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Wedding tips for men
Set your budget when you become engaged
"First, figure out how much money you can realistically afford to spend on your wedding. This does not mean that you should skimp on anything, just that you should decide on a maximum dollar amount and how flexible you're willing to be."
— Geoff Maddox
Don't be fooled by the "flashy"
This happens when people hire vendors based on first impressions like nice websites, fancy offices or expensive showrooms.
"Simply because someone spends a lot of money on their first impression does not necessarily mean that the final product will be equally as impressive."
— Geoff Maddox
Pick your battles
"Think about the things you really care about and let those be known. Pick your battles like maybe what kind of beers, or the music."
- Dave Soldinger
With wedding season here and continuing well into November, brides and wedding planners are picking colors, sending invites and discussing every little detail that goes into the hopefully once-in-a-lifetime event. It tends to be a stressful process, and an expensive one.
The bulk of the planning is generally still done by the bride, but it doesn't have to be.
Long Beach resident Geoff Maddox is an experienced wedding DJ who often finds himself fully involved in the planning process with his clients. Now he's offering up the valuable lessons he's learned to help men navigate the planning that goes into that walk down the aisle.
"I've worked with lots and lots of clients and in early 2011 I started blogging, basically answering the questions that grooms were asking," said Maddox, whose blog led to the new CD "Wedding Planning Explained: A Guy's Take on How to Save Money, Who to Hire and How to Simplify the Wedding Planning Process."
The new CD is broken down into 10 short chapters that get to the point when it comes to answering things like how to pick the right vendors, the importance of reading contracts and even warnings about not getting "fooled by the flashy."
"Grooms always want to cut to the chase; what's it going to cost? How do I know you're the right vendor? Who's going to try and rip me off?" he said, explaining the reasons behind the CD.
And those are important questions to ask since, next to buying a new house or for some supporting their kids through college, weddings can be among the most costly expenditures a couple can make. According to a survey released jointly in March 2013 by WeddingChannel.com and TheKnot.com, the average wedding budget in the L.A. area is $35,308 — much higher than the national average of $28,427.
So it's no surprise that Maddox gets to the money aspect right away when offering his advice on choosing the right vendors and to look out for "the take away."
"The main thing you want in a vendor, a videographer, DJ or florist, or whomever, you want someone that is going to sit down with you and try and work within your budget," he said.
The "take away," he says in the CD, is an old sales tactic that can be used by vendors — for example, when a client is told that the DJ has another potential client ready to sign a contract if they don't sign right away.
"This not only adds additional stress to the existing anxiety of planning a wedding or event, but also is an indication that a DJ, in this example, is probably more interested in the money they will make off of the client than insuring that the client has a positive and pain-free experience," Maddox says on the CD.
While some of this advice is readily available in wedding magazines or books, putting it on a CD will further encourage guys to get involved, since it's as simple as pressing play and following the advice, he said.
Maddox wants to see more grooms like Van Nuys resident Dave Soldinger, who decided to become more involved in the planning of his 2010 wedding after a little disagreement with his bride over wedding colors.
"My wife picked out wedding colors and they were the colors of Pittsburgh Steelers, and I hate the Pittsburgh Steelers," Soldinger said.
So with that motivation he became heavily involved in their wedding planning, so much so he soon started a blog called Temple of Groom aimed at men who want to get into the planning process. He also penned a few columns for a wedding magazine and even toyed with the idea of becoming a wedding planner.
"There's a misconception that guys don't want to help. Lately I feel that guys are realizing it's their day, too," said Soldinger, who liked the idea of Maddox's CD answering the questions men may have.
Professional wedding coordinator Carol Rosen, who has been putting events together for about 30 years and has worked with Maddox in the past, thinks it's a great idea to offer his experience in a CD.
She also offers some advice of her own when it comes to guys who want to be involved with the plans.
She says guys tend to be more analytical when it comes to planning and want to cut to the chase and figure out how much things are going to cost, so she thinks it's a good idea for the grooms to help take care of things like the music, finding the hotel where guests will stay or how the groomsmen will stand and what they'll do.
But there's one thing grooms can do above all else.
"The first piece of advice is support your bride," she said, despite the way modern men like Soldinger may be feeling. "The bottom line is, it's the bride's day."
To buy the CD go to weddingplanningexplained.com.


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Monday, December 19, 2011
Why main method is public static in Java
28 comments :
- Neeraj said...
Though I understand why main is static in Java and why main is publicI didn't understand the point on making main method void in Java, Why not it could be int or boolean to return whether it ran successfully or not. We already have main method in C++ and C which returns int.
- December 20, 2011 at 2:03 AM
- extremejava said...
one more point is that one can play with the argument to main method as:
String[] args,String args[]
Also sometimes we get confused that the following is not a valid main method but it is:
public static void main(String[] test123){...}
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- December 20, 2011 at 6:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
Following are valid main method signature:
public static void main(String[] argument)
public static void main(String argument[])
public static void main(String... args)
public static synchronized void main(String... args)
public static strictfp void main(String... args)
public static final void main(String... args)
- December 21, 2011 at 6:57 PM
- Ashutosh Agarwal said...
We have servlet & other as managed java objects. The java runtime environment provides many facilities like memory allocation & garbage collection etc. Our main application is executed by the JRE process. The process can return the status to the OS as zero or some other integer to return its status. Your application can return the value or JVM itself. Thus it might have make sense to assign the value by using System.exit(1).
- December 25, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- farhan khwaja said...
Nice explanation of 'public static void main(Strin args[])'. here is my post on the same 'public static void main(String args[]): Explained
here is point too on main:
The main method can be overloaded.
- December 30, 2011 at 7:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
do you know how to pass arguments to main method in Java and how to get those arguments inside java program ?
- January 11, 2012 at 12:32 AM
- iTfinGer Ode said...
even though main method should not return values,it can use empty return statement.
ex return; allowed
but return somevalue; not allowed
- January 14, 2012 at 6:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
Java Main method can also throw any Exception or Error in its throws clause, following main method in java is perfectly legal:
public static void main(String args[]) throws AssertionError
- January 17, 2012 at 9:28 PM
- Radhika said...
Can we declare main method private? this was the question asked to me. What will happen if we make main method private in Java, i said we can not access it from outside of Class since its private and also can not run Java program, was that correct answer ?
- February 15, 2012 at 7:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Can we throw exception from main method in Java ? I am asking both checked and unchecked Exception. Also when do we get error "no main class found your program will terminate"
- March 27, 2012 at 1:28 AM
- Dimistri said...
Can main method throw Exception in Java?
indeed main method can throw Exception both checked and unchecked.
Can main method be overloaded in java?
Yes main method in java can be overloaded but JVM will only invoke main method with standard signature.
Can main method be overridden in java?
Yes main method in java can be overridden and the class you passed to java command will be used to call main method.
- March 27, 2012 at 8:51 PM
- Peter said...
here are few more questions like why main is static:
Why run method in Java doesn't return any thing ?
Why start method is used to start thread instead of run ?
By the way you can run Java class even without main method, just put your code inside static initializer block and it will be run when class will be loaded.
- May 20, 2012 at 11:37 PM
- Aster said...
JVM does not find for the Main Method its the JNI. Secondly your logic that why main is public has no reason. Since the class is never instantiated it doesn't matter is its public or not.
Main method is entry point for any Core Java program, "Any"...no
should be "public, static and void in Java", no you can write your own JVM and instead have some other return type and signature.
You should realize your responsibility, many newbies may read your article and may take your wrong information ar true.
- August 14, 2012 at 5:51 AM
- Javin Paul said...
In order to access the Class must be public. All JVM are written using JVM specification and I have never heard of any JVM changing signature of Main method, if you have better reason than please share.
- August 14, 2012 at 6:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Here is my list of frequently asked question on main in Java
1. Can we overload main method in Java?
2. Can we make main method final in Java ?
3. can we override main in Java ?
4. How to call a non static method from main in Java ?
5. can we make main method synchronized ?
These are good questions for any beginner to know more about Main method in Java.
- November 5, 2012 at 8:14 PM
- neha shirlekar said...
can you please tell why it si mandatory to pass String args[] as a argument to main ()?
- November 26, 2012 at 11:35 PM
- Sasmita Nayak said...
why other static methods are executed after main() method is executed even when main() method is also static?
- March 13, 2013 at 10:14 AM
- Docket Smart said...
This is really helpful for a beginner. Thanks
- August 13, 2013 at 9:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
does any one knows how to call a non static method from main method in Java? I am getting "cannot make a static reference to the non-static method" error while calling a non static method, declared in same class. please help
- August 21, 2013 at 1:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
for exmaple my main fuction is not static how can i call main function i.e can i call main function after creating an object of class in which it is defined and calling it keeping in view that main function is not defined "Static"
- August 26, 2013 at 2:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
similarly i want that my functions in one class can be called by any other class that i define, without creating object of class whose function i want to be called how do i accomplish this
keep in mind no friend function is allowed
- August 26, 2013 at 2:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
This is how you can invoke NON-STATIC method from main
public class TestMain {
public static void main(String[] args) {
TestMain test = new TestMain();
private void invokeMethodFromMain(){
System.out.println("inovked NON-STATIC method from main method");
- April 1, 2014 at 4:01 AM
- Moaz Amin said...
hello sir you tesch us that main method must be public because public method can access easily outside the class i agree with you but non specifire methods are also like a public but this code is not run
static void main(String s[]) why it is also accessable outside the class
- June 10, 2014 at 1:55 AM
- Omkar said...
If public modifier is removed (made default or made private)then JVM reports following: -
Main method not public.
If arguments are modified like (String[]args, int i)...to test overloading....then it reports following: -
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main
This leads to a conclusion that this is a STANDARD FORMAT, JVM looks for, the "public static void main(String[] args)" helps it have an entry point. That is precisely the reason why a thread created when main method executes is called "main" who sets this name to the thread ? .... we developers never set it explicitly but JVM must have done in implicitly, which also means this contract of "public static void main(String[] args)" if followed then JVM will follow it too and the program will execute else it will not.
- July 16, 2014 at 10:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
why main has to be void?
- June 14, 2015 at 9:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
@Anonymous, this is interesting question beause main in C returns int but main is void in Java. I guess only reason could be becasue only JVM calls this method and Java relies on excepiton than error code so it doesn't care what main returns. Since there is no way programmer can query JVM to find out what main returns is another reason it made void.
- June 15, 2015 at 8:41 PM
- hackermanid said...
How JVM understands execution completed of void methods , since void doesn't return anything ??
- March 9, 2016 at 10:31 PM
- Unknown said...
the main method must take String[] args as its arguments and the reason is consistency.that is everything can be represented as a string so why to have multiple ways to do some task.
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Some came to see other Phillies players available before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, including left-hander Antonio Bastardo. If a team needs relief help, it almost certainly has contacted the Phillies about him.
In fact, Bastardo seems to be one of the likeliest Phillies to be traded before the Deadline. Entering Tuesday, he was 4-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 43 appearances this season. Left-handers have hit just .140 against him, while right-handers have hit .168, which makes him much more than a situational lefty. He makes just $2 million this season, so his contract is not an issue. He also does not become a free agent until after the 2015 season, so he is not a two-month rental.
"I'm just staying focused on what I can do and how I can pitch," Bastardo said of the trade speculation. "I'm just trying to get people out. If I can distract myself from that stuff, I won't let it get into my mind. I don't want to lose my focus."
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A lack of pitching also can cause teams to go out and overpay to fill out their rotation. With the White Sox agreeing to a five-year, $32.5 million extension with Chris Sale on Thursday, buying out three years of arbitration and one year of free agency, their rotation looks in good shape for the next four or five years barring injury.
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"It makes us feel good about that. as well as the progress some of our young guys have shown this spring: [Simon] Castro, [Erik] Johnson, (Scott) Snodgress," said White Sox general manager Rick Hahn after the Sale deal was announced. "It makes you feel like we'll have some pitching depth and some options going forward.
"Obviously this past offseason was a pretty robust one in terms of where the compensation was going. So being able to lock something down before there was further escalation in Chris' market had a lot of appeal to us."
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I am from Ohio and will be visiting Lawrenceburg on July 20th-22nd. I'll be traveling with two of my guy friends. Any suggestions on what to do in/near Lawrenceburg besides the distilleries? Looking forward to the trip!
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Lawrenceburg offers other entertainment besides distilleries, such as local restaurants, shopping and outdoor recreation.
Heavens to Betsy!, located on our Main Street, offers soup, sandwiches and great desserts. Talk of the Town is a similar restaurant and it has a killer bourbon bread pudding. If you need a snack in the early morning hours, Mardi Gras Donuts off of US 127 Bypass north features authentic New Orleans beignets and bacon topped doughnuts. For dinner and good comfort food, head to Anthony's on Broadway. We also have several fast food restaurants as well.
Lawrenceburg is home to two local wineries in case you'd like a change of pace from the Bourbon Trail: Lovers Leap and Rising Son's winery.
If you're interested in local art, there are two art emporiums and shops right on the Bourbon Trail: Susan Burge's Elements studio, located right next to Four Roses, and the Art Emporium, located located at Highway 513 West and 1136 Bond Mills Road down the road from Four Roses. Elements studio also offers paint-your-own pottery.
Our community park has a pretty good Frisbee golf course. Wild Turkey Trace is our local golf course, and it offers a pretty inexpensive 18-hole course and driving range.
The other great thing about Lawrenceburg is its proximity to other towns in Central Kentucky.
Frankfort, the state capitol, has a beautiful historic district and downtown. Take a drive out to Versailles or Midway to see the horse farms and the architecture of old, Southern-style mansions.
Lexington, home of the University of Kentucky, is about 45 minutes away, and it offers a wide variety of entertainment you'd find in a busy college town: the Kentucky Horse Park (which has equine exhibitions and horse racing), bars, malls, concerts, theater, and more.
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|October 3, 2001
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A UK study suggests that advanced neonatal nurse practitioners are significantly more effective than trainee pediatricians at diagnosing certain problems during routine neonatal examinations. The study, undertaken at St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, looked at 527 infants referred to a specialist orthopedist, ophthalmologist, or cardiologist. All infants had first been examined at one of two hospitals by an advanced neonatal nurse practitioner or a pediatric senior house officer. Nurse practitioners were more sensitive to hip abnormalities compared with physicians (96% versus 74%). The same was true for their sensitivity to eye abnormalities, 100% compared with 33% for physicians. There was no significant difference between the nurse practitioners and physicians in terms of detecting cardiac abnormalities.
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The connection of love and trust that I developed with my midwife and knowing that she trusted the birthing process allowed me to overcome misunderstanding and fear. Caregivers, be open. Reassure each mom. Watch videos together. Be her friend. Validate her fears. Educate her about birth, nutrition and exercise. Guide her to quality childbirth education classes.
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- adapted from The VBAC Workbook by Barbara Brown Hill and Lynn Baptisti Richards, excerpted from Midwifery Today Issue 2
*Have a doula with the mother during the birth process. Studies have shown that having a doula present can reduce the chance of a cesarean by 40%.
Never, ever perform an amniotomy! This reckless, irrevocable intervention exponentially multiplies the chances of increasing infection and starts the cesarean clock countdown. Remember, one of the biggest determinants in vertical infection (mother to baby) is length of time the membranes are ruptured. Plus, should you have to perform lengthy manual reduction of cervical adhesions from HPV treatments, the lack of barrier into the intrauterine environment further predisposes to infection, and the baby's bare scalp is exposed to friction from your gloves, so abrasions and infection are even more likely. Don't do it!
Some cesareans may be prevented by simply refusing to go along with the dominant paradigm characterized by surgical deliveries of multiple gestations and breeches, eroding support for VBACs, routine inductions, ubiquitous epidurals, supine positioning, restricted movement, electronic fetal monitoring and nothing-by-mouth policies. Just as protesters chain themselves to trees to prevent them from being cut down, we must attach ourselves to women to prevent them from being cut up. Think of it as maternity civil disobedience or attachment midwifery. We must all work hard to transform terror into trust, build self-confidence and courage, prevent and heal the wounds of sexual abuse, and strengthen family bonds and community health. By counteracting negative media with stories of wonderful births and viable alternatives, we must all boldly educate and inform.
- Judy Edmunds, Midwifery Today Issue 57
*It is beyond my comprehension how anyone could give a VBAC woman misoprostol (Cytotec), oxytocin, or castor oil or strip the membranes or use any other form of induction when that would triple her chance of having a uterine rupture.
- Gloria Lemay
*One of the reasons that so many of the women with whom I work have successful VBACs, even with very large babies, is that we pay strict attention to the position of their babies. Information about tuning in to the baby's position during pregnancy, in early labor, and then paying careful attention to it throughout the labor, makes a tremendous difference in birth and in VBAC outcomes.
- Nancy Wainer, Midwifery Today Issue 57
If the posterior has not been discovered until complete dilation, or if other methods have not been applied in early labor, the baby's head can still be turned to make delivery more likely. With the mother in a knee-chest position, knees slightly apart, the midwife inserts her hand into the woman's vagina. She should attempt to lift the baby's head by grasping it firmly, waiting for a contraction, then turning the baby into an anterior position. As soon as the head is correctly positioned, hold on tightly. When the uterus contracts again, urge the mother to push very hard. If the amniotic sac has not ruptured, do so now. This will assure that the position remains fixed and the baby will usually be born very rapidly. This procedure is both safe and sane, yet it must be acknowledged that it will take some physical strength to turn this recalcitrant little head against the force of a good contraction.
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In "Choosing Cesarean Section" Marsden Wagner, MD tells us that the risk/benefit factors of C-sections depend on the reason for doing them: "Where the baby is not in trouble, the risks to the baby still exist, meaning that the woman who chooses CS puts her baby in unnecessary danger."
And that's just the beginning! Midwifery Today Issue 57 has more articles on this important topic, including "7 Steps toward Cesarean Prevention" by Judy Edmunds, CPM, "Suturing a Cesarean Wound" by Gretchen Humphries, MS, DVM, "Midwifery Care for the VBAC Woman" by Gloria Lemay, and "Cesarean Birth: What About the Baby?" by Robin Lim, CPM.
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A: Can the baby's dad, who would be stronger than the baby and maybe better than a pump, help extend the nipples? I've read they will eventually stay out better on their own if you keep at it.
A: If you are not at risk for preterm labor, I would recommend wearing breast shells (with the back disk with the smaller round opening in place) for several hours a day during the remaining weeks of your pregnancy. They may help make your nipples protrude farther. Definitely find a lactation consultant in your area who'll be a resource for you after you deliver. Only with a lactation consultant's assistance would you want to consider using nipple shields to facilitate the latch initially. (These can cause serious problems when used indiscriminately.) Occasionally, the brief application of ice is helpful just prior to offering the breast to the baby. Finally, remember, this is a different baby, and, in combination with the likelihood of your milk 'coming-in' sooner for the second baby than for the first, the problem may not repeat itself!
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Nebraska farmers are ready to buy consumers breakfast, lunch and dinner for a full year in exchange for learning more about the state's booming agriculture industry.
From dairy farmer Dean Engelman to corn producer Kyle Cantrell, Nebraska's agriculture producers are uniting to reach consumers disconnected from the origins of their food.
"As more people live in urban areas, they are not connected with agriculture," Willow Holoubek, organizational director for the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (A-FAN), told the Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun. "It is an excellent opportunity for consumers to learn more about where food comes from."
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My biggest complaint about the market lately has been the lack of strong emotions. It drifts up and down randomly while the bears whine about impending doom and the bulls shrug.
This morning started very slowly, but selling is gaining traction. The market is challenging the lows of the last two days, which is likely to trigger sell stops if they are breached.
The only sector in the green is gold, and Apple (AAPL) is losing steam after the Einhorn pump on CNBC this morning. Amazon (AMZN) looks particularly ugly and Netflix (NFLX,) which has been a leader, is rolling over as well. My biggest complaint is lack of leadership -- on a day like this, it's even starker because there's no place to hide.
For better trading, this market needs stronger emotions, so I'm not complaining about the poor action. A good shakeup will eventually produce better and more interesting trading. An ugly close today would definitely be a sign that a topping pattern is kicking in. Increased defensiveness is warranted, but the bulls can still save this market with a good recovery. We'll see if they still have the juice.


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A student stole her last puff from a cigarette in the campus parking lot before heading into Henry County High School last week. She tossed the butt out the window of her car, doused herself with body spray and scrambled to beat the morning bell.
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A man and a woman who have never met before find themselves in the same sleeping carriage of a train. After the initial embarrassment, they both manage to get to sleep; the woman on the top bunk, the man on the lower.
In the middle of the night the woman leans over and says, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm awfully cold and I was wondering if you could possibly pass me another blanket."
The man leans out and with a glint in his eye said "I've got a better idea ... let's pretend we're married."
"Why not," giggles the woman.
"Good," he replies. "Get your own blanket."
Honey," said this husband to his wife, "I invited a friend home for supper."
"What? Are you crazy? The house is a mess, I didn't go shopping, all the dishes are dirty, and I don't feel like cooking a fancy meal!"
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"Then, why did you invite a friend for supper?"
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The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 2008 Sally Ordway Irvine Awards.
Each year the Ordway present the Sally awards to individuals or institutions for their contributions to the state's cultural life.
This year the Ordway is recognizing Bruce Coppock, former managing director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for his initiative.
"What people say about the symphony world sometimes - the classical music world - is that we do things the same old way. And one of the most remarkable aspects of Bruce's contribution is he's never been about doing things the same old way," said Ordway president and CEO Patricia Mitchell.
Under Coppock's direction, the SPCO sought to eliminate attendance barriers by bringing performances to the suburbs and reducing ticket prices. Coppock stepped down from the SPCO last summer after being diagnosed with cancer.
This year's Sally award in education goes to the St. Francis Music Center in Little Falls, Minn.
"There are 8,000 people in Little Falls. They serve the entire region of central Minnesota, where there are no string programs in any school. And the St. Francis Music Center has two full orchestras -- it's a remarkable community asset," said Mitchell
Veteran Twin Cities actress and educator Wendy Lehr and Mixed Blood Theatre are also being honored with Sally Awards.


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text: State's first lighthouse opens on W.Va. Day By Rick Steelhammer June 20, 2013 Story Share Rick Steelhammer Steve Keblesh points out the sights to visitors at his Summersville Lake Lighthouse, which opened to the public Thursday, West Virginia's 150th birthday. Rick Steelhammer Towering 105 feet above the ground, the Summersville Lake Lighthouse attracted its first public visitors on West Virginia Day. Rick Steelhammer Views of Summersville Lake and the forested hills surrounding it are part of the draw for Nicholas County's newest visitor attraction. SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. -- Hundreds of people celebrated West Virginia's Sesquicentennial on Thursday by climbing a 122-step spiral staircase to reach the top of the state's biggest birthday candle.Summersville Lake Lighthouse opened to the public Thursday, making a four-year dream come true for owners Steve and Donna Keblesh."I feel like the weight's off my shoulder at this point," said Steve Keblesh, as he stood on the lighthouse's observation deck, towering 105 feet above his Summersville Lake Retreat campground. "I get a sense of fruition," Keblesh said. "I like seeing the smiles on people's faces when they reach the top and take in the view. I've heard a lot of them say things like, 'I never realized we live in such a pretty state.'"Four years ago, the Kebleshes were looking for some type of iconic development to help make their campground stand out from others in the area."There are 6,300 billboards between here and Florida, and I doubt that drivers remember any of them except maybe the Big Peach [on Interstate 75 near Byron, Ga.], which is really a water tower," Keblesh said. "People will recognize and remember this."The Kebleshes initially planned to buy a surplus forest fire lookout tower and reassemble it on their property, located just off U.S. 19, a major four-lane shortcut linking north-south traffic on Interstate 79 near Sutton to Interstate 77 at Beckley. Difficulties with insurance coverage helped nix the fire tower idea, but soon another one rolled in -- or at least down a nearby mountain -- to replace it.In 2009, during a period of heavy rain, a wind turbine tower section at the Beech Ridge wind farm project in Greenbrier County broke loose from its crib blocks and rolled 75 feet down a hill. The tower section downed several trees and collected a few dents in the process, making it unsuitable for its original role.At that time, the construction crew for the Beech Ridge project was using the campground at Summersville Lake Retreat as its base camp. One night, back at the campground, Keblesh jokingly suggested to a member of the crew that if he could divert one of the wind turbine towers in his direction, he would keep it and disguise it as a lighthouse."Funny you should say that," the construction man replied. "We just lost one over the hill." The Kebleshes bought the 72,000-pound tube of steel and arranged to have it hauled back to their campground. There, they got a pair of engineers on the wind project -- Bill Toney and Nycoma Scott of Engineering and Testing 2000 in Lewisburg -- interested in recycling a slightly dinged wind turbine tower into a lighthouse.Next, the campground owners established partnerships with faculty and students at the Fayette Institute of Technology and the Nicholas County Career & Technical Center.Roy Neal, welding instructor at the Fayette County school, converted a set of octagonal gazebo plans into a plan for a reinforced lamp room, surrounded by a balcony, which would be attached to the top of the lighthouse tower. Neal's colleague, drafting instructor Gary Chapman, had his students convert field sketches into computer-aided design plans, which Neal's students followed in fabricating the lamp room complex.Welding instructor Joe Hypes and his students at the Nicholas County school got to work fabricating a solid steel spiral staircase that eventually would extend the equivalent of 10 stories inside the tower, to provide access to the lamp room and observation deck. The plans for the staircase were developed in a nearby classroom by instructor Dan Cutlip and his pre-engineering students.Several students were hired by the Kebleshes to complete the installation of stairs during the summer. After the couple searched online in vain for an authentic and affordable Fresnel lens to illuminate their lighthouse, Mary and Jerry Rader, operators of nearby Summersville Airport, mentioned that they had an unused airport beacon light. They wondered if it could possibly fit the bill as a lighthouse beacon. When the Kebleshes went to the Raders' hangar to check out the device, it turned out that the airport beacon was not only in working order but that it came equipped with the desired lighthouse-quality Fresnel lens.The lighthouse tower with its beacon, which can be seen from 30 miles away, "is a true navigation aid, but for aircraft instead of ships," said Steve Keblesh. "It's registered with the FAA as an official navigation aid."Foundation experts Doug and Roger Gerwig helped design and build an octagonal concrete foundation, in which an array of 20 threaded steel pins is embedded to secure the lighthouse in place."There's 9 feet of tower underground, anchored to solid bedrock. It's not going anywhere," Doug Gerwig said as he admired the view from the top of the lighthouse Thursday."When I first heard about the lighthouse idea, I didn't know what to think of it," said Billy Bush of Poe, one of the Nicholas County students who worked on the project, and now is an employee of Summersville Lake Retreat. "But it turned out to be pretty cool, and a lot bigger than I imagined." Bush, who spent two years, including summers, on the project, said he learned a lot about welding and design. "And the next time someone wants to build a lighthouse around here, I'll be ready," he joked.Thursday's public debut of the lighthouse included food, music, crafts, Civil War re-enactors and more.Among those making the 122-step trek to the top was Mary Elkins of Gilboa, who has been monitoring the progress of work on the lighthouse for the past two years."I couldn't wait for this to open," she said. "It's been a fantastic project. People should come and see it now that it's done. The view is gorgeous, and I'm so proud that we have the only lighthouse in the state.""This is absolutely gorgeous," Nicholas County Commissioner Ken Altizer said upon reaching the observation deck and admiring a sweeping view of Summersville Lake.While Altizer said he initially thought the idea of the lighthouse "was a little strange, the more I talked to Steve and Donna, the better the idea seemed to get," he said. "If you want to get things done in this state, you need folks like Steve and Donna to make them happen."Guided tours of the lighthouse will be offered daily, three times an hour, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting. Cost is $7 for adults and children 12 and older, and $5 for those 3 to 11 years old, or 65 and older.The addition of the lighthouse tour program has allowed Summersville Lake Retreat to more than double its workforce, from 9 to 20. 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Was out guerrilla golfing today, gusts were up to 25+ mph at times. I worked a lot with my SG-MD1 and I have to say, it performed beautifully. Even into direct headwind and downhill it stayed straight and reliable. I have no doubts about how well it can handle headwinds anymore. It won't fade hard, but it won't flip out of course either, unless you OAT it of course. I was also pleased to see that it didn't really get pushed around by the wind that much.
Overall a very positive experience and reaffirmed my decision to keep it in the bag, even though I hardly use it. It does have it's place.


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cruz duck wrote:I was talking to a friend who throws forehand drives pretty well. He commented that he can throw farther with a higher release point. For his longest throws, he actually releases at shoulder height or even higher. I found this especially interesting because I do the opposite. I lean down and release the disk below my waist.
I am a little concerned about this. I had been told that you can avoid arm problems by keeping your elbow close to your body. I don't see any way to release at shoulder level and keep your elbow by your body.
Yesterday I tried a more upright position and I released the disk about waist level. My drives were inconsistent (not surprising since I am changing my technique), but the good throws went farther than my low release throws by 30 feet or so. Plus the upright position seems more balanced and I think I could be more consistent with it.
So that raises a few questions for the forehand experts out there:
1) Is it really safer to throw with your elbow close to your body?
2) Would you gain more distance if you threw with your elbow farther from your body? This is a scary thought to me, would I risk injury to my arm to gain more distance?
3) For forehands, does release height affect distance?
4) Did my 30 foot gains come from release height or upright position?
Or does it all depend on the thrower. Try different heights and body positions and find out what works best for you?
JR wrote:For me the grip needs to be tighter earlier in the FH than with the BH to keep the disc from flopping around from slipping away due to higher forces applied. Because FH are shorter despite the high launch speeds, i'm inclined to believe, that the spin rate is lower FH. There's the story of FH having around a quarter less RPM on the disc, but i have not seen studies about that. That makes me interested in trying this out some time, but my FH driving for more than approach distances is 8 days old.
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Sony's next-gen PS4 console will not require a constant internet connection for users to access its features, Sony's worldwide Studios president has said.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Shuhei Yoshida said that despite a vast array of social, cross-platform and cloud streaming features, users will stay be able to play their PS4 offline if they want to.
"You can play offline, but you may want to keep it connected," he said.
"The system has the low-power mode - I don't know the official term - that the main system is shut down but the subsystem is awake. Downloading or updating or you can wake it up using either the tablet, smartphone or PS Vita."
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text: How have the Hoosiers never been to the college world series? I don't really follow college baseball that closely. Is the Big Ten a weak conference when it comes to national baseball? Anyhoo.....congrats to the Hoosiers. They are playing great right now. I've been watching a lot of the regional games this year. Some really good games.


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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - October 23, 2012) - Biota Holdings Limited (ASX: BTA) (Biota) announces that the shareholders of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (Nabi) have approved proposals related to the business combination transaction with Biota, at a shareholders meeting held at 4:30pm EDT on October 22, 2012 in Bethesda, MD.
As set out in the Explanatory Memorandum on August 6, 2012, Nabi shareholders were to vote on a number of proposals, including the following:
Each of these proposals was approved by the requisite majority votes.
Biota shareholders will meet at 2:00pm on October 23, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia to approve the Revised Scheme of Arrangement in relation to the transaction. Shareholders unable to attend the meeting will be provided with results immediately upon conclusion.
About Biota
Biota is a leading anti-infective drug development company based in Melbourne Australia, with key expertise in respiratory diseases, particularly influenza. Biota developed the first-in-class neuraminidase inhibitor, zanamivir, subsequently marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as Relenza. Biota research breakthroughs include a series of candidate drugs aimed at treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and Hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections. Biota has a well advanced program for human rhinovirus (HRV) infection with a completed Phase IIb study in asthmatic subjects.
In addition, Biota and Daiichi Sankyo co-own a range of second generation influenza antivirals, of which the lead product lnavir®, is marketed in Japan. Biota holds a contract from the US Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for the advanced development of laninamivir in the USA.
Relenza™ is a registered trademark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies.
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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
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Many normal tissues, including the eyes, brain, and spinal cord are very close to cancers in the nasopharynx. The dose of radiation delivered to the cancer is limited by tolerance of these normal tissues. Standard radiation treatment techniques using three or four radiation beams cannot avoid delivering some dose of radiation to these normal tissues that do not need to get radiation. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) uses many hundreds of computer-controlled radiation beams aimed at your cancer to try to lower the amount of radiation that normal tissues receive, while still delivering the desired amount of radiation to your cancer and to areas that your doctor thinks may have cancer cells.
The doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital are conducting this study in order to test whether the use of IMRT techniques can improve the chance of controlling your cancer in the head and neck region.
|Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
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|A Phase II Study of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- The primary objective of this study is to evaluate 3 year local progression free survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) techniques. [ Time Frame: q2 monthly during year 1, q3 monthly during year 2; q4 monthly during year 3; q6 monthly during year 4 and annually thereafter ]
- -the ability of IMRT techniques to spare long term xerostomia as evaluated by saliva flow rates.
- -the nature and prevalence of acute and late side effects and their relationship to local dose.
- -the dosimetric differences between conventional "forward planned" two dimensional plans, three dimensional plans and Intensity modulated radiation therapy.
- -evaluation of failure with respect to the doses in the region of the failure
- -quality of life measurements in patients after receiving IMRT for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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- Confirmed histopathologic diagnosis of nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma requiring primary radiation
- less than 70 yrs of age
- Stage T1-T4; N0-N3; M0
- KPS less than 70
- no prior RT to H&N or chemotherapy for H&N
- no other malignancy except non-melanomatous skin cancer
- no distant mets
- no contraindication to RT or chemotherapy
- adequate organ function
- informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Major medical or psychiatric illness, which would interfere with either completion of therapy and follow-up or with full and complete understanding of the risks and potential complications of the therapy.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00188877
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|University Health Network, Toronto
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|NCT00188877 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated:
|September 21, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Pharyngeal Neoplasms
Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Nasopharyngeal Diseases
Pharyngeal Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017