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WE ARE approaching Christmastime and children everywhere will soon be writing up their wish lists for Santa Claus.
No doubt the man with the fluffy white beard will be inundated with requests for Xbox 360s, iPhone 5s and MacBook Pros by the techno-hungry next generation.
But what of our Swindon Town heroes?
When Paolo Di Canio, Simon Ferry and Sir William Patey put out a mince pie and a glass of sherry by the fireplace on Christmas Eve, what are they hoping they'll receive for their troubles?
In a sensational Advertiser exclusive, we've got hold of your favourite Swindon Robins' Christmas lists.
It makes for interesting reading.
"Dear Mister Claus, Obviously, thisa year I have been a very good protagonist. Obviously, I ama not at the top of the class at school but that is not my fault. Obviously, I'ma not after very much - only what would be normal ata Christmas. Two strikers, two midfielders, a full-back and a second-string goalkeeper would be alovely. Obviously. And a bigger budget. My old Santa would have got them for me.
Ciao, Paolo (obviously)."
"Alrite there big man, Never know how you fit down tha chimney, san. Pretty simple Xmas for me mate, I need to get ma custom-made wheels for ma commute. Not a car, cos I've not passed ma test yet. Wee Frankie's buggy needs some proper trim, shiny hubcaps and a new stereo. And a safe so the wee little s**t cannae thow ma stuff all over Drove Road.
Love ya, Fezza."
"Hey Santa, I'm still feelin' really guilty and would appreciate it if you could send Preston a replacement water bottle.
Thanks, Wes."
"Dear Mr Christmas, I know it's a bit unusual, but instead of milk and cookies, here's a protein shake and a plate of yams.
Best regards, Darren Ward"
"Santa, In last year's Christmas list I asked for a new role in a less fractious environment, where I didn't have to deal with the constant threat of violence or aggravation.
In all honesty, I would have preferred it if you'd left me a lump of coal.
Yours, Sir William."
"Dear Santa, We're not asking for anything this Christmas as we've already experienced our fair share of generosity from Swindon Town this year.
All the best, Mehdi Kerrouche, Etienne Esajas, Lukas Magera, Mattia Lanzano, Ibrahim Atiku & Alberto Comazzi."
Happy Advent to you all, enjoy the festive period.
- OH DEAR Chelsea fans, you've managed to completely shift my views in the space of seven days.
A week ago I was berating Roman Abramovich for taking the power and the passion away from supporters and corrupting the game through uncontrollable price inflation and a Veruca Salt attitude to governance.
Those points still stand but seriously, after the way the Blues' supporters greeted Rafael Benitez on the day he took charge of his first game at Stamford Bridge, how can anyone keep their respect for such a brazen troop of single-minded twerps.
Granted, it's not all Chelsea fans, but those who booed Benitez for simply turning up at the Bridge last Sunday - perhaps the same section who reacted angrily to being associated with stale Doritos and cheap cider by a Guardian journalist - simply do not have a clue.
How can you abuse your new boss on his first day in the job?
So he said a few silly little words when he was in charge of a different club - so what? Football's an entertainment industry, he was entertaining.
And if words that were uttered in the past matter so much now, why on earth is John Terry still considered a leader and a legend - as that famous banner so infamously states.
The whole dynamic of the west London club is steeped in hypocrisy. It's alright to boo an innocent man but cheer a racist. Warped logic that Abramovich himself would be proud of.
- THIS whole belly putter business has got a little out of hand, hasn't it?
So the Royal & Ancient and their associates from across the pond finally get round to implementing a rule change about 20 years late, which basically prevents youngsters from learning to cheat as they grow up with the game, and we've gone and made a massive fuss about it.
But being able to anchor the putter to your body to enable a steady hand is a convenient and altogether unfair bypass round what is one of the most difficult skills a golfer can learn.
Allowing it to happen is like seeing hands in a ruck and pretending they're not there or letting an athlete run out of his or her lane.
Most sports clamp down on these indiscretions quickly and firmly. In fact only football, where timewasting, sportsmanship, shirt-holding and verbal abuse are give free rein in the game, is stuck way behind in this respect.
Golf is perhaps the harshest self-regulator of them all. Players can forfeit multi-million dollar titles for accidently scribbling a four as a five on their scorecard; but they are aware of the rigidity of the rulebook and they abide by it.
So why the controversy surrounding belly putters? Well, a new American breed has been taught to exclusively use the longer putter. Inevitably they are having great success and now those around them are concerned they'll be put back in their development by the rule change in 2016.
I say b******s to that. Games adapt and players must accordingly. It's an overdue measure that was always likely to be introduced at some point. In fact, it's remarkable it took so long.


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Olympic gold-medal favourite Mark McMorris is in "great spirits," despite a fall that fractured a rib and nearly derailed his dream.
Don McMorris, the snowboarder's father, says Mark is moving around quite well after the incident during Saturday's slopestyle event at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo.
"When we left him (Sunday), he could bend over and touch his toes because of where (the injury) is at," Don McMorris told The Canadian Press on Monday. "You know a cracked rib in the front, you couldn't do that, but where it's at (around the back), he could bend to his toes and could raise his knees up to kind of his chest.
"He was really doing better than we all thought. He's got five or six days before he has to worry about riding and he's got the best people around him."
Mark McMorris caught his snowboard on the lip of a rail and went sliding down the bar on his right side before landing hard on the snow during the final. He stayed on the ground for a few minutes before riding down the hill under his own power.
It seems the 20-year-old Regina native lost focus.
"He probably hit that rail through the week, I don't know 50 times, and never had a problem with it or any of the rails because that's, I think, one of the strongest parts of his riding," said Don McMorris, who was in Aspen when his son fell. "But obviously he was focused on what he was going to do on the jump line because he was going to try something pretty major."
Don McMorris says his son didn't hurt much at first, but the pain got worse as the afternoon wore on. Mark McMorris finished with a silver medal at the event, but was "pretty down," said his father.
Mark McMorris had said being an Olympian is a dream come true.
He was the two-time defending Winter X Games champion in slopestyle. When he was named to the Olympic team earlier this month, McMorris said he's been "preparing like a mad man."
The fall raised questions as to whether he could compete in Sochi.
"He was really scared, not necessarily about his own well-being, I don't think, but that he wouldn't get to go to the Olympics," said Don McMorris. "That was really playing on his mind and when he does that, he just gets really quiet and doesn't really talk or say much to anybody.
"And you could just tell that he was really scared and worried about not getting to fulfil his dream."
The elder McMorris says the tough part was waiting to hear what the team doctors had to say. He describes it as an agonizing wait of about three hours. They eventually decided Mark would go to Sochi, as planned.
"I can't tell you what he said because that would not be printable," joked Don McMorris. "He was really relieved."
A fractured rib usually takes six weeks to heal, so Mark McMorris won't have time to fully recover before the Games start Feb. 7. But his father is cautiously optimistic.
"Yes, I'm optimistic, (I) have to be," he said. "I mean maybe too optimistic because there's going to be a lot of pain and . . . you don't know how the body will react, but compared to what it could have been, we're pretty happy."Report Typo/Error

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Hammers ready Yossi deal
By Peter ORourke
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Skysports.com understand West Ham are ready to offer Yossi Benayoun a new deal.
Skysports.com understand West Ham are ready to offer Yossi Benayoun a new improved deal to ward off potential suitors of the player.
Liverpool and Arsenal have been credited with an interest in the tricky winger after his fine performances last season.
Benayoun enjoyed a superb debut season with The Hammers last term, helping them reach the FA Cup final, and his showings have not gone unnoticed by England's top sides.
The 26-year-old's agent Ronen Katzav admitted there was interest in Benayoun, but revealed West Ham are planning to extend his contract to keep him at Upton Park.
"All the time there is interest, but no one has called me," Katzav told skysports.com.
"Yossi has a contract with West Ham and he is happy at West Ham.
"I know there a few clubs that like Yossi, but liking a player and signing one is two totally different things.
"West Ham would fight to keep him if any club came in for him and I have talks planned with [managing director] Paul Aldridge about a new improved contract.
"Yossi has three years to run on his contract and I think West Ham are ready to offer him an improved deal for five years."


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Female rock and roll legend Linda Ronstadt was unable to make her induction ceremony into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last April due to Parkinson's disease. However, with the assistance of a military aide who brought Ronstadt into the East Room of the White House by wheelchair, she was able to personally receive the highest US arts prize, the National Medal of Arts.
Ronstadt, who is often referred to as "The First Lady of Rock," was able to walk to the stage to receive her award from President Barack Obama on Monday. The 68-year-old is considered a pioneer for female rock musicians. Obama spoke of the importance of the ceremony, "The arts and humanities aren't just there to be consumed when we have a moment ... we need them." He also admitted to having a little crush on Ronstadt when he was younger.
The White House stated that Ronstadt "defied expectations to conquer American radio waves and help pave the way for generations of women artists."
Ronstadt gets answer to 'When Will I Be Loved?' http://t.co/vxu57Aa2Rs
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Ronstadt is an 11-time Grammy Award winner. She also spanned many different music genres, some of her songs were considered country, some were thought to be standard rock, while others were geared towards a folk sound. A few of her greatest hits include: It's So Easy, Different Drum, You're No Good, Blue Bayou, and When Will I Be Loved. The singer-songwriter has also worked with several brand name rock and roll stars including James Taylor, Neil Young, Glenn Fry, Don Henley, and Emmylou Harris.
Eleven others were honored with the National Medal of Arts on Monday: novelist, poet and playwright Julia Alvarez; the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Joan Harris, an arts patron; the dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones; the music theater composer John Kander; Jeffrey Katzenberg, the director and CEO of DreamWorks; the novelist Maxine Hong Kingston; the documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles; the architects Billie Tsien and Tod Williams and the visual artist James Turrell.
What's your favorite Linda Ronstadt song?
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DDC Group's Remote Bill Entry Revolutionizes Trucking Company Billing Process
Atlanta, Georgia, - November 8, 2010 - The DDC Group, the premiere provider of business process outsourcing to the LTL freight industry announced today that it is extending its industry leading remote bill entry service to the truckload and 3PL sectors. Over the past couple of years, the DDC Group's well respected offsite bill entry process has become the industry standard for LTL trucking firms seeking to improve billing accuracy and customer satisfaction while significantly reducing costs.
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is the leveraging of technology or specialist process vendors to provide and manage an organization's critical and/or non-critical enterprise processes and applications.
The DDC Group assigns a project manager to meet the management team at its trucking company customers. Working together, the team develops a phased migration strategy. The DDC Group installs image scanners with DDC software at designated carrier service centers and provides carriers with training onsite. The carrier prepares the bills for image scanning and feeds them through the scanner. The images created go immediately to a DDC secure FTP server in the US and are automatically downloaded by the system. The bills are processed offsite in real time by a highly trained group of experienced billers.
Scott Dobak, VP Sales & Marketing, Roadrunner Transportation stated that "the billing process is typically performed in the evening by shift and part-time workers located at individual carrier terminals throughout their networks. The repetitive nature of the job and the fact that the work is performed at night frequently results in employee turnover ratios of up to 50 percent. "
Reid Dove, President of AAA Cooper, added that "the billing process with most carriers is a combination of green screens, EDI transmissions, faxes and manually prepared bills. This approach is filled with potential failure points."
"The DDC team knows that a bill of lading is a complex form, sometimes a long one. It must contain acceptable consignee, shipper and agent details, reconciled handling units and weights, trailer and pick-up details and more. The FPO service is not simply about remote data input but information integrity, form compliance, load analysis and coding, and exceptions processing," commented Art Zipkin, FPO Services, The DDC Group.
"We have converted all of our 81 terminals to DDC's remote bill entry and we are very happy with the results," stated Reid Dove. Scott Dobak commented that "the level of re-rates went down and the level of billing accuracy went up." Both companies were also able to achieve substantial cost savings that was particularly helpful as the recession took hold. Savings can range up to 50% of pre-conversion costs. For medium and large size enterprises, these savings can be in the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. Payback periods can be as short as several months.
The DDC Group's remote bill entry service has been gaining acceptance with a number of North America's leading LTL carriers. The list now includes UPS Freight, Estes Express Lines, AAA Cooper Transportation and Roadrunner Transportation Services. The company will continue to offer its services to the LTL freight industry. It will also begin making these services available to truckload carriers and third party logistics providers that are seeking to improve billing
accuracy and reduce costs.
About The DDC Group
The DDC Group offers onshore/offshore data processing services. Its services include document receipt and handling, scanning, and automated capture, manual data capture, charity donation handling, including banking ,contact centre facilities, business process outsourcing; knowledge process outsourcing; and document management, payroll processing, image hosting, multilingual data processing, human resource processing, finance and accounting processing, back record conversion, XML processing, database management, disaster recovery, audited security processes and procedures, data protection compliance, and automation and validation. For the past several years, it has been expanding its base of remote bill entry customers in the LTL freight industry in North America. For more information contact: Art Zipkin, Vice President, FPO Services at (770) 704-6905, or visit the DDC website at www.theddcgroup.com.


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U.S.S. Oklahoma
Casto, Charles
The US navy department's terse notice, "missing in action," shrouded the fate of these East Liverpool brothers who were serving on a battleship in Pear Harbor, Hawaii, when the Japanese bombed the big U.S. bas Dec. 7. At left is Richard Casto, 19, and right, Charles Casto, 21, grandsons of Mrs. Alice Eddy of Lincoln Ave., who has not given up hope. This is the closest the tragedy of war has struck here, as more parents today received word from other East Liverpool boys in that Pacific base.
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A US naval ship on Tuesday headed toward Haiti to offer humanitarian help in case Tropical Storm Tomas strikes the country as forecast, the military said.
As Haiti prepared to evacuate tens of thousands ahead of the storm, naval commanders ordered the USS Iwo Jima to steam toward Haiti from Suriname.
The amphibious ship has eight CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters and two MH-60 night Hawk choppers and a crew of 1,600, including medical and engineering teams ready to assist in relief efforts after the storm strikes, the US Navy said in a statement.
The military often deploys the versatile amphibious ships for humanitarian missions, as aid supplies and emergency medical teams can be ferried quickly to shore without need of a local airport.
Forecasters said Tomas was expected to regain strength and reach Haiti possibly by Friday.
The storm's violent winds, heavy rain and landslides pose a particular risk to the up to 1.3 million people who inhabit the makeshift tent city camps set up after Haiti's devastating earthquake in January.
Global relief agencies stepped up emergency plans to protect up to 500,000 Haitians from a tropical storm forecast to hit the country which is also facing a cholera epidemic.
Haiti has already suffered the double blow this year of a devastating earthquake that levelled parts of the capital, killing 250,000 people, in January, as well as an unprecedented cholera epidemic that has infected more than 4,700 people further north and killed 337 since late October.
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1) The whole Ryan Callahan situation threw a cloud over the game, IMO. And will continue to hover over whatever the Rangers do from now until the March 5 trade deadline, or perhaps the Olympic-break roster freeze Feb. 7. If they think they won't be able to re-sign Callahan, he's a goner. And they apparently won't go near seven years, $42 million. "I'm here, my heart's here, I want to be here," Callahan said after the game. "So that's all I worry about on the ice." Click here for my story.
2) Henrik Lundqvist. After this performance, Alain Vigneault said "that's as big as I've seen him come up for us this season." Not sure if I agree that Lundqvist hasn't been that good before, because I've seen him be so good so often. But, man, when the Islanders took over the game late in the first and for most of the second, Lundqvist was pretty sensational. Some of the saves he made were eye-popping. And before the only goal he allowed, the uncontested dunk at the left post by a guy with 24 goals, he killed that penalty all by himself, with no help. The PKers were gassed when Kyle Okposo scored before Ryan McDonagh could get out of the box and into the play.
3) Speaking of the Rangers' special teams, the PP has suddenly dried up. Not even getting the good looks it had been getting. Now 0-for-20 the last five games. It only cost the Rangers one game, vs. St. Louis, IMO, but it needs to be a lot better than it's been. Prior to that, even when it failed to score the PP moved the puck and had chances. It had a few last night. Too few. Maybe it's just one of those droughts you hit in a season.
4) That said, I have long given Brad Richards a lot of credit for the PP success this season, and I didn't think he was very good there last night. In fact, I thought this was one of Richards' worst games of the season in all phases, and he took a third-period penalty … and then he scored on the breakaway. Huge goal. That's why you need skill. Guy can have a rough night and pop one and help build a win.
5) The Daily Nash-O-Meter. I didn't realize this until Pat Leonard pointed it out to me. Nash was credited with 15 shots attempted — one blocked, seven that didn't hit the net. That's a lot of attempts. I thought both he and Chris Kreider tried a few too many one-on-one moves that failed and/or passes when a shot was warranted. Kreider was a bull though. It's just that, on a lot of their shifts, they caused havoc in the offensive zone, and on a lot of them, they caused havoc in the defensive zone. Good thing Derek Stepan's defensive game is back where it belongs. And Stepan, the passer in the bunch, I thought took some shots he wouldn't have taken earlier in the season.
6) In fact, the Rangers were all a little too pass-happy for me. Especially when the game opened up in the first. I thought they had chances to pile on their 1-0 lead.
7) I've said this before about Nash. I don't recall a player of his size or stature who gets fouled as often as he does without getting a call.
8) Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi vs. John Tavares. Another bagel for No. 91. McDonagh was a McMonster physically, too, then fired in the empty-netter. Last night he was doing some good behind the scenes, too. I'm working on a feature about that. Girardi was very strong again. He's had some head-scratcher games this season, but his body of work the last 20 tells me he can't be replaced. And he probably won't be. I think there's enough middle ground that a deal can get done before the deadline, or be close enough where they won't trade him at the deadline.
9) And yet one more magnificent performance by Marc Staal. As I said from the frozen Bronx, this is the best I've ever seen him play, IMO.
10) The fourth line strikes again. That's what, four goals in the last three games created by that line? Big goals, too, all of them. In this 20-game stretch, that line has had strong, productive, important shifts in every single win. Every one of them, whether Daniel Carcillo or Derek Dorsett has been on the right. Dominic Moore is miles better than the fourth-line centers they had last season, and probably better than John Mitchell was in 2011-12. Brian Boyle is really finding his niche and his game again, on the wing, fewer minutes, but critical shifts in games, and very good PK.
11) Derick Brassard seems to be getting all of Benoit Pouliot's early-season Penalty Box frequent flier miles for offensive zone penalties. Just kidding. That one Brassard took in the offensive zone, for holding, was brutal. Pouliot, though, took one too. Still, that line played well, created a lot, and Brassard — who I thought was one of the best Rangers in the Stadium Series — got the gamer. Big goal. Set up by Mats Zuccarello, who is still, 56 games into the season, the Rangers' best forward.
12) What a great night for the Great Sam Rosen. It's always a treat to see JD in the house (was he looking to abduct Callahan, too?). And of course Mike Richter. Heck, three of the best Rangers goalies I've covered since 1979 were on the ice at the same time. Congrats to Sam, the Schmoozer, my friend for ages, and one of the best people in all of hockey.
13) Staal on the difference between the Stadium Series games and the start to this one: "It felt like a sauna out there."
My Three Rangers Stars:
1. Henrik Lundqvist.
2. Derick Brassard.
3. Marc Staal.
Kenny Albert's Three Rangers Stars:
1. Henrik Lundqvist.
2. Marc Staal.
3. Mats Zuccarello.
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Enjoying My Daughter with Down Syndrome
By Lizzie Martinez
Our second child was born with ease at home, as our first had been. But there she was, little and pale, with the almond-shaped eyes given to those with an extra 21st chromosome: those with Down syndrome (DS). Nasrine didn't latch on, and her coloring turned dusky: Several hours after her birth, we found ourselves in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, is the most commonly occurring chromosomal anomaly in the world. Down syndrome occurs equally in all races, ethnic groups, religions, socioeconomic groups, and nationalities. It affects boys and girls equally and can happen to anyone.
At the moment of conception, erroneous cell division causes the egg to have three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of two. The extra chromosome then becomes part of every cell in the baby's body. People with Down syndrome share some physical traits and have some degree of mental retardation. They can also have specific health concerns, such as heart defects, hypothyroidism, low muscle tone, and compromised immune systems. However, the mix of these characteristics varies greatly from person to person. Nasrine was hospitalized for pulmonary hypertension, or constricting lungs.
Our month in intensive care, and all that we saw, learned, experienced, and felt there, is a subject for another time. Suffice it to say that the time we spent with Nasrine in NICU was not only a time to grapple with the bureaucracy of a hospital—an institution that, by having a homebirth, we had tried so hard to avoid—but was also a time we spent in sadness, confusion, grief, and, finally, acceptance and love.
During that month, our community kept us afloat. My husband and I have lived in Austin, Texas, for a combined total 20 years, and we know a lot of people. Our families cocooned us, caring for our three-year-old son and dealing with the workings of our daily lives. Our midwife, G. B. Khalsa, went through every moment with us, hearing us out through all the places in our hearts that we had to go. My moms' group, the Milkmoms, sent a steady stream of meals. Fund-raisers and garage sales were held to help with expenses—we're still using much of the money that was raised for Nasrine's alternative therapies.
After Nasrine came home, we slowly emerged from our hospital haze and reentered normal life. We began her Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) services, such as physical therapy, and hooked up with the local Down Syndrome Association (DSA). Early on, we went to a picnic sponsored by the DSA and met families from all over the state. It was a great way to connect with other parents and to make tribal contacts for Nasrine. But something struck us—the meal at the potluck picnic was rife with refined sugar and fast food. This type of food isn't good for any child—or adult, for that matter. We realized that with our special-needs child, from then on we would actively pursue alternative practices.
I started calling around, following up every lead and contact. Every time someone mentioned something alternative that he or she had even heard of someone doing with a special-needs child, I pursued it. I called people all over the country and blurred my eyes reading on the Internet. I sought and found other funky parents of special-needs kids—parents of children older than mine who could pass on to me their knowledge and experiences. I knew that there was more for Nasrine out there than the mainstream books were telling me. The whole process was exhausting and inspiring. It still is.
Here in Austin we are blessed in having many experienced and caring alternative healing practitioners. In most cases, I quickly found highly recommended healers who continue to help guide us through these mostly uncharted waters.
Below are some of the things we are trying. Some we've just started, others we've been doing for a while. Some will come into practice when Nasrine is older.
* Tui Na (twee-na)—This style of massage originated in China 2,000 years ago. It stimulates organ functions and generally fortifies the person, based on gentle, repetitive stroking of different meridians. Our doctor of Chinese medicine has tailored a massage specifically for Nasrine, taking into account her health challenges. We rub meridian points for Nasrine's heart defect (she has a small hole in her upper atrium), to strengthen her lungs, to stimulate brain function, and to boost her immune system, we massage her at least once a day, sometimes more.
* Craniosacral Therapy—This manual therapy from the field of osteopathy involves gentle manipulation of the cranial bones. Children with DS have short ear canals and nasal passages, which makes them more prone to infections of the sinus and inner ear. They also have smaller mouths, which can make speech difficult. The beneficial effects of craniosacral therapy, I believe, will appear over the long term.
* Diet—It goes without saying that the proper food is essential to good health. However, we're even more vigilant about what we feed ourselves now that Nasrine is in our lives. We don't feed our son refined sugar, conventionally grown food, or any additives or preservatives, and we definitely won't with Nasrine. One parent told me that her daughter, who has DS, has been free of infection since starting a "drying diet" of foods not considered to be mucus producers. A medical doctor told me that he had seen many children with DS just shut down once they were introduced to the typical American diet of sugar, additives, and preservatives. Nasrine ended up nursing well and now eats everything, from raw fruits and veggies to rice and beans. Because we want to keep her immune system strong and because wheat and dairy are associated with so many chronic allergies, Nasrine is a wheat- and (mostly) dairy-free kid. (She drinks unpasteurized goat's milk from a local farm. Goat's milk most closely resembles human breastmilk.) We also introduced her early on to the joys of seaweed, whose minerals help stimulate thyroid function. Nasrine enjoys ripping apart, playing with, and eating nori.
* Yoga Sonia Sumar, a yoga teacher from Brazil, has a daughter with DS and has formulated a yoga routine for infants and children that has made a positive impact on the way they grow and develop. She's written a great book about this practice called Yoga for the Special Child. There is one certified practitioner of this routine in Austin, and Nasrine attends one private class per week. But having her do the routine three times a week (the recommended amount) is up to us.
* Nutritional Supplements—These are commonly given to children with DS and are not considered too alternative. The ingredients of the supplements are based on studies showing that people with an extra 21st chromosome are chemically different in all sorts of ways. For example, one amino acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, seems virtually absent from their bodies. We give Nasrine a daily supplement called NuTriVene-D, which contains, among other things, alphaketoglutaric acid. We also give her fish oil and blue-green algae.
* Other Stuff—We're a loud family. We sing, dance, and play instruments together. We have a hammock in our living room that we all swing and play on. (Swinging is good for the inner ear's vestibular system, which affects the perception of body position and movement and is often weak in children with DS.) We let Nasrine go barefoot as much as possible, so that her feet touch all sorts of different textures and surfaces, which can help bring more awareness into them. We read lots of books, we don't watch television, and we roughhouse and wrestle together. And we're teaching Nasrine sign language, because kids with DS usually learn to speak later.
Sometimes it's hard to find the time to do all the things I feel Nasrine needs. I try not to pressure myself too much, but I've been known to succumb to guilt and stress. So I try to spread out the things I know to all who see her regularly; Friends and relatives are eager to help her do Tui Na, or physical play, or give her an absentminded foot rub.
Recently, with help from our community, my whole family was able to travel to Massachusetts to see Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, a renowned movement therapist who has studied neurodevelopmental therapy and sensory integration. Bonnie has been in practice for nearly 30 years, and people from all over the world bring their children to see her. She is also the founder of the School for Body-Mind Centering (BMC). In her book Sensing, Feeling, and Action (Contact Collaborations, 1994), Bonnie describes BMC as "an experiential study of the major body systems-skeletal, muscular, fluid, organ, neuroendocrine—and the evolutionary developmental patterns that underlie human movement." Through her school, she has trained many BMC teachers, who now work with adults and children all over the country.
Bonnie had five appointments over five days with Nasrine, and she helped us get a more complete picture of how Nasrine was developing. Seeing Bonnie work with Nasrine made me realize that the services our daughter was receiving at home were good, but incomplete. Bonnie showed us aspects of Nasrine's physical movements that needed more attention and pointed out ways in which her development seemed exceptional (Bonnie felt that the Tui Na was having a profound effect).
I learned a lot from watching how Bonnie handled and worked with Nasrine. Most physical and occupational therapists are trained to see the body only in parts, but Bonnie showed us what it means to see Nasrine as a whole, integrated person—how her movement patterns work, and how they affect her brain development. For example, many children with DS never crawl, and their low muscle tone causes them to make easy choices in their movements to compensate. Instead of crawling, they end up scooting on their bottoms. However, the act of crawling is critical to development. To crawl is to wire the brain to cross-pattern, which initiates bilateral movement.
Typically, developing children sit up, crawl, pull themselves up, then toddle. But between these milestones are tiny patterns of movement that must be learned to progress to the next stage. Movements as small as rotating the hips when side-sitting—sitting on one hip with the feet curled up beside the bottom—come naturally to most children, but children like Nasrine must be taught the pattern. When the pattern is learned, the brain's wiring has become more complex.
In her book, Bonnie Cohen writes that ,"Development is not a linear process but occurs in overlapping waves with each stage containing elements of all the others. Because each previous stage underlies and supports each successive stage, any skipping, interrupting, or failing to complete a stage of development can lead to alignment/movement problems, imbalances within the body systems, and problems in perception, sequencing, organization, memory, and creativity."
There is no BMC practitioner where we live, so Bonnie recommended exploring the Feldenkrais method of awareness through movement. Recently, we met Kalila Homann, a movement therapist and counselor whose practice combines dance therapies with cognitive development. Kalila has studied with Bonnie and continues to consult with her about Nasrine's progress. I plan to continue Nasrine's physical therapy through the ECI program, yoga class, and Kalila's class—all three, once each per week. Meanwhile, I'll keep an eye open for a good Feldenkrais instructor.
I feel blessed that so many amazing people are involved in Nasrine's life. Now 19 months old, she is a shiny, connected little spirit. Except for a scary brush with pneumonia, caused when she breathed in some milk, she stays pretty healthy—even with her older brother dragging in germs from who knows where. She's curious, opinionated, quick to smile, and loves to snuggle. Most people say they've never seen a kid who so appreciates a good hug. She seems to be doing well, and for that I am endlessly grateful to our families and our community, who made it financially possible for us to begin this journey of alternative healing with her.
The flip side—the sad side—is that we live in a country that has allowed corporations to make the laws that dictate the services that should care for our people. We quickly learned that Nasrine is uninsurable—for life. Because she was born while I was covered by Medicaid, she was not considered to have been covered by insurance. If you're not covered by insurance at birth and something is considered wrong with you, you can pretty much forget about ever being covered.
Nasrine's only safety net is the risk pool, a state-run insurance pool with astronomical premiums and minimal service, set up for those who are too much of a risk and too low-income for a multibillion-dollar industry to worry about—people with HIV, cancers, and genetic anomalies. Leave no child behind? I would laugh at the hypocrisy if it weren't so sad.
Throughout my entire pregnancy with Nasrine, I had the profound feeling that something was wrong, in fact, I was pretty sure it was Down syndrome, and I told a friend as much. What I see today, now that the waters have cleared a bit, is that my daughter was communicating with me—giving me warning, helping me get ready for our path together. Her spirit chose her body, and then she chose us. What a bright, bright light she is.
Lizzie Martinez is an activist, artist, and sometime casting director. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Hawkeye Glenn, son Cosmo (4), daughter Nasrine (19 months), and daughter Paloma Maria (3 months).


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In one old commercial, a group of entrepreneurs is sitting around a computer, launching a website for their new company.
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The entrepreneurs turn on the site, then wait for customers. At first, they see one or two clicks, then a few more, then many more, and then a torrent of customers.
The entrepreneurs look at one another and say something like, "Now what?"
While growing fast is the kind of problem many small businesses would love to have, it is a challenge.
It's easy — in fact, typical — to be overwhelmed. You have a lot to juggle: finding and training staff, managing cash flow, serving customers. And decisions have to be made quickly.
When talking about fast-growth companies, you're likely to picture a technology start-up zooming from zero to billions: a Google, Facebook or Twitter. But fast growth also can sneak up on long-established small businesses in nontech fields.
You can grow slowly and steadily for years, and then — whap! — you hit a tipping point. A new marketing campaign for your spa goes viral, three huge corporations hire your design firm at once, or Oprah raves about your newfangled kitchen gadget and orders from retailers flood in.
You're thrilled. But you have that nagging question: "Now what?"
How will you get the staff you need? Train them? Pay them? Where will you even put them? How will you ensure quality in your product or service as you turn it out rapidly?
And, most important, how long do you think this will last? Is this real growth or a flash in the pan?
If you're able to handle growing quickly, you're likely to create a stronger, sustainable company and make a lot more money. Handled poorly, fast growth can bring down an otherwise healthy business.
Fast growth presents many challenges:
•Staffing. The toughest problem. In a 2003 North Carolina survey of small businesses, three of the top five problems cited dealt with employees: hiring, motivating, training, according to the North Carolina Small Business Technology Center.
Keep in mind that you're going to be very busy scrambling to turn out work. How will you find enough good people, then manage them?
Many fast-growth companies turn to independent contractors, especially until they see whether it looks like the growth is sustainable. But hire a human-resources manager or consultant early on.
•Leadership. As your company grows, you may find that you can't handle all the management responsibilities yourself. It's time you learn to delegate.
You might first delegate along functional lines — marketing, operations, finance and the like. But you may find you need a second-in-command to handle overall management.
•Financing and cash flow. Even when sales increase substantially, it's tough to finance fast growth from income alone.
Typically, you need to spend money faster than it comes in: hiring staff, purchasing materials or inventory, renting facilities, buying equipment.
That requires cash flow, and you may be able to handle it with a line of credit. But if you want to seize growth opportunities, it may be time to consider an investor.
•Strategy. As you grow, you'll have lots of decisions to make, especially how to direct your future growth path: which opportunities to pursue and which to let go.
You'll have investment decisions: What activities do you want to build on? Or do you want to stash away money you're making in case the growth doesn't last?
You may want to form an advisory committee or hire a management consultant.
•Systems. Fast growth easily can lead to a certain amount of chaos.
When things are moving quickly, it's almost inevitable that you'll have a tougher time communicating with team members, managing deadlines and ensuring accountability. You will want to find people who can help you put management and collaboration systems in place fairly quickly.
•Corporate culture. In all the confusion, you still will want to build a corporate culture that attracts and retains great employees.
So be certain to communicate, pay fairly, thank and reward staff for jobs well done. Pay attention to the kind of business you're building — not just the size of your business.
Fast growth is a good problem to have. Here's hoping you have to deal with it soon.
•Hiring quality employees
•Controlling costs
•Motivating employees
•Training employees
•Wise use of capital
Source: North Carolina Small Business Technology Center, 2003
Rhonda Abrams is president of The Planning Shop and publisher of books for entrepreneurs. Her newest is the 5th edition of The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies. Register for Rhonda's free newsletter at www.PlanningShop.com and "like" The Planning Shop on Facebook for updates. For an index of her columns, go to smallbiz.usatoday.com. Twitter: twitter.com/RhondaAbrams. Copyright Rhonda Abrams 2011.
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When my brother and I were growing-up, our mother didn't allow us to go trick-or-treating as she thought it was a form of begging! My mother was a proud, self-reliant woman who didn't like asking people for anything and she instilled that credo into me. To this day, it's hard for me to ask even friends for a favor.
Around this time last year, my friend Sue and I went to dinner at her favorite restaurant in Balboa. The valet, a teenager, opened Sue's door. She thanked him and asked, "How are you?" He blurted out, "hungry!" She laughed, reached into the car, and found a candy bar in the glove compartment.
The valet's eyes twinkled. "Best tip of the day," he shouted.
I was charmed by Sue's kindness – and amazed that the valet told her he was hungry! How often are you asked, "How ya doin'?" and you just toss off "fine" and keep moving?
Since that dinner I've been experimenting with "asking." For instance, recently at a networking social I was talking with an event planner. At one point, two women walked by and the planner's eyes lit up. I thought it was because he found them attractive (which he did) but he was excited because he was convinced they had appeared on the TV show "Shark Tank."
I nudged him to go over and ask them. He said he couldn't. Clinging to my newfound motto of "Ask!" I went over. They hadn't been on "Shark Tank" but were tickled for being mistaken. We chatted, exchanged cards, and I went back to the hapless planner with a new ice-breaker question for social events!
Throughout the year I've been practicing "asking" – for introductions to new clients, for higher fees from clients, for opportunities to speak at organizations. I've experimented with asking good people for simple favors. And each time I've psychologically closed my eyes, held my breath, and waited for – the worst to happen. And it never has!
At least 90% of the time people were happy to help me. They were happy to know of my services and of how I could help them. And that's part of the "secret" to healthy relationships.
Mutual helping.
When I think on Sue's encounter with the valet, I realize she asked a throw-away question in a way that the valet felt comfortable answering her. Or maybe it's that he was a teen and so was far less inhibited than the rest of us grown-ups?
No matter what, he told her and she answered his need. And that's really the simple reality –unless we tell people what we need, we don't have much of a chance of getting our needs met.
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Pesticides in Reservoirs Pilot
Pesticides in Water-Supply Reservoirs and Finished Drinking Water: A Pilot Monitoring Program
WRD PROJECT #: MD136 PROJECT CHIEF: Blomquist, Joel D. BEGIN DATE: 01 March 1999 END DATE: 30 September 2001
Project Summary
The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996 requires USEPA to assess aggregate risk from exposure to pesticides in drinking water. USEPA-Office od Pesticede Programs(OPP) is presently using National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program data on the occurrence of pesticides in streams and ground water for drinking water and aquatic exposure assessments; however, these data are not targeted to public water supplies. Although collecting data on the occurrence of pesticides in drinking water is not specifically within the objectives and current design of the NAWQA program, the NAWQA study teams have the infrastructure for collecting data on raw and treated drinking water to meet the data requirements of OPP. USEPA is initiating this pilot project with NAWQA to link pesticide occurrences in treatment facility intake water to drinking water and to identify watershed characteristics contributing to pesticide contamination. This study is targeted to smaller drinking-water supply reservoirs in areas with high Pesticide use. This project will provide information that can be linked to the NAWQA database on pesticide occurrences in surface water. The initial results of this program will be used to guide the design of additional National drinking-water monitoring programs for pesticide residues.
USEPA initiated a pilot project to link the occurrence of pesticides in drinking water with data on raw-water sources and to identify watershed characteristics contributing to pesticide contamination. This project was designed to meet the multiple information requirements of USEPA-OPP, USEPA-Office of Ground-Water Drinking Water, as well as the USGS. This pilot program is principally a data-collection effort; however, the program results will be used to guide additional studies and for many other purposes including:
Water utilities that rely on reservoirs were selected for this pilot monitoring program because they are considered to be highly vulnerable to pesticide contamination, serve as integrators of pesticide loading from their watersheds, and are important sources of drinking water. This pilot study is targeted to smaller drinking-water supply reservoirs in areas with high pesticide use.
Beginning in March 1999, water samples were collected from 12 reservoirs across the Nation. These reservoirs were chosen to represent a cross section of pesticide-use areas that are typical of regional cropping patterns as well as urban areas. At each reservoir, samples will be collected from three points: the finished water, raw water from the intake stream, and the reservoir outflow. Pesticide analysis will be performed using the same broad-spectrum multi-residue method employed by the NAWQA program. Two new broad-spectrum methods will also be used including an HPLC-MS method and a GCMS method. Sample collection has continued for an additional year and will extend through December 2000 at 9 of the 12 reservoirs.
Water samples will be collected by trained USGS field staff and coordinated by a USGS team leader. Coordination and reporting activities will be conducted through the USGS Maryland-Delaware-D.C. District Office. Data collection at each site will be implemented within existing NAWQA study units or USGS District offices. Standard NAWQA sample-collection protocols will be adapted for this project. In April 2000, USEPA extended the pilot program at a reduced level. Sample collection will continue for an additional year and will extend through December 2000 at 9 of the 12 reservoirs.


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Our roots grow deep in Moscow. Malcolm came to the University from Potlatch in l929. Carol entered the University from Rosalia, WA, in 1931. We met here in 1935 when Carol was a senior and Malcolm was a teaching assistant in chemistry.
He left for a PhD in chemistry at the University of Minnesota. Carol went to Brown University for a MA in economics. We kept in touch and were married in 1938. At that time we moved to New Jersey where Malcolm joined duPont. (During the war, Carol worked in the Statistics Dept. at the same duPont plant.)
After 20 years in industry--with moves to Minneapolis and Buffalo--Malcolm became head of physical sciences at UI (later head of chemistry when the departments of physics and chemistry separated). Except for a year at Stanford with the Advisory Council on College Chemistry, we have lived in Moscow, continuing to do so after Malcolm's retirement in 1976.
We have continued to be active at the university: Carol as a member of the UI Foundation and Malcolm writing a newsletter for the Department of Chemistry. We have served on various alumni committees at UI. Also we have tried to be good citizens of the community with active interest in our Presbyterian Church, in the libraries (both UI and public) in Latah County Historical Society, Humane Society of the Palouse, Latah Health Center, the Good Samaritan Village development, the 1912 Center, and in the Kenworthy Theatre project.
While Malcolm was actively involved at the UI, Carol served on volunteer boards including several of the interests named above. Both Carol and Malcolm are Elders in the Presbyterian Church. In addition Malcolm played trombone in the Vandal Boosters non-marching Pep Band!


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While in Redwood City to see a show at the newly remodeled Fox Theater, we looked up local sushi places around the area. All Season Sushi cam up and after driving by we decided it was our choice...oh what a GREAT choice we made! I lived in Japan for a year and this was by far and away the best sushi I have had in the states. The staff was excellent and fish was so fresh and delicious. My boyfriend, who doesn't like salmon, tried the salmon shashimi at my urging and proclaimed that he has now changed his oppinion. We will return for more wonderful sushi the next time we see a show!
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This is our favorite local spot. Doesn't look like much from the outside,but don't be put off by the lack of decor. It is just off the northbound Caltrain platform, so very accessible. The waitress is very friendly and always makes us feel welcome. They make everyone feel welcome. We've even seen small children there enjoying themselves. The 49er roll is superb - give it a whirl - salmon, lemon - yum!
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CIRENCESTER were frustrated by refereeing decisions and could not peg back Berry Hill despite dominating the closing stages.
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Cirencester had started brightly, spreading the ball to the backs as soon as possible and only poor decision making stopped them from scoring a couple of tries in the first five minutes.
With eight minutes played Ciren broke clear and, faced with a two-man overlap, the Berry Hill centre deliberately knocked the ball on in the 22m area and was yellow carded. The ref awarded a penalty when it should have been a penalty try, and the kick was missed by Gareth Parry.
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Advantage Medpor: * Tissue ingrowth decreases movement, which prevents erosion of the underlying bone * Tissue ingrowth permits access of the implant to the immune system, reducing the long-term risk of implant infection * Lower risk of implant rejection. * Can be carved better, to solve asymmetries. Disadvantage Medpor: * Harder to remove * Risk of infection first few weeks higher (why ?) * More difficult to place. Do I miss something ? My doc prefers Medpor, so I was jut wondering. Thx
Medpor Vs Silastic Comparison?
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Artificial implants
I think any artificial implant has a 3% or so infection rate, at any time. Silastic implants do tend to be movable, and they get a fibrous capsule around them. Gortex is another implant material often used as dorsal only grafting.
The real question is whets you can use cartilage from yourself as the implant material, and avoid the use of artificial implants altogether.
Medpor Vs Silastic Comparison
I think you have covered it all but the common theme among most surgeons is to use your own tissue over any kind of implant when possible. In my opinion, rib cartilage is always preferable to a synthetic implant
Learn more: http://www.seattlerhinoplasty.com/html/before_n_after_set2.php?procedure=revision_rhinoplasty/w400&id=06
Which is better Medpor or Silastic facial implant?
Which is better Medpor or Silastic facial implant? As usual, if you ask three plastic surgeons for their opinion you will receive at least four different answers.
In my opinion, Medpor implants are problematic mainly due to the risk of extrusion. This is a big problem when Medpor is placed in the nose. The thin, delicate nasal tissue and constant movement of the nose tends to force these implants out and cause their exposure at which point they need to be removed. In brief, I will not use Medpor in the nose. I prefer cartilage from the nasal septum, ear or rib for that purpose. It's your tissue and becomes well integrated with low risk of exposure.
I will occasionally use Medpor implants in the temple. However, this is a location with very thick, robust tissue and minimal movement. I have not had trouble with Medpor in this location. I use silastic for the cheek and chin area. These are well tolerated, have a low risk of complications and many choices of size and shape available.
Thank you for your question.
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Learn more: http://weberfacialplasticsurgery.com/rhinoplasty/
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Medpor Vs Silastic Facial Implants
While many patients get focused on the composition differences between Medpor and silastic for facial implants, the focus on that issue is one of the least important in facial implant surgery. The far more important questions are: 1) What is the correct implant style and size for the patient's aesthetic problem, and 2) How easy is it to place, secure and subsequently remove if need be. If you fail to achieve these first two goals in using facial implants, it really doesn't matter what the material composition is. That being said, neither implant material type and their size selections is right for every patient and every aesthetic need. Some of your listed advantages and disadvantages of Medpor facial implants are inaccurate.
Learn more: http://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com/facial.html
Medpor Vs Silastic Comparison?
I couldn't disagree more. I have used silastic Cheek Implants and Chin Implants for over 22 years and I won't use Medpore. Medpore Implants can't be removed after 1 month for any reason which makes them a no go IMHO. They also tend to be quite large and don't meet my ideas of facial aesthetics. Be sure the Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon understands and follows the proper aesthetics of facial beauty for the creation of a naturally, more attractive face. Placing Implants to shape the face requires a level of aesthetic judgment that's a quantum level higher IMHO.
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