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September 12, 2012
Dance is where it all began. The first group exercise experiences grew from dance movements and quickly evolved into a wide variety of classes with music and moves as the driving force. Over the years, dance exercise has ebbed and flowed to meet the needs of a diverse audience. One of the latest iterations are ballet-inspired workouts.
Possibly due, in part, to the success of the movie Black Swan (don't quote me on that!), numerous ballet-based videos were released and ballet-inspired group classes began cropping up around the country as interest in the art soared. For the most part, ballet-based classes are less choreographed and place a greater emphasis on sculpting than more traditional ballet workouts, and are an ideal complement to other dance-based fitness workouts, as well as non-based dance formats. The benefits of ballet-based workouts include enhanced flexibility, improved muscular strength and endurance, increased core stability and, in some cases, improved cardiovascular endurance. Of course, one of the most unique aspects of these workouts is the externally rotated position and the foot-work that is common to ballet. If programmed correctly and executed with mindfulness, you can truly redefine your body from the ground up!
The types of classes offered may utilize barres, mats or small weights, but you can certainly build a ballet body in the comfort of your home without any special equipment (not even your shoes!). The following moves (borrowed from the Balletone workout program) will enable you to sculpt a dancer's body in no time. Take your shoes off, clear out some space, and perform 10 repetitions of each move in succession and then repeat the sequence of exercises one to two more times from start to finish.
Open & Close
Begin with your feet together and parallel; bend your knees (keeping weight in your heels) and, as you extend the knees, open the feet into 1st position. Try to initiate the rotation from the top of your leg rather than at your knee or ankle. Close the feet to parallel and repeat. This exercise helps warm up the lower legs and the hips.
Bend & Straighten
On the last repetition of Open & Close, leave the feet open in 1st position and perform knee bends (or plies). Again, keeping weight in the heels, bend the knees to lower down and then straighten the knees to come back to the starting position. It is not important how low you go at first (range of motion will come with practice), but concentrate on squeezing the inner thighs and seat as you lift and maintain heels on the floor.
Rise & Lower
Rise up on to the balls of the feet and lower back down. Try to keep weight evenly distributed across the entire foot and steady the ankles as you lift and lower. Concentrate on lifting with control and at an even pace.
Alternate pointing the toe out to the side and closing back into 1st position. As you point the foot out to the side, attempt to keep your external rotation (knee pointed up to the ceiling and rolling toward the back wall, while leading the movement with your heel) and your legs straight. Your foot should push along the floor and arrive in the point as if you were meeting a bit of resistance and, on the return, pretend there are magnets at the top of your thighs initiating the close.
Point & Big Bend
Building on the Points exercise, point to the side and then lower down into a bigger knee bend with legs greater than hip-distance apart. As you stand up, point the opposite foot out of the side and then kiss the heels together to finish in 1st position.
Find the Knee
Alternate bringing the toe to the inside of the knee on the standing leg and returning to 1st position. Concentrate on moving with control and keeping the knee opening to the wall behind you as you lift and lower. The hips should remain level and square throughout the movement.
Brush & Big Brushes
The Brush and Big Brush exercise derives from the Points exercise. Alternate brushing the foot out to the side and lifting the leg off the floor by a few inches. If the hips are remaining level and square, and the knees are staying straight, try progressing to a big brush by simply lifting the leg a bit higher. Consider this move a lift and NOT a kick. You should be able to stop the movement at any time during the brush if it is executed correctly.
Fall Front & Balance
Point the foot toward the front of the room (still externally rotated from the hip) and "all" into a long lunge with the front knee bent. Be mindful of the landing and do your best to slow yourself down with the strength of your core. The greater challenge is to push back up! Push off the front leg to shift your body weight over the back leg and finish in a balance. The front leg will be off the floor, extended in front of you. Perform all of the repetitions on the right leg and move to the leg swings before repeating the Falls on the left leg.
Leg Swings
Swing the leg back and front, passing through 1st position each time. The leg can take on a box shape as you swing, with a slight bend in the knee forming half of a diamond shape. On the last repetition, close 1st position and repeat the Fall Front & Balance beginning on the left leg.
Curtsy Lunge
Alternating right and left leg, step back for a traditional lunge, but keep the legs remain externally rotated throughout the entire range of motion. Be sure to weight the front leg a bit more and add a bend at the waist. As you lower down into the lunge, pretend like there are roses being thrown at your feet that you need to gather. Stand up and close in 1st position.
If you minimize the downtime between the exercises, not only will you find your strength and balance challenged, but your heart can find a workout as well! There are many ballet-based formats to choose from in gyms or on workout DVDs, and the best advice I can give is to not take yourself too seriously when attempting these types of programs. Dancing is all about releasing judgment, moving your body and feeling graceful, inside and out. It's a well-needed respite in the midst of our busy days, so I encourage you to take it for what it's worth and enjoy every second!
Named 2013 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, Shannon Fable is founder and CEO of Sunshine Fitness Resources, a consulting firm for aspiring fitness industry members. She also owns Balletone, a ballet-inspired fitness programming company; and GroupEx PRO, a communication portal for group fitness programs. Now the director of exercise programming for Anytime Fitness, Shannon also serves on the ACE Board of Directors.
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That is debatable but no way to get a real answer.
[/quote]Well Im happy you asked, I judged it by the amount of cities that sellout their home games and in the NHL there were 12 teams that sold out 100% of their games and 4 more that sold out 99% of their games, while the NBA had 6 teams that sold out 100% of their home games and 3 teams that sold out 99% of their games
You subtract Canada?
[/quote]Why subtract Canadia, they have teams in both sports.
But even without Canadia NHL has 11 teams that sellout 99% or better and the NBA has 9 that sellout 99% or better
So it's almost even. lol
Your case is getting weaker and weaker by the minute...
[/quote]Almost doesnt mean tish, the pats ALMOST won the super bowl, the Bills were ALMOST 4x SB champions
its almost even PERCENTAGE wise
hard numbers of tickets sold its not - Basketball sells more tickets
Thast like saying that baseball is more popular than football because in hard numbers, baseball sold more tickets. (I guess we should ignore that there are only 16 games in football and 162 in baseball OR that there are more NBA teams than NHL teams.)</p>[/quote]
thats a pretty ridiculous statement.
Hockey and basketball aren't only ON at the same period of time pretty much BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF GAMES

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Recommendations on new strategy were provided by the African Wildlife Foundation and other conservation groups at the request of the European Commission
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African Wildlife Foundation and Gecko Publishing have launched a new partnership where the UK-based magazine publishing company will produce a customized version of each issue of its Travel Africa magazine to be supplied to 3,000 of AWF's major donors and partners. A two-page conservation advertorial section supplied by AWF will additionally be featured in all regular issues of Travel Africa.
Chinese Arts & Crafts (H.K.) Ltd. (CAC), Hong Kong's largest ivory retailer, stopped selling elephant ivory according to a statement issued to Reuters today and verified by spot checks by WildAid. The chain, which operates four stores in Hong Kong, stated to the media that it now only sells mammoth ivory. WildAid consultants visited the stores and confirmed that all elephant ivory has been removed from shelves, is not mis-selling it as mammoth ivory, and is not for sale "under the counter."


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OK..I ran my mouth about this company ,,,i don't know the details . That's not my biz ,,Randy ,,you speaking up is a monster step ...good luck to you in you.
OK..I ran my mouth about this company ,,,i don't know the details . That's not my biz ,,Randy ,,you speaking up is a monster step ...good luck to you in you.
Randy filled my back orders, seems like a stand up guy for making things right.I hope to do more business in future.
Hi Nmace: Any feedback? Looks to me like a company that bit off a bit more than they can chew and sold out to new ownership. Their pricing is quite attractive, though. Thinking about next year's order.
Randy called me about two weeks ago and promised he would take care of my small order within the week. Well still no hive? I personally will not risk doing business with these guys in the future. The prices are good,but I could sell things at any price if I did not have to actually send the product to the customer. This order has been over three months and $105.00 is a lot of money for nothing.
Any updates on getting your order?
Nick Hubbell
Still no hive?? He did try to contact by phone,but I can't sit by the phone. He talks alot why not just refund or ship? He will talk about his problems on the phone when work should be getting done. I mean come on 4 months on a 1 hive order never again will I deal with a unproven company like beebabys. Risk your money if you choose,you will be rolling the dice at best.
Still no hives here, been about a months since I talked with the new owner, he did not respond to my email a week ago. Original order placed back in March. Will be pursing legal action at this point and filing with the Ohio state attorney general which can be done online for anyone who is interested, just google it. My personal attorney is also sending me information on how to file small claims against the company, which since the costs of doing so is less then what is owed to me (over $300) I will be doing so.
I ordered and paid for 20 deeps on 6/4. Left him a message on 6/18 today is 6/20 and no response.
I've got a bad feeling about this one.
There's not enough sheep dogs and the wolves are coming!!!!!!
I finally recieved the order placed going on five months ago. Greatful to get anything at this point. I will not place these online orders without putting much more research into them. Got lucky on this one will not risk it in the future.
I too can report that I finally received my complete order two days ago in the mail. The original order was placed in February (4 months ago). The quality was up to standard for this company. The communication however has once again gone to none existent the new owner is no longer responding to emails or answering phone calls or returning them. I really would love to see this company flourish as they do produce a good product for a good price, but I cannot recommend them based on the current way the business is running. Feel free to contact me guys when you get your act together.
I wish them the best ,but will never wait on a very small order in the future. Like it has been said there is a sucker born every minute. Myself, Im tired of being the sucker!!
It looks like 4 months is the standard ship time, I wish I would have been told that when
My order was placed and paid for six weeks ago.
Communication seems to be the main problem with these companies if they would just respond to messages and emails once in awhile I think it would make a difference.
There's not enough sheep dogs and the wolves are coming!!!!!!
Finally received my order last week, almost two months waiting.
I was sure I'd burned another $300 bucks but not this time.
The quality is very good and so is the price.
Maybe this company will come around.
There's not enough sheep dogs and the wolves are coming!!!!!!
I ordered from Beebabys in the past and received a good product at a great price. So, I placed a small order in July 2012. Never heard anything. October I sent an email and no response. I saw that the website was down. I figured I was out the product and the money. Fast forward to last week. I was doing my usual window shopping and equipment planning that I do every winter and I came across the new beebabys site. I saw the email address changed and figured I'd send an email seeing about my order. I received a prompt email back from Randy asking for my telephone number. He called and I spoke to him for about 20 minutes. He seemed like a stand up guy, apologizing for the mistake. He said that he was going to refund my money and send me the product. I told him that he didn't need to do both but insisted to make things right. I'll wait and see if this comes true and I'll keep everyone abreast of the situation.
I hope it works out better for you than it did for me... Justin tried to make it right with me, but he never did send all the replacement parts that were damaged in shipping (shipped with no packing, boxes were damaged in shipment). Several months later some of the boxes that I bought from him have cracked through the paint and most of the joints are still so loose that the bees had to fill them with propolis. I wish I would have just bought Mann Lake or Country Rubes boxes like I have in the past. These aren't going to last very long.
What I had ordered in the past was very good quality. My joints were tight enough(didn't need a 5lb sledge ) and the boxes are still solid. I see what you mean about the packing. I did have one finger break off a joint in shipping but it was easily repaired.
Hello to everyone, I see there are people who where unhappy with the time it took to get there orders. Like I said when I bought the company in May, I would correct all the issues that everyone had. Yes when i bought the business it was in trouble, but I made a commitment to take care of all the issues at hand. As I did speak to some of you personally and give you a time frame when you could expect your orders. But as luck would have it the amount of issues that first showed up only compounded until it grew out of control. Yes i did cut communication as it seemed to only hurt matters worse because people was getting false hope from me on timing, which was due to the issues growing beyond my control. I tried to explain what was happening to a few and they turned it on me saying I should have spent time working in the shop. Well, I guess they should have been in my shop working with me til 3-5 am some nights. I am not saying you don't have the right to be upset with what happened to your orders, I would feel the same as you do. But I did continue to fix the problems one at a time. I did keep my word even though it has cost me all the customers we had. I did not give up on anyone nor will I to to make a profit and leave you all hang in limbo. I could have changed the name when I bought it and started fresh, but I didn't. I took the long hard road to make sure you all got what you paid for. Sure it has taken longer than expected by far from what I thought, but I am still committed rather I have any customers or not. I won't be satisfied until all the issues are resolved. As you can see by signalten post I am making it right no matter what. I am not making excuses for anything but my first commitment was making sure you all were made right. It has been difficult due to the amount of issues and because some orders were place by phone which left me no record of what you were missing or things that might have been damaged in shipping. Those of you that have received your orders after I bought the business got even better quality then when you ordered it. I did use my time to better some quality issues as well. It has been a long road to recover from and I don't know where I will go from here because I now have a business without any business which is fine by me as long as everything is made right with each and everyone of you. But rest assured I won't let anyone down no matter what. I guess a time frame went out the window but it will be made right. You have the right to your opinion, but at least I didn't give up on anyone no matter how hard or long it takes and you were placed as my #1 priority. I am speaking up as an honest business man not one seeking to gain from profit or to have a successful business, so I will have to start from ground up from no customers if I choose to ever continue. So I do want to take this time and apologize for the heart ache and inconvenience this may have caused everyone and anyone who was affected by it.
I suppose this is your chance to make a better business and redeem yourself then? Being constructive and looking at the website it's lacking 100% pictures which if I'm spending money shouldn't to much to ask for.
I hope I can redeem myself, as for the website your correct, its a work in progress. They said it is as easy as point and click to do a website, boy were they wrong. It has taken a lot of time to figure out how to do everything on there because it sure is not just point and click. I sure know a lot more now than when I started building it. It will have all the pictures once I am done with it. Thank you for looking and your feed back.
Nice to meet you randy, I am randy also. Just curious but I read this whole thread and was wondering how you came about buying out Justin?


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Why Congress Should Serve People not Corporations
Original post made by Carol Brouillet, Barron Park, on Apr 22, 2012
In order to support a war, people must be fooled or tricked; this has happened throughout human history. The U.S. is not immune to this pattern. An examination of the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, World War II, the Vietnam War, Gulf War I & II, and the war against Afghanistan reveal a number of hoaxes, and false flag operations.
Day of Deceit by Robert Stinnett challenges the surprise "Attack on Pearl Harbor." Stinnett provides evidence that F.D.R. asked for, received, and carried out an eight point plan that deliberately provoked the Japanese into attacking America. F.D.R. knew, in advance, of the attack on Pearl Harbor and failed to warn Admiral Kimmel, who became the "fall guy" for the devastating attacks.
His grandson, testified at the Toronto International Citizens Inquiry into 9-11, and mentioned that the CIA was created to "Prevent Another Pearl Harbor." As Pearl Harbor was used to create the "National Security State," and a CIA, notorious worldwide for overthrowing democracies and installing brutal military regimes, 9/11 has been used to expand the official US spy agencies, to facilitate a "Global Security State," and for the US to gain notoriety for war crimes, prison abuse, and torture.
The new growing markets are for surveillance equipment, mercenaries, and "private security firms." This trend does not bode well for civil or human rights anywhere in the world, especially in the wake of the largest financial heist in history. People are waking up, as their homes are stolen, and social services are slashed. No one is being held accountable, and those at the top are raking in millions and billions.
One of the greatest threats to U.S. policy, identified by the military, is their failure to be able to control all information, and convince people worldwide of the "benefits of US policy and military actions." Despite an enormous budget which allows the CIA to greatly influence news at home and abroad, there is such a huge disparity between physical reality and "spin" that people are questioning official statements about foreign policy, the war, the living conditions of people in nations occupied by U.S. forces, domestic policies. Worldwide opinion has turned against the U.S., particularly the doctrine of "pre-emptive war."
There is a simple solution to this problem. The U.S. should redirect its budget from "killing and controlling" via its military and spy agencies towards healing and helping people in the U.S. and the world who need and ask for assistance. A fraction of the military budget could supply good water, food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education, utilities, and communications technologies to most of humanity.
The concentration of wealth and power points to how the situation could be reversed. There is the solution of monetary reform outlined by Representative Kucinich�s HR 2990, which would nationalize the creation of money and use it to meet domestic needs. People need to have greater control over their own resources, land, water, utilities, food, and communications. Corporations must be prevented from privatizing the "commons" and reined in from exercising monopoly power over vital resources. Governments should serve and protect people. Departments which threaten and harm people, or the environment, upon which all life depends, should not be funded. Those departments and services which benefit and serve people, protect the environment, and the health and well being of the communities whose lives they touch should receive funding. There must be transparency, accountability, and an end to corporate welfare.
The trend has been to lower health, environmental, labor standards to "increase competition" in the name of "free trade." However "free trade" has meant a free ride for corporations seeking to evade taxes, exploit people and the environment for short-term profits. "Fair trade" encourages raising corporate taxes, raising wages, protecting people from unfair practices, raising environmental standards. We need to stop funding death and destruction, and put our time, money and energy into that which we love and value - life and a healthier, happier, better future for all beings.
By Carol Brouillet, Green Party Candidate for Congress in District 18
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on Apr 22, 2012 at 6:13 pm
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Kimmel received 5 war warnings in the weeks before December 7 and yet Sunday December 7 he still maintained a Sunday schedule. It is not up to the President to order specific deployment, that is up to the commanders on site. Kimmel got the big bucks, Kimmel was to blame for his peacetime deployment.
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on Apr 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm
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Only two alerts were ever sent to Hawaii. The first was on June 17, 1940 when General Marshall ordered General Herron to: IMMEDIATELY ALERT COMPLETE DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION TO INTERCEPT POSSIBLE TRANS-PACIFIC RAID. The second alert was sent by Marshall on December 7th, 1941 to General Short and arrived after the attack.
The Navy never sent any alert to Hawaii.
Washington held intercepted Japanese diplomatic and spy communications that gave indications of the time, place, reason, and deceit plan to cover the Pearl Harbor attack, but sent none of this information to Hawaii.
There is a great deal more information on this matter on my website at:
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UTSA, UNAM host Sept. 8 Chicano literature seminar
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(Sept. 6, 2005)--UTSA and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) will present "Punto de Partida" (Starting Point), a seminar dedicated to Chicano literature, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8 at the Buena Vista Street Building Aula Canaria (1.328), UTSA Downtown Campus.
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Free parking will be available in the upper level of the UTSA parking garage.
Ricardo Romo, UTSA president, and Gerardo Estrada, UNAM dean of cultural diversity, will deliver opening remarks.
Panelists include Gerardo Kleinberg, UNAM director of literature; Norma Cantu, UTSA professor of English, classics and philosophy; John Phillip Santos, San Antonio author and filmmaker; Axel Ramirez, UNAM coordinator of Latin American studies and Helena Maria Viramontes, Cornell University associate professor of English. The moderator is Mario Melgar Adalid, UNAM-San Antonio director.
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 30 April 2010
The proliferation of sexual content on the internet and the considerable size of the pornography market online is a concern to lots of different groups. However while the online adult sex industry accounts for 12% of web pages, the internet has also been used to express and explore a range of sexual experiences, relationships and content that cannot be considered "harmful". This kind content is very important to people's right to freedom of expression and right to information. Especially for people who have little access to resources, rights and spaces in the "off-line" world. Learn more about these issues and the research that APC is doing to understand them better.Full article at http://www.apc.org/en/node/10262/


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Comings and Goings is a blog written by Theology, Formation, and Evangelism Director Charles B. "Chip" Hardwick as he travels throughout the church. God is on the move out and about in the world, working to redeem all things in Jesus Christ. As we join this mission, by the power of the Spirit we see God on the move. This blog contains glimpses of how Chip finds this to be true in his comings and goings.
You can follow Chip on twitter (@chiphardwick) or find him on Facebook (Chip Hardwick).
Presbyteries around the country are considering a new translation to the Heidelberg Catechism which was jointly undertaken by the Reformed Church in America, the Christian Reformed Church, and the Presbyterian Church (USA).
I wish when I traveled to Great Rivers that I had had access to an excellent new video completed by Dr. Gary Neal Hansen of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. Gary served on the special committee that looked into this translation.


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Community invited to Cancer Survivorship Picnic on June 4
The Cancer Center at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (SJMC) invites all cancer survivors and their families to a free picnic to celebrate their journey from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, in the River Room Café at Essentia Health-SJMC in Brainerd.
Each survivor will be honored with a gift, have fun candid photos taken in a photo booth and enjoy appetizers and fellowship with other survivors and their families.
A brief program will include a welcome, prayer, survivor story, pathologist Dr. Dianne Kendall and information on mentorship programs, Pink Ribbon Cupboard and Pay It Forward for Cancer programs.


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The Influence of Bariatric Surgery on Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (OSA)
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Obesity is a very important risk-factor in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep breathing disorders in patients with extreme BMI.
Candidates for bariatric surgery have a high OSA prevalence, ranging from 60-83%. The characteristics of patients with sleep apnea that were evaluated for bariatric surgery and had a full overnight polysomnography (PSG) screening for OSA were described and it was found that a very high prevalence (77.2%) for OSA in all subjects evaluated, regardless of pre-operative risk for OSA. A post-bariatric surgery PSG was not a part of this study.
The investigators would like to demonstrate the impact of bariatric surgery on OSA as a function of time.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Influence of Bariatric Surgery on Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- Improvement in RDI after bariatric surgery [ Time Frame: Six months ]Improvement will measured by polysonography
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|Study Start Date:
|May 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Bariatric surgery patients
Candidates for bariatric surgery.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- All candidates for bariatric surgery over 18 yrs of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients that underwent any OSA surgery in the past
- Patient had any bariatric surgery in the past
- Patients with COPD
- Patients with CHD
- Patients who have / had cancer that received chemotherapy or radiotherapy
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|Responsible Party:
|Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
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|NCT01573676 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|April 5, 2012
|Last Updated:
|April 6, 2012
Keywords provided by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center:
bariatric surgery
sleep apnea
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Signs and Symptoms
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Body Weight
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Disney Channel delivers its latest summer movie tonight, when Teen Beach Movie premieres at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. I got an advance look at the movie and the chance to talk to two of its stars, Grace Phipps and Garrett Clayton.
Teen Beach Movie is a fun, energetic look at old 1960s beach movies, with a positive message at the center. This upbeat musical has a great cast, including Maia Mitchell ("Mac"), Ross Lynch ("Brady"), Grace Phipps ("Lela"), and Garrett Clayton ("Tanner"). The movie kicks off when Mac and Brady get swallowed by a wave while surfing and magically find themselves tossed into a '60s beach movie musical called Wet Side Story. Fortunately, Wet Side Story is one of Brady's favorite films, and he suggests that they can make their way back home via the storm that occurs at the end of the movie.
In the meantime, they meet many new friends, including Tanner and Lela, the couple at the center of the plot of Wet Side Story. But Brady and Mac begin to change the storyline, impacting the outcome of the movie, and lessening the chance of their returning home. In addition to making Tanner and Lela fall for them (instead of each other), Brady and Mac get involved in the rivalry between bikers and surfers who hang out at the beach. The groups are battling to claim a restaurant as their exclusive hangout.
The movie features some lively music and dance numbers, including "Surf Crazy" and "Falling for Ya," and a wild-mayhem scene where the bikers and surfers converge on a lighthouse to overpower the mad scientists who are trying to destroy their beach.
Not only was this film entertaining, it was empowering. In the end, Maia learns a lesson about following her heart and being her own person that should inspire viewers everywhere.
But first and foremost, it's a movie that aims to have fun. "I hope you go into watching the movie with an open mind and get ready for a wild adventure," Garrett told me during our phone interview. "It's such a blast to watch. Just go with it and know that it's fun, and it's a good, heartwarming message." Keep reading for more of my interview with Garrett and Grace.
How long did Teen Beach Movie take to prepare and shoot?
We started voice training and rehearsals in Los Angeles. We all then flew to Puerto Rico, where we had rehearsals every day for hours and hours. It was a lot of work, but our choreographer was just fantastic.
How does this compare to other projects you've done? Would you like to do more things like Teen Beach Movie?
A musical is entirely different, in terms of the process of shooting it, in that we were on set, working together on a project for so long, all in the same place and living in the same hotels. The bond that the actors formed was unlike anything I've experienced on any other project. I would definitely do another one. I love the idea of incorporating old genres into a film and revitalizing them with a new outlook.
I think in general this is the most fantastic style. I've done a lot of musicals on stage but I've never gotten to do a movie musical. It's so big, and so fun–the colors, the music, and the acting–it was just a blast.
What was your favorite scene?
My favorite scene to shoot was the sleepover scene with just me and Maia. We shot that at the very end of the day we shot "Cruisin' [For a Bruisin']," and we had already expended so much energy. Getting to feed off each other and to do that scene was such a private moment, and it was a really intimate and a really beautiful scene to shoot.
For my character, I would have to pick the one between me and Maia, because I thought that was really fun – the one where you see Tanner at face value, where he's kind of all goofy and not all "with it." You can see later that he doesn't give in to social norms and that he's a good person. I [also] had a blast shooting "Surf Crazy."
Did you watch old beach genre movies to get inspiration?
I grew up watching beach movies because both of my parents were fans of them. Every Friday night my family and I would make pizza from scratch and we would watch old movies. So we would watch Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party, and other movies like that. I tried to embody [Beach Blanket Bingo actress] Annette Funicello as much as possible.
I grew up with old shows like Grease and West Side Story; I didn't grow up with Gidget and other beach movies, so I found as many clips as I could and watched them when I was preparing for the role. I drew a lot from watching [Beach Blanket Bingo actor] Frankie Avalon and the stuff he had done; I think he was definitely my inspiration when I was making this project.
If you found yourself inside an old movie, which one would you want to be in, and what role would you want to play?
I would have fun in The Philadelphia Story, with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Or I would want to be in The NeverEnding Story. And I guess there I would be the snail.
I'd have to say Aladdin. I feel like that would be so fun. It's one of my favorite movies, and I'd like to go in and meet Genie. I'd definitely want to play Aladdin.
What do you think is the main message of Teen Beach Movie?
The message is that you can be and do whatever you want, regardless of who you are or whoever you're supposed to be. One of the things I especially liked about the script was that the girls could be friends and be supportive of each other. When I was growing up, there were a lot of shows and scripts where the girls were just being mean to each other. In this movie, you have girls inspiring each other, and I felt that was really significant.
Just be who you are and trust in yourself. Whatever's meant to be will happen for you, and you just have to believe that, no matter what, you will find your way.
Teen Beach Movie premieres on Disney Channel at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the series premiere of the new show Liv & Maddie.
For more on the movie, click here to read a Q&A with Teen Beach Movie director Jeffrey Hornaday.


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By Michelle Ouellette
July 2013
They met in philosophy class.
See our Reunion photos at www.facebook.com/
Their first kiss was here.
They graduated and moved to New York City, where tough times brought them even closer, and, after a year's engagement, they got married at the Griffin House Bed and Breakfast in Warrensburg, N.Y.
Three days after their three-year anniversary, Kristy '07 and Harry '08 Silman came back to Plattsburgh. They came for Reunion and the chance to visit those familiar streets, hang out with their best man and see changes around town.
They stayed in Macdonough, wandered the campus and checked out clambake, the strawberry breakfast, the Monopole, the Green Room, Peabody's, the Naked Turtle and fireworks downtown.
Kristy and Harry weren't the only ones. Alumni from as far away as Wisconsin, Tennessee and Florida came and visited the campus Reunion weekend.
Kristy said, "I would tell my friends that it is worth a trip down memory lane every once in awhile to remind yourself where you came from and to see how far you've come in your journey since Plattsburgh. College is such a time of transitions, and we all need to make periodic rest stops for reflection time."
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Passed GPEN today
GPEN is a certification that will be linked to Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, a course developed by Ed Skoudis of InGuardians.
On to GCIA... Hopefully my brain can handle it.
SephStorm wrote:I see you dont have GSEC, what GIAC cert did you start with and what experience did you have beforehand?
humv wrote:SephStorm wrote:I see you dont have GSEC, what GIAC cert did you start with and what experience did you have beforehand?
I started with the GAWN, then GCFW, GCFA, then the latest GPEN. Experience wise I've worked for the last 5 years in a multi network place were I have the ability to practice on a test network and several live networks. I must admit this helps greatly. I was actually forced into doing SANS courses by my manager. In my position he says it is required to know this stuff (I'm not complaining). So far none of these courses have cost me anything, all paid for by the company. Recently they have purchase several CBT packages for me (CCNP, CCNA IINS, MCTIP). Now I'm getting a year subscription to cbtnuggets. In may I will be attending the 558 course (If the wife allows me to go). My biggest issue is finding the time to do this stuff.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. Walmart has unveiled its "Top Toys" list and announced plans to provide customers with the best selection of the hottest toys at the best prices this holiday season.
The retailer announced it is offering parents its first-ever 52-page toy catalog and has launched a dedicated section online for Top Toys at www.walmart.com/toptoys, featuring toy demos and customer ratings and reviews.
"We understand toys are at the top of every kid's wishlist, but knowing which toys to trust and choose can be challenging for parents," said Laura Phillips, SVP toys and seasonal merchandising, Walmart. "Our Top Toys list and the helpful tools we've introduced this year make it easier than ever to find this season's best toys at unbeatable prices."
Walmart's top toys include Zhu Zhu Pet, U-Build Monopoly, Play-Doh Mega Fun Factory, Loopz Game and LEGO Games Creationary.


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel near Castle of Santa Barbara
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Located in the heart of Alicante, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Central Market and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Castle of Santa Barbara. Fogueres Festival Museum and Alicante Principal Theatre are also within 5 minutes.
A bar/lounge, a business center, and a meeting room are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include self parking, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
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Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, concierge services, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
- Free WiFi
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- Total number of rooms - 85
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Emerging Markets Morning Roundup: Emerging Markets Sour on Euro; Facebook Looks to India
Remember when emerging markets started stockpiling euros in an attempt to diversify away from the U.S. dollar? Not anymore, the Financial Times reports.
An index of China's manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in 11 months, but missed economist forecasts. Beijing and Shanghai instituted new rules for home buyers to help cool China's overheating property market. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 0.1% today.
Facebook (FB) needs more users; India might be the answer, the Times of India says. The S&P BSE India Sensex Index rose 0.15%.
South Korea's exports inched up 0.4%in March, after dropping 8.6% in February, and well below the 1.8% increase forecast by economists, Bloomberg said. The Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Index fell 0.4%.
Russia will not help depositors that lost money in Cyprus. Russia's Micex stock index has risen 0.1%.
Turkey's economy grew at a 1.4% clip during the fourth quarter of 2012, the slowest since 2009. Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index has climbed 0.5%.
Economists raised their forecasts for Brazil's inflation rate in 2014 to 5.68%, up from 5.6% last week. The Bovespa stock index has dropped 0.3% in early trading today.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
Brazil's Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID) reported that revenues increased 10% during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Briefing.com.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) has gotten FDA approval for a generic version of Accutane in the U.S.
Schlumberger (SLB) issued an update on its business in Venezuela.
Sterlite (SLT) is trying to understand why one of its plants was ordered closed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
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Upward Phase: Exhale, keep the abdominals engaged to brace your spine. Lift your hips and knees off the mat. The side of your right foot stays in contact with the mat. Keep your head aligned with your spine and your right elbow positioned directly under your shoulder.
Lowering Phase: Inhale and gently return to your starting position. After a prescribed number of repetitions, repeat on the other side.
Exercise Variation: You can increase the intensity of this exercise by (1) increasing the length of time you are in the raised position, (2) raising the upper leg off the lower leg or (3) raising the lower leg off the floor and maintaining contact with your elbow and the foot of the upper leg only.
When raising the upper leg off the lower leg, there is no need to raise it to a level beyond parallel with the floor.


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Tech Info: Dell, Apple laptop battery recalls may affect UTSA community
By Alex Morones
Technical Writer and Editor, Office of Information Technology
(Aug. 22, 2006)--Dell Computers has issued laptop battery recall for some batteries manufactured by Sony.
In a second major PC battery recall, Apple Computer is telling consumers to return 1.8 million Mac G4 laptop batteries with both product recalls traced to the same manufacturing plight. (Read a story on the Apple battery recall at Yahoo! News.)
The batteries, which were installed in Dell laptop computers shipped from April 1, 2004, through July 18, 2006, pose a fire hazard.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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According to Glenda Norton, director of customer services and help desk in the UTSA Office of Information Technology, Dell has identified at least 38 laptops sold to UTSA that may contain the affected batteries. UTSA departments that purchased these laptops will be contacted by Norton.
In addition to those 38 laptops, anyone who has had a Dell laptop serviced and has received a replacement battery will need to check the Dell Web site," said Norton.
If you have a UTSA-owned Dell laptop, or if you have purchased a Dell laptop for personal use, check to see if your battery is on the recall list. Dell will replace the batteries.
According to Dell, if your battery is subject to recall, you should use the laptop only with the AC adapter power cord while you are waiting for a battery replacement.
For more information, contact Glenda Norton at (210) 458-4200, or visit the Dell Web site.


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The state banner was adopted by the 1917 Indiana General Assembly as part of the celebration of the state's 1916 centennial, after a competition sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The prize-winning design was submitted by Paul Hadley of Mooresville, Indiana, a respected Hoosier artist.
The torch in the center stands for liberty and enlightenment; the rays represent their far-reaching influence. The official description in the Indiana Code explains the rest of the symbolism:
"The field of the flag shall be blue with nineteen stars and a flaming torch in gold or buff. Thirteen stars shall be arranged in an outer circle, representing the thirteen original states; five stars shall be arranged in a half circle below the torch and inside the outer circle of stars, representing the states admitted prior to Indiana; and the nineteenth star, appreciably larger than the others and representing Indiana shall be placed above the flame of the torch."


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Salmon is an acquired taste for some, but here's a recipe I bet anyone would like (even if you don't normally like salmon, you'll like this).
1) Fashion an aluminum foil dish about two feet long and a foot wide, long enough to hold 4 skewers of meat shish-ka-bob style.
2)Take a large salmon filet from the seafood counter and cut it into four strips, which you'll then cut into two inch cubes and skewer.
3)Place the skewers on the aluminum foil tray and cover them liberally with honey, then top them with brown sugar.
4)Let sit to marinate for an hour, then use a flat baking sheet to slide the foil trays onto the barbeque grill.
5)Cook for 30 minutes and serve with potatoes, corn on the cob, or some other favorite side dish.
I'll cook this meal whenever I have company coming over and really like to put on the dog, though sometimes just for a good meal anytime.


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It's a peom my dad picked up on an out-of-state hunting trip some 50 years ago - it's been hanging on the wall in the basement ever since. I dig it out and try it on someone every once in a while.
It looks like French, but I don't know enough to translate it.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Jake Pavelka Picks Vienna, Dumps Tenley on "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love"
20 comments:
He may ask her to marry him but there is no way he follows through after he discovers her checkered past.
- March 1, 2010 at 9:58 PM
vienna is such a slut. jake just made the biggest mistake of his life. he is going to regret this. tenley was perfect for him! i hope he realizes that he'll never truly be happy with vienna. she's so fake.
- March 1, 2010 at 9:58 PM
OMG this will not last! She is a biatch!
- March 1, 2010 at 9:58 PM
If he picks Vienna he is dumber than I thought he was. She is a real loser. Get smart.
- March 1, 2010 at 9:58 PM
Tenley was the perfect girl and vienna is the worst girl, so it was pretty ridiculous.. i was actually crying when tenley left.. so saddd :(
- March 1, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Jake, man you just screwed up royally. What are you thinking? Your family had the correct vibe right off the bat....dumb, dumb, dumb.
- March 1, 2010 at 9:59 PM
I think Jake made the biggest mistake of his life....His mom (bless her with her mama's boy), when Vienna has the 1st fallen out with her other daughter- in - laws (then her little JACOB will know that just jumping off a bridge together don't make a lifelong marriage work)....All I need to say....
- March 1, 2010 at 10:00 PM
who needs vienna...ali FTW!
- March 1, 2010 at 10:01 PM
wow- he's gonna regret that when she cheats on him on his first overnight flight
- March 1, 2010 at 10:01 PM
who needs vienna...ALI FTW!
- March 1, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Why does anyone watch this stupid show!!! Everyone get a life!!
- March 1, 2010 at 10:02 PM
yet your commenting on it?
- March 1, 2010 at 10:03 PM
- Patricia said...
I am so disgusted with Jake. I thought he was going to be different than most men but he wasn't. He says he's following his heart but what he is folowing is his loins. He is putting his physical attraction ahead of his emotional attraction and it is the emotional that will carry you through life. I will not be surprised when it doesn't work out. My heart & prayers go out to Tenley.
- March 1, 2010 at 10:05 PM
yeah what patricia said
- March 1, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Men love sluts!
- March 1, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Honestly, neither girl was 'right' for Jake. I did like Tenley better than cross-eyed freaky girl, but obviously he was not comfortable with Tenley.
I still think Ally was the girl for him, but so goes it.
I doubt Jake and Vienna will last. The age difference it too great, and she is way too immature for a guy that age. Poor guy is thinking with his sexual attraction, not his brains, or heart.
I actually feel sorry for dummy Jake. He is in for the most horrible time in his life with Vienna. Vienna is a selfish, ugly, overtly sexual floozy who would jump anything, anywhere for the "right price". Yep,..V is daddy's princess, and when reality hits her, she will dump Jake so fast, his head will spin! Just watch it happen...poor dummy.
When I fly next time, in the next month, I will be sure to find out if Jake is the pilot. If so, I will switch flights, because he is heading for a huge nightmare with that witch.
- March 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Vienna = Trash
- March 1, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- mammajan13 said...
Jake made the biggest mistake of his life.... Vienna way to young for him, he will see this in time. Gia was my favorit but I guess her 700.00 shoes scared him off lol
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If anyone has grown up right in front of his fans, it's Pete Kilpatrick. On the cusp of releasing his fifth full-length album (with an EP mixed in) and finishing out his first decade of performing professionally, Kilpatrick has gone from an impossibly winsome and charming, squeaky-clean young lad to, yes, a father, with a voice and sentiment both deepening along the way.
In the nearly four years since Hope in Our Hearts, Kilpatrick's sound has grown immeasurably, gaining an important maturity and substance that has significantly augmented his already apt talent for pop-rock songwriting. With the brand-new Heavy Fire, not only does the band sound more weighty, layering in a bedrock of foundation on top of which Kilpatrick's vocals rest effortlessly, but there is an undercurrent of introspection and the kind of examination of what's important that comes with an infant squalling in the next room over.
There is a steadfastness here, a comfort level, that allows for songs to take on pop airs, even to adopt some '80s percussive techniques and dance on the edge of some light-rock guitar tone from engineer/guitarist Pete Morse, without seeming inconsequential. This is helped immensely by Ed Dickhaut's presence as resident drummer — he's a force. An in-demand session drummer for years (he was on David Mallett's Artist in Me, way back in 2003, I just noticed), here's hoping he's found a home for the foreseeable future, as his rhythms add a Paul Simon vibe to the record that are good enough to capture your attention all by themselves.
Dickhaut is complemented well, too, by vet bassist Matt Cosby, who's subtle and easygoing and acts as the band's center when so much can be swirling through each song. Morse and keyboardist Tyler Stanley (of Sly-Chi and more) generally eschew traditional lead parts in exchange for phrases that interlock and intertwine and often make for a tightly controlled chaos of notes.
They echo life's unrelenting forward momentum, with which Kilpatrick seems determined to come to grips. The album is full of battle imagery, warring ideas and factions, but also at least four of his songs reference "home," that place "where your heart is," as we hear on the title track, or "where you left it," or "what you make of it." He is constantly exploring what the past has built, what the future holds, standing on the cusp of decisions that hold tremendous import.
In the excellent "Two Armies," arranged in an orchestral manner, with Dickhaut rolling floor toms through the mix, we get a narrative of a "boy who lost his way." What Kilpatrick has found over the course of the past few years, though, is some considerable range. I love how he reaches for the bottom in the chorus: "She said the past will set you free/It's just a glorified looking glass to me." He's added a bit of accent to his delivery, too, and improved his falsetto, now leaning toward Brit singers like Chris Martin or Keane's Tom Chaplin.
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No I do take it apart to wash. But, once its clean and I put it back together I just leave it like that until its time to wash again.
I have this problem with my jacket. Not beekeeping jacket but my three year old worn daily work jacket. Basically the Fob (since that is what you called it I will get in line with that) has worn over the years and not pressing the teeth of the zipper together tight enough. IN the case of my jacket I can actually see where years of zipping and unzipping have worn the metal int eh fob away. I have twice repaired this jacket by taking a pair of needle nose pliers and squeezing the fob closed more. Eventually it will wear all the way through. My be your fob was not tight enough to begin with or has worn just enough to not get the teeth to latch. at any rate you might want to give you zipper a squeeze or to and see if it does not help.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
I'm not sure about where to squeeze it tighter. If I squeeze it where I can I can't get it down the zipper.
Mark Berninghausen
Hmm, Not sure I can explain. but if you look at how the teeth pass through the fob to be pushed together. then imagine they are not being pushed together quite enough. It does not take a lot of pressing to fix it. not even enough to really tell you did anything. the sipper will just suddenly start staying closed. But in a nut shell close the space the teeth have to pass through just as they exit the fob when closing the zipper.
I hope that helps it is the best I can come up with without being there and showing you first hand. No insult if it does not help. sometimes words just don't get it done.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Had the exact same problem.
Metal Zipper FOB (slide) became worn out causing the metal zipper halves to not fasten properly tight enough.
Replaced it with a FOB (slide) from an old pair of Jeans.
Too replace it you:
Unzip the coat
remove the little brass stop at the top of the zipper on the side the FOB is attached too
slide the old FOB (slide) off
remove a FOB (slide) off an old pair of Jeans by just cutting through each side of the zipper with a pair of scissors
slide the replacement FOB (slide) on to the top of the zipper half where you removed the little brass stop
replace the brass stop
you're finished
Takes less than 10 minutes
Too keep the problem from happening again lose a few pounds
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"Slide", yeah, I like that better than fob.
I have lost some weight. My head didn't shrink though. lol
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UTSA hosts April 18 teach-in on immigration bill
By Kareem El Dahab
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(April 17, 2006)--The UTSA Office of Institutional Diversity, the Office of Student Activities and the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will host a teach-in, "The Impact of HR 4437," at 10 a.m., April 18 in the Buena Vista Theatre (1.326), UTSA Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The proposed bill, HR 4437, has provoked much nationwide discussion because it would make it a felony to be an illegal immigrant in the United States. The House of Representatives is on the verge of passing the controversial law.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The teach-in will offer the opportunity to learn more about HR 4437 and its effects if passed.
Panelists will include Kathleen Arnold, assistant professor of political science and geography; and Elizabeth de la Portilla, assistant professor of bicultural-bilingual studies and anthropology. Gabriel Acevedo, assistant professor of sociology, will moderate the seminar.
For more information, contact Grace Hernandez, Office of Institutional Diversity, at (210) 458-4120.


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Yes, but bear in mind that all of this was happening as Africanized bees were spreading into the country. Beekeepers were not keeping AHB on standard cells (at least in theory), so bees from unmanaged colonies were likely to be smaller than the EHB managed by beekeepers, and small bees were suspect simply because the chances of small bees being AHB were higher. Reliability wasn't as much a concern at that point as trying to keep AHB from spreading.
No matter the reliability, it led to the suspicion that any small bees or hives that drew small cell comb were possible AHB. I've heard and read it a number of times. Michael Bush is spot on with his comments about size and fears of possible AHB.
Do you get the PF-120 frames unwaxed and wax then yourself or just use them unwaxed.
If you do wax them what are some methods used to apply wax
Thanks rick
>Do you get the PF-120 frames unwaxed and wax then yourself or just use them unwaxed.
I got them waxed. The wax coating is very thin so the amount of wax is miniscule.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Started beekeeping Spring 2012. I got a package of bees from Weavers and they were and still are very well tempered. They pulled out wax on my plastic frames with little to no problem. I'd purchase from them again in a heartbeat. I'm just curious about other suppliers at present.
I have 2 packages coming from B Weavers in April. I asked them specifically about the size of their bees. The do not use small cell bees. Their bees are on standard foundation.
So they maintain their treatment free w/o SC.
I got 4 packages last year from BeeWeaver. It was a horrible cold rainy Spring in West Michigan so they had a poor start. I had 1 abscond, one abscond and invade the neighboring hive (that was quite a show), and one do well. The invaded hive never got off the ground and died early winter (I didn't have extra frames of brood to help them out at the time because of the other issues). The one that did well was definately "hot". That would include on nice sunny days with a good nectar flow. I keep my home apiary inside my garden (2acres surrounded by a deer fence) and could not approach the hives without being "greeted" by my lady friends. I was a little annoyed obviously, but they were by no means unmanageable and they never stung through my suit, though they would follow you for a ways. The one hive I have left did thrive eventually without treatments so I was happy about that. I wish I didn't have such a rough start to the year so I could have made a better evaluation. I had quite a few drop out of cluster after installation due to several weeks on nonstop bad weather when I got them. I think a couple of them just dropped below critical mass and never took off.
I said I would report back once my email was answered, and as per what Baldurrson said, Weavers use standard (so called large) cell foundation. It's surprising there are not more threads, seeking to know anything about them / discuss their methods.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I get the unwaxed Mann Lake because they are substantially cheaper. I have an old deep fat fryer with a thermostat and set the wax heat at about 170. I use a three inch paint roller with a low knap but I have no luck with the foam ones. I tap some excess wax off the roller which I leave in til it is hot as the wax. I make a quick light swipe at top of foundation, flip it and do the same on the other side. Then I swipe the bottoms I missed and quickly do two more pressing harder as wax cools and is depleted. It is more art than science, but I have no problem getting the bees to move on my freshly waxed frames.
Oldtimer wrote:
Weavers use standard (so called large) cell foundation.
So if numerous studies, that have been vilified, state that small cell has no effect, and Weavers succeed treatment free without small cell, what explanations are left to explain the success of those on small cell? No one on small cell seems to be willing to change back part of there hives to "regular" and report their results.
Before you hate me, I am looking at reproducing my Great Grandfather's foundation mill(now in a public bee museum) and try the same size foundation her used in the late 1800's.
Crazy Roland
Hi Roland!
How are the bees doing up there?
And, do you know what size cell your Great Grandfather used? Keep us posted on your developments, it will be interesting.
"If all you have is a hammer, the whole world is a nail." - A.H. Maslow
We don't peek before we make the rounds in spring. If they are dead now, they will still be dead in March, no rush. The "guard" hive by the garage door is looking good.
You have inspired me, might have time to post tonight?
Crazy Roland
Grrrrrrr.... I think the cat ran off with 2 of my "etchings". This is what I have so far. If this should be a seperate thread, to respect the OP, some one make it so.
MFG. Owner Current Location Vert. spacing Hor sp. Metric
A.I Root August Laechelt Cassville, Wis. 3.58 .2067 5.25
unknown August Diehnelt Cassville, Wis. 3.33 .1923 4.88
unknown Honey Acres/CFD Ashippun, Wis. 3.52 .2032 5.16
Olm Olm/Honey Acres Ashippun, Wis.
unknown Lapp's showoom Reeseville, Wis.
I will try to find the missing ones and edit them in. If my math is wrong, let me know.
The oldest with numbers is from August Diehnelt, donated in 1924. Some may recognize the Olm name, it should be the oldest
Crazy Roland
I bought one Bee Weaver queen early last summer.
The mail lady left her in my black mail box on a 85 degree day for a few hours before I realized I had missed her. Couldn't believe she could be that stupid-since the PKG was clearly marked in huge letters LIVE QUEEN BEES,etc, etc.
Anyway, Laura from Bee weaver sent me another queen immediately at no charge.Talk about customer service.
I had read a lot of Internet stuff about their queens being hot. I put this hive on the far end of my bench..just in case. That queen went to town, started laying immediately and was a great producer. Bees were not aggressive at all, great production all the way around. Had the highest numbers going into fall than all my other hives-but to be fair, it was on the end of the bench and probably was the recipient of some drifting.
She was introduced into a 5 frame split from Italians that most certainly had mites. All the new additional frames in the new split were foundationless. I did not treat the hive for mites and it is my strongest hive as of my inspections here two days ago (In the 60's) The same Bee weaver marked queen is still heading the hive. Bees are small and busy. Remains to be seen if when she is superceded by daughter queen-how hot that cross will be. I may eventually have to re queen if the daughters are too hot, but was very happy with that single specimen.
Gentle bees are great until the yellow jackets come a callin'. I'd rather have a little defensiveness and live hives over dog gentle bees/dead hives.
My Cordovans were the gentlest bees and yellow jackets ATE them up.
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Yes one of weavers claims is you can put one of their queens into a hive with varroa, and over time the varroa will become less.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
>Laura from Bee weaver sent me another queen immediately at no charge.Talk about customer service.
That has been my experience with their customer service as well over many decades they have been that good.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Well if some of your bought queens are from them you may have no need of small cell!
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I bought queens from Weaver and then B. Weaver for 30 years. I liked them (up until the last batch). They all died from Varroa when it showed up and again when I tried some more...
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Really neat way to see what was in use in the past, Roland. If I were you, I would start a new thread with that information in it. Especially if you can put more dates with them, and fill in the sizes on the last couple. Without clear dates on all of them, it appears that sizes were increased over time (like has been suggested many times) or that different beekeepers had different preferences even then for cell sizes in foundation. Or maybe quality control didn't result in very precise measurements, and beekeepers simply didn't notice the differences much.


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AP: Hey, Obama may not have been honest about taxes after all
posted at 7:44 pm on July 8, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
The Associated Press has finally discovered math, and realizes that Barack Obama's numbers don't add up. Don't expect this to last long, but the AP finally reports what every sentient being outside the mainstream media and the Democratic Party (but I repeat myself) already understood:
President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans. It's a promise he's already broken and will likely have to break again. Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress have already increased tobacco taxes — which disproportionately hit the poor — to pay for extending health coverage to 4 million children in working low-income families.
Now, lawmakers are looking for more revenues to help pay for providing medical insurance to millions more who lack it at a projected cost of $1 trillion over the next decade.
The floated proposals include increasing taxes on alcohol, which could raise $62 billion over the next decade, and a new tax on sugary drinks such as soda, which could raise $52 billion. …
Obama made a firm tax pledge during the presidential campaign, repeating it numerous times in the weeks and months leading up to Election Day: no tax increases for individuals making less than $200,000 a year or couples making less than $250,000.
"Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes," Obama told a crowd in Dover, N.H., last year.
Wow! Not only did the AP recognize that Obama broke his pledge not to raise taxes on people below $250,000, but they also acknowledge that Democrats like regressive taxes as much as they like progressive taxes. In fact, it would be easier to report that they just like any tax they can pass.
It gets better. AP reporter Stephen Ohlemacher notes that the cap-and-trade bill amounts to a tax on American families, although he uses the bogus $175 per year estimate from the CBO that only includes the cost of implementing and maintaining the system. It doesn't count the cost increases of energy not just on the homes themselves, but on every step of the distribution chain for goods and services, which will create a significant jump in prices, which is also a sharply regressive burden as it will hit hardest those with less disposable income.
But little steps are better than no steps. Perhaps now that the AP has admitted that Obama lied about his economic policies, they can start reporting honestly on their costs.
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UTSA strategic planning session
UTSA community invited to strategic focus groups
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Oct. 30, 2006)--UTSA community members are invited to attend a 90-minute focus group to learn about the new UTSA strategic plan and to provide comments and suggestions.
Everyone who attends a strategic planning focus group will receive two tickets to an upcoming men's or women's basketball game, courtesy of UTSA Athletics.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Through Nov. 8, five focus groups are scheduled at the 1604 Campus and three at the Downtown Campus. Participants need only go to one of them; no research or preparation is necessary in order to attend.
See the focus group schedule below.Two facilitators will lead each focus group. Sessions will be led by:
- Richard Lewis, associate professor and special assistant to the president
- Gerry Dizinno, associate professor and director of institutional research
- Dorothy Flannagan, associate professor and Graduate School dean
- Lisa Blazer, assistant vice president for student financial aid
"We are eagerly seeking input from faculty, staff and students at the focus groups," said Lewis. "In the sessions, we will start with a brief presentation to outline the plan, then ask for your comments, then discuss how we can implement the final plan. Participants can offer verbal or written comments at a focus group, and we have established a Web site where you can leave us additional remarks after the sessions."
The focus groups are part of the "UTSA 2016: Creating a Shared Vision" strategic planning project which began early this year. Leadership teams with representatives from across the university worked through the summer and fall to develop vision, values and mission statements, as well as nine thematic areas identified as important to meeting the UTSA mission over the next 10 years.
"One insightful thing that came out of the retreat was the common desire for UTSA to remain inclusive and remain family, in spite of our rapid growth," said UTSA Provost Rosalie Ambrosino. "We are all interested in including as many students, faculty and staff as possible in the discussions concerning the university's future."
Visit the UTSA Strategic Planning Web site, which includes a summary of last summer's strategic planning retreat and drafts of plans for the nine thematic areas. (At the strategic planning site, go to the "Thematic Teams Plan Rough Drafts" heading near the bottom of the page.)
The nine strategic action themes are accountability, community engagement, enrollment management, globalization, research, infrastructure and facilities, resources, staff and faculty success, and student success.
Additionally, you can submit your comments on the strategic plan in a SurveyMonkey.com online survey.
UTSA's final strategic planning document is due to UT System for review by the end of 2006.
Focus Group Schedule
Nov. 1, Wednesday:
Nov. 6, Monday:
Nov. 7, Tuesday:
- 9-10:30 a.m., University Center Mesquite Room (2.01.24), 1604 Campus
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On such a day the many charms of Francine combine into something transcendent: the Christmas lights on the patio out front; the adorable hostess who earnestly answered several questions a little wrong, finally admitting it was her first night on the job; the little "yes" printed on the door to what you suspect might be the bathroom. The space is both cozy and beautiful. The talented chef is a handsome surfer and former rocker — the sort of chef a script-writer might make up. The house red is dry with tannins and pungent with peat. Fish is local and line-caught. The menu makes liberal use of unusual ingredients (nettles, shore greens) supplied by the eclectic house-forager. I mean, come on!
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The Cowboys defense is semi-legit from what I can tell. I feel comfortable saying that the defensive backs are the strength of our defense (including LBers). However, our D-line is mediocre at best. There are flashes of great d line play, but it's rather inconsistent and they get pushed around a lot. Only Jason Hatcher should be considered 'good' on the D line right now.
IMO, The defense is about a draft/FA period away from being a top defense in the league.
uh, no they're not over the cap
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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Nope. Your team is the only team that ever had cap issues in the NFCE this year, which is ironic since your team benefitted three fold from the cap sanctions imposed on both the Cowboys and Skins.
The Cowboys are about 7 million under the cap as of now, even after taking the hit from the sanctions if I'm not mistaken.
But to answer your question, there are players that most likely won't be resigned next year that will also free up more cap space (Coleman, Jenkins, and maybe even Spencer) and dead money from this year that won't be there next year.


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