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Rolex Sydney to Hobart - Patrice performs like a rocket ship
by Jim Gale RSHYR media on 19 Dec 2013
Patrice, bow up and flying in the CYCA Trophy – Passage Series 2013 Andrea Francolini
Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2013 gets underway in a weeks' time, on 26th December. Tony Kirby is hugely regarded at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, and with 27 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races under his belt, is a stalwart of the annual 628 nautical mile race.
The Sydney yachtsman first started racing on his father Ray's lovely Patrice III, ahead of campaigning on three of Stephen Ainsworth's Lokis. Most recently, he has raced his own X41, Patrice Six. Yet that holiest of grails - a handicap win - has eluded Kirby.
So far, at any rate.
Now Kirby has a new Patrice, a Ker 46, and in the races leading up to Boxing Day she has performed like a little rocket ship. Two years in the making, Kirby's 28th tilt at the challenge is looking like it is all coming together.
'I love long distance ocean racing,' Kirby says. 'There are plenty of regattas and shorter races along the way, but the big picture is Hobart. Everything leads up to it. In January I will start my plan for the next Hobart.'
Two years ago, the yachtsman decided that Patrice Six was getting old and it was time for a new boat. 'I could have bought a second hand TP52, it would have been cheaper than building a new boat, but the running costs of a TP52 are in the big league. Very expensive; I knew I wouldn't be able to play at that level.'
So he started to look at the latest designs and already had a builder in mind. McConaghy's at Mona Vale in Sydney has been building hi-tech racing yachts for years.
'You know that, no matter what conditions Bass Strait might throw at you, you won't have to worry about the boat because of the quality of their build,' Kirby says of the company that also built the Ker 40, Midnight Rambler, which won the CYCA Trophy – Passage Series from Patrice last weekend.
He could not afford a boat built in the McConaghy yard in Mona Vale, but the company had opened a factory in China, so Kirby went to check it out. In a corner of the factory a Ker 46 was being built for a South African as a day racer.
'I didn't want a one way boat; I'd be too frustrated when the conditions were wrong. Most of the top boats have been all-rounders,' Kirby says.
'The IRC rule was designed for the waters between France and England and run by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. British and French designed boats get good ratings. American designers don't for some reason. I didn't want a French boat. Jason Ker, the designer McConaghy had chosen for its production boat, the Ker 40, is British. All the stars aligned.'
The lanky Kirby could not fit into a Ker 40, so he ordered the 46. 'The first 46 was hugely successful. Patrice is a development of that. She is a tonne and a half lighter with a deeper keel.
The Ker 46 was designed with a big rig for the light, flat conditions of the Mediterranean. Kirby wanted a rig for the stronger winds and bigger seas of Australia.
'They are fuller, to go through waves. Bigger sails go faster, but you lose out on your rating handicap. We optimised the sails for the racing I would be doing with a program at Southampton University. My sails are smaller than on the first boat and I worried they might be too small, but they worked it all out.'
Kirby has assembled a top crew for the new boat; a mix of old faithfuls and old friends who are new to his crew.
'I prefer to create my own team; a champion team rather than a team of champions. You need guys who will turn up every week, who will not leave you short because they get a better ride on the day,' he says.
'I spent six years building the team I had on the last Patrice, but this is a faster, harder boat, very physically demanding. Everyone has to be able to multi-task. The navigator has to be able to handle sails when necessary; that sort of thing.
'Some of my older sailors could see that this wasn't going to be for them, so there's been a few changes and there'll be more to come,' he says of adding the likes of hardened 34 race veteran Mike Green, and Peter Messenger, who will make this his 25th Hobart. They will join regulars, navigator Richard Grimes and Gail Harland, who has sailed 18 Hobarts.
It has been an all-consuming effort, but now the boat is racing, and it is performing really well. There is still a lot of fine tuning, according to her owner, but after 10 weeks on the water, Kirby can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
'It's easy to make a boat go fast, but that little extra four percent is the hard bit,' he says, 'the costly bit.'
If Patrice is to fulfil Kirby's dream this year, she will have to beat an outstanding fleet, including other band new Hobart focussed boats like Matt Allen's highly fancied 60 footer Ichi Ban.
'Matt is a great sailor and he has a fantastic crew,' Kirby admits. 'He will be hard to beat, but what we had to do in 10 weeks with Patrice, he has to do in 10 days.'
All Kirby and his crew can do is sail flat out, and see how it all pans out.
'To win the Rolex Sydney Hobart you need four things,' Kirby says. 'A good boat, a good crew, you need to sail the right race, and then you need God to point his finger at you and say: 'It's your turn.'
CYCA Commodore Howard Piggott presents Tony Kirby with his second place trophy in CYCA Trophy–Passage Series 2013 © CYCA Staff .
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Puente De Segovia
March 28, 2012 by staff
Puente De Segovia, The Bridge of Segovia is a Renaissance monument of the city of Madrid (Spain), by the architect Juan de Herrera. It is situated at the intersection of Calle de Segovia with the river Manzanares, a point which has historically been one of the main entrances to the village.
The bridge of Segovia is the oldest (surviving) of the city. Its construction was ordered by Philip II to his favorite architect, Juan de Herrera, author of the Monastery of El Escorial and the Palacio Real de Aranjuez, among other buildings. The works, which had a budget of 200,000 ducats, spread between 1582 and 1584.
Six decades after its opening in 1648, the architect José de Villarreal proceeded to repair the top board. In 1648, he was placed in front of a door ornament, designed by Teodoro Ardemans, to give more monumentality to the bridge. This element was removed over time.
In November 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, was blown up by the Republican side to prevent the entry into Madrid from Franco's troops, under General Yague. After the war, was rebuilt by introducing some changes from the original design. He proceeded to widen and were built four runners (two on each side) and a pier, located at his feet, in the context of the canalization of the river Manzanares.
In the sixties, was again amended to facilitate the construction of the M-30. Until 2007, the year in which this pathway was buried, the M-30 passed under two overpasses installed at the ends, made in the line of the route of the bridge.
The works of burial of the M-30 laid bare various archaeological remains, corresponding to a primitive bridge located about 95 m north of the present. We found the remains of a pillar with breakwater and starts two arches. Formerly known as Segovia Bridge, the first references of this building date from the fourteenth century, when King Alfonso XI of Castile authorized their construction in two letters written in 1345 and 1346. In the first drawings and paintings of the city, dating from the sixteenth century, the bridge appeared along with nine arches, along with thirteen.
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Australians have fallen in love with shopping via their smartphones but local retailers are missing out because they have been slow to adapt to the m-commerce revolution, experts say.
The percentage of online sales conducted on mobile devices has tripled to reach just under 10 per cent in Australia, according to research by IBM's global business services arm.
Australia has leapfrogged the US, where sales from smartphones account for 6 per cent of online trade.
Australia-based IBM associate partner Ian Wong predicted mobile purchases as a portion of all online transactions would hit 10 per cent here by Christmas.
"In a matter of 10 months we've gone from 3.3 per cent to 9.9 per cent," he said. "But the key message here is there is a much greater opportunity to drive mobile sales."
Few local retailers are switched on to m-commerce and, as a result, shoppers are sourcing their purchases from overseas, according to Lisa Wade, a director of consultancy firm Stamford Interactive.
"Eighty-five per cent of retailers are ignoring their mobile customers, which is a pretty scary sort of finding. It's the equivalent to having a shopfront with a blacked-out window."
Ms Wade was citing figures from a survey of 100 retailers by Stamford Interactive released in September.
Australia has one of the highest penetrations of smart phones in the world but 85 per cent of the nation's top retailers do not have a smart phone-friendly website, the survey found. Only a fifth offered an iPhone app and 9 per cent had an iPad app.
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"It's still a small percentage of sales but it's an important percentage," he said.
It was too early to tell what proportion would come from mobile devices. "What we are finding is the app is a great way for customers to research and discover our products and then go and shop either online or indeed go into our bricks and mortar store," Mr Goldberg said.
Sydney shopper Natasha Egan said she was frustrated by how few Australian retailers had mobile-friendly websites or useful apps.
"I mostly use websites like shopbot.com.au, which allows you to compare prices to get the best deal, and oo.com.au, which can be good to combine different types of items and save a bit on delivery."
Ms Wade said the biggest sin committed by retailers was not the lack of a mobile app – it was not having a website that could detect when it was being accessed by mobile users.
She said shoppers who found themselves on clunky sites made for desktop computers switched off within a matter of seconds.
"Apps are great when you've got a loyal customer base," she said.
"But if you're going for a broader customer market often it's a better first step to just make sure your website is ready for a mobile audience."
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Great progress in introduction of Christian elements into trade was reported by Commerce Minister Vargo addressing the parliamentary trade commission.
He declared reorganization of the sugar, oil, timber and potato trades would soon be completed and the most important branches of foreign trade were already in Christian hands. He announced that special credits would be furnished to new Christian traders.


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These are from Tech Candy. I recently (like just last week) got a brand new iPad and I was searching for a pretty rubber shell to make it easier to hold (I find it quite heavy and slippery without a cover.) I like these because they are texture but they are not too chunky. What do you think?
Monday, March 26, 2012
iPad shells from Tech Candy
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- crispin korschen said...
They look great.......have you had a look http://www.gelaskins.com/ though......i have just got Botticelli's Venus for my iphone and it looks gorgeous
- March 26, 2012 at 5:16 PM
- Paris Hotel Boutique said...
Love these!!! I'm going to order one for my iPhone now! Thanks for the 'heads up!'
- March 26, 2012 at 7:03 PM
Love 'em!
- March 27, 2012 at 1:48 PM
The GelaSkins are pretty but don't offer any protection. Need the iPad to be easier to hold? Those won't do it, Fiona.
- March 27, 2012 at 1:51 PM
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" Brand: Boots / Age: 18 months / Type: Playsets "
This was a present for my daughter when she was 9 months old. We kept it back until she was one, by which time she did enjoy playing with it.
The garage comes flat pack and you have to slot it together. A couple of the pieces also need screwing together. Overall I think it took me about half an hour to put together. Once assembled you can then add the stickers which are included in the pack - arrows, stop signs car wash symbols and things like that.
The set comes with one car, a petrol pump and a helicopter. There is a lift for the car, which is easy enough for little fingers to operate, a car wash area and a helicopter pad at the top. The part most children will favour is the ramp that you can slide the cars down.
I've found it to be quite a strudy toy - mine has been stood on and survived (though I wouldn't recommend this!). I've been able to buy extra matching cars to add to the set and they were really cheap, only £1 each, which has made the garage much more interesting.
We've had this 2 years now and it still gets played with, so there is quite a lot of entertainment value in it.
I've seen it on offer a few times for £15 or less, and for this price I think it's quite good value. I would say however, that at the full price of £25 it is overpriced for what it is.
There are no noises or flashing lights with this toy, so no batteries required.
The Boots learning through play Bubble Garage is a lovely toy for toddlers. The box says that it's suitable from 18 mths and on this toy I tend to agree with the recommendation because I think that my son would have struggled to grasp the concept much before this age group.
It comes in a small box with all the component parts within. It takes an ETERNITY to assemble, very frustrating when your child is desperate to look at it! It must of took us a good forty minutes to get it ready for play. Alot of it needs screwing together and there are ALOT of stickers to apply to make it look like a garage.
Even though it took an age to assemble it is worth the wait as it is fantastic fun. It doesn't make any noises or flash any lights but it does test the childs imagination. The car lift raises from the ground floor to the first and there are barriers that you need to open before the car can go through. It comes with one car and one helecopter that are perfectly sized for toddler hands. The child has the option of taking the car through the car wash (nothing too extravagant here it's just an area with a flip down piece of felt), onto the ramps in the garage, up and down the lift and around the different levels leaving the garage by the ramp. The helecopter has it's own landing pad at the top of the garage and by some marvellous invention of my sons the cars can fly and land on the helepad too!
My son got a lot of older developmental toys for christmas and I can honestly say that the garage is one of a few that has really brought out his imagination and fine motor skills. It didn't take him long to grasp the working components of the garage although he does still struggle a bit with the lift (but this is only because it sticks a bit on one side).
Priced at around £25 (although there are always offers and discount codes flying about) I think that it is good value for money.
The is one of a few toys that he has played with daily since christmas. He loves cars but i'm not sure if it's this that has attracted him to it or the fact that there is so much to do on the brightly coloured garage.
Definatley worth a buy but hunt around for codes to get it cheaper. I managed to get it for £12.50, bargain!
Encourage your childs development and imagination. They will have fun exploring the lift, carwash, petrol pump, and the helipad.


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Los Compadres patrons were shocked when representatives of the Internal Revenue Service showed up at the second Lebanon location on South Cumberland at lunchtime on Tuesday.
Owner Jose Gutierrez assured the public that they will remain in business.
We hired a new accountant through an attorney that was assisting us. He was handling the books and this accountant kept ignoring filing our taxes the right way. All of our mail was coming to their office, he said of the mix-up.
Gutierrez said they have addressed the issue and that the restaurant will be open again today (Wednesday, Jan. 16).
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Optus have been denied leave to appeal its TV Now case in the High Court, ending the legal battle against the Australian Football League (AFL), the National Rugby League (NRL) and Telstra.
The sporting bodies and Telstra took Optus to court arguing that TV Now breached their exclusive rights deals because Optus customers could record and watch matches screened on free to air television in near live conditions on mobile and internet devices.
Telstra has exclusive internet broadcast rights for the AFL until 2016 and for NRL until the end of this year.
Optus stopped the TV Now service when it lost the Federal Court case and is now unlikely to resume the service.
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Vehicle Overview from Kelley Blue Book
KBB.com 2004 Chevrolet Tracker Overview
You Bet Its Tough
In the era of bigger is better, its nice to see that there is always an exception to the rule. In the world of rugged off-road SUVs, the Chevrolet Tracker may be small on the outside, but its got a heart as big as a Hummer. Youll find this sturdy compact can go just about anywhere its bigger 4x4 brothers can go and in some cases into a few narrow spots that they cant.
The Tracker is offered in only one body style this year: a four-door compact. The cute little two-door convertible is no longer available. The four-door version of the Tracker has a stretched wheelbase and a fixed roof that will probably appeal more to the family-oriented crowd. The Tracker four-door is designed for the everyday driver and to provide a secure and quiet interior no matter what the weather outside. The Tracker also provides vastly more cargo space than its two-door cousin and its solid roof can accommodate any number of roof rack systems.
All three Tracker models get a big power boost from the standard 2.5-liter V6. Rated at 165 horsepower, the V6 has just enough muscle to move the Tracker to the acceptable acceleration category. Because the Tracker's transmission and final gear ratio are set more for pulling then passing, you should not expect the V6 to provide lightening-quick sprints; what you can expect is a torque-happy powerplant that fears no snow drift or mud pit, and that's really what the Tracker 4x4 is all about. We should note that the Tracker is also available with two-wheel drive; these models generally tend to cost about $1100 less than their 4x4 counterparts.
On the road, you'll find the Tracker proves to be fairly stable. Its tall ride height does allow it to lean a bit in the turns, but overall the Tracker stays pretty grounded, even when performing emergency-like maneuvers. As with all high profile vehicles, you must exercise some respect for the high center of gravity and approach sharp turns at a reasonable speed. Off road, the Tracker proves itself as worthy as any SUV, with a high/low transfer case and eight-inches of ground clearance that allows you to tackle the most obstinate courses. It should be noted that the Tracker's four-wheel drive system can only be employed in off-road or deep snow conditions; it is not designed to be permanently engaged on dry pavement.
Inside the Tracker, you'll find a competent if somewhat plain interior. The dash, door panels and seat covers are all colored in the same shade of gray, with black plastic surrounds for the instrument cluster and radio. On the up-scale LT trim, you can opt for a leather interior that somewhat raises the interior appeal. What the Tracker interior may lack in aesthetics, it more than makes up for in comfort and cargo roomat least on the four-door model. The seats are very firm, but provide surprisingly long hours of comfort. You'll find that the rear seats are snug for the longest of legs, but can reasonably accommodate two adults. One of the four-door's best features is its swing-out rear door and fold-down seats that provide you with over 44 cubic feet of space.
Standard equipment on base models include air conditioning, rear defroster, center console with storage, illuminated entry, auto-off headlights, split-folding rear-seat, AM/FM stereo with CD, tachometer, rear wiper/washer, fuel tank skid plate and 15-inch stamped steel wheels. The ZR2 and LT trim add many more standard features and include jazzed up exterior treatments that greatly improve the Tracker's already attractive sheet metal.


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Press Release: Courageous Persuaders Awards Celebration Recognizes High School Student-Produced Anti-Underage Drinking Commercials
TROY, MI--May 17, 2013: The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) hosted the annual Courageous Persuaders Awards Celebration, at which high school students who took a stand against underage drinking won $18,750 in scholarships and awards. The event, which took place on Wednesday, May 15 at the Troy Marriott in Troy, Mich. was hosted by renowned Detroit television personality Huel Perkins, anchor at WJBK FOX2.
The DADA is the primary sponsor and administrator of the Courageous Persuaders program, which is facilitated through the DADA Education Foundation. "As president of the DADA, I couldn't be more proud of being associated with this event," said Scott LaRiche. "As a father, I have been truly moved by the talent of these young people and the courage they have displayed in taking a stand that may save a life."
The competition, now in its 13th year, encourages high school students to create 30-second television commercials warning middle school students about the dangers of drinking alcohol. The contest drew 1,107 participants from 240 high schools who submitted 547 video entries, which included thousands of students from schools throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The State Farm Fan Favorite Award from State Farm returned for a second year. The Fan Favorite is selected by Courageous Persuaders fans who view the Courageous Persuaders YouTube site. The winner is selected from among the 60 finalists, and the prize is awarded to the school where the video originated. The videos were viewed over 100,000 times, and the winner was determined by a margin of just 13 votes.
Student scholarships and award winners:
- Grand Prize, $3,000 - "First Drink" by Dylan Malburg, Forest Hills Northern High School, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- First Place, $1,500 - "The Mase" by Michael LeCroy, Carlson High School, Rockwood, Mich.
- Second Place, $1,000 - "Wanna Get Buzzed?" by Lauren Mueller, Frederick V. Pankow Center, Clinton Township, Mich.
- Third Place, $500 - "Your Actions Have Consequences" by William Anklin, Lenawee ISD Tech Center, Adrian, Mich.
In addition, special sponsored awards were presented to the following:
- Lindsey Renee Cianciolo Family Memorial Scholarship $3,000 - two $1,500 Michigan based scholarship winners: "Drinking Damage" by Megan Dunn, Eisenhower High School, Shelby Township, Mich., and "Be Courageous" by Mackenna Grasman, Careerline Tech Center, Holland, Mich.
- DADA Award, $2,000 - contributed by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association: "YOLO" by Jael Ku, Rowland High School, Rowland Heights, Cal.
- Michelin Award, $2,000 - "Affects" by Alexus Snipes, Cleo Townsend, Lee M. Thurston High School, Redford, Mich.
- Adcraft Club of Detroit Award, $2,000 - presented to the commercial that conveyed factual information about the dangers of alcohol use in the most persuasive and creative manner: "The Power of No" by Robert Marrocco, Eisenhower High School, Shelby Township, Mich.
- State Farm Award, $1,000 - chosen based on the commercial's effectiveness on the dangers and consequences of underage drinking and automobile usage: "Would You" by Michelle Jackson, Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, Cal.
- College for Creative Studies Award, a $250 Award and a portfolio or reel review -Â "Shattered" by Kathryn Snediker, Utica Center for Science and Industry, Sterling Heights, Mich.
- Wall Street Journal Courageous Leader Award - presented to a special teacher for his or her extraordinary contribution to the Courageous Persuaders program: Roger Smith of Lake Orion High School, Lake Orion, Mich.
- State Farm Fan Favorite Award, $2,500 to the winning school – "Affects" Lee M. Thurston High School, Redford, Mich.
The Courageous Persuaders program was created in 2000 by Oakland County District Judge Michael A. Martone and John Barczyk, a local McCann-Erickson advertising executive (retired). In 2007, the DADA became the primary sponsor and administrator of the Courageous Persuaders program through its DADA Education Foundation. This year's entries continued to be strong, drawing from 38 states, the Canadian Province of British Columbia, demonstrating the continued interest in the program.
In addition to the scholarship, the grand prize-winning student receives the opportunity to participate in a professional editing session to make the video broadcast ready. The commercial will be broadcast on the Courageous Persuaders Web site, on television, and will be televised in branches of the Michigan Secretary of State's Office. For information, and to view the winning videos, go to Courageous Persuaders .


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(1:10 p.m. EDT) -- Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened to a tropical depression as it crosses Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. It's expected to re-strengthen when it emerges into the Gulf of Mexico later today.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is currently located about 85 miles south of Campeche, Mexico, and 80 miles east of Ciudad del Carmen. Maximum sustained winds have dropped from 65 to 35 miles per hour. Alex is moving toward the west-northwest and is expected to cross the Yucatan Peninsula today and emerge over the gulf, where it should strengthen into a tropical storm again.
Gale-force winds in the gulf could cause serious problems for the oil spill cleanup, and storm surges could bring oil closer to shore. However, current predictions show that Alex will cross a small, southeastern part of the gulf along the Mexican coastline and won't come near the oil spill. However, that forecast could change once the storm hits open water.
Cruise Ship Itinerary Changes
The only Royal Caribbean ship currently affected is Grandeur of the Seas. The ship was scheduled to call in Cozumel on Sunday, but is calling in Nassau, Bahamas, instead.
Carnival's Carnival Ecstasy and Carnival Triumph were scheduled to call on Progreso on Monday and Cozumel on Tuesday; in deference to the storm's path, both ships will call on the ports in reverse order (Cozumel on Monday, Progreso on Tuesday).
Weather Outlook: Next Affected Ships & Ports
All storm watches and warnings have been discontinued. Heavy rains are likely in the Yucatan, southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize through Monday morning, and flash floods and mudslides are possible.
Depending on where Alex heads once it crosses into the Gulf of Mexico, homeports along the gulf, such as Galveston, could also be impacted next week.
Stay tuned.
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Stay warm and dry in this Cody James® Men's Waterproof Jacket. The quilted nylon outer shell is durable and perfect for multiple activities outdoors. The polyester lining and the polyester and down insulation will keep you warm in extreme conditions. Whether at work, on the ranch, our just outside this jacket will get the job done in comfort and style.
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The Savoy Park Hotel Reviews
This hotel is perfect, we stayed here for 3 nights. The hotel has the best quality finishings throughout! The funishings are amazing (the dining room and bar is excellent), very helpful and friendly staff (nothing was too much trouble) and fantastic food!! I would recommend this hotel to anyone and it would be perfect for a function as well.
"A Delightful Experience"
I was very warmly and efficiently welcomed into the hotel. Nothing was too much trouble, and always done with a smile. Every department was the same and my whole stay was an absolute joy. Congratulations to all staff members at the Savoy.
"Stunning setting for a wedding, beautiful and friendly hotel"
My daughter and her fiance were married here and the wedding party who stayed for several nights had a fantastic weekend. The good weather helped as it allowed us to hold the ceremony outside - the gardens are stunning and there are even swings, a playframe and a wendy house to keep the children occupied while the photos are being taken. Inside is equally beautiful with wood panelling, old portraits and clan crests adorning the walls while the rooms are large and comfy.
Nothing was too much trouble for the staff which we appreciated greatly. The meal too was delicious - all compliments to the chef and his team - with delightful mini portions of haggis, neeps and tatties for one of the starters, succulent tender venison for one of the main courses and a light and airy bread and butter pudding for dessert which was as far removed from the stodgy old-fashioned version as you could imagine. All the facilities were perfect and we would highly recommend the Savoy Park as a wedding venue (and for ordinary stays too, of course!).
"lovely overnight at the savoy"
I stayed at the savoy park hotel for an overnight stay in july with my work, i am a nurse and took a patient along for a break with two of my work collegues, we had a lovely time, the rooms were very comfortable and tastfully decorated, the staff were very friendly and chatted in the passing. We could not believe the value for money on the 2 for 1 menu a meal for 4 including our drinks came to £28 and the meal was fresh and full of flavour. The breakfast the next day was also delicious and after breakfast we sat at the beautiful fireplace and relaxed, a fanatastic stay at the savoy and have recommended it to friends, family and work collegues!
"Delightful Hotel with character, very friendly and excellent food"
Have just returned from 3-day break at Savoy Park. Lovely room overlooking well kept gardens. Staff very friendly. Meals excellent. Will be back................
"Excellent,incredible value for money"
Stayed here with my son in twin room. Very impressed. Pleasant room, helpful staff. Excellent breakfast. Incredible value for money would recommend it to anyone.


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Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (PAT) Evaluation of Sleep in Fibromyalgia
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|Study Type:
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|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Autonomic Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia Through Peripheral Arterial Tonometry
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a clinical entity characterized by the presence of chronic, widespread pain and tenderness throughout the musculoskeletal system. FMS is considered to be a prototype of central pan syndromes, conditions in which augmentation of pain processing by the central nervous system in a major feature (1;2). As such, FMS overlaps with a number of similar "functional" disorders, including TMJD, IBS, Interstitial cystitis, Gulf war syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome etc (3-5).
A major clinical feature of FMS is the presence of chronic fatigue, which is typically accompanied by a severely disrupted sleep pattern. Difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakening and non-refreshing sleep are all features classically reported by FMS patients. In addition, a number of classic sleep disturbances have been identified among FMS patients such as alpha - wave intrusion, disrupting normal stage IV sleep, as well as nocturnal falls in oxygen saturation (6). Notably, disturbed sleep may contribute not only to chronic fatigue, but also to enhanced pain processing as well as depression in FMS patients (7). Thus, pain inhibitory functions of the CNS, such as the process of Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control (DNIC) appear to be impaired in by sleep disruption (8).
Considerable interest has focused on the role of sleep apnea in FMS, as a possible factor contributing to fatigue and pain. Overt obstructive sleep apnea has been diagnosed in some patients (9) while more subtle disruptions of upper airway dynamics, such as increased upper airway pressure, not leading to total airway collapse, has been detected in many patients (10). Other researchers however have challenged the association of FMS with sleep apnea (11).
Autonomic dysfunction is another important clinical manifestation of FMS with common symptoms including presyncope / syncope, palpitations on standing and dizziness (12). Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is another autonomic disorder which clinically overlaps with FMS (13).
Traditional polysomnography is a time-consuming and costly procedure, and hence, relatively few FMS patients are formally evaluated for sleep disorders in clinical practice.
The Watch-PATTM100 is a non-invasive device, which utilizes peripheral arterial tone (PAT), reflecting changes in autonomic nervous system function, as a marker for identifying and documenting respiratory disturbances during sleep. The PAT signal is acquired through a non-invasive probe attached to the finger during the sleep. Parameters measured include oxygen saturation, heart rate, sleep and wake states, REM and non-REM sleep.
The purpose of the current study is to use Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (PAT) in order to compare both disturbed sleep breathing and autonomic dysfunction in fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
Fibromyalgia group:
- Patients over 18 years of age
- Fulfilling ACR 1990 criteria for classification of Fibromyalgia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients treated with benzodiazepines
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01151163
|Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center
|Not yet recruiting
|Tel Aviv, Israel
|Contact: Jacob N Ablin, MD 972-3-6973668 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Jacob N Ablin, MD
|Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
|Tel Aviv, Israel
|Contact: Jacob N Ablin, MD 972-3-6973668 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Jacob N Ablin, MD
|Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Jacob N Ablin, Institute of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01151163 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 24, 2010
|Last Updated:
|February 7, 2011
Keywords provided by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:
Fibromyalgia, Peripheral arterial tonometry, sleep
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017


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Chinese VP Xi Ready for 'Candid' Dialogue on Human Rights
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GWEN IFILL: Next tonight, China's likely next leader meets the American president in Washington.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome Vice President Xi.
GWEN IFILL: President Obama shuck struck a hopeful note as he hosted Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at the White House today.
BARACK OBAMA: We welcome China's peaceful rise, that we believe that a strong and prosperous China is one that can help to bring stability at prosperity to the region and to the world.
GWEN IFILL: Xi arrived in Washington as the likely next president of the world's most populous nation and its second largest economy.
Mr. Obama said such power needs to be used wisely.
BARACK OBAMA: We have tried to emphasize that because of China's extraordinarily — extraordinary development over the last two decades, that with expanding power and prosperity also comes increased responsibilities.
GWEN IFILL: Xi, speaking through a translator, also accentuated the positive in talking about the relations between the two countries.
XI JINPING, Chinese vice president (through translator): And I hope to engage with a broad cross-section of American society during my current visit, so as to deepen mutual understanding, expand consensus, strengthen cooperation, and deepen the friendship between the Chinese and American people.
GWEN IFILL: But Xi's visit comes at a time of new tensions in the U.S.-China relationship, the latest conflict, China's veto 10 days ago of a U.N. security resolution condemning the violence in Syria.
The Chinese have also objected to President Obama's pledge to shift America's military focus to the Pacific. Xi addressed that point in a carefully worded statement in Sunday's Washington Post. "We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region," he wrote. "We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries."
China's rising economic power has become part of the U.S. presidential campaign as well, as Republicans have criticized the U.S. debt imbalance and debated building projects like the Keystone oil pipeline to support allies like Canada.
MITT ROMNEY (R): I'll approach every spending decision, every budget item with these questions: Can we afford it? And, if not, is it really worth borrowing money from China to pay for it?
NEWT GINGRICH (R): The idea of an American president making it easier for Canada to partner with China than with the United States is amazingly destructive.
GWEN IFILL: U.S. administrations have long complained of China's undervaluing its currency and of the U.S. trade imbalance with Beijing, which in 2011 widened to nearly $300 billion.
Other areas of disagreement range from Chinese theft of American intellectual property to the continued loss of American manufacturing jobs to Chinese workers.
And protesters outside the White House today complained of China's human rights record, demanding China give Tibet its freedom.
Vice President Xi responded to U.S. human rights concerns at a State Department luncheon.
XI JINPING (through translator): We are ready to conduct candid and constructive dialogue and exchanges on human rights with the United States and other countries on the basis of equality and mutual respect, with the view to enhancing understanding, narrowing differences, learning from each other and achieving common progress.
GWEN IFILL: Xi was also meeting today with business leaders, and tomorrow returns to Muscatine, Iowa, where he visited on a 1985 agricultural tour.


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A blend of merino wool and superfine alpaca, Toboggan is twisted into a soft, weighty skein of bulky yarn. The double ply and unbelievably soft hand combine to make buttery soft and lofty garments and accessories.
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Finished Measurements
Approx 10½" wide and 75" long, excluding fringe
Toboggan by Classic Elite Yarns
(70% merino, 30% superfine alpaca; 100 g = approx 87 yards)
7 hanks 6719 Ballerina Pink
Knitting needles in size US 19 (15 mm) or size to obtain gauge
Other Materials
Crochet hook in size L/11 (8 mm) for attaching fringe
7½ sts and 10 rows = 4", blocked, in Textural Stripe patt.
Note: Gauge is not crucial to the success of this project, but you may require more yarn if your gauge differs significantly.


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|Along the lines of "You might be a redneck"
...if you have more than four kinds of mustard in your fridge.
...if you have two kinds of capers in your fridge.
...if you have friends who went to Greece, and brought you back olive oil they stomped themselves.
...if you know there are two, and only two varieties of rice that can be used in Risotto.
...if you're willing to pay $17 a pound for salt.
...if your kid doesn't understand the term "cheese wrapper".
...if you have old Christmas/Thanksgiving/Men's Cooking Day menus posted in your kitchen.
...if you WROTE OUT menus for Christmas/Thanksgiving/Men's cooking.
...if your (out of country/town) relatives and friends send you restaurant reviews for your city.
...if the only books you didn't put in storage while in
... if you have a cheese budget.
...if you have 3 different books on the science of cooking (this also makes you a geek).
...if you have carnal lust for Alton Brown.
...if you wish the casting call at the FoodNetwork had an rss feed so you didn't have to keep checking up on it.
...if your kid won't eat KD (Am trans; boxed mac&cheese) without Parmigiano Reggiano.
...if you have both received and given as a gift meat purchased on the internet.
...if your brother-in-law tells strangers that your son was conceived after a meal in their restaurant.
...if you order your spouse a sausage for your anniversary, and it's just what she wanted.


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Okay so there is this guy in one of my classes who I like. He is attractive and I kind of feel like he is out of my league, but every once in awhile we make eye contact, but it never lasts really long. Usually if a guy holds my eye for longer then normal, I start to think he is interested in me, but he does not really do this. In fact, he always looks away fairly quickly.
What is up with this? I just think I am reading way to much into this...what do you think?
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Well, he most likely likes you, and he's staring at you when you are looking away but when you do catch his eyes, he'll look away because he doesn't want you to know that he's looking at you... get it?
this is like one of those exceptions to the eye contact thing... I used to do that to one of my crushes in like grade 6.. its just a silly thing guys do when they like a girl.. can't stop staring at something that's beautiful and that you wanna touch and hold. Like a shiny rock.21|10|0


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Derma Stamp + Acne Scars Treatment Q&A
What can be done to remove acne scarring on my chin? I think they are rolling scars. (Photo)
I had quite bad acne as a teen, it left me with horrible scarring, I have had a herbal peel which seems to have made the scars more indented. I have... READ MORE
How soon can Dermastamp Treatment be used?
I've got a 4 month old single shallow (0.5mm ish) atrophic acne scar that I'd like treated with Dermastamp. I've been told to wait another 2 months... READ MORE
Subcision for chicken pox / acne scars? (Photo)
Hello. A little over a year ago I had two e derma stamp treatments with very little result. I'm looking into other options and I saw that a lot of... READ MORE
What type of scarring do I have and what is the best type of treatment for it? (Photos)
Hi, I'm a 26, Asian male, I have temple scarring on both sides. I have had over 8 treatments of dermastamp on both sides, I feel as though they are... READ MORE
How would you treat my acne scars problem? (Photos)
How would you treat my skin? Ive done CO2 Fractional Laser 3 times before but its not working instead giving me more scars. Can i do TCA cross at my... READ MORE
Is there a better treatment option for my scarring and what possible improvement can I expect? (photo)
I've seen multiple dermatologists and therapists regarding my scarring, given my ethnic background I've been told collagen induction therapy is the... READ MORE
Does Scientia Derma Stamp Improve Acne Scars? Is It FDA Approved?
Before getting Final Treatment I am planning to buy Derma Stamp.I thing it may gradually improve my scars...Please advise..... READ MORE
Treatment recommendations for my acne scars? (Photo)
I have what I believe is severe acne scarring. I am trying to resolve this currently with a treatment plan of 4 x dermastamp & 3 z ipl sessions. In... READ MORE
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So I have been through acne stages since my teenage years and I am currently undergoing dermastamping treatments (x3 to date) and genesis laser... READ MORE


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NBWA's 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show will take place October 16-19, 2011, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hotel accommodations for your stay at Caesar's Palace can be made by calling 1-866-227-5944. The negotiated room rates are: $188 per night for the Forum Tower and $193 per night for the Palace and Augustus Towers. Please mention that you are attending the National Beer Wholesalers Association's Annual Convention & Trade Show to get these special rates.
NBWA's Annual Convention and Trade Show are designed to provide valuable education programs and important networking opportunities for the beer industry. Every odd-numbered year, the Convention and Trade Show are held simultaneously in Las Vegas, giving beer distributors the opportunity to interact with brewers and vendors and make valuable contacts for future business needs. It also introduces distributors to new brewers as well as new products, innovative technologies and vendors who supply the materials needed to successfully run their operations.
If you are interested in exhibiting at NBWA's 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show, or would like to see an updated list of exhibitors, take a minute to view the updated Trade Show floor plan by clicking here.
The Convention will also include a forum for candid conversation and insight from industry leaders at the Distributor Member Meeting, which will be held on Sunday, October 16. In addition, this year's Education Seminar Program is expected to feature more than 20 education seminars, which will focus on a variety of distributor needs.


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Market research firm BrandSpark International announced the 2014 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards winners for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, with more than 86,000 Americans helping to determine the winning food & beverage, health & beauty, household and kids brands.
"The BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards are for CPG brands that are dependable, well-known and part of the daily lives of many Americans," said Robert Levy, president and CEO of BrandSpark International. "Brand trust is important when deciding what to buy. Our study shows 8 in 10 Americans place a high importance on established trust in a brand when purchasing a new product. The BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards help shoppers while they are making purchasing decisions by easily identifying the brands that are most trusted by other consumers."
In the health & beauty category's following sub, these brands were named "America's Most Trusted" for 2014:
Consumers' reasons for citing a brand as being their most trusted vary by category. For health & beauty brands, trust is built on quality perceptions such as effectiveness (does the brand meet personal needs?) and perception of a fair price. And when considering purchase of a new product, Americans consider it extremely or very important that products come from a brand that they trust: 77% for a new cosmetic product; and 75% for a new personal care & health product.
More than 86,000 respondents in the BrandSpark/Better Homes and Gardens American Shopper Study, reflecting the profile of the American Household Shopper, determined the 2014 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards winners through their "top of mind" responses for categories in which they purchase. BrandSpark researchers analyzed the unaided responses and the reasons for choosing the brand. The results were ranked based on the greatest volume of mentions, and if the difference between brands was not statistically significant, ties were declared. The 2014 BrandSpark/Better Homes and Gardens American Shopper Study saw more than 90,000 respondents contribute their opinions during October and November 2013. Companion studies are also conducted in ten other markets across the globe.


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The Correctional Food Services program employs full time staff who operate a "cook chill" meal delivery system. Using this system, meals are cooked days in advance and immediately quick-chilled and kept below 40° F until reheated for service. Correctional Food Services delivers roughly 55,500 meals per month to the juvenile detention facility and the jail.
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Printing to Other Media
- Printing to Other Media
- Matching the Media with the Message
- Improving Projects with Special Paper
- Pushing the Limits of Photo Print Media
- Using Iron-on Transfer Photos
- Checking Ink and Printer Compatibility
- Printing Iron-on Transfers
- Adhering Iron-on Sheets to a T-shirt
- Caring for Iron-on Photos
- Printing Photos on CD/DVDs
- Setting Up Epson Photo Stylus Printers for CD/DVDs
- Designing a CD/DVD with Epson Print CD
- Printing the CD/DVD
- Creating Inkjet Transparencies
- Printing Photo Stickers
- Printing Custom Photo Labels
- Printing CD/DVD Stickers with CD Stomper
- Photo Gift Ideas
- Summary
Printing Custom Photo Labels
My friends and I exchange homemade preserves, honey, salsa, jars of garlic, and other goodies at holiday time. What makes the gifts really special are the attractive labels that feature photos, such as the one shown in Figure 9-19 .
A quick and easy way to print sticker photos that fit almost any jar or container is to use the Windows XP Printer and Fax Viewer utility to print a sheet of wallet-sized photos. These photo stickers fit on almost any jar, can, or container. The following steps walk you through the process of designing and printing a photo sticker label.
This tutorial requires Windows XP.
1. Navigate in Windows Explorer to any photo you wish to use for your label.
2. Right-click the photo file and choose Open With@@>Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, as shown in Figure 9-20 .
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Wallet-sized photos are generally about 2 @@ts 3 inches.
3. Click the Print icon in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer, as shown in Figure 9-21 . The Photo Printing Wizard appears.
4. Click Next in the first Photo Printing Wizard window to access the Picture Selection window. Your photo will be selected. Click Next again.
5. Choose your printer in the Printing Options window. Use the Printing Preferences dialog box to open your printer's Preferences dialog box and adjust the print quality. Select a paper type and size that match your photo sticker paper, as shown in Figure 9-22 .
6. Click OK in your printer's Properties dialog box to return to the Photo Printing Wizard. Click Next.
7. In the Layout Selection window of the Photo Printing Wizard, choose Wallet sized photos and select 9 as the number of times to use each picture because that is the number of wallet-sized photos that fit on an 8@@bf1/2 @@ts 11 sheet of paper.
8. Click Next for the last time to send your photo sticker paper to the printer.
9. After your stickers print, cut out the wallet-sized stickers and attach them to bottles, jars, or containers.
|Use the Gridlines for Straight Cuts
Some photo sticker paper has layout gridlines on the back to help you cut straight lines.


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Small Engine Troubleshooting Problems? Ask a Mechanic Now.
Hello Costa Rica 2
It certainly sounds like you may have a ring problem. It could also be that your cylinder head is carboned up and there is carbon built up around the valves. You may also have wear in the valve guides or you may have a loose valve seat. Is the motor very old? You could get an idea of compression by taking out the spark plug, putting your thumb over the hole and spinning the flywheel. The compression should be enough to pop your thumb off the hole.
You probably should pull the head off the motor and take a look at the cylinder. Check for any scoring or wear on the cylinder walls. Check to see how much movement the piston has from side to side in the cylinder. Check to see how much carbon is built up around the valves and in the cylinder head. Pull the valve or breather cover off and check the valve clearances. You should have about .007" on the intake and .011" on the exhaust when the piston is about 1/4" past top dead centre.
If there is any damage to the cylinder walls you may find that replacing the motor is the best option. However, everything else can probably be fixed if you are willing to try.
Let me know what you find in the visual exam and we can go from there as to the procedure etc. Do you have a Briggs and Stratton dealer somewhere near you to obtain parts?
Hi Jeano,
All you have to do is clean off the end of the crankshaft and then remove the crankcase cover and the cylinder head. Note the timing marks on the camshaft and timing gear. Remove the cam shaft so you can get at the rod cap. Make sure you mark the con rod and rod end cap on one side with a centre punch before removing. Rotate the crankshaft to get at the rod cap bolts. Remove the bolts and rotate the crankshaft to push the con rod and piston up the cylinder. You don't need to remove the crankshaft from the motor. Push the piston out the top of the cylinder. Make sure you mark the exhaust side of the piston if it is not already marked. Remove the old rings. Check the new ring in the cylinder and check the end gap. Make sure the gap is within specifications.
Install the new rings in the order specified. The rings should come with directions as to which ring is which and which way up they go. If you have a ring expander all the better for installation. Check the cylinder. Do not hone the cylinder as it is an aluminum bore. You will do more harm than good.
I think you may run into a problem with installing the piston back into the cylinder if you don't have a ring compressor which is small enough. Install the piston with the marked side to the exhaust. Be careful with the rod as you come through the cylinder not to bang anything or scratch the cylinder. Be careful not to jam the rod onto the crank. Replace the rod end cap matching your marks. You will need some lock tight for the rod bolts. Apply the lock tight and torque the rod bolts to 100 inch/lbs. You will need a small torque wrench to get in the tight fit. Re-install the cam shaft matching timing marks. Clean off the crankcase and fit new gasket. I usually just grease the gasket first. I usually replace the pto seal if I've had the cover off. For the price it saves putting it back together and then having to pull it apart again cause the seal starts leaking. Once the new seal is in then replace the crankcase cover being careful of the governor mechanism and the oil slinger. As you re-install the cover, keep an eye on the timing marks. Some of the motors have a tendency to jar a little when the cover is almost on and this kicks the timing gear over one tooth. The cover bolts should be torqued to 90 inch/lbs. Replace the head gasket and torque head bolts to 150 inch/lbs.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you need part numbers or anything.
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Becoming a Provider
CHIP medical and dental services are delivered by private managed care plans. Each plan develops and maintains its own network of providers. You'll find a complete list of CHIP medical and dental plans at the bottom of the Questions about your benefits page of the HHSC website. You can also see CHIP medical plans and areas they serve on this map.
To become a Medicaid provider (STAR, STAR+PLUS, or STAR Health), please contact our contractor, the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP). A good place to start is the provider page of the TMHP website.
Checking CHIP Eligibility
To see if a child is enrolled, you can call the CHIP provider eligibility hotline at 1-800-645-7164, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central Time. They should be able to confirm whether a child is a currently enrolled CHIP member. If you have the child's CHIP ID card, you also can call the plan to confirm eligibility.
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Medicaid providers who need to find out if their patient is covered by Medicaid can call TMHP Provider General Inquiries at 1-800-925-9126 and speak with a customer service rep.


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I hope that some of these you find serious and inspiring, I hope that some of them make you laugh, and I hope that some of them just remind you of some of the sweetest things in life that we take for granted. I thought it would be hard to make such a long list at first, but when you truly think about every little thing in your life and what it would be without that, you can make a long list. Maybe it seems a little silly or materialistic to be thankful for a cell phone, but when I was in another city and the transmission on my car went out, I really needed that phone to be able to call my husband. And bobby pins? Well for me, they are also headache preventers because they hold my hair out of my face when I am working hard on a project. There are so many things in this life that are awesome.
We've been together for almost five years and we've been married for almost four months. The entire journey has been a blessing. He is my support system, my should to cry on, my best friend, and the one that makes me laugh even when I don't want to.
2. I'm thankful for our families.
It's nice to have so many loving people living so close to us, I couldn't imagine it any other way. I'm thankful for all the support they have given us and just that they want to be a part of our life and our story.
3. I'm thankful for my God.
My savior, my redeemer, and the one who carries me through everything. The one that died on a cross for me, because he loves me that much. I've been going through some struggles, particularly with choosing a path for my future, and I am so glad that I have a God that says "Give it all to me, I've got this."
4. Our friends.
The older I get, the more and more I cherish the friendships that I have and the ones that I know are going to stick around. And they're pretty good for laughs, too.
5. Our jobs.
I know I definitely complain about my job alot. And I complain when Ryan has to work on Saturday mornings. But when I truly think about it, we are so lucky to have the jobs that we do and be able to work. I really am thankful for it and I need to stop taking it for granted some days.
6. I'm thankful for the house we rent.
You can read about that here.
7. I'm thankful for music.
There are so many talented artists out there, and the music that they make touches so many lives. It feels so good whenever a song comes on the radio that just fits the situation that I am in and speaks to my heart.
7. I'm thankful for laughter.
And I'm thankful that it's such a part of mine and Ryan's lives everyday. Sometimes we just get to laughing so hard together that I forget about anything and everything that's gotten me down that day. It's pure bliss. And since supposedly laughter keeps you young, I'm thankful for that, too.
8. I'm thankful for creativity.
It's what makes me feel whole. I haven't had the studio space to do anything creative since we moved into this house and I definitely miss it. But that makes me thankful for it.
9. I'm thankful for bloggers.
Yes I am. Because you all are so inspiring both creatively and with your life stories. I just think the blogoshere is great. So, thank you lovely inspiring blog writers.
10. I'm thankful for my mom.
And how much she has sacrificed for me over the years. The unconditional love she has given me. And all the memories that I will always cherish.
11. My best friends
12. My car
13. Smiles
14. Tears
15. Education
16. DIY ideas
17. Pinterest
18. The Internet
19. Snickerdoodle cookies
20. Double fudge brownies
21. Movie nights
22. Rain
23. Singing
24. The radio
25. Etsy
26. Handmade things
27. Inspiration
28. Cameras
29. Photographs
30. Starry nights
31. The Bible
32. Prayer
33. Friendships
34. Tickle fights
35. Cuddle time
36. Babies and kiddos
37. Long talks
38. Strawberry lemonade
39. Blankets just out of the dryer
40. Riding with the windows down
41. Dancing around our living room
42. Sleeping in the sun
43. Cooking dinner with husband
44. Phone calls from my mom
45. Staying up late
46. Watching my favorite re-runs
47. Crying during a movie
48. Laughing so hard that I cry
49. Having a friend confide in me
50. Crafting with friends
51. Making something for someone
52. Watching puppies play and run
53. Our church family
54. The musical talents in our church
55. Seeing old couples still in love
56. Weddings
57. Driving without the rush to be somewhere
58. Feeding animals
59. Seeing a smile on a child's face
60. Comments on my blog
61. Looking through old photographs
62. Receiving a package in the mail
63. Receiving any kind of snail mail other than bills
64. Writing my new last name
65. Having friends over for dinner
66. Date nights with husband
67. Going to our favorite restaurants
68. Taking photos for people
69. Neighbors that bring brownies
70. Reading a really good book
71. Talking with a friend
72. When the entire church sings with no music, just voices
73. Playing in leaves
74. Playing in the snow
75. Being able to take a vacation
76. Driving on a long trip
77. Turning the radio up really loud
78. Mexican queso dip & chips
79. Listening to the rain
80. Very sweet tea
81. Vintage things
82. Reading old notes from school
83. Making our house a home
84. Writing in a journal
85. Operation Christmas child
86. Seeing an old friend
87. Keeping in touch
88. Going outdoors
89. Going out to eat with family
90. Birthdays (mine & others')
91. Getting flowers
92. Finding treasures in a thrift store
93. Hanging out with just my mom
94. Colored pencils
95. A blank page
96. Scriptures & quotes
97. Painting
98. Dancing
99. Memories
100. Promises
101. Chocolate
102. Puppy dog licks
103. Running
104. Our health
105. Christmas lights
106. Christmas trees
107. Christmas music
108. Family time
109. Encouraging friends/family
110. Kisses from husband
111. Hugs from husband
112. Memories from our wedding
113. Freedom
114. The right to vote
115. My faith
116. Our God
117. Eternal life
118. Clean laundry
119. A warm house on a cold day, a cool house on a hot day
120. Having a forgiving yet just God
121. Life
122. Rain boots
123. Candles and all their yummy smells
124. Hot cooked meals
125. Handmade gifts from friends
126. Crafting
127. My wedding band
128. Seeing husband's wedding band on his finger
129. Girl time
130. Fashion bloggers
131. Faith bloggers
132. Walking to class on a pleasant day
133. Hot chocolate
134. Apple cider
135. Pajama pants
136. Sharing a plate w/ husband at a restaurant
137. Sitting on the same side of the booth
138. All the furniture we got for free from family when we moved in
139. Husband siblings (because I'm an only child)
140. A mother-in-law that loves to take pictures
141. Being silly
142. Having a husband that speaks in sarcasm with me
143. Breakfast food
144. Boots
145. How soft husband's hair is when he gets it buzzed
146. Southern lifestyle, a slower pace
147. Professors that actually want to see you succeed
148. Ratemyprofessor.com (this site saves lives!)
149. Drawing
150. Coloring books
151. My cell phone (honestly, you know you love it too)
152. Bobby pins
153. Hair spray
154. Toilet paper (Am I right? Just being honest.)
155. Chewing gum
156. Memory cards
157. Hot showers
158. Cold sodas
159. Autumn leaves and how they crunch beneath your feet
160. The smell of freshly mowed grass
161. A husband that mows the grass
162. Fans, and the hum that puts me to sleep
163. Holding hands
164. The GPS
165. Family that is always willing to help
166. Friends that are always there
167. Double dates
168. Giving someone a gift
169. Surprising someone
170. Love
171. Letting go of what holds you back
172. Hearing someone say "thank you"
173. Lazy afternoons
174. Roadtrips
175. Optimism
176. Trees
177. Flowers
178. Water
179. Scarves
180. Umbrellas
181. Yummy food
182. Being an adult and being able to eat dessert first
183. Watching comedy TV shows with husband and laughing at silly stuff
184. Not having homework or projects to work on (this only happens between semesters!)
185. The people I work with and all their craziness that makes me laugh
186. Toasty fires that warm your hands and feet
187. Tutorials
188. Haircuts
189. Chick-flicks
190. Movie theater popcorn (it's like a extra special treat for being good all week!)
191. Husband's grandmother that has survived cancer twice, and his other grandmother that has just pulled out of it, too.
192. Answered prayers
193. Unanswered prayers that God knew better for
194. High school football games
195. Twirling baton
196. Flashlights
197. Getting to take the backroads
198. Dogs that are incredibly excited to see you, always
199. Alarm clocks (I'm only thankful because it gets me to work on time, not because it wakes me up)
200. Being married to my best friend that always tells me "everything is going to be ok"
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So I'm not the greatest at these...then again, not the worst.
It's simple for you to read about me...
But getting to know me personally is always better.
I work alot but find time to enjoy the little things.
On a serious kick to get in shape physically and mentally.
Not about haters or players that are big talk with
Nothing to back up their stories.
While I enjoy gaming....I'm definitely not into games.
Know the difference between you're and your.
Come at me correct and we will get along fine.
Take a chance,
Hit me up,
I love a good challenge.
Working alot to clear up some debt and save for a down payment on a house.
Making an adventure out of a difficult task.
I think that's pretty nifty because Rudolph was my childhood hero and now I have something in common with him.
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Okay to do yoga after nodes removed?
- Question from JSD: I have had 25 lymph nodes removed and radiation to the area. I do yoga regularly (inversions supporting the body with arms and feet, push-ups, etc.). Is this something I should continue if I was doing it during treatment and after? Is it dangerous to continue this?
- Answers - Kathryn Schmitz It's perfectly safe, keep going.
- Nicole Stout And good for you for doing inversions.
- Kathryn Schmitz In general, I think it is important to have women learn to increase the load on the affected limb GRADUALLY. That means that you do positions such as downward dog for a moment the first time, and then increase time over weeks/months, using the same approach with other inverted or upper body intensive poses.
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Special features: 'Apple Court' is a pinnately crested form that basically has the same gray/green/silver fronds as var. pictum, but differs by having distinctively crested pinnae on the fronds.
Culinary use: Apples are an important ingredient in many desserts, such as apple pie, apple crumble, apple crisp and apple cake. They are often eaten baked or stewed, and they can also be dried and eaten or reconstituted (soaked in water, alcohol or some other liquid) for later use. When cooked, some apple cultivars easily form a puree known as apple sauce. Apples are also made into apple butter and apple jelly. They are also used (cooked) in meat dishes.
Ornamental use: Woodland gardens, shade gardens or shaded border fronts.
Medicinal use: apple leaves (Annona reticulata) medicinal herbs are well used in Jamaica for a number of ailments.
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by Cynthia Ruchti
I sat at my computer to work on this blog post. Two seconds later--isn't that always the way of it?--my husband asked if I wanted to go fishing on the pond.
Since I'd just returned from a week of girl time with my daughter, it appeared the only logical answer was, "Yes. Sure. Let's go fishing."
Warm, still night. Calm waters. Mosquitoes merely curious, not on the hunt. Perfect evening, made more perfect by my simple worm-and-bobber rig pulling in the first fish, the most fish, and arguably--according to my husband--the largest.
I watched the bobber, as still as a bead glued to glass unless I twitched the line or a fish tugged on the other end.
The ripples were visible because the waters were calm. Ripples would have showed little if at all if the wind had ruffled the surface.
Do we always see the way our small word-bobbers reach beyond the spot where they land? When we cast our "lines" into the water, are we always privileged to watch the concentric circles, the ripples, move farther and farther from where they started? No.
It's been said that for every reader who writes a note or makes a comment on a blog or on social media, a thousand others thought about it, but didn't. Some experts say the number may be closer to ten thousand.
In ideal, smooth water conditions, we may see evidence that our work made a splash. But most of the time, we write without the privilege of knowing if our words mattered at all. We write anyway, reminding ourselves that if a breeze is blowing, wind howling, or a storm raging, the ripples we make are masked, but still as real as the rule of physics that can make a tiny bobber's influence felt on the far shore. It's another place where faith shows up. We write because we believe that--in God's all-wise plan--His words and the words, sentences, chapters, stories, books He enables us to write start a pattern of ripples the keep radiating from center.
"Cast your bread upon the waters," we're told in Ecclesiastes 11:1 ESV, "for you will find it after many days."
It took a trip to the pond, fishing pole in hand--and a moment of reflection about the ripples a bobber makes--to remind me to keep casting, whether I see results or not. And to praise God for the calm water days when the ripples are obvious.
Cynthia Ruchti tells stories of Hope-that-glows-in-the-dark through award-winning novels, novellas, devotions, nonfiction books, and through speaking events for women and writers. Her latest releases are When the Morning Glory Blooms (novel), Ragged Hope: Surviving the Fallout of Other People's Choices (nonfiction), and the newly released novel All My Belongings. You can continue the conversation here or on her website www.cynthiaruchti.com or www.facebook.com/CynthiaRuchtiReaderPage.


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By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hundreds of African-American Union soldiers buried in the National Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina, after the Civil War were honored Thursday with a state highway historical marker.
Many of the "United States Colored Troops," as they were known in the 1860s, died in the final months of the war when federal troops closed the Confederacy's last port with the capture of Fort Fisher about 15 miles south of the city.
Thousands of Union soldiers who died in the assault on Fort Fisher and the Wilmington campaign were reburied in unmarked graves in the cemetery when it opened in 1867.
The dedication Thursday also honored Fred Johnson, a local Civil War re-enactor who has researched the story of the black soldiers buried in Wilmington and pushed for them to be recognized.
A Philadelphia native and an Army Sergeant during the Korean War who retired to Wilmington in the 1990s, Johnson became interested in the Civil War through studying his family history.
Johnson said his great-great grandfather, Peter Quomony, served in the U.S. Colored Troops from 1863 to 1865. Another ancestor who died in the war is buried in an unmarked grave at the New Bern National Cemetery.
Civil War historian Chris Fonvielle said the historical marker deserved to be erected, pointing out some 3,300 African-American soldiers in two brigades served in the Cape Fear region.
He said many of the Colored Troops were North Carolinians and ex-slaves, and one of their regiments, the 37th, included men from the Wilmington area.
The troops served as occupation forces in the area after the war, and many stayed on after their discharges.
"Postwar Wilmington was a mecca for African-Americans," said Fonvielle, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Many of these resident veterans were buried at the National Cemetery well into the 1900s.
Records identified 92 U.S. Colored Troops buried at Wilmington National Cemetery. But further research by Bill Jayne, former cemetery development director with the National Cemetery Administration, indicated that many more bodies were moved to the cemetery between 1867 and 1882 -- perhaps as many as 500 in all.
That is the number noted on the marker. It reads: "United States Colored Troops. Black soldiers and white officers in the Union Army 1863-1865. About 500 involved in the Wilmington campaign buried here."
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SO the dog's been having 'nightmares'.
"Look.". said the Mother Superior the other night as we were about to watch television.
He's having a nightmare.
The dog is sprawled out on the floor with a back leg twitching and his lip curling.
"He's chasing rabbits," I say.
This is a very Cumbrian thing to say.
It's even more Cumbrian to say: "chessin rabbits."
So I do.
"He's all right," I say.
"He's just chessin rabbits."
I'm trying to close down her anxiety before it impacts on the programme.
I don't want her to be twitching all night about the dog when we've only just got both kids up the wooden hill.
She settles back down and we start the programme.
At that moment, the dog lets out a scary nasal 'whine howl' which causes us both to jump up.
I spill scalding hot coffee all over myself.
'Aww...' says the Mother Superior in sympathy with him, not me.
"I told you he was having a nightmare," she says, pausing the TV programme and going for a fuss. I wonder for a moment whether I've got away with the spill.
I've got jeans on but the scalding water has yet to register in the crotch area.
There's always a few seconds where you think you've escaped. Then the denim totally absorbs it and the pain sets in.
Worst pain there is – up there with standing on an upturned plug in bare feet.
Never stand on Lego in bare feet either; the results are pretty much the same.
I dab gingerly at my scalded 'Map of Africa' with kitchen roll.
After I've dried up, I say to the Mother Superior: "I've gotta hear this! What has he got to have nightmares about?
He gets fed, he gets watered, he gets walked - he's spoiled rotten."
I mean, he sleeps all day when I'm out at work – and on my chair just to rub my nose in it. Even when we go away, he gets a little 'Doggie holiday' at the kennels.
He can jump on pretty much any female he takes a shine too. Without recourse.
What can he possibly be having nightmares about?
We're not even allowed to say the word 'walk' any more within his earshot.
He's always sniffing round for scraps but if you so much as try to touch his bowl, then he'll attempt to gobble it all down at once.
Like he's living back in the dark ages where every extra gobful meant survival.
"Erm excuse me," I interrupt him.
"This is 2014. You will get fed again."
Every time the Postman comes he thinks the letters are for him.
"I'm head of the Wolf Pack," I tell him.
"You don't get post. Or bills, I notice. Your job is to wag your tail and bark my friend."
He looks at me with 'those' eyes.
It's a dog's life all right.


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How did a nation go from the Greatest Generation to arguably the worst generation in two generations?
The Greatest Generation sacrificed everything for its country through wars for freedom by scrimping, saving and doing without to serve their children's needs, always knowing personal responsibility. A lot of this generation expects the government to supply and provide for them.
This isn't the country I served and vowed to protect. When I entered the service, I could walk in any part of town and never locked a door to my house. Hollywood made pictures accentuating the positive side of America, not glorifying the worst. Those who chose to could pray wherever they were. Americans held up their end, pulled their weight, did their part, paid their share and worked to better their children's lives. We as Americans helped and aided the world knowing we most likely would never be paid back. We did this because it was the right thing to do.
The leaders of this generation don't care what costs are passed on to their children as long as it doesn't interfere with pandering for votes or their lifestyles. They feel they are owed. Could it be that we fostered this through class warfare? Everyone used to pay taxes; only about half do now.
Was it by telling people that they should not pull their weight, do their part or pay their share because someone else has more money? This nation was built on free enterprise, entrepreneurship and the promise of having the opportunity to succeed, not a guarantee of success.
Has the decline come about through schools that teach a revised history, a press that doesn't report but advocates a political belief or political correctness which means pretending there is no difference between men and women, strong and weak, smart and dumb, or straight and gay?
Is it that we have rid ourselves of manners and laud filthy speech? Has greed become accepted at the cost of truth and honor? How did it become acceptable to have children out of marriage or have two mothers or fathers instead of role models?
Maybe I have the answer. This generation that now controls government, press, education, business and finance are the free love, flower children, dope-smoking hippies of the '60s and '70s, when it was fashionable to be anti-American.
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This article titled "Tidal energy scheme off northern Scotland gets go-ahead" was written by Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent, for The Guardian on Monday 16th September 2013 16.44 UTC
Six vast underwater turbines are to be lowered into the tidal currents of the Pentland firth in the first phase of one of the largest tidal energy schemes in Europe.
Permission to install the six squat machines, which look like underwater propellers, has been granted by Scottish ministers as a demonstration project to prove they work, with more than 50 of the machines eventually due to be installed on the seabed off Caithness.
The fast-moving waters off Scotland's northern coasts and islands are seen as among the most valuable in the world for tidal and wave power, with Scottish ministers claiming there is enough capacity to replace three coal-fired power stations the size of the UK's largest, at Drax in Yorkshire.
Approval for the scheme was applauded by environmentalists. Richard Dixon, director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said it was great news for the renewable industry. "Harnessing the huge energy in the tides of the Pentland Firth is a major engineering challenge, but this scheme will prove technologies and techniques which will be important in future tidal energy schemes around the world," he said.
Tidal energy has two main advantages over wind power: it is more predictable and it does not attract criticism from people who object to the visual impact of wind turbines on land. However, it is much more expensive because the technology is less developed.
The first phase of the project by MeyGen, a joint venture between the giant US investment bank Morgan Stanley, the French-owned energy firm International Power and the Australian turbine manufacturer Atlantis Resources Corporation, will generate up to 9MW to prove the technology works.
The consent granted by Fergus Ewing, the Scottish energy minister, will allow MeyGen to slowly enlarge the scheme to hit 86MW by the end of the decade, enough to power about 46,000 homes – about 40% of homes in the Highlands.
Ewing said: "We must tackle climate change. We need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels through better and more efficient uses of energy. Marine energy – a homegrown technology with huge potential – is part of the solution."
Environment campaigners said the decision increased pressure on ministers in both the UK and Scottish governments to support the industry by investing far more in the electricity grid and in financial support to help cut the considerably higher costs faced by renewables schemes in northern Scotland.
Lang Banks, director of the environment group WWF Scotland, said he was stunned by apparently dismissive remarks by Ed Davey, the UK energy and climate change secretary about the prospects of extra subsidies for northern tidal and wave schemes.
Davey announced at the Liberal Democrat conference that onshore windfarms on Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles would get a higher guaranteed price for their electricity than onshore windfarms anywhere else in the UK, to help meet their higher costs.
But asked by the Guardian if the same subsidies would be given to wave and tidal projects and offshore wind developments in the same areas in future, he said no, and described the question as hypothetical.
Banks said that Davey was undermining confidence in the industry, coming on the same day that the Lib Dems agreed to billions of pounds of support for new nuclear power stations.
"It's really, really important that governments give clear signals about what they want to do to build confidence in new renewable technologies. In the week Davey gave that support to nuclear power, it's unacceptable that he's not offering the same clear signals to real zero-carbon projects like wave and tidal," Banks said.
The MeyGen scheme will be Europe's largest tidal array project – a type of scheme where turbines are clustered across an area of seabed. Eventually MeyGen wants to dramatically expand it to 398MW, making it one of the world's biggest renewables projects.
Until that much larger scheme gets permission from the Crown Estate and Scottish ministers, it will not be the largest of all Europe's tidal power plants: the La Rance tidal barrage built across the Rance river in Brittany, northern France, nearly 40 years ago has a peak rating of 240MW from its 24 turbines.