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It never made sense to me how you could stimulate the economy with money borrowed from taxpayers and then raise taxes on the very taxpayers you just put further in debt. I guess they finally came to the same conclusion as Bush tax cuts have been extended for two years. So, now what happens to the economy? What happens to Gold prices?
The very purpose of stimulus and tax cuts is to heat up the economy. As you do, rising inflation is a byproduct of those efforts. That's right! Rising inflation is not a matter of if, it's a matter of how high. With inflation, then comes upward pressure on gold prices as gold has long been recognized as an inflation hedge.
As news of the extension of Bush tax cuts navigated its way to the far east, gold prices rallied overnight with China trading. If anyone is sensitive to U.S. inflation and a weaker dollar it is the Chinese. A weaker dollar means less profit for those from whom we buy imported goods. Hence, it becomes prudent for people like the Chinese to own an asset that hedges against dollar debasement and inflation. Gold is that asset!
Of late, foreign demand for gold by governments and central banks has been well chronicled. Especially China! Their demand for gold is going through the roof as they may have the most at risk if the dollar weakens beyond recognition.
Last night may be evidence of that fact as gold prices rallied near $1430 an ounce with the announcement that Bush tax cuts would be extended. As domestic markets awakened, profit taking ensued and prices have settled.
Commenting on the extension, Edward Meir, MF Global metals analyst, said in a street.com article, It remains to be seen whether these cuts will have the desired impact of stimulating the economy, but they most certainly will grow the deficit and weaken the dollar, and this is perhaps what is behind the sizable advance we are seeing today.
In a recent interview on CBS' 60 Minutes, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear the current stimulus program could be extended. He also said it could be years before unemployment levels return to a normal around 5%. To me that indicates, the practice of stimulus (printing money) could be with us for just as long.
That said, as long as there is stimulus, gold prices have no reason to head lower except for periods of profit-taking like we are seeing today.
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Official Journal of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain,
the European, Asian, and Ibero-Latin Academies of CraniomandibularDisorders, and the Australian Academy of Orofacial Pain
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ISSN 2333-0376 (online)
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Antinociceptive Effects of Citronellal in Formalin-, Capsaicin-, and Glutamate-Induced Orofacial Nociception in Rodents and Its Action on Nerve Excitability
Lucindo Jos� Quintans-J�nior, PhD/M�nica S. Melo, MSc/Dami�o P. De Sousa, PhD/ Adriano Antunes Souza Ara�jo, PhD/Alexandre C. S. Onofre, PhD/Daniel P. Gelain, PhD/Juan C. R. Gon�alves, MSc/Dem�trius A. M. Ara�jo, PhD/ Jackson R. G. S. Almeida, PhD/Leonardo R. Bonjardim, PhD
Aims: To evaluate the antinociceptive effects of citronellal (CTL) on formalin-, capsaicin-, and glutamate-induced orofacial nociception in mice and to investigate whether such effects might involve a change in neural excitability. Methods: Male mice were pretreated with CTL (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, ip), morphine (5 mg/kg, ip), or vehicle (distilled water + one drop of Tween 80 0.2%) before formalin (20 �L, 2%), capsaicin (20 �L, 2.5 �g) or glutamate (40 �L, 25 �M) injection into the right vibrissa. Sciatic nerve recordings were made using the single sucrose gap technique in rats. The data obtained were analyzed by ANOVA followed by Dunnett�s test for the behavioral analyses and by the Student t test for CAP evaluation. Results: Pretreatment with CTL was effective in reducing nociceptive face-rubbing behavior in both phases of the formalin test, which was also naloxone-sensitive. CTL produced significantly antinociceptive effect at all doses in the capsaicin- and glutamate- tests. Rota-rod testing indicated that such results were unlikely to be provoked by motor abnormality. Recordings using the single sucrose gap technique revealed that CTL (10 mM) could reduce the excitability of the isolated sciatic nerve through a diminution of the compound action potential amplitude by about 42.4% from control recordings. Conclusion: These results suggest that CTL might represent an important tool for management and/or treatment of orofacial pain. J Orofac Pain 2010;24:305�312
Key words: antinociceptive, citronellal, neuronal excitability, orofacial pain, single sucrose gap technique
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Pushbutton Cars
I've mentioned before that I travel some on business. My business trips are usually pretty routine: catch a flight to some "exotic" destination, land and pickup a rental car, visit a customer or attend a Mentor Graphics meeting, spend the night in a hotel, eat fast food, then press the "repeat" button until it's time to go home. Sometimes I'm on the road for a quick day trip; sometimes I'm away from my office for a week of more. But the travel drill doesn't change much, no matter what city I'm in. Some people, my wife often included, think travelling on business must be huge amounts of fun. I think of it as just another workday, but in a different office. Occasionally getting out of the office is a good thing, but I've travelled enough in my career that it's become a pretty routine business exercise. On a recent trip, however, my routine was a bit interrupted – this time when I picked-up my rental car.
Of my routine travel activities, picking-up a rental car is probably the most interesting and potentially fun – it's the "car guy" in me. I never know what make and model of car I'll end-up with. Then there is always the routine list of questions at the rental counter, followed by the inevitable "Mr. Jensen, for an additional $5.00 per day, we can upgrade you to a larger, fancier car" upsell attempt. I'm 6 feet 6 inches tall, so I must be an easy mark for the "let's see if we can get this guy into a bigger, more expensive car". While I don't mind the question, I always refuse – but often get a courtesy upgrade anyway. Or sometimes I am renting at just the right time and end-up being assigned a fancier, upgraded car because the rental car company is out of the car I requested – all at the agreed upon smaller car price. It's almost like winning the lottery without buying a ticket.
On a recent trip to Mentor Graphics headquarters in Wilsonville, Oregon, I rented a mid-sized car. Rental car companies naturally supply cars at or near the current model year, and for this trip I was assigned a 2011 Nissan Altima. The rental car agent gave me my keys, or at least so I thought, and I was off to begin the driving portion of my trip. After throwing my luggage into the back seat and taking my customary walk around the car to make certain everything was in reasonable order (i.e. no serious damage), I jumped into the driver's seat to begin the 45 minute drive south on I-205. I took the car key (which later turned out to be a trunk-only key) and started looking in the usual places for the ignition switch: steering column, dashboard, etc. Only I couldn't find a key receptacle. I thought about going back to the rental counter to ask for help, but decided it wasn't the manly thing to do. I was, after all, an engineer and should be able to figure this out. I looked in the glove box hoping to find an owner's manual. Nothing. I was almost ready to give up when I noticed it…a round button, about the size of a Susan B. Anthony silver dollar, centered in the dash just to the left of the stereo console, and sporting an easily noticeable "Start" label. "Why not?" I thought, so I pushed the button. The dashboard sprang to life, but no sound from the engine compartment. I pushed the button again and more accessories turned on, but still nothing from the engine. So I tried pushing and holding the button, this time with success. The Altima's engine started and I was soon on my way.
I've since discovered the pushbutton Nissan is not new; the Start button is a regular fixture in recent model years. And I do remember driving a Toyota Prius several years ago with a similar button, and similar confusion for myself. But the Prius is a little different since it starts out in electric mode – cranking an internal combustion engine not required.
I'm not sure why engineers at Nissan decided to use the Start button in their standard, internal combustion Altima. Is there a design or system advantage? I don't know. But it is a pretty cool, even somewhat novel, feature. The lines between traditionally segregated automotive electrical and mechanical systems continue to be blurred, and I think for good reason. These two design disciplines are a natural fit, producing electromechnical systems with more possibilities than available with either standalone technology. The trick is getting the systems right, which starts at the design stage. Mixed-technology, multi-domain system simulation is key to successful, complex system development.
Pushbutton starters are certainly not new – my grandpa's old John Deere farming tractor (think mid-1900's vintage) used a pushbutton to engage the starter and start the engine. Finally adding pushbutton start to passenger cars seems a logical, if not long overdue, application. Just remember…if you can't find the traditional key-based ignition switch in your next rental car, just look for the Start button. With the age of the pushbutton car upon us, I expect to see more rental car Start buttons as I travel.
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Commented on April 20, 2011 at 11:57 am
By MicroMan
I find nonsense like Start Buttons to be an abuse of technology. Is fitting a metal key into a slot and turning such a complex effort that we need highly sophisticated electronics to perform this 25 cent operation for us? Oh, security, that's why they do it. Well, security that costs hundreds of dollars (ever try to replace that lost thing in your pocket that has to sync with some hidden radio xmtr). Will the radio/MCU/battery die and an expensive trip to the dealer be needed to determine whether it was that or my worn starter motor that stranded me?
I've replaced dozens of failed $ensor$ in my cars the last few years just to keep them running, but rare is it that there was something fundamentally wrong with the engine.
And I hate getting into rent cars and wondering which will befuddle me: where's the wiper switch, where's the power window button (don't worry, I'll just open this door and hand you my rental agreement / toll money), are those doors locked, how do I open the gas door, how do I get the gear lever to move, how do I find a rock and roll radio station with English DJs – and set that to a button, and where did they hide the 12v power jack ("cigarette lighter"). Working out the combination / sequence for everything to be just right so I can start up the car just because there's too much electronic wizardry to outsmart me makes me long for an old Chevy Vega. A simple VOM would tell you whether you had 12v and could continue your problem-chasing elsewhere.
What haft we wrought?
Commented on April 25, 2011 at 6:15 pm
By Mike Jensen
Thanks for the comment. What have we wrought indeed… I'm a big fan of technology, but not when we use it just because we can. Applications need to make practical sense. And I remember the days of the Chevy Vega…definitely a simpler "work on your car in your own garage" time.


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"Black Swan" Movie Investor Awaits 'Oscar' Results and Le Mans Race Invitation
February 7, 2011, Braselton, GA...Texas oil tycoon, Tracy W. Krohn, awaits the results of the Academy Awards for his recent investment in the production of the five-time Oscar-nominated "Black Swan" movie. At the same time, he also awaits the results of his entry to the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Series, a global sports car racing series that includes the Le Mans 24-hour race.
Tracy Krohn, owner of the Krohn Racing team, announced his team's entry submission to the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Series. The truly global ILMC sports car series includes two races in the United States/North America, four in Europe and one in China from March to November in 2011.
Not since 1984 has an American team participated in an international sports car series when Jim Busby and Jim Knoop's BFG Mazda competed in the C2 class of the World Sportscar Championship Series. Over the years several American teams have competed overseas but Krohn Racing's entry would mark the first "Global Championship" contender from the USA in 26 years.
"The ILMC is a very good opportunity for our team and is clearly a championship that affords us an excellent opportunity for positive results as well as the ability to compete against the very best drivers in motorsports at tracks outside of the U.S.," said Tracy Krohn. "We have had success at Le Mans against the very best sports car drivers in the world and feel as though it is reasonable to assume that we can compete in this series as well. It will be exciting to go to some new tracks on different continents against an international contingent of drivers with the intent to win a championship. We are also working on some sponsorship opportunities. We will be proud to carry the American flag on our race car as we competed around the world."
The Krohn Racing team purchased a Ferrari 430 GT last fall and has been preparing the car for 2011 competition in the GT class. Krohn has submitted an entry in the ILMC to compete in the GTE-Am class for Sportsman drivers.
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"Clearly, we have given a lot of thought to competing in the ILMC Series and the different venues as well as the type of car we intend to compete in. We have had a lot of success with the Ferrari 430 GT-2 and because of the success and familiarity that we have had with the car, it is the best choice for a successful campaign."
Formal entry invitations to the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup series will be announced by the ACO on February 9, 2011. The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be presented on February 27, 2011. Tracy Krohn will be anxiously awaiting announcements on both.
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Sir Richard Branson has decided not to proceed with a legal challenge to the Lottery Commission's decision to award the UK's National Lottery to Camelot.
He fears that a successful judicial challenge could damage confidence in the Lottery.
The Virgin group founder also said he would not make any future lottery bids.
He quashed speculation that he would set up a rival lottery, saying it was not possible under current UK law.
However, if Camelot failed to reach their target of raising £15bn for good causes, "we will look at other ways of trying to make up the difference," he said.
"The law does not permit it at present... I think it is unlikely therefore that we will set up a rival lottery," he said.
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But he continued to criticise the commission's decision to award the licence to Camelot, calling for an urgent review of the entire process.
The decision was "cowardly" and "substantively unfair" and the entrepreneur said he wanted a full publication of both bids.
Sir Richard and his People's Lottery team consulted lawyers, who said they had a "strong case" for a judicial review, but feared the "ramifications" of a successful challenge.
If the legal challenge did succeed, there was real risk that the lottery would have to be closed down for a few months, ultimately harming the good causes they had hoped to help, he said.
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Barely recovered from her first Hunger Games, Katniss (Lawrence) is devastated by the announcement of the 75th Anniversary Quarter Quell games in which only previous champions will compete and is likely rigged by the Capitol so that she will either betray the rebellion or die or, ideally, both.
We'll do this back to front, and get the downside out the way first, because, HG-convert or not, this much-hyped sequel does most of what you would ask of it, expanding the mythology, offering performances of greater nuance and feeling, and upping the volume of gladiatorial teen-sadism no end. You'll come out drained in a way few blockbusters seem to care about anymore — sapped by the tension of convincing human peril. Like the movie in question, let's build to the big finish.
So yes, it's true, beat for beat, it is the same movie as the first.
We begin out amongst the mining-zone miseries of District 12 (fingers crossed they rope in a prawn from District 9 sometime soon) where Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) is endeavouring to cope with life, soon to be burdened as both figurehead for the quietly-mustering rebellion (under the alias "Mockingjay") and pawn in the games of the totalitarian boot boys of the Capitol, a B-movie concentrate of Nazis, Romans, Stormtroopers, Republican Party and President Donald Sutherland, big on slithery commandments to snuff out insurgency. Generally taking a more muscular approach, newly incumbent director Francis Lawrence (taking over from Gary Ross), wraps these early scenes in dystopian grey, a colour-starved bleakness huddling beneath snow-clouds of oppression like a 12-rated version of The Road that never quite shakes its resemblance to the bit where Derek Zoolander visits his family.
From here, as various intrigues are set into motion, we take an super-train ride up the colour chart to the florid sci-fi garnish of The Capitol (The Capitol's capital) where the cheesy pre-Games hoopla, as hosted by unctuous TV-peacock Stanley Tucci, oozes over the 'faked' romance between Katniss and Peeta (the increasingly square Josh Hutcherson). The love triangle is sensibly downplayed. Katniss thwacks kisses on both Peeta and homebound stiff Gale (Liam Hemsworth) — neither of whom, quite frankly, are fit to lay a pinky on her quiver — before concluding, reasonably, that she really hasn't the time for romantic entanglements. Thankfully, everyone gets on with not dying.
Amid tasty training sequences to remind us how lethal Katniss is with bow and pout, Philip Seymour Hoffman strolls in apparently not bothering with a costume to give a surprisingly ineffective performance as Plutarch Heavensbee, most merciless of all Games makers. Did his miss the memo about The Capitol's barking mad techno-satirical super-rich with Hogwarty names? A caste exemplified by Elizabeth Banks' gilt-edged Aunt Sally Effie Trinket. And will everyone cheer come the Han Solo-in-Carbonite non-ending, satisfied that apocalyptic events have been set in motion in preparation for the final two parts of The Hunger Games fourfold trilogy?
If things are sounding overly negative, they really shouldn't. Concentrating on Katniss' immediate dilemmas and faltering resolve, the film moves gear by gear toward its masterstroke — the Hunger Games itself. And once thrust into the bedevilment of the newly pimped-up arena, you realise all this preamble has been finely measured. Like The Capitol's twisted audience, we are raring to go. And the film delivers absolutely where it should — an exhilarating hothouse junglescape, Dagobah by way of Kurtz's compound, delectably accessorised with prefab hostility. Between random forcefields, poisonous mists, and an army of psychopathic baboons, Katniss must contend with time-controlled floods, lightning bolts and a babbling Amanda Plummer. With his variety of Hawaiian location, tangible set, and seamless CG, director-Lawrence has gone as visceral as the rating will allow.
Rather than Darwinian fray, the players divide into frail factions, and those not au fait with the books are granted the frisson of not knowing where treachery might fall, and these fellow contestants are a much more untrustworthy and memorable bunch. Sam Claflin, pumped and cocky, has a ball as self-proclaimed big-shot Finnick Odair; Jena Malone adds a bit of XX-rivalry as the saucy Johanna Mason; and Jeffery Wright does fine kook as brainy ex-champ Beetee. Even then, this is truly a franchise thriving on a single performance. Defying rote heroics and sidestepping those solemn Frodoisms lurking in the role, Lawrence seeks out the complex, human and earthy in Katniss, still the beating heart and total triumph of these movies. Terrified and determined, gorgeous and real, we're with this teen Spartacus to the bitter end now.
Whatever the flaws, many from the books, this second grittier, more confident round of Hunger Games thrills us into submission.


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Techniques for making your home the base for major earnings
The power of freelancing seated in the comfort of one's drawing room is well known to everybody, and such activities present perhaps the most important means of generating income as a busy homebody. Maybe not as frequently considered as online freelancing jobs, there are other multiple ways of generating income, making your home your entrepreneurial base.
Income that you gain from home rentals
People have generated income ranging from $40,000 to $50,000 by renting either their entire home or a portion of it to total strangers. The rental is becoming a trusted source of income for many categories of clients looking out for extra cash, using the opportunity to maximize income from idle real estate.
Again, it is not necessary that you let out the home in its entirety; you can also rent a part of the home while occupying the main portion. And if you find it tedious doing the spadework of finding clients agreeable to rent your home at competitive rates, you'd be in for a surprise because portals such as Airbnb, Craigslist and Roomorama do the job for you if you sign in with them and enter the details of your home or rooms that you wish to rent out.
You just need to refurbish the guest room, basement or garage or provide a rooftop ambiance with a balcony or sit out. No matter how much you crowd your home, you can always find space that can be rented out without conflicting with your family's spatial needs. The same goes for office spaces that may be lying unused as idle assets; these spaces can be advertised on the Desktime portal. And if you thought people wanted only home space, you'd be surprised there is a huge demand for parking space that can be advertised on JustPark or ParkOnMyDrive.
Income that you gain by caring for pets
As a nation, we are huge pet lovers, and you'll rarely find a home that doesn't cater to a menagerie of pets of all types. But as you are aware, the average pet lover also needs time off to attend to work and leisure, and those are moments that they desperately search for pet care assistance. This presents a golden opportunity to open up your cozy home to dogs and pups, and cats and kittens whose owners are away on jobs and errands. This is an excellent way to earn a few extra bucks, but you need to be very caring and show a compassionate streak for our animal friends to make a great impression with pets and their owners to trust you enough to repeat their visits. Online sites such as DogVacay help you list out the specialized services that you cater to ranging from day care and walking to bathing and grooming or anything else you can think of, even medical checkups. It's fun and engaging work being surrounded by cute puppies and adorable kittens, and you wouldn't mind the hard work and time involved in caring their intimate needs. Before long, you may discover to your pleasant surprise that pet care is a startlingly paying business, and many people, encouraged by the response and income, make it their full time vocation.
Renting the car you rarely use
RelayRides and Getaround are online portals that do a great job making available cars of all descriptions on a rental basis, and you'd be amazed because most of the vehicles are not company owned vehicles or corporate sponsored cars or taxis; they are cars that people rent out individually for the simple reason that their vehicles happen to be sitting idle while the owners are busy elsewhere. There are advantages that are too good to resist – you free up garage space, the vehicle that was gathering dust gets a breather, and you coolly pocket a side income that could be very useful. The rental companies do a smooth job getting renters to arrange separate insurance to cover accidents and accidental damage, and renters are also asked to clean and maintain the car in roadworthy condition. So owners can rest assured on safety aspects.
Disposing junk mail in a way that generates income
If you were filling your trash can with junk mail, advertisements and Sunday newspaper inserts, you could actually be throwing away a good source of income. There are many companies that could use junk mail and are willing to pay you for taking the trouble of forwarding such mail to their office addresses. There are market research firms that will mail you self-addressed envelopes so that you can reroute the mail you receive to the address specified by the company. It works on a points system, where the points you earn on each individual mail get redeemed in prepaid Visa cards. SBK center is one such marketing company that can help you generate extra income in your spare time. Also, if you have in your possession high priced coupons that remain unused, you can generate eBay listings inviting people to bid for them.
Turing photography from arty passion to income generator
Photography is a wholly underutilized genre that has tremendous income generating potential. With social media such as Instagram and SnapChat at your disposal, all you need to do is to generate great snaps to attract sponsorship and a snappy side income. It may be emphasized that one doesn't have to be a blue blooded professional photographer or a photo editing expert to enter this business. What you need is an eye for detail, an interesting setting, willingness to scour the great outdoors and a sense of excellent timing to grab the best shots that will interest and attract people's attention. The pics should be of excellent quality with style, setting and color added to enhance appearance. If the topic, for example, is pets, the cuteness quotient should be appropriately high. If it's a decorative item, there should be a heightened sense of fashion and style, and so on. Tweet them, write a few descriptive lines, use a hashtag and build a community chat set up so that people will talk about the pics and possibly share and circulate them. If you have a talent for this kind of work, within no time you could attain celebrity status and cash in on the advertisements and sponsorships that follow.
Leveraging the value of your unused wardrobe
Everybody has one or two fashionable dresses that they used for parties and are shy of wearing again, and though the dresses are in perfect condition, they simply gather dust in cupboards, only to be thrown out one day when their color fades. Unknown to you there would be many admirers of this kind of fashion clothing who would be willing to rent the dress if you only take the trouble of making an offer. Websites like RentNotBuy and Loanables make it possible to generate spare cash from unused clothes rentals, and you can also rent out accessories like your handbags, jewelry trinkets and shoes in these sites.
The sky is literally the limit as far as income generating potential is concerned, and if you have a skill or a hobby or passion for something out of the ordinary, try sharing that expertise with people for a steady income. The beauty of this work is that you stay at home, engage yourself in the normal routine and still ensure that every minute generates some type of income for you.


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America is suffocating Jorge (Octavio Gómez), a shy Ecuadorian dishwasher in a shabby Queens diner. When he isn't being tormented by his co-worker Jerry (Aaron Paul), Jorge tries in vain to forge a bond with newly hired Chinese waitress Amy (Eugenia Yuan). Steven Soderbergh called writer-director Steve Barron's intimate drama "everything an independent film should be." Mandy Patinkin also co-stars as diner owner Rick.


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Time for a little fun in the sun and we can't think of a better way to find it than this sporty little model, Mystery Car 145 out on Drive On's Forum.
Seems like a weekend car like this should only be allowed to come in red or yellow -- bright, happy colors. We keep thinking the popularity of silver cars will die out, but they keep going and going. We owe a special thanks to reader ADK for helping us track down this week's MC.
But what is it? Can you tell us the year, make and model? DON'T ANSWER HERE. Rather, go to Mystery Car 145 on Drive On's Forum, the only place we look for official answers to the Mystery Car. We'll tell you who was first to get it right next week on Drive On.
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Quick Torch provide an easier way to use your camera's LED as a torch.
Besides the general widget toggle, Quick Torch provide another easier way than other torch apps. To light it, you only need turn on screen and shake the phone without unlock the lock screen.
# Guide
1) Turn off phone screen by click power button. If it is off already, go step 2 directly
2) Click power button to turn on screen (don't need unlock it)
3) In the following 5s, shake your phone to turn on the camera LED
4) When the LED is on, you can shake again or press power button to turn it off
4) If you don't open LED within 5s, the shake detection will be disabled so as to avoid conflict with other apps or open LED by accident
5) You also can add Quick Torch widget on your Home screen, then turn on/off LED by click it
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Gov. Jan Brewer recently announced her creation of an independent Child Advocate Response Examination Team (CARE Team) that is charged with providing oversight for the investigations of cases that were designated as "not investigated" by Arizona Child Protective Services (CPS). The independent CARE Team also will examine the CPS system to identify areas of concern. The review will include consideration of personnel, operations, processes, and policies. Once areas of improvement are identified, the team will submit a summary of its finding to Brewer.
"Failure to investigate even one, let alone thousands of cases of potential child abuse is absolutely inexcusable and undermines people's confidence in the system that is charged with protecting the welfare of Arizona's children," said Brewer. "Every case must be investigated, period.
"In creating the independent 'CARE Team,' I seek to ensure that there is thorough, transparent and independent oversight of the investigation into each of these neglected cases. Moreover, it must help serve to restore public trust in a child welfare system that was further undermined by this unconscionable practice."
The CARE Team is chaired by Charles Flanagan, Director of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. Other team members include Arizona State Senator Leah Landrum Taylor; Arizona State Representative Kate Brophy McGee; Robert Bell, Children's Justice Coordinator at the Childhelp Children's Center of Arizona; Cindi Nannetti, a veteran prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office; Deb Gullett, child advocate and former legislator; Greg McKay, Chief of the Office of Child Welfare Investigations (OCWI); Jan Strauss, a former Mesa Police Chief; and a CPS representative (TBD).
The Team will oversee CPS staff investigating cases designated "NI" and report directly to Brewer.
"I greatly appreciate that each member I sought for this Team was willing to step up and serve in this important mission," Brewer added. "I know they do so because of their deep commitment and caring for Arizona's children."
The Office of Child Welfare Investigations (OCWI), which uncovered the practice within CPS to disposition cases as "not investigated," was created as a result of reforms formulated by Brewer and implemented during her administration. It is headed by Chief Greg McKay and employs child welfare investigators to handle criminal conduct allegations of child abuse. From the time of its discovery, Brewer insisted CPS' practice be publicly exposed and the situation swiftly addressed head on, to investigate each case and ensure the safety of children.


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Considering TITAN laser treatment but needed more info about length of time TITAN lasts
How Long Do Titan Results Last?
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Typically people come for maintenance yearly
Patients are typically coming in for a maintenance treatment per year. This has been our experience since it was introduced in 04/05
Titan long term results not known
It is difficult to say exactly how long Titan results last as the procedure has not been around long enough to know the long term duration. Most of my patients, once they achieve the desired result, end up having two or perhaps three treatments yearly to maintain.
How long do Titan treatments last
Most patients get the optimal amount of tightening after 3-4 treatments done a month apart and then the results last about a year. i recommend maintenance treatments about once or twice a year.
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Lasting results for titan
Titan laser from cutera is beneficial for skin laxity enhancing youthful appearance. Titan is not a permanant procedure. Our patients have had great results with a series of 3-4 treatments one month apart. The patient then may see up to 1, 1-2 years residual. The patient then may still want to do touch up 2-3 times a year for maintained result. The touch up treatments are prefered by the patients to be done before a social engagement.(wedding,class reunion,partys,etc)
TITAN Skin Tightening Treatment Plans
This is a question often asked ! As with other corrective laser treatments, we recommend obtaining an acceptable correction with 2 or 3 treatments and then maintaining with 1 treatment every 6-12 months depending on your age and skin laxity.
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Tue Aug 21, 2012, 07:32 PM
DavidL (384 posts)
Jesus Will Give You Your Leg Back
Before you watch the video that is the subject title here, you might want to meet Josh, and learn about him, as a Cancer survivor, Paralympic skier, inspirational speaker, and author.
So perhaps you would like to watch THIS one first.
Josh Sundquist Ski Racing in the 2006 Paralympics
OKAY, that's his sport, now here's his humor at his craft of public speaking
How to smuggle a 2-liter into a movie theater
Now, his thoughtful moment about religion
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Tue Aug 21, 2012, 07:50 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
1. He is a Christian motivational speaker.
Response to rug (Reply #1)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 07:55 PM
DavidL (384 posts)
2. Funny how he leaves that out on his Youtube and web page
Perhaps he just is not that hung up about religion, as some people here are.
Or maybe Christians want to claim him, and he gets more engagements from some Christian links and web sites, and he wants to earn a living.
I didn't find him as offensive as the people he talks about who are Christian, and believe Jesus will give him his leg back.
Response to DavidL (Reply #2)
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 12:27 PM
cbayer (146,218 posts)
6. Christians don't claim him, he claims christianity.
Response to rug (Reply #1)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:51 PM
kestrel91316 (51,666 posts)
3. Fine with me. He doesn't seem AT ALL to be a fundie whackjob.
If he wants to be a Christian motivational speaker and can do so without oppressing or advocating oppressing people with different views, well, it's a free country.
Response to kestrel91316 (Reply #3)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:58 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
4. Fine with me too.
But I don't really care for motivational speakers period.
Response to DavidL (Original post)
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 12:26 PM
cbayer (146,218 posts)
5. He is great! Funny, poignant and spot on, imo.
Wish there were more young religion types like him speaking out.
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Wed Aug 22, 2012, 12:53 PM
DavidL (384 posts)
7. Book Review: "Just Don't Fall" by Josh Sundquist
Published January 2010 by Viking (a Penguin imprint)
Ive already told you how funny this book is and how much I loved it despite the fact that I really shouldnt have, so I figured its time to round out the conversation and tell you just a little bit more about Josh Sundquists Just Dont Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made it Down the Mountain in case youre not quite convinced.
A basic blurb about Just Dont Fall will tell you that it is Sundquists memoir of losing a leg to cancer at age nine and going on to become a Paralympic skier and motivational speaker. What it wont tell you is that this is not your typical feel-good cancer survivor memoir. Sunquist writes in first-person, present tense (telling us what is happening rather than what did happen), which gives the book a powerful sense of immediacy and pulls the reader right into the moment with him. When Sundquist sits in his parents minivan, parked in their driveway after just arriving home from an outing, and hears that his leg will have to be amputated, he cries. And then everything is quiet.


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Maryn Bieganski
2013-14 - Swam in the 100 backstroke (1:02.01, sixth) and the 100 butterfly (59.89, eighth) at East Carolina ... Competed at the Queens/Wingate meet, posting a time of 55.35 in the 100 freestyle and 59.64 in the 100 butterfly ... Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2012-13 - Contributed in the freestyle, backstroke and butterfly events...Recorded one individual win, finishing first in the 100 butterfly against College of Charleston, Queens and Wingate with a time of 57.05, which ranked as the team's fifth fastest time of the season...Was a part of one relay win, a first-place showing in the 200 medley relay against College of Charleston...Swam personal bests in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly during the season...Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12 -Swam in seven regular season meets...Had the team's fourth best time and a personal record in the 100 butterfly with a mark of 57.57 against East Carolina and Vanderbilt...Recorded the teams' fifth fastest time of the season in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.14 to finish second against East Carolina and Vanderbilt...Posted a personal record of 53.38 in the 100 freestyle against East Carolina and Vanderbilt...Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11 - Contributor in sprint freestyle and butterfly events...Swam a 57.66 in 100 fly against Alabama/Georgia, the team's fourth-best time this season...Top time in 100 free (54.01) also came in Alabama/Georgia meet.
PRE-COLLEGE - Graduated from Solon High School...Was team MVP for the Comets in 2009 and 2010...Named a high school All-American in 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay...Holds school record in all three events...Named Northeast Ohio Swimmer of the Year...All-state in 100 fly, 200 MR and 400 FR...Helped team to Northeast Ohio District title in 2008, 2009 and 2010...Member of Solon Stars Swim Club...Qualified for national team and holds one team record...Previously swam for Lake Erie Silver Dolphins, where she was named swimmer of the year and holds three team records...Member of National Honor Society...Four-year honor roll recipient and scholar-athlete award recipient.
PERSONAL - Full name is Maryn Taylor Bieganski...Born March 23, 1992, in Cleveland, Ohio...Parents are Walt Bieganski and Sherry Whay...Has two sisters, Brooke and Madison...Her mother was a cheerleader at Ohio State...Plans to major in international business...Chose South Carolina because it was the perfect academic and athletic fit, and she truly felt it was the place for her to achieve her greatest potential...Also considered an offer from Ohio State.


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Drive: 2003 Subaru Baja
Not since the Brat, which was produced from 1977 to 1987, has Subaru offered a vehicle with an open bed. The Brat was a mini-pickup with seating for two in the cab, and for two facing rearward, in the open bed. That scenario is revisited with the all-new Baja hybrid or 4-door crossover vehicle which closely adheres to the design image of the 2000 ST-X concept vehicle that made its debut at the L.A. International Auto Show.
The Baja is based on the same platform as Subaru's Legacy/Outback -- a car platform rather than a truck chassis, rendering it as more of a sport sedan with an open pickup bed than as a traditional SUV. Baja is unique in that it has no direct competitors and fills a specialized niche, with a sporty, playful look about it that should appeal to non-truck folks, while providing truck-like versatility and functionality.
Baja will be offered in two fully equipped configurations: a five-speed manual transmission model, or a four-speed electronic automatic transmission version. Both models will feature an All-Wheel Drive system -- the manual gearbox model features a Continuous AWD system with a viscous-coupling, locking center differential, while the automatic transmission model comes with an Active AWD system with an electronically managed continuously variable transfer clutch.
Power for both models is derived from the same 2.5 liter, SOHC horizontally-opposed 4-cylinder engine found in the Subaru Forester that produces 165 horsepower and generates 166 pound feet of torque. The Baja rides on 16-inch Bridgestone Potenza tires, mounted on attractive 5-spoke alloy wheels. The suspension is heavy duty, raised and independent at all four corners, with braking chores handled by power-assisted four-wheel discs (vented up front), featuring a 4-channel, 4-sensor ABS system.
The Baja is 6-inches longer than its Legacy/Outback sibling, while other specs are shared. The cargo floor measures 41.5 inches or 60.5 inches with the standard bed extender out and tailgate down. The real key to the Baja's versatility is the Subaru-designed Switchback system, which provides the ability to reconfigure both the rear seating area and cargo bed accommodating up to a maximum of 77.7 inches of load space. The rear seat cushion folds upward to form a front cargo wall, with the seatback folding forward for a flat load surface. The seatback features the same slip-resistant, protective covering material as the integrated bed liner. Carrying longer items is allowed by folding down the bed pass-through door which rests flush within the lowered seatback. The rear window is fixed for added rear bulkhead rigidity and does not lower as some other "mid-gate" systems do. The cargo bed is fitted with screened forward drain holes with aft channeled rails and four tie down hooks, not to mention slotted recesses for 2x4 separation sorting. The Baja's payload is 1,050 pounds.


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Mon. February 8, 2010 | Keith Niebuhr
One of the best signing day pieces I've come across was produced by George Schroeder of Oregon's Register-Guard, who put the puzzle together of how Plant DB Eric Dungy ended up with the Oregon Ducks.
Among the story's revelations were:
-Dungy wasn't on Oregon's radar until a few weeks before signing day.
-According to Oregon coach Chip Kelly, Dungy was not recruited because of his famous father, former NFL coach Tony Dungy.
-Kelly did call Tony Dungy after Ducks RB LeGarrette Blount threw a punch in a game last fall, but Kelly claims the elder Dungy never mentioned his son.
-Kelly had a previous relationship with Plant coach Robert Weiner. He had recruited past Panthers because their offense is similar to Oregon's.
-Kelly's decision to recruit Dungy was based partly on the strong recommendation Weiner made last month at a coaches convention.
-The fact Oregon wanted Eric for Eric and not for Tony apparently helped him pick the Ducks. "That's what I think really sold my son on Oregon," Tony Dungy said on Dan Patrick's radio show. "He just got to the point where he didn't feel like it was coach Kelly and his staff doing anything special for me, but they were really interested in him."
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Operation Opera is an avant-garde community outreach program in the Commonwealth of Virginia that delivers a variety of dynamic, in-depth presentations to a wide diversity of groups throughout the state – at no cost to them!
"We just want you to know that we heard Dr. Glenn Winters lecture on this opera at ESCC last Friday and were inspired to purchase tickets and bring along friends. He is wonderful at what he does."
-Duke and Joyce Shannahan
"Opera, just like great films, drama, literature, fine arts and even sports, makes us feel truly alive by allowing us to experience larger-than-life events," says Glenn Winters, Virginia Opera's Community Outreach Musical Director. "My aim is that Operation Opera will allow adults of all backgrounds and interests to connect with this life-affirming effect."
Part of the largest opera education program in America, Operation Opera presented over 180 free programs last season, reaching more than 80,000 (including radio and television appearances) audience members! Topics of the high-energy presentations, which are geared toward adults ranging from college students to senior citizens, include explorations into Virginia Opera's season productions, basic opera primers and topics tailored to specialized interests of particular groups and clubs.
Operation Opera continues to take to the airwaves via partnerships with public radio stations throughout the regions served by Virginia Opera. Glenn's insights on each mainstage production are aired as one-hour broadcasts on WHRO-FM in Norfolk and WCVE-FM in Richmond. Glenn Winters presents in Northern Virginia as well as Hampton Roads and Central Virginia.
"Like the old adage - You don't have to be an opera buff to love Glenn Winters, but you may turn into one!"
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And like opera, actually being there for one of his talks is even more enjoyable than just hearing it over the radio. He's physically just as engaging as aurally – the exact opposite of the stodgy, proper, and pompous music professor you would expect.
And his talks are not just for beginners or people who think they hate opera. He did a talk before a performance of "Carmen" a few years ago. I went in there thinking there was no way he could possibly tell me anything about the opera I didn't already know. Boy, was I wrong."
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I have seen posts elsewhere on the internet of this problem, but nobody has posted a solution.
Network and Sharing Center is showing "you are currently not connected to any networks". Diagnose and Repair reports no problems, because I am connected via my DIR-655.
My network is marked as "Public" though on a private network, and have four PC's on my net using the same Workgroup name. The other Vista machineon the network has no problems.
I can't turn on Media Sharing because Network and Sharing Center thinks I am not connected to a network, and in any case my network is Public ( and hence will not allow Media sharing )!!
Catch blasted 22!
IPCONFIG /ALL shows no probems though it is showing three Tunneling adapter Local Area Connections - all in Media Disconnected status.
All services that I think should be started seem to be started.
Any help much appreciated.
Vista is fully up to date on fixes and service packs.
Firewall is Virgin Media's PCGARD - but as I can access shared files on other PC's in my workgroup I don't think it's a firewall problem.


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Tiger Woods' charge fades as questions persist
AUGUSTA, Ga. Tiger Woods roared through the front nine of the final round of the Masters early Sunday afternoon as if he were going to do what he had done here four times before: win it.
For two hours, he was the Tiger of old. With his putts dropping and his fist pumping, he looked to be unstoppable, ferocious, unbeatable. He shot 5-under-par 31 on the front nine to move into a tie for the lead. The two par-5s awaited on the back. The way he was playing, he might eagle one — or both. He'd post a ridiculous score. The youngsters behind him would quake in their shoes. And he would win.
Only he didn't. The great Tiger Woods couldn't do it. Not only didn't he win, he didn't come all that close to winning. He provided wonderful midafternoon theater, all right, but when it came time for the 75th Masters to be decided, he was not in the final conversation, finishing four strokes behind winner Charl Schwartzel and two behind Jason Day and Adam Scott, tied for fourth place — his exact position a year ago.
It has been 17 months since Woods won a golf tournament, going all the way past his run-in with that fire hydrant Thanksgiving weekend 2009, and the unraveling of his personal life. He has gone 11 consecutive majors without winning (he missed two of them because of knee surgery). For nearly three years now, he has been stuck on 14 majors.
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As each major comes and goes, the refrain will get louder, and it will be something along the lines of this: Is Tiger Woods still Tiger Woods?
Inconsistency, which has become one of the hallmarks of Tiger's new post-scandal reality, did him in again. This tournament was his to win when he was just three behind at the midway point after firing a 6-under-par 66 Friday. But then he ballooned to a 74 Saturday and fell seven strokes behind third-round leader Rory McIlroy.
Then, Sunday, he gave himself another chance. It was there for the taking again after his remarkable front nine, but he couldn't close the deal. Just as he has become unable to back up one round in the 60s with another, Tiger couldn't follow his stunning front nine with a great back nine, missing crucial putts for par on 12 and eagle on 15.
He actually lost the tournament Saturday, when, on "moving day," he moved the wrong way. Thus, while his closing 67 was exhilarating, especially for a 35-year old on a 90-degree day, it couldn't provide Woods the sports miracle he needed.
Woods was electrifying, but others were even better when it mattered most: Scott, 30, and Geoff Oglivy, 33, also shot 67s, while Schwartzel, 26, fired a 66, including four majestic birdies on the final four holes. Remember the days when Tiger roared and the others crumbled? Now he plays well, and they play better.
These are the young players who have learned from Tiger but aren't afraid of him. Each time he doesn't win, they become more emboldened. While it's true that the 21-year-old leader, McIlroy, came apart under the pressure (more likely just from leading the Masters than because of Tiger), the others did not. And they seem to be coming in waves, from all over the globe.
Tiger's uneven play is only part of the story of his confounding comeback from his unprecedented fall from grace. His uneven behavior is another part of the conversation, and it unfortunately doesn't seem to be getting better, either.
Woods' demeanor bordered on the terrible when shots weren't to his liking this week. He pouted. He pounded his club into the ground. He walked away. He swore. And when he finished a round and didn't like that, his answers in interviews were just as bad. (His CBS appearance Sunday has to be one of the 10 worst by a superstar in sports history.)
All this from the man who vowed last year to change his ways, to behave better. Perhaps he had his fingers crossed at the time he said it.
Were Tiger 12 years old, you'd send him to his room. Since he's a bit older, perhaps he should be made to watch a tape of how McIlroy handled his embarrassing 80 — with grace, dignity and an appreciative smile.
We learned a few things about Tiger in this, another major loss — chief among them that the new Tiger is as unpleasant as the old. No amount of great golf can change that.
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The district softball race begins today as the Lady Cats host Pine Tree at the SSHS softball diamond.
Sulphur Springs will host the junior varsity game at 4:30 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 6 p.m.
The Lady Cats are 13-4-1 after recent non-district competition.
Sulphur Springs has been in tournament action in Allen, Wylie and Lindale.
The Lady Cats have recorded wins over state-ranked foes including Lubbock Coronado and Mesquite Poteet.
"We feel ready. We are hitting over .400 as a team," said David Carrillo, head softball coach.
District 14-4A play continues Friday for the Lady Cats in Marshall varsity at 3 p.m., JV at 1 p.m.
The Sulphur Springs junior varsity won the recent Red River Classic softball tournament.
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Hundreds of people yesterday (Saturday) took the opportunity to see how their ancestors lived 1,000 years ago when the doors of the Drumclay Crannog were thrown open to the public.
The ancient dwelling beside the new Cherrymount Link Road in Enniskillen has been described as being of "international significance" and is "re-writing Ireland's medieval history".
Guided tours of the the site began with a series of introductory talks at Fermanagh County Museum.
The archaeological excavation of the crannog has revealed a huge treasure trove of artefacts found which show a "snap-shot" of life in Ireland from the 17th Century back as far as, at least, to the 9th Century, maybe even centuries earlier. Some of the most striking finds are a wooden bowl that has a cross carved into its base, a unique find from an excavation in Ireland, parts of wooden vessels with interlace decoration, and exquisite combs made from antler and bone, status symbols of their day that date to between 1,000 and 1,100 AD. And the site continues to reveal finds that have stunned archaeologists.
Other finds include what is believed to be the largest collection of pottery from a crannog in Northern Ireland, as well as ornaments of iron, bronze and bone. As the site is waterlogged, a huge volume of wooden remains have been found, from gaming "chess like" pieces to drinking cups right through to the timber foundations of dozens of houses. Parts of at least two different log boats have been discovered, and a wooden oar - from deposits several centuries older than the boats - has also been found. Some of the combs are similar to ones found in Dublin and York that date to Viking times. Archaeologists have also discovered leather shoes and agricultural equipment, along with knives and highly decorated dress pins.
The crannog reveals that our ancestors lived in houses that would have been little bigger than a large modern living room, cooking and sleeping in the same space. The house walls were insulated with heather and other plants. Living conditions were probably cramped, but reasonably comfortable for their time, though the humans must have shared their homes with lots of unwelcome guests - abundant bugs and parasites of all kinds, and the surrounding lake must have resulted in damp floors from time to time. The small houses were very cramped, with little private space for the people living there. The objects found show that people were very sophisticated in their tastes, living as farming families, butchering their own animals and ploughing the land for crops. They were very skilled at metal working and woodworkers - excelling at carpentry to construct the houses and crafting and decorating wooden containers of all sizes. They played board games probably around the fire on cold evenings and we can assume they sang and played music though no instruments have been found so far. They wove their own cloth, having spun the wool from their own sheep. So far we know that the crannog was occupied from at least 900 AD to 1,600 AD, and was probably the home of a noble family, perhaps with four or five houses lived in at any time, and occupied by an extended family of parents, grandparents, children, servants and retinue.
The archaeological excavation of the site is currently scheduled to end on December 30, 2012.


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Plenty of solid reasons
While individual circumstances may vary, here at Travelfish.org our solid recommendation to any traveller planning a trip to Southeast Asia is: make buying travel insurance a part of your planning. Do not leave home without it: we certainly don't.
Many travellers in Southeast Asia hold a perception that as basic medical care is relatively cheap, there's little need for travel insurance. While it is true that basic healthcare in Southeast Asia can be cheap, the emphasis should be on the word basic — not cheap. We've seen the inside of Cambodian hospitals and believe us, you want to spend as little time as possible in one.
True, Thailand and Singapore, and to a lesser extent Malaysia, have a higher standard of medical care, but bear in mind this care is often in private hospitals. Anything more than a few nights in hospital gets expensive fast and the medical bills associated with longer stays can easily run into the tens of thousands of dollars — and higher.
In buying travel insurance, you're not only securing something that will assist should you find yourself in need, you're also buying some peace of mind — both for you, while you travel, but also for your family and friends back home.
Here at Casa Travelfish we have a long-held tradition of leaving the purchasing of travel insurance till the last possible moment — generally the bags are at the front door when we remember to buy it (at which time we log on to World Nomads and buy it). In the past that has always worked fine — but good things never last!
In the middle of 2010, Samantha (Ms Travelfish to you) had planned to take a two-week holiday to Istanbul in Turkey. As per normal, she didn't plan to buy travel insurance till the very last moment. She did however go and book a couple of thousands dollars worth of flights and accommodation (this was most certainly set to be a flashpacking trip!).
To cut a long story short, the day before she was due to leave, I came down with dengue fever and was pretty much incapacitated (and ended up being hospitalised). Sam cancelled her trip.
Because she hadn't bought travel insurance, she lost both the flights and accommodation money — all up just shy of A$2,000. The travel insurance would have cost A$80, which, with a $100 excess, would have seen Sam reimbursed around $1,800.
From now on, when we buy the flights, we buy the insurance. Lesson learned.
More recently, at the end of a family Christmas holiday to Australia in 2015/16, I woke up at 3am on the morning of our flights back to Indonesia with bad chest pains and numbness down my left arm. We rushed to a local hospital where they took my blood pressure (which was off the scale) and was hospitalised. At about 7:30am my Irish doctor (who was also a very keen traveller) walked in and told me that he was very sorry to tell me I wouldn't be getting my flight back to Bali that day.
In the end, it wasn't the heart attack we all thought it was, instead it was an inflammation of the layer around my heart. It was treated and brought under control, with, of all things, Nurofen. By then however I'd been in hospital overnight and transferred to another hospital by ambulance for some tests.
The final bill? Cancelled and rescheduled flights plus the hospital expenses came in at a eye-watering A$23,750. Suddenly the couple of hundred dollar policy with World Nomads was worth every penny.
When we travel (and we travel a lot), we use one provider: World Nomads. When Travelfish writers travel outside the country they live in, they use one provider: World Nomads. We know many of the people who built World Nomads from the ground up, we've met them in the field, and we trust them to not let travellers down right when they need them the most.
We believe World Nomad policies are designed with independent travellers in mind and that the coverage they offer is a good deal for the price. Being an entirely web-based undertaking, it's easy to buy insurance, make a claim and even buy another policy online while still travelling — great news if you're having such a terrific trip you've decided to extend your trip.
At the end of the day, buying travel insurance is a personal decision. The vast majority of travellers will have trouble-free trips throughout Southeast Asia. Accidents do, however, happen and while having insurance won't just make the problems go away, it does make them easier to deal with.
Aside from medical care, travel insurance can protect you in the case of lost or stolen luggage and personal effects, trip cancellation, personal liability, funeral expenses (without wanting to sound morbid, dying overseas can be very, very expensive), emergency dental treatment and evacuation back to your country of residence.
All manner of add-ons will cover items like expensive cameras, laptops and iPads and more adventuresome pursuits, but for many travellers, a general travel insurance policy should provide a good starting point.
That said, bear in mind that not all travel insurance policies are born equal. As our recommended provider World Nomads says:
"The best single piece of advice we can give is to READ THE POLICY WORDING CAREFULLY. Let's repeat that again: Take your time. Have a cup of tea. Sit down quietly and read the policy fine print. Especially the exclusions."
While you're battling your way through the small print, keep in mind the following potential pitfalls.
* Dangerous activities
Many insurers consider motorcycling, diving, parachuting, hot-air ballooning and many other largely safe activities as hugely dangerous pursuits. Falling off your motorbike, breaking your arm and spending a few days in hospital will only be more painful if your insurer tells you the bill is all yours.
* Country exclusions
There's no point in having travel insurance for your trip to Laos if it doesn't cover Laos.
* Working exclusions
Will you be working during your trip? If so, check that pouring those drinks in a bar on Ko Phi Phi won't void your travel insurance.
* Maximum amount per item
You don't want your $1,500 camera stolen only to find out your insurer has a maximum payout per item of $250.
* Excessive excess
The excess is the amount you have to pay to lodge a travel insurance claim. If the stolen goods part of your policy has an excess of $100 and you have a camera worth $120 stolen, you must pay the first $100. Some travel policies have excesses so high it is hardly ever worth claiming.
* Got a ticket home?
Most travel insurers, including World Nomads, work on the assumption that you have a ticket home. If you don't have one, be sure to read the small print carefully.
Here are a few things to consider when choosing your insurance to make sure that you will be covered on your adventure:
It's no fun if you fall ill before you leave and cannot go on your trip. To claim though, you have to buy your insurance policy when you buy your trip. Not all insurance policies cover cancellation, so please read the policy wording relevant to you carefully
Lost or stolen gear:
Most travel insurance policies have a per-item value limit — make sure it's high enough to cover your gear or choose a policy that allows you to increase the limit.
Medical expenses over and above evacuation:
Check that your cover includes emergency treatment while away and transport to bring you home — remembering that insurance providers will usually insist on getting you home as soon as you are fit enough to travel.
Adventurous activities:
Look carefully at what your policy covers. You may find that you are not covered to do all of the adventurous activities that you are planning while you're away.
Personal liability:
Accidents happen. If it's found to be your fault and someone decides to sue you, you want to be covered.
How do I make a claim?
With World Nomads Travel Insurance you can claim online even if you are still travelling. And if you don't entirely trust insurance companies, have a look at how World Nomads have helped some of their travellers.
Who can buy it?
World Nomads Travel Insurance is available to residents of more than 150 countries.
Extend your cover
Had a change of travel plans? World Nomads allows you to buy another policy while travelling — they describe it as an extension, but it is more like a new policy. Buying a new policy brings with it "pre-existing conditions" rules, even if they occurred on the previous policy, so read the small print carefully. Because it's online, you can do it 24/7 from anywhere in the world.
What can I do?
While coverage may attract a premium, World Nomads cover most adventure sports from bungee jumping in New Zealand to white-water rafting in Colorado.
How do I buy it?
You can only buy World Nomads policies online using a credit card.
We use World Nomads travel insurance ourselves whenever we travel — we use them because we've met the people behind World Nomads and we think they've put together an excellent product designed with the independent traveller in mind. If you purchase a policy from World Nomads through a link on Travelfish, we may be paid a commission on that sale.
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Last updated on 5th December, 2016.
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Writing for young adults is important work, author Jacqueline Woodson says
Jacqueline Woodson has a quick response when asked why she writes books for children and young adults.
"Why wouldn't I write for young people?" says Woodson, who will appear Feb. 28 at Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland as a guest of Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures' Kids and Teens series. "Young people are amazing. It's a vast landscape to explore. The adolescents are the years that really stay with us. It's important work; it's work, for me, that can be life-changing for myself and young people."
Woodson is the recipient of numerous honors, including a National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2014 for "Brown Girl Dreaming" (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin Books). She is also the recipient of a Newberry Honors Medal, a Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Award and serves as the Poetry Foundation's Young People's Poet Laureate.
Each age group that Woodson writes for, including picture books for young children and novels for adults, presents unique challenges. One of the hurdles she faces in the young-adult genre is how that demographic often feels like it knows a lot about the subject at hand.
"You need to have a respect for that," Woodson says, "while at the same time coming at it from a perspective that there's something you can say as an adult. There's a lens as a young adult, so there's a challenge in getting back to that place and having a respect for it."
Despite more options vying for their attention, Woodson has found that most young adults enjoy reading, even if the way they read is different.
"They are reading on their devices, reading on their phones, they're reading shorter pieces sometimes," Woodson says. "They're writing on Instagram and writing on Twitter and Facebook, and engaging content and taking in content, and to me, that's reading. ... I meet a lot of kids who are excited about reading and literature."
Many of Woodson's books are based on her childhood experiences growing up in Brooklyn and South Carolina during the 1960s and early 1970s. This gives her alternate climates and settings that influence her characters who reflect the attitudes and situations she faced as a black girl.
She's also fearless in her approach to subject matter. Her young-adult novels address topics including drug abuse in "Beneath a Meth Moon," poverty in "Miracle's Boys" and interracial relationships in "If You Come Softly."
Woodson calls her approach to characters and topics realistic fiction.
"I think it's dishonest to not write about the real world," Woodson says. "When I come across a book and there are no people of color in it, I have zero interest in reading this book and zero interest in meeting this person who lives in an homogenous world."
Rege Behe is a Tribune-Review contributing writer.


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The SAINT LOUIS ZOO's ongoing 100-year celebration will the subject of the first exhibit to be held at the newly renovated Elephant House. Zoo tennial, a walk-through exhibit of archived photos and videos, can be seen starting May 15. A $2.5 million makeover, made possible by a gift from St. Louis-based Peabody Energy, has transformed the 90-year-old hippo, rhino and elephant house into 'Peabody Hall.'
Yet another impressive lineup is in place for the 2010-2011 ST. LOUIS SPEAKERS SERIES, including Newsweek's FAREED ZAKARIA, author ELIZABETH GILBERT, Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and Presi dential Medal of Freedom recipient BEN CARSON, Time magazine's PEGGY NOONAN, journalist LISA LING and environmental activist ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. The series culminates with a debate between Republican strategist KARL ROVE and Democratic powerbroker HOWARD DEAN April 19, 2011.
The NBA's all-time leading scorer and Hall-of-Famer KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR has been tapped as host of illumination10, the annual gala benefiting SITEMAN CANCER CENTER. Abdul-Jabbar recently announced his own battle with chronic myeloid leukemia last November. Some 600 guests are expected at the May 15 event at the Chase Park Plaza.
St. Louis pediatrician DR. PATRICIA WOLFF's ongoing efforts to fight childhood malnutrition in Haiti is the focus of a documentary showing in Clayton next month. The ST. LOUIS LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS is hosting the May 8 presentation at Center of Clayton (961-6869 for reservations). The film, produced by local award-winning documentary filmmakers FRANK POPPER and LORI DOWD of Avatar Studios, highlights the work of Wolff and others in promoting the therapeutic food known as 'Medika Mamba' or the 'Peanut Butter Miracle,' an enriched peanut paste that can help the country's severely malnourished population.
Internationally acclaimed singer and stage actress STEPHANIE REESE will make her way here next month to perform at a benefit for GAWAD KALINGA/KALUSUGAN USA, a medical outreach involving hundreds of Filipino doctors in St. Louis. Reese recently completed her first solo concert at Carnegie Hall. Proceeds from the May 8 performance at The Sheldon will help provide care for the approximately 300,000 people displaced by recent typhoons in the Philippines.
A Mexican orphanage is the beneficiary of a 'VIP Gala' being planned by Wydown eighth grader SARAH CASTEEL. The May 7 event at Byrd boutique in Clayton supports the orphanage Sarah and some of her classmates will be visiting for two weeks this summer. She says she's putting it together not only to help the orphanage, but to give young girls their first opportunity to attend a charity fundraiser, complete with silent auctions, 'fab swag' and the support of several major sponsors.
Former St. Louisan and recruiting expert ERIC HERRENKOHL is out with a new book, How to Hire A-Players, for anyone looking to find, hire and keep quality employees. He'll lead a May 4 discussion on the topic at the Ladue Crossing Barnes & Noble beginning at 7 p.m.
St. Louis authors ANNE MILFORD and JENNIFER GAUVAIN are holding a launch party for How Not to Marry the Wrong Guy, their self-help guide to living happily ever after. After countless interviews with women, the book was self-published more than a year ago, only to be picked up by Random House, which is rereleasing it next week. Milford and Gauvain—who, by the way, are happily married to great guys—will discuss and sign copies at Pudd'n Head Books in Webster Groves on May 7, from 6 to 8 p.m.