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FORT LAUDERDALE, Feb. 24 -There were nights last summer when Bobby Murcer would drive 70 miles from Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to Tucson just to play a sandlot baseball game. Then he would drive the 70 miles back "so I could be home by reveille."
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Academic Affairs oversees the curriculum and all academic matters, led by the Dean of the College.
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Harold Stone
We can tell that this is a staged photograph, because there is no such thing as an empty bookshelf in Harold's office. To learn more about Harold, his books, and his views on teaching, check out his faculty profile.


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You have good intentions, you really do. You mean to make a week's worth of healthy meals on Sundays, go for post-work yoga (instead of cocktails), and get a solid eight hours of shuteye. Reality is a different story—but no one need be the wiser thanks to this discreet concealer. Apply in the morning and stash in your bag for daytime touch-ups.
I was not happy with this base. Yes, it goes on smoothly but it doesn't sharpen properly. I've tried my sharpener and also someone elses and it didn't work. I always end up scratching my face or under eye which is super sensitive being such thin skin. Maybe it was just the one I received b/c I don't see anyone else having an issue with that but I wouldn't purchase this again.2
This is a good concealer for spot treatments on the face, but not ideal for dark circles/under the eye. Perhaps if it came in a pot or lipstick form, it would be better. Also, I have a medium skin tone, and I tan very well even with sunscreen during the summer, but the Daman light concealer was plenty dark for my summer skin. I have the sample in my make up bag, but I don't plan on purchasing a replacement once it's gone.4
This eye base goes on smoothly and covers up my dark rings under my eyes. The pencil is too wide for most sharpeners. I've purchased three sharpeners already and it still does not sharpen properly, which wastes the product. If I wasn't wasting my product, I would have given this a 5.3
Ordered this because I am searching for the perfect eye shadow primer. This one is good, although I've tried others I like better. The Benefit, Stay the Day, Don't Stray, I like better. I find this Sumita product needs to be sharpened frequently and because of that I am wasting a good portion of the product itself. i also think I shouls have ordered a lighter shade. It's not bad, but probably wouldn't order it again.3


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Living in Utah, I attend more than my fair share of Bridezilla weddings. Of weddings seemingly designed to test the obedience of the future husband and the patience of all human beings in the county. Of weddings that make the drinkers drink a lot and the non-drinkers, well, also drink a lot.
A cousin of mine held one such a wedding. Hand-calligraphied "save the date" cards were sent out the year prior. The bridesmaids had to attend a "spa weekend" so that they'd all have matching hairstyles, makeup, spray tans. They'd been coached for months to what size to be at and to dear GOD not get pregnant before The Big Day.
You can see where this is headed.
The event was held in June on a golf course in the desert of Southern Utah. Every able-bodied guest was coerced to carry their own
crucifix chair out to the no-trees-to-obscure-this-beautiful-view-aren't-you-so-impressed ceremony site, a ledge overlooking some rock formations. Because of the view, the bride had opted to have no tent or gazebo that might detract from the experience. The old joke is always about rain at the wedding, but rain would have been most welcome. (So would locusts.) The sun shone so fiercely that the flowers started to wilt. The children of the wedding party were pink and cranky hours before they were supposed to skip down the aisle. There was nary a man to be found with the mental fortitude who could keep his tie and jacket on.
But the Beautiful Bride would not be dissuaded. There would be no moving the ceremony indoors, even though the clubhouse had been secured for the mandatory dance party afterwards. Parents began toting their children off to the restrooms, rubbing ice on their scalps and making promises of Disneyland and ponies in return for a few more minutes without a tantrum. The bride's uncle bribed a busboy to run out for a cold case of beer which he proceeded to sell surreptitiously for $5 a bottle. Lies, bribery, the black market. Civilization brought crashing down by tent oversight.
There's no need for this sort of insanity. Unless your party favors are mini bottles of aloe vera, if you're going to hold an event outdoors you need to rent a goddamn tent. There's seriously no excuse. Cost? Convenience? Here, I'll make it easy. There's a service on the Interwebz that brings renters and rentees of things like giant tents together so you don't have to bother with the trouble and expense of an event contract just to rent a shade-maker. Check out www.erento.co.uk for a perfect example of such a thing.
As far as what to do with the scheming uncle? You're on your own there.
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Trojans Place 5th At Titan Invitational
Oct. 19, 2012
Sophomore Erin Matranga placed 26th to help lead the USC women's cross country team to a fifth-place finish at the 5K Titan Invitational in Fullerton, Calif. today (Oct. 19).
Matranga led the Trojans and was 16th in the scoring with a time of 18:39.8. Her time was nearly a minute faster than she ran on the same course as a freshman (19:27).
Redshirt sophomore Katie DeYoung was next for the Trojans in 33rd place (20 points) with a time of 18:56.2, followed by sophomore Shannon Byrne (42nd, 19:04.8, 27 points), senior Kelly Owen (44th, 19:05.8, 28 points), junior Francesca Adamski (89th, 20:48.0, 51 points) and junior Anna Burger (101st, 21:40.9, 61 points).
USC tallied 142 points to finish fifth, while San Diego State won the meet with a total of 52 points.
This was the final regular season meet of the season for the USC women's cross country team which will be competing next week at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships hosted by UCLA at Robinson's Ranch Golf Course in Santa Clarita, Calif.
The eight runners USC has entered for the Pac-12 Championships did not compete in today's race.


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it is chipped with intake and running a peak 22psi.
the 9.5/1 cr gives it the torque my rex is missing and now i am itchin for some more power to firmly trounce this little beast next time we meet.


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ConceptWith the renaming of Chinois to TungLok Heen, the restaurant, located at Hotel Michael in Resorts World Sentosa, continues to be helmed by internationally acclaimed, Celebrity Chef Susur Lee and Senior Executive Chef Ken Ling.
Heen which is derived from Cantonese, simply means Pavilion. In the same fashion, TungLok Heen aims to be a pavilion of retreat for those who appreciate traditional, authentic, quality, Chinese cuisine. In addition to Chef Lees signature contemporary Chinese creations, the menu will include an array of fresh, light-flavoured, traditional Teochew delights, as well as authentic, fiery Hunan cuisine, executed by Chef Ling and his team of chefs.
AmbienceTungLok Heen features stone and wood accents to give a Mediterranean and Zen ambience. Designed by one of Japans top design houses, MYU Planning, the interior is complemented with dark wood tones juxtaposed with Spanish red tones, giving it an elegant and simplistic look. The restaurant has three private rooms that can seat four to twelve persons.


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Classified cable: Benghazi consulate could not repel al Qaeda assault
Just five days remain before citizens of the United States head to the polls to elect a president, senators and representatives that will represented them in Washington, D.C. That means the current administration has just five days to reveal why it ignored the warnings that the consulate would fall to terrorists if a 'coordinated attack' were launched against the facility.
The administration has been reluctant to talk about the secret messages between Libya and the White House and State Department, hoping that Hurricane Sandy would divert attention away from the issue that has been dogging it since the attack and murder of Chris Stevens and consulate staff.
"... an Aug. 15 emergency meeting convened by the U.S. Mission in Benghazi, the Aug. 16 cable marked "SECRET" said that the State Department's senior security officer, also known as the Regional Security Officer (RSO), did not believe the consulate could be protected," according to contents of the cable obtained by Fox News.
"'RSO expressed concerns with the ability to defend post in the event of a coordinated attack due to limited manpower, security measures, weapons capabilities, host nation support, and the overall size of the compound,'" the cable reportedly said.
The content of the cable suggested that a deadly attack on the consulate on Sept. 11, 2012, was most likely coordinated by al Qaeda.
Why is understanding truth about this attack that killed our Ambassador Chris Stevens important in the grand scheme of things?
Full disclosure and transparency was the drum beat of this administration during its 2008 campaign. If members of the administration were simply too busy campaigning to address the deadly attacks, the country needs to know that prior to going to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
This was, after all, an attack on American soil. This brazen assault was as coordinated as 9/11. Yes, fewer people died. However, that's not an easy sell to the families of those who were slaughtered in this attack.
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Within First Week, NY's Bike Share Memberships Top Washington's
Four days into its operation, New York City's Citi Bike has more members than Capital Bikeshare, which has been in operation for two years, and until this week, was the largest bike sharing program in the country. That distinction now belongs to NYC. Despite software problems, protests, and glitches -- some of them well-publicized, Citi Bike's membership has been rising at a clip of about 2,000 members a day.
It hasn't been the smoothest of launches. The station map was down for much of the first day, the mobile phone app has been buggy, and news organizations have widely reported problems, especially around returning of bikes.
But not even a week into operations, according to its daily blog, Citi Bike has 23,749 members, at $95 a pop, plus tax. That's compared to 21,200 for Capital Bikeshare. To be sure, Washington's system is much smaller -- there are 1,800 bikes and 200 stations, compared to 6,000 bikes and 330 stations in New York. And with 31,000 trips, each Citi Bike is getting used only about once a day, compared to about three times a day in Washington.
The population of New York City is also about 13 times larger than that of Washington, D.C.
But Chris Holben, who directs Capital Bikeshare for the District Department of Transportation, is unimpressed. "Do they have 4 million trips yet?" he quipped.
In NYC, there have been 31,000 trips for a total of 85,585 miles, the equivalent of three rides around the earth.
Also, Washington has 306,000 daily members. As of now, New York has zero. Daily and weekly memberships don't start until Sunday.


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Surf Maroc is Morocco's leading surf holiday company. We provide unique, unrivalled surfing holidays, incredible service and great value at stunning beachside locations in one of the world's greatest surfing destinations.
Our surf packages have been created with the sole aim of offering the perfect surfing holiday. Our surf camps, surf school, Yoga Surf Retreats, surf equipment hire centre, restaurant, surf car hire and much more are run by a fun, sociable, passionate team dedicated to giving you an unforgettable surfing experience.


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Top 10 wines in the US press
2012 Apothic Red Winemakers Blend
Michael Dresser, writing in the Baltimore Sun, picked out this Californian blend featuring Syrah, Merlot and Zinfandel, which he described as a "dry wine" which packs a "gentle punch."
He said: "This blend of California red varieties is a concentrated by soft-textured wine that packs a lot of flavour.
"Widely distributed – and often on sale at attractive prices – this Apothic offers deep blackberry fruit and flavours of chocolate, black pepper and herbs.
"Though a dry wine, it leaves the impression of sweetness – in a good way, It's not a complex wine but it packs a (gentle) punch."


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UPDATE: Fire damages Los Molinos charity
LOS MOLINOS, Calif. - An early morning fire damaged a charity in Los Molinos. Flames were seen coming from a building which houses The Guardian Angel Foundation. The fire destroyed the thrift store building which spans approximately 3,000 square feet.
The fire was reported around 7:45 a.m. Monday at 8320 Highway 99E, near Marek Road north of Los Molinos.
CAL FIRE said the building was fully involved with power lines down. PG&E and the sheriff's office also responded.
The owner told KRCR News Channel 7's Tyler May he provides housing, clothing and toys for people in need.
The Guardian Angel Foundation has 13 apartments on the property, providing housing for up to 26 people. The apartments were not damaged.
CAL FIRE said the morning rain helped keep the fire from spreading to nearby vegetation. The fire was just outside the reach of Los Molinos hydrants. Fire trucks had to shuttle water about half a mile from the nearest hydrant.


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If there is wisdom in sacred teachings, there should not be any war. As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then the action is not sacred; it is mundane, dualistic, a battlefield situation. One would not expect the great teachings to be as simple-minded as that, trying to be good, fighting the bad. Sense of humor means seeing both poles of a situation as they are, from an aerial point of view. There is good, there is bad, and you see both with a panoramic view.
From "Sense of Humor" in Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, pages 131-133, the Shambhala Library Edition.


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The RU UAV vehicle "Pchela-1T" is broken.
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1) Action "Leave UAV" is completly missing. Once youget into UAV vehicle (through UAV terminal), then you can not leave this UAV (missing action "Leave UAV"). In MP you must disconnect from your slot (unit) and recconect to the game.
2) Camera in this vehicle is broken. It does not have "gyro stabilization", you are not able to even move with camera/view to any direction. But, time to time, the camera will look to some direction for a while and return back to direct view.
3) Vehicle is not able to take of from airport. It starts to pick up speed on ground, but ti picks up too soon, loose speed and lift, nose go down, and it repeats again, till crash to ground.
4) Vehicle is not able to direct flight. It's flying up and down in those waves.
It looks to me, like you are not "switched" to vehicle camera, but to AI pilot view ! This can explain, why "camera" view is moving itself time to time.
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To 2) I think this might be realistic while the vehicle is moving, when the vehicle is still, you can adjust the camera without problem. The cam isn't moving by itself, but the whole vehicle is tilting - I don't think the cam is necessarily gyro-stabilized in the original.
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Well , all "spy" cameras on all "spy" drones (in all armys) are independently movable. That means operator can move with camera and zoom where he wish.
Also, i beliewe that also all cameras on russia spy vehicles are GYRO-stabilized, there is no reason, why they should not do that.
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"I think this might be realistic while the vehicle is moving, when the vehicle is still, you can adjust the camera without problem". Gyro stabilization does not mean "tracking spot", that you are looking at the same point when vehicle is not changing direct of flight. Gyro hold postition +- where you are looking, when vehicle is changing direction. As i know, all civilian drones or helicopters which have some sort of "spy" camera (police, rescue and others) are equipted with GYRO stabilization, and some also with "SPOT TRACKING".
Problem is that Pchela-1T is broken and you have NEVER "still" move, because it goes up and down whole time. It is probably the bu, but anyway, that all is working good for USMC, so why not for RU ?
Updated by Legislator over 5 years ago
Well, the russian UAV is broken for more than 2 years now. I was never able to equip opfor with the uav because of those bugs. It should have been removed during a patch if they can't get it working or are not interested in fixing it.


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Westerman Norma Kathryn Westerman of Houston was born Aug. 12, 1943 in Dallas and died Feb. 18, 2005. She is survived by her husband Charles W. Westerman; children Lance Vincent Westerman and Julie Lorraine Stovall and Mike Stovall (son-in-law); grandchildren Colin Charles Stovall and Chance Christopher Stovall; her mother; three sisters; two brothers and mother-in-law Verda Bell Westerman of Bellville. Norma was laid to rest on Feb. 22, 2005 at Coshatte Cemetery in Bellville.
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I arrive in Cartagena around 9pm but the bus station is a twenty minute drive from the city so I hop into a taxi and find my hostel. Again, I haven't booked, but they have only a solo room left. It's perfect, I need sleep (after 26 hours on the road), to not talk to anyone and find some food. It was late, so I settled on a soda and had a good long sleep.
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Day 79 March 24 - I awake and head straight for a nearby breakfast bar. I have not eaten properly in days and find an omlette with juice and coffee, well not all mixed!
Back to the hostel, hand in my laundry, pack my bag as I was going to be staying in a dorm for the 2nd night and off I headed into the wide world of Colombia and Cartagena. Whatever your preconceptions about Colombia, throw them out the window, this country and this city are thoroughly enjoyable and beautiful. I started by walking to the main gate to the city and wandered my way around the maze of little streets, tiny plazas before finding the wall itself.
I climb the steep path to the wall top and walk as far as I can go. The view is not the best, but I recognise the view from the Michael Palin book I read at the beginning of my adventure. It's great to see old cannons, old little defence forts and gaps in the wall to protect the city. It is said it took 200 years to build the wall, due to conflicts and natural disasters. The day is also very hot, I've been out of the habit of applying sun tan lotion, mainly due to long bus journeys!!
I find a place on the wall to sit and contemplate where I am again. I'm proud to say that of all the 13 countries in South America, I have visited each and every one of them. I was telling the Swedish nurses that one of my favourite aspects of travelling is closing my eyes and picturing where I've been. I sit there and visualise the entire journey so far. I've come so far in a short space of time but have had an amazing experience! I leave my thinking spot and head back into the city for some more exploration.
It's not long before I find a plaza with some shade and order myself some natural limonade and look at the rest of the schedule for Colombia. Nearby is a very big butt!
Come the evening time, I visit a small restaurant near the hostel and have some chicken in cheese sauce thing and a beer. It wasn't the best but it was cheap. The light was fading and the city walls only five minutes away, I set off to see the sun set behind the wall. The views are great, the sun is a light red and again, always special seeing the sun set in different locations. I was pretty tired so headed back to the hostel again to just chill.
On entering the hostel, I say hello to a hard faced looking big cat. She gets a little stroke then I sit on the sofa in my three bedroom dorm. I sit for an hour reading up on sports news on the web and in pops the cat, sits next to me and after a while rolls over displaying her belly for some rubbing. maybe I was the only one to say hello to her, anyway, it was nice company...well until...in walks a beautiful German brunette! She says hi instantly and tells me her name........I don't retain it, I ask where she is from and she asks me to guess, seeing as I heard her outside speaking Spanish I guess Spain, but no it was Germany. After a quick chat she invites me out for a walk/drink with a couple of other people. Needless to say, the cat was unimpressed by the attention I was getting and walked off.
There were 4 of us, Gerald from Austria, Paul from New Zealand, German girl and Ginger Gringo. We head into the city as German girl has just arrived, her and Gerald for some reason give us a history lesson on one of the statues, I later find out that Bente (German girl) is reading 'the history of Colombia'!!! We wander to the wall, walk through the dimly lit streets before heading to a bar and ordering some local beer.
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Day 80 March 25 - Paul was up early and somehow found a website to stream the cricket world cup game on. Bente and I get up around the same time, and once she has had a shower, she can talk. We head out for breakfast. Gerald has left for Austria and Paul is watching the cricket. Bente and I must have had breakfast for almost two hours. Endless conversation, life stories, life thoughts, oh and of course some food!! Bente wants to explore the city in daylight so we head out into the main city and I just follow her wandering, seeing as I had already seen most of the city. She is fluent in Spanish and gets surprised looks from locals when she asks for directions or asks where to find something she is looking for. I ask for a favour though, I wanted a picture of Gringo in the wall. She duly obliged and I took one for her near a little fort.
The day was so hot that after walking around for over an hour, we were both melting. We found a coffee shop and while we were ordering our iced drinks, Paul was upstairs, he shouted my name twice and even threw his receipt that landed on Bente's head but neither of us notice. Only a few minutes later he sits with us and I find out NZ beat SA! I am surprised! Paul has been learning Spanish from reading childrens books so while Bente entertains herself with a book, Paul and I discuss the cricket then the rugby world cup followed by what he's doing with his life. Bente joins in with this as well, I'm just glad no-one asks me that question!! He's trained in law, as is his girlfriend and he's thinking of moving to London or New York. I'm onboard with NY, Bente is onboard with London. He's planned a skype session with the Mrs so soon disappears. Bente and I are so hot still that we stay in the air conditioned cafe and enjoy another coffee. So, Bente, 22 years old, is still studying and took a semester off to live and travel in Colombia, much to the horror of her family! She is infact flying back to Germany on March 30th, so her time in South America was coming to an end. A very down to earth, very mature young lady, and she is not on facebook. One of the few who just does not want to be a part of the global marketing campaign. She is stunning to look at and extremely fun to talk to. We agree to be email buddies, haha not facebook friends. She receives a phone call from home so needs to find an Internet cafe to skype. My time is running out as I'm heading to San Gil today, so we say goodbye and I'm off to an ATM to pay my hostel bill and then back at the hostel. I have my laundry back! I hug my bag and thank the ladies who took care of it. I caught up on some emails, packed my bag, chatted to Paul briefly and he told me of an Indian restaurant just over the road that did a delicious but non spicy vindaloo. I had just enough time to head over and have my early dinner.
It was delicious, though Andy, I think you would have been disappointed with the lack of spice, I mean I didn't even get the hiccups! A taxi ride later and I'm at the bus station for the 16/18 hour journey to San Gil. I will not miss these long bus journeys. I'm fine on the journey, sleep, listen to my ipod etc, but it's the nervousness of not sleeping too much in case you miss your stop, plus trying to work out which stop is actually yours! I leave Cartagena and head south for the next few days, before I turn around and restart my northern journey to Bean land!!
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Finally....you get your hands on a local pussy and even get her to roll over for you? Did you try and guess her age? I assume it was a good looking cat!


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I'm Wil Best, born and bred in Portland, Oregon! If you are outside of the Portland area and interested in working with me, you will either have to come to me or we will have to arrange compensation for my travel and time.
Nudes I'm perfectly comfortable with, its mostly the idea of assuming positions of popularly glorified "Erotic" sexual expression that I fear can distract from the subtle (though still strong and clear, if not contrasted out of detail) sexual nuances, from the true beauty of a person who is completely comfortable in their own skin.
Have been stepping into more spiritual themes lately and would like to continue expanding into and working creatively in that direction- my recently powerful influences include but are by no means limited to Taoism, Tantra, Zen Buddhism, and Hinduism.
My idea is that by choosing to invoke and embody in ourselves avatars and heros of our classic legends, we encourage grounding that form of being more deeply into ourselves, and so I would like to do a series of shoots with various artists depicting myself in the forms of an array of gods, avatars and heroes who have inspired me.
some roles I'd like to play are:
Rama/Krishna/Vishnu/Shiva, (-these are different expressions/incarnations/avatars of the same god/being)
Neo from the Matrix
Mad Max
Siddhartha Gautuma
A Jedi Master
A hermit in the mountains
a monk in a monastic ruin (maybe the mossy house in lower macleay park, or perhaps another ruin you know?)
a couple in tantric embrace
a sorcerer
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a witch doctor
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Each weekday, Wisconsin school nurses are charged with the health of the state's school-age youth. School nurses embrace this responsibility and have consistently sought to improve school health services to meet a rising demand.
"This project was initiated because there was grassroots interest in improving school health services in Wisconsin," Sarah Beversdorf, executive director of the Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA), said.
Beversdorf began by recruiting an advisory committee, and found an astounding level of excitement regarding the topic. Every single person that she contacted agreed to participate.
"It was striking how passionate individuals were," Beversdorf said.
The Determining the Status of Wisconsin School Health Services project began soon after in 2007 with a Development award from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment's Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP). The support enabled the group to collect statewide input on how to best assess the opportunities for improving Wisconsin's school health services.
"The recommendations also included strengthening best practices, improving enforcement of some state statutes, and providing technical assistance and training," Beversdorf said, "and we've focused on these recommendations in our current project."
The project partners* used the results of the first project to inform a two-step strategy to improve school health services: develop a comprehensive statewide survey that would provide individual school districts with a self-assessment tool and an individualized plan for improvement, and then develop tools and resources to address identified statewide gaps.
With support from a 2011 HWPP Impact award, the partners developed an online survey and disseminated it throughout the state.
"Considering that it was 100 questions long and took school districts about five hours to complete," Teresa DuChateau, WPHA's school nurse resource coordinator, said, "we felt it was a success when 117 districts out of 426 finished the assessment."
"I think the response rate was reasonably high, given how difficult it is for busy people to complete even a one-page survey," Marie Wolff, PhD, associate professor of family and community medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the project's academic partner, said. "I think it speaks to the need. People were willing to take the time to complete a lengthy survey because they saw this as a pressing need."
Users of the assessment reported that it was a valuable tool.
"Overwhelmingly, the respondents indicated that it was well worth their time," DuChateau said. "It provided them with a plan that they could implement in their district to make positive changes."
At that point, the project partners had effectively completed their first objective by developing a meaningful assessment tool for Wisconsin's school health services. It was then time to focus on the second objective of developing resources, which was critical to project success. School nurses and administrators needed additional resources to help implement and update policies and procedures and improve practices.
"We heard from school districts and school nurses that they need sample policies and procedures that incorporate best practices." DuChateau said. School nurses know that best practices exist, but their time is usually committed to providing and supervising direct care.
"They don't have the luxury of having time to read academic journals," DuChateau said. "So we developed best practices guidelines on important topics like food allergies and other major issues in school nursing. These guidelines synthesize current research in a format that is user-friendly and that can be implemented by school health staff members who are not licensed nurses."
In addition, the project partners saw the need for a resource that school nurses could use to adapt clinical procedures to the school setting, and also for nurses to use when supervising and training health workers.
"We created a mobile website that facilitated statewide access to common school nursing procedures," DuChateau said. "Seven of the 31 procedures have a video component, which enhances the website's usefulness as a training tool."
As with the assessment, the project partners have heard from school nurses and health workers throughout the state that these resources are meeting a real need.
"The response we've received has been tremendously positive," DuChateau said. "Districts love the sample policies and procedures, many of which have been taken to school boards for implementation. The feedback on the website has been very positive as well."
One nurse commented that the resources from this project made her feel the best she has ever felt about her role as a nurse. Another nurse described the resources as a being like help from a guardian angel.
By facilitating improved school nursing policy and practice, the project partners will continue to help assure outstanding care and make schools healthier places for students to learn and grow.
*Partners include the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Public Health Association, the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin Association of School Nurses.
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"There are kids at school who do this all the time," he says firmly. I suggest we move to Plan B.
I explain that, the miracle of compounding aside, it is difficult to double an investment. What he wants to do is grow his investment ten times -- in the space of three months. Perhaps he should adopt a more realistic goal.
"There are kids at school who do this all the time," he insists. I suggest we move to Plan C.
I will create a paper account for him and start him out with $1000. If he loses money, it's only on paper, but if he makes money I will put real dollars into an account for a car. He will e-mail me when he wants to buy and sell, and I will make a hypothetical trade based on the date stamp on his e-mail.
A few days later he e-mails me with the newest hot tip on campus -- BUY $500 OF ABSOLUTE FUTURE!!! I buy a hundred shares at $4.50. Earlier in the day the stock was over $6.
Of course, he had no idea what this company did or anything else about it. One look at the price chart and you can see the pattern of a stock that is being hyped by a penny stock advisory service. Today, two weeks later, the stock is about $1.
"There are kids at school who must be exaggerating," he says Foolishly. We both learned something on this one.


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Helping to distinguish between truly friendly cookies and other "spyware" and
the bad stuff is something we'll cover shortly.
First let's take a look at viruses, then the more vexing and current problem of
spyware and its many guises.
You're probably familiar with viruses, as they have been around the longest and
most people are familiar with "virus software," more accurately termed virus
detection and removal software.
A computer virus is normally an executable program that arrives on your
computer hidden within something else, like an email, or an email attachment.
The typical computer virus is designed, very simply, to cause you, your
computer, and other computers, problems.
You may wonder why anyone would bother to develop software specifically to
cause problems, and the motives are as complex as the motives for any bad
behavior. Some viruses have been developed by programmers to see what could
accomplish, in a mischievous way.
Some have been developed to hurt certain companies or industries by, for
example, aggrieved ex employees or nefarious competitors. Some have been
developed for political or other purposes – including, debatably, actual
terrorism, since "denial of service" and other virus-based online attacks can
make communications stop for a while.
We're more concerned with what they do and how to stop them than why
people bother to invent and disseminate them in the first place.
What Viruses Do
What viruses do varies but it is always bad, if sometimes amusing.
Some will try to destroy your computer (on the software level, although some
will actually "physically" harm your hard drive disks). Some will simply
replicate themselves, for example, sending copies of themselves to everyone in
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'Tis the season for new gadgets. This Christmas, tech gifts will surely appear at the top of many wish lists, so HighBeam Research compiled a list of the top gadget choices based on media mentions and buzz. From phones to tablets, find just what your techie is looking for using this countdown of the best technology of the holiday season.


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By Gareth Vaughan
Yellow Pages Group, which owes its lenders about NZ$1.72 billion, looks set to be put on the block for sale by its nervous banks who want to limit the losses they will have to book on the debt. BNZ, ANZ and Westpac are all owed significant amounts by Yellow Pages.
Interest.co.nz understands Yellow Pages' key lenders want to test the market for the directories business, have formed a steering group and are seeking an investment bank to advise them.
A standstill agreement, including on interest payments, has been put in place until May 31 to buy some time. A likely sale of Yellow Pages comes as chief executive Bruce Cotterill expects trading conditions to remain tough until the second half of next year.
Yellow Pages produced flat earnings and revenue last year and coughed up annual interest payments of NZ$154.3 million on its debt mountain that totals more than 10 times its NZ$166.3 million in annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
Internationally the directories industry has also been under the pump with bankruptcies and balance sheet restructures in the United States and Britain due to recession and customers shifting searches and advertising away from phone books to the internet.
Against this backdrop the holders of Yellow Pages' NZ$1.175 billion senior debt facility are keen on a sale of the business, which is expected to be worth much less today than the eye-watering NZ$2.24 billion the current private equity owners paid Telecom for Yellow Pages in March 2007, as they seek to recover their loans.
Private equity groups and other directories business owners are seen as potential buyers.
Senior debt holders include facilitation agent (lead banker) the BNZ, ANZ, Westpac, Deutsche Bank, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (formerly Calyon), Barclays, Macquarie Group, Allied Irish Banks and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
It's understood the banks can't force shareholders to sell until Yellow Pages breaches its banking covenants, which it is expected to do.
A prospectus for Yellow Pages' ultimately cancelled NZ$300 million 2007 retail bond offer noted: "A breach of the financial covenants is a senior event of default and the senior participants may, at any time while the breach occurs, cancel any advance or the senior facilities in full or demand payment of the outstanding principal and all other secured money owing to the senior finance parties."
Despite the banks' enthusiasm for a sale, it's understood all is not yet lost for current shareholders. Aside from a trade sale or initial public offering, a debt restructure among the firm's existing lenders and an equity injection from shareholders will also be considered.
After fighting off stiff competition from other private equity groups, Hong Kong-based Unitas Capital - formerly CCMP Capital Asia - and Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan paid Telecom between 13 and 14 times Yellow Pages' annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation three years ago.
That was just before the global credit crunch brought an era of cheap credit and high asset prices to a shuddering halt. The buyers used NZ$1.5 billion of debt to help fund the deal which was promptly loaded on to Yellow Pages' balance sheet.
Along side the senior debt facility, Yellow Pages has working capital and capital expenditure facilities, each valued at NZ$50 million. The working capital facility is provided by ANZ and Westpac. The company also has a NZ$315 million subordinated debt facility and a 'Payment in Kind' facility of NZ$228 million.
Providers of the subordinated loans included Barclays Capital, ABN Amro and Deutsche Bank. Interest.co.nz was told Yellow Pages' total debts are quite well dispersed among its up to 36 lenders although some have already booked losses against their exposures.
The Accident Compensation Corporation was among Yellow Pages' lenders. Spokesman Laurie Edwards said ACC had sold its entire holding and no longer had any exposure to the directories firm.
Citing commercial confidentiality, Edwards declined to provide further details. For the June 2009 year Yellow Pages posted a NZ$338.3 million loss compared with a NZ$61.2 million loss the previous year.
The loss was blown out by US$350.9 million of non-cash charges stemming from a NZ$195.5 million goodwill impairment charge and a NZ$155.4 million write-down of interest rate swaps.
The group's NZ$4 million, or 0.7 per cent, revenue growth to $296.9m was significantly slower than its $15.5 million, or 11 per cent, increase in expenses, to $156.2m. As of June 30 Yellow Pages' total equity stood at NZ$232.3 million.
In the US directories groups Idearc, spun off from Verizon four years ago, and R.H. Donnelley both emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this year with new names - SuperMedia Inc and Dex One Corporation respectively - having cut their combined debt by about US$12.25 billion (NZ$17 billion).
Britain's Yell, which like the two American firms is sharemarket listed, restructured its balance sheet late last year with the help of a £660 million (NZ$1.4 billion) issue of new shares. And closer to home Telstra's Sensis has problems of a different nature.
In a case being appealed by Sensis, an Australian Federal Court judge has ruled there is no copyright on the White Pages or Yellow Pages produced by Sensis arguing there's nothing especially creative about how phone books are compiled and that an author can't be identified.
Bank facilitation agent the BNZ declined to comment for this story, citing customer confidentiality. Both Yellow Pages CEO Bruce Cotterill and a company spokeswoman, plus a spokeswoman for Unitas, also declined to comment.


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Mr Versatile impressed with boss
Kevin Foley is hoping Wolves can use the return to home soil against Blackpool on Saturday to produce some more attractive football and, most importantly, claim all three points.
Wolves' most recent victory ironically came at Blackpool in a televised Friday night game five weeks ago, since when they have suffered four successive defeats and then the two draws with which Dean Saunders launched his managerial reign.
In the second of those games, last weekend's goalless draw at Sheffield Wednesday, Wolves' more solid approach was not matched by any sustained creativity going forward, but Saunders – and now Foley – have suggested that the stronger foundations could then lead to a more attacking outlook.
"It wasn't a pretty game on Saturday and we all know that but Sheffield Wednesday were on a decent run and hadn't conceded many goals in recent weeks," said Foley.
"So it wasn't a bad result to go there and get a point.
"And in the manager's first match against Blackburn we pressed them all over the pitch but just couldn't get the second goal.
"We haven't conceded from open play in the two games since the manager arrived, and we have to view that as a positive.
"With that in place hopefully we can make sure we have a few more attacking opportunities on Saturday.
"I definitely think what we have worked on in training will improve us a team.
"In this division it is so important to be solid and if you do that you can then look at getting your opportunities going forward.
"I think at times this season we have been too open and have been punished for it.
"We got a good win at Blackpool in tough conditions on the Friday night.
"They are quite an open team so I think it will be different to the Sheffield Wednesday game which was very tight.
"Hopefully it will give us the opportunity to play a bit more football, especially in front of our own fans at Molineux.
"If we can reproduce the sold base from the last two games and make sure we get forward and play some good football hopefully that will be enough to take the points.
"If we can reproduce the sold base from the last two games and make sure we get forward and play some good football hopefully that will be enough to take the points."
Foley, naturally a right back, has played on the right of midfield in Saunders' first two games as the manager aimed to keep things more solid given Wolves' defensive record so far.
Foley has managed to get forward to positive effect, almost scoring against Blackburn and then producing a couple of decent crosses at Hillsborough.
He has also operated in midfield during Wolves' stay in the Barclays Premier League – popping up with a couple of goals to boot – and is happy to do a job wherever he is asked to play.
"It might not be my natural position but I am happy to play there and try and do my bit for the team," says Foley.
"I'm the first to admit that I'm certainly not a Sako am I? I'm not going to be charging down the wing taking players on or blasting it in the top corner.
"But I will make a contribution for the team and I've managed to get on the end of a couple of crosses in the box and also put some in myself.
"With Zubey there he is another attacking option for us so when he goes around me I can fill in.
"We have linked up quite well together in the past and hopefully we can keep that going if we're both on the right.
"It is a completely different way of playing to right back but it's all about wanting to be in the team and wanting to make a positive contribution.
"We've got a fairly big squad now with lots of options for the manager and that keeps everyone on their toes and knowing they have got to work hard."
Foley meanwhile admits he has been impressed by the new manager's early work and approach, and says the players are certainly taking things on board in a bid to improve upon a disappointing season so far.
He added: "The manager has played at the highest level and has then worked his way up through the leagues as a manager.
"He has plenty of experience as a player and now as a manager as well.
"Hopefully that will get passed on to the squad.
"It's a different style of play to what we had under the last manager.
"I think we need to get the basics right and build from there because we've conceded far too many goals this season.
"The manager has been here for two-and-a-half weeks now and hopefully everyone is now on the same wavelength and we can start putting points on the board.
"We are in a very poor position now from where we would have wanted to be and I am sure the gaffer agrees with that having come in."
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Google's diminutive and cheap Chromecast is making strong headway against its competitors according to a report today by Parks Associates. Priced at $35 but now going for just over $20, the dongle, which is controlled by Apps on iOS and Android devices rather than a traditional remote has passed the almost forgotten Apple TV and is closing in on the king of streamers, the Roku. Roku and AppleTV represented two thirds of the market last year but with entrants like Chromecast and Amazon's Fire TV/Stick, the two dropped to around half the market.
The research finds Roku is still the leading brand with 29% of sales, but Google Chromecast (20%) has supplanted Apple TV (17%) in second place. New entrant Amazon Fire TV is in fourth place with 10%. Consumer content choices are also increasing, with Showtime and Sony planning to launch their own OTT video services to compete with Netflix and HBO.
"Nearly 50% of video content that U.S. consumers watch on a TV set is non-linear, up from 38% in 2010, and it is already the majority for people 18-44," said Barbara Kraus, Director, Research, Parks Associates. "The market is changing rapidly to account for these new digital media habits. Roku now offers a streaming stick, and Amazon's Fire TV streaming stick leaves Apple as the only top player without a stick product in the streaming media device category."
Sticks are where it is at it would seem. Conversely, Google's Nexus Player, introduced in October, has yet to make a blip but it might also show up in results next year.
Amazon Instant Video Stories September 9, 2014
Amazon seems to have finally accepted that access to Amazon Instant Video still isn't going to make anyone want to buy a Fire Phone. As of today, Amazon Prime members in the U.S. can watch Instant Video on any Android device using the updated Amazon app.
Prime members in the US can stream unlimited Prime Instant Video from inside the Amazon app using the Prime Instant Video player, including HBO shows The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Six Feet Under, and The Wire …
Everyone can use an Echo Dot: Just $50!
Amazon Instant Video Stories September 8, 2014
Is the Amazon Fire Phone simmering out? Recent estimates reached by The Guardian pegged the device at having sold less than 35,000 units and today Amazon and AT&T are bringing down the price to 99¢ on a two year contract less than two months after launch. The device was previously priced at $199 for 32GB with a two year commitment, which many observed was a rather high price point for a not-so-remarkable handset mostly differentiated by its 3D effect and Amazon Prime services… expand full story
Amazon Instant Video Stories February 21, 2014
Amazon's TV box, which the company is believed to have been working on for around a year, is to be launched next month, according to unnamed content distribution sources cited by re/code. It had originally been expected to be launched in time for last year's holiday sales.
People I've talked to who are partnering with Amazon believe the company is aiming for a March rollout […]
Sources tell me Amazon's box will be powered by Google's Android operating system, which is also not a surprise — Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets use a "forked" version of Android … expand full story
Amazon Instant Video Stories October 3, 2013
This morning we reported that Amazon had trademarked FireTube, and the trademark could serve as a name for the company's long-rumored TV product. Now, the WSJ follows up by claiming said device is on Amazon's roadmap for the holiday season. Here are some of the details on the device:
- Will compete with the Roku and Apple TV
- Will stream Amazon Prime content
- Will run third-party media apps and gaming content
- Amazon is working on a dedicated remote for the device, but it could also be controlled via smartphone/tablet apps
Of course, the device could be shelved at the last minute, but given the uptake in reports about an Amazon TV device, today's trademark discovery, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's want to expand his company's hardware portfolio, it seems likely that the device truly is in the imminent Amazon product pipeline.


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This quilt took me 4 months to make. My daughter requested a Browning Deer, and the colors purple, pink,brown and gold. I appliqued the deer. The rest is a sampler of sorts. I have a bear claw block, some pinwheels, a few star blocks, and checkerboards. I stitched in the ditch the entire quilt. Finished size was 96X106.
I guess you could call this a Sampler quilt because it is a sample of every block I know how to do
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love the colors and use of various quilt blocks. Do you have instructions and piecing of quilt and any other thems but or along with browing deer. Thank you much! and I like that you told us the size!!!


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It's My Turn
The column that was planned for this week was one about the most vulnerable victims of hurricane Sandy, our children. How while children, we adults expected our lives to be stable! How crushed we were when we endured our first death! How devastated we were if our parents did not get along and eventually parted! How destroyed we were if our family relocated! Stability, continuity, sameness, to some adults ennui, to children, security, is being tested at this time of Sandy. How long can we play this as a game as, "Isn't it fun living in Brooklyn?" How much time apart from familiar surroundings and friends can a child withstand? How much of an impact on later years will this storm have?
Then, the mass murder of innocents in Connecticut happens and we find ourselves with one common understanding: it is not where you are (that you may be displaced as a result of the storm for many months), or what you have (what is lost that can never be replaced) it is the strength of the inner core of family that transcends tragedy that is of ultimate importance. None of us should ever know the desperation of those immediately affected by this tragedy.
As adults, experiencing TV coverage of Columbine, Virginia Tech, Waco et al., we know there are always nuts in the trees. That once in awhile one is shaken out of a tree and perpetrates such heinous acts as the shooter in Connecticut, is sadly inevitable: the scope of the tragedy, shocking. Is there anything we can do as adults to identify the nuts before they snap and get them help? As a youngster, I can recall always sitting down with my family to breakfast and supper. During meals, the family would discuss any topics that were raised including the character of our friends and how we spend our time. I can recall attending the after school center in elementary school for participation in sports.
I can recall my mother opening our house to my friends daily after school in high school so that we could dance along with Justine Correlli (perpetual dance contest winner) to the songs on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. On weekends our teenage group would have parties at the homes of group members on a rotating basis, all chaperoned. And, we did everything together from going to movies to attending school athletic activities. In fact, when one of our group members had a real date, we were knocked for a loop. It was time to grow up.
I knew my mother kept an eye on my friends in my teens during our after school dance time and at parties. If she found it necessary, she would discuss anyone of the group she had questions about, with me. At meals, the family discussed a variety of topics from which it would have been fairly easy to tell if my thoughts were off the deep end. Likewise, in my social life, if one of my friends had what I considered weird ideas, I would bring them up in conversation at home, with my friends and their parents. Parenting, the hardest job in the world if done successfully, cannot be turned on and off. It never ends. When caring for infants, parents perform time consuming tasks of feeding, changing, bathing and providing a safe and clean environment for their children. As a child grows and becomes more independent, a parent can have more time to herself: however, the time and energy must be rededicated to thinking and planning for the child in age appropriate stages and protecting them from the failings in that big world out there. Should parents always know who their children's friends are? Yes. Should parents provide a time and place (dining table) for discussion of matters that affect the family? If appropriate! What should be discussed? Character is a great topic for discussion as in how friends treat their siblings, parents and friends. Drug fads and alcohol consumption are topical teen issues. Asking children of all ages how they felt when they were left out of the group that went here or there and what they could do about it is a hot topic because most of those who commit crimes against others (Connecticut) or themselves (suicide) have isolation issues. Can we allow our children to go straight from the dinner table to their computer or phone without supervision or occasional monitoring until bedtime? You be the judge.
If we, during talks with our own children, discuss the asocial child in the class, the child the kids in school think is odd, the classmate who is visably different thus shunned or meanly made a spectacle of in front of his peers, we may not have unmasked a killer; but, we have identified a person who will likely have difficulty in future social situations and who needs counseling. If the counseling leads to inviting parents to join sessions, so be it.
Counseling the large group of school shunners to forestall bullying and protect the shunned would not be a bad idea either. So we have a child who could be classified as a misfit and then we toss easy access to guns into the mix and whammo!
If parents cannot recognize or refuse to recognize their own child who, by odd behavior, is crying out for attention; and, teachers or classmates know of such a child, then this must be brought to the attention of school counselors who, must ply their trade or refer the child for outside help.
Is this a failsafe remedy to prevent mass murder? No. But, if we recognize the loner or the oddball and do nothing, we are remiss. If it takes a village, think of siblings, parents, neighbors, friends, teachers, clergy, friends' parents as the gauntlet through which a troubled child must pass.
It is incumbent on parents of Rockaway's displaced families to keep asking their children how their day was and how they feel and listen to their answers and try to keep their lives as stable as possible. In Connecticut, the bet is several members of the shooter's community had to know this guy was off the wall. What was their responsibility in all this? What do you think?


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Caregiver Stress
Here are some tips that I have found
to be helpful in getting your life in balance again.
When well-meaning people offer to help, accept
their help. Be specific in things you could use help with. Now
is not the time to show the world how strong you are. You will
only burn out quicker without help.
Watch out for signs of depression. Get
professional help if you need to.
Educate yourself about your loved one's
condition. Information is empowering!
Trust your gut feelings. I'm a firm believer in
our innate instincts. If something sounds out of whack to you,
keep asking questions until you are satisfied that the best care is
being administered.
Find other caregivers to connect with. There
are many caregiver websites and support groups that can be found.
If there are none in your area, start your own. Believe me, you
need somebody to talk to that understands what you are going
Be kind to yourself. Even if you only take a
ten-minute walk around the block to alleviate some stress, DO IT. A
caregiver with a lower stress level makes a much better caregiver.
Getting enough sleep, exercise, and eating balanced meals reduces
If you are caring for a parent and have
siblings, be vocal about what they can do to help. Some people are
not comfortable with the day-to-day care but they might be willing
to grocery shop for you, pick up meds, or do a doctor's run or two.
Don't be a martyr. Your emotional health cannot take it. Face it
and get on with it.
Take charge of your life and continue to do
things that you find relaxing or pleasurable. If a loved one's
disability always takes center stage instead of your needs, you will
become a resentful caregiver. Not good for anyone.
Write down things to keep your head uncluttered.
Having ongoing lists of medications your loved one is taking
will not only alleviate the stress of trying to remember what and
when, but it is also a valuable tool when visiting the doctor. It's
all written out and accessible. Doctors are often rushed and cannot wait around while you try to remember which meds are
causing what side effects, etc. Keep it simple and easy on
yourself in ways that you can.
Keep your sense of humor. It's the most important tool you have
and it's free. Humor can be found in the most surprising places,
even hospitals and nursing homes. Laughter is good for the soul.
Know your limitations! Don't let guilt get in
the way of making the best decision for your family member and
yourself. Not everyone can be a caregiver no matter how
good their intentions might be. If you cannot be a caregiver due
to an emotional, physical, financial or locational burden, you do
have choices. You cannot help another if you yourself need help.
The medical needs might warrant the need for assisted living or
long term care. If you must find alternative living arrangements,
make sure they are ones you can live with and serve the best
interest of your loved one! Stay involved and vigilant that the
care remains good.
Caregiving is a huge responsibility. Keeping
the caregiver healthy— physically, mentally, and emotionally — is
vital. Try to find the right balance in your life that allows you
to care for your loved one while caring for yourself.
Other helpful websites for caregivers:
Family Caregiver Alliance:
National Family Caregivers Association:
National Alliance for Caregiving:
Today's Caregiver: www.caregiver.com
Kathy Bosworth is the author of "Your Mother has
Suffered a Slight Stroke." See www.authorsden.com/kathybosworth.
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MILWAUKEE – January 10, 2013 – Quest CE, premier provider of insurance continuing education and FINRA firm element training, is proud to announce the early release of its 2013 Firm Element Course Catalog. Featuring over 450 courses, Quest CE's catalog offers a diverse range of the most current and comprehensive firm element training courses available to the industry.
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Squeezing a Lennon
No answering-machine messages are included on Anthology, a four-CD grab bag of recordings made by John Lennon between the demise of the Beatles, in 1970, and his own murder ten years later, but they would have fit right in. The collection boasts over ninety previously unreleased offerings but precious few revelations, and the all-inclusiveness of the presentation ultimately says more about the genius of music marketing than it does about the genius whose name is on the box.
Anthology is hardly the first compilation of its kind to get the balance between art and commerce so wrong. The modern boxed-set era was inaugurated by Elvis Aron Presley, an opus issued in 1980, three years after the King toppled off his porcelain throne, that stuffed eight (count 'em, eight) LPs with assorted flotsam so uninteresting that even fanatics desperate for any piece o' Presley tuned out in droves. Moreover, the past several years have seen plenty of big-ticket projects that attempted to disguise the unessential nature of the music at their core with lavish packaging, weighty essays and record-company puffery.
But whereas padded products such as 1997's The Doors Box Set draw from the act's entire oeuvre, thereby providing a certain historical perspective almost in spite of themselves, Anthology is hobbled by the limitations imposed by its time frame. To put it politely, Lennon's solo efforts were infinitely more erratic than his material with the Beatles. Following a decade (the Sixties) during which he seemingly could do no wrong, he managed to produce one indisputable masterpiece (1970's Plastic Ono Band), one fairly strong platter (1971's Imagine) and a handful of other records that simply can't compare to his finest inventions. As a result, Anthology emerges as a monument to a period of creative confusion filled with alternate renditions of tunes that often weren't that seminal in the first place.
In her liner notes, Yoko Ono doesn't come right out and admit as much, but she hints that the volume is more a biographical slice of life than a batch of ditties to which buffs will want to return again and again. "This is the John that I knew, not the John that you knew through the press, the records and the films," she writes. "I am saying to you, here's my John. I wish to share my knowledge of him with you." She also confronts the "professional widow" issue that's dogged her since Lennon's death. According to her, "I continue to distribute John's work for many reasons: first for John, who was a communicator/artist/musician, who would have liked for his work to go on; second, for the fans who want more, more and more; and third, for the family, including myself, who are proud of Father John's work and would like to see his work out there for a long time to come."
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The fallacies inherent in this argument aren't tough to locate. Lennon's music will be cherished for generations to come whether Ono cleans out any more of her closets or not, and his admirers don't deserve to be exploited even if it's okay by them. In addition, a lot of what's on Anthology doesn't exactly fit the definition of "work." An inventory of the CDs turns up the following:
A coy nineteen-second snippet of dialogue between John and Yoko that revolves around the word "fortunately" (disc one)...
Geraldo Rivera sounding frantic while introducing Lennon and Elephant's Memory at Madison Square Garden in 1972 (disc two)...
A conversation about activist John Sinclair (profiled in "Surviving the Sixties," August 7, 1997) heard first during The David Frost Show (disc two)...
Jerry Lewis leading a "John/Yoko" chant during his 1972 telethon (disc two)...
Twelve seconds of John and Yoko goofing on "As Time Goes By" (disc two)...
Several examples of crazy studio badinage involving John and amped-up super-producer Phil Spector that was captured on tape in 1973 (disc three)...
Four different tracks in which Lennon comically imitates Bob Dylan (disc four)...
A pre-kindergarten Sean Lennon singing part of "With a Little Help From My Friends," happily declaring that he likes guitar-playing best when it's loud and asking when his parents rented their home (disc four)...
Some of this ephemera is mildly entertaining--particularly Spector's antics. (At one point he explodes, "What is that tweeting bird out there? For God's sake!") But most of it is suggestive of the music videos Ono assembled out of old home movies in order to promote Milk and Honey, a 1984 album dominated by some of Lennon's rough sketches. There's a certain creepiness about her continuing need to make her beloved's image conform to the model she's constructed. A more objective outside party would delve into the contradictions that made Lennon among the most fascinating public figures of the past half-century. Ono, by contrast, sands off the rough edges, turning Anthology into yet another variation on a tale she's been telling for nearly twenty years now. It's a fine story, certainly: Who wouldn't be cheered by a narrative about a searcher who ultimately discovers that love really is all you need? But anyone hoping for more insight than that is out of luck again.
Musically, most of Anthology's meat can be found on the first CD. None of the versions of songs that ultimately turned up on Plastic Ono Band outstrip those that made the final cut, but they're so naked and emotional that listeners probably won't mind. "I Found Out," heard on a home recording, is drenched in hoodoo reverb that echoes with danger; "Isolation" is delivered with poignant gentleness; and "Remember" practically collapses at its midpoint, when Lennon starts guffawing about the saminess of its rhythm. The Imagine tunes are somewhat less intriguing by comparison--with the exception of a surprisingly slinky "How Do You Sleep?" (Lennon's attack on old buddy Paul McCartney)--and oddities such as "God Save Oz" and "Do the Oz" don't add up to much. But of the four discs here, this first one provides the most pure sonic pleasure.
It's all downhill from there, and while the decline isn't precipitous, it's impossible to ignore. The second CD pulls together music from Lennon's political period, and it dates badly. "Attica State," about the infamous prison riots, is dragged down by lyrics that are numbing in their obviousness ("Join the movement/Take a stand for human rights"), and "Bring on the Lucie," "Luck of the Irish" and "John Sinclair" suffer from the same malady. "I'm the Greatest" and "Goodnight Vienna," two tunes Lennon wrote for Ringo Starr, are more tolerable because they sound lighthearted and off-the-cuff, but remainders left off the 1973 Mind Games album feel watered-down, tentative--a quality they share with the sloughed-off "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" that appears near the top of the third disc. Fortunately, outtakes from Rock 'n' Roll, a collection of throwbacks that hit stores in 1975, have more juice in them. Lennon at least sounds like he's having fun during "Be Bop a Lula," "Rip It Up/Ready Teddy" and "Move Over Ms. L," and he gets off his best joke on a parody of "Yesterday." In a BBC announcer's voice, he intones, "Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be/'Cause now I'm an amputee."
The last of the set's discs is culled primarily from the sessions for 1980's Double Fantasy, a John-and-Yoko collaboration released shortly before Lennon was shot. At the time, grief-stricken rock aficionados dubbed it a classic, which was understandable but unjustified: Ono's songs on it are better than usual, but that doesn't mean they're all that good, and Lennon's compositions generally settle for merely pleasant when he was plainly capable of so much more. That said, full-band run-throughs of "Nobody Told Me" and "I Don't Wanna Face It" are lively, "I'm Losing You," featuring three members of Cheap Trick doing what they do best, has its fiery moments, and "Beautiful Boy" is as sweet as it ever was. Too bad these entries are surrounded by inconsequential demos of "Life Begins at 40," "Woman" and "Watching the Wheels," as well an overdose of curios that belong in a trunk in Ono's attic.
Would Lennon have given his blessing to the merchandising of such detritus under his name? Hard to say. From all available evidence, he loved Ono unreservedly and might well feel that her stated reasons for putting it into a box and selling it for around $60 a pop are excellent ones. But anyone who wants to revel in Lennon's musical accomplishments would be far better off spending the same amount of money to purchase copies of Rubber Soul, Revolver, The Beatles (aka The White Album) and, yes, Plastic Ono Band. As for those of you hoping to get your paws on Lennon's answering-machine messages, you'll just have to wait for Anthology 2.
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Ahorre dinero reservando un vuelo + coche conjuntamente. Nuestro alquiler de coches, en asociación con Avis, es fácil y cómodo. Disfrute de unas excelentes tarifas y numerosas ventajas exclusivas.
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British Airways car hire, in partnership with Avis, includes all of the mandatory charges that you'll need to drive away your car in Frankfurt.
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Car hire in Frankfurt is an easy, flexible way to explore the city and its region at your own pace. Pick a car model that suits your needs and drive out to the University town of Heidelberg, the spa at Wiesbaden or along the vineyard-lined Rhine Valley. Book your car with British Airways in partnership with Avis and you'll also get 24-hour customer support and earn Avios on every rental. With an excellent road network connecting the city to the Taunus mountains, Rhine Valley and the many other towns in the city's metropolitan area, Frankfurt car hire is an ideal way to discover more of Germany.
About an hour's drive from Frankfurt, Heidelberg is located to the south and is sometimes described as being at the heart of Europe. Explore the beautiful town, with its charming old town and castle. The Philosophenweg provides a wonderful view across the oldest part of the city or the active can climb the mountain for impressive views. The city also boasts more than eight theatres.
Stop off in the market community of Hosbach on your way. Wurzburg is renowned for the Residence, regarded as one of the finest palaces in Europe and a high point of Baroque art. With 300 rooms, a magnificent staircase and a chapel, it is also a UNESCO cultural world heritage site. Walk around the palace gardens and then enjoy a glass of local Franconian wine in the evening.
Take a drive up into the mountains and see the small towns and castle ruins. The mountains are good for hikers and it still contains remnants of the Roman empire, with fairly preserved forts and watchtowers. Visit the Saalberg museum, or take a trip to one of the spa's, some of the oldest in Germany.
The capital of Hesse state, this historic spa city has catered to people dating back to the Romans. It is now more common for business travellers, who prefer the old world charm to nearby Frankfurt. Visit the Kurhaus, a grand building built for wellness and leisure, with gardens to walk around. Other impressive buildings are the Russian orthodox church and the city palace. Visit the Neroberg lookout for a great view over Wiesbaden.
Taunus mountains, Limberg, Koblenz, Bonn. Cologne is home to the magnificent Kolner Dom cathedral, where you can climb the South Tower. The city is home to various festivals and activities and if you are there in winter, it hosts a Christmas market and winter carnival. Phantasialand is ideal for kids and there is a zoo and various museums for adults too. Spa and massage are quite popular activities when in Cologne.
Pick up your car in Frankfurt and drive the 200 miles lined with beautiful castles and stunning scenery. This tour combines the historic cities of Würzburg and Augsburg, with the three medieval walled towns of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl and Nördlingen, finishing off with the tourist highlights of Neuschwanstein Castle and the Alps. Pick up your Avis car in Frankfurt and drop off in Munich or vice versa.


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Toulouse left-back Cheikh M'Bengue admits he has been humbled by reported Arsenal interest.
The 24-year old French-born Senegal international has emerged as a potential summer signing for the Gunners and says he does feel flattered to be linked with Arsene Wenger's men.
"Arsenal's interest? To be honest I didn't expect it. When such a big club is thinking about you, it is great pleasure, but you are above all surprised," he told L'Equipe.
"It is really flattering. Moreover, the Premier League is the league where I would like to play."
M'Bengue added that even though the interest is only quite new, he is bracing himself for a potential shift to North London.
"I didn't forecast I would be leaving, I have 2 years remaining on my contract, but it would be difficult to accept to be forced to stay," he added.
"Indeed, I am a key part of the Toulouse squad. I have no agreement to leave or any clause on my contract.
"But you cannot refuse Arsenal, if everyone can benefit from it. I hope if there is an exciting proposition, the chairman won't block me.
"You also have to consider player's interest. Arsenal would be great."
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Many of us know Christmas can be a time of increased hardship and stress for anyone let alone those who are living in poverty or are homeless which is one of the reasons we appreciate the City Mission and are happy to help them out this year. If you're also able to help them, the Mission has come up with lots of ways you can:
Become Someone's Angel Auckland City Mission are trying to raise $1 million from their Christmas Appeal to help families in desperate need, so they're encouraging their Christmas Day volunteers, businesses, schools, community groups, and all of their supporters to set up an online fundraising page and to get as many sponsors as possible. They have 150 Angels signed up already and have raised almost $40,000 – a fantastic start.
If you think you just might be able to sprout some wings – take a look at their microsite: Become Someone's Angel.
Santa's Helpers Corporates and other community groups can take on internal goods and cash collection drives inside their office or workplace. Approx 170 Santa's Helpers have signed up so far – if your business or other group would like to help Santa you can register on the Auckland City Mission website.
Silo Park/ Wynyard Christmas Quarter An Angel Wishing tree will be put up in Auckland's Silo Park for supporters to tie their angel wings to. You can get angel wings from the collectors who will be there every Thurs-Sun throughout December for a gold coin donation. You can also pick up some angel wings from any Auckland branch of the ASB. Branches are also drop off points for goods donations and/or new, unwrapped Christmas presents people would like to donate.
Christmas lunch This year the Mission's annual Christmas lunch will be catering for 2500 people at the Viaduct Events Centre – a wonderful community celebration to make Christmas happen for Aucklanders who have nowhere else to turn. This year ecostore will be donating products to both the Christchurch and Auckland City Missions to help clean up after their Christmas day lunches as well as giving 700 beautifully boxed soaps to Christchurch for each of the guests.
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Dr. Lorraine Walker, RN, EdD, MPH, FAAN, UT Austin School of Nursing; director, St. David's CHPR, presents this colloquium. A life course perspective is refining public health practice and research in maternal-child health and chronic disease prevention. What is this perspective? How is it tied to the fetal origins of chronic disease and the failure of prenatal care to reduce preterm birth? If these ideas and questions intrigue you, come join this lecture/conversation on the life course perspective in women's health.
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Want to make a big impact? Consider fostering. Regular guest blogger, Kirstyn Northrop Cobb, our "Pit Bull Parent" shares why she loves fostering. If you decide to foster, don't forget to pledge to help pets for a chance to win!
Fostering. I love it. There is nothing that I do in sheltering that I find more rewarding. Though the blog that I usually write for Petfinder normally focuses on having Pit Bull companions, I do often write about the current foster animal, as fostering is just such a large part of my life.
I am often asked about fostering by those who find out that I foster. Many people wonder how I could bring an animal into my home and then part with it. Let's be honest, I have dogs who started out as fosters, so there are times that it is just not easy. But, for the most part, I know that I am getting the animal ready for a forever home. I also know that there are so many shelters that are low on space and if I can use my home to help out with their space concerns, then I am more than happy to do so.
I will totally admit that the first foster that I brought in was really hard to let go. In fact, I cried the whole way home. Oh, and I knew the person and would see the dog often anyway. And, I still cried. But, the more I fostered, the more clear it became. I knew why I was fostering. These were not my animals. These animals belong to someone else, I am just getting them ready for the person that they are supposed to be with.
I am currently fostering a puppy. He's a cute little guy and he will be with us throughout the holidays. He came in as a young guy and isn't ready to be adopted, yet. It's good to have him around my dogs. My dogs are amazing teachers and they can socialize him for me. And, when we all wake up on Christmas morning, he will have toys waiting for him, just like the other dogs. He will have a special dinner, just like the other dogs. Yep, he will be treated just like one of our personal dogs. Most importantly, he will be in a home during the holidays and not in a shelter. I am well aware that there are so many amazing shelters out there who do so much for the animals in their care. The animals of many shelters out there will also get special treats for the holidays. Volunteers will give up time with their own families to give the shelter dogs an extra walk and some one on one time. But, despite all they do for the shelter animals, those pets will still be in a shelter. I know that I can't take them all home for the holidays, but I do know that I can make the holidays special for this one little guy.
Next year, my little foster will be in his forever home, spending the holidays with the family that I got him ready for, and another dog will be spending the holidays with us, getting a special dinner and toys of his own. We will be preparing another dog for his forever home. And I wouldn't have it any other way.


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Imagine, for one awful minute, that Rangers were still in the SPL. And were sitting with 12 points at the top of the league. Then imagine that Celtic were 4 points behind them after Saturday's draw against Hibs. Would what be the reaction? It would be frustration, anger and probably the manager's future being questioned. But in this'brave new world' of Scottish fitba', things seem different.
There seems to be an acceptance of bad results.
And I'm not sure if this is a good thing.
After flushing two points down the toilet on Saturday, I went to gauge reactions to the performance and almost everyone was of the same mind – it was unfortunate but it didn't really matter as we had numerous injuries – which can't be denied – but I'd have expected more frustration that a seemingly easy win was thrown away. But then it came to me – if we were in a title race with Rangers every game would be scrutinised – even this early in the season.
For example, it was around this time last year that we lost at home to St. Johnstone which sent us into a poor run of form which last up until November. People were in a panic then, but now there seems to be an acceptance that it doesn't matter if we draw or even lose now and then – because we will probably still win the league by a large margin. I fear that won't be a good thing, as more results like Saturday will become acceptable and as a result 'fair-weather' fans will probably stay away.
If we move onto the 'booing' at the end of the game, the esteemed man in charge of this site wrote an article critical of those who were booing. I'm here to defend those who did the booing.
Sort of.
We are forever being told that those who attend Celtic games are the lifeblood of the club – that's probably why Big Cup 3 game packages are around £20 pound cheaper for those who have season tickets. In fact, such is Celtic's need for season-ticket holders that last week a letter was sent out 'from' Neil Lennon asking fans to get their friends/family to take up some of the empty seats.
As we fans are asked to do so much for Celtic, we are allowed to give our opinions, even if it verges into frustration like it did at full-time of Saturday. As for the comments that booing could effect a young player's confidence, I don't really believe that, for as long as Neil Lennon is confident in them what a section of the crowd say shouldn't bother them
In closing, I feel that fans should be frustrated and annoyed when sloppiness denies Celtic what would be a well-earned victory. I would understand the acceptance of poor results if we had been thoroughly outclassed, but this was not the case on Saturday. Hopefully after the international break everyone will be on the same page again and this outbreak of acceptance of average results will be forgotten about.
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