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Written by: Jill Martinez
It's been a hard road to hoe since his days working in oil field management almost five years ago, but Darriel Green and his wife, Dione, have stayed committed to their vision to create a service oriented business which provides quality brick and stone products to both residential and commercial projects in the Lafayette area. "Looking back, I get a lot of personal satisfaction knowing that we excelled at a business people told me years ago wasn't even worth my time," says Darriel Green. "We've been able to grow our business from a cramped modular building in a dusty, dirty brick yard to an expansive state-of-the-art showroom which features an array of brick, flooring and roofing selections. The journey has been tough and tears have definitely been shed, but in the end, myself, my wife and my amazing staff have stayed focus on our core company value – to always treat others as you would like to be treated," notes Green. "That's always been our standard, and it continues to set us apart within the industry time and time again."
In addition to their general emphasis on hospitality and good will, Green's success is also derived from his specialized selection of antique bricks, especially those extracted from areas around South Carolina, Virginia, St. Louis, and Birmingham. Without carrying the weight of all the green hype that permeates the market today, recovering and reusing bricks is and has always been a great way to recycle materials. And that is exactly the eco friendly manner in which antique bricks are produced. "People in Louisiana and throughout the Southern part of the country love the rustic character and charm of antique bricks. It is a more specialized product, so I have to travel around to different areas to select the best quality bricks available," he says. "We have some that date back from around 1870."
Amid all of his success in the industry, Green is probably most proud of his antique brick floor tile. "I burnt up almost $2,000 of equipment in a single day trying to slice antique brick to get just the right hardness, texture and color," Green recalls. "And we are talking about a product that took an entire three years of this kind of exhausting experimentation to perfect."
When Darriel and Dione began a renovation of their home in the area, their natural instinct was to use brick in the flooring. Instead of outsourcing the job, Darriel made up his mind to produce the flooring himself – a decision that in the end bolstered his business tremendously despite the many setbacks he encountered along the way. "The antique brick floor tile has been a really great product for us. It's changed our business, that's for sure!" exclaims Green. And although Green continues to expand his product selection, grow his markets, and target larger and larger areas, the service-oriented foundation he set into place years ago remains the same. For the Green family and the loyal, dedicated staff at Acadian Brick and Stone, it's not what they are selling, but the way in which they relate and respect each and every customer they interact with that makes all the difference. "I can't emphasize that enough. You can buy bricks in many different places, but being able to trust that you'll get what you want, when you want it, and for the price you agreed to pay is such a relief to the homeowners and builders we deal with on a day to day basis, that they keep coming back or refer their friends and family," he explains. It is amazing how far a smile and a dose of good old fashion respect will get you. Darriel and Dione Green could not agree more.
Acadian Brick and Stone
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The 23rd and final installment of this year's Better Know a Buckeye series profiles Darius Slade, a defensive line prospect from Montclair, New Jersey. Slade's addition to this class came on National Signing Day and was the result of several factors that Ohio State fans may not have anticipated just four weeks before he committed. I will discuss this story below, also mentioning his previous verbal pledges to Nebraska and Michigan State.
This profile proceeds in the usual fashion after discussing his recruitment and commitment. I discuss strengths and areas for improvement for a project I suspect is quite raw and is the ultimate Larry Johnson project. I project a redshirt for him in 2014 before concluding with film and miscellaneous things about Darius Slade that I think you may find interesting.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 237
High School: Montclair High School; Montclair, NJ
His Recruitment
Slade acquired various offers through 2013, spanning his junior and senior year of high school. The offers came after a junior season in which Slade had 46 tackles and 13.5 sacks for a Montclair team that went undefeated en route to a state championship. Slade's recruitment was mostly regional (i.e. Atlantic). The first offer I discerned was from Massachusetts. Others followed from Boston College, Connecticut, Pitt, Rutgers, and West Virginia. Michigan State offered at the end of the May though Slade said his favorite by the end of June was Rutgers.
Slade moved little on his recruitment through the summer and early fall. However, official visits were scheduled for Michigan State (October 12), West Virginia (November 9), Penn State (November 24), and Nebraska (November 29). After seeing all four schools and, ostensibly, taking all his official visits he could take, Slade announced he would have a decision ready two weeks after the Nebraska visit. Bo Pelini and John Papuchis visited Slade at his home in New Jersey to make a last pitch before he announced a decision.
Pelini and Papuchis had the right words prepared for that visit since a commitment to Nebraska followed. His comments on the decision focused on his belief in Bo Pelini and what he is doing in Lincoln.
"From the outside looking in, most people think coach Bo is not a great guy or not a great coach, but when you get a chance to meet him and talk to the players, they all have great things to say about him," Slade said. "He's a great coach. He cares about his players and has their back 100 percent. He's just done some great things for the players since he's been there. When I got that chance to sit down and talk to him, he's a good guy. I know he'll do great things here for a long time."
Sometime after these comments, Slade's belief may have wavered or he questioned whether he wanted to be that far from home for college. Slade wondered if his commitment to Nebraska was premature. He decommitted from Nebraska on January 16 of this year.
The reason behind the decommitment from Nebraska may have been Ohio State and, in particular, Larry Johnson. Just a day after Larry Johnson finalized a deal to replace Mike Vrabel as defensive line coach, Ohio State extended a scholarship offer to Darius Slade.
Though it was Urban Meyer that arrived at Slade's high school and informed him of the offer in person, this may have been Johnson extending an offer to coach him at a new school for both. Slade has admired Larry Johnson since Johnson coached his cousin, Jared Odrick, at Penn State. It is any wonder why Slade was not a strong Penn State lean through his recruitment. He did have an offer and visited at the end of November. It is likely Slade wanted to do something on his own. It is also why he dropped Rutgers from consideration despite having another cousin, Julian Pinnix-Odrick, play for the Scarlet Knights.
If it was Ohio State that may have pushed Slade to decommit from Nebraska, it was Michigan State that was the immediate beneficiary. Slade pledged to Michigan State a day after his decommitment from Nebraska. He cited Michigan State as "family since day one". Michigan State was, in fact, one of Slade's earliest offers.
While Michigan State was eager to accept Slade's commitment at the time, Malik McDowell was the bigger prize for Dantonio. Ohio State fans may remember this saga from a few months ago. McDowell, a five-star defensive end from Detroit, was privately a Michigan State lean though his parents wanted him to leave the state for college. The other two options were Ohio State and Florida State. If distance was a reason for McDowell wanting Michigan State, Ohio State may have been a great compromise between McDowell and his parents.
Long story short: Darius Slade's commitment approaching National Signing Day was becoming intertwined with Malik McDowell's signing day decision. It was likely that Slade would become a consolation prize for either Michigan State or Ohio State, whichever McDowell did not select on February 5.
His Commitment
This is exactly how Slade's story unfolded on National Signing Day. McDowell, to his parents' chagrin, selected Michigan State. Slade had actually called Michigan State's coaches the night before and said he wanted explore other options (i.e. Ohio State). Michigan State's coaches, perhaps secure of their position with McDowell, cautioned that he may not have a scholarship offer waiting for him after National Signing Day.
Slade wanted to take an official visit first before committing to Ohio State site unseen. He decided against it and faxed a letter of intent to Ohio State on National Signing Day anyway, becoming Ohio State's final recruit in the "Dream 14" recruiting class.
He told Eleven Warriors how this process developed from his perspective.
"I talked to them [Michigan State] Tuesday and let them know I didn't know if I was going to be signing with them or taking a look elsewhere, because I wanted to visit Ohio State before I decided," he said. "I had built a strong relationship with Michigan State's staff, but they weren't real understanding when I told them I wanted to visit Ohio State, and they told me that if I didn't sign with them that I might not have a scholarship if I waited. They were upset understandably because they wanted me at Michigan State, but they knew it was a serious thing for me and I was not jumping from place to place. I had the chance to be a part of a great opportunity and I needed to take a look."
"I know it's 'weird,' but I know what I am getting myself into," Slade said of his choice. "(I didn't choose Ohio State) solely because of (Johnson), Ohio State has a great program and they compete for a national title every year. They have a great staff as a whole and they are not too far from home, either. There were a lot of reasons for the decision. They have a lot great players and it's a great program."
Two weeks later, Slade took his official visit to Ohio State, the final one allocated to him by the NCAA.
Where He Excels
Slade was advertised by recruiting servies at 6-5 and is listed by Ohio State at 6-3. He plays like he is 6-7. He plays "big".
Projected as a strongside defensive end, Slade is capable as both as a pass-rusher and run-stopper. He plays with strong hands capable of neutralizing blockers. However, his pass-rushing bona fides are what made him high priority for Ohio State, Michigan State, and Nebraska. Slade's outside pass rush is what led him to accumulate almost 40 sacks in his final two years at Montclair. He loves to go outside but can shoot gaps inside.
The interest in Slade, and from Larry Johnson in particular, focuses more on how great Slade can be in a few years versus what he is capable of doing now.
Must Work On
Slade is a raw prospect who knows how to be explosive without truly knowing important parts of the game he is playing. The term "upside" is used more for Slade than perhaps anyone else in his recruiting class.
The areas for improvement are multiple and entail the usual things I have mentioned for other prospects. Slade plays too high off the snap. He can overcommit himself to a lane and remove himself from a play.
All told, Slade could become an all-conference performer when he builds on great athleticism and an innate ability to hand-fight at the line of scrimmage with knowledge of important fundamentals for the game. This makes him a noteworthy Larry Johnson project for the first year of Johnson's Ohio State tenure.
I think this is a clear yes. Slade was projected by Michigan State and Nebraska fans as a redshirt when he was committed to their respective programs. He projects as a first-year redshirt at Ohio State as well.
- 11W Community Interview.
- Played in the Semper Fi All-American Bowl.
- He had an outstanding senior season to complement the interest in him from Michigan State and Nebraska. He finished 2013 with 23.5 sacks and 63 tackles. The season ended in another undefeated state championship campaign.

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Entertainment of Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Source: Ewurabena Hagan
The six remaining contestants in the season four of the education reality show, The Challenge on Sunday put their debating prowess on display when they ventured into their tasks as presidential candidates battling it out on what policies they have for Ghanaians on education, employment, health, job creation, arts and tourism if they were voted into office.
In what was described as the decider for the contestants, after which one would be eliminated in the last eviction show before the grand finale, the Challengers began the debate task outlining their policies on curbing graduate unemployment.
The debate on arts and culture was an interesting one, some of the contestants were of the view that arts and culture has not been clearly defined so when voted into office would define arts and culture to know exactly what it entails in order to give it maximum attention.
One of the contestants said currently a research is on going to know exactly how much art and culture contributes to the Ghanaian economy and with the results from this research; he would make sure to make the arts and culture industry attractive enough to ensure high patronage by both local and foreign patrons.
Some of the contestants expressed their happiness about the 2 million Ghana Cedis that was given to the president of Musiga, Obour by the late President Mills to revamp the music industry. Most of them pledged their allegiance to this task and said if the music industry with the necessary funds can yield profits and boost the economy, then they will make provisions for it in their annual budget.
Almost all the contestants talked about the need to embark on massive marketing and advertising campaigns focusing on the country's tourist using the global media to encourage more foreign visitors to these tourist sites.
The rebuttals from the contestants after their presentation on arts, culture and tourism policies was indeed a heated one that saw all the contestants defending their policies. Indeed all the contestants proved why they had to be voted for to implement their policies with interesting rebuttals on the various submissions by the contestants.
With the debating task over the judges would now decide which five of the six remaining contestants would sail into the grand finale. Meanwhile Emma was last week evicted based on the creativity task. Viewers can save their favourite contestants by texting their names to short code 6012.
The Challenge is brought to you by British Council Ghana and proudly sponsored by Tigo, Databank, Vitamilk, EPP books, IPMC and Beige Capital.


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Turn To Michigan Bakeries Sandwiches
The front and back covers of the pamphlet feature a color, wraparound photograph of a tabletop with individual blue plates of various sandwiches. Text on the front cover appears in a white box at the top, reading Turn To Michigan Bakeries Sandwiches, then in small print beneath the title, Copyright 1957 American Institute Of Baking. Above the title is a color drawing of a packaged loaf of Michigan Bakeries Enriched Bread. The back cover also includes a white text box (bottom of the cover), headlined Insist On These Michigan Bakeries Breads At Your Grocer, followed by a list of ten products, most of them breads. An American Institute Of Baking seal is included in the text box. The inside pages of the pamphlet primarily feature sandwich recipes, accompanied by color photographs plus color and black and white illustrations. Suggestions for sandwich-making (Sandwich Principles), along with breads and spreads also appear. Sandwich recipes are categorized according to: Cold Sandwich Fillings; Hot Sandwiches; Sandwiches Make The Meal; Take Alongs; Picnic Fashions; Picnics For Your Crowd; When The Crowd Comes Home; Sandwiches For Special Occasions.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Michigan Bakeries
Publisher: Michigan Bakeries, Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
19 p.
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Language: English
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Copyright: This item is under copyright.
Citation: Turn To Michigan Bakeries Sandwiches. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=8111


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The two airlines, however, appear to believe the deal will go through, and have already taken steps to combine their rewards programs. Continental recently switched to the Star Alliance reward group; United is also a member, so flyers can now earn points on either airline's flights. And Chase runs both credit-card reward programs, so if you use plastic to rack up your miles you won't have to monitor your account as it's switched to a new issuer—a headache experienced by Northwest customers when Delta took over.
But using your points may already be tougher, too. The two airlines have also already consolidated flight plans, so there are likely fewer reward seats available to book.Here's what you can do as you wait to see if the deal will be struck:
• Make sure the info each airline has on you is consistent. If you are a member of both United and Continental programs, you'll end up with a fatter points total—if the two properly combine your accounts. "This procedure is done by computer, so if you have your work email listed with United and your home email account on record at Continental, they may not be merged," says Linda Young, managing editor of Inside Flyer, the magazine tip sheet on travel deals.• Make your voice heard. In the next few months the two companies will decide which goodies to keep from each plan. "One thing I know about the people who run reward programs, they want to know which benefits their loyal customers like best," says Young. Are you a big fan of the extra legroom of United's Economy Plus seats? Then let a customer rep know it. Young also suggests you vent your feelings on FlyerTalk.com, the popular extreme road warrior forum.
• Consider cashing in some miles before the deal goes through. Après merge, the cost of flights and the number of points needed to earn freebies could go up.• Stay tuned. Leading up to the merger, which could be final by the end of the year, there will be more changes made to each program as they're melded together.
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Fans are tailgating in big numbers for professional and college football games nationwide. The tailgating rituals draw many fans who love the party scene but can't afford tickets to the game. Others will be "homegating" in their living rooms.
According to the Weber Tailgating Study, compiled by the grill maker, one in eight American adults has tailgated at least three times during the past 12 months. College football games are actually the most popular parking-lot party setting, followed by the NFL, according to the Tailgate Times, an online recipe and shopping site.
To be sure, more retailers have taken notice and are getting their merchandising game on with expanded lines of elaborate and sometimes costly gadgets.
Consider the Party-A-Cargo, a combination sound system and beer keg that attaches to your tow hitch and retails for about $3,000.
Or check out the $400 Margaritaville Tailgating Grill, a full-size gas grill with a heavy steel arm that locks to the rear of your vehicle.
Need a portable party blender? A gas-powered version sells for $270. And there's a $38 drink blender that uses your cordless power drill.
Even in these tough economic times, many fans still go the extra yard with lavish pregame spreads and all the decorations. Detailed sales figures are hard to find because they often include picnics and home parties. But according to the Tailgate Times, the amount spent on food and beverages for tailgating and picnics runs into the tens of billions of dollars. Some $115 million more is spent on sports-licensed housewares and games, and $375 million covers sports-licensed paper goods.
And if fans need fresh ideas on how to liven up the pregame fun, Home Depot sells magazines about tailgating, and websites galore devoted strictly to this subculture offer recipes for meats, vegetables, sauces and drinks.
What's hot this season? Football-shaped doughnuts, football-shaped cooking pans, football-shaped serving dishes and football-shaped soft drink bottles.
Retail experts say the tailgating trend is growing so much it's even becoming another selling season for some stores, just like Christmas and Halloween.
Take the Walmart Supercenter in Blue Ridge Crossing, Mo., less than five miles from Arrowhead Stadium. Before the season opener, it stocked its main aisles with tailgating goodies - hot dog and hamburger buns, condiments, cases of soft drinks with tailgating logos. The displays led customers to side aisles with folding chairs and grills, and then to the meat department.
And the store's seasonal department? Walmart has that stocked with everything from coolers to caps to potato chips.
When the local team is on a winning streak, so are the local retailers.
And although football season typically means more pizza promotions, fine-dining restaurants have new promotions in play.
Along with four new HD TVs, football bar menus often include "Tail Gate Platters" with shrimp, oysters, sushi, Buffalo-style wings and shrimp and game day beverages.
"Restaurants often try to tie into the event of the moment, but when football season comes along, they seem to really ramp up their promotions - sometimes for months," said Aaron Jourden, associate editor with Technomic Inc., a leading food-service consulting company.
"With the recession and 'staycations,' people are pinching their pennies. So a lot of chains are saying, 'If you are going to have your tailgating party at home, let us help.'"
•1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
•4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
•1/4 cup white vinegar
•Salt and ground black pepper
•1 pound jumbo shrimp, shells removed, tails on
•10 ounces Frank's Red Hot cayenne-pepper sauce
•1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
In large bowl, whisk together oil, garlic and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Add shrimp, toss well to coat, then cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Toward the end of the 30 minutes, heat the grill to medium-high. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine pepper sauce and butter. Heat until butter is melted and mixture is at a slow simmer. Reduce heat to low. Remove shrimp from marinade and grill 2 minutes per side, or until just pink and firm. In large bowl, toss shrimp with pepper-sauce mix. Serve immediately.
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What type of cake can you use for making sculpted cakes? Besides a sponge cake. I tried making a Madeira sponge cake from scratch didn't taste that great. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
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I doctor my mixes by adding a box of pudding and a cup of sour cream. You can add this to just about any recipe though and end up with a firmer cake that you can sculpt...no nuts or bits of stuff that will cause it to break though.


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PHILLIPSBURG, N.J., Nov. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLDX) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. Celldex reported a net loss of $23.1 million, or $0.29 per share, for the third quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $15.0 million, or $0.25 per share, for the third quarter of 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Celldex reported a net loss of $59.5 million, or $0.76 per share, compared to a net loss of $42.3 million, or $0.75 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. At September 30, 2013, Celldex reported $136.6 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. "As we approach year-end, Celldex is well positioned to achieve a number of milestones that will play an important role in advancing our pipeline into 2014 and beyond," said Anthony Marucci, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We remain on track to initiate our accelerated approval study of CDX-011 in triple negative breast cancer and we continue to make excellent progress advancing our Phase 3 study of rindopepimut in frontline glioblastoma. We also recently announced the initiation of an expansion cohort for our ReACT study in refractory glioblastoma and will present data from ReACT in an oral session at the Society for Neuro-Oncology meeting in late November. In addition, we are presenting data from the Phase 1 CDX-1127 study at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Meeting this weekend." Program Updates: Rindopepimut in EGFR v III(v3)–Positive Glioblastoma (GBM):
- Celldex continues to actively enroll newly diagnosed patients with GBM in the Phase 3 ACT IV registration study.
- In August, the Company announced that it had completed enrollment of Group 2 (Avastin ® refractory patients) in the ReACT study and that, based on early evidence of anti-tumor activity, an expansion cohort of up to 75 patients would be added to better characterize the potential activity of rindopepimut in this refractory patient population. Enrollment is ongoing in this expansion cohort and in Group 1 (Avastin naive patients). Celldex will report data from the ReACT study in an oral presentation at the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 24, 2013.
- Celldex will host a conference call on Monday, November 25, 2013 at 8:30 am ET to provide a program update and discuss the data presented at SNO.
- Celldex continues to advance plans for the METRIC study, a randomized, accelerated approval study of glemba in patients with triple negative breast cancers that over-express GPNMB. The study is expected to initiate by year-end 2013 and will be conducted in approximately 100 sites, primarily in the United States with additional sites in Canada and Australia.
- Enrollment continues in the Phase 1 dose-escalation study of CDX-1127. Celldex will present data from this study in poster sessions at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Meeting (SITC) on Saturday, November 9, 2013. The Company will also present preclinical data on combination studies of CDX-1127, including chemotherapies and checkpoint inhibitors, in a poster session at SITC on Friday, November 8, 2013.
- Celldex hosted a conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2013 to provide a program update and discuss the data to be presented at SITC. The results from the Phase 1 dose-escalation study suggest an excellent safety profile and demonstrate clear biologic activity and promising signs of clinical activity in an advanced, refractory patient population. Based on the data, after completing the dose-escalation study and its corresponding expansion cohorts, the Company intends to initiate additional studies of CDX-1127.
- The Company's pilot study of CDX-1135 (a soluble form of human complement receptor type 1) in DDD is ongoing. DDD is an ultra-rare, progressive kidney disease that ultimately results in kidney failure in the majority of affected individuals. The Company anticipates presenting a program update on our year-end conference call in February 2014.
- Celldex continues to advance plans to initiate a pilot clinical study of CDX-301 (Flt3L) in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSTC) that will build upon ongoing work with Mozobil (plerixafor) and anticipates this study will begin in early 2014.
- The Company is planning a collaborative Phase 2 study of CDX-1401 in combination with CDX-301 in malignant melanoma. This study will be conducted under a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network (CITN) and the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) of the National Cancer Institute.


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City plans 'blitz' on South Side
Pittsburgh police and other public safety officials will "blitz" the South Side to deal with the party atmosphere that was highlighted again when police opened fire on a car that was barreling toward people crowded onto the streets and sidewalks, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said on Tuesday.
"It's a pretty safe bet that if you're here Friday or Saturday and in some way, shape or form breaking the law, chances are, you will be cited," Ravenstahl said at a news conference on 16th Street, near where five officers shot at a green Buick that led police on a chase through several communities early Sunday.
Police fired at least 12 shots as Donald Burris Jr., 32, of Carnegie wove in and out of traffic, striking cars and nearly hitting officers and pedestrians.
Police charged Burris with several counts of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and one count of fleeing an officer.
The barrage of bullets in the heart of the busy bar district 15 minutes before closing time caused some people to question whether officers acted appropriately. A stray bullet grazed one bystander as officers fired at Burris and his mother, Lena Davenport, 49, who was in the passenger seat. Burris and Davenport were struck.
One officer fired into the wrong vehicle but did not injure the people inside, police said.
Officials defended the shooting, saying the officers were trying to stop Burris and protect the public. Chief Nate Harper said the incident and the officers' actions are under investigation.
"We're still reviewing a lot of film footage and reports," Harper said.
Homestead police began chasing Burris when he ran a red light about 1:40 a.m. Burris drove through Homestead and West Homestead and finally onto Carson Street, police said.
City officers who were working off-duty security described a frightening scene as the car approached. Burris was about 30 feet away from Sgt. Stephen Matakovich and Detective Calvin Kennedy when both men opened fire, according to a criminal complaint.
Matakovich told investigators he fired four times near 17th Street and then jumped out of the way of the Buick, which banged off a car and continued swerving. Kennedy, who was standing next to Matakovich, heard the sergeant fire just before he fired a shot of his own and jumped out of the way.
Officer Louis Schweitzer said he was trying to clear people from Carson Street near 17th street when he saw the vehicle heading directly at him. He told investigators he fired three or four shots and the driver swerved to his right and continued down the street.
Officer Thomas Gorecki told investigators he stepped onto Carson and saw a vehicle "pinballing" off cars in the 1400 block and heard two shots. Gorecki said he was between a cab and the vehicle when he stepped to the side and fired two shots at the driver from between 5 and 6 feet away, the complaint said. The vehicle hit the front of the cab and came to a stop, and Gorecki jumped on the hood of the cab and kept his gun aimed at Burris until officers pulled the suspect out.
Burris was shot in the arm, and broke his arm when the Buick crashed. Davenport was more seriously injured with a bullet wound to the face. Paramedics took them to UPMC Mercy. Police took Burris to the Allegheny County Jail on Tuesday. Davenport's condition was not known.
Officer Igor Boyko told police he ran to 13th Street to move pedestrians to safety when heard the chase and then saw another vehicle — a Buick SUV — drive directly at him. Boyko thought it was the suspect's vehicle and fired "several" shots at the driver, the complaint said. The SUV stopped in a parking lot and Boyko saw damage to the rear, where Burris' vehicle had crashed into the back of the Buick SUV and forced it toward Boyko. The driver and passengers of the SUV, who police did not name, were not hurt, the complaint said.
Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1 President Sgt. Michael LaPorte defended the officers' actions and said they were within police policy.
"You're justified in a use of deadly force whenever deadly force is used," LaPorte said.
Ravenstahl focused his news conference on the city's plans for the coming weekend, which include inspections by building inspectors and firefighters, police patrols through alleys targeting disorderly conduct, roving DUI patrols and an increase in towing enforcement. The mayor would not say how much the blitz will cost.
"This blitz will take place every Friday and Saturday night until the problem is rectified," he said.
Margaret Harding is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-380-8519 or email@example.com.


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Yunis Varon Syndrome
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
It is possible that the main title of the report Yunis Varon Syndrome is not the name you expected.
General Discussion
Yunis-Varon syndrome is a rare genetic multisystem disorder with defects affecting mostly the skeletal system, the nervous system, and ectodermal tissue (hair and teeth). It is characterized by large fontanelles, clavicular hypoplasia, characteristic facial features and/or abnormalities of fingers and toes. Characteristic features may include microcephaly, ear abnormalities, anteverted nares, midfacial hypoplasia, tented upper lip and small jaw (micrognathia), sparse or absent eyebrows and/or eyelashes. Abnormalities of the fingers and toes may include absence (aplasia) or underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the fingers and toes. In most cases, infants with this disorder experience severe feeding problems and respiratory difficulties. Some of these difficulties are related to the severe involvement of the central nervous system, with malformations of the brain affecting half of the children and hypotonia (low tone) affecting all of them. In addition, affected infants may have heart defects (e.g., abnormal enlargement of the heart muscle [hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]). Frequently, feeding problems, respiratory difficulties, and/or heart defects may result in life-threatening complications during infancy. Yunis-Varon syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.
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After being cut by the New York Giants, running back Ahmad Bradshaw has finally received clearance to visit with teams around the league.
Bradshaw had surgery in January on his right foot, an injury that plagued him all season. He received some encouraging news during a visit with Dr. Robert Anderson in North Carolina. A source close to Bradshaw said his foot is feeling "great," and "his foot is healing perfectly." The six year running back is on pace to be healthy in time for OTAs.
Before he can participate in OTAs, he must first find a team to sign with. Bradshaw has expressed interest in resigning with the Giants at a discount, and has also stated he wouldn't rule out playing for his former crosstown rival, however the Jets are reportedly uninterested.
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Accommodation: A 4 star hotel with a pool overlooking Segovia, a small rural hotel in Sotosalbos, a charming 18th Century hotel in the heart of Pedraza and a 15th Century courtyard hotel in Sepulveda.
Cycling mileage: 3 days of cycling 17 - 26 miles (27 - 42 km) per day and 3 days of optional cycling. Bike hire is included.
Grade out of 5 based on distance and elevation: 4.
Terrain: Most days have a hill or two.
Traffic free: 10%; low traffic on most of the roads.
This tour enables you to discover the real Spain and its cultural and medieval heart. Blessed with natural beauty, great wines and good food, the area abounds in history. From the World Heritage city of Segovia with its Roman aqueduct to the medieval villages and hill top towns and castles, you can unravel the treasures that are Spain's.
The route leads along country lanes through idyllic scenery with the Natural Park of the Guadarrama Mountains in the distance. Enjoy the palace gardens at San Ildefonso and a swim in the natural springs. Pedal through the limestone canyon in the River Duraton Natural Park before reaching your final destination of the medieval town at Sepulveda.
Extend the tour by staying in Madrid. £65 per person per night.
7 evening meals (3 courses) £180 per person.
Book an electric bike. £55.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Madrid/Segovia.
Arrive at Madrid airport and we will let you have details of the AVE fast train service to Segovia which takes about 25 minutes. Settle into the Hotel Parador there and enjoy a relaxing swim with great views of the town or explore the sights of this fascinating town. Listed as a World heritage site, Segovia boasts a Roman aqueduct, a Gothic cathedral and a wonderful castle. Your host will also meet you to run through your itinerary and to familiarize you with the route.
Day 2: Segovia to Sotosalbos. 26 miles (42 km).
Todays ride is a pretty one, much along country lanes with a few slopes to get you going at the start of the day. Take in the wonderful gardens at the famous Royal Palace of San Ildefonso and an ace lunch in Torrecaballeros. Your overnight stay for the next 2 nights is in the Hostal de Buen Amor in the quiet village of Sotosalbos with its fine 11th Century church.
Day 3: Circular ride from Sotosalbos. Optional 22 miles (36 km).
This delightful ride leads gently downhill away from the mountains along small country roads, to reach the historic town of Turegano. Here the Moorish castle also houses a church and the beautiful town square will entice you with a great selection of lunch spots.
Day 4: Sotosalbos to Pedraza. 17 miles (27 km).
Pedal through small villages and a wooded rolling landscape to reach the beautifully preserved medieval town of Pedraza. This national historic monument of a town is where you will spend the next two nights in the Hospedería de Santo Domingo. This is such a quiet ride you probably won't see a car all day and the Cega river will babble away at your side. How relaxing!
Day 5: Circular ride from Pedraza. Optional 17 miles (27 km).
The countryside surrounding Pedraza is stunning. Quaint villages abound with rustic charm and rural Romanesque churches Savour the wildlife and love the views.
Day 6: Pedraza to Sepulveda. 18 miles (28 km).
The ride today is through fields of sunflowers and wheat with spectacular views of the plains of Castilla. The historic cliff hugging town of Sepulveda is your destination where the.Posada de San Millan provides characterful accommodation. Enjoy the cobbled streets of the town and its beautiful old buildings, unspoilt and timeless. We've even laid on a dip in the nearby crystal clear spring waters!
Day 7: Circular ride from Sepulveda. Optional 16 or 22 miles (26 or 36 km).
This is a stunning final ride following the Duraton river as it flows through a Nature Reserve. The river path leads you through a deep canyon with high limestone rock walls on both sides. Shady poplars and nesting vultures will be your companions. The shorter ride returns to Sepulveda by retracing the outward route.
Day 8: Transfer to Madrid and depart.
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I am a NYS-licensed psychologist who specializes in Tourette's Syndrome and the associated conditions. After completing a doctorate in experimental psychology and working in academia teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, I left to go into applied clinical work at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital in the Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, where I applied my previous research in biofeedback and my background in behavioral psychology to treating patients with a variety of neurologically-based motor control problems, including movement disorders such as spasmodic torticollis and Tourette's Syndrome.
For the past 33 years, I have been in private practice, the last 18 of which have been devoted to working with individuals with TS+. Within that framework, my private practice has been split between providing psychotherapy for individuals have TS+ and serving as a consulting psychologist to school districts who need training and/or assistance in developing appropriate educational programs for students with TS+. In my psychotherapeutic work, I incorporate research-validated methods such as cognitive-behavior therapy and comprehensive behavioral interventions for tics (CBIT), as well as parent training. I also provide workshops for parents, educators, and clinicians who want to learn more about TS+.
This site represents more than just "book knowledge" or clinical experience, however. It also incorporates my experiences as a family member and pro bono advocate for the Tourette's Syndrome community. As the parent of two adults with TS+ and as the spouse of a man with TS+, I know some of the pain and challenges that family members face on a daily basis.
This web site is my way of sharing some of what I've learned personally and professionally in my journey over the past 24 years. If it helps another family, teacher, or colleague, I am delighted.
Over 35 years ago, I saw a poster that had quite an impact on me. It showed a skier poised at the edge of a glacial crevice. It looked impossible for him to go back up the slope, and yet there was no way he could conceivably jump across the crevice from a dead standstill. The caption on the poster was, "Find a way or make a way." For the last 35 years, "Find a way or make a way" has been my motto, and why it became the title of my first book. You are welcome to adopt it as your motto, too. Seeing ourselves as problem-solvers and teaching our children or students to become problem-solvers may be the most constructive response to what otherwise might seem to be overwhelming challenges. Responding to challenges in the school setting is the theme of my second book. In addition to my books, I have also published in peer-reviewed professional journals such as Neurologic Clinics and Behavior Modification.
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Raipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Delhi's women paddlers caused the biggest upset of the championships, riding their way into the history book by entering the team championship final of the National Table Tennis Championships at the Balbir Juneja Indoor Stadium here Tuesday.
Delhi beat Maharashtra A, who won the title last year, 3-2 in an edge-of-the-seat semifinal. In the final to be played on Thursday, they will take on PSPB who beat Tamil Nadu 3-0 in the other semifinal.
Drawing inspiration from Delhi women, Haryana men also walked into the history book with their maiden semifinal entry. They beat Maharashtra B 3-0 in the pre-quarters and then blanked out Assam in the quarterfinals.
However, their progress was halted by the rampaging Petroleum Sports promotion Board (PSPB) team, led by Achanta Sharath Kamal, who is ranked 70 in the world.
In the semifinals, Delhi's turnaround was made possible by Neha Aggarwal, who is in the best form of her life, who took both her matches against Divya Deshpande and Mamata Prabhu, the crucial fifth rubber after Maharashtra had rallied to equal at 2-2. Neha beat Mamata 11-7, 13-11, 15-13 to seal the fate of Maharashtra.
Manika began on an excellent note against an off-colour Mamata Prabhu and Neha beat Divya to put Delhi 2-0 up. But Sanya Sehgal lost to Prajakta Tipale and Manika surrendered to Divya to give Maharashtra a semblance of a chance.
However, Neha shut out the challenge from Mamata to put Delhi through. Down 0-5, Neha made an excellent recovery in the third game to level the score at 6-6 and went 10-9 up. But on her serve, Neha returned wide but Mamata blew up her chance.
Manika Batra did contribute her might against West Bengal when she won both her matches to beat the team 3-2. Later, Neha, who lost her first match, accounted for the experienced Mousmi Paul in a thrilling four-setter in the decider.
Irrespective of the result in the final-PSPB is expected to wrest the title-Delhi can take heart from the fact that they have already ensured a silver medal for the team. As for the formidable PSPB, Ankita Das, Madhurika Patkar and K. Shamini made it a one-sided affair against Tamil Nadu.
The Results:
Men: (PQF): PSPB bt Orissa 3-0, North Bengal bt Karnataka 3-0, Haryana bt Maharashtra B 3-0, Assam bt Maharashtra A 3-1, Gujarat bt Goa 3-0, RSPB bt Andhra Pradesh 3-0, West Bengal bt Chattisgarh 3-0, Tamil Nadu bt Punjab 3-0; QF: PSPB bt North Bengal 3-0, Haryana bt Assam 3-0, Gujarat bt RSPB 3-2, West Bengal bt Tamil Nadu 3-2; Semi-finals: PSPB bt Haryana 3-0, Gujarat vs West Bengal (in progress).
Women (PQF): Maharashtra A bt Haryana 3-0, Gujarat bt Madhya Pradesh 3-0, Delhi bt Assam 3-0, West Bengal bt Himachal Pradesh 3-0, PSPB bt Maharashtra B 3-0, RSPB bt Chattisgarh 3-0, Tamil Nadu bt Andhra Pradesh 3-1, North Bengal bt Chandigarh 3-0; QF: Maharashtra A bt Gujarat 3-1, Delhi bt West Bengal 3-2, PSPB bt RSPB 3-0, Tamil Nadu bt North Bengal 3-1; Semi-finals: PSPB bt Tamil Nadu 3-0, Delhi bt Maharashtra A 3-2.


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: a blue solution containing a carbonate, citrate, and sulfate which yields a red, yellow, or orange precipitate upon warming with a sugar (such as glucose) that is a reducing agent
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: a blue solution that contains sodium carbonate, sodium citrate, and copper sulfate CuSO4 and is used to test for reducing sugars in Benedict's test
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Yoga Teacher Kent Katich Shares Practice Secrets With NBA Stars
Challenge a competitive athlete with something that they can't do, and they are not able to resist. Kent Katich was playing basketball professionally in Sweden when he noticed a teammate practicing headstands. This sparked his interest, as he said, "It was something I couldn't do." Katich asked the teammate exactly what he was doing, and we may not be surprised to hear that the answer was Yoga. Competitive by nature, Katich was spurred by the challenge and became determined to learn more about Yoga in order to excel in it.
"If you take care of your body, you stand a better chance at living a more quality life." –– Kent Katich
Katich takes these words to heart as an athlete of forty years, vegetarian since the age of nineteen, and most notably, Yoga instructor to twenty-five percent of the NBA basketball players, including members of LA's beloved Lakers.
Beginning as a basketball player himself, Katich achieved All-State merit in high school and earned a scholarship to play at the University of South Dakota.
Two years later, he left early to join a Native American National team, which lead to an offer to play professionally in Sweden, where the aforementioned discovery of Yoga took place.
When Katich returned to the states, he began exploring Yoga practice and tried different styles with multiple teachers across the country. Eventually, he discovered a Hatha Yoga class that resonated with him, and a room full of people he could relate to. From there, Katich began to practice rigorously for two to three hours each day. This eclectic background has supported his view that an individual's practice does not have to be limited by a certain school of Yoga; it can be adapted to meet one's own unique physical and mental needs.
While avidly practicing Yoga, Katich joined some friends (who happened to be professional NBA players) in a pick-up game. Even though he hadn't dribbled a ball in about a year, he was astounded by his own endurance and physically fitness, and the fact he was able to keep up with the pros. At that point Katich made the connection between Yoga, fitness and basketball and realized how potentially beneficial it could be for professional athletes who desire to be in their best possible shape.
Gradually he began inspiring players to take up Yoga practice and then moved to California to settle into a studio, first in Brentwood where he taught for four years, then to Westwood Village where he has taught for the past eleven years. Katich has trained and continues to coach athletes from UCLA, NBA players including Jordan Farmar, NBA coaches, major league baseball players, football players, golfers, sports agents, celebrities, doctors, lawyers and bankers.
A lifetime of athletics has primed both Katich's body and his teaching methodology. He tailors the practice to specific athletes, including making adjustments for players at different stages of their careers and who specialize in different types of games. For example, Katich says, "Basketball players typically have tight hamstrings and hip flexors, as well as bad backs from running and jumping all day long."
In addition to integrating players' needs into the practice, Katich tailors his teaching to the language and needs of athletes and he literally goes the distance to create an athletic comfort zone with custom Yoga mats printed with court and field designs that relate back to the game. He'll refer to them in the practice, giving instructions such as, "Place your hand on the free throw lines."
Katich does more than simply instruct the mechanics of the practice. He emphasizes the importance of "moving through judgment, error or even self-congratulations." Since "one play or game does not guarantee success in the next." It's a lesson that is at the forefront of his mind since he coaches players from rival teams. While watching the recent NBA playoffs, Katich's peak moments had nothing to do with the numbers on the scoreboard, but the ebb and flow of the game and the players' personal successes and failures. Most importantly, he feels, "It's gratifying to witness their commitment to the process even when it fails."
Kent Katich teaches All Sport Yoga at the Yoga Court in Westwood, Los Angeles. His line of DVDs, from Yoga Hoops to Yoga Gold, Football, Basketball and Soccer are designed to appeal to men who may be initially tentative about beginning Yoga. For more information, visit: yogahoops.com.
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From The Mat To The Court
Brian Zoubek
Zoubek is a twenty-two-year-old center who recently graduated from Duke and is preparing to enter the NBA draft. Towering at one inch over seven feet tall, Zoubek has noticed an overall improvement in his core strength, flexibility and balance since practicing Yoga and enjoys the mental clarity it brings.
Yoga's Benefits:
"It's nice to have a workout that doesn't put so much pressure on the body, like pounding on the feet and beating up the body." "Yoga has boosted my confidence as an athlete because I have gained more awareness of my body."
Kevin Love
Love is a six foot, ten inch player on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster has been working with Katich since last summer. He attended UCLA where he learned about Katich's work with professional "big-time" athletes, which piqued his curiosity. Love hopes to play ten to fifteen more years in the NBA so he feels that Yoga can help him maintain his body and increase longevity in order to withstand 82-game seasons.
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"Yoga can help maintain longevity in the game and helps with muscles, flexibility, and injury prevention."
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The Speech Pathology Department at Capital Health
Capital Health Regional Medical Center and Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatients and members of the community with speech and language, cognitive and swallowing impairments due to developmental delay and disorder, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), traumatic brain injury and other medical, neurological and respiratory compromise. Our services are available at bedside for inpatients and in our departments for outpatients.We combine patient and family care and education along with innovative diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in order to increase communication, cognitive and swallowing function. Therapy is designed to be functional and realistic as well as enjoyable. Discharge planning is a cooperative effort between patients and therapists.
Speech Pathology Services
Speech pathology services are offered to inpatients and members of the community of all ages and include:
Speech and Language Services
Speech and language skills are essential for living a functional and enjoyable life. These skills are important for people of all ages -- from children who are just beginning to acquire speech and language and are getting prepared to enter school to adults who have had strokes or other medical complications that have affected how they communicate. Communication is a vital function and we work to maximize the speech and language skills of those who are in need of our services.
Cognitive Services
Cognitive evaluations and therapies are provided for patients and community members with traumatic brain injuries as a result of motor vehicle accidents, falls and other head injuries. Our services target increasing cognitive and communications skills. Some of these skills include comprehension, problem solving, memory, organization, orientation and attention.
Swallowing Services
Swallowing evaluations and therapies are offered to assess safety and tolerance for diets. Our focus is for safe nutritional intake. We provide swallowing assessments at bedside and in our departments as well as videofluoroscopy with our radiology departments.
Capital Health offers practica to graduate students in Speech-Language Pathology. This allows us the opportunity to be progressive and current when providing assessment treatment to our patients. Practica last 8-12 weeks. Graduate students work under the constant and direct supervision of a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist.
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We realize the responsibilities of families and have flexible hours of operation. We also offer free parking at both locations. Transportation can be arranged for some patients with special needs. Please call if you have any questions or to arrange an evaluation time. Listed below are the names of the staff members at both of our campuses and the main office phone numbers.
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Scott Littig, MA, CCC/SLP
Sandra Stein, MS, CCC/SLP
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Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
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A hundred years ago, pretty much all of the food Americans ate was essentially organic and local - and not surprisingly, much more nutritious. But with the advent of Big Agra and industrialized food production, we moved towards a food supply heavily modified for higher yields and higher profits. First came pesticides, which U.S. farmers began using just after World War II. Then came genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The first genetically modified food crop was introduced in 1994, and since then, the introduction of new GMO crops has accelerated at an alarming rate.
Throughout these changes, very little consideration has been given to food labeling, and by and large, consumers have had no idea to what extent the food they buy is contaminated with pesticides or genetically modified. Ironically enough, we now label normal food as "organic" to separate it from pesticide-laden, genetically modified food, which requires no labeling at all.
Call me silly, but shouldn't it be exactly the opposite? Shouldn't organic foods be the norm, and adulterated foods have labeling requirements? For example, how would you feel about a box of cereal labeled as "GMO Corn Flakes" sitting on the shelf at your local grocery store? Would you buy an apple with a sticker that said "Grown using pesticides"? Maybe, but probably not. The fact is, 86% of the corn grown in this country has been genetically modified, so unless that box of cereal is labeled "non-GMO," chance are, it's full of GMOs. And according to the Pesticide Action Network's What's On My Food? Guide, multiple pesticides are found in the majority of conventionally grown apples. But you certainly won't see any of these things on a label.


text: Designing for Senior Care Environments Betsy Brawley with Mark Taylor Quality Spaces for an Aging Population Contributor * required fields From* To* Message cancel For many of us, the scariest part about growing old is not wrinkles and gall bladder operations, but where we will be living. Older adults want to live out their lives at home, yet this is not always possible. The demands for care increase with age, and for most families, the ability to provide constant attention with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting and walking is simply not possible. In addition, the United States is experiencing a dramatic shift in the age of its population coupled with an increase in life expectancy. Today, about 13 percent of the population is over 65 and that number will double to more than 25 percent by 2030, according to U.S. census data. In addition, according to the same source, those 85 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population.As a result of a population that is living longer, more and more people will need help in their final years. One of the most welcome developments in recent years for seniors and their families has been the expanding number of assisted living facilities. In 2000, there were over 28,000 assisted living facilities in the U.S., housing more than one million seniors. Assisted living facilities are the fastest growing area for new senior housing in the U.S. Skilled nursing care facilities are also on the rise. According to the federal Health Care Financing Administration, there are approximately 33,000 of these facilities in the U.S., and according to the State Policy Clearing House of the Alzheimer's Association, more than 50 percent of these residents are estimated to have Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. So it comes as no surprise that designing senior care environments presents unique and formidable challenges. However, there are also significant rewards. In addition to the rapidly growing need for these facilities and the potential benefits for business, design professionals have the unique opportunity to make an invaluable contribution by creating settings that encourage exploration, movement and social interaction, which are vital for maintaining a good quality of life and health in an elderly population. Aging is a process, not a diseaseIn designing for senior care environments, design professionals often ask, "What is normal?" To answer that question requires an understanding of how seniors experience and interact with their environments. First, aging is not a disease, but a natural on-going process. Second, most residents are in their 80s and older. As such, they are experiencing the effects of the normal aging process, which include sensory losses, visual impairment, hearing loss, mobility loss with decreased muscle strength and reflex time, as well as lower energy levels. The following provides more details about how we change as we age, as well as guidance for designing safe and attractive indoor environments for seniors:1. Vision is by far the most important sensory channel.Approximately 90 percent of all information most of us learn in a lifetime comes through our eyes. Normal age-related changes disrupt our capacity to see, including: * impaired ability to adapt to changes light levels;* extreme sensitivity to glare;* reduced ability to discern visual details;* restricted field of vision and depth perception;* reduced contrast sensitivity;* restricted color recognition.As a result, lighting needs for seniors are quite different from those of younger people. To see and function normally, most seniors in their 80s need at least five to eight times more light than people in their 20s. Add to this the tremendous number of seniors who have cataracts (blurred vision) and glaucoma (a narrowing field of vision that may eventually lead to loss of vision), and it becomes obvious that proper lighting is critical. Improper lighting can curb mobility and even hearing, because many seniors with diminished hearing use lip reading to interpret words they cannot hear clearly.The Design Response:* Raise the level of illumination and keep it consistent.To older eyes, uneven brightness can create the appearance of "steps" or "edges" at locations where light and shadows meet, resulting in depth perception problems. In addition, uneven or jarring differences in light levels can cause disorientation and increase levels of agitation and confusion. The proper level of lighting combined with appropriate task lighting can help discern details. In short, lighting needs to be at consistent even levels. Gradual changes in light levels, particularly in transition spaces between outside daylight areas and indoor spaces, are also important. * Provide access to natural daylight.Natural daylight has all but been eliminated from most senior living environments. This is unfortunate, because research has found that sunlight stimulates the circadian and neuroendocrine systems and helps keep the body's systems and functions in balance.* Eliminate glare.Glare has a tremendous impact on behavior. It not only reduces comfort, but it also produces confusion, agitation and anger in seniors as they try to cope with this invasive light source. Direct glare comes from inappropriately shielded light sources and from daylight streaming into a too-dark room. Reflected glare is created by strong light bouncing off a smooth reflective surface. Lighting from the ceiling or through a window and reflecting off highly polished floors creates "hot spots" that can be blinding. As one 89-year-old resident in a personal care unit noted, "The glare off the floor just throws me! Going down the hall is the worst part of the journey." These floors can unintentionally be a "passive restraint" when seniors are afraid to walk for fear of falling. To eliminate glare, designers are turning to soft surface floor coverings (such as carpeting) in a variety of textures, patterns and colors; matte finishes for paints and wall coverings; and soft patinas for furniture and other surfaces.* Enhance with color, accent with conservative patterns.Light and color relate to more than just illumination or aesthetic value. They also influence our sleep, wakefulness, emotions and health. Many seniors, however, see color, patterns and textures differently than younger people.As we age, the lens of our eye hardens, thickens and becomes more yellow. To understand how many seniors see colors (with a yellow tint), look through a piece of yellow cellophane. Research has found that seniors are best able to discriminate highly saturated colors at the "warm" end of the light spectrum, such as shades and hues comprised of reds, oranges and yellows. Also, colors with a high degree of brightness are particularly visible. Designers should use color to provide good contrast, and should use yellow acetate or cellophane to screen for color selections. Contrasting hues from adjacent parts of the color wheel are best avoided.Like color, pattern and texture enhance any design environment and have tremendous therapeutic potential; for seniors, special care needs to be taken to avoid high-contrast geometric or graphic patterns. These patterns may seem to move, contributing to feelings of unsteadiness and instability. Designers should take a conservative approach when choosing patterned flooring or fabrics.2. Hearing also is affected by age.High frequency pitches become less audible as we age, and we have less sensitivity to lower frequency pitches. Hearing loss not only produces self-doubt, which affects self-esteem, but also has direct links to physical health. The ability to understand normal conversation is usually not affected at first, but when combined with the presence of background noise, comprehension is often diminished. Background noise can be particularly painful when magnified by hearing aids. Excessive noise echoing from hard surfaces, for example, can cause frustration, agitation and anger. It also can cause elevated blood pressure, heart disease and ulcers. The Design Response: * Good acoustics = less noise. In a well-designed space, it is not necessary to speak loudly to be understood. A room that has soft (sound absorbing) and some hard surfaces (furniture) placed appropriately within the space make communication easier by allowing occupants to talk more softly. Designers should select interior surfaces and furnishings that do not reflect or amplify sound waves. For example, wall surfaces with niches, ceilings with irregularly recessed sections, and soft-surface floorings diffuse sound waves. Incorporating an adequate amount of carpet, acoustic tiles and fabric in a space also provides a quiet area. 3. Mobility typically declines as we enter our 80s.Motor skills directly impact our ability for getting around, and when regular exercise is not practiced, balance can be affected, leading to falls and fractures. In addition to limited mobility, many seniors also have arthritis, osteoporosis or both. Arthritis ranks second only to heart disease in the number of disability claims filed each year. According to a recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention study, one in three adults have arthritis or chronic joint pain, making it the nation's most crippling disease. Osteoporosis, a form of arthritis, is a devastating disease that is very common in seniors. It robs the body of bone density and is the single most important risk factor for fractures. This is an especially critical issue, because 94 percent of hip fractures occur in people over age 50 and more than 30 percent of hip fractures result in death.The Design Response:* Floors are critical.Falling is a frequent occurrence among many seniors. This can lead to fear of walking distances alone, particularly on hard surfaces. Designing spaces that aid independent movement, whether with canes, walkers or wheelchairs, can preserve and support mobility.It is worth noting that seniors often find themselves in wheelchairs before they have truly lost their ability to walk because of inadequate interior design accommodations. To give seniors more options, designers can specify handrails as a part of the interior design. Appropriate handrail designs allow seniors to grip the rail for balance and security. An oval shape, with a broader, flat surface allows arm support, without relying on grip strength. Also, frequent places to sit and rest are essential for hallways, large rooms and passages between buildings. Mobility is further assisted by sensory comfort. Creating a walking environment that is free of glare and escalating sounds not only soothes frazzled nerves, but also encourages confidence in venturing about. Next month: the authors will explain in greater depth some of the key factors to consider when specifying flooring in a senior care facility. Betsy C. Brawley, IIDA, is president of Design Concepts Unlimited, an interior design firm specializing in long-term care and Alzheimer's special care. She is a national board member of the Alzheimer's Association and is an industry leader on policy issues impacting senior care design. Brawley is the author of Designing for Alzheimer's Disease (John Wiley & Sons, 1997), and is currently working on a sequel to this book due out in 2003. Mark Taylor is general manager of Healthcare Markets for Tandus Companies, which includes C&A Floorcoverings, Monterey Carpets and Crossley Carpets. C&A Floorcoverings manufactures Powerbond RS® featuring DuPont Antron 6,6 nylon fiber with Ensure, and is the developer of Syon-5, a tea tree oil-based cleaning and urine odor control product. Related Articles American Seating Hires New Architectural Environments Marketing Manager Equinox by Brentano


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Web Design 101: Positioning : Comments
April 16, 2007
I have been reading Tommy Olsson's work for several years. Tommy is a well informed, articulate programmer. I look forward to the remainder of this series.
@Andy: Each article in this Web Design 101 series will be written by a different author, although we certainly hope to attract Tommy back for future articles on Digital Web!
The example page Tommy wrote was supposed to be served in UTF-8 but for some queer reason they server has been set to send it as ISO 8859-1. This has of course resulted in mangled unreadable text making him look unprofessional (I suggest that problem gets sorted out by using NCR escapes if necessary). Other than that it was a good article.
Thanks for pointing that out, Robert, we'll get right on it. :)
And by "containing block," you mean "offset parent," which is the way it's referred to in the DOM. This proves that the W3C is disconnected. It seems awkward that they wouldn't have mentioned it on the page that you paraphrased the quote from.
Also, in standards mode, the root node of a document can be found through document.documentElement.
Also, if anyone is interesting in knowing how they can get fixed positioning in IE6, you can try the following:
body {
background: url(foo) fixed;
selector {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
_position: absolute;
_top: expression(eval(document.documentElement.scrollTop));
This article is extremely well written and well organized for newbies, or for anyone needing a quick reference. I hope future articles maintain that high standard. I often find the comments to your articles very useful too (like the one above from Dustin Diaz). Thanks!
Great article. I have lots of experience positioning and floating but am looking for some tips on layout with dynamically generated content (inserted from a database). I have so much trouble because I don't have full control of the size of my divs. Unfortunately, the solution I keep falling back on is tables. Any tips would be great.
Very entertaining! Now write an article about related bugs.
BTW, the font used in the article is small and pale, I just had to disable css for this site.
Excellent article. However, why do most CSS advocates present false cases against table based layout?!
In terms of Tommy's arguments:
old-school – this is irrelevant. Much of the html used today is just as old.
deprecated – incorrect. Tables are fully supported across more browsers than CSS.
Bad for accessibility – Based on most web stats, more users are still using older browsers that DONT support CSS than PDA's or Mobiles that don't support tables.
Don't get the wrong idea. CSS is definitely the way of the future and an excellent development. But tables are not dead (and never will be) and are the best solution in a small (and becoming smaller) number of cases.
This was a very useful article for me. It was right about my level – I use positioning some times but I feel like I'm hacking my way through things because I didn't fully grasp the rule – until now. Thanks! Now I have a lot of re-coding I want to do…
I really liked this article. Very entertaining and readable! Helped clarify some things for me, and I hope to see more articles by Mr. Olsson.
@Dustin: the term 'offset parent' could be inherited from the 'DOM 0': the pre-standard, browser specific DOM implementations.
One of the links at the end of the article describes a way to fake fixed positioning in IE, which is similar to the one you used.
@Matt: layout tables are bad in so many ways. The mixing of content and presentation is only one of them. – old-school: it is relevant, because there are more modern ways that are far better (CSS) – deprecated: tables are not deprecated, and I have never claimed that they are, but layout tables are deprecated. They've never been officially sanctioned by W3C. – accessibility: not a huge problem, but layout tables nested 9 levels deep (I've seen such pages) are a real pain for a screen reader user. The problems with layout tables have more to do with usability than accessibility, though. A single table with no rowspans or colspans will usually linearise OK, even in non-table browsers like Lynx. The point is that they are unnecessary, unless a big part of your visitors are still using Netscape 3. :)
I am glad you have now fixed the example document. Though in the main article I suggest the [at] @ characters within the CODE samples need sweeping away.
Nested tables are pure evil.
Excellent article, I'm looking forward to the article on floats. I have received a lot of kudos for the following page that interactively shows the different positioning options:
I never knew about the stacking context for z-index until I ran into some problems recently. My problems appeared only in IE – Firefox appears to use a global z-index so you can make "next or c to slide in between a and b".
Excellently good way of explaining positioning. I've read some decent recent books that explain positioning, which by no means give bad explanations, but I find that everyone has their own slight different perspective on it and the angle used in this article really works.
Concerning position:fixed in IE, the suggestion from Dustin is by far the best of a few possible methods and I use it frequently.
The posted method lacks just a tiny bit – it only works in IE6 and not IE 5.x as document.documentElement doesn't exist (I don't recall now whether it is specifically null or just 'blank').
For IE 5.x (I've only tested with 5.5), use:
top: expression(eval(document.body.scrollTop));
I use conditional comments to separate the IE-specific expressions and keep them in separate style sheets, but the underscore hack is just as good.
If you're feeling brave, you can combine both IE6 and 5.5 methods into one line:
top: expression(eval(document.documentElement ? document.documentElement.scrollTop : document.body.scrollTop));
That's just off the top of my head and should work if document.documentElement equates to false in IE 5.5. I've never tried testing this due to having separate stylesheets to hold fixes for each 'common' IE version, but if someone wants to give it a shot please shout loudly if it works.
Very good article.
I like the way you explained these CSS different ways of positioning.
Great to newbies, but still useful for more advanced users to know more about the basics!
I completely agree that CSS for page layout is the way to go but I also have to agree with Matt that CSS still does not address some of the nuances of visual design that tables have been successful at for a long time. One prime example of how CSS layout doesn't quite hold up is if you reduce the width of your browser to 300px or less in width while viewing the example posted in this article. You will notice the following layout issues:
1. The word 'Positioning' in the page header "CSS Positioning" wraps over the left nav.
2. The right sidebar overlaps the main body text and also makes the main body column really narrow causing the main body to only support one word of text per line.
The main reason for this is that the CSS does not hold its width. I have seen many examples of static and liquid CSS layout options and they all suffer from these effects. Maybe there are solutions to these issues but thus far, I have only been able to rely on table code to ensure that my page grid does not break under minimum monitor resolution settings.
@William: CSS-based layouts can handle anything a table-based layout can and with a number of benefits that are impossible due to the nature of a table, for example you can't take a table cell out of the flow of the table and position it elsewhere in the layout. Width management is perfectly possible with CSS, but often needs to be explicitly specified whereas with tables this may not be needed.
Table cells are pretty much fixed in place with respect to the table and the rest of the document. This rigid structure has obvious benefits, but these are also drawbacks.
Take a three column layout with left-hand navigation, centre content and right-hand sidebar. A three columned table will give you this, but what if you want to shift the rendering order and have the navigation on the right and sidebar on the left? With a table you'd have to move the content to the 'correct' location in the markup. With CSS, just change a few properties.
I'm not just trying to do a bit of table bashing here, and by no means wish to strike out at William for being a bit table-supportive, but merely wish to reiterate the point that table based layouts are fixed, unscalable and, in the long term, much more expensive to maintain. CSS can offer the same layout control, you just need to know how, when and why to do it. The concept that 'tables do it just fine and are easier' is a common misnomer with those not familiar with building CSS-based layouts and does take a bit of a leap of faith to really get rid of tables but the effort is definitely worth it.
CSS can handle the same visual layout and rigidity as that offered by a table, but as has been pointed out, this is not often successfully achieved.
With respect to the example document, it's purpose is to demonstrate all the four positioning values. Making the layout 'perfect' was probably beyond the scope of the article and would probably take an unjustifiably long time – i.e. the layout breaks not because CSS can't handle it, but because no-one bothered to make the CSS handle it as this was not the point.
To summarise: CSS can handle anything a table can (for layout purposes, that is) and is more flexible and scalable. The fact that this often seems to not be the case is either due to incorrect CSS usage or poor CSS handling by browsers.
With respect to the latter, things are getting better with every new release of IE and with respect to the former, you merely need to practice, learn things over again from the CSS perspective and then keep on learning. CSS Mastery covers some great layout techniques and is worth its weight in pixels.
@William Yang: You could easily create a CSS layout that adapts to the window size just like a table does. A 300px width is probably too narrow for a multi-column layout, though. With CSS and floats you can make one column drop below the other if the window becomes too narrow. That's something you can't achieve with tables.
I write a french Blog about Webdesign and programming. Shall I translate this amazing article into French ?
You're just being silly. We all know exactly what Tommy meant, don't we? When used for layout, tables are indeed all of the above, but I'm not going to take the trouble to argue each individual point.
I never understand why there are those who come out of the woodwork to argue what is already assumed, digested, and moved past. We know about the small and smaller cases. Even fewer of those are related to layout. If a newb comes along and reads that and understands it as written, it will save him or her a heck of a lot of trouble.
Let's not make it harder than it is, shall we?
Thanks for this great article. Sometimes i will still secretly use tables though :P
This is a fine article, but I'm not sure it is going to help people create robust CSS layouts.
FWIW, the only time I use "position" in my layouts is to "fix" IE (stacking context). IMO, using "float" and "margin" is a safer way to go. For example:
One HTML markup, many layouts.
Regarding the "fixed" hack for IE (suggested by Dustin): I believe html {background:url(foo)} works as well, with the advantage of allowing authors to use a background image on body.
@Thierry: I'm not advocating absolute positioning for whole layouts, really. I prefer to use floats for that, too. But I was asked to write about positioning, not floats, and you can do some layouts with positioning.
Excellent article, very well written and explained. Cleared up a few issues i had doubt about. Thanks.
I would expect this article to be accompanied by diagrams of the concepts (inline, not as a separate page). Otherwise, I'd say quite a bit of the readers won't comprehend.


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