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Business Travel Goes Virtual
By Richard Grigonis
Telepresence is the ultimate teleconferencing experience. Indeed, for decades the idea was relegated to science fiction, having been described in Isaac Asimov's 1956 novel The Naked Sun, though the term itself was not coined until 1980 by MIT professor Marvin Minsky. Today, thanks to broadband communications, streaming high-definition video, collaborative "touchtables," high-fidelity multichannel sound and large multiscreen displays, growing numbers of business executives are beginning to grasp the benefits of purchasing telepresence systems — slashing travel expenses, saving time, avoiding airport hassles, quickening decision making, shrinking the company carbon footprint and, above all, boosting productivity.
In this era of globalization, the need to easily communicate and collaborate among geographically dispersed individuals and groups of people has become a significant concern. Corporate operations, R&D and sales and marketing groups, once situated in the same building, city or state, may now be scattered around the country or even around the world, thus challenging the abilities of the modern mobile workforce. The demand for faster and more efficient business processes in today's economically stressed and extremely competitive environment lays bare the impracticality of treating the overworked airlines as a glorified bus service. Employee collaboration based on the very "ungreen" practice of business travel in a dynamic, highly distributed working environment is an expensive waste of time and leads to workflow bottlenecks.
Fortunately, the same ongoing globalization process that created this problem has also spurred the development and construction of its solution: a vast worldwide telecommunications network infrastructure including the Internet, based on an expanding mesh of fiber-optic cable, broadband wireless, communications satellites and copper landlines. This serves as the high-bandwidth conduit needed for successful telepresence, the highest-quality and feature-rich — form of teleconferencing, which makes "business travel without the travel" possible.
Both manufacturers and industry pundits debate the differences between highdefinition (HD) videoconferencing and telepresence. In a genuine telepresence system, a user sits in an immersive environment that provides the best possible illusion of participating in a conference room discussion. In a comfortable, stylish and acoustically optimized room — often a room-within-a-room of modularized construction so that it can be disassembled and moved when necessary — several large HD screens of 720 or 1,080 lines of resolution are positioned in a panoramic arc across a conference table from the in-room users. People seated at a similar installation at the other end of the call appear to be life-size and present in the room, sitting across the conference table. Unobtrusive or completely hidden cameras, multiple microphones and speakers, along with carefully designed high-fidelity, spatial audio techniques, complete the effect.
With most systems, even a remote odd person out, having no access to a telepresence room, can participate in a conference via audio only, sometimes from a laptop or Webcam, but more likely from a smaller single-screen desktop "executive model," such as the Teliris Personal Telepresence™ solution for private offices, which can double as a secondary computer monitor for local presentations.
Hard Numbers
Today, most vendors' top-of-the-line virtual conference room environments typically cost between $200,000 and $500,000 for each office location, along with thousands of dollars a month in broadband connect charges — not a casual commitment by any means.
Nevertheless, those who experience telepresence firsthand wax enthusiastic over its abilities and can demonstrate how the technology is actually less expensive and saves time when compared with traditional business travel. The immersive collaboration aspects of telepresence and its ability to instantly eliminate the distance between individuals can enhance and accelerate business processes. Telepresence may never completely eliminate travel to essential face-to-face meetings, but its overall effect on increasing employee productivity and availability has proven time and again to be substantial.
As Phil Marie, senior vice president, NASDAQ OMX, illustrates, "The NASDAQ OMX Group initially invested in the Polycom RPX telepresence solution to help with the merger of the OMX Nordic Stock Exchange in Sweden. NASDAQ needed a boardroom-level solution that would help accelerate the acquisition process and ensure a smooth transition without the time and expense of transporting legions of employees across continents. Telepresence provided a cost-effective way to enable teams in the U.S. and Sweden to communicate and collaborate across continents in real time as effectively as if they were in the same room. Telepresence is now used for many other applications to help improve communication among geographically dispersed teams, accelerate decision making and cut back on the cost and carbon emissions associated with travel."
The immersive collaboration aspects of telepresence and its ability to instantly eliminate the distance between individuals can enhance and accelerate business processes.
CoStar Group, a commercial real estate information provider, also made a significant investment in a Polycom system to connect 1,300 CoStar workers in the U.S. and abroad. It carefully analyzed the company's situation and dealt with bandwidth allocation, network "traffic shaping" and end-user training to keep users satisfied and using the system. According to Andrew Florance, CoStar's founder, president and chief executive officer, "When we first started with videoconferencing a few years ago, we simply wanted a way to reduce travel costs for our sales team. Now we have developers and researchers on both coasts who use our videoconferencing rooms eight hours a day." Florance believes that video has helped CoStar cut more than $1 million in travel costs.
Bob Hagerty, chief executive officer of Polycom, the industry leader that has shipped over 600,000 videoconferencing systems and 30,000 telepresence systems as of Q3 2008, says, "Even in the slowing economy, organizations are embracing visual communications because it can help them slash travel costs without sacrificing effectiveness. We find that customers often justify the initial investment in telepresence based on cutting travel, but soon realize more significant ROI benefits around improved productivity and collaboration, and accelerated decision making and execution."
Teliris Telepresence is the world's most natural, immersive virtual meeting environment combining an intimate experience with innovative collaboration tools that allow effective interaction over distance. All solutions are packaged with Teliris managed service including a 99%+ reliability guarantee.
Teliris Telepresence is the only solution offering true immersive collaboration, including the first multi-touch surface computing environment for virtual meetings that takes telepresence beyond just audio and video.
Teliris has leveraged its nine years of telepresence experience to develop Teliris Interoperability solutions that allow customers to protect investments by allowing Teliris Telepresence to seamlessly connect with existing third-party telepresence and traditional videoconferencing environments.
Teliris Telepresence allows companies to radically reduce travel costs, transform business cultures, implement carbon footprint reductions, secure business continuity plans, ensure healthy employee work/life balance and collaborate between offices more often and more effectively.
For opinions, commentary and the latest cutting-edge telepresence innovations, visit Teliris CEO Marc Trachtenberg's blog at www.discovertelepresence.com.
Videoconferencing and Unified Communications
One can argue that telepresence is whatever the best videoconferencing technology happens to be at the moment, plus the immersive environmental factors. Moreover, just as it is difficult to distinguish high-end videoconferencing from genuine telepresence, soon it will become difficult to separate either one from the broader conceptual business communications framework of unified communications (UC), which strives to integrate and synergize all forms of messaging, conferencing, video and the Internet. Many telepresence systems are now capable of providing more-expansive Web conferencing and collaboration functions and are extending the telepresence experience into auxiliary devices.
Polycom's RealPresence™ Experience High Definition (RPX HD) system, for example, offers integrated 15-inch desktop content displays with laptop connections that can be placed within arms reach of participants. These can be used for sharing presentations during the conference — complete with audio and video clips if necessary — just as if everyone were viewing a laptop screen in a conventional meeting. (Some competing systems require users to look up or down at subordinate presentation screens on the other side of the room.)
Teliris, a provider of high-end immersive telepresence solutions, recently introduced the first "multi-touch surface computing" solution for telepresence. Its Teliris InterACT TouchTable and Teliris InterACT TouchWall™ enable all kinds of content, including documents, videos, presentations and CAD renderings, to be displayed at 1080p (progressive scan) resolution, shared and modified by participants situated in any number of locations. Content sharing, duplication, printing, USB thumb drives and e-mail are supported. The interface consists simply of natural, intuitive hand gestures, thanks to special gesture-recognition software formulated by Teliris to support multitouch, multi-participant interactions without the need for user training.
The Teliris InterACT TouchTable integrates into Teliris Telepresence conference tables. Larger tables can be created by placing multiple two-person segments together. The Teliris InterACT TouchWall is an impressive 110-inch diagonal vertical multitouch segment wall. As with the Teliris InterACT TouchTable, additional segments can be assembled to form an even larger surface.
To complete the immersive telepresence experience, the Teliris InterACT Easel™ is the telepresence version of a virtual white-board flip chart. With it, any number of users anywhere can create, share and annotate content in real time.
Managed and Customized Options
Organizations looking to adopt telepresence can generally get help from the professional services divisions of vendors and service providers. For example, recognizing that many companies would prefer to free up capital and IT staff support time by adopting a fully managed services, telepresence solution, AT&T has combined Cisco's TelePresence know-how with its own global IP networking and VPN services to offer the AT&T Telepresence Solution, the industrys first fully managed intercompany Cisco telepresence solution. Customers can choose solutions based on the Cisco TelePresence System 3200 (three screens), Cisco TelePresence System 3000 (three screens), Cisco TelePresence System 1000 (one screen) and Cisco TelePresence System 500 (one screen) endpoints. The AT&T Telepresence Solution streamlines the scheduling of telepresence calls and supports popular calendaring applications such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. And when using the AT&T Business Exchange, a single telepresence call can encompass up to eight intercompany locations.
AT&T's package includes AT&T-owned Cisco equipment, along with installation, monitoring, platform management, network provisioning, help desk support and ongoing maintenance.
Spending Money to Save Money
The novelty of placing and receiving "video calls" by hobbyists in the 1990s has now given way to telepresence, the convergence of today's most sophisticated video and other teleconferencing technologies. Although many case studies and ROI numbers exist to support its use, the final decision to adopt any new technology is, as always, a matter of corporate culture.


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23. The Wife 'S Tale
Ten minutes later this woman was pleading her cause. She had left the side of
the man who had just assumed the greatest of all rights over her and was
standing in a frenzy of appeal before him she loved so deeply and yet had
apparently wronged.
Mayor Packard was sitting with his head in his hands in the chair into which he
had dropped when the blow fell which laid waste his home, his life, the future of
his child and possibly the career which was as much, perhaps more, to him than
all these. He had not uttered a word since that dreadful moment. To all
appearance her moans of contrition fell upon deaf ears, and she had reached the
crisis of her misery without knowing the extent of the condemnation hidden in his
persistent silence. Collapse seemed inevitable, but I did not know the woman or
the really wonderful grip she held on herself. Seeing that he was moved by
nothing she had said, she suddenly paused, and presently I heard her observe in
quite a different tone:
"There is one thing you must know--which I thought you would know without my
telling you. I have never lived with this man, and I believe him dead when I gave
my hand to you."
The mayor's fingers twitched. She had touched him at last. "Speak! tell me," he
murmured hoarsely. "I do not want to do you any injustice."
"I shall have to begin far, far back; tell about my early life and all its temptations,"
she faltered, "or you will never understand."
Sensible at this point of the extreme impropriety, of my presence, I rose, with an
apology, to leave. But she shook her head quickly, determinedly, saying that as I
had heard so much I must hear more. Then she went on with her story.
"I have committed a great fault," said she, "but one not so deep or inexcusable as
now appears, whatever that man may say," she added with a slow turn toward
the silent secretary.
Did she expect to provoke a reply from the man who, after the first triumphant
assertion of his claim, had held himself as removed from her and as
unresponsive to her anguish as had he whom she directly addressed? If so, she
must have found her disappointment bitter, for he did not respond with so much
as a look. He may have smiled, but if so, it was not a helpful smile; for she turned
away with a shudder and henceforth faced and addressed the mayor only.

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Lock Haven Express (Newspaper) - December 29, 1890, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania NINTH YEAB-KO. 256. LOCK HAVEN, PA.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1890. PBICE-TWO CENTS EVENINGJEXPBESS KINSM>E BBOTHEBS---PUBLISHERS THK WBATHBB. The foIlowiDg forecast of the weather ! furDiehed by the Chief 6i�o>l Offloer at WaahioKtoo: Foreoait till 8 a. m. Tuesday. Snow, warmer. CURRENT COMMENT. It is repotted that more than five bun dred families are encamped on the border Of the Cherokee strip, intendiof; to make a rush into that territory, to locate claims, on the Ctb of next montb. If there is ever a time on this earth when the services 'of the fool killer are imperatively demanded it is when some idiot In a crowded place of amusement gets frijjhtened at a puff of smoke and yells "Pirel" Hkkbt M. Staklet spent Christmas in Omaha. He was in that Western city twenty-t�o years ago, but its growth has made it appear as strange by comparison as the interior of Africa was to white men when he first penetrated it, and Omaha in growth is simply a type of the entire country Westward. Tqe cooperative kitchen establisbed at Evanston, one of tfa* subuibs of Cb^ca^o, is a failure, but the ladies lay the blame of it on the manager, who is to 'go and another be put in his place. Meantime the ousted cooks and kitchen girls of the aristocratic families in the scheme engage in ghoulish glee. MiNSEEOTA, we believe, is the first State which hag pukaed a law doing away with the time-honored method of requiring the unanimity of the entire jury iu eivii suits. The Governor has issued a proclamation declaring the adoption of the constitutional amendment making a verdict by five-sizths of a jury valid. The Supreme Court will b� asked to pass on the constitutionality of the law. O'SHEA His HIS LITTLE SAY. He Did Not Soli His Honor to Parnell for a 8eat LETTEES EEFUTING THE OHAEQES. MR. CHII,D8 A KRIS KBIHGLE. The Democratic and Wugwumj admirers of Cleveland are now in a flutter lest Governnor Hill may permit the Senator-ship in New York to go to one of his friends and boldly come forward again as a candidate for Governor in 1891. It Hill should nominate and elect bimiiulf a^;aiu to that oiBoe on the eve of a Presidential campaign, he would have a tremendous argument for firing the Democratic heart. A cargo of 13,230 bales of cotton was taken from New Orleani last Friday by the steamer British Queen, this being the largest cargo on record, except one, leaving a United States port, the exception noted being one of 13,700 taken from Norfolk, Va., in 1888, and, as the exports from New Orleans alone this season aggregate nearly 900,000 bales, or oee-tenth of the entire crop of the United States, it can readily be imugined what a fleet of vessels it has employed in carrying the total ex ports so far repoited. We do not remember having spen the name of Judge Henry B. Brown mentioned among all the host of names that were suggested as suitable candidates for the vacant position on the Bench of the Supreme Couit of the United States. And yet it appears from all that has been learned of him, that he is eminently well equipped both by his legal acqairemetts and long experience to sit in the highest tribunal in the land. Although but 54 years old, he has a! ready been on the benoh fifteen years and is well kno^vn to the men whose associates he will be. A Snide Show. A crude dramatization of the tuneful opera of *'Erminie" was produced at the Opera House, Saturday night, under the caption of "The Two Thieves." The company had a bard time getting here-were snow-bound somewhere up the Pine Creek railroad-and it required a special train from Jersey Shore to land them In this city iu time to give a performance. Our people are law-abidnii; self-sacrificing and ever ready to bestow encomiums upon the worthy, but the large audience that gathered at the Opera House Saturday uight would have felt thankful if an all wise providence bad held Colonel Suellweiser's English sattllites snow-bound in the wilds of Pine Creek until they were sober, or mastered the first principals of acting as Americans liksTt. In short it was one of the worst shows of the season, without one redeeming feature, unless we except the song *'0n the Bridge,'* and the funny-isms of John Kennedy, which, however, became very tiresome before the performance was over. "The Two Thieves" can return at any time, but wilt have to be up in their profession to capture any more hard dollars in Lock Haven. Such performances are calculated to make the man who pays good money to witness them, Bsk, "Why am I so swindled?" Williams-port will be tortured to-night. Ice Cutters at Work. A small army of men and teams are at work on the river to-day cutting iee and storing it away for next summer. The ice whiob d�ll7 beeomes thicker ft of dne quality and is aona" From Best Things. President Lincoln had been, during our most stormy weather, to vifit the camps of the generals in Virginia, and taken a violent cold. Mrs. Lineoln was in despair, and one day said to Secretary Stanton, do wish you would lock Mr. Lincoln out of the rooms for a week ! He Is ill enough to be put in bed now, and sufifers agonies with his arm from acute rhenmatitn. don't know what to do ! He goei out and keeps at work every moment." Mr. Lincoln waved his long arm at the Secretary, saying, "Well, Stanton, there ought to be one comfort for my poor wife, anyhow-the same that the peor man Jefferson liad, whose only sou died. Did you ever hear the story? "His friends, family, neighbors and ohuroU lamented, extolled and grieved over the loss at the funeral, when Jefferson himself arose and said, 'My dear friends: We bavo tbe blessed consolation of know-ng that everything was done that could be done. He was bled nolesa than twenty-four limes in twenty.four honrs ! But he had no strength and had to die !" "Now, I've been wrapped in no less than twenty-four pieces of red flannel and iniment smee yesterday, and still lay wife isn't satisfied." Offlcars KlecUd. At St. John's English Lutheraa Sunday School yesterday tbe followiag ofllcers were elettrid to seive for the ensuing year: Superintentieiit, I. A. Bhaffer, jr.; Assistant Soperintendents, Ja.r d Klapp and Frank Ritter; Secretary, Cyrus M. Elliott; Treas-ror, A. W. Hartley; Librarian, James A. Hinds and Frank G. Knlg'itj; Chorister, F. B. Harder; Organists, Misses Annie .Wills and Mina Biint; Artist, Leon Salmon; Superintendents Infant Department, Mrs. R. W. Shell and Mrs. Rob't Mills. Some of our exchanges are trying to beat each ether in long eausage yarns, 'bis is at least a variation of tbe Dsual snake and hunting stories, if not altogether incredible. FEB80NAI. FENCIUMOB. any Profastfor Kelley's FIctura The Educational NtKt for December 27, 1890 contains a picture of Professor C. B. KcUsy, Principal of tbe Renovo schools. Tbe News also gives a brief sketch of Professor Kelley's life, in which it is stated that be began teaching in Bradford county at the age of 16, for (12 per month and "boarded 'round." He took charge of tbe Renovo schools in 18S�. Benovo T�acbari' Contesl. a Wednesday evening, December Slsfc, at 6 o'clock, the contest for an organ to be given to the most popular lady teacher in Renovo closes. Up to batuiday 37,172 votes were polled, the leaders beins; Miss Agnes Marr 12.871, and Miss Mollie Mc-Caiin 11,831. Persons in Ibis city holdieg ballots should send them iu at once. iUaet To-?fl�ht. Tbe membcis of the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium class will meet tc-night at 8 o'clock to complete arrtogCDMntt for tbe exhibition. George Barner came down from Brnok-vill* Saturday night to spend Sunday at � is home in this city. Mre. Margaret Oeother, tbe aged mother of Mrs. Sadam, was stricken with paralysis S.auiday afternoon and is in a dangerous ooLdition to day, Harry Peoples, bookkeeper for tht Johnioriburg Paper Mill Company, spent Ohrietmas with bis parents in this city and left this morning for Juhnsouburg. Mrs. E. D. HubUard, of DeHaveu, baa returned home after spending a couple of weeks with her parents here. She was aooompanied by ber sister. Miss Emma Brntzman. Kirk Lay returntd this marning to Al-tooua, where he is employed in the Edison Electriu lilumioatiag Compauy's works, after spending Christmas with his parents on east Church street. William, John and George Lougue returned to Johntonburg to-day after a pleasant visit with Irionda in this city. 1 hey were acoompaaied by their two listers who will keep bouee for them. Miss Dora Merrill arrrived in this city on Saturday from Akron, Oho, for a brief visit with her relatives and friends. Miss Morrill his entirely recovered from the effects of injuries received by burning at the time several ladies lost their lives at Akron by a fire in the college in which tbe it a teaohtr. Oelebratlnc a Blrthday-A Hnlda Show-Saya tbe "Ezpreta" It Vlttakan - "Oa the Frontier" To.Nl�bt-1h� Military Ball -A FroiMtad Kaw Fapar Mlll-Takan Home for Bnrlal. P. S. Htrrill, Esq., one of Look HtTen't iilpbla Skater Drowned. PaiLABKLrniA, Dec. 28.-Emil Fey while skating on the Schuylkill river in Fairmount Park to-day broke through tbe ice and was drowned. ICBWS AND MUTBI. Ra'. C. B. Sonaell. Formerly of Tblt' Wblta Harab, and there hit body will be taken, for interfce'nt. Mr. Bonnell accepted a oaU from'BialiOr Morrit to the Diocete of Oregon, aiid had charge of the parltbea at Salemi East Portland, Taooma and Seattle. In lW7;he returned Bast, and after a jrear'a' travel in Europe be took charge of a obnroli at Allen-town, and afterwards at LoekHavenaad Eaglesmere. In tbe Fall of 188e^;_ibe tooic charge of 8t. Stepben'ii, Wiu&iekoi, then a mistion of St David't,'kanayhnk, which he subaequently organized into' tKe parish of St. Stephen's. On - Cb'rietmia morning be held tbe utuai Cbrliitmta services. Tbe theme of bis aermon waa "Peace." He waa in unaidally good tpirita and stated to bia fdenda that be never felt better in hit life. Bis "death ia attributed to heart disease, flit widow and two children, Oorcelia, aged U and John Eeater Bonnell, 13 yeiira, aurvlye. At the time of his death Kev. Bonnell was rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, at Wissabiokoa. The funeral arrangements have been completed for Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the residence of Ur. Bonnell, 210 Rochelle Avenue. After tbe "torvioet tb^oto^rcrp.^r^..^1.'"isT i�dV-"--'--""- ^'T department of tke Standard Oil Company, ' �' ""^ ''����' "Hi conveyed to has increased its capital stock from' (a,-300,000 to (8,000,000. Mrs. Minnie Wilkes, wife of a laundry-man on Firat avenue. New York, had her hair caught? in tbe machinery Friday, and ber tcalp was toru from her head. Her recovery ia doubtful. Tbe golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans was to have been celebrated iu Minneapolis on Christmas day, and all preparations had been made. On Wednesday Mrs. Evans died. Tbe steamship Tbanemore, which left Baltimore on November 28th for London, is given up for lost. She bad on board 34 officers and teamen and 13 oattlemaa. She carried 430 head of cattle, and bad a general cargo valued at (175,527. A dwelling at Rochester, New York, was burned oa Thursday night, and four memtMra of a family, named Dietrich, lost their lives. Tbe victims .were Mrs. John Dietrich, ber C year old daughter Libbie, her 3-year-oid sou Jacob, and her infant Louisa, aged 11 moLtlis. A no ;v company has been formed and a charter applied for to run tbe exteusive furnace, roltini; mills and ore banks of the old Centre Iron Company's plant at Bellefonte, Pa. The works are now idle. Tbe new company will be knowu as the Valentine Iron Company. Daniel W. Talcott, head bookkeeper for H. W. Sage & Co., lumber dealera, in Albany, New York, was arreatad Friday on tha charge of embezzlement. Alter 8aga & Co.'a confidential clerk, Joseph B. Abbott, who killed himself on December 3d, bad been caught stealing from the firm, an expert was employed to examine the books, and thus Talcott'a dishonesty wat discovered. It appears that Talcott and Abbott operated iu collusion. Their operations were faoilitated by tbe fact that tbe firm trutted both implicitly and left blank cheeki, tigned, in tbe bookkeeper'a bands lor bntineaa parpoaes. St. Stephen's Church, where tbe aervioea will be under the direction of the Right Rev. O. W. Whitaker, bishop of the dio- "On tbe Frontier" To-Nigbt. Those Who are fond of the Wcstora drama have a rare treat in store for tbem at the Opera Houte to-night on which occasion the diatinguisbed artiste Bardie and Von Leer will present their new military drama 'On tbe Frontier." The Philadelphia Prest says: A new drama of Western life called "Ou the Frontier," was produced at the Nii-tional last night, and met with a cordial reception. Tbe play tells of the lost of two daughters of an armj. offloer, who are captured by tha Indiana and who ore returned to their father tb rough the efforbl of a scout. "Jack Oiiburje." Pisyaoftbia sortaregenerallv full of acti.'P, and ' On the Frontier" is far iu a.iv.moj of the average drama of its cl.iss. It is brimfut of good comedy, catchy songs and dances, while both Mr. Hardie and Miss Ton Leer have invested the play with as much dramatic art as pussible. They are clever artists and have tha support of a very effiicient company. The stage setting ia above the average, as are the coatumat and propeitiea. Tbe oampfcf the Indiana in the fourth act is a really bcautifnl piece of scene painting and fijjuro grouping. Dou't forget Mr. Vinapnt's lecture tomorrow night at Tlic People's Theatre at 8 o'clock. ;
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6. Trees and branches
7. Rustic wood pedastals
8. Crepe paper flowers
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10. Mini Chandeliers
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A second attempt to play Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Russia has been aborted due to bad weather in Belfast.
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Really cute stocking--love the appliqued snowman, tree and presents!
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Cute stocking, and that picture of your baby is priceless! Hope you have a joyous Christmas.
Wkhat a cute stocking and your baby boy is adorable!!
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No way is he naughty! Priceless!!
cute stocking and a beautiful little baby boy. Enjoy.
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You can ABSOLUTELY use wovens with newborns. They're fabulous! To new mamas with newborns, I recommend Girasols, Vatanais, Didymos that soften up easily - Colorgrown patterns (Indios, Waves, or Leaves), or BBslens or Dolcinos (those 2 are pretty similar. they are soft and floppy right from the get go, but they are very WIDE, so it will last you a really long time into toddlerhood, but you have to get the hang of wrapping tiny baby with a very wide piece of fabric). For summer time, Vatanais are really great! They're nice and cool.
I love Storchenwieges, too, in the Leo pattern, but they are a bit stiff in the beginning. The Leo Grun (green) actually comes out of the box very soft and floppy, but the other colors are a little thicker and stiffer.
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Water Shooters[1] are devices appearing in Super Mario Galaxy, first appearing in the Honeyhive Galaxy. They look and function in a very similar manner to Squirt Nozzle used by F.L.U.D.D. in Super Mario Sunshine, the only difference being that Water Shooters are blue in color while F.L.U.D.D. is yellow and the water produced is in the form of a bubble, rather than a spray.
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Human Genomics in the US Government
by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted September 25, 2007 in DNA in General
In the US, research supported by the government and research supported by the private sector often seem to be at odds. For example, the fierce rivalry between the Human Genome Project and Celera back when the human genome was being sequenced is well-documented. At the same time, both sides did end up helping each other in direct and indirect ways.
The Human Genome Project (HGP) explores this relationship in an article about the "working partnership" between the HGP and the private sector:
Substantial public-sector R&D investment often was needed in feasibility demonstrations before such start-up ventures as those by Celera Genomics, Incyte, and Human Genome Sciences could begin. In turn, these companies furnished valuable commercial services that the government could not provide, and the taxes returned by their successes easily repay fundamental public investments.
Alongside the publicity generated from the sequencing of the human genome, other government agencies started complementary projects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) houses the National Office of Public Health Genomics, which is responsible for "the integration of genomics into public health research, policy, and practice in order to improve the lives and health of all people." As part of their efforts, the Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet) was created to promote "global collaboration in developing peer-reviewed information on the relationship between human genomic variation and health and on the quality of genetic tests for screening and prevention." Some of HuGENet's current activities include:
e-Journal Club
Reviews of specific genetic variants and their associations with disease in the population, genetic tests, etc.
Fact Sheets that summarize a specific gene
Case Studies
Genotype Prevalence Database
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of the Personalized Health Care Initiative in March 2007 that will incorporate genomic information.
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said in a speech before the annual meetings of the Personalized Medicine Coalition:
Personalized health care will combine the basic scientific breakthroughs of the human genome with computer-age ability to exchange and manage data. Increasingly it will give us the ability to deliver the right treatment to the right patient at the right time — every time.
Every one of us is biologically unique. We've always known that, but we haven't had the knowledge or the tools to deliver health care at that kind of individual level. That's what's changing.
The four goals of the Personalized Health Care Initiative are:
Link clinical and genomic information to support personalized health care
Protect individuals from discrimination based or unauthorized use of genetic genetic information
Ensure the accuracy and clinical validity of genetic tests performed for medical application purposes
Develop common policies for access to genomic databases for federally sponsored programs
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Support the science and health information technology base and enable it to expand
Support efficient and effective drug development partnerships between public and private sector leadership
Help integrate the Personalized Health Care into the mainstream of clinical practice.
It's extremely encouraging to see that the government is aware of the needs and demands of the genome revolution. But, I wonder how much communication there is between the various government organizations and the degree of overlap between goals. Then there is the question of collaboration between the private sector and the government. After all, it's only natural that everyone will want to protect their turf.
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David, As it should be!
And Mr. Leavitt has his own blog, too.
How cool is that!! Thanks for the heads-up, Kristina.
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Forty years after its last renovation, the Far Rockaway Library will be demolished and replaced with a new, state-of-the-art building that will meet the demands of the busy branch, the Queens borough president's office said earlier this week.
Borough President Helen Marshall has announced she is allocating more than $19 million for the construction of a new library in Far Rockaway, to be built on the site of the existing facility at 1637 Central Avenue.
Part of that money, $9 million, was originally slated to be used to convert the old courthouse on Beach 92 Street into a City University satellite.
"We were notified recently that CUNY was no longer interested in the project because of budget cuts," said Dan Andrews, a spokesperson for Marshall, who added that the borough president wanted to keep the money in Rockaway.
"We saw a need to build a new library to replace the one that is there now, which is 40 years old," continued Andrews.
According to Andrews, the $19.2 million from the borough president's office will cover the construction cost of the new building.
The new library will be 18,000 to 20,000 square feet - more than twice the size of the current one, James Van Bramer, the director of government and community relations for the Queens Library told The Wave.
"It's too early for a timeline [on the project] since we just received the money," said Van Bramer. "It will probably be a two to three year process."
Van Bramer said that while it is also too early to talk about a specific design to replace the one story library, they would be looking at all options to increase the size - whether it is adding floors or a basement.
While no final determination has been made, Van Bramer insured The Wave that the Far Rockaway community will continue to have access to library service.
"We have the Teen Library [on Beach 20 Street and Cornaga Avenue]. What we'll probably do is retro-fit it and use it as a [temporary] space while the new library is under construction," Van Bramer said.
Andrews said the branch has 16,000 borrowers annually. There were 250,000 visitors between May 14, 2007 and May 14, 2008. "The good news is that Far Rockaway will have a brand new state of the art library to be proud of," concluded Van Bramer.


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Leonardo Da Vinci
On the sunny slopes of Monte Albano, between Florence and Pisa, the little town of
Vinci lay high among the rocks that crowned the steep hillside. It was but a little town.
Only a few houses crowded together round an old castle in the midst, and it looked from
a distance like a swallow's nest clinging to the bare steep rocks.
Here in the year 1452 Leonardo, son of Ser Piero da Vinci, was born. It was in the age
when people told fortunes by the stars, and when a baby was born they would eagerly
look up and decide whether it was a lucky or unlucky star which shone upon the child.
Surely if it had been possible in this way to tell what fortune awaited the little Leonardo,
a strange new star must have shone that night, brighter than the others and unlike the rest
in the dazzling light of its strength and beauty.
Leonardo was always a strange child. Even his beauty was not like that of other children.
He had the most wonderful waving hair, falling in regular ripples, like the waters of a
fountain, the colour of bright gold, and soft as spun silk. His eyes were blue and clear,
with a mysterious light in them, not the warm light of a sunny sky, but rather the blue that
glints in the iceberg. They were merry eyes too, when he laughed, but underneath was
always that strange cold look. There was a charm about his smile which no one could
resist, and he was a favourite with all. Yet people shook their heads sometimes as they
looked at him, and they talked in whispers of the old witch who had lent her goat to
nourish the little Leonardo when he was a baby. The woman was a dealer in black magic,
and who knew but that the child might be a changeling?
It was the old grandmother, Mona Lena, who brought Leonardo up and spoilt him not a
little. His father, Ser Piero, was a lawyer, and spent most of his time in Florence, but
when he returned to the old castle of Vinci, he began to give Leonardo lessons and tried
to find out what the boy was fit for. But Leonardo hated those lessons and would not
learn, so when he was seven years old he was sent to school.
This did not answer any better. The rough play of the boys was not to his liking. When he
saw them drag the wings off butterflies, or torture any animal that fell into their hands,
his face grew white with pain, and he would take no share in their games. The Latin
grammar, too, was a terrible task, while the many things he longed to know no one taught
So it happened that many a time, instead of going to school, he would slip away and
escape up into the hills, as happy as a little wild goat. Here was all the sweet fresh air of
heaven, instead of the stuffy schoolroom. Here were no cruel, clumsy boys, but all the
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Longitudinal investigation of wandering behavior in department of veterans affairs nursing home care units
King-Kallimanis, Bellinda, Schonfeld, Lawrence, Molinari, Victor A., Algase, Donna, Brown, Lisa M., Kearns, William D., Davis, Darlene M., Werner, Dennis H., Beattie, Elizabeth, & Nelson, Audrey L. (2010) Longitudinal investigation of wandering behavior in department of veterans affairs nursing home care units. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(2), pp. 166-174.
To explore the extent of and factors associated with male residents who change wandering status post nursing home admission.
Longitudinal design with secondary data analyses. Admissions over a 4-year period were examined using repeat assessments with the Minimum Data Set (MDS) to formulate a model understanding the development of wandering behavior.
One hundred thirty-four Veterans Administration (VA) nursing homes throughout the United States. Participants: Included 6673 residents admitted to VA nursing homes between October 2000 and October 2004.
MDS variables (cognitive impairment, mood, behavior problems, activities of daily living and wandering) included ratings recorded at residents' admission to the nursing home and a minimum of two other time points at quarterly intervals.
The majority (86%) of the sample were classified as non wanderers at admission and most of these (94%) remained non wanderers until discharge or the end of the study. Fifty one per cent of the wanderers changed status to non wanderers with 6% of these residents fluctuating in status more than two times. Admission variables associated with an increased risk of changing status from non-wandering to wandering included older age, greater cognitive impairment, more socially inappropriate behavior, resisting care, easier distractibility, and needing less help with personal hygiene. Requiring assistance with locomotion and having three or more medical comorbidities were associated with a decreased chance of changing from non-wandering to wandering status.
A resident's change from non-wandering to wandering status may reflect an undetected medical event that affects cognition, but spares mobility.
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I managed to get it fairly cheap due to the bushes needed doing which are now done with polyflex bushes.
The car is low but was even lower when i first got it!!! Has got jamex coilovers, dunno what they are like, but they dont seem to be too bad for me, just doesnt like bumpy roads.
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This delicious peanutty ice cream is the perfect summer treat. Enjoy on its own, or pair it with another dessert – either way, you'll be happy you tried it!
6 egg yolks
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Whisk egg yolks with sugar until frothy and blanched, about 5 minutes.
Heat the milk. Integrate the milk gradually to yolks. Return to saucepan and heat until it starts to thicken, stirring with a wooden spoon, add the peanut butter. Remove from heat.
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I have a very exciting opportunity for parents of newborns. A nationally published crochet designer (who also happens to be a friend of my mother) is designing several newborn hats for me to use in my photography!
Because of this, I need a couple of newborns to model them. The pictures will be published, without identifying information, on the patterns for the hats, so the parents will need to sign a model release, allowing the images to be used both by me and by the designer. In exchange for signing this release, I will waive the session fee, plus, you will receive a free set of 5×7 flat Birth Announcements (a $75 value).
At this time, I do not have any hats in need of modeling. I should be getting more in the future, so if you're interested, please contact me. Newborn sessions must take place within the first 10 days after the baby's birth.
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
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There were a variety of question marks hovering around the Boston Red Sox entering the 2013 season. Few loomed as large as starting pitcher John Lackey's return after sitting out last season as he recovered from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery. Two months in, it is safe to say that question has been answered, and Red Sox Nation couldn't be more delighted with the result.
The 34-year-old is sporting a 2.79 ERA and WHIP of 1.14 through nine starts this season and has tallied 50 strikeouts while only walking 14 batters. He's kept opposing teams to three or fewer earned runs in eight of his nine starts so far this season. That is something he managed to do only 13 times in 28 opportunities during his 2011 campaign, which also included career highs in both ERA (6.41) and WHIP (1.62). It's amazing what some surgery and a year off can do, but Lackey isn't surprised by his success at all.
"I'm definitely happy where I'm at," said the Texas native, "but you guys keep thinking that I'm surprised that I'm successful. I've been pretty good in this league a few times."
It's very true that Lackey is no stranger to success. The veteran right hander has built a very impressive resume throughout his career that includes a World Series championship with the Angels in 2002 as well as an All-Star selection along with ownership of the lowest ERA in the American League (3.01) in 2007. The key to his success was his heater. With above average velocity, Lackey would pound the strike zone with his fastball and collect outs at an incredibly efficient rate. So far in 2013, it appears he has regained the confidence in his fastball that seemed to disappear in 2011.
In 2007, when Lackey placed third in AL Cy Young voting, 62.1% of all pitches were fastballs. In 2011, by far the worst season of his career, his percentage of fastballs thrown fell to around 51%. In his most recent start against the Rangers, in which he allowed one run and five hits through six innings of work, over 78% of the pitches he threw were fastballs.
While the repaired elbow is likely a large contributor to his improvement in consistency, manager John Farrell also noted the improved physical condition of his pitcher heading into 2013.
"I think a lot of that stems from the reshaping of his body," Farrell said. "It's freed his body up. He's got better body control, he's more consistent in the outings he's pitched, and he repeats his delivery very well. When you consider that he's thrown pitches to both sides of the plate, that further emphasizes his body control and delivery being repeated."
Lackey's early success could symbolize the former ace's reemergence and furthermore, October baseball for the rest of his team. A healthy Lackey has given the Red Sox depth in their pitching rotation that has been missing since 2008. Clay Buchholz has become a Cy Young candidate while Jon Lester and Ryan Dempster have shored up the middle of the rotation fantastically. Adding a veteran like Lackey to the back end of that group makes the Boston rotation seem almost bottomless.
As Boston's offense currently leads all of baseball in runs scored with 326, the early success of the pitching rotation has allowed the team to take flight. Currently sitting at first place in the AL East with a record of 38-25, the depth of the pitching staff that John Lackey has helped create is showing real promise for the remainder of the 2013 season.
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Pizza and Pedals
Part Two of Today's Adventures…
After the flat tire extravaganza, we headed to Mississippi Pizza in North Portland. It's by far one of my favorite pizza places in town. We were close (at the bike store on Alberta) so we decided to go there. The patio for the Amnesia Brewery was PACKED. It was such a nice day out! We sat at a table with the window open so we could enjoy the fresh air but be in the shade for a bit.
Michael got a slice of pepperoni and I got my FAVORITE pizza: feta cheese, onion, garlic and spinach. So good! Sometimes, I dream about that pizza.
After resting for a bit, hitting the bathroom, and refilling our water bottles we hit the road.
My tire seemed to be doing alright. I, on the other hand, was still struggling. We rode through residential neighborhoods in North Portland until we got back to NE 33rd and followed that back to Marine Drive. We rode East on Marine Drive and got to enjoy the beautiful view of the river and Mt. Hood.
As you can see, there was hardly a cloud in the sky. It was a gorgeous day! Crossing fingers next weekend is the same!
After we are done with all this training and are back to riding bikes for FUN, I totally want to come back to that beach and have a picnic and relax.
The ride home was hard. I was tired. I was slow. At one point, my hero suggested we stop in a park and rest. So that's what we did.
I had seriously hit the wall at this point. I wanted to cry. I was so tired and I felt like a failure every time we came to a hill and it felt like my legs were going to give out. I just didn't understand! I'm in great shape! We go on these long bike rides a lot! I have stamina! What the hell??? THIS GUY said to stop being a victim:
Basically, stop feeling sorry for myself, get back on the bike and finish it. I could do it. So I did. I got back on the bike and we rode home the rest of the way without much incident and very few tears. 🙂 I almost cried on the KILLER hill on the way back, but I was good. I almost cried when I pinched my leg in the bike gears. That effing hurt! But I didn't cry.
Today's Stats:
Miles Biked: 52
Calories Burned: 2,505
I showered, put on REAL clothes (not spandex) and we are making dinner: turkey burgers, asparagus, BEER, and ice cream for dessert. Hell, even after dinner I will still have 2,000 calories for the day!!!
QUESTION: When was the last time something REALLY tested who you were as a person?
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About Lisa Eirene Lisa lost 110 pounds through calorie counting and exercise. She swims, bikes, runs, hikes and is enjoying life in Portland, Oregon. Her weight loss story has been featured in First Magazine, Yahoo Health, Woman's Day and Glamour.com.
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It looks like you had a beautiful day for biking! I actually want to start biking when I finish C25K. We'll see.
I hope your leg is feeling better! ouch!
I know it sucks to have bad workout days, but I always think it is better to get it out of the way now, than to have a bad race day. I have had a crummy workout week too. Just plain tired. Maybe something is in the air here on the west coast.
Thanks!! You are right– I'd rather have a good race day!
Don't underestimate how hard biking on a flat is. I did that for 5 miles to get to the nearest pump (in a really hilly area). That was just enough to fill and get to a bike shop. I was totally wiped from that.
Some rides are just tough, even when you are in great shape.
When I did my duathlon last fall, that was such a challenge to me and one of the hardest things I ever did. I'm going to do it again, too LOL
Thanks, I feel better after hearing others had similar struggles. I'd love to do a duathlon. Did you do that before attempting a thriathlon (if you've done one)?
I did a triathlon before the duathlon. I like the du better because I don't like to swim LOL
oh my goodness – you ROCK Girl!!! What an awesome effort – and you did so well 🙂
Thank you!! 😀


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OH, second thought. Use four or more nuts nearly all the way off the stud when loosening the window. Ford's sealant remains pliable forever, but some of the other window sealants available dry semi-hard and are suceptible to leak over time. If that window was ever replaced after the factory it is very likely that a different (cheaper) sealant was used. Over time, vibration loosened the seal, and you now have a slight leak that will only drip when water has sat on the leak area for some time. That's why you can't find it by soaking it with a hose. Use a lawn sprinkler and let it sit for an hour or so- you'll find your leak then if I'm right.
If that sealant was used, it will require MORE pressure to loosen, and could very likely pop off at once which might break the studs if you have only 2 nuts holding the window. It will also be more difficult to remove from the body of the car. You might need a razor paint scraper- just be careful not to scrape paint where it will be visible. I had one window like that on the Aerostar. Scrape off as much as you can- you probably won't be able to get all of it off. Chemicals that can remove the sealant, remove paint. You might want to get some primer or Rustoleum paint to cover deep scrapes- although excess sealant should do the trick.
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Leon has recently been working on music for different genres and social groups and has played at such venues such as Hackney Empire, Wembley Arena and supported British Hip Hop giant TY at Jazz Café. Last year Leon worked with the American based Jazzpianotracks.com to produced the highly acclaimed Latin Jazz Vol1. He has been given praise from fans for applying a new modern vibe to an old and unique instrument. Being self-taught has allowed him to experiment and diversify as a musician. In 2008 Leon was invited to the prestigious Peace Awards and to 10 Downing Street by the Prime Minister. This led to a performance at the pre-award ceremony at the MOBO's. This year he made a short appearance on Britain's Got Talent. He recently opened at wembley arena for the high anticipated event UK FUNKY alongside other acts such as Donaeo,Eygpt and Crazy Cousinz.
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Dominic, AKA Stranger Danger, has been a part of the underground music
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Having a grandfather who was a Baptist preacher and a dad in a funk band, Danger's love for music started early in life. Since his first rave in the early 90's, Danger soaked up the eclectic diversity in the Bay Area and grew to love and appreciate House Music for its energy and community, as well as its soulful healing and message.
As a DJ, Danger runs the gamut from deep rich vocals and moody chuggy beats to the occasional jack tune. As a producer, he makes swingy and or deep tracks, but is looking to do some big room vocals in the future. Danger's got an ear for music, so in his mix sets you'll always find a song or two you really like, and hopefully haven't heard over and over again.
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"Hearty and well-seasoned, this delicious chicken is sure to appeal to all palates," relates Shirley Thompson of Lane, Oklahoma.
Recommended: 29 Healthy Winter Skillet Meals
- 8 bone-in chicken breast halves (8 ounces each), skin removed
- 3/4 cup sliced celery
- 3/4 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, saute chicken over medium heat until browned. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute celery, green pepper, onion and mushrooms until tender.
- Return chicken to pan. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over chicken and vegetables. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Uncover; simmer 10 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Italian Chicken Skillet in Taste of Home April/May 2000, p16
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I dearly love my Singer 403A, but it's not so great for free motion quilting. The feed dogs don't drop and there is no stitch regulator foot. Anyone have suggestions on what other vintage machine works well for FMQ?
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I dearly love my Singer 403A, but it's not so great for free motion quilting. The feed dogs don't drop and there is no stitch regulator foot. Anyone have suggestions on what other vintage machine works well for FMQ?
~ Cindy
None of the vintage machines have stitch regulation. Are you talking about a hopping or darning foot for free motion quilting? Yes, the 403 has a slant, darning foot available. But, I agree with you that they're not good for free motion. If you search through the vintage section, you'll see many people rely on their 301's for FMQing. I have many vintage machines that FMQ well. The 301 is one of them, but I have many others that do a fine job. The 400 and 500 series Singers are kind of unusual in that respect only because of their design.
Thanks...I'm using a darning foot on my 403A. Someone had mentioned to me that Bernina has a stitch regulator option available. Although, I don't know if the older machines do and the new ones are just too expensive. Besides, I really love the vintage machines that are sans computers and plastic, especially the old Singers. I've seriously considered a 301...maybe I'll look into getting one.
Vintage Berninas do not have stitch regulation. Only the newer machines do.
I have the 401A and have never had a problem free motion on it. I use it for everything with no problems. I had to buy a darning foot for it to make it work better.
Crafty Pat - glad to know. I recently found my 401A and with lots of help from this wonderful board I got it up and running. I was hoping to try it on free motion. Would you please tell me what foot you are using and where you got it?
I've done small amounts of FMQ on both of my 431Gs. It's essentially the German cousin of the 401, but with an open arm and the ability to chainstitch. They do fine. I used the darning foot that came with the machines, it's a 161596, almost all metal, but the very end of it. It squeaks though, and I douse it with Tri-flow when it does it. This foot from Alphasew may do the trick - P60417, though I don't love it, it seems like there's a "blind spot" from the plastic, which is slightly absurd, considering that it's clear plastic.
I've also found that these machines seem to like a faster stitch speed for some reason, but not too fast, or you create eyelashing in corners.
Many people choose not to drop the dogs to FMQ, including Leah Day, so don't let that hold you back. http://www.daystyledesigns.com/doiha...myfeeddogs.htm
That said, I do find the 301 much easier to FMQ on. It "just works" where as it feels like I'm "concentrating" on the 431 to get a good result.
I have a variety of 301s. I leave one set up with a large quilt on it, another for smaller quilts, one for piecing. I use an all metal darning foot because of the great visibility. I use Isacord thread. They work phenomenal. I am partial to the LBOW ( light brown, oyster white) models. My 401 matches (use for zig zag). They are all steel gears, no belt, slant needle gives great visibility.
If you come across one, I would definitely take the model 15 for a spin.
Dorothy in PA
I use a 15-91 for FMQ'ing and love it! The feed dogs drop on the 15-91.
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Will Lightspan Keep Its Lead in E-Learning?
By Arlene Weintraub
Since President George W. Bush announced a sweeping plan to improve the nation's schools, John Kernan has been embarrassed to admit he voted for Al Gore. That's because Bush's plan could directly benefit Kernan's publicly held e-learning company, Lightspan Inc. "Bush wants the government to pay for every state to test every kid every year," says Kernan, Lightspan's founder and CEO. "This President is going to be good for Lightspan."
Why does Kernan think his San Diego-based Lightspan is in the sweet spot? Two years ago, the company branched out from its main business, making educational games for the Sony PlayStation, and started offering Internet programs that prepare students for standardized math and reading tests. Even without the Bush push, sales shot up to $99.1 million in the year ending Jan. 31, 2001, from $16.9 million the previous year.
But there are liabilities as well. As has been the case with other Internet plays, Lightspan's sales spurt came with heavy spending, including acquisitions. It reported a net loss of $32 million last year, after a loss of $55.7 million the previous year, largely because of expenses for product development and sales and marketing. The company's stock has dropped 91% from a year ago, to below $2. Another concern: Textbook publishers like Pearson Education are moving aggressively into e-learning. That doesn't daunt Kernan. "We're going to be a thorn in their side," he says of competitors.
Lightspan's three new Net products could help sharpen that thorn. The company's own team has developed Lightspan Network, an online portal where K-8 teachers and students can access lesson plans, encyclopedias, and activities all tailored to their state's specific curriculums. Added to that are two recent acquisitions: Academic Systems, an Internet-based college-prep course in math and English that Lightspan bought in late 1999 for 7.2 million shares of preferred stock, and eduTest.com, a Virginia company that Lightspan acquired last year for $15.7 million in cash and stock.
EduTest provides practice versions of standardized tests given periodically in public schools. Students take the tests on the Net and receive grades immediately, plus feedback on what they got right and wrong so they know the areas they have to work on. Teachers and administrators also have access to the scores on the site. "EduTest helps teachers identify where problems exist," Kernan says.
Once problem areas are known, educators can turn to the company's original offering -- Achieve Now -- to help students improve their scores. Achieve Now is a collection of interactive games featuring colorful cartoon characters with dogs teaching grammar, and turtles coaching phonetics. "It's particularly effective with children who have trouble focusing," says Kimberly Hosea, a fourth-grade teacher at Walker Elementary in Savannah, Tenn. "It allows them to work at their own pace, and the kids are excited."
The combination of new and old products give the company's sales team a one-two punch. And they're starting to score with high-profile signings for the new lineup. Last June, New York City's Board of Education signed onto the Lightspan Network -- a deal worth $2.5 million over three years. And in January, Lightspan won a three-year, $1 million contract for Academic Systems from a group of Dallas community colleges. Plus, more than 910 school districts nationwide -- among them 30% of the largest districts -- use Achieve Now.
Whether Lightspan has enough of a headstart to put real distance between itself and competitors remains to be seen. Textbook publisher Pearson Education, for instance, launched a series of online educational and testing sites last year. It's only a matter of time before the other leading textbook publishers -- Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic, and The McGraw-Hill Companies (which also publishes BusinessWeek) -- increase their presence in e-learning, predicts Brandon Dobell, an analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston.
"Could these old-line companies dominate? It wouldn't surprise me," Dobell says. "Relationships go very far in education, and those relationships are not easy to replicate."
As the offline leaders make their big pushes into online education, Lightspan could become an acquisition target. But Dobell says its cash-burn rate of $9 million to $11 million a quarter may be too high for most publishers to stomach. "Lightspan has a good reputation and good products, but they spend a lot of money and that makes them less attractive," he points out.
With that in mind, Kernan is focusing on belt-tightening. He closed the Santa Monica office in February, which should save $2.5 million a year. And because new products are in place, he expects to be able to cut the company's development costs, though he won't say by how much. Nor will he project when Lightspan might turn a profit. But the silence makes investors skittish. "If cash-burn falls to $6 million or so a quarter, the company will be fine for a couple of years," Dobell says. "But we don't know when it will turn a profit, and that's really a problem."
Kernan isn't concerned. Lightspan has $78 million in cash -- and education-minded President Bush. His new plan even proposes financial rewards for school districts that show significant improvements in students' test scores. "Kids need to get up to speed," Kernan says. Nevertheless, if he wants Lightspan to graduate, he'll have to work fast to improve the company's grade in one crucial subject: profitability.
Arlene Weintraub is a correspondent for BusinessWeek in Los Angeles