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User: August H, May 24, 2011
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|Innocase Active Holster - 5 star
User: Christy G, May 23, 2011
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|Space for sockets
User: Hamed G, Jul 15, 2011
|Its an excellent holster cover combo, except for that the opening for the charging and audio sockets isnt relaxed enough so youll find the charger socket falls off as well as if u r using an audio socket in your car, it might not fit in.
|Had high hopes..
User: D K, Jan 26, 2011
No Magnet, so no in-holster profile and the lock button is exposed. Screen was being turned on with the device in the holster fairly regularly.
If the top latch covered the lock button, the lack of a magnet would be less of an issue, in that the screen would not be turned on if the device was bumped, but youd still have the issue of no in-holster alerts.
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PASADENA - Veteran Tournament of Roses staffer William B. "Bill" Flinn, who stepped in as interim executive director after the abrupt departure of P. Scott McKibben in September, was named Wednesday to the top job at the 124-year-old Pasadena institution.
Flinn, who started out as a "white-suiter" volunteer before joining the public relations staff, said he never imagined he'd still be there 29 years later.
"I thought four or five years," he said, laughing. "But it just seemed to be right ... I've enjoyed all my years at the tournament, it's been fulfilling to me, working for something that's bigger than any one of us, something that brings people together."
Rick Jackson, 2012 Tournament of Roses president, said Wednesday there had been no "nationwide search" this time, as there was when McKibben was hired to succeed John "Mitch" Dorger in 2009.
"We didn't think it was necessary this time ... Bill stepped in and filled McKibben's shoes, and earned the right to have a shot," Jackson said. "At some points you look outside the organization, but there's plenty of times you promote from within, and this happened to be that time."
McKibben, who started on Nov. 30, 2009, was chosen from close to 100 candidates nationwide - including Flinn. He resigned for "personal reasons" less than two years later.
Flinn, 60, has a deep understanding of the 934-member volunteer organization, the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game, Jackson said.
"We're looking to Bill to carry us to the next level," he said. "There's lots going on, parade-wise, and when you look at the Rose Bowl renovations, from the Pasadena standpoint, and some changes to the (Bowl Championship Series), Bill is in a good place to lead our organization as it heads into uncharted waters."
Sally Bixby, who will preside over the 2013 Tournament of Roses events, said Flinn has a "fantastic history" with the organization.
"I think he exemplifies the values of the tournament and the volunteers, from the perspective of great relationship-building and his commitment to the excellence we value," she said Wednesday. "He's a good fit for us."
Flinn, who grew up in Pennsylvania and Delaware, credits his love of community to his parents and Scottish-born grandparents, all stalwart members of the Salvation Army.
He recalled watching the Rose Parade on television as a boy, "Thinking, one day I'm going to go there."
"I'm still sort-of that kid from Philadelphia," he said, "still a bit wide-eyed about all this."
But, he said, he has a practical outlook on what it will take to keep the New Year's tradition relevant to future generations.
New ways of communicating "bring new challenges in learning how to maximize the new and creative vehicles we're going to have," Flinn said. Although the tournament started before radio and TV, he said, it has always been in the vanguard of technical advances, including this year's 3-D television broadcast.
But, Flinn said, the tournament's core mission remains: to celebrate the New Year with the community, the country and the world.
"It's really a cultural festival and we need to keep that alive and exciting and bring along the new generation," he said. "We're often called the `Grandaddy of Them All,' and it's very important for us to build on that tremendous heritage."
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It's no secret that patients enter your practice every day with a wide variety of dental needs. As you know, some of these treatment needs are scheduled and resolved quickly. Other treatment needs compete for priority as they contend with a host of rivals such as new wardrobes, vacations, time, and fears. Typically, the dentist is the first to introduce the dental need, explain its significance, and guide the patient toward accepting the solution. It's not unusual for the patient to follow the dentist's line of reasoning and appear to accept treatment. But something happens. Fees are discussed and payment options are presented. Yet, the patient doesn't schedule. What happened?
Periodically, conditions exist that do not permit patients to accept treatment. Some of those conditions may include filing for bankruptcy, managing the final stages of a critically ill parent, or managing a job relocation. These conditions take time to resolve, forcing dental care to a position of lower priority. Other objections, however, can be resolved and are often related to fearing loss of control, embarrassment, pain, concerns for time and money, or frustrations related to busy schedules that involve managing multiple and complex priorities. The role of the skillful administrative staff member includes recognizing the difference between a condition and an objection and having the verbal skills to support the patient through the problem-solving process.
Patient No. 1: "One thousand, one hundred fifty dollars for a crown! Gosh! That's a down payment on a car!"
Staff: "You are surprised about the fee."
Patient: (slightly calmer). "No. Not really. I just didn't know that I had this problem and hadn't planned on the expense."
Staff: "Having emergency dental treatment is frustrating. It's not something we can plan on."
Patient: "No, I sure didn't plan on this. But I'll work it out like everything else... one way or another.
Staff: "In these circumstances, some patients prefer the option of a credit card charge to writing a check. Would you prefer to place this on a charge card?"
Patient No. 2: "The last root canal I had was a disaster!"
Staff: "You're worried about this type of procedure."
Patient: "Well, the treatment itself wasn't a big deal, but then I had to have all this other stuff done to the tooth that I wasn't told about. "
Staff: "So, you were surprised by additional treatment, which you were not prepared for.
Patient: "Yes! I thought I'd never stop going to the dentist. The root canal was a couple of visits, and then they told me I had to make all of these trips for a crown or something so that the tooth wouldn't break. I came close to getting fired at work!"
Staff: "So, it's important to you that we coordinate your appointments carefully to not interfere with your work."
Patient: (slightly calmer) "Yes. I can't go through that again."
Staff: "Let's assure that it doesn't happen again and look together at your treatment plan and our scheduling options, okay?"
Highlighted in both examples are the patients' expressed feelings and a summary of what the staff member understood the patient to be expressing. This skill, called active listening, enables you to truly understand patients' concerns. Not only does this calm patients, it also positions them to be open to problem solving; ie, removing the boulder that blocks their ability to say yes and accept their treatment plan. Using the analogy of an onion, if the true objection lies in the center of the onion, then active listening (paraphrasing the patient's emotion and content of their message) allows you to peel away the layer(s) to understand the real truth and meaning behind the patient's initial negative response.
Promoting treatment is fun because it helps patients accept what they need and more easily enables office members to achieve financial goals. Sales skills, like any other administrative and clinical skills, are learned by awareness and practice. To best learn these skills, utilize monthly staff meetings to review the last month's new patient charts. Review those patients successfully scheduled for treatment and those with treatment pending. Discuss the various responses to treatment presentations and pay particular attention to those patients who initially seemed hesitant or simply said no. By reviewing the cases of patients who were slow to accept treatment, the dental team can share success stories and learn from each other's victories. These meetings also ensure that sales skills continue to be a priority and focus for the practice.
Those "work smarter, not harder" raises are always the most rewarding. If an office increased its treatment acceptance from 80% to 85% (the industry standard), with 20 new adult patients presenting a conservative average treatment plan value of $1,500, the office would realize an additional annual revenue of $18,000 ($17,640 after 98% collections.) Better yet, 60% treatment acceptance is a more typical figure for dental teams that have not yet mastered professional sales skills. By learning these skills, dental teams can experience an 85% acceptance rate within a several-month period. Applying the same conservative value of an adult new patient treatment plan, based on 20 new patients per month and calculating a 98% collection rate, additional revenues generated are $88,200. And, guess where the financial icing is on this cake? Hygiene. These figures don't even include the additional revenues generated from improved treatment acceptance generated from your hygiene department.
Ms. Healey owns PRN Consulting, Inc, which conducts seminars and in-office management consulting services designed to positively and dramatically impact net profit, dentist/staff satisfaction, and stability. These services include overhead management, system organization, team building, interviewing, and communications. Ms. Healey can be reached at (706) 219-1957 or prnconsult.com.


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How to tackle cyber bullies
One in 10 kids experience cyber bullying, and that number is on the rise. What can parents do to stop or prevent this? With more and more social networking happening online, it's understandable how the incidence of cyber-bullying has increased. But it's not acceptable, and parents need to play a large role in preventing and combating this form of bullying.
Cyber bullying can be conducted through online social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace, in chat rooms, via email and on SMS on mobile phones.
About 10% of students say they have been bullied online or through their mobile phones. Of them more than 90% say that this cyber aspect was part of an overall bullying campaign which included face-to-face bullying.
Dr Toni Noble, who is working on a revised National Safe Schools Framework for the Federal Government to include cyber bullying, says it's important to keep perspective and realise that this is another form of bullying, not a new fad with a nifty name
"Cyber bullying is just as devastating for those being targeted - and just as unacceptable," she says. And it's an area where parents must remain vigilant."
Here are some tips on how parents can help with this growing problem of cyber bullying.
Be cyber savvy
Learn everything you can about information and communication technologies and how your child is using them. Talk to them about the places and sites they go online and the activities that they are involved in.
Encourage communication
Provide an environment in which your child will come to you if anybody says or does something that makes them feel uncomfortable or threatened online or via mobile phone. Stay calm. If you "freak out" they won't turn to you for help when they need it.
Watch for signs that your child is being bullied online
These could include a reluctance to use the computer or go to school.
Take action
If the bullying is coming from a student at the same school, meet with school officials and ask for help in resolving the situation.
Talk to them about responsible computer and mobile phone use
Teach them to never post or say anything that they wouldn't want the whole world - including you - to see or read.
Monitor your child's computer use and have their log-ins
To keep children safe parents need to have access to email, private messaging and social networking accounts children hold. It's not invading their privacy.
Find more bullying solutions and information
- Helping when your child is bullied
- How bullies pick their victim
- My child is a bully
- What makes a bully
- What is bullying
- Bullying definitions
- Facts and figures about bullying
- Is your child being bullied
- How to deal with bullying
- What parents can do about bullying
- When your child is a bully, here's what to do
- How to talk about bullying and cyber bullying
- Cyber bullying: here's what it is and how to tackle it
- How parents can prevent bullying
- School policies on bullying
This article was written by Fiona Baker, former editor in chief of Mother & Baby, Pregnancy & Birth and Wondertime magazines, for Kidspot, New Zealand's leading parenting and pregnancy resource. Sources include Bullying No Way, National Centre Against Bullying, Raising Children Network, and Bullying Hurts.


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Way back when we used to call tubular bumpers "nerf Bars". Today, nerf bars are those pipes on the sides of trucks.
What is the accepted nomenclature today for those nerf bumpers? Does anyone still make them?
Dey is still nerf bars. Speedway has a kit. You can make your own out of 3/4 " round stock and about 3 hours of time. :)
Yep, hot rodders still call them nerf bars. What do truckers know anyways!!!! :D :D
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The pretty flower you see pictured here is all about your Blood Glucose level, believe it or not.
This is one of the species of the genus Stevia- a genus of about 240 herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family. The word "Stevia" is derived from the more common names for this genus: sweetleaf, sweet leaf, and sugar leaf.
Why is this so important? Because the extract from Stevia has 300 times the sweetness of sugar, and the taste has a slower onset and a longer duration. Most importantly, Stevia extracts have little effect on the consumer's blood glucose levels. Therefore, none of the bad stuff associated with sugar.
What that means? Stevia is the new major sugar substitute on the block.
Widespread use of Stevia as a sweetener goes back to Japan in 1970. Western cultures were slow to adapt as we had other artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin.
The food industry is now moving away from chemical, artificially created sugar substitutes towards the natural product. Artificial sweeteners are known for their questionable after taste and controversial heath hazards.
Stevia appears to be the first fully adopted sugar substitute with known of those characteristics. It's use is being widely adopted- want some of the names? You really only need to know 2- Pepsi (NYSE: PEP) and Coke (NYSE: K)- need I say more? There's many more, but that's about all you need to know in the beverage industry.
Stevia production is growing very rapidly on a global basis as demand for the natural sugar free sweetener is growing very dramatically.
After FDA approval in 1998, it took one year for Stevia sales to surpass sales figures for both saccharine and aspartame. Stevia is now in over 6,000 products and growing rapidly. In 1998 The Wall Street Journal called Stevia the "Holy Grail for beverage companies", and the Journal has turned out to be right.
On September 22nd, Stevia Corp completed a voluntary share exchange with Stevia Ventures International, and the public company was born.
Stevia Corp is now a farm management company with a focus on Stevia agronomics, which include plant breeding, best agricultural practices, and post-harvest techniques. Presently, STEV has acquired two grower supply contracts and three nursery fields in Vietnam.
Last week on September 12th, STEV announced it had entered into a two year development agreement with Agro Genesis, a Singapore based Agro expert.
This presentation is going to be (yes pun intended) short, and SWEET. Why, because this is all about the volume. Consider this edition a MAJOR VOLUME ALERT.
STEV has only been public for a couple of weeks. In general, when companies come public via RTO, it takes a while and some corporate achievement for interest to develop in the stock. Not the case with STEV- this stock is absolutely rocking on the volume side.
Forget for the moment the size of the industry and the use of the product. When you look at the very recent volume in the stock, it tells you there is something very interesting and there are high expectations by the market for upside movement in STEV.
Look at the last 7 trading days- here's the successive volume, starting from zero:
With really little news and little fanfare, this stock has traded a total of 4,594,577 shares. That's nearly $5 million worth of stock changing hands in the first 7 trading days of this stock's life.
There's something big going on here, and the volume is tipping you off.
I believe there's a good chance this stock is ready to explode off the screen. The downside risk seems worth the upside as the stock is very liquid, but hasn't really broken out to the upside yet.
I believe, in the short term (next 2 to 4 weeks), this stock could easily be headed into the $1.30 to $1.50 range, which represents a 30% to 50% return for you in a very short period of time.
Accumulate up to $1.10. SSL: $.85 (seems reasonable to risk 15%). Short term price target: $1.30 to $1.50, with a longer term price target of $3 to $5 looking out a year to 3 years.
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Fifth-Year Senior Wing Lester Abram
On how did it feel playing in Australia this summer... "It was a chance to play with different people, different styles of play and different rules. With a farther three-point line and bigger lane, it still didn't feel that much different. I didn't really notice that much. So it was okay."
On if he feels a difference athletically or depth-wise in this team, compared to others... "I feel we have a pretty deep team every year we're here. With the incoming freshmen this year, I just expect us to be that much deeper, because I expect them to come in and contribute and get some time. The hardest part is going to be how our coaches decide to put people in for playing time. Last year we tried subbing five people in a row. You never know, it could be like that this year."
On his and the team's conditioning... "I just played a lot of basketball. I just worked on what needed to be worked on. Within that you get conditioning. I did a lot of conditioning. A well-conditioned basketball team is one of the things coach wants. Obviously we want to run because we have an athletic team. Our best bet is to not get into half-court, but to get out and run."
On what he and his teammates think about the start of practice... "All my teammates are just anxious to play. It gets to that point in time where you get tired of playing just your teammates and you want to play against some different competition. We're just ready for that."
On his quiet leadership helping this team... "I just go out and play basketball. I lead by example. You see me working hard in practice and in games. That's the way it's been from middle school on. If I've gotten here without changing anything, why would I change now I still do speak up. Just because you don't see me blowing a gasket on the court doesn't mean I don't say anything to my teammates."
Senior Guard Dion Harris
On what he worked on most this summer... "The main thing that I thought about this offseason was getting myself in great condition. I don't think there are a lot of problems with my skills or anything. Don't get me wrong, I did work on that in the offseason as well, but the thing that I really focused in on was getting in shape. I really tried to stay away from hard lifting all summer -- just try to get out and run all the time. When we were here in the spring, we ran. We ran in the summer. I just wanted to work real hard on it and just try to get myself in the best shape I could be for the start of the season."
On being prepared to play some point guard this season... "The last time I played there was in my sophomore year when I had to really come in and play point. It was unexpected. It kind of just got thrown on me. Now, all summer I've known that at I will be at the point some this year. Coming in knowing that, and with me being in better shape and being able to go out there and play at a high level, I know I have confidence that I can play the point, bring it up and do a lot of things for the team."
On being more vocal now and why he wants to be more vocal... "I've become 100 percent more vocal in the offseason. The main thing is that it will help the team -- it gets us where we're trying to go. If I have to come out of my character for the team to do well, then that's what I'll do."
On being able to step up in place of Daniel Horton in terms of making the big play... "I definitely think I can do that, me being a senior. I feel that it is time for myself and all the seniors to step up, go out there and give it all we have for the last year, and utilize all our talent and abilities."
Senior Forward Brent Petway
On his expectations for the season... "Everyone around here has high expectations for us. We do too. We stepped up the conditioning this summer. It's going to be a fun year for us. We never thought our senior year would get here, but it came around real quickly for us. I've got three other seniors here with me, and we all have the same common goals as coach (Amaker). We're going to make it a good year."
On the team's chemistry... "This whole team is a close-knit unit. I think this year we're a lot closer than we have been in the past. We all hang out together and things like that. That's going to take us a long way. It'll help us out on the court."
On being a vocal leader... "Some people are just born to lead. I think that being brought up with my mom; she was kind of the same way. She was a natural leader. With her guidance and influence, you just pick that up. I feel I am sort of the same way. But you need to be a leader both on and off the court."
Senior Center Courtney Sims
On if his four years has gone by fast... "Very fast. I remember my first day Coach Amaker had me here as a freshman. It seems like it was yesterday. That's something I tell freshman all the time, enjoy it now, because you don't know how fast it really does go by. It seems like yesterday I was a freshman."
On his critics calling his play inconsistent at times... "I have been very inconsistent at times, that is fair to say. It's my main goal to work on my consistency in games. Some games I'll have a dominant game and have almost 30 points and double-figure rebounds. The next game I'll have four rebounds. I've got to work on that and make sure that doesn't happen this year."
On what he has learned playing the post in the Big Ten... "It's very physical. I've gone up against the best in (Mike) Wilkinson, (James) Augustine, (Paul) Davis. There's been a lot of players I've gone against. Now I'm one of the older ones. I have to be able to use my experiences and be savvy like a veteran player against the younger players."
On if he senses pressure to make the NCAA Tournament... "There's always pressure. Especially for the seniors. You saw that last year. This is our last year to prove ourselves and make it to the tournament. We think we can do that through hard work. We know it's our last shot so we want everything to go smooth."
Junior Wing Ron Coleman
On the potential of the team... "We know that we are capable of being a very good team. We have a lot of good players. We have great freshmen that came in and want to learn. We feel that if we keep working hard and competing, we'll be hopeful to be a great team."
On how his game has evolved the past few years... "My game has evolved a lot. I've learned from a lot of upperclassmen throughout the years. People who aren't here anymore and people who are still here, and it's helped me out a lot. My game has evolved from being just a three-man to having to play the four as well -- just be all over the floor. It's helped my game out a lot, showing that I can be a versatile player. I can play a lot of positions, and do something well at each position."
On if there is any pressure to make the NCAA Tournament this year... "There's no pressure. Every team has the dream of making it to the tournament. We just have to come in, compete, work hard and be hopeful that we do make it."
On avoiding the late-season setbacks... "We just have to keep working hard. Last year, I thought we were just a little unfortunate, but we have to learn from that, pick ourselves up and keep getting better."
On the part of his game that he worked on most in the offseason... "I mostly worked on my ball-handling, being able to control the ball more on the wing, and my jump shot; that's something that I always have to work on. Right now, my jump shot is pretty good -- it has improved a lot."
Junior C.J. Lee
On his personal goals for the season since he has to sit out after transferring... "Basically, work really hard and adjust to how the system is run here. I know it's going to be an adjustment; it's going to take some time. My main thing is that I want to get better every day and I want to help the team out in any way possible."
On the strengths of his game... "One of my strengths is that I'm a good leader. My leadership skills have carried me this far. In my basketball career, I play point guard. I would say that I need to get stronger and just continue to improve every day. You never want to stay in the same place as a basketball player. Just every day, work hard with the assistants and the head coach, and just working to improve in all aspects of the game."
On his decision to come to Michigan... "I chose Michigan simply because I was born and raised here. I was born in Saginaw and raised in Lansing for about 12 years. My father attended here. I was born a Michigan fan. It's a prestigious university and its reputation speaks for itself. Any way that I could be associated with this university, I was going to take that opportunity and run with it. It was a blessing how it worked out -- I was able to come to school and play basketball here. I have the best of both worlds right now."
On his reaction to being asked to join the team... "I was thrilled. It was a dream come true. It has always been my dream to come here. Everything just worked out perfectly."
Sophomore Center Phil DeVries
On his role this season... "For this season, my role is to come in, work hard and do the best I can to make my teammates and myself better."
On the difficulties of acclimating the younger players to the program... "I believe that we'll be able to do that because our young players catch on easily. We have such great senior leadership that I really don't see that as a problem. If our seniors continue to be great leaders, then our younger players should be able to catch on to anything easily."
On avoiding late season setbacks... "We just have to continue to come in, practice hard every day and not get discouraged by anything."
Sophomore Center Zack Gibson
On what he's going to work on while sitting out a year due to transfer rules... "I'm going to come in, work hard, lift weights, add size and make my teammates and myself better."
On the decision to transfer to Michigan... "This is a great university, and this is where I want to be. I always liked it growing up and I had a chance to come back in and play, and I'm glad I took it."
On strengths and weaknesses... "Right now I'm a little light. I need to add a few more pounds. I can shoot well for a big guy. I just have to keep working on my post moves and my post game."
On reuniting with high school teammate K'Len Morris... "It's nice to play basketball with him again. We've always been close friends. I met him back five or six years ago, so it's always good to have a guy on the team that you know well."
Sophomore-Freshman Forward Kendric Price
On being ready to play this year after taking a redshirt... "I'm more prepared to contribute this year. I've been in the weight room. I've put on about 15 pounds. I'm obviously stronger, but I think I can contribute more. Last year really helped me because I'm more acclimated to the system. I feel like I can help the team by being active, hitting the boards, running the floor, playing defense all over the floor."
On what aspects of the game he has improved on... "I've been working with coaches who are helping me work on my low post moves. Last year, I got a feel for what sort of moves work, and which ones don't. We'll see if I can put that to test this year."
On if there is pressure making it to the NCAA Tournament... "I think there is always going to be pressure, but it comes down to us. Everybody can say what they want to say, but it comes down to what we do on the court."
On avoiding late-season setbacks... "I'm not really sure what happened last season. I think that's just how basketball is sometimes. This year we just got to try and avoid that. We'll try to figure out way, but I feel confident that won't happen this year."
Sophomore Wing Jevohn Shepherd
On his role for the team... "Just to contribute in any way possible. If I see there's a niche defensively, rebounding, anything like that, I want to do it. I just want to be there for this team, no matter what role that is."
On the pressure to make the NCAA Tournament... "I don't think there's extra pressure, but ultimately, that is our goal. Whether it's last year's team, this year's or next year's, it's going to be the same goal."
On avoiding late-season setbacks... "You can't avoid setbacks. You can approach the season with a positive attitude and work a lot harder to try and avoid them. The guys that have been here can pick it up and just encourage the incoming class to do the same."
Sophomore Guard Jerret Smith
On his role as a point guard... "My expectations are to take this team on my shoulders. Being the point guard now, and having a coach who used to be a point guard, my expectations are to carry this team because coach (Amaker) can only go so far. He can't come on the court with us and play. So me being a player, I have to be able to take this team on my shoulders. When we lose, some of that blame will be on me. When we win, it's a team effort."
On undo pressure being put on the point guard position and the team in general... "I never really felt the pressure. It's not the first time this type of thing has happened and it won't be the last time. Right now, I'm working my hardest to be the best player I can be and all that stuff outside the gym doesn't bother me."
On the team chemistry... "It's just as good or even better now. The chemistry is always good. Obviously, Daniel (Horton) and Graham (Brown) brought something that the program didn't have. They've been with coach for a long time, but we never lost chemistry when they left. It was great playing with them. But now, they're putting the program in our hands. Our chemistry is better than ever right now and if we keep it up like this. The sky is the limit."
On the effect of injuries last season... "We thought we were going to have a healthy team that we started off with. Unfortunately things happened, we didn't have that team. It's just unfortunate that we didn't have the ending that we wanted. So right now, we're just going into the season with all 16 guys healthy. It's a new year, so we have to focus on this year. You can't focus on the past."
Freshman Guard Reed Baker
On how he can contribute to the team... "All of our guards are really good and I'm just going to try and do whatever I can to help the team out. Whether it's in practice or in the game, I just want to help the team out. I'm not really sure what my role will be, but I'm looking to do whatever I can to help us win games. In every aspect, not just playing time, I hope that I can contribute to the benefit of the team in general. That's all I really want to do."
On being known primarily as a shooter... "There's more to my game. Right now, I'm just trying to learn a new system that is different from what I had in high school and play a lot more in the point guard role. There are so many other people on this team that can score. There's definitely a lot more that I can do than just shoot."
On the freshman class... "They're all really fun. We all get along really well. They're all really talented players; highly recruited guys coming in. We're all talented basketball players and we're all good friends."
Freshman Wing K'Len Morris
On his expectations and his role... "I want to come in and work hard and learn the system. I will, hopefully, contribute to the team. I am willing to play whatever position to help the team win, whether it is the point, shooting guard or whatever is best for the team. I do whatever I am told."
On if he can come in and contribute right away... "Once practice starts, I will have the opportunity to prove myself along with everybody else on the team. If you work hard day-by-day, everything will fall into place."
On being a vocal person... "I have always been more of vocal person than most people. I am a very blunt person; not in a negative way. I feel being a vocal leader helps keep your team motivated. The type of guys on our team, even though I am a freshman, allow me to be vocal. They know it is just part of who I am and my game."
On adjusting to the college level... "I think I have adjusted to it pretty well so far. I know that there is a lot more ahead of me to learn. I am just going to take it day-by-day and learn as much as I can and develop as a player."
Freshman Forward DeShawn Sims
On what does he bring to the table as a freshman this year... "I know that I can bring hard work to the table. I can fill in for guys. I think I can pick up the pace for my team."
On if there is a specific position he expects to play... "We haven't discussed anything. The coaches just enforce playing hard and being competitive. That's all I strive for now. I'm not going into the season with any intentions but to play hard, and give as much as I can on the basketball court."
On what he sees from the other freshmen... "Speaking of the freshman class, we all work hard. K'len (Morris) is a versatile player in the two guard spot. I think his IQ for basketball is very high. It'll be amazing to see when he gets his chance, what he can do on the floor. Anthony (Wright) is a player that can play multiple positions. He can play two, three or four. He can shoot the ball very well, he works hard. Smart on the basketball court, as K'len is. I look for Anthony to be the sleeper and do good things for us this season. Ekpe (Udoh) is a great defensive player and really works hard up and down the court and Reed (Baker) can really shoot."
On if he sees himself as a vocal player... "Yes. I've always been the type of player that speaks out, says positive things on the floor. I'm very emotional. Anything I can say to help boost our team's confidence, I say it. I don't have too much negativity toward anyone."
On the biggest difference he has seen in the college game... "The strength and speed. Guys are stronger and guys are more physical. Definitely speed as well."
On if he senses pressure to make the NCAA Tournament... "That's our biggest goal. It's a lot of pressure I understand. You can't change when pressure comes. You always have to stick with what you've been doing. If we are pressured at all, we're still going to work hard. We're not going to let getting to the tournament or not getting to the tournament affect how we're going to work."
Freshman Forward Ekpe Udoh
On being able to contribute early on... "It's a possibility. I just have to keep working hard, running the court and just competing every chance I get. It's a matter of doing the extra work, doing the small things in practice on and off the court, and hope I'll get a chance when the season starts."
On his ability as a shot-blocker... "I just really contest anything that comes in the lane -- just go up and try to get it and make the play. I have always taken a lot of pride in my defense."
On the mental aspect of the game... "That's probably the most important part of the game, the mental edge. If you don't have that, you're not going to get anywhere on the court. I think I do that very well, and my teammates do as well."
On adjusting to the college game and life in Ann Arbor... "It might take a little time to adjust, but I think I'll be able to transition. It's the weather that's a little tough to transition to. It's getting cold right now, which is a little early in the year for me, but I should get through it."
Freshman Forward Anthony Wright
On if he thinks of himself has having a high basketball IQ... "I see myself as a hard worker. I go just out every day and do my best. I'm pretty versatile."
On if he sees himself as a balanced player... "Being bigger than most guys on the wing and quicker than most guys in the post, I'm pretty much a balanced player."
On if he has felt any pressure to make the NCAA Tournament... "Not at all. Every day you just go out, work hard and just compete and I get better as the team gets better."
On the biggest difference for him so far in the college game... "At Oak Hill there are plenty of talented players there. The biggest difference would be the speed of the game. Everything's a sprint and I'm still learning that. Everything is in turbo-drive."
On his impressions of the freshmen class... "All of us work hard, nobody slacks. We're going out and competing with older guys and getting better."
On what he thinks his role will be... "I haven't even been to a real practice yet, so I couldn't tell you. So as of now I'm just working hard. Day by day first, then I'll see where I fit in on this basketball team."
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Police have booked 12 inmates of the local jail here for possessing mobile phones.
Those who were booked have been indentfied as Vipan Sharma, wife Honey Sharma, residents of Defence Colony, New Delhi; Darshan Singh, a resident of Banur; Jaspreet Singh and Kulwinder Singh, residents of Samana; Karu Lal, a resident of Manser; Prem Kumar, a resident of Jodhpur; Babneet Singh, a resident of Patiala; Narinder Singh, a resident of Madhya Pradesh; Harjinder Singh, a resident of SAS Nagar; Ramesh Lal, a resident of Kurukshetra; and Nirbhai Singh, a resident of Patiala. Some are undertrails while some of them were undergoing punishment.
A surpise raid by the Patiala police had found 22 mobiles from the jail premises. After tracing the call records, the police are zeroing in on who was using these mobiles. The police have registered six FIRs in similar cases.


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And what a pack of dogs we had today on our early walk down to the beach and back.
Buddy and Scarlet, who welcome you to today's Kaaawa canine photos, live just a block or so from our house, and we see them every morning as we're on the way home. They are so cute! Buddy twirls in excitement, Scarlet just wants to snuggle. Both are very happy to get treats.
But they are going to be sad to learn that the Yummy Chummies are dead. These are little nuggets made from salmon. They smell and most dogs love them. A friend gave us a big bag, but we were so stingy in offering them up that the last 20% or so has turned into a powdery mess in the bottom of the bag and are going to get thrown away. Too bad! Scarlet and Buddy just LOVE these little things.
–> See all of today's Kaaawa Morning Dogs!


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An apartment and hallway filled with heavy smoke this morning after a tenant left cooking unattended at 1382 Ouellette.
Lee Tome, chief fire prevention officer for Windsor Fire Services, said the fire was out when crews arrived at the scene.
"They made sure the fire was out, then they ventilated the unit and the corridor to remove the smoke," he said.
Tome said it appeared there had only been one occupant in the apartment unit at the time of the fire. There were no injuries.
The fire caused about $2,000 in damage.
He said unattended cooking is one of the top causes of fires, even after the department has devoted time to public education.
"It's important when you're cooking you stay in the kitchen and be aware of your surroundings," he said.


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New Liga leaders Atletico Madrid will be expected to continue their outstanding home record when they host Granada on Wednesday.
The Rojiblancos who moved top with a 2-0 win at 10-man Betis that preceded Real Madrid's 4-3 loss to Barcelona on Sunday have enjoyed an excellent season under coach Diego Simeone.
And much of that is down to their feats at home, with no side having come away with three points after a league visit to Estadio Vicente Calderon.
In fact, just three of the 15 teams to have visited Atletico this season have left with a point, those being title rivals Madrid and Barca, along with the fifth-placed Sevilla.
While Atletico do not have the riches that Madrid and Barca have at their disposal, Simeone has moulded his side into a well-organised outfit that have proved difficult to break down.
Atletico have conceded just 21 goals in their 29 league matches giving them La Liga's best defence.
And although Atletico have been expected to fall off the pace in the second half of the season, Simeone's men actually appear to be getting better, a scary proposition for their rivals.
Prolific striker Diego Costa's dream season just keeps improving, with the 25-year-old having netted 23 goals in 28 La Liga appearances.
Only Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more times in La Liga and Costa, who is hoping to represent Spain at this year's World Cup in Brazil, notching again in Sunday's triumph.
The performance was typical of Costa's season - the often prickly forward clashed with several opponents, notably Betis' Paulao, had a goal ruled out and then found himself in the right place at the right time to net his side's second.
Costa's predatory instincts have reaped rewards time and time again for Simeone, who also saw Gabi score a 25-yard screamer in Sunday's win.
Granada, who are 11th, also enter the match on the back of a win after Yacine Brahimi's second-half strike saw them beat Elche 1-0.
Granada have won their last three home fixtures, but have struggled on the road, without a victory in their last six a run dating back to December.
Youssef El-Arabi provided the assist for Brahimi at the weekend and the Morocco international has been the club's main man this season, racking up 11 goals in 27 La Liga appearances.
El-Arabi was a late substitute in Granada's 2-1 home loss to Atletico back in October, a feisty affair that saw the winners score two penalties but lose Filipe Luis to a late red card.
In terms of team news, Javier Manquillo is on the comeback trail from a back injury, but is not expected to feature for Atleti.
Liverpool loanee Tiago Ilori (muscular injury) will miss out again for Granada, with forward Piti and goalkeeper Roberto doubtful.


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- MuzzleLoader Hunting (http://www.deerhuntersclub.com/forums/muzzleloader-hunting/)
- - What powder/bullet combo for new Triumph? (http://www.deerhuntersclub.com/forums/muzzleloader-hunting/2287-what-powder-bullet-combo-new-triumph.html)
What powder/bullet combo for new Triumph?
I've just purchased a new Triumph and am fitting it with a Nikon BDC scope. What are the suggestions for powder and bullet combos?
I use 100gr pyrodex and 200gr shockwaves. Tight to load but pretty accurate.
Load for TC Triumph
I use 100 gr pyrodex pellets with 250 gr TC Shockwave Sabots. Gives good groups at 50 yards. Have not put scope on it yet so have not tried 100 yards. Nice gun.
Good place to start, thanks fellas.
power/bullet combo for Triumph
Here's what I'm workin on now..getting it sighted in. Triumph 50 cal, Nikon Omega, Win 205 primers, 100 grains triple 7 pellets and 350 grain Hornady FPB's. At 100 yds, I'm shooting 2 inch groups of 3. I love how the Hornady's load so easy. I haven't had a chance to see how the BDC will work at longer distances, might have to up the powder and re-calibrate. I'll let you know after next monday.
I'm somewhat of a newbie as well, so I'm thinking of switchin to Kleanbore primers, from what I've read it makes a lot of difference, or switching to a Variflame converstion kit to use rifle primers. I've seen, firsthand, how the rifle primers greatly improve your accuracy and consistency. (thanks George K. from Marion, OH).
Good luck and good killing. :biggrin:
welcome badman. keep us updated.
Great information badman, let me know how the shooting goes. I had a friend say to use triple 7 powder and hornady bullets, he said to use the standard 209 primer but you differ on that, whats the +/- of the 205's compared to the 209? I'm still very new to this as well, sorry for the stupid question.:crazy:
Check out this website. Russell Lynch is after one thing... Achieving the maximum accuracy in a muzzleloader. He has 2 DVD's out that are a must watch if you are serious about muzzleloading. He breaks down muzzleloading into each component (ignition,bullets primer, cleaning,etc) and provides recomendations. If you want maximum accuracy then you should use powder vs pellets. I shot pellets for the last several years and am going back to 777 ffg powder with the TC shockwave 250gr. Hope this helps.
MAX: Muzzleloader Accuracy Xperts
I'll take all the info I can get, thanks!
Do you have his videos Roz? His site looked pretty new and didnt offer any freebies yet. Not that I found anyway. Was hoping for some good articles on it.
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Doctors say it's not too late for flu shots
BRISTOL, Tenn./Va. - Being sick during the holidays doesn't sound like an ideal time.
"People get together for Thanksgiving, the bugs get to visit with their friends and relatives. Then right after Thanksgiving and particularly after Christmas the cases really start to take off," says Doctor Grat Correll of the Mountain View Medical Center.
It's flu season, and doctors say it has potential to be a bad one. "Influenza is here, we have found both influenza A and influenza B in our office," says Dr. Correll.
They've already had more patients with the flu this season so far, than last season combined. Dr. Correll continues, "Last year was beautiful, I literally did not see a single case of flu in the office. This year its already started and started early."
Resident Rita Street says she learned her lesson the last time she had the flu. "Several years ago I had the flu. I was very sick and I promised myself that if there was anyway I could keep from being that sick again I would, and I've had the flu shot every year since then," says Street.
Remember when sending your child to school, they're going to be around a lot of people which will spread germs that could be brought back to your family. Street says, "Not only are we in contact with a lot of people, we have a higher risk of taking the flu. But if we had the flu we'd be at a higher risk of spreading it."
Doctor Correll says it's not too late to get your flu shot. "We're going to be dealing with influenza for the next several months," he told us. "Sometimes flu will last through March, and sometimes as late as May."'
Here are some other ways to keep from spreading germs: Wash your hands often, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and of course eat healthy and get plenty of sleep.


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See the thread starting
for both general and specific advice.
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Breeze, Elizabeth <email@example.com> wrote:
> I am creating some variables and I am sure that my syntax is needlessly long where there is a repeat pattern to the commands.
> I have variables Vh01-Vh25 which give the number of hours worked by persons number 01-25 respectively.
> I want to find which person worked maximum hours and what that maximum was
> egen maxhr = rowmax(Vh01-Vh25) gives me the maximum number of hours
> Is there a quick way to find the person number with the max no. hours by taking advantage of those last two digits of Vh01-Vh25?
> I can do it with many lines of syntax but am sure there must be a neater way using some form of loop.
> Each record in the dataset concerns one interviewee and persons 01-25 are people who work for the interviewee
> A further complication is that more than one person may work that maximum number of hours.
> Also is there an equivalent to rowmax that gives the second to largest value in the series?
> Grateful for any tips. I am not a programmer
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Apple Punk'd by Morgan Stanley…Again—- Jim Goldman
Jim Goldman shining the spotlight on Huberty. Andy Zaky gets a notable mention:
So here we go again. Just when reality finally began to emerge from its shell on Wall Street, and Apple Inc. creeped above $100 a share, the company gets punk'd by Morgan Stanley.
While so many other firm's have been lowering price targets on Apple for weeks, Morgan Stanley analyst Katie Huberty holds the distinction of being the first to take an Apple target below $100. Her $95 target is the first double-digit one on the Street, and it comes at a time when Apple investors finally began to settle into a nice, stable, though small momentum to the upside.
Timing is everything. What I can't understand is why this analyst still carries the influence she does. I don't know Katie Huberty but I do follow her work. Closely. So do many of you. Andy Zaky has written extensively about Huberty's track record, missing revenue estimates by almost $1 billion and EPS by 6 cents. Those numbers could almost be forgiven because of the meaningless guidance Apple normally provides. Her estimates on individual business units, however, have been way, way off. She was 700,000 units below iPhone's performance, 2 million units light on her iPod estimate and 200,000 units under Apple's Mac number.
This has been detailed extensively. We all know these numbers and her track record. And yet as soon as she publishes, as is the case today, Apple shares nosedive. Nevermind the news, the trends, the fundamentals, research elsewhere. A lower target is a lower target, apparently, no matter where it comes from.
Huberty has turned lowering Apple targets into a bloodsport. She took her target down twice in a matter of days back in September. Today, her reasoning for a lower target comes because of worries about iPhone sales and a nervous consumer. Tell me something I don't know.
Zaky wrote me today, saying, "Apple, for the first time since pre- Lehman Bros. collapse, tested, and broke through the 50-day moving average. Apple also broke through resistance at $100 a share. If anyone wanted to keep Apple's stock price down, today would be the day to downgrade Apple's stock price. Not saying that Kathryn Huberty has any such motivation, but her timing is unusually coincidental."
Conspiracy theorists unite? Maybe, but it does seem weird, especially as Huberty's note comes amid so many other analysts tracking iPhone sales momentum, including FBR out with a report this morning which concludes an iPhone slowdown, but not nearly as bad as some people thought. And there's also that pending deal with Wal-Mart.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying all is perfectly rosey. Geez, even Gene Munster lowered his Apple target. Sales are indeed slowing. But we know that. Have known that. Huberty might have reason to be at a Street low with her new target this morning. Yet her reasons are the same ones echoed by everyone else before her and her target is way below everyone else. Just like her iPhone, iPod and Mac unit sales figures. Which is something you might want to consider when trying to determine whether $95 is realistic. Or whether Huberty, like Apple sometimes does, is sandbagging Apple investors. Again.
"the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent"
-John Maynard Keynes
"Mac brand satisfaction and market share momentum remain intact but PC purchasing plans over the next year are half of 2005 levels."
2005?!!! Huh?
"MSCO lowers Mac unit growth to flat and assign a 13x P/E to this segment (50% premium to P/Dell)." Flat?!!! On the basis of what? Apple is only 50% better than DELL or HP? You couldn't pick parameters to make Apple look worse if you tried. Either Huberty is a complete idiot or is trying REAL hard.


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On a picturesque Tuesday evening in May, 13 Stritch students
stood atop a hillside overlooking a panoramic view of the first hole at one of
the country's premiere public golf courses. Outfitted in professional attire,
the group enjoyed a brief tour and much-needed fresh air prior to heading
inside the Erin Hills Golf Course clubhouse to present their proposed marketing
plans to General Manager Andy Bush and Director of Golf and Marketing Rich
As host to the 2017 U.S. Open, one of four annual tournaments
in the PGA tour, Erin Hills is poised to join an elite tier of golf courses.
The management agreed to hear 30-minute presentations from Stritch
undergraduate sport management majors, who worked in teams of three or four to
create comprehensive plans focused on a four-year marketing strategy leading up
to the tournament.
"These students are working with a multi-million dollar
sport property that's going to hold the annual largest golf event in the world
in 2017," Stritch instructor Dan Underberg said. "Most agencies would kill for
the opportunity to present something for a half an hour in terms of how they
should approach their marketing."
Two years ago, Underberg reached out to Tock and invited him
to speak to a Sport Facilities class. The two men kept in touch, and
reconnected recently at a time when Tock sought recommendations for a marketing
intern and Underberg approached Tock with an idea for this final project for
his Sport Marketing class.
"It's just been one of those wonderful kind of symbiotic
things," Underberg said. "It just happened to work out. And Rich has been
From these discussions, Tock recruited intern James Wold,
who is pursuing his master's in sport management degree from Stritch and will
continue to work this summer with Tock on various marketing projects. And
Underberg found a way for his students to apply their lessons in marketing to
an actual venue in preparation for a major international event.
"So that's how this whole thing started: Dan calling and
asking me to speak," said Tock, noting that Stritch is the only school working
with the golf course. "One thing led to another, which is the way the world
works, so it's been good. Of course, Stritch has a great name, too."
Tock visited campus twice during the semester to speak with
the Sport Marketing students, introducing the golf course, describing the
event, and providing guidance as they developed their marketing plans. The
groups brainstormed and researched target audiences, demographics, media
outlets, sponsorship opportunities, promotional ideas, and logistical issues to
create comprehensive plans intended to promote both the golf course and the
2017 U.S. Open. Four teams competed against each other to produce the best
comprehensive strategy.
Winning team Eric Harrer, Billy Vranek, and Kevin Worm won
narrowly over another team, edging out the competition with a plan focused on
sponsorships, a statewide tour of a traveling U.S. Open-themed event, a
partnership with the Milwaukee Brewers, and a clever tagline. The Erin Hills
management liked that some of their ideas could be implemented right away.
"Both Rich and Andy looked interested in everything we were
saying, and wrote a lot of notes during all the presentations," Harrer said.
"We've taken those presentations and we've pulled out a
bunch of ideas that we thought were worth discussing, which we will," Tock
said. "Some of the stuff we already do; some of the things we'll never do since
they're a little more out of the box than we wanted."
Tock felt grateful for the work of the students and said
their plans validated many ideas and plans already in discussion by the Erin
Hills' management. According to Tock, some of the stand-out ideas included:
adding a search bar to the website, sponsorship leads, the traveling U.S. Open
event, a father-son event focused on Father's Day, inclusion in the 2015 Tiger
Woods Xbox game and golf simulator software, marketing at downtown Milwaukee
restaurants, and the taglines.
Underberg said some of the presentations and projects reflected
master's-level work. In addition to gaining a better understanding of marketing
concepts, Underberg hopes students also walk away with a better perspective of
what is expected in the professional world.
"I think that really hit home about how hard they need to
prepare and how important the presentation is and how you need to be confident
in what you are doing," Underberg said.
Harrer definitely learned some lessons.
is very time consuming to research and put together a presentation for a company,"
said Harrer, who hopes to pursue a career in marketing and advertising. "It is
also very nerve wracking to present in front of a multimillion-dollar company."
who also hopes to work in marketing, found it difficult not to get too carried
away with the size and scope of their plan.
"We had a lot of big ideas, but had to bring it down to a
level where we could present it and make it orderly and make it look good,"
Worm said. "It was hard because some of our ideas were just so huge we had to
really rein it in and focus."
Even though he admits he is not a fan of golf, Worm said he
will be tuned into news of the 2017 U.S. Open in the next several years and
keep his eye trained on the ways Erin Hills promotes itself and the event.
This is the first time the Sport Marketing class partnered
with an organization on a final project like this. Underberg is hopeful the
University can create more opportunities for future students.
"I just hope we can continue to develop more relationships
like this for all of our students in these classes and allow them to really
taste what it's like to work with and work for a multimillion dollar
organization," Underberg said. "It adds to their experience, their growth, and
adds to our program and its reputation."
Tock said he looks forward to meeting with Underberg again
soon to discuss whether to continue working together for future classes.
"Yes, we benefited from this but the main thing is I hope
the students benefited from this and the discussions that we had," Tock said.


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Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) remains a major medical and economic burden in Canada with up to 1% of population affected by it. The lifetime cost for one patient has been estimated to be $ 64,694. Successful hepatitis C treatment is associated with long term health benefits which include decreased liver related morbidity and mortality, lower […]Read more
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But first, this news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Beginning in 2006, the number of deaths related to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection exceeded the number of deaths related to HIV disease. This data was obtained by the analysis of the mortality trends performed at the CDC and presented recently […]Read more


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DH finally got to feel a kick with his hand a couple nights ago! It was so nice seeing him smile when he felt it. I'm 23w4d so I think it's taken a while for him to feel because my placenta is in the front so I guess that can cushion it from the outside. But he felt another one last night so it's getting easier for him to share the movements with me now :) Did any of you take a while to be able to feel from the outside?
Also, just yesterday, I was able to actually see my baby boy kick through my clothes! It was so cool! haha so now I'm having wayyy too much fun watching my belly twitch. It's keeping me very entertained at work :)


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A swarm of men rush toward our vehicle and begin clamoring all over it — stepping onto the side rails, holding onto the roof rack and yelling at us in Spanish.
Greg and I look at each other, eyes wide, wondering what in the heck is happening? Fear fills my heart and I just want to escape… but where, and how?
Over the next hour I kept myself and my children sequestered in the confines of our vehicle, afraid for my life to step out, as my husband navigates the labyrinth of border crossing fees and paperwork.
This was my first real border crossing experience.
It was on our very first road trip from the United States to Costa Rica (2007). We'd spent four weeks driving through Mexico, and although we'd been extremely nervous crossing the Mexico/US border for the first time, really, it had been a piece of cake.
Now we were approaching Guatemala as we were 'attacked'. Our inexperience and ignorance resulted in a lot of fear. So much so that our new formed opinion of Guatemala was that it was 'scary'. (It also tainted every other border crossing for the rest of our trip, where I kept me and my kids locked in while Greg handled all the paperwork.)
The border towns were sketchy, the people were aggressive… surely they're not safe. It took me a few more years of travel before I began to see that border towns were not as scary as I'd made them out to be.
But on this first 'rodeo', despite the waning day, we were so spooked we hightailed it to Guatemala City (a 5+ hour drive), even 'risking' driving at night, wagering that it would be the only place we could find a safe and decent hotel.
The experience spooked us so much that we only spent two days in Guatemala. TWO DAYS!! We missed out on so much beauty, culture and 'safe' places to see.
Fast forward five years later, and I'm at the Mexico/Guatemala border once again (this time from the Guatemalan side). I've come with my husband and our five kids to renew our vehicle permit.
(Even though we've been in the country for 10 months, and the visa is only good for 90 days, my husband has previously gone alone to renew visas and permits — yes, you can do this. It's only Q100 per passport, IF you talk to the right people.) We didn't cross this border before, because we came to Guatemala via Belize (that was a really easy border crossing).
So here we are on the Guatemalan side of this border. Then in the morning we drove to El Carmen, our preferred border for renewals. This time, there's no fear, no nervousness, no hiding out in a locked vehicle. We park and my husband heads off to take care of business while the kids and I explore and look for breakfast.
Naturally, I should be more comfortable. I have more knowledge, and more travel experience. I know that the guys who 'attack' you are just trying to do their jobs — help you navigate the border maze so they can earn a propina (tip). I've learned that just because a border is busy and loud and looks run down doesn't mean it's 'scary' — it just is. This is the livelihood for countless people.
I've learned that there's not much to really be afraid of, except for your own ignorance and fear.
So now, surviving the border is more a matter of keeping children entertained during the untold amount of time you'll be there (borders can be a notoriously long and boring process, with many archaic requirements… like that you need to walk across the bridge and make copies of your paperwork before we can continue).
Here's how we managed this time:
Gratefully, there was a public toilet available. Handling potty breaks can be one of the biggest challenges (of traveling with kids in general). It's not pretty (or very clean), but it's a toilet. Hurray! (Of course you should ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS carry your own toilet paper.)
Of course, there's no running water to wash, so my doTERRA OnGuard homemade hand sanitizer is a MUST! (Studies have shown that OnGuard kills 99% of all bacteria, even MRSA).
We also happen to find a very nice place to hangout, shaded and with tables! This is not a common occurrence, but it sure is nice when it happens.
So after eating our breakfast…
We do some people watching (fascinating to see that here they used these motorcycle powered… things… for transportation, where in Panajachel it's mainly tuc tucs.
Kyah practices her photography (she took these two photos below)…
She reluctantly agrees, and in thanks we buy a bunch of fruit from her.
But it wasn't a normal bathroom, and so this little girl refuses to use it. Greg drives away in exasperation, and tells her she'll have to hold it until we arrive at the hot springs (there was nowhere else to stop anyway.)
"You need to learn use a bathroom when you have one to use, no matter how bad it is!" Greg exclaims. (This whole 'potty thing' is one of his BIGGEST pet peeves.)
Well, she didn't make it. By the time we arrive she's crying and squeezing so hard she can't even move. When she does, she messes her pants, and as I calmly clean her off in the bathroom at Fuentes Georginas, I casually point out the lesson.
"Next time, you'll use a bathroom when you have one, even if it's yucky, right?"
"Yeah mom."
They learn, even if it's the hard way…


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Gund Research Profile: The Conflict Between Ecosystem Services and Food Production
- 08-08-2013
- By Gund Institute
Gund Fellow, Josh Farley, discusses the conflict between ecosystem services and food production. Both are essential for human survival and both are non-substitutable resources. Global food production has emerged as the biggest threat to ecological sustainability. Though humanity currently produces enough food to sustain nine billion people, nearly one billion people are currently malnourished, and the FAO warns that failure to increase agricultural output by 70% by 2050 in response to increasing demand could lead to catastrophic impacts on human welfare. At the same time, numerous studies warn that simply maintaining current levels of conventional agricultural production threatens catastrophic degradation of global ecosystems. How are we going to address this problem in an efficient, just, and ecologically appropriate manner?
Rooted both in this inherent conflict and in the parameters of desired solutions, Josh explains some of the research he's been working on in the Brazilian Atlantic Forests to implement agroforestry practices with farmers in the region.
Presenter: Dr. Joshua Farley, Professor in the Community Development and Applied Economics department at UVM and Fellow at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
The Gund Institute is a hub for transdisciplinary scholarship, based at the University of Vermont and comprising diverse faculty, students, and collaborators worldwide. Together we conduct research at the interface of ecological, social, and economic systems, develop creative, practical solutions to local and global environmental challenges, and provide future leaders with the tools and understanding necessary to navigate the transition to a sustainable society.
To learn more visit: http://www.uvm.edu/~gundiee/


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Matt's Quote of the Day – Dwight Eisenhower
Here's today's quote. As explained earlier sometimes they are inspirational, sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and sometimes they just make you say hmm….
One of these days, the people are going to demand peace of the government, and the government is going to have to give it to them.
– Dwight Eisenhower


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Mary Kay Letourneau Marries Her Former 12-Year-Old Pupil
Eww. Eww. Eww. What kind of crazy ass bitch is this woman.
About 200 guests – including the two children they had during their illicit affair, Audrey, 8, and Alexis Georgia, 7 – joined the closely guarded ceremony at a winery in Washington State. The daughters were flower girls.
Having spent more than seven years in prison for seducing her young student, Letourneau beamed at her wedding, wearing a white, scoop-neck couture gown adorned with handmade lace flowers, according to "Entertainment Tonight," which negotiated exclusive rights to showcase the eyebrow-raising nuptials.
Letourneau's teenage daughter from her previous marriage was her maid of honor, and among her bridesmaids were Fualaau's sister, as well as a friend from the slammer.
Letourneau, now 43, told "ET" she had high hopes for her peculiar relationship: "There are tragic things that happen in everyone's life, and this certainly was a tragedy. Those hard times pass and we had to both maintain a lot of strength. … We're here and we're hopeful."
I mean this woman was 34 when she first had intercourse with her new husband, and he was 13. At 13 she more than fucked him, she fucked him up.
Mary Kay, Vili look past 'tragedy' [Daily Dish]


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What's New
This web is moving
to MediaWiki...
Sneak preview
I like to think of GoDaddy as the McBurgers of hosting and domains - they're
huge, they're everywhere, they're relatively cheap, and they're utterly
consistent. Just don't ask for anything that's not on the menu. Fortunately,
MediaWiki fits with just a little trim...
I needed to turn an old PC into a cheap, dedicated, browser appliance. The
cleanest choice is a Linux/Firefox boot-from-CD; the hardware demands are
minimal, and it's impossible for users to make any permanent changes. After a little research, I decided to go with SLAX, a small and beautiful Linux operating system which fits on and runs
directly from a CD-ROM disc. With the addition of Firefox 2, a Firefox kiosk
mode extension module, and a little fiddling with xinitrc, I was able to create
a small, clean kiosk boot CD that
works on practically any PC without changing the hard disk at all.
from Space...
Why doesn't NASA make better use of their glorious photo resources? The
official NASA wall calendar, as usual, gives the impression that the only
thing they do involves manned space flight. Sure, that's what most of
the bureaucracy does - but what about all the exploration going on
in other parts of the solar system? So, I decided to make my
own. I've updated the 2006 calendars to show 2007's dates, but for 2007 I've
also made new calendars using the new, glorious, "oversize" format which
is almost twice the size.
The (not the) Apollo 17 Flight Journal is back in business - new,
improved, and much fuller. The site is also a showcase for how to use
MediaWiki as a platform for project documentation and research.
"I'm pleased to announce that a reader, Eric Hartwell, has put
together a lovely 2007 calendar based upon the
Year in Pictures feature I posted looking back on some of the great
pics from 2006. You can
order it from Cafepress in either a large or a small format (the
large looks better, but both are nice). I think Eric did a great job
selecting the images and laying them out; the calendars are absolutely
-- The Planetary Society Weblog
By Emily Lakdawalla -
January. 31,
As part of the research for my Apollo 17 project, I
needed to prepare a definitive timeline/transcript of the mission. A proper reference needs sources identified, interpretations explained, and a
revision history with audit trail. I stated to write a .NET web application with
its own database, when I realized I already have a web application that does all
that - MediaWiki.
This series of tech notes documents my progress in extending
MediaWiki to manage a large, multipage transcript, with the contents
stored as XML text - to produce the
Apollo 17 Flight Journal (click the edit tab
on any page to see the source).
This series of tech notes documents my progress in building a unified
web portal using Community Server, MediaWiki, and static web pages - using FrontPage shared borders, style
sheets, a bit of JavaScript, a bit of PHP, a bit of brute force, and even more
duct tape.
I wanted my web to use the Community Server 2.0 look and feel, while working
within the limitations of FrontPage 2003. This tech note documents my progress using FrontPage shared borders, style
sheets, a bit of JavaScript, a bit of brute force, and a roll of
duct tape. The whole thing can be saved as a FrontPage Page Template.
"The Blue Marble" is one of the most widely distributed photographic
images in existence. NASA officially credits the image to the entire Apollo
17 crew - "The identity of the photographer is unverifiable."
But is it really? A lot of detective work
makes a strong case to identify
Jack Schmitt as the photographer.
... and produces a compilation of Earth
photos taken during Apollo 17's coast to the moon
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The most visible aspect of Harbor House programs is our Shelter Program, which meets the critical safety needs of those fleeing abusive situations. However, Harbor House is much more than a safe shelter. Over the years, we have grown to be a comprehensive program center, offering a whole host of services. Six core programs assist us in carrying out our mission. They are as follow:
Available to all, regardless of whether currently staying in shelter, past visits to shelter or no previous shelter visits.
Available to all, regardless of whether currently staying in shelter, past visits to shelter or no previous shelter visits. Work with children through teens.
From an office located in Chilton and staffed 40 hours per week, Calumet County residents can receive more accessible access to all Harbor House programming for victims and their children. Those in need of shelter would be offered space in our Appleton shelter facility. All other programs apply:
The following support groups are held at Harbor House's main location, 720 W. Fifth St., Appleton. It is a good idea if you are planning to attend group for the first time, to call to ensure the group is still being held at the time specified. Child care is provided at no charge by prescreened Harbor House volunteers. Call (920) 832-1667 for group inquiries.


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The gust of wind felt across the Delaware Valley today was not brought upon by any Labor Day storm or cold front. The wind instead was the collective sighs and exhales from Phillies' fans who wanted to see the man they called #BabeRuf on Twitter in red and white pin stripes before the end of the year.
"Ruf Riders" were disappointed today as the Phillies added infielder Pete Orr to the 40-man roster and announced that he, along with IronPigs' manager Ryne Sandberg and pitching coach Rod Nichols, will join the Phillies tomorrow. Hector Luna's release was seen by many, including most of our staff, as foreshadowing for slugging Reading first baseman/left fielder Darin Ruf to be added to the 40-man roster and to join the Phillies after the R-Phils' complete their season. Ruf's road to the Major's in 2013 seems to have now become improbable, if not impossible, with Orr filling up the 40th roster spot. Ruf finished the year leading the Eastern League with 104 RBIs and a Reading Phillies'-record 38 HRs, while narrowly missing the Eastern League triple-crown by .005.
The R-Phils defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 7-3 behind a strong performance by Adam Morgran, who is now 4-1 with a 3.53 ERA with 29 Ks for Reading , and clinched the final Eastern League Wild Card spot. The R-Phils start the postseason on Wednesday against the division-winning Trenton Thunder at home on Wednesday.
Analysis: While it admittedly was a long-shot, Ruf's great season does not look like it will continue past the Eastern League playoffs and into the MLB regular season. The Phillies roster now stands at 40 exactly and it's most expendable part, Orr, was the one just added. The other player that they could likely sneak through wavers, Steven Lerud, has now become a necessity with injuries to Carlos Ruiz and Brian Schneider. With the call-ups through the weekend and today, it is unlikely any further players will join the Phillies in 2012 provided the team remains in good health. Should there be an injury to a catcher, it is likely Sebastian Valle would join the team to close the season, and an injury to an outfielder may prompt a surprise Tyson Gillies call-up, who has hit .304/.369/.453 with 4 HRs in 68 games with Reading this year.
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This is very similar to my butterflied chicken recipe, with one exception. I used very traditional seasonings with the Thanksgiving Turkey. It is important to let the bird rest in the fridge before baking. So you don't want to skip that part. If you have other herbs that you enjoy on your turkey, use them. If you often find that it is difficult to fit all of your dishes in the oven on Turkey Day, you will be delighted to see what little space this takes up. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!
Butterflied Thanksgiving Turkey
1 young turkey
4 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
2 teaspoons sage
1 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Cut the backbone out of the turkey. This is real easy to do if you use kitchen shears. Follow down either side of the spine, cutting the ribs as you go. There is no need to cut into the spine. Then flip the bird over, breast up, and push down to flatten more.
Although this next step is not my favorite part of the recipe, it is quite necessary. Slip your fingers up under the skin which will allow it to become crisp in the cooking process. Place on a broiler pan and set in fridge for at least one hour.
Heat oven to 500F and remove the turkey from the fridge. Mix the butter with the spices and spread under the skin. Bake for approximately 60-70 minutes, or until thermometer inserted in the thick part of the breast reads 160F.
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Oxytocin And Uterotonic Agent Use For Cesarean Delivery
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|March 3, 2012
|Last Updated Date
|January 2, 2015
|Start Date ICMJE
|April 2011
|Primary Completion Date
|January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|1. Amount of oxytocin and other uterotonic agents used to obtain satisfactory uterine tone. [ Time Frame: Up to 15 min from time of infant delivery ]
Will measure total amount of oxytocin, methergine, hemebate, and cytotec to achieve satisfactory uterine tone, as determined by the operating obstetrician.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01549223 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Side effects associated with uterotonic drug use [ Time Frame: Up to 15 min from time of infant delivery ]
Will evaluate the incidence of hypotension, flushing, nausea, and emesis reported after administration of uterotonic agents.
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Oxytocin And Uterotonic Agent Use For Cesarean Delivery
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Randomized Controlled Trial of Standardized Versus Conventional Oxytocin and Uterotonic Agent Use for Cesarean Delivery
|Brief Summary
The central objective of this study will be to evaluate a standardized, evidence-based regimen versus a conventional regimen for uterotonic drug dosing for elective cesarean delivery
The investigators primary hypothesis is that the proposed uterotonic drug regimen, when compared to conventional dosing regimen, during elective cesarean delivery will:
1. Reduce the overall amount of oxytocin and other uterotonic agents used to obtain satisfactory uterine tone.
Secondary outcomes to be evaluated will be:
|Detailed Description
The current guidelines for the administration of oxytocin during cesarean delivery are diverse, empiric, and vague. A stepwise, standardized, checklist driven algorithm for the use of oxytocin and other uterotonic agents during cesarean delivery is needed to guide practitioners in a clear and concise manner. This algorithm should encompass laboring and non-laboring women, as well as prophylactic and therapeutic uses of oxytocin and other uterotonic agents.
More specifically, the investigators believe that the following points should be incorporated into a protocol: 1) oxytocin should be used in initial doses of less than 5 IU; 2) oxytocin should not be administered as a rapid IV bolus; 3) an initial rapid infusion of oxytocin should be followed by a maintenance infusion; 4) higher initial and infusion doses of oxytocin offer no clinical benefit and should be avoided; and 5) if it appears that oxytocin is not producing effective uterine contractions, other uterotonic drugs acting via different pathways should be considered in a standardized way.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 4
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|January 2012
|Primary Completion Date
|January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|Plan to Share Data
|Not Provided
|IPD Description
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Lawrence Ching Tsen, Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|Information Provided By
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Verification Date
|January 2015
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Fear, trust and Aborigines : The historical experience of state institutions and current encounters in the health system
Cox, Leonie (2007) Fear, trust and Aborigines : The historical experience of state institutions and current encounters in the health system. Health and History : Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine, 9(2), pp. 70-92.
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Troubled dynamics between residents of an Aboriginal town in Queensland and the local health system were established during colonisation and consolidated during those periods of Australian history where the policies of 'protection' (segregation), integration and then assimilation held sway. The status of Aboriginal health is, in part, related to interactions between the residents' current and historical experiences of the health and criminal justice systems as together these agencies used medical and moral policing to legitimate dispossession, marginalisation, institutionalisation and control of the residents. The punitive regulations and ethnocentric strategies used by these institutions are within the living memory of many of the residents or in the published accounts of preceding generations. This paper explores current residents' memories and experiences.
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|Copyright 2007 Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine and authors
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Calcutta: Ashley Giles has been named as England's limited-overs head coach as team director Andy Flower looks to reduce his role with the national team.
However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stressed that Flower will remain the team director and "continue to be responsible for the preparation and playing strategies for the England men's cricket teams, supported by Ashley Giles".
Giles is a former England international and was the Warwickshire Director of Cricket.
In a media statement issued on Wednesday, the ECB said: "The change in structure will provide a more efficient and sustainable use of coaching resources, ensuring that both coaches have an opportunity to prepare thoroughly for each series as well as interacting more regularly with other important areas of England cricket."
"Andy Flower will have accountability for the results of England cricket and will continue to tour with the England Test side during both home and away series but will no longer be responsible for the day to day leadership of the England ODI and T20 sides," the statement added.
Giles, as the ODI and T20 head coach, will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the England ODI and T20 teams, and will be accountable to Flower for the results of these teams.
According to ECB, Giles will report directly to the Flower.
The statement further added: "Both Flower and Giles will remain England selectors and they will use the time they have away from international cricket to not only prepare and plan for upcoming series but also establish close links with the first-class County directors of cricket and head coaches."
Giles' first assignment will be the tour of India and New Zealand, respectively, before turning his focus to the ICC Champions Trophy next summer.
England are currently playing a Test series in India, to be followed by the T20 series. They will return home briefly at the year end before returning to play the ODI series.
On his appointment, Giles said: "I am delighted to have been appointed England ODI and T20 head coach and to be given an opportunity to coach at international level."