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Pasadena Symphony Closes Season with TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO Tonihgt
The Pasadena Symphony celebrates the best of the best Russian music with international piano star Shai Wosner guest conductor Jahja Ling. The 86thseason concert finale explodes with Tchaikovsky's dazzling Piano Concerto No. 1 and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony tonight, May 10, 2014 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
"Shai Wosner's fingers are at the service of a keen musical mind and deep musical soul...he's downright thrilling," raved NPR's All Things Considered. Known for his freshly vibrant interpretation of the most popular piano concertos, Wosner exemplifies a "remarkable blend of the intellectual, physical and even devilish sides of performance," expressed the Chicago Sun Times. To experience his performance of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto will be like hearing it for the first time for music lovers.
Guest Conductor Jahja Ling is the Music Director of the San Diego Symphony and enjoys a 30 year affiliation with the Cleveland Orchestra. Jahja Ling's distinguished career as an internationally renowned conductor has earned him an exceptional reputation for musical integrity, intensity and expressivity.
Performances take place at both 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and are accompanied by pre-concert discussions one-hour before curtain. Audiences can also enjoy the new and vibrantly social Symphony Lounge, yet another addition to the care-free and elegant concert experience the Pasadena Symphony offers. A posh setting at Ambassador Auditorium's beautiful outdoor plaza, audiences can now enjoying delicious morsels and fine wines before the concert and during intermission.
The Ambassador Auditorium is located at 131 South St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA. Ticket prices start at $35 and may be purchased online at www.pasadenasymphony-pops.org or by calling (626) 793-7172.
What: The Pasadena Symphony presents Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto
Special Guests:
Jahja Ling, Conductor
Shai Wosner, Piano
When: Saturday May 10th at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Where: Ambassador Auditorium | 131 South St. John Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105
Cost: Tickets start at $35.00
Parking: Valet parking is available on Green Street for $15. General parking is available next to the Auditorium at the covered parking structure for $10. ADA parking is located at the above-ground parking lot adjacent to the Auditorium (entrance on St. John Ave.) for $10. Parking purchased onsite is cash only.
Pre-Concert Discussion: Pre-concert discussion begins one hour before curtain and is available to all ticket holders.
Artist Biographies
Jajah Ling
Jahja Ling's distinguished career as an internationally renowned conductor has earned him an exceptional reputation for musical integrity, intensity and expressivity. The 2013-14 season marks his tenth season as Music Director of the San Diego Symphony. In October of 2013 Mr. Ling is leading the San Diego Symphony to perform at Carnegie Hall with Lang Lang as soloist, followed by a tour to China with Joshua Bell and Augustin Hadelich. This two week tour will be the first international tour and the first appearance of the San Diego Symphony at Carnegie Hall in their 102 year history. Together they have undertaken commissions as well as premieres of many new works and have recorded new works by Bright Sheng, and a new CD of Lucas Richman's Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with soloists Jon Kimura Parker and Orli Shaham.
In recent and upcoming seasons Mr. Ling returns as guest conductor with the Cleveland Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Jakarta Symphony, Macao Symphony, Philharmonia Taiwan (National Symphony of Taiwan), Royal Philharmonic of London, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Symphony, as well as the Yale Philharmonia and Curtis Symphony Orchestra. In June of 2012, he conducted the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra in Berlin's O2 World arena on the occasion of Lang Lang's 30th birthday concert with Lang Lang, Herbie Hancock and 50 young pianists from around the world. He is the first and only conductor of Chinese descent who holds a music director position with a major orchestra in the United States and has conducted all major symphony orchestras in North America including Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco.
Mr. Ling holds one of the longest continuous relationships with one of the world greatest orchestras, The Cleveland Orchestra. In the 2008-09 season he celebrated his 25th anniversary season with that esteemed ensemble with performances at Severance Hall and Blossom Festival.
During his tenure as Music Director of the Florida Orchestra (1988-2003) Jahja Ling was the first conductor ever invited to appear at the Super Bowl (XXV in 1991) with Whitney Houston performing the National Anthem; the audio and video of that performance earned platinum records.
Mr. Ling's recordings for Telarc include the Dupré Organ Symphony and the Rheinberger Organ Concerto with soloist Michael Murray and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and two albums of baroque works with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (the first of which, with trumpeter Rolf Smedvig, was nominated for a Grammy® Award). His performance with the New York Philharmonic of the world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Third Symphony is featured in a recent compact disc collection of Philharmonic performances entitled American Celebrations.


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How to become a better investor
When taking up a new activity reading isn't the same as doing. You can read all you want about the activity, read others' experiences, but you need to do it yourself. I had a co-worker who was much more passionate about running than myself. He would spend hours reading about the body mechanics of running and knew everything about various running gizmos. Unfortunately all this knowledge didn't make him a better runner, it just made him a more informed runner.
Knowledge alone doesn't make anyone faster; to become faster requires practice. Ultimately speed is determined by a mix of practice and genetics. I'm a fairly average runner, I can run three or four miles at a seven minute mile pace comfortably. I'm not fast though, the fastest mile I've ever ran was 6:09, and that was in high school. On my high school cross country team I was one of the slowest kids, not something I'm proud of, but a reality. I ran the same workouts as everyone else on the team, its just my body wouldn't move as fast as them. No matter what I tried I could never get it to move beyond a certain limit. Fortunately I haven't degraded much over time, in my 30s I can run at almost the same speeds that I did in high school. If I continue to degrade gracefully I'm looking forward to my 40s and 50s where I'll finally be able to win a race in my age bracket.
I think the parallels to running and investing are very similar. A lot of what applies to becoming a better athlete applies to becoming a better investor as well.
I receive emails from readers asking me the best way to learn how to invest, and become a better investor. The best way to learn how to invest is to get started and invest money. Just like with running, you can read a lot, and think a lot, but until the shoes hit the road, or the money hits the brokerage it's all just theory. There is an emotional component to investing that you will never experience until you see your money, the money you worked hard to save move up and down with the market.
Becoming a better investor isn't a matter of building a better process, or from practice researching companies. Becoming a better investor is done through the practice of actually investing. There is a feeling investors experience when they see their money drop 10% that you will never experience if you just follow a company. Yes, a market loss isn't realized until you sell, but it's an emotional gut check to see a loss and contemplate the things you could have purchased. It's also euphoric to take action on a stock and see the stock react the way you expected. The idea that money was invested and almost out of nothing new money appeared. No products were sold, no services offered, just a purchase, a period of waiting and voila, more money.
Getting started in a new activity is difficult. I remember the first time I ever ran, it was in 8th grade in the spring. I made it maybe a mile and thought I was going to die right there on the sidewalk. It was a terrible experience, I went home and told my parents I was going to quit the track team after my first day. They encouraged me to stick with it and give it a try. About a week later I remember running three miles, the feeling of accomplishment was incredible. What was impossible a week before was now possible.
The beginning of anything is difficult, you're starting from a standing still position, there is no momentum. Once you've started you build momentum, it's easier to keep moving with momentum. Researching and investing in your first company is difficult, it's not as difficult to invest in your 200th company.
Once you've begun and have started to gain some experience flaws will start to appear almost immediately. You'll notice things you missed, or things you're not good at. Continue to practice, but with each new investment work on fixing those flaws. Continually iterate, learn what went wrong, fix it and try again. From the continual iteration you'll start to build a repeatable process. An investing process is never finished, it's always a work in progress.
Another way to get started is by starting small and simple. Just like a beginning runner wouldn't run a marathon as their first practice, an investor shouldn't be tackling AIG warrants as their first investment. Start with simple companies where the accounting is easy to understand. Once you understand the easy accounting slowly start to invest in companies with more complex accounting that stretches your skills.
This method of learning and extending could be applied to investing in new industries as well. A common complaint I hear is that banks are too hard to understand and they're black boxes. Often the complaint will mention a money center bank such as Bank of America or Wells Fargo. Instead of trying to run a marathon first why not start with a very small and simple bank? Small banks have simple accounting and are easy to understand. I'm singling out banks because I'm familiar with the industry, but the same thing could be said for oil and gas, or biotech, or really anything.
Just like people naturally run at different speeds, people invest at different speeds as well. Just because Warren Buffett reads, thinks, and invests doesn't mean that if I replicate his steps the result will be the same. No matter how hard I try I will never break five minutes on a mile, my body is not built for it. I'm too old and slow, but I'm aware of my ability. We as investors need to be aware of our abilities and limitations as well. Some investors, the Superinvestors perhaps, are naturally more gifted. I can never match their ability, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy investing, or work to maximize my own ability.
The best way to get better at anything is to do it. Do you want to improve at sales? Then sell. Looking to improve at marketing? Start marketing. Want to improve as an investor? Invest.
The formula is simple, almost too simple. Yes we can learn from the mistakes of others, and the experience of others is valuable. But the best experience is your own. You will remember your own mistakes and experiences better than you'll remember someone else's.
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- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Some great guidance here, as per usual. Thanks, Nate.ReplyDelete
The road to wisdom? -- Well, it's plain and simple to express: Err and err and err again, but less and less and less.ReplyDeleteReplies
I like this statement, very simple, and very true.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2014 at 3:07 PM
Much appreciated Nate, especially for someone like me, who is at the starting line getting ready to invest but who is also afraid what it will be like once the starting gun goes offReplyDelete
I think you miss a point that without significant knowledge and training in Corporate Finance, most small time investors (and many large ones too) are just glorified gamblers. Without the ability to dissect financials and understand how to truly value a company, shouldn't they get that first? And/or just stick it in SPY and call it a day (and also never sell and thus never pay taxes).ReplyDeleteReplies
I disagree, a baseline of knowledge is required for sure, but not a background or training in Corporate Finance. If that requirement were true I'm merely just a gambler. Some of the greats like Walter Schloss were just gamblers as well.Delete
Clearly understanding accounting is of utmost importance. But not just accounting alone, if a mastery of accounting were all one needed a computer could be programed to be the best investors, just follow the accounting rules. There is a lot of thought and consideration that moves beyond raw accounting. I would say on average 30-40% of my time spent on an investment is thinking about the financials, the rest is on soft issues like risk, or whether the CEO is going to short change shareholders.
Great post! I would add, before you start investing learn playing poker and understand it. Thats was a key eye opener for me that changed my way.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, interesting perspective regarding poker. I think it's interesting how there are many different backgrounds that can be conducive to investing, not just the formal route many believe.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2014 at 3:41 PM
Consider yourself lucky in the running department. I ran 4:20s in high school and suffered knee problems throughout my later years. Keep up the good work. I totally agree with this.Replies
Thanks, I'm enjoying it while it lasts. I have knee problems, but they're from biking, a supposedly zero impact activity. Running doesn't bother them at all, nor does skiing.Delete
One difference to investing is that running has adverse training effects if you run too much.ReplyDelete
Aditionally more knowledge about running can make your training more efficient (e.g. combine interval training with longer runs, instead of "just" running. Knowledge is required to get better results.Replies
Yes, it works the same in investing, too much investing (trading) can lead to bad results as well.Delete
I agree with you on the workouts, but I'd argue that you need to start investing before the knowledge can really pay off. Yes a base level of knowledge is required to get started, but maybe not as much as many people think.
Few things I learn once I started investing is:ReplyDelete
1. How to handle conflict indicators.
For most decent potential investments, I always have conflict indicators. A firm might have decent cash flow,
strong balance sheet, and consistent earning, but the inside ownership is low and executives' pay is high. What should I do in this situation? Another example is sometimes I find a company with a little bit more reputation and growth, as compared to the second company with less known products and lower growth. If the first company trades at 12 X TEV/E and the second company trades at 8 X TEV/E, which one should I invest? Or should I take a chance in making a very good investment as compares to waiting for an excellent one? Does the wait justify the reward?
I spent a large portion of my time thinking about questions in the nature and determine what should I do. And I realize the perfect pitch analogy - firms that tick all the boxes (valuation, earning, balance sheet, cash flow, moat, low executive pay, high insider ownership, growth, large buybacks or dividends, low capex...etc) are indeed extremely rare, especially in a bull market. If I see one, I absolutely take a large position.
2. Simple ideas are so much better than an intellectually elegant ones.
I have came across a company, Insyde Software ( http://goo.gl/7lnhFN). It is a BIOS firmware developer. It seemed to be the perfect company in early 2012 - Growth in revenue, net profit, net margin, good niche and low capex. Intel was its major stockholder and collaborated heavily with Insyde to set standards in many platforms(notebooks, PC, servers) . It seemed like Insyde's moat was unbeatable.
However, in 2012, Insyde's competitor Phoenix lowered its price and Insyde had to cut as well. At the same time, Intel also made investment in Phoenix to build a stronger relationship in R&D. Suddenly all of Insyde's moat crumbled and stock price plunged.
I didn't invest in Insyde. During the time I was invest in simple ideas and loosely followed Insyde. Still, the downturn of Insyde shocked me and it shows how a moat(or at least my perception of it) can be undermined so fast.
I think books are sometimes a little withdrawn and irrelevant. An investor definitely needs to step in to get a feel of the real game.Replies
You make some great points. A moat can disappear quickly, although a moat investor might argue that Insyde never had a moat. If they had one then they would have been immune to competition. I disagree with that, I think any business has a weak point and is vulnerable at certain times.Delete
There are no perfect stocks, and sometimes perfect is the enemy of good. It can be a fools errand to search for the perfect stock, I'd rather buy a lot of good cheap stocks. When I was first looking for Japanese net-nets I had trouble because I'd be debating with myself on whether I'd rather buy one stock at 50% of NCAV and 5x earnings or another at 53% of NCAV and 6x earnings. Why decide, just buy both?
Good article Nate. Just as a runner needs callus himself by training at race pace, the investor needs to become inured to scalding losses. But I think the novice can achieve this via index funds. After reading some of the basic texts (e.g., Graham) he can advance to stockpicking.ReplyDelete
As an avid runner myself, soon to hit the 50-59 age group, I have some disheartening news for you. You still have to run some sick times to medal in most races, particularly in the 40-49 age group. Even 50+ may require a sub-20 5K to medal. Sometimes half the field is M40+, and a lot of them run every day and do speed work. Your best bet even before you become a master may be to enter a local race that is way off the radar, such as the Conduril 5K.Replies
I have sought out 'oddball' races in the past, I ran one last summer, pulled a rabbit out of the hat and came in fifth place. That was a complete surprise. I live in Western PA which is extremely hilly. On a five mile run it's not uncommon to gain 800-1000ft in elevation. There are no flat routes anywhere. What I try to do is run good times on routes like that, then enter races in Ohio (we have family that lives there) where it's flat and I have an advantage.
Just like in investing I'm looking for an advantage running as well!
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2014 at 9:02 AM
Simple yet effective.....I do enjoy the stuff you publish in your blog...Thanks a ton and do keep it up!ReplyDelete
Nice article. The nice thing about investing is that success can come from being opportunistic and opportunity typically comes in small packages (unless you get a panic like 2008) where you can focus on analyzing only a few situations versus many. This allows you to jump in with a few stocks at a time. I have found being selective (only swinging when the ball is just right) improves performance over time. However all stocks have faults and you just need to determine which one you can live with and which ones you cannot.ReplyDelete

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SWF Collaborates with TCA for the'Living Room Project' at the MCAJan 29 2015
On the last Saturday of every month, The Teen Creative Agency (TCA) hosts The Living Room, an on-site intimate, eclectic gathering for contemporary conversations, performances, and activites at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). The TCA is comprised of 25 curious, creative, committed youth who work on projects to transform select spaces within the museum interactivity. Last October, TCA visited both the Aquaponics Center and the Think-Do House at the Perry Ave Community Farm expressing interest in collaborating in The MYCELIA Project. This month, TCA invited Executive Director, Emmanuel Pratt, and the team from Sweet Water Foundation as their featured guests to collaborate on a pop-up mini-aquaponics installation in the lobby of the MCA as a way to engage MCA patrons and guests in an intimate and heart-felt conversation about community, art, engagement, sustainability, and social practice.
Accessing the Green CityOct 28 2013
Emmanuel Pratt Speaks at Creative Time Summit at NYU
Emmanuel Pratt
Emmanuel Pratt has dedicated himself to learning and teaching others about the issues that plague modern cities. A doctoral candidate in Urban Planning at Columbia University, he is the Executive Director of The Sweet Water Foundation, which seeks to integrate hands-on sustainable farming practices with interdisciplinary educational programming. The Mycelia Project has put this into practice by turning a deteriorating shoe factory into an aquaponic farm that uses nitrogen waste from tilapia-filled tanks to fertilize vegetables and herbs. He distributes these locally grown products to restaurants in the South Side of Chicago. In addition, The Mycelia Project has introduced a curriculum that educates everyone from kindergartners to graduate students about sustainability, repurposing, and urban renewal to schools across Chicago.
Why we love Emmanuel Pratt:
• Emmanuel brought sustainable farming to a "food desert" in Chicago by converting a deteriorating abandoned shoe factory into a lively and productive aquaponic fish and vegetable farm
• He has expanded his urban farming education initiative to 50 schools through his Sweet Water Foundation, teaching things like fishery management and soil chemistry
• Emmanuel emphasizes action. When describing what to expect at Sweet Water he states: "We're gonna have a philosophical debate, but you're probably gonna be doing it while you have a tool in your hand and you're doing something"Source: Creative Time Summit
SW & National Organization of Minority ArchitectsOct 19 2012
This weekend, Executive Director Emmanuel Pratt will be serving as a judge in the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Student Design Competition in Detroit on Saturday October 20. Students participating in the design challenge, Urban [space] US12… Idea Center, are charged with studying underutilized land in Southwest Detroit for developing new Urban Spaces. These new urban spaces should "preserve and enhance the existing sites and community [and] reflect on the historic significance of the neighborhood," while designing a cohesive urban planning scheme which incorporates elements from the Greening of Detroit Initiative and designing an "Idea Center," serving as a "nucleus for education and information focusing on holistic and healthy living." This focus on social, economic, and environmental objectives is well-aligned with Sweet Water's mission to educate for resilient 21st century communities through sustainable urban agriculture.
Participation as a judge in this design competition was built on a successful program run at Chicago State (CSU) with the Illinois chapter of NOMA this past summer. Designed for aspiring architects, this day-long seminar on urban agriculture, aquaponics, and the intersection with architecture covered background on repurposing industrial spaces and employed different drawing techniques through a design charette. The conclusion of the program involved the construction of raised garden beds and presentations of designs.
Both collaborations with NOMA are examples of using a complex multidisciplinary approach through architecture to revitalize urban spaces. Sweet Water approaches this mission by reaching out through like-minded organizations tackling similar issues.
SW Representatives to IndiaMay 01 2012
Following Milwaukee's successful submission to the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge centered on urban agriculture and aquaponics, Sweet Water Foundation President James Godsil traveled to several cities in India as part of a tour sponsored by the US State Depeartment in the summer of 2011. From talks to faculty and graduate students at a number of Central Institutes of Fisheries Education (CIFE), to discussing urban agriculture with residents of Cuttack slums, Godsil facilitated information exchange regarding the use and innovation of aquaponics and sustainable agriculture practices around the world.
Following this successful visit, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation sponsored a trade delegation to India last month. Shajan John, an adjunct associate professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), has a history of merging partnerships between India and the US to ensure companies doing business between the two countries. John represented Sweet Water as a Research Fellow for Glocalization during this WEDC trip to India and has helped pave the way for ongoing partnership between Sweet Water and Indian entities.


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Meet the new Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn
posted at 12:32 pm on December 31, 2012 by Allahpundit
The privileged daughter of a prominent city doctor, and her boyfriend — a Harvard grad and Occupy Wall Street activist — have been busted for allegedly having a cache of weapons and a bombmaking explosive in their Greenwich Village apartment.
Morgan Gliedman — who is nine-months pregnant — and her baby daddy, Aaron Greene, 31, also had instructions on making bombs, including a stack of papers with a cover sheet titled, "The Terrorist Encyclopedia,'' sources told The Post yesterday.
People who know Greene say his political views are "extreme," the sources said.
Their arsenal included a 12-gauge shotgun, "a commercial replica of a grenade launcher," and enough HTMD to force the cops to evacuate several buildings nearby. Oh, and they also found nine high-capacity magazines, which is odd because New York City has very strict gun laws. Better make those laws stricter now, huh?
You're already thinking about the double standard on how the media would cover this if they were tea partiers so I'll simply note it and move on. Exit question: Which college or university will be the first to offer Greene a tenured professorship once he's done his time?


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Just wanted to pop in and enter the I Heart Faces contest. The theme this week is Creative Cropping. I cropped mine in the camera and didn't do any cropping in photoshop or anything . . . impressive right? Oh I kid.
The only impressive thing is how CUTE my little Jayci is, and how beautiful it is here in Puerto Rico. Can you tell I'm trying to make y'all jealous? Cause you totally should be.
And so you know, I also considered entering several photos I was forced to "creatively crop" in order to avoid showing anyone my stomach or post-baby body . . . but lucky for you - I decided against it in favor of someone cute :-)
And dont forget to visit I Heart Faces for more fantastic creative cropping! :-)


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After two games, Cuyahoga Falls have fallen into a bad habit. The Black Tigers have fallen behind early in its two losses to Barberton and Boardman, the latter a 35-0 loss Friday.
"We have played better in the second half, but we cannot afford to start off so slowly," says Falls coach Mike Miller.
Miller knows this will especially be true Friday night as North invades Clifford Stadium in the Falls. The Vikings won their opener 28-0 over Coventry, but lost to St. Vincent-St. Mary, 51-14
"They are very athletic and have great speed," Miller says.
The Black Tigers are hoping to get back starting quarterback Dylan Leymon. The senior suffered an injured shoulder in the opener at Barberton. Junior Adam Gammell had started in the loss to Boardman.


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- What is hereditary hemochromatosis?
- How is hereditary hemachromatosis inherited?
- What are the symptoms and signs of hemochromatosis?
- How is hemochromatosis diagnosed?
- How is hemochromatosis treated?
- What about diet recommendations for people with hemochromatosis?
- What are the recommendations for screening for liver cancer in hemochromatosis?
How is hemochromatosis treated?
The most effective treatment for hemochromatosis is to reduce iron in the body by phlebotomy (withdrawal of blood from the arm veins). One unit of blood, which contains 250 mg of iron, usually is withdrawn every one to two weeks. Serum ferritin and transferrin saturation are checked every two to three months. Once ferritin levels are below 50 ng/ml and transferrin saturations are below 50%, the frequency of phlebotomies are reduced to every two to three months. When hemochromatosis is diagnosed early and is treated effectively, damage to the liver, heart, testicles, pancreas and joints can be prevented completely, and patients maintain normal health. In patients with established cirrhosis, effective treatment can improve the function of the heart, skin color, and diabetes. However, cirrhosis is irreversible and the risk of developing liver cancer remains.
The benefits of therapeutic phlebotomy in hemochromatosis are as follows:
- It prevents the development of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer if the disease is discovered and treated early.
- It improves liver function partially in patients who have already developed advanced cirrhosis.
- It improves and/or completely resolves symptoms of weakness, liver pain, joint pain, and fatigue.
- It improves function of the heart in patients with mild and early heart disease.


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Five B-School Profs Face Suspensions for 'War' on OpponentsLouis Lavelle
Five tenured professors at a Canadian business school face "lengthy" suspensions for retaliating against less senior faculty because of their perceived allegiance to a top administrator.
After more than two years of work, a tribunal at McMaster University last week ruled that the professors at the DeGroote School of Business "harassed, intimidated or retaliated against" the less senior faculty, creating a "poisoned" work atmosphere and violating the school's anti-discrimination policy. The professors were not identified.
In the 26-page report (pdf), the tribunal said the motive for the professors' behavior was their opposition to a senior administrator and the less senior faculty's perceived support for that person. The professors, who participated in tenure and promotion decisions, in e-mail exchanges among themselves offered "grossly inaccurate" assessments of the less senior faculty, the report says.
"The group effectively declared 'war' as evidenced by the communications and behaviors of certain members of the group," wrote Maureen MacDonald, who chaired the tribunal and authored the report. "Ensuring that perceived supporters of the senior administrator would not feel welcomed or progress in their careers … became an acceptable strategy without any evidence of dissent from members of the group."
The tribunal, which reviewed nearly 15,000 pages of documents and heard testimony from 65 witnesses, said it "seriously considered" permanent removal of some individuals from the faculty but ultimately decided against it.
In a Sept. 27 statement, McMaster President Patrick Deane said he has begun implementing the report's recommendations, including the sanctions against the professors. "The types of behavior described in the tribunal's report have no place on our campus," he said. The school did not disclose the length of the suspensions.
Join the discussion on the Bloomberg Businessweek Business School Forum, visit us on Facebook, and follow @BWbschools on Twitter.


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By Alastair Sharp
TORONTO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The investment company of Wind Mobile's founder confirmed it would buy Vimpelcom Ltd's majority stake in the young Canadian wireless company, promising a fresh boost of capital as it seeks to cement its place as a major national player.
The deal, subject to regulatory approval, includes the purchase of Vimpelcom's direct and indirect debt and equity interests in Wind, Globalive Capital said on Tuesday.
The company, the investment vehicle of Wind Mobile founder and chairman Anthony Lacavera, did not disclose a deal price, but two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday that the price tag was around C$300 million ($272 million).
At that price, the deal sharply discounts well over $1 billion plunged into Wind since 2008, suggesting rival bids were difficult to come by amid federal government opposition to established domestic operators gobbling up struggling new entrants.
Vimpelcom holds 65 percent of Wind's equity but only one third of voting shares - an arrangement originally put in place to comply with restrictions on foreign control of Canadian telecom companies - as well as most of its debt. The rules have since been loosened for small operators.
The deal was partly funded by a consortium of investors including West Face Capital, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LG Capital Investors, Serruya Private Equity, and Novus Wireless Communications, Globalive said.
"With stable, long-term ownership and secure financing, Wind Mobile is moving into an exciting new phase," Lacavera said in the statement, adding that Wind had 750,000 subscribers, up from more than 735,000 in June.
Canaccord Genuity analyst Dvai Ghose was dubious, however, that the reported deal would mean a sharp increase in investment or that Wind would be able to more seriously compete with Canada's three dominant national wireless companies, which together control some 90 percent of the market. Continued...


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NORWALK, Ohio (AP) -- A man who was driving drunk when he caused a fiery crash that killed a 36-year-old woman last year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in northern Ohio.
Twenty-four-year-old Morgan Jevec of Massillon (MAS'-ih-luhn) was sentenced this week for the September crash that killed Tracy Albright of Bellevue and injured her two passengers.
Jevec pleaded guilty last month to aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault and other charges as part of the plea agreement.
Huron County Common Pleas Judge James Conway also gave Jevec a lifetime driver's license suspension and ordered him to pay $1.3 million in medical bills for the passengers in his car who were injured.
Prosecutors said Jevec's blood alcohol content was 0.136 percent at the time of the crash. The legal limit in Ohio is 0.08 percent.
What a joke! Where is this looser going to get $l.3 million dollars from? As I recall, he didn't even carry liability insurance!! Having to serve 15 yrs. for taking the life of a responsible young woman & loving mother is not nearly enough. He should have received 'life in prison' (as far as I'm concerned).


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New anti-hacking concept helps track hackers or malicious content to origin servers
Microsoft researchers have unveiled an anti-hacking concept that can help track hackers or malicious content to origin servers.
The Host Tracker program's goal is to "de-anonymize the Internet" through the ability to host servers with 99 percent accuracy.
Host Tracker is designed to unmask would-be hackers who take advantage of anonymizing techniques by cross-referencing Internet protocol traffic data to identify the true origin. Microsoft's representatives said the Host Tracker system relies on application-level events -- in this case, Internet Explorer browser sessions -- to automatically infer host-IP bindings.
Researchers Yinglian Xie, Fang Yu and Martin Abadi ran some initial tests by analyzing a month's worth of data from an e-mail server, roughly 330 GB, to ascertain from the samples who may have been responsible for sending out certain types of spam. They studied some 550 million user IDs and 220 million IP addresses, and matched time stamps for message transmission or e-mail log-ons.
"The fact that we are able to trace malicious traffic to the proxy itself is an improvement because we are able to pinpoint the exact origin," Xie said (a PDF of the study can be found here).
From a practical perspective, the researchers said they hope that the program will result in better defenses against server-bound online attacks, spam campaigns, adware and other malware that is dependent on HTML code to execute properly. Further, Microsoft thinks this could be a boon for third-party security firms and security administrators at the enterprise level by giving them the ability to block certain hosts from sending messages as well as the ability to use this data as a basis for IT auditing and forensic analysis of messaging and network systems.
"In the next-generation Internet, anonymity and traceability should be offered and reconciled by design rather than by accident," the researchers added.
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Kaufman Music Center is New York's go-to place for music education and performance.
It's where music lovers, from curious fans to renowned performers, come together to explore their musical passions. Founded in 1952 as a community music school, today's Kaufman Music Center is one of the city's most vibrant cultural organizations, combining world-class teaching with electrifying performances featuring rising young classical stars, Broadway icons and cutting-edge performer/composers who are re-defining contemporary music.
Kaufman Music Center is made up of four unique divisions:
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Merkin Concert Hall's innovative programming, intimate scale and near perfect acoustics have earned it a reputation as one of New York City's finest concert venues. Noted in the New York Times for its "reputation for avant-gardism of a cool and cerebral nature," Merkin presents adventurous work—including many world premieres—by contemporary composers and some of today's most acclaimed and inspiring performers. In addition to cutting-edge new music, Merkin Concert Hall presents some of the best new talents in the classical world, celebrations of musical theater with Broadway's top professionals and lively musical reviews for children and families. Signature series include Broadway Close Up, Tuesday Matinees, the Ecstatic Music Festival, the New York Guitar Festival, Broadway Playhouse, Poppy Seed Players, New York Festival of Song and New Sounds Live hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer.
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New York's largest community arts school and one of the country's finest, Lucy Moses School (LMS) offers classes and lessons in music, dance and theater for children and adults at all levels of skill and experience. For nearly 60 years, the school has been giving thousands of people the opportunity to make music and the performing arts a part of their lives, embracing students from age 18 months up to 90+. More than just a school, LMS feels like a community, specializing in making the arts fun and accessible with a wide range of classes, performance opportunities and private lessons. The breadth and quality of its offerings distinguish LMS from the many arts education institutions in New York City's vibrant cultural landscape. Watch a video about LMS's Young People's Division and get a behind-the-scenes look at our creative community.
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Special Music School (P.S. 859) is the only K-12 public school in New York for musically-gifted children—and a leading music education innovator. A unique public/private partnership between Kaufman Center and the New York City Department of Education, the school combines intensive instrumental instruction with a rigorous academic program. Special Music School will expand into the high school grades beginning in the fall of 2013.
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Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel & Spa is situated along the River Thames, near Chelsea Bridge and opposite Battersea Park.
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A partnership between Holland College and Confederation Centre of the Arts
Auditions for Dance Performance, Theatre Performance, and Performing Arts Foundation will be held February 26, 2017 and April 9, 2017. Auditions are by appointment – please contact Peggy Reddin by email or by phone at (902) 629-1196 to schedule your audition. Auditions for Music Performance are also by appointment – please contact Brad Ledgerwood by email to schedule your audition. To get an appointment to audition, you must apply for the program.
The Holland College School of Performing Arts (SoPA), provides a post-secondary opportunity for students to develop their artistic skills, share their passion for music, theatre, and dance; explore career options in the performing arts; and gain an understanding of the business side of the performance industry.
In its four program offerings, Dance Performance, Music Performance, Theatre Performance and Performing Arts Foundation, SoPA offers students the unique opportunity to:
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For class schedule and to register, please contact Kayla Shaw for Dance Performance, Theatre Performance, and Performing Arts Foundation programs; or Brad Ledgerwood if you are interested in the Music Performance program.
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Holland College is now offering evening courses for aspiring performers, writers and musicians, as well as those already working in the field. The first four courses will begin in September 2016. For more information, visit our Arts Short Courses page.
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The School of Performing Arts combines the significant strengths and national reputations of two well-established institutions, Holland College and Confederation Centre of the Arts. Confederation Centre of the Arts was founded in 1964 as Canada's national memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, who gathered at Province House in Charlottetown in 1864 to discuss the creation of Canada. Dedicated to showcasing the best in Canadian visual and performing arts, this award-winning national arts centre is home to the internationally renowned Charlottetown Festival, one of the country's most well-known theatre festivals.
Holland College is an innovative and internationally recognized post-secondary educational institute. When asked, students say they chose the college because of employment opportunities for Holland College graduates; the college offered the program they wanted; and Holland College programs emphasize skills oriented training. The college offers over 65 full-time programs in 13 locations across Prince Edward Island. It is home to over 2,800 full time and 5,000 adult and continuing education students; approximately 30 percent of college students are from off-Island.
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The National Commission for Religious & Linguistic Minorities presented its long-awaited report to India's government on May 15. If the government follows the Commission's recommendations, thousands of Dalit Christians and Muslims will receive the same affirmative action benefits as those who choose to remain in the country's majority Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh faiths.
More than two years ago, the Indian government appointed the Commission to research whether Dalits who left their traditional faiths—mainly Hinduism—faced discrimination. The report was initially to be submitted after six months, but was repeatedly delayed until being finally presented last week.
"This is a significant and giant step toward justice for the Dalits," said Gospel for Asia President K.P. Yohannan. "If the court follows the Commission's recommendations, it will free many Dalits to choose to follow Christ. They will no longer have to fear losing their rights."
Studies conducted by the Commission concluded that Dalits who choose to follow Christianity continue to endure caste-based discrimination. In response to the findings, the Commission recommended that Dalit Christians, Muslims and other religious minorities receive several affirmative action benefits. One of those benefits would be that 15 percent of the seats in non-minority institutions would be reserved for the religious minority Dalits.
"This is a significant and giant step toward justice for the Dalits," said GFA president K.P. Yohannan. "If the court follows the Commission's recommendations, it will free many Dalits to choose to follow Christ. They will no longer have to fear losing their rights."
Currently, affirmative action benefits are only awarded to Dalits who are Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist. Since 1950, the government has ruled that only Dalits who are from those religions need these benefits. The government claims that once a Dalit leaves Hinduism, or what has been deemed a Hindu-based religion, they are free from discrimination caused by the Hindu caste system. Many upper-caste Hindus argue that providing affirmative action benefits for all Dalits would encourage Hindus to leave their traditional religion. In India, affirmative action benefits are available to those with "Scheduled Caste" status.
Once caste-based discrimination was outlawed, the government created the Scheduled Caste status as a way to legally identify those who are socially and/or economically marginalized because of their caste. Once a person is identified as being of a Scheduled Caste background, they become eligible for special benefits, such as the opportunity to apply for a certain number of government jobs or college enrollment slots set aside for them.
The case asking to restore Scheduled Caste status for Dalit Christians was originally filed in 2004. If the Supreme Court rules in their favor, Dalit Christians will receive the benefits guaranteed to them by the Indian Constitution. On July 19, the Supreme Court will conduct the next case hearing.
The complex issue has also been taken up by India's National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (NCSC/ST), which rejected the premise that Christian and Muslim Dalits should still have access to affirmative action benefits. The committee denied the need for the benefits on the grounds that "untouchability," the main criteria for the benefits, only applied to Dalit Hindus, Sikhs and some Buddhists.
There are an estimated 300 million Dalits in India. They suffer unimaginable oppression and exploitation. Nearly 65 percent of Christians in India belong to Scheduled Castes, including the Dalits. Christian groups have long argued that it is unconstitutional for the government to deny the Christian Dalits the same rights as others.
Eurasian tribes that invaded India almost 3,000 years ago are credited with creating the caste system to prevent the melding of their own culture with that of the original inhabitants. Although the caste system was outlawed in 1950, it still maintains a stronghold on almost all of Indian society.
Men and women born into a Dalit family live in virtual slavery to those in the upper castes. Dalits are expected to perform the most demeaning manual labor jobs, such as cleaning sewers, and are routinely abused and even murdered without consequence.
GFA leaders in India request prayer that the case will no longer be delayed, and that the court will give the Christian Dalits the benefits they desperately need.
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Lily Padz - silicone nursing pads
I used small washcloths and warm water to wipe my little man's bottom (that's not so easy now that he goes to daycare etc), I use vinegar in my wash to minimize smells and static and I use cloth diaper service from Happy Nappy, which are washed without the use of phosphates and surfactants.
As a Momma who was planning to (and succeeded at) breastfeeding, I knew that I would need breast pads to minimize those awful milk stains on the front of all my shirts. When I heard about reusable Lily Padz breast pads, I was sure I had found the perfect solution. Lily Padz are made from thin silicone, that puts pressure on the nipple to prevent leaking (rather than absorbing leakage like traditional breast pads).
Lily Wash on their website. Lily Padz don't show through your clothes and are considered safe for sleeping, swimming and pretty much all activities.
Now all of that being said, I was dissapointed in my Lily Padz. Yes, they were comfortable, yes, they stayed in place until I removed them, yes, they created a smooth surface under my shirts instead of the wrinkly bunch of cotton that traditional breast pads create and yes they prevented the leakage of breast milk all over my clothes. Unfortunately, after my son fed on one side, when I went to remove the second Lily Pad, I was consistently confronted with a pool of milk, which then spilled all over me or the chair I was sitting in. I recall the instructions telling me this may be a problem early on, when your milk supply isn't regulated, but I had this problem every single time I tried my Lily Padz.
This leads to my second problem with Lily Padz. Now that I have removed a milky, wet breast pad, what am I to do with it? At home, its easy, I just plop it on the couch next to me and then clean it up and reapply once the peanut is done eating. Out and About however, this is increasingly difficult. With a cloth breast pad, you can tuck it away inconspicuously, under your leg, into your diaper bag, under the receiving blanket, pretty much anywhere. But given the tacky surface of the Lily Padz, you don't want to have it next to anything that might "fuzz" onto it, especially if you are hoping to reapply without rewashing (remember according to the website you should only need to wash it once a day). What of the pool of milk, that is now sitting in your Lily Pad, out and about for everyone to see? Mopping it up with a kleenex or recieving blanket may add fuzz to your Lily Pad and who's to guarantee that the nearest washroom will have an appropriate soap to get it all cleaned up again?
Finally, despite regular cleaning (I tried both cleansing shampoo and dish soap) I found that my Lily Padz consistently looked dingy and dirty, which is not ideal for something covering your baby's main food source. And when I left them to air dry, they still seemed to get all sorts of stuff stuck to them, which made me feel the need to wash them again.
Although they are super comfortable, I only wear my Lily Padz if I am going out sans-baby (for which they are perfect) as I just find it too much of a hassle if I'm out in public with the little one. On the Simply Lily website, Lily Padz sell for $22.95, which seems reasonable for a product that you can reuse for about two months before it requires replacement. If I was still breastfeeding when I went back to work, these may have been great, but since I was a stay-at-home Momma for a year they just didn't get their money's worth for me.
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Thanks for your review on lily padz. I'm 7 mos pregnant and already leaking colostrum on a regular basis, so I've been trying various breast pads. The disposable ones are really uncomfortable in my opinion. These lily padz may be a good option for me to use before the baby comes!ReplyDelete
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sounds like Lily Padz might be perfect for you. I didn't leak at all before my son was born and didn't even consider that as an option. Let me know how they work if you end up trying them.
I really liked how you brought up important things a new mom would need to know about the hassles of what to do with the leaked on pads. I would agree with you, that it would be a problem. I took Baby Sydney everyone and that probably wouldn't have worked. Plus if it got fuzzy and dingy looking. I wouldn't like it either. Great review!
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Cool stuff! Glad I found you! I'm a new follower on here & Twitter!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for the tips. I used disposable pads when I was breastfeeding my daughter but I wondered how the wash n wear ones would work. Maybe I will just combine then if/when baby #2 arrives. Like wear them at home but when I go out switch to the disposable ones! Thanks for your honest tips! And Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest!ReplyDelete
Chatterscene - thanks for stopping by, reading and commenting.ReplyDelete
Mandi - I have also used the cotton washable breast pads and liked them better than disposables, though they tended to get wrinkly once they have been through the wash. Happy SITS Saturday to you too!
Amber :)
We were just looking for something like this thanks for your review.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:30 AM
Two weeks into the breastfeeding and finding the leaking to be a problem. Interesting read here thanks as I have been pinching the nipple to stop the leak - but looks like I need to push it in! I'm using a merino wool reusable pad which is a very comfortable natural fibre but it doesn't stop the leak. Thought these might work, but from an early breastfeeding mum - do they hurt when you peel it off???ReplyDelete
Hi anonymous, the Lily Padz are very comfortable and don't hurt at all when you take them off. I don't think there's much you can do to actually stop the leak once they really get going, just keep that breast pad on there right until you need it!! Good luck, Amber :)ReplyDelete
- JessicaFebruary 21, 2011 at 7:07 AM
Thanks for your review. I thought I was doing something wrong! Nice to know that I'm not the only one having this problem. I am in the process of trying these out and they totally made me feel like I am incapable of using an "easy-to-use" solution to leakage. I'll probably end up going back to my reusable cotton pads and save these for when I am going back to work.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 12:03 PM
I just bought a silicone breast pad similar to lily pads called mamma pads. I've been breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months and been using the reusable cotton pads since then. I think there are pros and cons about this 2 items.ReplyDelete
Yes, it is nice that we could wash the cotton pads and re-use it again but sometimes it gets wet and my breasts feel damp and it is so uncomfortable, also I couldn't wear some of my clothes because then people can see that I am wearing breast pad and it's not a 'nice view' at all. Also, I have to wear my bra every time, seriously, EVERY TIME, EVERY MINUTE.
What I like from this Mamma Pads is that I don't have to wear bra anymore at night during sleep, it feels comfortable and relaxing. But I don't think I will wear it with bra since I am afraid the pad will get fuzzy.
So, during the day (when I have to wear bra), I will be using my re-usable cotton pad and during night (sleeping time only), I will be using my Mamma Pads. Maybe you should try using it this way... Just a suggestion... :)
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2011 at 3:04 AM
I've just bought some Lily pads and l agree with Anita...I'm going to use mine at night and regular disposables through the day! It's a joy not to have to wear a bra at night!! I'm a mama of seven and have breast fed all my babies and this is the first time I've come across a product like this...so I'm really looking forward to trying these out :)ReplyDelete
My baby is now seven months old, so my milk let down is not as aggressive as those early new born days! I think these silicon breast pads would be more successful when your milk supply settles! Anyhow I'll be able to tell you in a day or two if they work well!
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Nov. 25, 2011
By Joanne C. Gerstner
In University of Michigan football guard Patrick Omameh's world, growing up, there was only one meaning of the word football. It was soccer, as in, the tradition of the global game instilled in him by his Nigerian parents.
Omameh was content to see himself as a soccer player and fan but soon was educated about another kind of football -- the Ohio State brand -- as a kid growing up in Columbus, Ohio.
"Everybody was so into it, from the adults to the kids, my family wasn't as much, because we didn't really even get it for a while," said Omameh. "We were like yeah, okay, you like Ohio State, that's nice."
Omameh's life changed in the fifth grade, when he showed up for football practice wearing sandals and a wristwatch. After he got a quick education on the right gear, he found he had an aptitude for the game. Flash forward a few years, and Omameh decides he wants to go to Michigan to play on the offensive line.
Patrick Omameh
There was a big reaction among his friends at St. Francis De Sales High School and neighbors around Columbus.
A big reaction, as in, look out.
"It's hard to convince the people down there that you're doing the right thing by going to Michigan," said Omameh, now a redshirt junior. "They don't like being reasonable with this. In that sense, they won't see there is anything other than Ohio State. I had to go through that with them, you have to be like, 'Look, I'm going to Michigan, it's what I want, be happy for me. Please.'"
His Columbus connections make the Ohio State game a very personal affair for him, a definite special game on the schedule every season.
It's personal to him, a mission that must be taken seriously.
"You don't know how bad I want to beat Ohio State. I'm tired of hearing junk when I come home about Michigan," Omameh said. "You win, you get to talk. I want to be the one talking."
Omameh is one of 20 Michigan players who hail from Ohio. Senior tight end Kevin Koger (Toledo) and junior safety Jordan Kovacs (Curtice) share similar sentiments and experiences with being Michigan football players with Ohio backgrounds.
All three have been told a familiar line from friends: that they are rooting personally for their Wolverine pal to do well, but they want Ohio State to win the game.
Kovacs, who snagged an interception and had a 41-yard return last year against Ohio State, quickly realized that his friend's loyalty to him seemed to disappear.
Jordan Kovacs
"I asked my friend, who was at the game, if he cheered when I got the pick, and he told me he didn't think it was a good idea to cheer for me because he was sitting in the Ohio State section," Kovacs said, with a laugh. "So it goes to show you, he's had to stay with his Ohio State loyalty."
Koger has gotten grief from his Ohio State friends too, and even a few tries at some practical jokes. They think it's funny to ask Koger to pose with Ohio State gear (preferably to get him to wear it), or some strands of buckeyes.
Omameh and Kovacs have had the same tactic pulled on them too, and were also smart enough to see through it.
"I know what they want to do, get a picture with me and that stuff, and the next thing you know, it's on Twitter or something," Koger said. "No way."
Kevin Koger
Still, Omameh's experiences are way more intense, as the two hours driving distance between the Toledo area and Columbus changes the Ohio State fans from supportive to rabid.
Omameh makes sure there's nothing Michigan on his car, from a window decal to a bumper sticker, as he doesn't want to inflame the natives.
"I've seen it, windows can get smashed, cars get kicked down there if you have Michigan stuff on it," Omameh said. "Even having Michigan plates on your car can be too much. You've got to be smart about it, especially during Michigan-Ohio State week. My family knows too, they're not going to be walking around with Michigan stuff on in Columbus, not worth the grief."
Despite the apparently over-fervent nature of some fans, others get that Omameh is playing for a good football program and getting a strong education too. Those are the Buckeye fans Omameh likes to interact with.
"They wish I was playing for Ohio State, but admit, kinda quietly, that playing for Michigan is good too," Omameh said. "Even in Columbus, some of them will admit their respect for Michigan."
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Great site for the women.
This is a discussion on On body carry methods for females within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I have done a few searches, and come up empty, and I know we have covered this before so please, don't think I am just ...
I have done a few searches, and come up empty, and I know we have covered this before so please, don't think I am just asking a question that has been covered.
My wife recently told me she wants to start carrying exclusively on body. She has before mostly carried in her purse, which is one designed for it. But now wants to transition to on body carry only.
This makes me very happy of course. She currently carries her XD .40 SC in a Blackhawk SERPA with a spare magazine on her left hip. She is happy with this but would also like to explore more options that might be more comfortable for women.
So, anyone have any resources on line that we can look at for ideas for her? I figure Lima does and we are looking forward to her response.
Thanks everyone.
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Great site for the women.
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Hey TN_Mike, I'm glad your wife has decided to make the switch. I'm sure once she gets more comfortable with it she will never want to go back to purse carry unless absolutely necessary.
I'll admit that I'm a little biased to behind the hip or kidney carry. I have tried smart carry, ankle carry, shoulder-holster carry.. pretty much everything but thigh carry and while I'm certainly interested in trying that I still end up going back to behind the hip. It just works out the best for concealment, comfort, accessibility, movement, all of it.
Shoulder holster carry can be very comfortable... except I know that you have children (lots of children) and when carrying a child while also carrying a shoulder holster you either end up with a kid playing with the butt of your gun or constantly having to reposition it as you try to get your kid comfortably under your arm.
Since having a child of my own I have carried in a shoulder-holster once and it didn't go so well.
Another reason I love behind the hip carry is because it doesn't interfere with carrying a child. You can see this in my latest video "Carrying a Gun and a Baby."
You can also watch my holster videos... in one of them I go over cant. Cant helps SOOOO much for comfort and concealability and it does make a HUGE difference as to the speed and ease of draw. Where your gun is on your body and how your firearm is canted in your holster will make a difference to your carrying experience. If the cant is too severe or not enough it can be hard to conceal, hard to draw and uncomfortable to sit with.
I do LOVE my UBG holster as well as my TT IWB or my husband's Milk Sparks VMII. I'm trying out the Galco N3 as well and have yet to come to a conclusion about that one.
As far as comfort is concerned, I've said it before and I'll say it again, the heavier the gun the more support you'll need for comfort. The XD is not a heavy gun but my holsters with two points of contact to the belt spread out over a wider surface area increase the comfort of carry 100 times (especially when you have a kid's leg adding to the weight).
A holster with only one point of contact to the belt or two that are very close together seems to hang on the belt and waistband, dragging it down and causing tension around the waist and leading to discomfort.
Anything directly on the hip at 3:00 (or 9:00 for lefties), strong-side may be difficult to conceal and hard to manage around kids.
Ankle carry can be convenient for freedom around the waist but hard to get to, and you certainly can't draw and move at the same time. But I'd certainly take that over not being armed at all.
I'm not sure what else I can tell you right now. If you have any specific questions, please ask. I love talking holsters!!!!
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A good shoulder holster will do the trick. A belly band holster is good, too, if the gun is small enough
My wife uses an Alessi CQC/S and also has a Del Fatti rig that Matt used to make specifically for a woman. Don't see it on his site anymore. She usually carries a Smith "J" frame or a HK P7M8.
Fist also makes ladies holsters. I have no experience with them other then I have seen them on the website.
You might have her look into a SmartCarry or a belly band that can handle the weight of her XD. I have seen women use both and they have said, on the positive side, that these options reduce the bulky feel of holsters. I can relate as I tried holsters (IWB) for a while but gave up on them once I got a SmartCarry and worked with it to the position I was most comfortable with. I ordered a Galco Belly Band this week - expecting delivery today - and want to try it out to expore some other cc options. I plan to post my findings. I carry either a Glock 26 - about the size of an XD SC or sometimes I carry a S&W 642.
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Take a look at CrossBreed, especially the SuperTuck...have her take a look at the video of the female carry.
Another possibility is the SmartCarry - a great concealed carry method for both sexes...conceals a full size 1911, conceals mine extremely well and with no weight.
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