Dr. Robert Guirguis is double board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Pain Medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and his doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Long Island NY. Dr. Guirguis completed an Internal Medicine rotating internship at Union Hospital, Union, NJ, and his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, in Edison NJ. During his residency training he published numerous papers including post stroke functional recovery, interventional treatments of spasticity, and spinal cord injury recovery.
Dr. Guirguis then completed an Interventional Spine and Pain Management fellowship at Florida Spine Institute. During this time, he authored the interventional cervical chapter of a pain management textbook publication.
Dr. Guirguis currently serves as Medical Director of Tampa Pain Relief Center as well as Medical Advisory Chair of Armenia Surgery Center. He is also a member of the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Dr. Guirguis received honors and was recognized as Top Pain Management Physician, in the Tampa Bay area, by U.S. News and World Reports in 2012.
His practice primarily involves the use of minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of pain disorders with special attention to patient restorative functioning. His special interest includes Chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, Sports Medicine, Arthritic Disorders, Spasticity, Electrodiagnostics, and Discogenic diagnostic procedures. His additional training includes spinal cord stimulators, radiofrequency ablations, and continuous epidural infusions.
Dr. Guirguis's core belief is approaching each patient with a tailored plan. Listening to every patient issue and treating every issue to the best of his ability. Understanding that pain is not just a number but rather a syndrome that can affect every aspect of someone's life is the cornerstone of successful treatment. He also believes that successful treatment depends on many factors with respect and dignity at the core.
John Kevyn Otero, MD
Dr. John Kevyn Otero is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with additional board certification in Pain Medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of San Francisco and his medical doctorate from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Otero completed his internship at the University of South Florida before embarking on a residency in Psychiatry, also at University of South Florida. Upon completing his residency, Dr. Otero was accepted into a pain fellowship sponsored by the department of Neurology at University of South Florida, after which he was received by the department of Anesthesia at University of South Florida for a fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine. Dr. Otero joined Tampa Pain Relief Center in 2008. Reflective of his diverse training, Dr. Otero embraces an attitude toward pain management that emphasizes a comprehensive therapeutic approach, utilizing interdisciplinary treatment planning and multi-modal therapies. His practice includes the use of minimally invasive procedures, physical therapeutic modalities and medication management in the treatment of chronic pain. Areas of special interest and emphasis include the interaction between emotional and cognitive states with attendant behavioral changes and pain.
Erick A. Grana, MD
Dr. Grana is a Physiatrist and Pain Management Specialist. He earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico. He completed his internship and residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at University Hospital in Puerto Rico. He completed a fellowship at the University of Washington. He is a past Assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He is Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a sub-specialty Board certification in Pain Management. He is also Board certified in Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr Grana has been practicing Pain Medicine and performing spinal injections for over 12 years. He has special interest in advanced diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic and post-traumatic pain . Dr Grana believes in treating the whole patient incorporating physical therapy and rehabilitation in order to improve function while reducing pain.
Miguel D. Attias, MD
Dr. Attias is an Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Management Specialist. His extensive Post-graduate Medical Training, continued updates in the latest state of the art techniques coupled with a great passion for his specialty make him a unique physician in this field. He completed a surgical internship at the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens – Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Anesthesiology residency at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston – TUFTS University School of Medicine where he was elected as Chief Resident. He culminated with a Pain Management Fellowship at the same institution. Dr. Attias has expertise in all the areas of chronic pain, ranging from medication to interventional management. He has special interest in Advanced Pain Management techniques including trialing and implantation of spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal programmable drug delivery systems as well as other forms of Neuromodulation techniques like peripheral nerve and field stimulation. He has experience with management of Cancer pain and other conditions like intractable headaches. Dr. Attias strongly believes in the team and Multidisciplinary approach to managing his patients, therefore he integrates all the patient's health providers in the decision making process guaranteeing in this manner excellent control of the patient's pain condition while maintaining the overall good health.
Jose J Rivera, MD
Dr Rivera is Board certified in Anesthesia and Pain management. After graduating Cum Laude from Central Caribe University Medical School in Puerto Rico, he received his training In Anesthesia at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He furthered his training by completing a fellowship in Pain management at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has practiced pain management for over 18 years.
Dr Rivera has published over 10 articles in pain management . He has performed clinical trials in innovative therapies in the field of pain management. He enjoys keeping up with medical research in order to provide his patients with state of the art treatments. His vision is to provide advanced , evidence based, multidisciplinary pain management in an effort to reduce patient suffering while improving their function and quality of life. Dr Rivera enjoys cycling and golf. He resides in Tampa with his wife and children. He is fluent in Spanish and is thrilled to serve the Tampa community.
Todd S. Traub, MD
Dr. Todd S. Traub is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and completed his anesthesiology and internal medicine residency at Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. During his anesthesia residency, he developed an extreme interest in helping to alleviate chronic pain in patients with both cancer and non-cancer pain problems and received additional training in many regional anesthesia and interventional pain management procedures. In addition, Dr. Traub was awarded the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), by the University of South Florida with major tracks in health care and finance with additional coursework in quality management. In addition to being certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, Dr. Traub is also certified by the American Academy of Pain Management and the American Board of Disability Analysts.
Dr. Traub has served as the Medical Director of the anesthesia departments at St. Petersburg General Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, Kindred Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, and Oil City Area Health Center, in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Additionally, he has also been Medical Director of many local ambulatory surgery centers including, Tampa Bay Specialty Surgery Center, HealthSouth Surgery Center, Center for Special Surgery, Gulfcoast Surgery Center, and Pasadena Surgery Center. He is currently on the medical staffs at Northside Hospital and Heart Center and Edward White Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Dr. Traub has been instrumental in developing comprehensive pain management centers in both Pennsylvania and Florida and has been practicing as a consultant in both anesthesia and interventional pain management continuously since 1985. He has an extensive range of clinical experience treating many chronic pain problems including complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy, sympathetic nerve mediated pain, shingles pain, postherpetic neuralgia pain, occipital neuralgia / headache pain, shoulder pain, cancer pain, back neck and lower extremity pain.
Dr. Traub has extensive clinical experience with the insertion and management of trial and permanent spinal cord stimulator systems for the treatment of chronic back pain, post laminectomy syndromes, sympathetic mediated pain, complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy chronic pancreatitis pain and phantom limb pain. He has extensive experience with intrathecal pump implantation, radiofrequency nerve ablation, ultrasound-guided nerve procedures for interventional pain management and regional anesthesia and neuro ablative techniques.
Our Nurse Practitioners:
Kimberly S. Jones, MS, ANP-BC, CNOR, RNFA
Kimberly Jones is Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Adult Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of South Florida in Tampa. She is also credentialed as an operating room nurse (CNOR) and registered nurse first assistant (RNFA). Kimberly is a member of the Association of Operating Room Nurses and the West Coast Council of Advanced Nursing Practice. Kimberly has over 25 years of nursing experience and has practiced in various clinical settings as a registered nurse, clinical nurse specialist, and nurse practitioner. She also retains an adjunct faculty position at the University Of South Florida College Of Nursing. Kimberly has been practicing comprehensive pain management with her collaborating physicians at Tampa Pain Relief Center since 2008.
Olena Zhukova
Olena Zhukova received her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from St. Petersburg College and her Masters of Science in Nursing from The University of South Florida. Olena is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and was a recipient of the Lee and Victor Leavengood Endowed Scholarship in 2012. Olena worked as an RN in multiple settings including Critical Care and Progressive Acute care to Internal medicine before becoming an ARNP in 2013.
Robyn Aydelott
Robyn Aydelott is Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing at the University of South Tampa. Robyn is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, The Association of Clinical Research Professionals, and was previously a member of the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Robyn has 15 years combined experience as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner and has received awards from The University of South Florida, Northside Hospital Heart Institute and St. Petersburg's College.
Uzoma Okafor
Uzoma Okafor is Board Certified as a Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She graduated Cum Lade with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree from Utica College of Syracuse University. She graduated with her Magna Cum Lade Masters of Science in Nursing from Pace College in Manhattan, NY. Uzoma is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care for her patients; utilizing various treatment modalities with the goal to optimize function and improve her patients quality of life.


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Voice: Reginald Richardson, Flint
In response to Anthony D. Turner, I submit the following for your consideration: Mr. Turner used to live in Flint, I still do and have been here all my life, 70 years.
While I do agree with many of his comments, I believe that he greatly overstates the condition of Flint. Yes there is a lot of crime, but the criminals have not taken control as his comments seem to imply. I believe that most of us who still live here are very concerned about young Black men killing each other. However the reality of this situation is that it is happening so much that we have become numb to it.
I believe that you are well-meaning but you don't live in Flint and I have a problem with people telling me how things are when they are not part of the situation. If you truly want to help Flint, move back here — that will show me you really care.
I am a middle class black man who chose to stay in the town I was born in, Flint. Yes, Flint is facing some difficult times, but there is still hope and I believe that with prayer and the resolve of those who still live here we can make a positive change.
Right now, there are a number of churches who have come together not only to pray for Flint but are actively working in our neighborhoods bringing about positive change. Please remember, with God all things are possible.


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I dont get it.
The NBA is so strange. Especially the Jazz. If you hustle and play defense you are considered a scrub, but everyone preaches defense wins championships.
Players who cant play defense and are just pathetic ball chuckers are called shooters and scorers. And some how they are valued more for all their ballhogingness.
A guy like Carroll does everything he is asked but is punished for playing hard and unselfish. Im sure if he had a different attitude and just focused all his energy on offense and shot twice as much he would be a starter in the league.
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acpid update error
Just installed a fresh 3.0 beta 3. Did the kernel partial upgrade fix and installed all the updates. acpid errors :
Setting up acpid (1.0.4-5ubuntu9.3) ...
* Loading ACPI modules... [ OK ]
* Starting ACPI services... acpid: can't open /proc/acpi/event: No such file or directory
invoke-rc.d: initscript acpid, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing acpid (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
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Davarius Yates, 23, was charged with second-degree domestic violence and booked into Mobile County Metro Jail.
Police spokesman Officer Christopher Levy said Yates talked himself into his 27-year-old ex girlfriend's Peach Place in apartment by asking for a glass of water. Once inside, police said, he allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the woman twice in her abdomen and once in her left arm.
He fled on foot from the apartment, at 8350 Jeff Hamilton Road, to the 1500 block of Gaylord Street, where he called police and reported his crime.
Meanwhile, the victim was transported by city bus to Providence Hospital, Levy said. She has since been released.
Yates was being held today at Mobile County Metro Jail on $9,000 bail.


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Don't forget to send us a photo from your stay at Mystery Bay Campground. We'd love to add it to our gallery.
Mystery Bay campground fronts the ocean and is one of the few natural camping areas remaining on NSW's south coast. It is only a short distance off the Princes Highway, but could be a million miles from anywhere.
The area is quite large with camp sites scattered throughout the native bush of mainly spotted gums, with acacias and banksias closer to the spectacular cliff headlands and small beaches.
Mystery Bay is a sleepy coastal hamlet between Narooma and Central Tilba, with Eurobodalla National Park to the north and south.
The Mystery Bay turnoff is about 9 km south of Narooma, and 24 km north of Cobargo. Heading into Mystery Bay, the campsite is on your left.
Mystery Bay Campground is pet friendly! (Conditions apply.)
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Life Technologies downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair
William Blair downgraded Life Technologies as it believes the stock adequately reflects the potential of a transaction. The firm thinks financial buyers would struggle to yield an internal rate of return in excess of 20% at a per share price above the mid $50s to $60.
Sentiment: Strong Sell
So how much do they want to buy? Downgrades are brokerages trying to get in for the current shareprice does NOT reflect LIFEs price.


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Why Obama Fears the White House Will Get Egged on Halloween
If there's one thing that raises the ire of excited trick-or-treaters Halloween, it's the inevitable house that gives out healthy snacks.
And it appears the White House has been a major offender, leaving President Barack Obama nervous.
"Halloween is coming up. [Michelle has] been giving, for the last few years, the kids fruit and raisins in the bag," Obama lamented to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show Tuesday about his wife's Halloween giving.
"Oooh," Leno winced.
"And I said, 'The White House is going to get egged if this keeps up,'" Obama explained. "We need to throw some candy in there. A couple Reese's Pieces or something."
It's not clear whether the First Lady will heed his warning, as she's focusing on getting kids and adults healthier with her "Let's Move" campaign.