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I had recentlty to modify the public interface of one of my custom step.
The automatic type conflict detection diden't work ! I had to modify all my sequence file manually, by only launch the "reload prototype" !
(All versions of my custom step has been upgraded in order to generate a conflict !)
So, i thaught, i could use the "sequence file converter tool" to upgrade existing sequence files ...
But no !
The sequence file converter only converts the properties which cannot be modified by the final user. (The one who write sequences)
=> The NI Answer is : All properties that could be modified on a step instance, will not be upgraded by the sequence file converter.
So, neither the default action will never be upgraded, nor all properties ....
AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ! What can i do for my customer hundred of sequenceFiles ....
So, I had customized my custom step in order to lock all properties for the end user (Disable properties) ...
I thaught the Sequence file converter will detect that the step instances could not be modified ... and then it will do the right work !
Even with this lock, the sequence converter don't upgrade my existing sequences !
The NI answer to my problem is : You should do it right from the begining !
It is well known that the projects need didn't change during the software life cycle !!!!!!
So i decide to do my own sequence file converter for my application ... and it works fine ... but i think this need is general ... and could be integrated into TestStand.
I would like, in the sequenceFileConverter, to be abble to :
The tool could ask other options like ...
I know very well that the behaviour of such a tool would need many parameters in order to handle all needs.
But, this could be done in many times ...
The first need is something like an automatic prototype reload, with existing parameters reusing, and default values for type mismatch, or new parameters.
Thanks for help.
It sounds like you might have encountered one of the common mistakes of step type development. Rather than using the Default module (which it sounds like what you are doing), you should probably designate the none-adapter for the default module of the step type and use a post-substep instead to implement the functionality of your step type. Post-substeps, only live in the step type, not the instances, so if you change the prototype to the post-substep, you only have to change the step type and all instances are immediately affected. As an example, you can look at some of our step types like the Message Popup step type which do this.
Hope this helps,
You might find this article on step type development useful if you haven't already seen it:
Just want to add, I believe a tool like you are proposing could still be very useful in some cases. I'm just also trying to help you come up with a solution to avoid this problem in the future.
Hi doug,
I am not a new TestStand user ... i started using Teststand since 2001.
I already faced this problem for 5/6 year ago ... and then i created my steps using the substeps. (DotNet adapters)
I has already this kind of answer 5/6 year ago !
My need here, is to use "Sequence call adapters" without having to build my own edit dialog window.
I want to use directlty the parameters of the sequences called !
Using de default module gives this ability !
Doing so give me the ability to use the power of TestStand expressions without having to build my own edit action.
I knew that it was a problem of sequence convertion ... but i thaught this was corrected !
You say the way i a m using custom steps is a "common mistakes ..."
I think that if it is a mistake, the default module usage should be grayed or made invisible !!
The mistake is to let options available ... and to say afterwards, it's written in the XXXX document that it should not be used !
Thanks for your answer ... even if i don't agree with you.
I meant that it's a mistake depending on your use case. There are legitimate reasons to use the default module, however people commonly use it in cases in which a substep would have been more appropriate. I agree the user-interface could do a better job of explaining the issues and steering people in the right direction depending on their use case.
I understand your frustration and use case better now and can see how a tool or feature such as you describe would be useful in this situation. Thanks for providing these additional details.
Hy doug,
My need here is to build rapidly a custom step without having to create an edit dialog box.
I would like to use the Teststand integrated parameter configurator with all the power of expression edit controls.
Creating an edit dialogBox ... with f(x) expressionEdit could be very long !
I would like to create rapidly a custom step without fields, which only calls a sequence, or dotnet assembly , labview Vi, cvi dll ... with an automatic edit dialog box.
Perhaps a solution to my need could be, to be abble to create an automatic edit dialog, by mapping adapter parameters.
The problem is, that for the moment, when you use substeps, you have to create an edit box !!!
An other solution could be to create a new action called something like "integrated edit" where we could define the prototype of what we want to view as parameter editor integrated in TestStand.
For some year ago, the need to create an edit dialog Box was normal, because even for the Teststand Steps, you needed to launch a modal editor. But yet, the STEP parameters configurator is integrated ! I would like to be abble to integrate may own edit dialog in Teststand. (In place of having to press the edit button)
Thanks for you answer.
Thanks for the info Manu. Your explanation is very clear. I can see how some sort of way of automatically updating module specifications when a prototype changes, both for step types and in steps in general would be very useful. And that having some sort of way to quickly create a step type without having to build a UI would also be very useful. And that the default module setting is currently what you are using to try to accomplish this, but it has the problem with updating when the prototype changes.
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Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion for Preterm Neonates
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified April 2013 by Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD, Ain Shams University.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD, Ain Shams University
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First received: May 3, 2010
Last updated: April 25, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
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This is a pilot study to test feasibility of collection, preparation and infusion of a baby's own (autologous) umbilical cord blood in the first 14 days after birth if the baby is born premature <35 weeks of gestation.
|Prematurity Respiratory Distress Syndrome Anemia of Prematurity Intraventricular Hemorrhage
|Biological: Autologous cord blood transfusion for preterm neonates Biological: Autologous cord blood transfusion
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
|Official Title:
|Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion for Preterm and Low Birth Weight Neonates: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Transfusion and Donation
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD, Ain Shams University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Duration of mechanical ventilation [ Time Frame: 30 days ]-No need for mechanical ventilation.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Survival [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
- Survival until 12 months of age.
- Improved physical growth and weight gain.
- Neurodevelopmental outcome at 6, 12 and 18 months of age.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Autologous cord blood transfusion
Collected cord blood at birth will be transfused for the preterm neonate
Biological: Autologous cord blood transfusion for preterm neonates
Cord blood collection after delivery of the baby. Preservation of blood in blood bank. Transfusion of blood within the first 14 postnatal days to maintain Hb level above 10gm%.
Other Name: Transfusion blood bag collection.Biological: Autologous cord blood transfusion
After delivery of the baby and before placental delivery in vaginal delivery. After delivery of the baby the placental will be taken out in cesarean section. sterilization of the umbilical cord will be done. Puncture of the umbilical cord vein with the needle of blood transfusion bag will be done.
Blood will be kept in the blood bank. Blood grouping, haematocrit and CBC will be done for the cord blood.Maternal sample will be analysed simultaneously.
Mononuclear layer will be separated within 6 hours and transfused to the preterm neonate immediately.
RBCs will be separated and kept till need (Hb less than 10 gm%).
Other Name: Cord blood transfusion for preterm neonates
Detailed Description:
In Egypt, 12-15.8% of live neonates are low birth weight and it is estimated that about one third of such infants are preterm [1] (UNICEF, 2001). In a study that Campbell et al. (2004) conducted in Egypt, the neonatal mortality rate was estimated to be 25 per 1000 live births. prematurity was considered the main cause of neonatal deaths (39%), followed by asphyxia (18%), infection (7%), especially in the late neonatal period, and congenital malformations (6%). A substantial proportion (29%) could not be classified [2]. In developing countries, prematurity was the main cause of early neonatal deaths (62%)[3] Autologous cord blood transfusion will be safe, and cheap. The preterm neonates need transfusion of whole blood or any of its components at a time during NICU admission.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 30 Days (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Preterm neonates less than 34 weeks of gestation.
- Low birth weight less than 1500 grams
Exclusion Criteria:
- Congenital malformations.
- Suspected inborn error of metabolism.
- Suspected inherited neurologic disease.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01121328
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01121328
|Contact: Dr. Sahar MA Hassanein, MD
|Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
|Cairo, Egypt, 11381
|Contact: Mohsen Elalfy, MD +201000864343
|Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Sahar MA Hassanein, MD
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Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD
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|Prof. Sahar MA Hassanein, MD
|Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
More Information
Keywords provided by Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD, Ain Shams University:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01121328 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 3, 2010
|Last Updated:
|April 25, 2013
Keywords provided by Sahar M.A. Hassanein, MD, Ain Shams University:
Preterm neonates.
Autologous cord blood transfusion.
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Premature Birth
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Pathologic Processes
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiration Disorders
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Hello all. First I'd like to say that I love this forum and have gotten good things out of it despite only lurking until now. You guys are great.
I've only recently discovered (in the sense that I've studied it in-depth and made it a part of my life) Buddhism and started meditating daily a few weeks ago. I usually sit for about 15 minutes at a time since I get a bit restless after that, which I'm working on.
Anyway, this morning I sat for my usual 15 minutes. Nothing seemed unusual during the sit but when I got up I felt a feeling of immense joy. I felt extremely happy and in the moment. I felt a great sense of clarity and it almost seemed like I was watching myself do things in a movie. I also felt a strange sort of compassion for everything and everyone. I was talking to a friend of mine about a relationship she recently got out of and where I normally would have condemned some of the less-than-wise things the guy did I was telling her to try to understand that he's human and makes mistakes too and that hopefully they both learned something from the experience. My brother was making fun of women who spend absurd amounts of money on handbags and I had no desire to join in his doing so and just sort of told him that he should pity them for being misguided. It was quite unlike me really. One of my more unfortunate pleasures has always been to judge people I think are silly or morally corrupt in some way
I consider myself a very rational person and don't go looking for metaphysical experiences when there are other explanations. The reasonableness and "come and see" attitude of the Buddha is what originally attracted me to his way of thinking. So I have to ask. Does anyone have any idea what exactly I experienced? I've read a bit about meditation and was thinking this might be one of the first stages of Jhana but it seems like that would be premature. I wasn't expecting much of anything at this stage of my practice.
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PHILADELPHIA — Those responsible for relocating Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market wholesalers into modern facilities deflect attention from themselves and point to a combined effort for the move.
In 2002, Jimmy Storey, president of the terminal association and president and owner of Quaker City Produce Co., and Richard Nardella, chief executive and financial officer of Nardella Inc., requested longtime state Sen. Vincent Fumo to help them create a new market. Storey, Nardella, and Sonny DiCrecchio, the market's executive director and then-market manager, would have many meetings with the former south Philadelphia lawmaker.
Also joining in the early stages of searching for a new facility: George Manos, president of TM Kovacevich International Inc.; Louis Penza Jr., partner with Pinto Bros. Inc.; Joseph Procacci, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Procacci Bros. Sales Corp.; and John Vena Jr., president of John Vena Inc.
All give credit to Storey, who many consider the leading proponent whose tireless efforts help bring the facility to fruition.
"Jimmy Storey was the spearhead," Nardella said. "He put in a lot of hours. I can remember going to meetings with him day after day and spending time with Sen. Fumo and the politicians."
Storey, who underwent heart surgery in late 2010, has been away from the business receiving rehabilitation. Colleagues say he has returned to his home and appears to be doing well.
Determined to see the job completed, Storey remained board president for a decade, Penza said.
"He wasn't going to give up his seat until he knew everything was in place," Penza said. "This has been a group effort by all the board members that have been hanging in there together the last 10 years working toward this goal."
Vena, market board member and chairman of the facility's marketing committee, said Storey is working hard to rebuild his strength.
"He is a strong guy who's fighting his way back," Vena said.
Vena also notes how market board member and marketing committee member John DiFeliciantonio, partner in Ryeco Inc., has also become highly involved in the market's relocation since 2009.
After returning from a European vacation in 2003 which saw him making side trips to visit produce distribution facilities in Germany, Holland and Italy, Vena showed other wholesalers photos of a modern operation he viewed in Verona, Italy. The Philadelphia distributors incorporated some of that market's features into its design.
Vena said wholesalers wanted to construct a building that did more than only physically handle produce.
"The feeling was this is a trading place for produce," he said. "Not a warehouse and not a distribution center, but a place where people could come to buy and sell fresh fruit and vegetables. It needed to have a vibration or those good feelings we were hoping for. People will be energized when they come into this market. Customers can walk the market, see the product and make their own decisions about quality and freshness. We wanted to create a marketplace, not a distribution center."
Majoring in advertising in college, Vena worked at Indianapolis advertising agencies for two years after graduating from Butler University, Indianapolis, in the mid-1970s. His father, John Vena, convinced him to return to the family business, where he started by selecting produce and sweeping the floors of the one unit produce operation. He moved into sales in 1977.
Penza is one of the three stockholders of Pinto Bros., which was founded in 1972.
Nardella was working in the produce industry when the old market opened in 1959. His business is set to begin its 30th year in November.
James Storey, Jimmy Storey's grandfather, and Dan Storey, Jimmy Storey's uncle, started Quaker City in 1954.
Kovacevich opened in 1986 and Procacci Bros. traces its roots to 1935 when 8-year-old Joseph Procacci sold produce from a push cart.


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Making expert cocktails loaded with fresh, seasonal ingredients doesn't exactly set you apart in San Francisco. That's why the bartenders at Rickhouse let the spirits guide them. From applejack to mezcal, these cocktails use a combination of liquors and bitters to achieve the ultimate autumnal flavors. The resulting collection offers modern riffs on classic cocktails that can all be easily mixed up at home.
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Matt earned his B.A. in Computer Science from Vassar college and aMasters from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Hehas served as a researcher and adjunct faculty member at NYU since2009.
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Carla Stover, PhD
Research Interests
Psychiatry and Psychology
Public Health Interests
Drug Abuse/Addition; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Violence
Research Summary
My research interests are focused on the impact of violence and trauma (particularly family violence) on child development and the advancement of best practice interventions for children and families affected by such violence exposure. I am interested in the neurobiological and cognitive impact of violence exposure on children and how that might translate into understanding best treatment approaches. At the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV), we are interested in developing early intervention strategies for families impacted by a traumatic event. I recently completed an evaluation of a police-advocacy-mental health outreach program following an incident of domestic violence (DV). This has increased my interest in engagement strategies for families and providing the most comprehensive and appropriate treatment following DV. I am currently a co-investigator on a study of a brief, four session intervention that attempts to prevent posttraumatic stress symptoms and disorders in children following exposure to a potentially traumatic event. I am also piloting an integrated treatment approach for families impacted by domestic violence that focuses on the perpetrator's role as a father. The treatment addresses the overlap between domestic violence, substance abuse, and child maltreatment.
Extensive Research Description
I began my research career as a graduate student with the University of California San Francisco's Child Trauma Research Project. This was a hospital-based program under the direction of Drs. Alicia Lieberman and Patricia Van Horn. I worked within their program for three years and was intimately involved in their NIMH funded research project studying the efficacy and manualization of Child-Parent Psychotherapy for young children exposed to violence. I interviewed mothers, conducted assessments with young children, coded video play sessions, and aided in data management. In addition to my research experience and work, I was trained and supervised in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). After working with this research team, I became interested in the relationships that children had with their previously violent fathers. I developed my own study, which became my doctoral dissertation, examining the behavioral, cognitive, and emotional implications of father visitation in domestic violence families. Results revealed that preschool aged children with little to no contact with their fathers had higher rates of internalizing symptoms regardless of the severity of violence perpetrated by the father toward the mother. In addition, children (especially boys) who had more contact with their fathers had fewer negative representations of their mothers in play. These data suggest that ending the violence and continuing contact with fathers when possible can yield better outcomes for children.
I came to the Yale Child Study Center to complete my internship and postdoctoral training. Over the last 5 years, I have been involved in patient-oriented research particularly focused on intervention development, evaluation and dissemination for families experiencing domestic violence. I have published multiple papers and research studies from this work. The most recently accepted manuscripts detail the results of a longitudinal study based on a successful grant application to the Ethel F. Donaghue Women's Health Research at Yale. This study examined the impact of an innovative domestic violence home visit intervention (DVHVI) on repeat violence rates in the home, victims' engagement in supportive and therapeutic services for themselves and their children. One hundred and nine women were recruited to participate in the longitudinal evaluation study (N= 53 intervention and 56 controls). Women were interviewed at baseline, within 30 days of the initial domestic incident that required standard police intervention and qualified them for the study, then again at 6 months and 1 year following the initial interview (Stover, Berkman, Desai,&Marans, in press). Additionally, I have studied police record and clinical data on a large sample of domestic violence victims referred for services to help determine factors associated with engagement in the domestic violence outreach service (Stover, Rainey, Berkman&Marans, 2008) and which components of the DVHVI might impact increased utilization of police (Stover, Poole,&Marans, 2009). I have been a co-investigator on the SAMHSA funded Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI) pilot evaluation. The CFTSI is a 4-session secondary prevention model to prevent the development of PTSD following exposure to a traumatic event. A randomized pilot was completed in the summer 2009 and findings suggest the CFTSI is a powerful PTSD prevention stategy. We have begun dissemination training using a learning collaborative methodology in Child Advocacy Centers in New York City. We've been collecting data on implementation of the CFTSI to aid in a future RTC. I have responded to over 100 domestic violence incidents and provided in-home and office consultation to families following police intervention. Through my research and clinical work with these families, I became aware of the need for more coordinated and integrated treatments that address issues of domestic violence, substance abuse, trauma, and parenting that are not fully addressed by the intervention models that I have been trained to use with this population. This led me to begin developing a new intervention approach (Integrated Father Treatment for DV). I was recently awarded a small direct service grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and began the development of IFT-DV for fathers with co-morbid substance abuse and domestic violence problems who have children under the age of 7 years. In conjunction, I have been awarded a K23 to develop and conduct a pilot evaluation of this integrated treatment for fathers. This program of research will support the following research projects: 1) collection of quanitative data on the self-reported parenting stress, behaviors, and child-parent relationships of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence with comorbid substance abuse compared to matched controls and 2) manual development and initial evaluation via a Stage 1b randomized pilot of Integrated Father Treatment for Domestic Violence (IFT-DV) for this population of men which incorporates state-of-the-art substance abuse, domestic violence, and child-trauma treatment approaches. Social service systems rarely acknowledge the status of men as fathers in the conceptualization and delivery of treatment for substance abuse or domestic violence. Although there has been extensive focus on the treatment of mothers who abuse substances, are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), or maltreat their children, there has been little consideration of the need for interventions for fathers with histories of co-morbid IPV and substance abuse. The enormous rates of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and child maltreatment constitute a major public health concern. Given the high rates of comorbidity, there is a pressing need for more integrated evidence-based treatments to address the issues facing these families.Annie E. Casey Foundation 06/01/2008-05/31/2010 Integrated Father Treatment for Domestic Violence Role: Principal Investigator
NIDA 1K23DA023334-01A2 07/01/09-06/30/14 Integrated Treatment for Fathers who Perpetrate Domestic Violence-Treatment Development Study
Selected Publications
- Stover, C. S., McMahon, T., Easton, C. (2012). Fathers Entering Substance Abuse Treatment: An Examination of Substance Abuse, Trauma Symptoms and Parenting Behaviors. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.
- Stover, C. S., Connell, C., Leve, L., Neiderhiser, J. M, Shaw, D. S., Scaramella, L. V., Conger, R., & Reiss, D. (2012). Fathering and Mothering in the Family System: Linking Marital Hostility and Aggression in Adopted Toddlers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 53, 401-409.
- Stover, C. S., McMahon, T., & Easton, C. (2011) The Impact of Fatherhood on Treatment Response for Men with Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Intimate Partner Violence. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Berkowitz, S., Stover, C.S. & Marans, S. (2010). The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention: Secondary Prevention for Youth at Risk Youth of Developing PTSD. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
- Stover, C. S., Berkman, M., Desai, R., and Marans, S. (2010). The efficacy of a police-advocacy intervention for victims of domestic violence: 12-month follow-up data. Violence Against Women, 16(4), 410-425.
- Stover, C. S., Meadows, A., & Kaufman, J. (2009). Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence: Review and Directions for Evidence Based Practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40, 223-233
- Wilson, H., Stover, C. S., & Berkowitz, S. (2008). The Relationship between Childhood Violence Exposure and Juvenile Antisocial Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50.


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In a previous post we detailed some of the improvements that we made to timesheets in Project Web App (PWA) 2013 targeted at end users. While end user improvements are great because they impact the largest audience for PWA we didn't want you to think that we'd forgotten the administrators and developers either!
To be fair, some of these improvements are just as much for the end users as they are for the administrators in making life easier for everyone, but who doesn't like a win-win?
Non-Project Work
A common request for PWA timesheets is the ability to support lines on a timesheet that are not related to a specific project but aren't personal tasks either. Some examples might include work spent on service tickets or ongoing maintenance activities. In PWA 2013 we have expanded the concept of "Administrative time categories" to encompass this form of work by allowing for multiple lines to be added to an administrative category on each timesheet.
In the PWA settings interface for configuring administrative time categories note that an additional checkbox for "Allow Multiple Lines" has been added. In this example I have configured a "Service Tickets" category for the folks in my engineering department to use when they need to track time against a service task that is not specifically related to a project.
On the end-user side note that "Administrative Time" has been renamed "Non-Project Work" to help relay the broad nature of the lines that might fall into this bucket. If, as an end-user, I wanted to track time that I spent resolving a service ticket I can now do so by adding a new Non-Project line to my timesheet:
This brings up a dialog where I can select the category and provide a description:
Note that the previous administrative lines like Vacation and Sick Time can still be added by selecting the appropriate category. Because neither of those categories have been enabled for multiple lines, the behavior when adding/re-adding lines will be consistent with previous versions. We decided to differentiate categories that should have multiple lines from those that should not to avoid confusion for customers that don't want to make use of the new multi-line experience. Also, you may only want to allow users to have one vacation-related line per time period while allowing for multiple lines in other categories.
Now I've entered in the ticket number for which I need to track time and can click OK to add it to my timesheet.
You can see that I have two tasks (for tickets 3423 and 3437) in my timesheet now, both in the Service Tickets category. From my previous post on end-user timesheet improvements you may recall that administrative lines are now carried forward to new timesheets for future periods. This new behavior supplements the Non-Project work scenario by making these service ticket lines automatically available in future periods without any additional work on my part if I need to continue tracking work against them.
While this example demonstrated adding lines to the timesheet manually, you might achieve a tighter integration with a 3rd party ticketing system through the use of event handlers to automatically add lines for assigned service tickets to the user's timesheet and then validate and import line data back into the ticketing system on timesheet turn in/approval. Later in this post I'll detail some improvements to the event handlers we've made that will help support this.
Filter Administrative Categories by Department
In the previous example you might have noticed another addition to the administrative time category configuration page allowing for departments to be related to administrative time categories.
This is in answer to another common request which was that we allow for filtering of administrative categories for customers with large organizations and lots of administrative categories of which only a subset are relevant to a particular individual user. In 2013 you can specify the department for which the line is available to be added to the timesheet (no specified department means everyone can see the category). Note that more than one department can be specified. In the example pictured the Customer Travel category will appear for Executives and Marketing while the Service Tickets category will only appear for members of the engineering department.
It's important to note that the filtering of administrative categories is not a security measure, but just a simplification to the UI. It only impacts the categories that end users see in the dropdown for selecting an administrative time category when they are adding an administrative line to their timesheet. Users that have previously added a category to their timesheet will not see that line disappear if the configuration changes in a way that would make the category no longer available for adding to their timesheet (for example they are placed in a different department or their department is removed from the administrative category). Also, previous timesheets will not be impacted (even if they are recalled) to keep historical timesheet data consistent.
Default View Configuration
As part of our effort to simplify the end-user timesheet experience we found that many customers wanted the ability to pre-configure the timesheet view so that end-users did not have to pay the "start-up cost" of configuring the default grouping and sorting options for their timesheets. In 2013 we've added an additional section to the timesheet views configuration page allowing administrators to pre-configure additional view settings for users:
Note that end-users still retain the ability to customize their view further if they so desire, and the settings entered here for a particular view will not override any end-user customizations. Also, view configuration for historical timesheets will not be impacted by these settings.
Timesheet Managers List
When not using fixed approval routing, timesheet users have the ability to select the next account to which their timesheet should be sent when turning it in. Also under this configuration interim approvers (users without the "Approve Timesheet" permission) must select the next account to send the timesheet to when they make an interim approval. This feature is designed to support scenarios where the regular timesheet approver may be out of the office or any other scenario where a user must submit their timesheet to a different approver each period.
In previous versions the list of users to whom a timesheet could be turned in was created based on users who were granted the "Accept Timesheet" permission, but security model changes in 2013 have made the "Accept Timesheet" permission obsolete. In order to populate the list of users to whom timsheets can be turned in (called "Timesheet Managers") new administrative UI has been created. In PWA Settings under the Time and Task Management heading there is a new link to "Timesheet Managers" which leads to the page where Timesheet Managers can be specified:
For customers who have more advanced configuration needs there is a Project Server Interface (PSI) method available for this list. You can find further documentation on this interface available at the following links:
Better Eventing Model
A very common request for timesheets in Project Web App is additional workflow functionality for the timesheet approval process. While we were not able to bring the full power of Windows Workflow to timesheets in 2013 we have made some incremental improvements that should unlock basic routing and messaging scenarios using event handlers.
To enable dynamic routing of timesheets to different users depending on business logic you can now set the ApproverUID argument from both the OnReviewing and OnSubmitting event handlers for timesheets to dynamically specify the account that the timesheet should be routed to.
To enable better messaging you can now set the CancelReason argument for the OnUpdating and OnSubmitting event handlers and the message will be passed back to the user in the timesheet UI. This enables you to specify business logic that validates submitted data with a message passed back to the end-user informing them of any changes they need to make for the timesheet to be successfully submitted.
Consider a scenario using these updates in combination with the non-project work lines detailed previously. When a user turns in their timesheet logic could validate that each of their non-project work lines in the Service Ticket category matches an actual service ticket in a 3rd party support system and automatically rejects the timesheet submission if the line cannot be matched. Using the CancelReason argument the user can be informed of the line(s) that need to be updated. Upon successful submission the timesheet is approved by the user's immediate supervisor, but because of the additional non-project work lines it must also be approved by an IT administrator who can validate the Service Ticket accounting. Using the ApproverUID from the OnReviewing event handler the timesheet can be dynamically routed from the user's immediate supervisor to the appropriate IT administrator to support this scenario.
Performance Improvements
Finally we have made a number of backend improvements to providing better performance to the timesheet interface. Most importantly the timesheet save and turn in processes have been removed from the queue and now run synchronously providing both better performance and immediate user feedback for save and turn-in operations. Project Web App administrators should note that backend troubleshooting has been simplified by this change. Now users will immediately be made aware of any issues with their timesheet processing and administrators can use the ULS log to find recorded messages instead of having to track down failed queue jobs.
Thanks for reading and we really hope that you find the improvements that we've made to this feature in Project Web App 2013 helpful and valuable. As always we appreciate your feedback as we consider ways to make this feature even better in the future!


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Manship started and gave up two runs on six hits in four innings of the Phillies' 6-5 Grapefruit League loss to the Pirates at McKechnie Field on Friday, keeping his hopes very much alive in the process.
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Stromile Swift, F to FC
I would have posted this position change much sooner but was waiting for Stro to get healthy enough to play. Will see minutes at both PF and C just has he always has throughout his career, especially with injuries to Gasol and Jake Tsakalidis, but will continue to see time at both spots even when they come back. Will contend with Tsakalidis to be the full-time starting center during the season.
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Welcome to the finale episode of Blog Wars. First off, I'd like to thank everyone for reading, voting and participating in all of the past Blog Wars over the last year and making it one of the most popular blogs on the site. I regret to say that this will be my last episode of the series due to my lack of time to dedicate to the blog and because I have covered a lot of the main topics already.
Welcome back to the last semi final match in Blog Wars Olympics. Last time, Tommy Thunder came out on top to advance to the gold medal match for Team UK, this week can Rated_R(ob)KO keep the US team alive or will Team UK's captain Van Hooligan X make the finals Team UK only. Here is the list...
Top 6 Summerslam Matches
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Welcome back to the semi finals of the Olympic Blog Wars series. I am sorry this is late but I have been on vacation for the last week and off the site. With 4 really close and amazing Blog battles behind us, we move on to a more challenging topic. Now I am only providing the list but the competitors are required to make up their own criteria and there is an extra spot added to make it a top
Welcome back to Blog Wars 25. The semi finals in the Olympic series will be up soon but in the mean time we will commence with the main series. Last time The Hit Man came out on top to retain the title but this week RavenEffect looks to end his reign. Here is the list...
Top 5 Wrestlers to Jump Ship
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Here is Dr. Death's list, judges please vote on this list please.
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Everybody has their favorite stable, and some will disagree just because they can, but none can deny the impact these stables had on the pro wrestling industry. Criteria: Impact of Stable, Quality of Promos, Titles, and Ability to generate pops or heat, what the members went on to do, stables before
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Welcome back to the 3rd match in this exciting Blog Wars tournament. Last time Rated_R(ob)KO won in a very close match against akbar. This match will have the same list as the last but we will be getting two different opinions on the subject. Representing Team USA will be DK Wrestling Savior and representing Team UK will be their captain Van Hooligan X. Here is the list...
Welcome back to the second episode in the Olympic tournament. Last time on the Blog Wars tournament Team USA took the first win as I defeated Destruction in a close match. This time we will see Team USA's Rated_R(ob)KO take on Team UK's akbar in what is sure to be an exiting match. Here is this week's list.
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Welcome to the start of a very special Olympic themed Blog Wars. In honor of the Olympics, I am holding a special Team USA vs Team UK tournament. It will be 4 US users (chosen by the captain, me) against 4 UK users (chosen by their captain VanHooliganX). And might I say we have some big names on here. Today it will be Team UK's Destruction taking on Blog Wars very own founder to kick off the event.
Welcome back to another episode of Blog Wars. Last week, the winner did not respond to any of my PMs so I had to find someone new to take his place. If you have no intention of doing multiple Blog Wars lists, then please do not waste my time. Only ask to be on the show if you are serious. This week bearkg88 will take on The Hit Man, now let's see the list....
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Alright. In 2008 the first few hundred people to renew their tickets early were invited to Larry Bird's Eagle Ranch near Nashville and Columbus, IN. This was right after we traded for the draft rights to Roy and Brandon.
Brandon and Roy thought it would be a great idea to race the golf carts. They went around the driveway, and Hibbert ended up rear-ending Rush. Heather Denton appeared to be upset because these carts were rentals, and I guess there was damage involved, but it was hilarious. Rush and Hibbert obviously didn't care all that much, and laughed too.
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text: DESIGN HOTEL JEWEL PRAGUE (U Klenotníka) is a 4 Star Design Hotel located in Prague Old Town. The Hotel was originally build as a old bourgeoisie house. Some of the original brickwork from the beginning of 13th century can be found in it's basement.Over the centuries the house was rebuild many times and therefore many architectural styles can be found here. The gold painted ceiling with the motifs of jewels in the ground floor is very unique and is also heritage listed. This decoration was created at the beginning of the 20th century when a prestigious jeweler come into the building. The repair of the crown jewels of Czech Monarchs was one of his many commissions. Therefore the name - Jewel (U Klenotníka). The whole building was reconstructed and turned into a hotel in 1994. The house kept it's historical look, but at the same time it is elegantly furnished with modern interior and some art pieces of contemporary artist were installed.


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Ithaca College Hosts Speaker for National Coming Out Day
ITHACA, NY — The Ithaca College Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Education, Outreach, and Services will host a presentation for National Coming Out Day on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Titled "A Conversation with Alumnus Marc Wigler '87: GLBT Advocate, Supporter, Educator and Comedienne," the talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge, Egbert Hall. It is free and open to the public.
The event will also include a reception for attendees and for LGBT and allied alumni visiting campus for Alumni Weekend, providing an opportunity for alumni and current students to meet and network.
Wigler earned his degree in communications management from Ithaca College in 1987 and spent several years working in television and radio then in travel education before settling in Chicago to become a kindergarten teacher in the public school system. In 2000, he was hired by Success for All, where he trained teachers, administrators and district-level personnel throughout the country on how to teach reading.
From 2004 until 2010, Wigler worked for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) as a manager with the Fresh Start Program, a labor-management collaborative effort between the CTU and the Chicago Public Schools to turn around struggling schools. He recently worked for the district as a program improvement specialist in the Office of Early Childhood Education, and has served as an adjunct faculty member in the DePaul University School of Education.
Wigler hosted a monthly educational television talk show in Chicago for PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) from 2001 until 2010, and he is frequently called upon by news organizations to talk about educational topics as they relate to labor-management issues.
National Coming Out Day is sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign and is intended to advance open and respectful dialogue about the lives of LGBT Americans and their family and friends. The Ithaca College LGBT Center annually hosts a featured speaker with ties to the campus or local community in commemoration of the day.
For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/lgbt.


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How to Take Food Inventory Faster
When it comes to efficiency in the kitchen, organization is a must. From commercial restaurant equipment to your walk-in freezer, keeping things tidy is imperative for keeping a kitchen running successfully. Part of this imperative includes taking food inventory. Taking inventory helps you calculate your food cost, and evaluate your spending and day-to-day operations to maximize profitability. When your inventory depletes due to waste, the poor handling of food, theft, transfers, or free food items, it's important to assess what's left and adjust your ordering and spending accordingly.
If you find yourself spending too much time doing inventory in your restaurant, read on. These simple tips can help you drastically reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your inventory and improve the way you operate your restaurant, letting you put your commercial restaurant equipment to better use.
Stay Clean and Organized
In order to function at its best, your kitchen should be tidy and organized. This means keeping your commercial restaurant equipment in good working order to minimize breakdowns and extraneous costs, cleaning that commercial restaurant equipment at the end of every business day, clearly labeling containers and shelves, and keeping everything visible for inventory. This step alone can speed up the inventory process tremendously, since you won't have to spend time rummaging around while counting and recording.
Do It Weekly
This is especially important for independent restaurants and single-unit operations, which are accounted for by about 7 of 10 restaurants in the U.S. Independent restaurants need to optimally compete with chains, most of which do their inventories weekly rather than monthly. Basically, the more regularly you take inventory, the more accurate your food cost calculations will be. For most restaurants, Sundays are the optimal day of the week to take inventory. Why? That's when inventory will be at its lowest, and Monday through Sunday is a natural calendar for inventorying.
Count Efficiently
There are several ways you can streamline the actual act of taking inventory. First, separate your inventory into cost categories. By categorizing groups like meat, dairy, seafood, and produce, you make cost calculations easier, which is part of the point of inventory. Next, arrange your spreadsheet so that it reflects the order in which you count the inventory. You'll spend less time searching and more time counting. Finally, use two people—one to count, and one to record. As they say, two sets of eyes are better than one, so in addition to being faster, fewer mistakes will be made overall. If possible, use the same two people every week.
Commercial Restaurant Equipment
ShortOrder brings you the best commercial restaurant equipment in the industry, from quality ice machines to top-of-the-line Gen2 ranges. For more tips about how to get the most out of your commercial restaurant equipment, and how commercial restaurant equipment can improve your business, keep reading What's Cooking, and follow ShortOrder on Twitter and like us Facebook.
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Sporting News' college basketball writer answers five questions burning in his sport—while openly questioning Alicia Silverstone's mothering techniques:
1. The 2013 NBA Draft was held last week. Give us your top five picks for next June's draft.
DeCourcy: It's still almost a year until the 2014 draft, but it's easy to see why league GMs are so eager to get to that day. Next year's draft should be the best in more than a decade, since 2003 unleashed LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and, of course, Darko Milicic on the NBA.
As strong as the group is, the No. 1 pick should be an easy one. Kansas forward Andrew Wiggins will be one of the best athletes in the history of the league; he plays with great energy, can attack the rim in a flash and will become a Hall of Famer if he makes modest progress with his jump shooting.
I've already said I expect Duke's Jabari Parker to have a slightly better freshman season, but I'd go with Kentucky's Julius Randle as the No. 2 pick because of the edge in size and athleticism. Randle is well skilled for a player listed at 6-9, 225 pounds before he'd had a full dose of college weight training. Parker would become No. 3, a do-everything forward who has an astonishing understanding of how to play the game properly.
At No. 4 is Arizona forward Aaron Gordon, presently the leading scorer for the United States' entry in the FIBA U19 World Championship even though he's coming off the bench. Gordon is a ridiculously gifted athlete and plays with the best motor in the 2014 draft class, but he'd have to improve his shooting to climb higher on this draft board.
The fifth pick I'll leave to whatever NBA team happens to fall into that spot. But it'll be a point guard, either Kentucky's Andrew Harrison or Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart. Harrison could fight for a higher position if he adheres to coach John Calipari's instructions and leaves behind questions about his coachability and team orientation; Smart could, as well, if he becomes a more proficient jump shooter.
The GMs might be excited about what all these guys will mean to the draft. I'm thrilled about how they'll electrify the 2013-14 college season.
2. Tell us what a travesty it is that nobody in the U.S. can watch Team USA's loaded U19 squad in action before medal round play.
DeCourcy: This has been going on for years. FIBA does such a ridiculously poor job of distributing its product, and when it does it's all about making money for its Internet TV product.
Whereas ESPN has been happily showing games from the soccer's U20 World Cup—all the U.S., Mexico and England games were on ESPNU, as well as most quarterfinal matches—basketball's equivalent has left U.S. fans in the dark.
And when the quarterfinals are shown, you'll have to pony up 11 Euros—roughly $14.30—for the right to see the final three rounds, unless you have ESPN3. There's little doubt ESPN would gladly show all these games, as they are the U.S. contests in the World University Games later this month. But the ratings wouldn't justify paying for it. So FIBA worries more about the meager impact to its bottom line from its pay TV product than the importance of expanding the popularity and impact of its competitions. You know who gets the short end of this deal.
3. Does Grant Gibbs' return to Creighton make the Bluejays the favorite to win the Big East?
DeCourcy: That was a popular opinion on the day the news broke that the NCAA ruled in Creighton's favor on Gibbs' petition for a sixth year of eligibility. I'm not sure I'm entirely on board.
Even if Creighton returned its full squad from a year ago, the Bluejays still would be dealing with the difference in nightly competition from the Missouri Valley to the Big East. During Doug McDermott's career, the Jays are 12-10 against opponents from major conferences—A-10 and Mountain West on up—although it's a much better 10-4 in the past two seasons.
Losing center Gregory Echenique could impact a team that already was not elite on defense, ranking 59th in efficiency.
I believe Creighton will be an NCAA Tournament team, but I'd rank Marquette as the Big East favorite. Although the Golden Eagles also lost an essential player in guard Vander Blue, coach Buzz Williams has a tremendous history of replacing all-league players and continuing to contend. Now there's a chance to be the league's top team.
4. The Peach Jam starts next week, and you'll see elite prep players in big-time competition. Tell us about your top "glad I was there" moment in covering this event for the past several years.
DeCourcy: Although I've come to consider it an essential stop on the summer circuit with the way Nike has developed its Elite Youth Basketball League, I haven't covered the Peach Jam for as long as I did the ABCD Camp or the various Las Vegas events. I've seen nearly all the extraordinary high school players of the past two decades, from Kevin Garnett to LeBron James to Greg Oden and Anthony Davis. Davis was one of the stars of the first Peach Jam I attended, and it was there I was able to notice how ridiculously destructive he was as a pick-and-roll defender. I'd already been convinced he was a top-level high school prospect and had encouraged analysts Dave Telep and Evan Daniels to rank him at the top of their lists. Watching how comfortable Davis was defending both close to the basket and away from it underscored how truly special he was.
5. Top 100 recruit L.J. Peak pulled a hat trick Tuesday, faking out everyone at his high school out by putting on a South Carolina hat, then discarding it for a Georgetown cap. Do you love or hate these spectacles?
DeCourcy: I don't mind a press conference to announce one's decision. Those of us who've covered recruiting over the years have put the players into these positions. But the effort to top the last guy's announcement in terms of creativity and showmanship leads to this sort of travesty.
Peak's prank was an insult to the coaches at South Carolina, who spent a lot of time and energy recruiting him, and to the many fans of the program in his home state. Perhaps Peak will one day want to come back to the state and get a job.
Wonder how he'll feel if the human resources manager says, "You're hired. No, wait, I was kidding. I'm going to hire that other young man who went to USC."


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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kay Keselowski has some advice for Brad Keselowski's competitors and a message for his race fans.
To competitors, she has some motherly advice when talking about her 28-year-old son.
"Don't try to intimidate him. … I can't stand to be bullied around," she said. "That's probably my biggest pet peeve in my life. And I know his dad has a lot of that, too. He didn't stand a chance to not have that attitude."\
— More on Brad: Chase leader inspired by Ray Lewis
To race fans, she shows a bit of motherly love and pride when talking about her youngest child.
"People have a tendency to think he's arrogant and full of himself," she said. "That's the furthest thing from the truth. He truly is not. That's not what he's about."
With their son on the brink of a possible Sprint Cup championship, Bob and Kay Keselowski hope to revel in a celebration when the season ends Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Brad has a 20-point lead on five-time champion Jimmie Johnson and all he has to do is finish 15th or better to win the title.
Like any parents, they played a role in their son's development as a racecar driver and as a person. Bob had a little more influence on the racing side, showing a touch of stubbornness, while Kay taught him to be fair but confident and that it's OK at times to display emotion.
That's not to say that Bob Keselowski can't be outspoken — his interview after Carl Edwards crashed Brad in St. Louis a few years ago was epic as he threatened to get his firesuit and take care of things himself.
That was pure Keselowski racing passion, a passion developed through decades of brothers Ron and Bob Keselowski racing their own cars and owning race teams.
— Will fans embrace Keselowski?
The Keselowskis were a staple in the Camping World Truck Series garage from 1995 to 2003 and have had a race team for decades in a variety of NASCAR series as well as ARCA, where Bob Keselowski won the 1989 championship.
But in hopes of giving Brad as much of an opportunity as possible, they spent all their money on him for the 2005 racing season, money that eventually ran out a few races into 2006.
Brad Keselowski blamed himself — a blame that his mother said is "so unfair because he wasn't responsible for any of that" — and continued looking for a ride.
He eventually got a few breaks, substituting for a suspended Ted Musgrave in the truck race at Memphis in 2007 and then getting a Nationwide Series ride at JR Motorsports, and eventually a Cup ride at Penske Racing.
He brings with him lessons from that early experience, lessons that his parents believe give them no worries about how he will react to the pressure of Sunday's race.
"Devastating is when you don't know how you can pay your bills tomorrow and if you are ever going to have a ride again the rest of your life," Bob Keselowski said.
"Winning the NASCAR championship is pretty dang important, but not being able to put food on the table is probably more important."
— Homestead preview: Keselowski needs 15th-or-better finish
Brad eventually helped bring his parents out of a financial hole by paying their bills. Their family doesn't own the race team anymore but his mother has come to several races this year, as has his sister, Dawn, who spends part of her time in North Carolina helping with Brad's business endeavors.
But Bob has not come to a race this year.
"We talk before he leaves and when he gets back," Bob said as he sat in a motorhome at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "He knows I care. The only thing I would be doing is spectating. I would prefer to spectate by watching on TV and listening to the (scanner on the) computer.
"Then I know what's going on. Standing behind the pit box, I don't have a clue."
Having his father here is meaningful for what could be the biggest day of his career, Brad said.
"My dad is the type of guy that would probably never tell you 'Good job' to your face, but if he spoke to you or did an interview with you, he'd say, 'Wow, man, you've got to see what Brad has done, it's great and I feel awesome about it,'" Brad said.
"I have to rely on those outside things, those nuances, so to speak, so it's good to see him."
Brad's older brother, Brian, also is coming to the track Sunday. Bob admits that if he had to pick who was a better racer a decade ago, he'd point to Brian.
But Brian never got the opportunities his brother has had and has not raced much in recent years — the main exception being the 2011 Daytona 500 when Brad pushed Brian to a transfer spot in the qualifying race earlier in the week.
"We have different personalities, different builds and different interests outside of racing, obviously, and that makes us two completely different people who don't really share some of the same passions and aren't necessarily that related in a mental sense," Brad Keselowski said.
Brad's personality is now more outgoing, although his mother says he is still introverted. It's just that he has an opinion and when asked a question, he does his best to try to answer it. His mother says he listens to others and evaluates the validity of other opinions.
He also likes to challenge people on their opinions.
"He would make a phenomenal attorney," Kay said. "Because he loves to fight the fight. … He definitely is a thinker. He thinks outside the box."
Maybe the only thing he likes better than challenging people is being challenged himself.
That has resulted in a driver who hates being told he can't accomplish something. So when no one believed he could win with a broken ankle at Pocono last year, that just pushed him more to prove he could.
Why does he perform best when his back is against a wall? Maybe it has to do with the way the family race team operated.
Winning had a special incentive — a trip to the Big Boy or another quick-bite restaurant.
"You have to understand that was the rule of the thumb — if we won, we got to stop and get something to eat," Kay said. "If we didn't, we stopped and (Bob) got coffee and the rest of us went home."
There won't just be one celebratory meal if Brad hoists the biggest trophy of his career Sunday with his family by his side.
"You're always trying to do things for your family that impress (them), and those are hard to come by," Brad said. "At least they are for me.
"And even when you accomplish them, sometimes they don't really … at least my dad doesn't show you what it meant (to him). But it's in moments like that that you can see them and feel them and you realize what your motivation was for choosing this style of life to begin with."


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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Danica Patrick isn't racing in the Sprint Cup Series this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but if she were, she wouldn't be looking to pay back Jeff Burton for wrecking her on the next-to-last lap last week at Phoenix International Raceway.
Patrick was running 13th when Burton dove to the apron of the track but couldn't complete the pass. He made contact with her car, knocking her into the wall.
NASCAR didn't throw a caution flag and Patrick ended up getting hit hard by drivers who spun in the oil behind her as they crossed the finish line.
Patrick, who still finished a career-best 17th in the race, said she spoke to Burton about the incident this week.
"He called me and I called him back," Patrick said Friday at Homestead. "He said he didn't do it on purpose. I believe him. You get to the end of the race and it was just a little bit of misjudgment getting into the corner."
The 45-year-old Burton has 21 career victories in 654 career starts, and Patrick was more than willing to forgive and forget. She said when she tried to take out Landon Cassill last month, he had run into her several times.
"I gave Landon three or four (chances)," Patrick said. "Every now and again, you don't mean to make a mistake like that and you don't want to start a war that wasn't really there.
"I respect Jeff. He's been around for a long time. I respect him more for giving me a call."
Having run her first full NASCAR season with a full Nationwide Series schedule and a 10-race Cup schedule, Patrick will compete full time in the Sprint Cup Series next year.
The 17th-place finish was her best in her 10 Cup races.
"We were feeling really comfortable out there and the car was decent. … I still finished 17th so I suppose it could have been a worse finish," Patrick said.


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UPLAND - G3 Holistic will remain open, for now.
West Valley Superior Court Judge Barry Plotkin on Friday postponed his decision on whether or not the co-op can remain open until the California Supreme Court decides whether to review G3's appeal.
They will meet again on the issue Jan. 19 after the appellate court's decision is reviewed by legal researchers. They will also determine if the court has the proper jurisdiction to make the decision.
"I am happy to resolve it today, but I don't think we can," Plotkin said, after expressing a desire to rule in favor of the city.
Aaron Sandusky, president of G3, re-opened the co-op last week pending the decision by the Supreme Court.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Nov. 9 ruled in favor of Upland's ban on dispensaries through its zoning ordinance.
Sandusky is appealing the decision to the state Supreme Court and expects to hear back by Feb. 8.
"Mr. Sandusky will clearly shut down if the Supreme Court denies to review his appeal, so why is the city spending so much money fighting over another 30 days?" G3's attorney Roger Jon Diamond said.
G3 closed in August 2010 after the West Valley Superior Court granted the city a permanent injunction.
G3 filed for a stay the injunction in the Fourth District Court of Appeals. An appellate judge granted the stay until his case was heard.
Diamond said the Appellate Court's stay is still in effect because the case has yet to be resolved.
Mayor Ray Musser said the city had the right to close the co-op when the injunction was granted in August 2010.
"Now we're being absolutely sure," Musser said. "There's other things we're looking at at the moment and all I can say is `Why are we spending the money to do this?' If we didn't have G3, we wouldn't spend a penny."
Sandusky said he will open the co-op at 7 a.m. every day for the next seven days for residents who want to know more about the co-op's operation.
"I will be here if anybody is concerned about what I'm doing and would like to know more - they are more than welcome," Sandusky said. "We'll have coffee here and have a discussion. I will answer their questions."
Reach Sandra via email, call her at 909-483-8555, or find her on Twitter @UplandNow .


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