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Police cars headed to new homes
"You have the right to take your patrol car home" may have been read to town police officers following the Board of Aldermen meeting on Nov. 16.
Mayor Chuck Cariker introduced the topic for discussion, saying that currently two officers live in the city limits, two live in the county and four live outside of the county.
He then called on Police Chief Richard Veazey to offer his opinion.
Veazey said taking patrol cars home would keep the cars "newer longer."
"If you assign everyone a car, they seem to take care of it better," Veazey said.
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Family Caregiver Alliance is featured in the new PBS program, "Retirement Revolution: The New Reality" that premiered September 15, 2009 (check your local listings for an airdate in your community). Paula Zahn hosts this program which examines how millions of Americans have had to change their retirement plans in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown. Retirement Revolution looks at the stories of everyday people who have found ways not only to survive but thrive in this new reality.
You are the caregiver who has finally conceded that "outside" help is needed and you've taken the plunge. You've done your homework (or not) and hired home care workers. You've already sorted out whether to use an agency or to hire private contractors. You may have made your decisions with reams of information or with little information at all. Paid caregivers are now in place to help care for your loved one.
(Aired: July 11, 2006)
Carol Smith, Ph.D., R.N., University of Kansas School of Nursing
Learn about the latest research on why those who care for others often feel sad, guilty and alone...and what we can do to change those feelings.
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An overview of the day-to-day, hands-on strategies and skills caregivers need to maintain a frail older or chronically ill individual at home.
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Examines the challenges confronting working caregivers, the ways in which employers have sought to address these issues, and models for effective workplace programs. Also looks at some promising developing partnerships between employers and service providers.
This publication is available as a downloadable PDF document. To view and print this file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is available as a free download by clicking here.
FCA's Connections e-newsletter focuses on issues and information important to family caregivers. The newsletter regularly covers tips, articles, and helpful advice that can assist families with the numerous daily care tasks that caregiving for loved ones presents ― including the often overlooked "caring for yourself." While much of the content can prove helpful to caregivers nationwide, the events included are local to the six-county region of FCA's Bay Area Caregiver Resource Center.
Findings from a groundbreaking research study exploring choice and decision-making in everyday care for persons with cognitive impairment and their family caregivers.
The study makes policy and practice recommendations to advance knowledge on consumer direction and dementia care.
Download scanned PDF of the report, published May 2000.
Stories fill the news about aides who take advantage of, rather than care for, a parent, spouse, or other family member in their home. Drained savings accounts, missing jewelry, and unexplained bruises are all too common experiences. One way to avoid becoming a victim is to conduct an attendant background check. Background checks include a review of job performance and verification that the information provided to the family caregiver is accurate, and that the attendant can do the job that the caregiver needs to be done.
What does it mean when someone is said to have dementia? For some people, the word conjures up scary images of "crazy" behavior and loss of control. In fact, the word dementia describes a group of symptoms that includes short-term memory loss, confusion, the inability to problem-solve, the inability to complete multi-step activities such as preparing a meal or balancing a checkbook, and, sometimes, personality changes or unusual behavior.
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The Third DANish Study of Optimal Acute Treatment of Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: DEFERred stent implantation in connection with primary PCI - DANAMI 3-DEFER
The goal of the trial was to compare the utility of deferred versus immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and referred for primary PCI.
Contribution to the Literature: The DANAMI 3-DEFER trial suggests that deferred stenting at the time of primary PCI in STEMI patients is not superior for adverse cardiovascular outcomes compared with the conventional practice of immediate stenting.
Study Design
Patients in whom the operators could establish Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 2-3 flow without stenting and with minimal acute manipulation or patients presenting with TIMI 2-3 flow were randomized in a 1:1 fashion to stent implantation after 48 hours (n = 603) or immediate stenting per local practices (n = 612).
- Total number of enrollees: 1,215
- Duration of follow-up: 42 months
- Mean patient age: 62 years
- Percentage female: 25%
- Percentage diabetics: 9%
Other salient features/characteristics:
- Infarct location: anterior (45%), inferior (50%)
- Multivessel disease (40%)
- Thrombus aspiration: 61%
- Glycoprotein inhibitor or bivalirudin use: 93%
- TIMI flow 0-1 at presentation: 38%
- No stenting for deferred vs. conventional: 15% vs. 3%
- Median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF): 50%
Inclusion criteria:
- STEMI presenting within 12 hours
- Establishment of TIMI 2-3 flow after minimal acute manipulation
Exclusion criteria:
- Known intolerance of contrast media, anticoagulant, or dual antiplatelet therapy
- Unconsciousness or cardiogenic shock
- Stent thrombosis
- Indication for acute coronary artery bypass grafting
- Increased bleeding risk
Principal Findings:
The primary outcome, MACE (all-cause mortality, MI, target vessel revascularization [TVR], hospitalization for congestive heart failure) for deferred vs. immediate stenting: hazard ratio 0.99, 95% confidence interval 0.75-1.29, p = 0.92
Components of the primary outcome (for deferred vs. immediate stenting):
- All-cause mortality: 7% vs. 9%, p = 0.37
- MI: 7% vs. 7%, p = 0.77
- Unplanned TVR: 7% vs. 4%, p = 0.03
Secondary outcomes:
- Median LVEF at 18 months for deferred vs. immediate stenting: 60% vs. 57%, p = 0.04
- Percentage with EF ≤45%: 13% vs. 18%, p = 0.05
The results of this trial indicate that deferred stenting at the time of primary PCI in STEMI patients is not superior for adverse cardiovascular outcomes compared with immediate stenting (which is conventional practice). In fact, routine deferred stenting was associated with a higher risk of TVR, possibly because stenting at the time of the second procedure at 48 hours was deemed unnecessary in 15% of patients (compared with 3% in the conventional management arm). An improvement in LVEF at 18 months with deferred stenting was observed in a smaller subset that underwent imaging. This is hypothesis generating and cannot easily be explained by the data presented here.
An earlier smaller single-center trial, DEFER-STEMI, had noted an improvement in no-reflow and smaller infarct size at 6 months with a deferred strategy. However, there were several limitations of that trial, including an open-label design. All patients in the deferred arm of that trial were treated with tirofiban in between the two procedures.
Kelbæk H, Høfsten DE, Køber L, et al. Deferred versus conventional stent implantation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (DANAMI 3-DEFER): an open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2016;387:2199-206.
Editorial: van't Hof AW, Ottervanger JP. Primary angioplasty for STEMI: hard to improve upon. Lancet 2016;387:2166-8.
Presented by Dr. Henning Kelbæk at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL, April 3, 2016.
Clinical Topics: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Acute Heart Failure, Interventions and ACS
Keywords: ACC Annual Scientific Session, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure, Infarction, Myocardial Infarction, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Stents, Thrombosis
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The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is rare, desirable car. Yet this 1955 example is even more special. Part of the outrageous Pinnacle Portfolio collection, this car is one of only 29 aluminum-bodied Gullwings built. It will cross the block next month in the RM Auctions sale held in conjunction with... read more
Mercedes-Benz's in-house tuner AMG was only established in 1967 but the company has built a handful of original 300SLs in the past, including this 1954 gullwing. As the... read more March 17, 2014 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Owning a masterpiece of vintage automotive engineering is the dream of many of us. Maybe even all of us. But for one man, that dream is reality, in the form of a stunning... read more December 28, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing" was the supercar of its day, but who would've known it would be so at home at Bonneville? Bob Sirna, the 300SL owner profiled in this... read more October 29, 2013 by Stephen Edelstein
An original Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing, similar to the one pictured above, was almost completely wrecked after a mechanic crashed the rare classic on a stretch of road near... read more April 4, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In August, a 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible Coupe once owned by legendary Hollywood star Clark Gable crossed the block at Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach... read more September 20, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
If you've got $850,000 burning a hole in your (gigantic) pocket, we'd be hard-pressed to suggest a better buy than this 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe prototype... read more July 27, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
Our experience tells us that when something sounds too good to be true, it often is. Take this 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe, for example: it's only got 31,000 miles... read more June 8, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
As manufacturing becomes ever more automated, it's much easier to appreciate the work of traditional craftsmen, slaving over blocks of wood for hours on end and producing... read more April 3, 2012 by Antony Ingram
Replicas can be a divisive topic among gearheads. Owning a replica isn't the same as owning the real thing, but it does allow people the illusion of owning their dream... read more March 21, 2012 by Antony Ingram
Proof you can still find some of the rarest of rare automobiles rotting away in a damp garage or barn somewhere is this original 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL... read more March 12, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Movie buffs traveling to this year's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will be in for a pleasant surprise: among all the classic rides on display will be Natalie Wood's... read more January 5, 2012 by Richard Read
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Chapter 3
Yori's ears twitched and his eyes flickered open. It was early morning, and the sunlight was falling across his face. Had he imagined…
"Yori…" He stayed very still. Perhaps whoever was calling him hadn't seen him.
"The patrols are gone. You can come down." Yori realized that he recognized the voice and looked down. Reis was standing at the base of the tree. Surprised, he clambered down and walked up to him. He was pleased to find that the pain in his side was gone. The juice's effects had worn off.
"Reis, what are you doing here?"
"Looking for you." His friend looked over his shoulder, his dark hair shifting as he did so.
"How did you find me?"
"Mostly chance, though I figured you would be somewhere around here. Listen, you do not have much time. You have to leave as soon as possible."
"King Balthir'zeziel has taken over. That is why the rebels are not looking for you right now."
Yori's brow furrowed. "That makes no sense. My father-"
"Your father is dead."
Yori's eyes widened in disbelief. "That is impossible."
"The Orator killed him, along with all the other delegates. I am sorry."
Yori felt like a lead weight had settled into his stomach. The old king was all the family that he had.
"You have to leave the forest," Reis continued. "It is your only hope of surviving."
"I could gather some troops," Yori said numbly.
"Everyone that was loyal to the house of Loirn is either dead or on the other side." Reis grabbed Yori by the shoulders. "You have to run."
Yori nodded and began to walk away. His pace quickened with each step and soon he was running almost blindly through the forest, only taking just enough initiative to find the fastest path to get himself out. Several different thoughts kept going through his head:
His father was dead. The Orator was evil. He had lost his kingdom. And now he was an outlaw with no idea what to do or where he was going…
A noise from his left stopped him. He turned and was surprised to see Maya surrounded by three elves. As he watched, one of them brought out a dagger. Yori was unsure what to do. If he attacked, he would give himself away. But if not…
"Leave her," Yori said stepping out. One of the elves turned to him and sneered.
"These are elfin lands. The old king might have been lenient, but King Balthir'zeziel will not be." Then his eyes widened. "Wait, you are the prince…"
Another elf stepped forward. "There is a great bounty on your head."
"Is that so? Try and collect it then." Yori pulled out his sword and it blazed with energy. Frightened, the elves turned and fled.
Maya scowled. "I was fine."
"You were not going to be 'fine' for long. Admit it, I just saved your life."
"Why? We've only just met."
Yori shrugged. "I just did not want your life on my head."
"Is it true, all those things they said about Balfir taking over?"
"Yes," Yori said, with a grimace.
"Then these woods aren't safe anymore." Maya began walking away.
"Where are you going?" Yori called after her.
"To the dark elves. Unless you want to stick around and get caught, you should come with me."
"But," said Yori, falling in step with her, "The relationship between dark elves and wood elves has been shaky for centuries."
"Don't worry. I'll vouch for you." Maya smiled, but for Yori, it wasn't very reassuring.


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A 24 year old man who was jumped, beaten and stomped by three teenagers on a Grand Rapids playground has died. Scott Simerson was attacked in May outside Sibley elementary school. He suffered a terrible brain injury in the attack.
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Prompt: script about a meeting of international leaders-to-be in America
Max (shrugs shoulders): Yo.
Gemma: Hi.
(waves. silence. Gemma fiddles with a pen, tapping it several times against the back of her desk. After a minute, Max's eyes start to glaze over.)
Max: Do you mind?
Gemma: Sorry. (Small smile) So, you're here for the summer camp, too, right? I can't believe they're already running late. I mean. (A sigh) Well, no, I'm not, like, complaining. It's just. They set this up, right? You'd think it would at l—
(Kent enters from the back of the stage. He vaults over the table between Max and Gemma, and slumps onto the front of the desk, his limbs loose and almost touching the floor. He is a gangly fellow.)
Kent: S'up!
Max: Kent! Thought you weren't gonna make it, bro. (They high five.)
Gemma (to herself): Now, what is this? Some sort of lads' club?
(The room darkens, as if a bulb has broken. Gemma stifles a squeak.)
Gemma: God damn it.
(Silence, except for the sound of shuffling as Max and Kent adjust to the darkness. Gemma starts tapping erratically on the desk.)
Kent: I didn't even notice the blinds were down. Or, what? The windows were closed.
Max: Something like that. (pause) Who's tapping?
Gemma: It's me. Sorry.
Max: Did you just stand up?
Gemma: Yeah.
(Max splutters to himself. The sound of someone standing on the table. Kent clears his throat.)
Kent: Gemma – you gonna investigate with me?
Max: Hey!
Kent: Well, you were a given.
(Gemma has already made her way across the room.)
Gemma: I swear there were windows. You saw windows, right? Windows letting light in.
Max: I'm making no conclusions.
(Kent coughs)
Kent: I hope you're not saying what I think you're saying.
Max: Wouldn't dream of it.
Gemma (is still scrabbling against the wall): What? Where've the windows gone? I swear there were windows.


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The Supreme Court hears arguments tomorrow in a case that will very likely determine whether we, as a nation, have the ability to cleanse our democracy of the poison of huge special-interest campaign contributions. The justices are returning early from summer break to hear a challenge to the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law. The law closes two gaping campaign finance loopholes, reining in corrupt ''soft money'' expenditures and bogus ''issue ads.'' It falls squarely within Congress's power to regulate federal elections, and does not infringe on any constitutional rights. The Supreme Court should uphold the law in its entirety.
The bane of campaign finance reform these days is ''soft money.'' Corporations and unions have long been barred from contributing to federal campaigns, and individuals are limited in the amounts they can contribute. But they have all learned to evade these limitations by giving to political parties. Defenders of McCain-Feingold rightly compare the role parties play in the process to ''offshore banks.''
Everyone involved is in on the soft-money charade. Parties wink when they accept money secretly earmarked for Senator X's campaign. And when the donor comes by later for a favor, Senator X is well aware of the soft-money gift. According to evidence in the case, soft money played a key role in blocking Congressional action on generic drugs, tort reform, tobacco-control laws and new accounting rules for stock options.
McCain-Feingold also takes aim at phony ''issue ads.'' Unions and corporations, barred from spending their own funds on campaign advertisements, evade the law by running commercials that pretend to be abstract discussions of political issues. A classic of the genre, used in a hard-fought Montana Congressional campaign, accused a candidate of taking ''a swing at his wife'' and failing to make child support payments. It purported to be an issue ad instead of a campaign ad, because it ended by urging viewers to call the target and ''tell him to support family values.''
Soft money has overwhelmed federal campaigns, making a joke of limits on campaign contributions. In 2000, the national parties raised nearly half a billion dollars in soft money, 60 percent of which came from just 800 deep-pocketed donors. And as anyone who watches television knows, phony issue ads paid for by special interests are ubiquitous in the weeks leading up to federal elections.
The special interest groups, political incumbents and others who are challenging McCain-Feingold argue it infringes on their free speech rights. But the law does not prohibit any speech. It simply, and appropriately, limits how campaign speech can be financed. As a group of former top officials from the American Civil Liberties Union argued in a ''friend of the court'' brief, the First Amendment's purpose is to promote a functioning and fair democracy, which the current system of campaign finance mocks.
Critics of McCain-Feingold also claim that it weakens political parties. But parties have no right, and no reason, to act as walking, talking campaign-finance loopholes. Deprived of their role as a passive pipeline for soft money, they will spend more time on grass-roots organizing, fund-raising for their own campaigns, and other activities.Continue reading the main story
At issue before the justices tomorrow is more than a single piece of cleanup legislation. The issue, in a very real sense, is democracy itself and whether Americans must be resigned to a campaign finance system that elevates wealthy favor-seekers over ordinary citizens. The special interests lined up to challenge the law have tried, in sky-is-falling fashion, to present it as a complete transformation of campaign finance. It is not that. It simply plugs a few loopholes in the existing law that are rendering it meaningless. If the Supreme Court holds that Congress cannot make these small but critically important fixes, it will be condemning the nation to a democracy forever held captive to the corrupting influence of monied special interests.Continue reading the main story


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Dan Fogelberg
Aug. 13, 1951 ~ Dec. 16, 2007
Dan Fogelberg, native son of Peoria, Illinois, touched generations with his inspiring lyrics,
sensitive music and smooth vocals. His death at the age of 56 from advanced prostate cancer devastated
his legions of fans from around the world. Many have stated Dan wrote the soundtrack of their lives.
Despite his passing, his musical legacy continues to shine brightly. One of the purposes of the
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text: Shell makes it easier for consumers to save at the pumpShell recognizes that consumers are concerned with rising prices at the pump and want the most value for their money. Since 2009, Shell has been teaming up with many of the nation's leading grocers to make it easier for consumers to save on high-quality fuels at Shell by redeeming their grocery loyalty card rewards at the pump. And, today Shell has alliances with leading grocers in more than 130 markets coast-to-coast, so it's never been easier for consumers to save at the pump. All they need to do is make qualifying purchases at participating grocery stores by using their existing loyalty rewards card and they earn rewards that can be redeemed at participating Shell stations.Shell also wants to remind drivers that they can save at the pump by using one of the many Shell payment options designed to address the diverse financial needs of today's consumers. 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Traveling is one of the great passions of my life and I have traveled through all continents. Kerala was one of the most special places I have been to.
My journey to Kerala was life changing. Kerala is the southernmost tip of India. Local population of kerala is known as keralites, malayalees or mallus. It is not the India you have seen in the TV. Everything about Kerala is different. This is not an India of snake charmers, beggars or slums that keeps popping up in the TV screens, Hollywood movies or BBC articles
To say Kerala is beautiful is a huge understatement. People call it gods own country and you don't give a name like that without a valid reason. Kerala is the whole package. Kerala has a Great culture, people, food, and nature is at its best. Women are empowered in Kerala. An age old tradition of matrilineal inheritance made women very independent and empowered in Kerala society.
I have been to all of India, Kerala a country with-in a country. More than 20 percentage of this green state is forest. People are near 100% educated, living conditions are better than in the west. There is a hospital, church and a school in every 1 mile. Kerala has a very low population growth, Economy grows above 10%. Keralalites have one of the oldest Christian populations in the world. Syrian Christians or Nasranis of Kerala are 1st century Christians and their churches are among the oldest and grandest in the world. Legend says they were converted by St: Thomas himself. Hinduism and Islam are other two main religions in Kerala. Kerala is a perfect example of a working multiculturalism.
Kerala is a land full of beautiful backwaters. Around 44 rivers make this land very fertile and green. Cold, Green and beautiful hill station of Munnar is the favourite summer retreat of keralites. Tea counties, beautiful valleys and rivers make it a heaven on earth. KTDC Tea County is the perfect place to explore Munnar. And nearby Thekkady is a beautiful wild life sanctuary with a gorgeous artificial lake and lot of tigers. Yes, the real king of jungle is there in plenty!
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Atlanta -- The Cavaliers index is up today, as traders responded to their three-game winning streak. Futures, however, remained unchanged as investors were still wary of the team's inconsistency and the general softness of their last three opponents.
It sounds like I know what I'm talking about, right. Like I missed my calling and I should've joined the financial media. Yeah, right. Although, Dan Gilbert ripped us sports hacks last season by telling us the financial press never jumped to conclusions or published rumors like the heartless, idiotic sports press. Of course, had the financial media been as mindful as the local sports media of a potential disaster like Larry Brown running the front office, maybe Enron wouldn't have been allowed to run wild for all those years, eh?
Anyway, the Cavs look like gangbusters again after beating the Hawks last night. But I think they still show way too much inconsistency for their own good. They were very lethargic on defense last night, perhaps focusing on their post-game plans a little early. This is one of the main reasons they continue to be streaky, because they don't bring the same effort every night. They too often play to the level of their opponent and it has come back to bite them on more than one occasion. The fact that they're 10-1 at home against team over .500 and just 5-4 against teams below .500 says it all.
Friday they have a chance to win the season series from the Pacers and they ought to be out for blood. But that attitude has often been lacking this season, so we'll see.
By the way, I read today that Isiah Thomas totally denies the sexual harassment charge leveled at him by a former Knicks employee, saying:
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TALLAHASSEE — Cliff Hammonds grew up about a half hour away from the Florida State campus, a fan of the Seminole football and basketball teams.
But when it came time for college, Florida State wasn't sure Hammonds fit its needs in either sport. Clemson, however, wanted him for basketball.
It was Hammonds' left-handed layup banked high off the backboard over a pair of Florida State defenders with 3 seconds left lifted No. 23 Clemson to a 68-66 win over the Seminoles in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools on Wednesday night.
"I had struggled the whole game shooting-wise," said Hammonds, who was ust 4 for 12 from the floor. "I had to finish it."
Clemson (15-0) remains one of the country's last three unbeaten major college teams, joining No. 16 Oregon and top-ranked UCLA, who both play toThursday night.
Vernon Hamilton, who led Clemson with 19 points, dribbled the ball up and fired a pass to Hammonds for the winner.
"We couldn't have executed that play any better," Clemson coach Oliver Purnell said. "Cliff layed it over two tremendous athletes for the bucket."
Florida State (12-3) had tied it with 6.5 seconds left on a tip-in by Ryan Reid.
A 6-3 junior from neighboring Cairo, Ga. Hammonds hit a 3-point shot with 2 minutes left that put the Tigers ahead 64-42, wiping out Florida State's only lead of the game since the opening basket.
"He was a very good (high school) player," Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said afterward. "A very good football and basketball player."
"Oh, I'm so proud of him," said Delma Hammonds, the player's grandmother and one of approximately 50 Hammonds' fans at the game, who waited for over an hour for their favorite athlete to leave the Clemson locker room where he received two IV's for dehydration.
"It's huge for us, being 1-and-oh in the conference," Clemson's Hamilton said. "It's going to be games like this every night. You've got to grind these games out."
Clemson led by as many as a dozen, 41-29, late in the first half, but Florida State tied the game briefly, 56-56, on Al Thornton's basket with 5:45 left and led 62-61 on a Toney Douglas free throw.
Hamilton hit 8 of 11 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from behind the 3-point circle.
K.C. Rivers added 16 points and James Mays 14 for Clemson, which shot 47.6 percent and managed a 32-30 rebound advantage behind freshman Trevor Booker's game-high nine rebounds.
"They executed their game plan better than we executed ours," Florida State's Hamilton said afterward. "We gave them a lot of unnuecessary opportunities with our impatience."
Thornton' 19 points and half dozen rebounds led the Seminoles, who committed 21 turnovers.
Isaiah Swann scored 13 points and Jason Rich added 12 for Florida State, which shot 46 percent and enjoyed a big advantage at the free throw line, making 16 of 20 opportunities.
Clemson was just 2 of 5 from the free throw line.
Tyler Hansbrough and Reyshawn Terry scored 19 points apiece, and No. 2 North Carolina routed visiting Pennsylvania 102-64 Wednesday night for its 10th straight victory.
Wayne Ellington scored 17 points and fellow freshman Brandan Wright added 12 for North Carolina (13-1), which fell behind by 10 early but used a 27-4 run late in the first half to take command against the Quakers (6-6).
The Ivy League's most productive offense wound up being no match for a North Carolina defense which hasn't allowed a team to score 70 points since No. 6 Ohio State had 89 on Nov. 29, a span of eight games.
Russell Carter scored 19 points and Luke Harangody added 15 to help host Notre Dame beat Louisville in the Big East opener for both teams.
Freshman point guard Tory Jackson added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in his second career start for the Irish (13-1).
Terrence Williams led Louisville (10-5) with 18 points.
Notre Dame has won 12 straight games for the first time in nearly 33 years. The Irish shot 47 percent from the field and forced 15 turnovers to improve to 11-0 at the Joyce Center.
Frank Young scored a career-high 25 points for West Virginia.
Young's eight 3-pointers also were a career high. Joe Alexander scored 16 points and Alex Ruoff added 11 for the Mountaineers (12-1, 2-0 Big East).
Young hit four 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes as West Virginia built an 18-8 lead. Villanova cut the deficit to 23-20 with 5 minutes remaining in the first half, but the Mountaineers answered with a 23-4 run.
Kentucky had its worst shooting game of the season but held off visiting Houston 77-70 Wednesday night to survive a scare in its final tuneup before Southeastern Conference play.
The Wildcats (11-3) never trailed but couldn't pull away from the Cougars despite leading 10-0 early. They shot just 39 percent from the field — surpassing the season-worst 41 percent last month in a victory over Santa Clara.
A 3-point play by Oliver Lafayette with less than three minutes to go tied the game at 68, but Randolph Morris hit a turn-around jumper to give the Wildcats the lead for good.
Morris led the team with 20 points — 10 of them from the free-throw line. He added 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double in six games.
Bryce Sheldon scored 20 points and freshman Brandis Raley-Ross added a career-high 18 as South Carolina slipped past visiting Western Carolina 67-53 Wednesday night.
After the Catamounts (5-9) cut their deficit to two with 7:58 left, the Gamecocks (10-2) finished on a 16-4 run behind Raley-Ross, who scored seven of his 13 second half points during the run.
The Gamecocks won without point guard Tre Kelley, who sat out with a sprained left knee.
The senior had started 53 straight games and leads the team in scoring at 16.8 points.
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Spideryak, pretty cool BT but much too complex and fast for my skill level. What your post did for me, however, was to use a site I found awhile back to go looking for BT progressions other than the 1, 4, 5.
The site listed below has a number of different progressions and songs using them, (click on the progression for a list), but no backing tracks. I have, for quite awhile, tried to hear how different progressions sound but have had no success at doing this listening to songs.
What your post did for me was to think of a way to find backing tracks in different progressions. I am taking a progression from the site and searching YouTube for backing tracks matching a progression. SUCCESS!!.
Finding BT with a variety of different progressions is allowing me to play along with tracks other than using the blues standard of 1, 4, 5.
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Keith, I, too, have a, "long way to go". I use a book, "Modern Reading Text in 4/4", by Louis Bellson, to practice timing. Currently running my metronome at 60BPM. I have attached 2 pages from the book that I found on the Internet.
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Yes Andy, you are correct. Learning to play the harmonica comes first. Timing is something that comes after you can play good solid notes. I guess that is where I am at today cause I am committed to improving my timing skills. I have approached this in the past only to give up, but, no more, I am on the, "path to good timing!"
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spideryak, I wonder if by a, "split chord", you mean what I call an octave? The covering of 2 or 3 holes in the middle and playing the two holes on each end. This is great in 3rd position because there is so much you can do with this technique. As for tongue blocking the lower holes I tend to pucker holes 1 and 2 and tongue block the other 8.
As for playing octaves, (split chords?), Jason Ricci has a tutorial on this located here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTsT6EaAPQ8&t=3s
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So, I don't get it. Well, that's not exactly accurate but here are my thoughts. Yes, I can agree with those of you who believe that playing in, "your own groove", or "playing without any outside constraints", is good as long as you don't intend to play with other musicians.
If, however, you do desire to play along with others than I don't see how you can have your own groove or not be constrained by the baseline of the band. Having a group of musicians all playing to their own groove would result in a chaotic cacophony of noise, I think, but not having a lot of experience with bands perhaps I am wrong.
Also, being able to recognize when playing on an upbeat instead of a downbeat, or coming in in the middle of a triplet or starting a riff on the final beat of a sixteenth note or swinging eighth notes and sixteenth notes, all things that can add something cool to the sound, are not possible without having impeccable timing, are they?
This is the kind of playing I am striving for and, for now, the only way I see of getting there is to use a metronome to lock in my timing and it is very difficult for me at this stage of my playing.
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A lot of discussion on playing solid notes which, of course, is important, but, what about timing?
For me, I find when I practice scales and play in various positions including draw/blow bends in all three octaves on the diatonic practice becomes really challenging when I do these activities with the metronome.
Accurate timing is very difficult for me. It is so difficult, in fact, that I avoid practicing it, (that doesn't make a lot of sense does it?). Well, I have now picked it up again while trying to learn Kim Wilson's rendition of, "The Telephone Blues".
Do you ever practice using a metronome?
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"Just remember Johno; there's a lot more to playing a harmonica than being able to bend a note."
Sarge, you sure have that right!
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Great ideas and suggestions.....Thanks to all!
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Reading lots of posts I see that many of you own many harmonicas. I am beginning to amass a few and my case for 7 is too small. I have been looking on the internet for larger cases and read lots of negative comments which begs me to ask, how do you store them?
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Here is a book that I find quite useful.
Blues Harmonica For Dummies By Winslow Yerxa
Winslow also has written the book, "Harmonica for Dummies".
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Sarge, and others, sorry for the lack of explanation. Let me see if I can better explain what I am trying to share.
The graphics shown in the pdf file are representative of a diatonic harmonica the left end being 1 hole right end being the 10 hole. I have updated the diagram from my earlier post.
When I speak of scale degrees I am associating a note with a number so on a 'C' harmonica and an 'A' harmonica the scale would look like this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 - scale degrees
The number one note is the root note. I have highlighted these in red on the diagram.
Here is the Blues Scale on a C harmonica and on an A harmonica in second position, (the most popular blues position), the scale degrees is noted below the scales.
G Bb C Db D F G
E G A Bb B D E
1 f3 4 f5 5 f7 1
Once you get used to it you will find it is much easier to think in scale degrees because you don't have to remember the notes on all harmonicas.
This is why my 1st -- 4th position diagram is labeled in scale degrees.
To play the Blues Scale across all octaves you tab out the scale degree positions on the harp. You do not have to remember notes only numbers. Here is the tabbing for second position blues on the low octave applied to any key harmonica.
1 f3 4 f5 5 f7 1
2d 3' 4b 4' 4d 5d 6b -- the (") double bend and (') single bend.
As you move up to other octaves apply the same idea noted above.
Been learning and memorizing the blues scale in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position. Here is a layout, in scale degrees, of the blues scale in those positions. Hope someone finds it useful.
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Here are quite a few Little Walter songs with the key. There is some overlap with my previous post but most are new. As before the links are to my Spotify account. I have also attached a list of the songs you can search for on YouTube.
Little Walter 2nd pos in G, (C harp)
Little Walter 2nd pos in F, (Bb harp)
Little Walter 2nd pos in E, (A harp)
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Wow! I see it has been 8 months since I posted this note about learning, "Love Me Do", and ya know what, my friend and I never did anything to actually learn the song. I messed around with it and learned to play several of the riffs but we never put it together. Well, I'm here to say we are going to try again.
Since that time I have found a couple of sites that are really helpful for learning this music so I thought I would post them in case anyone out there is curious about the song.
This link has the tab for both chromatic and diatonic, (key of G), and some audio demonstrating each riff in the song.
....and this link is an instrumental for learning just where the riffs fit into the song.
Spideryak has a link to some performance info about John Lennon's playing on the song here is that link.
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Playing along with backing tracks.
In the past I relied entirely on YouTube to find backing tracks in a particular key. My issue with the tracks on YouTube, however, is that a great many of them all sound very similar.
Awhile back I found a website called the, "The Blues House", hosted by Mr. Lawrence Fritts, a professor of music at the University of Chicago. The site has a lot of unique backing tracks that are all free to use in any way you wish.
If you like to improvise to backing tracks this is a great source of music. I haven't listened to all of them, (there are a lot), but the ones I have listened to are all 12 bar blues.
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I got a harmonica as Christmas gift I, "tinkered", with it for a year not really not learning much at all. I decided that either I would learn it or forget it, that was 4 years ago. Today I am taking lessons and have an image in my head of what I want to achieve. Not anywhere near that goal but am working at it.
Andy, you are fortunate to have music in your family, I don't, no musical interest from anyone. Earlier this year I met a guitar player and we try to get together once a week to play some blues, (my main interest). This has helped a lot but, like you, I still have a lot to learn.
I am serious about this and am having fun to, (often mixed with frustration), and I intend to stick with it to meet my goal.
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I use all the methods you list. My biggest challenge right now is getting my timing down and mastering some music theory, oh, and I still am learning the layout when playing in different in positions, (straight harp, 2nd position, 3rd position, and 4th). I have been practicing and learning the harp for a little more than 3 years and still am amazed with how much I still need to learn, (this little 10 hole instrument is very complex as you all must know).
It is all very challenging and, at times, extremely frustrating but I keep at and am, ever so slowly, it seems, improving.
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Maybe he is not playing octaves but is playing chords, these would be cool too. I am playing this on a G harp in the middle octave to avoid the bending.
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The embellishments I am trying to work into this tune is playing octaves. The 2 I am working on are the D octave, (blowing 3 and 6 blocking 4 and 5), and the G octave, (blowing 4 and 7 blocking 5 and 6). There is another one, the B octave but I figure trying to get 2 going are enough for me to work on.
The challenge? First trying to perfect the technique is not easy for me and Second, where in the tune would these octaves sound good.
Listening to Dennis Cooper it sounds like he is doing octaves. I am trying to figure out which ones he is using.
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"Rex, like, the dog?" I ask, gulping, and wondering how we're possibly going to escape this.
"Ha. I wish. A dog would be loads easier to kill," Ryan says, much to my very, very great disappointment.
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The MTBF for SSDs is usually far superior to that of mechanical hard disks.
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Data Protection and integrity also feature. To this end the M550 also has power-loss protection and uses error recovery techniques to protect stored data. There's also RAIN technology which isn't anything to do with metrology but is fail-over protection which ensures data is as protected as much as possible.
The M550 is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities. Retailing at $263.35 for the 256GB model, the M550 comes in at $1.02 per GB. Compared with a Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 3.5" 500GB Hard Drive (which works out at approximately $0.14 per GB) the M550 looks pretty steep price-wise. On a raw performance and reliability basis, it isn't all that bad,especially for those needing ruggedness and speed.
Fast, small, shock resistant and reliable, the M550 runs silently consuming hardly any juice at all. These factors make it a quantum leap over mechanical hard drives from days gone by.
Now that my PC boots before I've even had time to think "I'll put the jug on" is nothing short of fantastic. Taken to its logical extreme, the boundaries between sluggish PCs and appliances that work as soon as they're switched on is beginning to blur. Thank goodness for that.


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Bringing buildings to life for over 40 years
Water Treatment • Commissioning • Management
Taylor and Stapleton Engineering Ltd was established in 1973 to provide a high quality commissioning of heating, ventilation and air conditioning services within the construction industry.
We have established a reputation for quality throughout London and the Home Counties undertaking contracts for several blue chip companies.
Due to demand from our clients for the commissioning and water treatment to be carried out by the Commissioning Contractor, we also provide in-house water treatment and pipework cleaning services across a wide variety of applications.
We have been assessed by an independent body and have been awarded ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
We would be pleased to discuss any requirements that you may have.