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Learning how to make cool bracelets is easy with this lovely project from Absolute Crystal Components. Use beautiful Swarovski pearl beads and crystals to create a chic bracelet for yourself or your friends.
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- Creating the dangles. To create the Crystal Bicone, Pearl and Metal dangles start by sliding your beads on a head pin, create a loop on the top of the last bead and cut the excess wire (see Jewelry Making Techniques- Head Pin Loop). Repeat this process until you have completed:
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- Making the Center Piece. Open the 8mm SP&L Jump Ring and go through the pointed loop of your pendants (center loop of the bottom). Be sure the both pendants have the crystal face to the same side. Before you close your jump ring slide all your dangles created before and close the jump ring. On the external loops attach one Falling Star Charm on each loop by using 4mm SP&L Jump Rings. Reserve the center piece until you create the strands for your bracelet.
- Creating a Crystal Chain. Before we create a crystal chain we have to create crystal links. To create the single crystal link start by sliding a 6mm Swarovski Crystal Bicone on an eye pin and make a loop on top of the bead and cut the excess wire. Repeat this process until you complete twelve 6mm Swarovski Crystal links. To create the crystal chain connect the crystal links by opening one loop of the eye pin and attaching it to the bottom loop of another single crystal link. Make two chains with six links. Cut four pieces of the Oval Link Chain of the same length than the crystal chains (Approximately 3 inches).
- Bringing it all together. Take your center piece. Using 4mm Jump Rings attach the pieces of metal chain to the external loops of the pendants. Open a jump ring and go through the center loop of the pendant and through one of the ends of the crystal chain and close. Repeat this step in the other pendant.
- Attaching the Crystal Toggle. To attach the toggle bar take the very end of the bracelet, place a jump ring through the end of each chain (two oval metal and one crystal chain) then through the toggle loop and close your jump ring. Repeat this step on the other end using the round Crystal toggle.
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2 Crystal Pendants - Smoked Topaz Lt Colorado Topaz Where do you get these?
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Hi pikachu0919 265714 6! These beads are made by a company Absolute Crystal Companies. Unfortunately, it looks like their site is no longer active. You could easily, however, use similar looking beads. Hope that helps! Kaylee, Editor
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I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me with an issue that has been frustrating me recently, regarding labelling/noting.
I have been trying to work out, when doing vipassana meditation, if, when my attention is drawn away from my breath, say to feelings of 'fear' for example, which I would then observe, should that 'fear' then turn into 'anger' after my observation has caused the 'fear' to dissolve, should I then observe the 'anger' that has arose on the back of the original feeling 'fear', or should I instantly refocus on the breath.
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Yesterday I started a thread about my failed community t-shirt project, and I got a bit more than I bargained for. One quote in particular gave me a shock.
... the atmosphere around here over the last few years has gone from "the fun place to be to discuss web design" to "watch Sitepoint make as much money as they can" with the help of the volunteer forum members.
I think that this quote seems to be indicative of how many people are feeling at the moment, which means that I'm doing something wrong.
Before I ask you to tell my why you think this culture change has occurred, I first need to point out that the quote isn't accurate in it's entirety. Our SitePoint community actually stands beside the SitePoint 'the company' and is not a money making venture in any way, shape or form. Forum staff are not responsible for making money for the company. There is no onus on me as Community Manager to generate any kind of income for SitePoint. I love that.
So, that being said, I have two questions for you. What is it about the culture here at the forums that gives the impression that we are trying to make money and what do you think I can do to turn things around so that this goes back to being "the fun place to be to discuss web design"?
I'm always linking to my own stuff. Worst that could happen is some mod removes it or I get banned. shrug
My apologies, I haven't been very active here in a while (work, life, other stuff), so perhaps I shouldn't comment. Nonetheless, I would like to answer.
Today was the first time I've been to SitePoint in a while. I was happy to find SitePoint feels much the same to me as on other visits. I see some familiar faces that were here when I was more active; it doesn't look like there's been a lot of turnover. I see friendly banter and thoughtful questions. Furthermore, there's still many patient responses with very little of the "RTFM!" or "lurn2google n00b" attitude that characterizes many other forums.
In other words, SitePoint is just as good as I remember it. Better, actually: there's even more information. Coming back was like running into an old friend and discovering they're doing really well.
Regardless, I applaud your willingness to consider criticism. Indeed, I think that part of what's kept SitePoint alive so long has been this constant tweaking and examination of the community. In this regard, I think there's some parallels with Slashdot...evolutionary adaptations to the site suggested and selected by a passionate core membership.
As for the commercial aspects, well, I understand. This stuff costs money. In my opinion, however, your commercial side reasonable, tasteful, and context-appropriate. I've found your products useful and informative.
The current model works OK for me. I understand you're trying to find a balance that brings in revenue without making people set up another Adblock Plus filter. That's a fine line. If people are complaining about the intrusiveness, there might be other options.
On Slashdot, for example, they give people the ability to disable or limit advertising if they're reached a certain level of participation in the community. It's related to their notion of "karma" there, so it's not simply quantity of posts, but factors like post quality, length of membership, etc. Perhaps this might be an alternative?
Or what about a tiered subscription option...visit, more ads; join and participate, reduced ads, quality participation or send us X amount, and lose the ads. Send us X amount more, and get all of our books. Just don't punish people with really obnoxious advertising if they don't pay, of course!
Yes, some people won't be happy with any advertising, product sales, or anything that suggests SitePoint might have commercial interests. Are they simply griping about the advertising, or do they have any practical alternatives? Is there another model (besides donation- or subscription-based) that scales effectively?
TaliaJ / TaliaJ2 (Been here since 2005; first account had some sort of unresolvable password issue :()
/All this said...I'm sorry, but the t-shirts were a real yawn.
Actually, I can think of a number of individuals that do fit the bill (not you Sagewing), however, as far as I know, none of them are staff (though they do have some awards, so they have those icons that may be mistaken as staff).
However, their numbers are quite few, and you learn to just kind of ignore them when they get uppity. =p It's always the loud few that overshadow the quieter minority.
I've been hanging around for a long time and it hasn't changed THAT much. It's grown and become a bit less casual and a bit more formal, perhaps, but not dramatically so. SitePoint has evolved and there are more products and promotions but the forum hasn't been dramatically affected.
And I remember years ago people saying that SitePoint was just about money, blah blah. I remember people saying 'this place has changed' way way way back.
SitePoint is a business, and this is a forum owned by a business, and there will always be people who resent the idea that SitePoint endeavors to make money rather than simply supporting the forum in some Utopian fantasy world.
Like any community, it ebbs and flows and as it grows it becomes better in some ways and worse is some others. As the forum grows and gets older, there are more people who will be vocal in their criticism, but that can also be interpreted as part of the overall success of the forum.
Overall it seems to have done well over the years - it's hard to keep a forum fresh and going for so long!
I've been a member on Sitepoint for a long time and initially was fairly active, then had a quiet patch, and now im starting to get back into it.
The forums were pivotal for me in my early learning of PHP and MySQL, and it is nice to now be able to return some of that knowledge, whilst knowing that many members can help me out with more advanced problems.
I have previously bought a couple of Sitepoint published books. What I would say about the books (at least the ones I have read) is that they are good, but don't make the must read list for me. That is why when I see ads or receive emails about the books, its more of a hindrance than anything else, so I kindof overlook it. Can't say that I am bothered by the advertising space though.
I think the forums did start to nosedive in terms of quality of posts (perhaps mostly spam / borderline spam) however thankfully the quality is now back and as good as ever.
I am guilty of virtually never visiting the front page or looking in the articles, though I guess personally I would like to see more business orientated resources.
Generally I think Sitepoint is definitely on the right track, its not easy for forums when people's attention spans are in decline, and you have competing sites like Stack Overflow - perhaps you could look at a stricter Q & A section and keep the forums as is, for waffling (like this post)
P.S. I would use the marketplace if I thought I would get results, but I fear my listing will be lost in the junk.
I must admit that before this discussion started I never made a distinction between Sitepoint the company and Sitepoint the forum. And that is part of the problem I think. If people have an issue with the way the company works, they may tar the forums with the same brush.
I think the forums are great and I have done for a long time. Of course there's a certain amount of content that is less interesting, less helpful, occasionally unpleasant (very occasionally), but that is all true of any forum, and much less so on this one than on many.
And I have to pay tribute to Hawk who is doing a great job, and I hope is not blaming herself for the t shirt problem or anything else that's been raised about hte forums. She was the one who helped me when I had an urgent problem with a Sitepoint (the company) product recently, while the company's "customer service" department simply ignored me.
So yes, you guessed, I do have issues with Sitepoint the company. I used to admire it hugely, but I think it is beginning to lose its way in a number of ways. I'd be happy to elaborate, but maybe we should start a new discussion for that?
Since joining SitePoint early 2004 I have seen it change over the years, infact I learnt php/css/html/mysql/etc...right here as well as books and other websites.
This was due to members staff or not with their knowledge helped me out and others. To me it doesn't matter what profession they are in it's just being part of SPF and helping out that really counts. God hey, I'm on my second job since joining SPF (if only you knew what I do :D), I hope to get my third at some point.
Anyway, I tend to agree with the banners at the top are a bit annoying but at least there is an option not to show they again, until a new one comes out. I know SPF has some small problems that need to be sorted out but we are working on them.
Overall SPF has become better, stronger and more knowledgeable and will keep on improving over ther years to come and I'm very proud to be part of the SPF team.
Originally Posted by jjshell My only concern is always the same: the mood in the CSS/XHTML forums isn't particularly friendly, and most people posting in those forums aren't fun (pickiness, semantic purity and all the things you have to face before you can actually get an answer). But it's been like that for a long, long time.
I don't agree with this at all. I've posted questions over the last few years and never had anything but friendly considerate treatment.
Originally Posted by andrew-bkk .Seems to me though that of late Sitepoint has allowed its web design forums to become dominated by a small group of overly opinionated idiots who DO hide behind pseudonyms and who quite clearly do NOT have any professional involvement with this industry.
I don't know where you are coming from either. Paul O'B, for example, apart from the knowledge he shares, dedicates an awful lot of time to answering the same questions that get asked day after day. You could criticize those who ask without doing any search for the answer, but accusing those who help is a bit rich.
I don't have any axe to grind with Sitepoint. The courses have been excellent and I knew the price would go up (as Russ's last one has). The books have helped me learn a lot about my trade and I don't mind receiving emails announcing new ones. If I am not interested I just delete them.
True I only participate in CSS, HTML and occasionally Javascript forums and sometimes feel I should help a bit more. However, as someone else said, the ones I can answer usually get answered before I get to them.
I did sign up to the Facebook page, but I can't really see where it fits into my scheme of things. I waste a lot of time reading unnecessary stuff, but that is one of the hazards of the internet.
All in all I think Sitepoint is a very worthwhile place to visit and as most of us are trying to make a living from web design or development, I don't see that we should grumble at you selling useful books and courses. I doubt you will ever be millionaires.
And I only wear plain teeshirts, so I didn't even think of buying yours, sorry.
The staff members daily profession may have nothing to do with the (specific area) they have been assigned within the forum. They don't get voted in because they (or the forum leaders) consider themselves 'design experts' or they may have commercial interest within the web design industry.
May be that is a misconception by some members; that to become staff you have to actually work in web design or considered some kind of guru/specialist?
It is 'completely irrelevant' if one of the Staff is a Cleaning lady, a Website billionaire, Networking professional or Bus driver (as a job). So long as the forum answer/reply is of actual merit or helps the discussion.
Now, if someone "claims" to be a web guy as a day job (commercial) and wants to promote their website fair enough. So long as member doesn't shove their homepage link down people's throats at every opportunity within the main body of the reply. For example claiming they're cool, make loads or money, name drop, say have written or featured in tonnes of books, blogs or other banal things, etc.
A true professional will generally know to keep out commercial interests from a reply within a post.
I have a feeling that you're talking about the staff here. If we're a bunch of overly opinated idiots is a matter of opinion. Some people will think that we are, some people will think that we are not (hopefully :p). Regarding hiding behind pseudonyms... I think that I can speak from everyone else that we don't hide. When you signed up you had to use a user name and so I did... but the reasons to use an alias instead of my real name had nothing to do with hiding and lots to do with fun Of course, when I signed up I never thought that I was going to be part of the staff! :lol:
What I mean is you're making a dangerous assumption here.
Firstly, I'm a lurker and don't remotely consider myself part of the community - just look at my post count to date I joined!
But I do remember "Ye Olde Days" and I've watched Sitepoint develop over the years as a forum and business. I've bought lots of books and subscribed to the (mostly excellent) newsletters.
I'd suggest the answer to the original question has already been made by "seriocomic" in post #3.
If I compare to other webdesign forums, this one has always been very (read: more) helpful to me.
Oh, I aswel noticed on other websites that there are more "pigs" insulting other forum members than here... so relatively, it's not so bad here
Haha, you've made my day
Glad to know I can help I may not post much here, but I've been coming here since back in 2002. I visit the site almost daily and find the forums to be a great resource for finding information.... just hope the front page articles can turn back to that sort of resource as well.
Like I said I don't have negative feelings, I am just posting how I see sitepiont.
Calling peoples posts negative or hateful are usually just an uneducated way to try to discredit them.
Like I said Hawk was asking for feedback and opinions and these are mine. No need to try to discredit them. Seems like others have similar feeling as I do also, sorry not everyone thinks the same as you.
I,m glad you have benefited from sitepiont for me I have gained most of my skills and knowledge other places so sitepiont doesn't have the same value to me.
If Hawk wanted all pat on the back everything is fine she probably would of started a thread called "why do you love sitepiont". But thats not what it is it is "The Culture of The SitePoint Community - Your View"
I think the 'vibe' at Sitepoint is overall pretty good.. things could be worse, it could be like d*gitalp:nono:int!
This is exactly what I was going to post. Although it's not directly related to the forums, for me, I visit the homepage and then navigate to the forums. When the homepage has "garbage" articles on it, I tend to just move on my way, and only end up in the forums when I'm looking for answers on a problem.
SitePoint.com used to publish only useful articles and tutorials. Now you see a few development articles smashed between random topics, lists, etc. that, as masm50 said, look like something from Mashable. Seeing that "garbage" is a turnoff for me personally. I've always known SitePoint as a place relating to web development. The slogan on the front page even says "Become a better web developer." Yet now there seems to be much more "tech news" related articles versus straight up design and development articles and tutorials.
I know this is not something Hawk can necessarily change directly but that's my two cents.
Hi HAWK! After thinking about your questions, I came up with some answers regarding the first one... I think that the comparison between years past versus present posts pertaining to things such as "free t-shirts", "free books", etc. has some ownership with this "making money" stigma. For example, currently, I see on the homepage feed a topic about "SitePoint T-shirts - What Went Wrong?" While I understand that the overall goal with a thread like this is probably not to generate income, I also understand, too, what message it implies to someone reading it--let's make money through residual mediums, like, say, t-shirts!
Keeping in mind that I've accrued some time around here, I can honestly say that threads like this were never generated on the homepage of the forums 2 or 3 years ago. Back then, you saw nothing but threads that came from the visitor base about various issues strictly web design or development. Now, however, it seems as if there's always some sort of "social network" element intertwined with whatever posts get generated on the homepage of the forums. I think this is what causes a lot of the panic around here--there's just too much of the contemporary "social crap" now meshed into the forums. It's kind of ironic, I guess, because this is a type of community, but personally, I'm so tired of this web 2.0 social network junk that I sometimes shun it. This is just my interpretation or feeling, of course...
Here's some ideas I came up with to improve the proverbial community (my apologies if some or all have already been mentioned):
1.) Reduce the number of blog posts within the homepage feed of the forums. It's somewhat redundant and half the time, if the user wishes to read more about these posts, they'll have already clicked on the link on the sitepoint.com page rather than clicking on it within the forum page.
2.) In the forums, why not try to generate more forum posts? For example, right now, we currently have a feed that generates approximately 14 or so posts from the forums varying in mixed sources (i.e. - some are "Highlighted Posts" while others may be archival feeds from past dates, etc. Instead of keeping solely with this routine, why not expand and refine this? For example, instead of just generating the said amount above, generate more and make the final product be organized into smaller, more refined blocks, etc. (similar to a checkerboard effect but not so similar...) I hope I'm making sense with this... Regardless, it would pave the way to more interaction from the visitors, expose more information as many feeds could possibly come from each or many of the forum sections (i.e. - JavaScript, PHP, ASP, etc.), and would definitely be stickier content than what we have now.
3.) Is it possible to integrate some form of video post feature? I know the required resources for something like this would be incredibly demanding, but just imagine how personalized it would be for each registered member... I know, I know... Probably a pipe dream.
Otherwise, I think what you're doing around here is perfectly fine. Keep up the great work!
it seems to me that some heavy contributors might feel betrayed in the sense that SP is making money while they are continuously building the SP forums that makes SP able to make those money.
as from my point of view, at the moment i'm just happy to learn and get tested here on SP.
and ds60 makes a big point: it's a big community but does it runs it self? in the real world, we all pay money for the roads getting us to pubs to meet and chit-chat. we all pay taxes that make parks and gathering squares possible. those taxes give us the right to enrage when things are wrong.
here there are no taxes. if you want to give, give. if you want to take, take. as for the adverts, well, it's like with women: we can all look, but touching is at your own expense


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Coming off somewhat of a "down" month in May, the June Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed that manufacturing is indeed still on solid ground.
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Coming off somewhat of a "down" month in May, the June Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed that manufacturing is indeed still on solid ground.
The ISM reported that the index it uses to measure the manufacturing sector—known as the PMI—was 55.3 in June, up 1.8 percent from May's 53.5. May marked the first month in 2011 that the PMI did not exceed 60. But even though the last two months were below 60, manufacturing experts said it was likely the PMI would head down a little bit.
Any PMI reading 50 or higher represents economic growth. And despite the sequential decline, June is the 25th consecutive month economic growth has occurred in the overall economy and the 23d consecutive month economic activity in the manufacturing sector has occurred, according to the report.
New orders were up 0.6 percent at 51.6, and production saw a 0.5 percent gain at 54.5. Employment also was up at 59.9 for a 1.7 percent increase.
"The index at 55.3 is positive and welcome news," said Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, in an interview. "A number of people were predicting for a lower reading than that. This recovery in manufacturing has been sustained for 23 months now through thick and thin, and this is another indication of that positive trend."
The strong employment reading in this report, said Holcomb, represents a very strong optimism and shows that manufacturers are willing to take on more staff and serves as a strong leading indicator of good things to come over the next two months.
Inventories also had a strong month with a 5.4 percent gain to come in at 54.1, while customer inventories were up 7.5 percent at 47.0.
This increase continues and "up and down ride" over the last five months or so, noted Holcomb, and remains in an acceptable range.
"The managing inventories—raw materials, commodities, and inputs to manufacturing—is occurring at an acceptable range and shows good inventory management discipline," explained Holcomb. "I am not particularly concerned about inventory readings being up over 50 at this point, because of the fluctuation."
Prices were down 8.5 percent in June, following a 9 percent decline in May for a cumulative 17.5 percent dip over the last two months.
Holcomb labeled this development as very good news.
"The drop-off in fuel has a lot to do with it," he said. "Gas, oil and diesel helps directly with transportation but it also impacts other things. This is clearly welcome, but there is continuing concern about inflation and prices, with people looking for more relief going forward."
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After four straight months of rapid growth in the manufacturing sector to kick off 2011, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that overall activity was down somewhat in May.
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While consumer spending is dragging somewhat due to increasing fuel prices, manufacturing growth shows no sign of stalling out based on data released today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).
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Gray spends between 60 and 90 minutes a day, five days a week, in the training room, and trains with her teammates in the pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are also spent working out with the Blue Devils with no coaches around.
"I'm just trying to get back as soon as I can but as safe as I can," she said.
She's working the muscles around the kneecap that came loose while she strained for a rebound while colliding with a Wake Forest player in a late February home game. The injury was rare - McKeehan said she'd never treated a dislocated kneecap during her 12 years at Duke.
Gray still was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference's co-player of the year by the league's coaches following a season in which she averaged 13.1 points and led the ACC with averages
of 5.6 assists and 3.7 steals at the time of her injury.
The Blue Devils (33-3) remained formidable without their leader, but they clearly weren't the same team.
They found a way to win their third ACC tournament title under coach Joanne P. McCallie and reach a fourth straight NCAA tournament regional final before falling to Notre Dame in the round of eight.
Gray had surgery March 14 and almost immediately started working on flexing her knee. She's four months into a six-month rehab process and insists she'll be back at full strength when her senior season starts this fall.
"It kind of started before I even had surgery, being of the mindset that I had to get back as safe as possible but as soon as possible," Gray said. "You have to balance out - there's a limit to what you can do, but you have to push that limit a little bit."
Duke's training staff came up with a regimen to build up her hips and quadriceps with the goal of keeping pressure off her knee.
In one drill, Gray placed her right foot atop a thick block of foam and raised her left leg while throwing and catching passes of varying heights and distances.
That drill is "working on using her hip strength, quad strength, hamstring to try to keep her balance versus her just putting the whole load on her knee and ankle joints," McKeehan said. "It makes her work her hips a little more, and the idea from that is, once we get into cutting and stuff, her hips are stronger and will take the brunt of it versus her knee joint taking it all."
Another training technique has a leg press connected to a computer for a motion-sensitive video game - think "Frogger" with your feet. Gray guided a digital character through a maze of obstacles by extending and bending her knees.
Those drills sure seem to be working. Gray wasn't wearing a brace on her knee during the workouts observed by the AP.
"I can feel the strength of my hips increasing and my quads getting work a lot," Gray said.
She's certainly come a long way from that fateful Sunday afternoon when she landed awkwardly while she was fouled by Wake Forest's Dearica Hamby while going for a rebound.
Gray collapsed to the court instantly, clutching the knee, and her screams echoed throughout Cameron Indoor Stadium.
"I was able to hear myself scream through the (speakers)," Gray said, describing her reaction to watching a replay of the injury. "Tears came down as soon as I felt it, and just watching it, it was painful. And I've had those nights where it was like, 'I just wish I could play.' But I had to switch out my mindset a little bit."
Those in charge of her rehab certainly have noticed Gray's determination.
"She's always been a step ahead with rehab stuff, and it's been nice for me not to have somebody that's lagging behind," McKeehan said. "She does anything we ask her to. You can't ask for anything better than that."
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TADANARI Lee is hoping his wonder goal against Derby will earn him a first Saints league start since his January move.
The Japanese striker bagged his first Saints goal with a stunning strike across the penalty area and into the opposite top corner to round off his side's 4-0 hammering of Derby at St Mary's last weekend.
Lee, pictured, came on at half time to replace Billy Sharp, who is still settling into life on the south coast, and is now pushing to take his place in the starting line-up when Saints visit Watford tomorrow.
Nigel Adkins is blessed with a host of top class Championship strikers from which to select but, as ever, the choice is who will partner Rickie Lambert.
Sharp has been preferred since his £1.8m switch from Doncaster last month and has shown signs of striking up a good partnership with Lambert but has not had quite the goal threat he usually carries as he gets used to his new surroundings.
Lee has been enjoying a similar settling in period after J-League football in Japan but his goal against Derby has put him well into contention to bag a start.
David Connolly is another option having been on the bench in recent weeks whilst Adkins should also be able to call upon Guly do Prado again.
The Brazilian was forced to sit out the Derby game through illness but could come back into the side at Vicarage Road tomorrow.
Should Adkins decide to include him then he will face a very tough choice – either play him up front with Lambert or drop Richard Chaplow from the right of midfield after his impressive return to the side following injury.
Adkins is also hoping that Frazer Richardson will have recovered sufficiently from his minor injury to return to the team. If not then Dan Harding could continue to deputise at right back or there could be a first league appearance since October for the fit again Danny Butterfield.
Jos Hooiveld was withdrawn at half time in the Derby game having already scored to put Saints ahead.
That move was a precaution as he was again feeling the tight hamstring that had kept him out of action for a few weeks previously.
Hooiveld should be fully fit and ready to start again alongside Jose Fonte in the centre of the Saints defence.


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A look at the latest releases, plus what's new in paperback.
By Kate Whiting
New fiction
The Daughters Of Mars by Thomas Keneally is published in hardback by Sceptre, priced £18.99. Available now.
Acclaimed and prolific Australian author and non-fiction essayist Thomas Keneally presents his 29th novel, The Daughters Of Mars.
The four-time Man Booker-shortlisted writer was also the mind behind Schindler's Ark, the book that was subsequently made into the Oscar-winning movie Schindler's List.
His latest book continues with a wartime setting, providing us with a story both grandiose in scale and searingly intimate.
During the First World War, two sisters escape their father's dairy farm near Sydney, Australia, along with the dark and guilty secret they shared there.
Becoming nurses in the Dardanelles, the Durance sisters experience the unrestricted horrors of the conflict, but they are inspired by strong, extraordinary women, and forge a bond they couldn't have previously imagined.
Both sisters fall in love, with their future happiness and survival resting on the whims of fate.
Vivid and intelligent, engrossing and moving, The Daughters Of Mars provides a stunning, unflinching vision of the First World War.
(Review by James Fry)
The House Of Memories by Monica McInerney is published in paperback by Macmillan, priced £12.99. Available now.
Perhaps the worst thing that can ever happen to a parent is the death of a child. When Australian editor Ella O'Hanlon's toddler son dies, she runs away from her husband Aidan and her family and goes to live with her British uncle Lucas at his house in London.
The house is full of memories for Ella, as it was here she first bonded with her uncle over their shared surname Fox and where she met her Irish husband, when he was a student and working as a tutor for Lucas in return for board.
Monica McInerney's book is part first-person narrative from Ella, part epistolary tale, with emails written by her concerned half-brother Charlie, and diary entries from her spoilt half-sister Jess, who Ella holds responsible for her son's death.
It's an engaging novel, although as Ella recounts long swathes of her past, it sometimes verges on the kind of round-robin letter from a friend you only half-read.
(Review by Kate Whiting)
Elephant Moon by John Sweeney is published in hardback by Silvertail Books, priced £18.99 (ebook, £9.99). Available now.
Author and investigative journalist John Sweeney turns his attention to the plight of Burmese refugees during the Second World War in this rich historical novel.
As the Japanese gain ground in Asia, Rangoon-based teacher Grace desperately tries to save a class of schoolchildren by fleeing to India, but their journey is wrought with danger.
Getting by on the mercies of strangers, they get to the north of Burma with the Japanese hot on their heels, and just when all seems lost, they are picked up by the Number One Elephant Company.
But the Japanese soldiers pursuing them over the mountains to India aren't the only threat to the refugees.
Sweeney delivers a Second World War story from a unique point of view, offering a deftly realised on-the-road novel alive with the horrors of war. It's a solid read for people who like an adventure.
(Review by Ben Major)
A Blink Of The Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction by Terry Pratchett is published in hardback by Doubleday, priced £20. Available now.
Terry Pratchett has dozens of best-selling novels to his name, but this is the first published collection of his shorter works.
With the earliest piece written in 1963, when Pratchett was 13, the quality is necessarily variable; except for the most completist fan, the squibs and juvenilia are chiefly of historical interest.
The bulk of the book, though, is a treasure house of delightful rarities, finally made available for a wider public.
Several stories are set in Pratchett's best-known creation, the comic-fantasy land of Discworld; others have stranger locations still.
A few take place in worlds you could mistake for our own, but Pratchett also ramps up the ridiculous, with his popular character Death visiting a provincial disco, and the tale of how chickens prove surprisingly resourceful when pushed too far.
Some are hilarious, others haunting, and the best (especially the elegiac Troll Bridge) are both.
Few can any longer doubt Pratchett's skill, but this is a valuable reminder of his sometimes overlooked versatility.
(Review by Alex Sarll)
Children's book of the week
Jonathan & Martha by Petr Horacek is published in hardback by Phaidon, priced £7.95. Available now.
At first sight, this picture book looks like a rip-off of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, only with worms.
The green collage effect used on the cover is very reminiscent of Eric Carle's classic. But once you start reading, it's clear this is a very different tale altogether.
Jonathan and Martha (the worms) meet when they chomp their way through a pear from opposite sides and end up getting tangled.
It's a very sweet love story which will teach little ones how to share. And it taught this adult not to judge a book by its cover.
(Review by Kate Whiting)
Celebrate: A Year Of British Festivities For Families And Friends by Pippa Middleton is published in hardback by Michael Joseph, priced £25. Available now.
Her most celebrated achievement is showcasing her shapely derriere in a bridesmaid's dress, so it was perhaps inevitable that Pippa Middleton's first foray into publishing would be met with cynicism.
While millions of talented writers struggle for years to get noticed, the sister of the Duchess of Cambridge is rumoured to have bagged an eye-watering £400,000 for her debut book, Celebrate: A Year Of British Festivities For Families And Friends.
Her credentials? Her experience with her parents' firm Party Pieces, her work with events company Table Talk and presumably, although it's not explicitly stated here, her reputation as a fun-loving socialite.
Celebrate is a guide to festivities throughout the year and features a mix of recipes, games, crafts and decoration ideas and plenty of glossy photos.
More than 400 pages long, it's certainly packed with tips and ideas. Some are amusingly simplistic (do we really need half a page of instructions on how to stage an egg and spoon race, or to be told that "sharp-bladed scissors" are best for cutting wrapping paper?), whereas others are frustratingly brief. She suggests rounders as a fun summer sport, for example, and then urges readers to look up the rules online.
There is a great focus on ways to keep kids entertained, complete with shots of a beaming Pippa surrounded by unnamed children, which is a bit bewildering considering she is yet to start a family of her own. Indeed, the guide to the Halloween game of 'Mummy chase' - where nominated players are wrapped up in loo roll and sent on a race - calls to mind the more familiar image of the Middleton sister decked out in a toilet paper dress at a student party.
But there is still plenty to enjoy in this book. The photos are undoubtedly lovely, many of the recipe ideas are simple and inviting (I will definitely be trying the sparkling gold-leaf jellies at my next soiree) and the suggested tipples to accompany each dish are a nice touch.
Her writing is gushy and bland at times (she is brimming with enthusiasm for every occasion, from breakfast to Burns Night), but there are some sweet insights into her family life. We learn, for example, that her dad, Michael, would train an Anglepoise lamp into her tent while she camped in her parents' garden, and that her mum, Carole, ties a ribbon around her drink at Christmas to stop her taking other people's by mistake.
While Celebrate may not be the go-to guide to entertaining, it's a stylish addition to the coffee table and a nice one to dip into.
(Review by Diana Pilkington)
How Do We Fix This Mess? The Economic Price Of Having It All And The Route To Lasting Poverty by Robert Peston and Laurence Knight is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £20. Available now.
How Do We Fix This Mess? is the latest book by award-winning journalist and BBC business editor Robert Peston.
Peston has the advantage of being able to write as an insider, having first worked as a stockbroker after graduating. He writes accessibly and lucidly about what brought about the financial crash of 2007/8 and how we can rebuild our economy.
How Do We Fix This Mess? presents some of the major paradoxes of the financial world in an insightful, sometimes anecdotal way.
Peston writes it is through Facebook that the population has been able to express its frustration at corporation tax evasion, yet it is companies like Facebook that have deliberately avoided UK corporation tax.
Peston's answer to the question he poses is that we must start to live within our means, manufacture desirable products for Bric countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - and return to a financial model where bankers are servants to their country, not masters.
(Review by Daisy Wyatt)
Destiny In The Desert by Jonathan Dimbleby is published in hardback by Profile, priced £25. Available now
In a book produced for the 70th anniversary, Jonathan Dimbleby reassesses "the battle that turned the tide", acknowledging that it is widely recognised as insignificant in the ultimate defeat of the Nazis.
But in a stunning revelation, Dimbleby asserts that El Alamein was a battle fought as part of the process of safeguarding the Empire.
It is his view that the battle exemplified that for Churchill there were two primary objectives, preserve the Empire and defeat the Nazi regime.
After all, he did declare he was not appointed "to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire".
Dimbleby astutely argues his case and in doing so offers a thought-provoking and convincing case in an area of history that is more than well explored.
For amateur historians and academics alike, this is a piece of work more than worth taking note of and that opens new debate.
(Review by Tinashe Sithole)
David Mitchell: Back Story is published in hardback by HarperCollins, priced £20. Available now.
David Mitchell (the comedian, not the novelist) metaphorically recalls his rise to fame as popular TV comedy personality during one of his daily walks through London.
Along the way, Flat Roofed Pubs (FRPs), Public Loos, and Marks & Spencer serve to rekindle turning points in his rise to fame.
Familiarly, Mitchell serves up a chronological narrative of his life so far, however this feels like a history lesson at times (that being his choice of study at Cambridge).
He touches base on all the usual questions asked of the famous, such as sexual orientation, religious beliefs, parental relationships, etc.
As expected, a large percentage features his partnership with comedy soulmate Robert Webb, including their meeting and times in which they could not bare to be in the same room as each other.
Predictably intelligent and witty, Mitchell delivers an entertaining journey through his life, which culminates in meeting the undeniable love of his life.
(Review by Wayne Walls)
Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger is published by Simon & Schuster, priced £20. Available now
Bodybuilder-turned-Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to run for Governor of California because, in his own words, "It'll be so funny".
Of course, it wasn't funny - he is regarded by some as the worst governor the state has ever had.
Schwarzenegger's autobiography does little to raise the smile that he manages to do so well in the public eye.
His lack of skill as a writer is equalled by his mastery at ignoring his own flaws.
A particularly chilling example is the mention of the affair that led to the birth of a child and the break-up of his marriage.
Seemingly nothing more than a footnote, it reads: "Mildred had been working in our household for five years and all of a sudden we were alone in the guest house. When Mildred gave birth the following August, she named the baby Joseph."
It seems there's a lot of things missing from this story - regret being chief among them. This is a self-congratulatory 650-page romp that even fans of Schwarzenegger may struggle to enjoy.
(Review by Lewis Young)
The Missing Ink: The Lost Art Of Handwriting (And Why It Still Matters) by Philip Hensher is published in hardback by Macmillan, priced £14.99. Available now.
Lecturer Philip Hensher lifts the pen lid on writing styles and developments in an interesting history of the dying art form of using ink on paper.
He passionately explains how changes in the past 80 years to the way children learn has helped to make handwriting more individualistic - a stark contrast to uniform styles of yesteryear enforced on young learners.
But this new individuality also opened the doors for analytical experts to identify all sorts of character traits in each writer - not to mention to illegible exam papers.
Hensher's own analysis of handwriting could benefit contextually from more practical examples, although it is witty, warm and laugh-out-loud funny in parts.
Some of his anecdotes are forgettable - but the feeling of guilt when returning to a computer or touchscreen almost straight after reading this book certainly isn't.
(Review by Caroline Davison)
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Our Amish Georgetown Beadboard Bed can be customized with a contrasting beadboard color to create a dramatically different look, as seen above. It fits a standard mattress and is available in Twin, Full & Queen sizes. The Amish Georgetown Beadboard bed is made of solid kiln dried Eastern White Pine that has been responsibly grown & harvested in the Great Lakes region. The beadboard panels are made of tongue in groove solid pine. Made in Indiana.
Eastern White Pine, called the "Tree of Peace" by the Iroquois nation, frequently has knots and they add to the character of the finished piece. Our builder hand selects premium grade lumber and benchcrafts each item to our customers' specifications. If interested in making any alterations, email us to discuss details.
- Hand made in the USA
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- Mortise & tenon joints
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- MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) free
- Fits standard size mattress
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Tokyo hotel in Chiyoda, walk to National Diet Building
Popular property highlights
Located in Chiyoda, this luxury hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Suntory Hall, Tokyo Imperial Palace, and National Diet Building. Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Midtown are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features 3 restaurants, a full-service spa, and an indoor pool. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and a coffee shop/café.
Room Amenities
All 251 soundproofed rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and MP3 docks. Guests can enjoy deep soaking tubs, and other standard amenities include 24-hour room service, refrigerators, and flat-screen TVs.
Guest Highlights
- Spacious guestrooms
- Good, quiet location
- Proximity to public transit
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
The Capitol Hotel Tokyu
Renovations & Closures
- Swimming pool
- Sauna
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, The Capitol Hotel Tokyu features an indoor pool and a spa tub. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a grocery/convenience store. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 560 square feet (52 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a fitness center, a sauna, and spa services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge). The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
The Capitol Hotel Tokyu has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 251
- Number of floors - 29
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Hair salon
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Computer station
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms 7
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2010
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 560
- Conference space size (meters) - 52
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Indoor pool
- Business center
- Wedding services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Designated smoking areas
- Grocery/convenience store
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Sauna
- Spa tub
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Soundproofed rooms
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Deep soaking bathtub
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free wired Internet
- MP3 docking station
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Rainfall showerhead
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Separate bedroom
- Down comforter
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Free WiFi
- Digital TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
All Day Dining ORIGAMI - Overlooking the garden, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Suiren - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Star Hill - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required.
The Capitol Bar - Overlooking the garden, this bar specializes in international cuisine and serves light fare only.
Lounge ORIGAMI - Overlooking the garden, this lobby lounge serves light fare only.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub.
Spa Services
CARJU RAJAH TIADO has massage/treatment rooms. Services include facials and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including thalassotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Thalassotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Minimum age to access spa is 18
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 9 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: JPY 200 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: JPY 4276 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: JPY 4000 per night (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: JPY 4000 per night (in/out privileges)
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text: Hurricane hopes to seize the moment at state softball tourney By Tommy R. Atkinson May 21, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The 33rd state softball tournament offers up a mixed bag, which should make for a topsy-turvy two-day run at Vienna's Jackson Park.Wayne and Buffalo return as defending state champions in Class AA and Class A, respectively, while the Class AAA field is wide open after No. 1 and reigning state titlist John Marshall was bounced in the regionals.Hurricane leads a pack of teams that are either appearing at states for the first time or have had long absences. Then there are stalwarts such as Man, Moorefield, Ritchie County and Wheeling Central that are seeking to reclaim past glory.Some of the top contenders will be in a hole after the first game today with No. 3 Hurricane (30-6) squaring off with No. 6 Wheeling Park (20-5) at 9:30 a.m. in AAA to open the double-elimination event. Top-ranked Buffalo (31-4) plays No. 2 Central (21-8) in Class A at 9:45 a.m. and No. 1 Ritchie County (29-2) faces No. 3 Wayne (26-6) at 10 a.m. in AA. (See schedule, Page 2B.)Wheeling Park pulled the biggest upset heading into states after dispatching John Marshall, which had won 24 straight. The Patriots had lost three times to the Monarchs during the regular season.Hurricane, which advanced to states for the first time in school history and hadn't played in a regional until this year, is probably the most battled-tested squad. The Redskins successfully navigated a minefield of No. 4 Lincoln County, No. 2 Cabell Midland and No. 8 St. Albans in sectional and regional play.The only other ranked tam in AAA is No. 10 Ripley, which sports only one senior in the starting lineup and is making an appearance after several years absence. Jefferson, the other AAA participant, finished the year unranked. "It's been a great year,'' said fifth-year Hurricane coach Josh Caldwell. "I thought we definitely had a chance to do a lot of great things. I feel like you've got to seize the moment once you get there. Now that we're there, we have to take full advantage of the opportunity.''Buffalo is seeking program history when it goes for its third straight Class A championship. The Bison, who have won 19 straight, haven't lost to a Class A team since an 11-9 setback at Wheeling Central on March 30.The Bison, though, will have some competition in Class A, where all four competitors are ranked. In addition to Central, No. 3 Moorefield and No. 9 Man make for a challenging bracket.Man, the Class A champ in 2008-09, was given some breathing room after moving out of Buffalo's regional because of reclassification. Moorefield was the runner-up last year while Central has won the most titles of any team in any class with eight, but none since 2007. The last time the Maroon Knights played in the title game was 2011 when they lost to Buffalo."The hard work they put in during the offseason, fall ball and in the summer, they're ready,'' Buffalo coach Darrell Moore said of his players. "I don't think they're overconfident. I'm tickled to death with them if they don't [win three state championships in a row]. The schedule they've played and come through?''Wayne and 2011 champion Ritchie County are the cream of the crop in AA. The other contenders include No. 5 James Monroe, which hasn't been to states in 16 years, and No. 7 Petersburg, a first-time participant.Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 4 New leaders begin to emerge for Marshall football 5 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world More WVU hoops scoops and a call for some common sense Previous Story Buffalo's dynamic duo Next Story


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Funding To Improve Access to Jobs, Transit Options in Greater Seacoast Area
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KITTERY, Maine — Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff today joined U.S. Navy and local officials to announce the expansion of express commuter bus service that will improve transit options and make it easier for civilian and military personnel to get to work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease International Tradeport, two of the area's largest employment centers. The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing more than $3.5 million for transportation improvements in the greater-Seacoast area, including a $324,000 grant made available today to the Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) to improve access to transportation services for veterans and military families.
"Today's announcement will help ensure that the people of Maine and New Hampshire who proudly serve in our armed forces have better access to quality, convenient transportation," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "This is just one way to thank them for their service and to support President Obama's goal of helping provide our servicemen and women with access to the jobs and resources they need when they come home."
Federally-funded transportation improvements in the greater-Seacoast area include COAST's new Clipper Connection commuter bus service, as well as increased frequency of service on regional bus routes and the development of a one-click, one-call information center that veterans, military families and others will be able to use to find information online and by phone about transportation services in the area.
"America's war heroes and those who work so hard to support them deserve transit options that will provide reliable access to a steady paycheck and allow them to keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets," said FTA Administrator Rogoff. "These long-term investments in the Seacoast area will reduce congestion during shift changes at the shipyard and make it easier for people who live in Portsmouth, Kittery and the surrounding areas to get to work and home each day."
Administrator Rogoff was joined by COAST Executive Director Rad Nichols, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Deputy Public Works Officer John Wyeth, Kittery Town Manager Robert Markel and Portsmouth Assistant Mayor Robert Lister.
The Department of Transportation is providing $2.6 million to COAST to increase the frequency of regional bus routes to every 30 minutes during peak commuting periods, with matching funds provided by the New Hampshire Turnpike Authority, as part of the Little Bay Bridge rehabilitation project between Dover and Newington, New Hampshire. In addition, the department is providing $640,000 for the newly expanded Clipper Connection commuter bus service, with matching funds provided by the Navy.
The $324,000 grant was announced on Veterans Day in November 2011, and the funding is being made available today through the Federal Transit Administration's Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative (VTCLI) program to help veterans, military families and others connect to jobs and services through improved access to local transportation options. COAST has met all of the grant obligations and is ready to begin implementation of the project. The COAST project is one of 86 projects over two years that were selected to receive funding as part of this grant program.


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Saline Injection - Assisted Anesthesia in Eyelid Surgery
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 August 2011 by Sheba Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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First received: November 2, 2010
Last updated: August 7, 2011
Last verified: August 2011
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The investigators hypothesize that injection of saline to the upper eyelids prior to lidocaine/adrenaline injection will reduce pain of the local anesthetic in comparison to injection of lidocaine alone.
|Procedure: Injection of Saline + Lidocaine/Adrenaline Procedure: Lidocaine/Adrenaline only
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Saline Injection - Assisted Anesthesia in Eyelid Surgery
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Anesthesia
Drug Information available for: Epinephrine bitartrate Epinephrine Epinephrine hydrochloride Lidocaine hydrochloride Lidocaine Racepinephrine hydrochloride RacepinephrineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Sheba Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Patients' verbal pain scores will be elicited and documented immediately by the oculoplastic fellow [ Time Frame: 1-2 minutes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|October 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Saline + Lidocaine/Adrenaline
Procedure: Injection of Saline + Lidocaine/Adrenaline
All anaesthetic injections will consist of xylocaine 1% with 1:100,000 adrenaline and will be administered through a short 30 Gauge needle at a constant slow speed at multiple (6-7) sites along the upper lid by a single oculoplastic consultant.
The experimental eyelid will receive a saline-consisted injection 0.5cc prior to the administration of the anesthetic injection.
Injection of Saline + Lidocaine 1%
Other Name: Local eyelid anesthesia
|Placebo Comparator: Lidocaine/Adrenaline only
Procedure: Lidocaine/Adrenaline only
Injection of Lidocaine/Adrenaline only
Other Name: Local eyelid anesthesia
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients undergoing bilateral upper eyelid surgery under local anaesthetic who have given fully informed consent to be in the trial
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous upper eyelid surgery
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01239498
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01239498
|Contact: Ido Didi Fabian, MD
|Goldschlager eye institute
|Ramat Gan, Israel
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Chen BK, Eichenfield LF. Pediatric anesthesia in dermatologic surgery: when hand-holding is not enough. Dermatol Surg. 2001 Dec;27(12):1010-8. Review.
Brogan GX Jr, Giarrusso E, Hollander JE, Cassara G, Maranga MC, Thode HC. Comparison of plain, warmed, and buffered lidocaine for anesthesia of traumatic wounds. Ann Emerg Med. 1995 Aug;26(2):121-5.
Bainbridge LC. Comparison of room temperature and body temperature local anaesthetic solutions. Br J Plast Surg. 1991 Feb-Mar;44(2):147-8.
Stewart JH, Cole GW, Klein JA. Neutralized lidocaine with epinephrine for local anesthesia. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1989 Oct;15(10):1081-3.
Bartfield JM, Gennis P, Barbera J, Breuer B, Gallagher EJ. Buffered versus plain lidocaine as a local anesthetic for simple laceration repair. Ann Emerg Med. 1990 Dec;19(12):1387-9.
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|Ido Didi Fabian MD, Sheba medical center
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|NCT01239498 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 2, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 7, 2011
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Eyelid Diseases
Eye Diseases
Epinephryl borate
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anesthetics, Local
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers
Sodium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Vasoconstrictor Agents
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First, got to attend to some business. To the person that inquired whether I incorporate Elliot Wave Theory into my analysis, the answer is no. I can honestly care less about Elliot Wave Theory. All of my attention is 100% on utilizing every piece of fundamental analytical training I have been taught, as well as talking with the stock market on a daily basis. By all means, enjoy that Elliot Wave Theory. It's just not a tool that I will be using anytime soon.
Moving right along, observing the markets on Wednesday and I couldn't help but imagine a game of children playing telephone. There were a whole bunch of made up theses on a slow day for news. The issue I saw was that consensus wisdom on the fiscal cliff continued to leave the market too optimistic for the stone-cold truths poised to arrive in the next week or so. But a few of the weak lines of reasoning were:
- Stocks are marking time, preparing to pop as soon as a stopgap fiscal cliff deal is inked. Pardon me, but this is ridiculous logic from the smart money not wanting to incite a riot in the market (mass selloff). Instead, they wish to sell hope to the slow (mutual fund whales) and to the confused (the retail investor) while quietly dumping long positions. How else could this drippy-drab move in the market since last Friday be explained? You mean to tell me it's a reflection of nibbling on risk biscuits? Come on my dudes, I wasn't born yesterday.
- Jumping off the fiscal cliff is good, as it would set in motion decisive action that ultimately leads to comprehensive legislation in early January as supposed to a place marker. Do me a favor. Without any commentary from the peanut gallery here, take a second to actually think on this thesis. It's pure rubbish.
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One leg of the recovery, the consumer spending rebound, is being eaten away by termites. The telltale signs of a highly-probable first half 2013 spending retrenchment (as in retail sales growth goes slightly negative) began in November and are currently in the process of transmitting to stock prices as consumer-facing companies' earnings trajectory is evolving for the worse.
Off-price retail stocks TJ Maxx (TJX) and Ross Stores (ROST) are no longer working. Ideally, these trade-down names would catch a bid with more discretionary retail stocks heading into the trash bin. No rotation into retail safe-haven stocks is an indictment on the entire economy, with perhaps small business job creators planning hiring/raises cautiously. In a tweetable moment, #TrickleDown.
Target (TGT) and Wal-Mart (WMT) have crumbled from the beginning of December, yet continued to lose ground on the negative holiday sales news. That means the true direction of consumer spending six months forward is not priced into the stocks.
Consumer staples are relatively outperforming. Pretty interesting, in my view, considering these are the dividend payers that were dumped by the market due to the fiscal cliff's capital gains implications. Market goers more willing to be exposed taxwise and to slow growth stories, in order to protect capital than indulge in growth-type names that could be pummeled by an upset market.
The U.S. Dollar Index peaked near Nov. 12, has been in steady decline from there, but gold and silver prices have not perked up. This means 2013 deflationary forces from real economic conditions in the U.S. (which have implications on a China recovery) trump extraordinary Fed accommodation in terms of rates and balance sheet.
Oh yeah, how is that platinum chart looking? That's what I thought.
Yours truly is not listening to anyone suggesting getting long this market here. I know their arguments and view them as flimsy as balsa wood. I recommend limited risk exposure, and the playing (investing is NOT a game, so I use this term with tongue in cheek) of newly-forming themes such as a deteriorating outlook on the consumer. On Twitter last week I said "trust me, short Aeropostale." Keep trusting me on that call.


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Chicago, IL, United States, 2012/07/25 - Employee, agency owner testing of Allstate's Drive Wise product will provide vital telematics feedback about driving habits.
Allstates usage-based insurance product, Drive Wise®, will be put to the test by interested employees and Allstate agency owners. The crowdsourcing technique will put the device in the hands of employees and agency owners around the country to identify opportunities to continue enhancing the device as the company looks to expand its telematics footprint.
Already available in Illinois, Ohio and Arizona, Drive Wise will roll out to additional states in 2012, bringing telematics technology and potential discounts to participating drivers. The upcoming crowdsourcing effort aims to get the device used by a large group of real consumers. Previous internal testing has given Allstate more than 11 million miles and 350,000 hours of driving data to help identify the safer driving habits that can earn participating customers driving discounts on their car insurance.
Internal data for the usage-based insurance product has shown dramatic changes in driving behavior by employees. For example, only 25 percent of drivers in the initial group of testers scored in the ideal safe zone, but over the course of the test, that figure rose to 75 percent.
Our early experience with Drive Wise indicates telematics technology has the potential to save lives, reduce injuries and save millions of dollars in property damage each year, said Bob Otis, senior vice president of Allstates auto product operations. Launching this crowdsourcing test of our unique, usage-based insurance device, will help us create a better product for our customers, while encouraging our employees and agency owners to examine and improve their own driving habits.
Employing advanced telematics technology, Drive Wise uses the OBD-II port, the diagnostic port found under the dashboard on most cars after the 1996 model year, to track driving behavior. Drive Wise participants can easily plug in the small, wireless telematics device, and then go online to learn about their habits behind the wheel to see what they can do to become safer drivers. The web portal also displays the potential performance discount a customer may be eligible for based on their driving habits.
During the first policy term of using the telematics device, participating customers are rewarded with a 10 percent discount through Allstates Drive Wise program. Driving discounts in subsequent policy terms shift to a performance rating approach, where customers driving behavior and total mileage driven determine the savings. Rates will not go up based on driving scores, but savings of up to 30 percent can be earned by drivers with the safest driving scores and lowest mileage.
The crowdsourcing test of the usage-based insurance product by employees is expected to enhance the program in the future as Allstate continues to roll out Drive Wise.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nations largest publicly held personal lines insurer, serving approximately 16 million households through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and Answer Financial brand names. Widely known by its slogan Youre In Good Hands With Allstate®, Allstate offers insurance products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives, as well as via the official Allstate website and 1-800 Allstate®. As part of Allstates commitment to strengthen local communities, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate employees, agency owners and the corporation provided $28 million in 2011 to thousands of nonprofit organizations and important causes across the United States.
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Management is critical to effectively manage early-season forage growth.
Here are a few rules of thumb to increase productivity of your management intensive grazing systems:
- Turn out when forages are 6-8 inches in height if weather conditions are favorable.
- Watch soil moisture to prevent excessive plant damage in wet conditions.
- Use the 'harvest half and leave half' rule.
- Time on the paddock should be about 2/3 of the normal grazing time.
- Your first rotation across all paddocks should be done in 18-22 days.
- Be ready to pull animals back to dry lot if weather conditions deteriorate.
- Observe animals for health issues especially when frost occurs on legume pastures.
Providing free-choice dry mineral and access to fresh water will also increase animal performance.
Mineral may need to be diluted with salt the first 2-4 weeks on pasture to prevent overconsumption due to high water content in the new feed source.
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