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Add Heavenly Blue Sparkle Anywhere in the Twinkle of an Eye!
- Blue LED stars add elegant sparkle to holiday decorations
- Battery-powered lights in a choice of two lengths: 3' and 5'
Add the magic of starlight to a centerpiece, wreath, tree or mantel with Blue Star Micro Dot Lights. Blue LED bulbs illuminate 1/2" blue stars along bendable copper wire. So easy and so versatile; in a matter of seconds you can brighten any decor. No plug? No problem! The 3' and 5' strands are powered by AA batteries (not included) so you can use them anywhere.
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- Wire, plastic
- Battery-powered lights in choice of 3' and 5' lengths
- Stars are 1/2" in diameter
- LED lights are spaced approx. 3-1/2" apart
- 3' length uses 2 AA batteries, not included
- 5' length uses 3 AA batteries, not included
- For display indoors or in a protected, dry location outdoors
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I am going to use these lights to sew in to my costumes. They purrrrfect so light. I will be one glowing fairy at night.
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The lights required 3 AA batteries, and after 1 day of use they began to fade. We replaced the batteries thinking they might be faulty. Not the problem. They did it again. What seemed to be a great idea, was a terrible waste of batteries.
This product looks good and works well, but it requires 3 AA batteries and still does not work as long as similar products that take fewer batteries.


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Team Losi's XXX-NT Ready-to-Run nitro truck set a new standard for RTR models earning critical acclaim and numerous awards including "Truck of the Year." Now this same combination of a National Championship winning design and matched quality components is available in an economically priced package for the electric truck enthusiast.
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A recent Aviation Maintenance Alerts published by the FAA highlights a problem that should never, ever come up in aerospace: a design that allows mechanics to install something opposite the way intended. In this case, according to AC 43-16A No. 407, mechanics installed the elevators on a Piaggio Avanti upside down. After doing so, the mechanics were even able to rig the elevators according to the aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) instructions.
Although the elevators had been installed upside down, the twin turboprop was able to fly—and fly it did. According to the FAA's maintenance alert, "During flight, this reversed elevator installation greatly influenced elevator trim authority—additionally causing the airplane yoke to be in a noticeably different longitudinal position." The alert goes on to note that Piaggio has added a note to the AMM, warning mechanics about this potential problem. The FAA added, "A simple way to ensure the correct elevator is installed on the proper side is to verify the location of the static wicks—they must be on the upper surface of the elevator."
That this upside-down elevator installation and what mechanics thought was proper rigging could happen is a dangerous example of poor engineering practices. It reminds me of an incident that happened to my friend, the acclaimed cinematographer Robert E. Fulton, when he flew his Cessna 180 to South America to do some aerial filming. While there, a local maintenance outfit offered to strip the paint off the 180; Robert liked the polished-aluminum look, and the price was right.
When he returned to the U.S., a puzzled Robert relayed to Fred, his expert mechanic, that he couldn't figure out why the 180 seemed to fly funny. During landing, he just couldn't get as much elevator authority and couldn't raise the nose as much as before. Fred spent hours looking at the airplane, checking cable runs, control travel and so on. As he was measuring the travel of the elevators, Fred happened to look underneath the airplane and he noticed a big dent in one of the elevators. He mentioned this to Robert, and finally the rest of the story became clear. The South American mechanics, it turned out, had dropped something heavy on one of the elevators while stripping the paint. The clever fellows figured out that they could flip the elevators over to conceal the dent; they didn't realize that although the elevators looked identical after being flipped, the reversal changed the way the airplane flew. And they never told Robert about their little accident. Luckily, Robert managed to fly from South America back to Massachusetts without crashing.
This is another example of engineers designing a product that can easily be messed up by inattentive mechanics. But wait, there's more.
The AMM illustration showing how the trim-tab cable should have been installed on the trim drum in the Beech 1900 was backwards, according to the FAA Airworthiness Directive that resulted from an Aug. 26, 2003, fatal crash. "The figures in the applicable maintenance manuals depict the elevator trim cable drum at 180 degrees from the installed position and show the open, keyed side of the drum instead of the flat side of the drum. Following these figures when installing the control cables on the forward control cable drum could reverse the action of the elevator manual trim system," the AD stated. The text of the AMM was correct, but the illustration was wrong. What was really wrong with this situation is that the system was designed such that a maintenance error could cause the elevator trim system to function in reverse.
One more example, which almost killed an A320-load of passengers and crew. This is the Lufthansa Papa Whiskey incident on March 21, 2001, where the pilots skillfully figured out that the captain's aileron controls were backwards, while the copilot's controls worked normally. The A320's left wingtip dropped within a few feet of the ground during takeoff before the copilot took over and straightened the airplane. It turned out that a mechanic mistakenly reversed two wires on an electrical plug assembly that contains 420 connections. No one detected the error because cockpit instruments showed that the controls worked correctly; nobody moved the captain's sidestick and watched for correct aileron travel after the job was done.
Certainly, there are holes in the maintenance procedures in all of these situations. Mechanics must follow the AMM carefully and verify proper operation after any job, but the fundamental issue is that engineers designed these flawed systems. And the flawed design of these systems allowed mechanics to cause a problem, instead of making it impossible for mechanics to create a problem where there was none before.
The solution to this is simple. Engineers need to get out from behind their computers and spend more time not only watching mechanics work, but maybe even working with mechanics. Engineers need to see how easy it is to take their wonderful designs and inadvertently mess them up. Their designs can't rely on an alert mechanic or pilot noticing that the static wicks are on the top or bottom of the elevators. At the same time, it wouldn't hurt for engineers to see how confoundingly difficult they make it to get at certain components and the deleterious effect that has on safety, but that's another story.
flynbenny (not verified)
July 5, 2012 - 10:09am
In the case of the Piaggio, I fail to see how this error is the fault of the engineering department, rather it is the fault of careless mechanics. Had the elevators been tagged properly, and the removals logged, and the mechanics re-installing the components paid attention to this information, the incident would have never occurred. It's attention to detail folks.
I do agree that engineering, illustrations, and manuals can make some improvements. This is why, despite having a successful career as an A&P, I am in engineering school.
Chris Coombs (not verified)
July 6, 2012 - 1:15pm
While I do agree with the comment by "flynbenny" that the mechanics should have properly labled the elevators I whole heartedly embrace the idea of engineers getting out from behind their desk and see how the real world operates. I've been an A&P for close to 20 years now and it is amazing some of the things you see. The aircraft companies would save themselves a little money here if they would include, and listen to, competent mechanics when they go to design a plane.
As far as the manuals go, engineers tend to write them. Its rather amusing what you will see. A person in the factory could go put a red towel on the left wing of a plane an the engineer would come along to view a procedure and see the towel and put it in the procedure he is writting. Even though the towel is totally irrelevant to the task at hand. Little harsh, yes, but its practically true.
Engr/Pilot/Mechanic (not verified)
July 7, 2012 - 2:10am
You can work hard to make something idiot proof, but there will always be a smarter idiot.
When it comes to airplane safety, it's a team effort. Any one member of the team can ruin it for the rest. As an airplane engineer, mechanic, and pilot, I agree whole heartedly that it helps for the engineers to get some good wrench turning experience. But the environments I've worked in, the ability to do that is the exception.
Graham Probert ... (not verified)
July 7, 2012 - 4:36pm
I have recently retired after 55 years in the Aviation Industry, both Military and Civil aviation. The practice of making items so that they can be installed in reverse is called a MURPHY!
In UK, like the USA, we have endeavoured to manufacture parts that are MURPHY-PROOF!
We're not 100% Murphy-proof but as near as can be. I have run across a few items that are not Murphy-proof!
RNB (not verified)
July 9, 2012 - 2:49pm
"The solution to this is simple. Engineers need to get out from behind their computers and spend more time... watching mechanics work..." Absolutely! After a spell of that, no engineer will ever again assume that mechanics can be trusted to pay attention to what they're doing or even to avoid deliberately mis-installing parts (like the Cessna 180 example)!


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Suspended NBA players union chief Billy Hunter, in his first interview since a scathing assessment of his leadership was released Jan. 17, on Wednesday "passionately defended his record and his reputation, and he indicated that he would not leave without a fight," The New York Times reported.
The newspaper's Howard Beck interviewed Hunter for 65 minutes at his attorney's Newark, N.J., office, where Hunter, though unusually subdued, said, "I intend to exercise all my options, as of this moment."
He was placed on paid administrative leave last week in the wake of the independent report's findings.
Hunter's contract runs through 2016, although there reportedly is a question about the validity of that contract because it wasn't approved by the players, according to the union's bylaws.
Hunter, 65, said that he "expected to be paid the balance if he is fired," but acknowledged that his contract "had not been approved by a two-thirds vote of the union's executive committee and board of player representatives, as the (indpendent) audit stated."
Hunter, according to The Times, spent much of the interview rebutting specific allegations raised in the audit, in some cases providing broader context and in other cases dismissing their significance altogether.
"It's almost like you put enough together, and you throw it up against the wall, hopefully something will stick," Hunter said. "But when you look at them each individually, we can rebut them."
NBPA members are expected to discuss, and perhaps even decide, Hunter's fate at their annual meeting over All-Star Weekend, Feb. 15-17, in Houston.
Hunter told The Times he wants to address the players at the annual meeting, but it is not clear whether union president Derek Fisher, who is seeking his ouster, will permit Hunter to attend.
"I assume that between now and then that Derek will be doing everything he can to stack the deck so that they have the appropriate players in place to vote according to their request or plan," Hunter said.
Speculation has been rife that the union already is targeting potential replacements, with former MLB and current NHL players union chief Donald Fehr and acting Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms director B. Todd Jones among those mentioned.


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A CITY centre may be the last place you would imagine a canoe slalom to be held, but last weekend saw just that happen in Winchester.
Water sports fanatics donned their wetsuits on Saturday, May 17, for the event organised by Winchester and District Canoe Club.
It saw around 40 people compete on the River Itchen behind the Winchester School of Art buildings, on Park Avenue, in the entry level division four race.
Ian Law, one of the organisers, said: "It's open to anyone, we have got people here from London, and it's open nationwide. The water here is quite easy and for a lot of competitors this might be their first race."


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World Series Game Three Recap (The Managerial Moves Edition)
Wherever you stand on the obstruction call, you probably wish this game had been decided by a less ambiguous, controversial play. So it's worth asking how we got to the point where this game could come down to where Will Middlebrooks fell. And the answer, in part (and as always), is "managerial moves." Here, in reverse chronological order, are five moves that John Farrell or Mike Matheny made (or didn't make) that helped set up Game Three for an infamous ending.
5. The Red Sox pitch to Jon Jay in the ninth.
In the ninth, Farrell was faced with what seemed like an even more obvious IBB opportunity, and he passed it up. After Adams struck out swinging to lead off the inning, Molina singled to knock Brandon Workman out of the game and pinch hitter Allen Craig doubled against Koji Uehara. That brought up the left-handed-hitting Jay with one out and runners on second and third. Uehara has no career platoon split, so it wasn't imperative to play lefty/righty here, but an IBB still would have set up the force at every base and brought up a much weaker hitter (Pete Kozma, with Kolten Wong up after that). Tony Cruz was the only position player left on the St. Louis bench, so Matheny had no substitute for Kozma.
So did Farrell make a mistake? Maybe, but it's tough to say for sure. Mitchel Litchtman did the math, and in this case, the expected outcomes of both scenarios are surprisingly similar, largely because Uehara issues free passes so rarely that he's not a big risk to hand out a walkoff walk. Still, I'd guess that most managers wouldn't have made the choice Farrell did. And had someone other than Jay been up, we probably wouldn't be trying to parse what the rulebook says about obstruction.
4. The Red Sox let Brandon Workman hit in the ninth.
Rosenthal threw three fastballs right over the plate, as if he hadn't noticed Workman was there. And in the ways that mattered, he wasn't.
I don't need to make the case for why a pitcher who hasn't hit before shouldn't be allowed to cross "Have a big-league at-bat" off his bucket list in the ninth inning of a tied World Series game. Farrell made it for me, acknowledging that he should have double-switched after Jarrod Saltalamacchia made the last out of the eighth, inserting Workman into Saltalamacchia's spot in the order and batting backup catcher David Ross ninth. The offensive gap between Ross and Workman in one plate appearance would have more than made up for the offensive gap between Saltalamacchia and Ross in any subsequent at-bats, had the game gone to extra innings. And since Ross is a superior defender, he might not have made that fateful wide throw to third in the bottom of the inning.
(Another way to think about this: Brandon Workman batted; Mike Napoli spent the game on the bench.)
3. The Cardinals bring in Randy Choate to face David Ortiz and Seth Maness to face Daniel Nava with two outs in the sixth.
Because he went with Choate, Matheny had to make another move after Ortiz singled, going with Seth Maness. Maness hasn't had a platoon split (either this season or over the previous two in the minors), and he's an extreme groundball guy, which is what Matheny wanted with men on first and third. But Nava is so superior from the left side that it would've been worth sacrificing some groundball double play potential to turn him around. And while Siegrist is a fly ball guy, he also misses bats much more often than Maness.
Maness got his grounder, but only after Nava singled to tie the game. You have to wonder whether Ortiz's homer off Siegrist in Game One was a factor for Matheny; if so, it probably shouldn't have been, since that was essentially the only time a lefty had hit a ball hard against Siegrist all season. And Ortiz entered that at-bat 3-for-9 with a walk against Choate, so if you want to play small-sample matchup, both lefties had been burned before.
2. The Cardinals let Joe Kelly start the sixth.
If Matheny has an obvious flaw, it's his slow hook with his postseason starters. And in Game Three, it came back to bite him again.
1. The Cardinals let Joe Kelly hit for himself in the fourth.
Ben Lindbergh is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @benlindbergh
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Last night definitely felt like a strategy-heavy game in that a manager's decisions could actually make a big difference. Nice article.
Oct 27, 2013 09:38 AM
I suspect that both managers' willingness to leave pitchers in to bat, when there were compelling reasons for them not to, was rooted in the fact that there are still two more games to play before there's an off day. Reluctance to go to the pen on Monday, when a travel day will allow the relievers to rest (such as it is), would (will) be just boneheaded. Here, knowing that there will be two more occasions to use the pen before it can rest, it may be more defensible. When looking at managerial decisions, we have a tendency to focus on short-term, purely tactical considerations. Actual managers don't have that luxury.
Oct 27, 2013 09:38 AM
the bad managing on both sides was unbelievable. Craig not called on to hit with bases loaded in fourth with a deep, deep bullpen?
Oct 27, 2013 09:56 AM
I thought Matheny blew that call too. The only excuse I can make for him is that very very few managers would have done it differently. As Joe Sheehan likes to say, major-league managers are, collectively, below replacement level.
Oct 27, 2013 12:07 PM
I think the even better move would have been to pinch hit Craig for Kozma with the bases loaded no outs, then depending on what happens you can either have Kelly bat for himself or get pinch hit for by Descalso depending on what happens in the Craig at bat.
Oct 27, 2013 11:05 AM
I know this isn't the focus of this (excellent) article, but my favorite bad ball/strike call by DeMuth is in the vs. RHH chart. He called a ball that was to the center of the strike zone than it was to the edge of the strike zone! I'd love to see an analysis of the worst "ball" calls by umps during the regular season to see if there was any pitch that was closer to the center of the zone that got called for a ball.
Oct 27, 2013 11:23 AM
I think Farrell knew he was probably going to need Dubront for multiple innings in the Buchholz start Sunday. He did get two innings out of him, probably the most he could get and reasonably expect multiple innings the following day.
Oct 28, 2013 05:35 AM
Dana DeMuth has had a bad World Series, starting with the Kozma non-catch in Game 1. It's a tough job, I know, but in Game 3, you never really knew what was a strike, particularly on the lower edge.
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Bill G. Evans Receives Lawrence V. Fowler Award
Dec. 7, 2009
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors presented the Lawrence V. Fowler Award to Bill G. Evans at its meeting today. The award recognizes the distinguished service of a longstanding member of a Fairfax County board, authority, commission or committee (BAC) whose exceptional service contributed to the overall quality of life in the community.
Selected from among distinguished members of BACs who are dedicated to public service, Evans has been the Mount Vernon District representative on the Fairfax County Water Authority (Fairfax Water) Board since 1970. Early in his tenure, Evans' influence and leadership was critical in the consolidation of all of Fairfax Water's administrative and engineering employees under one roof. He has been an instrumental leader in shaping water policy for Northern Virginia.Working closely with the Virginia State Water Control Board, Evans played a key role in negotiating the adoption of the Occoquan Policy that establishes key source water protections for the Occoquan Reservoir.
Evans played a key role in the development of Fairfax Water's rate policy of growth pays for growth, recommending the policy to the Fairfax Water board. The policy requires availability charges be paid to cover the cost of supplying new customers, relieving existing customers from this burden. This policy was later adopted by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for the sewer system expansion.
The Lawrence V. Fowler Award (PDF) was established to honor the accomplishments of Fowler, who served for 41 years on the Consumer Protection Commission and its predecessor. Fowler set the bar for exceptional and long-term volunteer service for Fairfax County Government. To be considered for the award, individuals must have served on a county BAC for at least 10 years demonstrating exceptional service contributing to the overall quality of life in the community.
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X-rays negative after Altuve hit by pitch
HOUSTON -- The Astros breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after learning that second baseman Jose Altuve won't miss extended time after being struck on the right hand by a pitch in the seventh inning of Houston's 5-4 win over Arizona.
X-rays taken of the hand were negative, and Altuve -- who leads the Majors in hits and the American League in stolen bases -- is listed as day to day, though it's unlikely he'll be in the lineup on Friday, when the Astros host the Rays.
"The good news is the x-rays are negative, which is a sigh of relief for all of us," manager Bo Porter said. "Obviously, he's sore being hit on the hand with the ball."
Altuve, who went 2-for-3 to reach 90 hits for the season, was struck on a pitch thrown by the D-backs' Randall Delgado while trying to put down a bunt. Altuve hit the ground and was in obvious pain as assistant athletic trainer Rex Jones examined him.
"When you get hit by a 90-something-mph fastball, that hurts, especially on the hand," Altuve said. "I didn't know what happened. When I went [for an x-ray] and they said it's not anything, I was really happy."
Altuve set out to play in 162 games this season, but that goal ended when he missed Wednesday's game with a sore left oblique. After returning to the lineup on Thursday, he doubled and singled before being hit.
"I want to be in the lineup every day, but ... I know it's going to be hard to play [on Friday]," he said. "I feel really good right now, and we'll see how I feel [on Friday]."
Brian McTaggart is reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Post-Approval Clinical Study of the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft to Treat Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (THRIVE) (THRIVE)
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|Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
|Device: Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Endovascular Repair Post-approval Study (THRIVE)
- Freedom from aneurysm-related mortality at 5 years [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Test Group
Patients diagnosed with a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm are considered candidates for the endovascular repair. The Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System is compressed and pre-loaded into the delivery system,which is inserted endoluminally via the femoral or iliac artery and tracked through the patient's vasculature to deliver the stent graft to the target site.
Device: Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System
endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysms using the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System.
Detailed Description:
A descending thoracic aneurysm is a bulge in the aorta. The aorta is a large blood vessel that carries blood away from your heart to organs in the rest of your body. Your aneurysm is caused by a weakening in the artery wall. If left untreated, this bulge may continue to grow larger and may ultimately rupture (break open) or extend in size to seriously affect other major arteries in the area. In this clinical study the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft will be placed inside your aorta to block the weakened part of the artery wall from the circulatory system.
Medtronic Vascular submitted a Pre-Market Application (PMA P070007) to the FDA on February 28, 2007, and received market approval for the Talent Stent Graft System on June 5, 2008. As a condition of approval, the FDA has requested a post-market trial. In collaboration with the FDA, Medtronic has designed a post-approval study to document the long-term performance of the Talent Stent Graft System under post market conditions.
This study will examine the post-market performance of the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System. This study is a prospective, non-randomized five-year trial. Originally, a total of 451 subjects were going to be analyzed. That group consisted of 195 enrolled subjects from the VALOR Test Group of the Talent Thoracic PMA Submission, and 256 planned "de novo" subjects enrolled after the PMA approval. However, Medtronic discontinued manufacturing of the study device for US commercialization, and as a result, enrollment was terminated in May 2014, when it was determined that no more proximal devices were available either in inventory or at the sites. A total of 349 subjects will be analyzed, based on 195 VALOR Test Group subjects and 154 "de novo" subjects.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria: appropriate anatomy for elective repair of the descending thoracic aortic aneurysm
- iliac/femoral access vessel morphology that is compatible with vascular access techniques, devices, and or accessories
- non-aneurysmal aortic diameter in the range of 18-42mm; and
- non-aneurysmal aortic proximal and distal neck lengths equal to or greater than 20mm
- subject has a Descending Fusiform Thoracic Aneurysm = to or greater than 5cm in diameter OR is = to or greater than 2 times the diameter of the non-aneurysmal thoracic aorta and/or saccular aneurysms/penetrating ulcers
- Signed patient informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Less than 18 yrs old
- pregnant
- unable to comply w/follow-up
- participating in other drug or device trials;
- Subject has a co-morbidity causing expected survival to be less than 1 year
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00805948
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|Principal Investigator:
|Adam W Beck, MD
|University of Florida
|Responsible Party:
|Medtronic Endovascular
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00805948 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
Investigational Plan #109
|Study First Received:
|December 8, 2008
|Last Updated:
|February 6, 2017
Keywords provided by Medtronic Endovascular:
thoracic aneurysm
thoracic aortic aneurysms
Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR)
Talent Thoracic Stent Graft
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Aortic Diseases
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SANTA ANA – A man suspected in a series of church burglaries was arrested Friday, as authorities continued their search for two other men believed to have been involved in the thefts.
Detectives responding to a tip took Daniel Cortes, 29, into custody Friday morning in connection with a May 1 burglary at Forty Martyrs Armenian Church in the 5300 block of West McFadden Avenue, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
Police previously indicated that the three men suspected of burglarizing Forty Martyrs Armenian Church may also be tied to a series of thefts at Anaheim churches and at an Irvine Islamic Center.
Santa Ana investigators believe Cortes and another man pried open a door and stole a safe containing about $15,000 from the Santa Ana church, while another man served as a lookout. Police identified Cortes as the man who was caught on video while trying to disable a surveillance camera with a screwdriver.
Anaheim investigators believe at least one of the men may be tied to a half-dozen burglaries at churches west of Euclid Street since January in which suspects stole boxes holding donations taken during collections at religious services.
Irvine investigators believe they may also be tied to a May 30 burglary, when a donation box at the Islamic Center of Irvine was broken into and $150 was taken.
Orange County Superior Court records show Cortes pleaded guilty to drug-possession charges in 2006 and 2012, car theft in 2007 and possession of a firearm by a felon and a controlled substance with intent to sell in 2009.
Authorities seek the public's help in locating the other two men suspected in the burglaries.
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I know coaching the Chiefs has to be rough but wow
Chiefs assistant coach cited for driving while intoxicated
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A difficult year got a little worse Monday, when Chiefs assistant coach Adam Zimmer was cited for suspicion of driving while intoxicated after crashing his car Sunday night.
According to the Kansas City Star, Zimmer was involved in a one-vehicle crash last night around 9 p.m. Police said he was the only passenger in the car.
Zimmers the son of Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, and is a defensive assistant and assistant linebackers coach for the Chiefs.
Head coach Romeo Crennel said Monday the team was aware of the incident.
That is being investigated and we dont have all the facts about that, Crennel said. Well gather the facts as well as the NFL and well see where that leads us.
We dont condone DUIs. Thats not the right thing to do. Everybody knows that educating people about the hazards of driving under the influence is really what . . . needs to get done. You do that to the best of your ability and then people have to make their choices.
Crennel said Zimmers status for this week hasnt been determined.
After a 2-13 season which included the suicide of a player after he killed his girlfriend, this is the last thing the Chiefs need to deal with.


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Ultimately, I want to be a monk, for life.
However, (1) I don't have my mother's permission and (2) I don't have a penny to my name.
So, my plan is this. First of all I need money. To earn money, I need a job. The only job I can ever do is make websites. So my plan is to attend web design courses (which I've already paid for (well my mum paid, not me)), then become a web designer - for at least 5 and at most 15 years, earn lots of money, then give all that money to my mum, sort of as a bribe, so that she can allow me to be a monk, and then I can ordain.
I will be attending web design courses in England later this year. I also want to work as a web designer there. And also, if possible, I want to be a monk there.
I used to want to be a monk in Thailand, but there are certain issues with that, i.e. having to learn a new language from scratch, new culture, visas, etc.
My question is, how feasible is it to be a monk in the UK?


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A rundown of entertainment in North Platte and Lincoln County.
Thursday, Mar. 28
Touchdown Club - live music/DJ by Rascal, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
VFW Post 1504 (2100 E. Fourth) - Annual night to dye 12,000 Easter eggs for community-wide hunt. Starts 7 p.m.
Rec Center Easter egg hunt, held on the south lawn. 1 p.m. For children not yet in school.
Friday, Mar. 29
Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Oohey Gooey Messy Marathon with Ken the science guy. Session includes learning how to make thinks stick with chemistry. Children can take projects home. Morning session for grades K-2: 10 a.m.-noon; Afternoon grades 3-6: 1-3 p.m. $10 for members; $15 for non-members.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Dollar Hyde (North Platte), Slantpiece (Kearney), and Surveying The Damned (North Platte). 9 p.m. $5.
Saturday, Mar. 30
Sutherland Public Schools Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m.
Cody Park - annual community Easter egg hunt. 2 p.m. Thousands of eggs. Open to kids age 9 and younger. No charge.
Eagles Club - Live music by Gary Phipps. Starts at 7 p.m. $5 cover.
Sculley's Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) - Live music by Innocent Mischief. 9-1. $5 cover.
Wednesday, Apr. 3
Pop Corner (1847 W. A) Live piano and song by Shermie. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
VFW Post 1504 (2100 E. Fourth) bingo, total of 24 games, starts at 6:45 p.m.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) adult dance lessons. 7-9 p.m. $3 per person.
Wed. Apr. 3-Sat. Apr. 6
North Platte Community College, South Campus Fuddy Meers theater production. $10 adults, $5 seniors.
Thursday, Apr. 4
Friday, Apr. 5
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Hell Creek Bridge (Country). 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Saturday, Apr. 6
Cody Park - Bunny Run, 5K or family mile, Easter egg hunt, lunch. Rain or shine. 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race. Register at www.platteriverfitness.com.
Platte River Mall Kids Carnival for Child Abuse Month. 1-4 p.m. Free to parents and children.
Wednesday, Apr. 10
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Friday, Apr. 12
A to Z Books - 7-10:30 p.m. Open Mic Nite. Featuring music and art of the 1960s, with emphasis on Elvis. Established performers and newcomers. Free-will donation. Refreshments provided or bring your own.
Maranatha Camp Family night. 7-10 p.m. $6 per person or $30 per five or more household.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Judd Hoos. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Saturday, Apr. 13
Platte River Mall Sports card show.
D&N Event Center 19th Annual Train Show with model train layouts and railroad vendors. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $3, children $1. Featuring O, S, HO and N scale models.
Iron Horse Lake (next to Veterans Memorial south of I-80) CASA Superhero Run with 5K and family mile. 8 a.m. registration. $20.
Sunday, Apr. 14
D&N Event Center 19th Annual Train Show with model train layouts and railroad vendors. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $3, children $1. Featuring O, S, HO and N scale models.
Tuesday, Apr. 16
Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Monthly program/craft workshop. 10:30 a.m. Members free, non-members $4.
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Wednesday, Apr. 17
Thursday, Apr. 18
Friday, Apr. 19
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by The Beerslingers. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Fri. Apr. 19-Sun. Apr. 21
Platte River Mall Spring craft and gift show for home-based businesses.
Saturday, Apr. 20
Monday, Apr. 22
Sutherland Public Schools Earth Day activities that honor the earth. Throughout the day.
Wednesday, Apr. 24
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Saturday, Apr. 27
Platte River Mall 2013 Racing Season Show and Shine. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cody Park Multiple Sclerosis awareness walk with music and food in addition to the walk event at 1 p.m. Event lasts from noon-5 p.m.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Decades Flash Back music and dress up event. 6 p.m. until closing. Cover charge $5.
A to Z Books - 7-10:30 p.m. Open Mic Nite. Established performers and newcomers. Free-will donation. Refreshments provided or bring your own.
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NEARLY three decades after he set out to trace his long-lost family, an Australian man has finally met the sister he never knew even existed growing up.
Derek Maguire, 56, met his sibling Marie Withers, of Chiseldon, for the very first time at the arrivals terminal in Heathrow on Tuesday night, 26 years after he embarked on a journey which would take him to Ireland and England to uncover his roots.
Derek emigrated to Melbourne from England in 1966 at the age of eight with his mother Philomena and sister Alison following the death of his father Dermott. As he reached adulthood, he grew curious about his heritage. At the age of 31, after some prodding, his mother revealed what little information she held: her late husband had had children from a previous marriage before they met.
This was the unlikely start of an often fraught search for his brother Terry and sister Marie.
Despite countless dead ends, he finally tracked down his half-nephew Gavin in Somerset in March last year. That same week he made contact with Marie. After a year of thrice weekly Skype conversations and innumerable emails, Derek travelled to the UK for a long overdue meeting with his sister, nephews, nieces and their children. The first glimpse of her sister-in-law Annette at the gate on Tuesday sent Marie into fits of laughter intermingled with tears.
"We were looking and looking for ages and I saw Annette first," said the 73-year-old. "I was sat in a wheelchair and trying to get out to walk towards them. I kept touching him to make sure he was real. We didn't stop kissing each other all the way out of the airport.
"We have a lot in common, even the foods that we eat. We are both organised and we write lists for everything. We are twins in a lot of ways.
"It's just unbelievable and the funniest thing is that it is as though we have known each other for years.
"Everybody is so excited to meet Derek and Annette. I'm glad it happened in time before I was gone."
Derek added: "It was exciting at the airport, that first contact. It completes a journey and it's just fantastic to be part of the family." In 1992, Derek moved to Ireland for two years, but later returned home none the wiser. Discouraged by privacy laws, mounds of red tape and inconclusive leads, in 2006 he gave up his investigation. But in March 2013, his sister-in-law spotted a link on a genealogy website listing a Terence Maguire as dead since 2006, and set up by his son Gavin. This was the clue which led the mystery of his heritage to finally unravel. He contacted Gavin, who confirmed that Terry had passed away, but told him that Marie was alive and well. "In 2006, I felt I had done everything I could possibly do," said Derek. "It takes a lot out of you, especially when you get road blocks. I was frustrated and it had affected my health. Privacy laws made it hard to find anything. I felt I had hit a brick wall. I couldn't believe it in the end when we found out about Gavin.
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PAPUA New Guinea's leader wants the asylum seekers boat arrivals Australia sends to Manus Island to be processed and moved on as soon as possible.
PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says he's happy for Australia to manage and control the recently re-opened detention facility on the island, which will receive people under Labor's controversial "no advantage" principle.
Under this principle, asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat could spend up to five years in detention even after they are found to be refugees as part of a tough regime designed to deter people from attempting boat journeys.
"Of course we encourage the Australian government to process those asylum seekers as quickly as possible so a decision can be made," Mr O'Neill told reporters at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday.
"If their applications are not in order they must be repatriated to their country as quickly as possible."
Mr O'Neill said he believed Australia would "do the right thing".
"Nobody likes people staying there too long on an island such as Manus, it's just going to create more tension for our own people if the numbers continue to increase," he said.
Mr O'Neill defended the state of the Manus facilities.
"We believe very strongly that the facilities are adequate and will cater for the asylum seekers to be looked after in a humane fashion."
Australia resumed sending asylum seekers to Manus earlier this month, transferring 19 people - including four children - from Iran and Sri Lanka.
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""And how is right view the forerunner? One discerns wrong view as wrong view, and right view as right view. This is one's right view. And what is wrong view? 'There is nothing given, nothing offered, nothing sacrificed. There is no fruit or result of good or bad actions. There is no this world, no next world, no mother, no father, no spontaneously reborn beings; no brahmans or contemplatives who, faring rightly & practicing rightly, proclaim this world & the next after having directly known & realized it for themselves.' This is wrong view...
"One tries to abandon wrong view & to enter into right view: This is one's right effort. One is mindful to abandon wrong view & to enter & remain in right view: This is one's right mindfulness. Thus these three qualities — right view, right effort, & right mindfulness — run & circle around right view.
Jay1 wrote:I'm shocked that Buddhism, a seemingly secular religion...lol, would teach these things. And devas!!!
Why/How does one manage to believe such things?
Jay1 wrote:I'm shocked that Buddhism, a seemingly secular religion...lol, would teach these things. And devas!!!
Why/How does one manage to believe such things?
The criterion for rejection
4. "It is proper for you, Kalamas, to doubt, to be uncertain; uncertainty has arisen in you about what is doubtful. Come, Kalamas. Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing; nor upon tradition; nor upon rumor; nor upon what is in a scripture; nor upon surmise; nor upon an axiom; nor upon specious reasoning; nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over; nor upon another's seeming ability; nor upon the consideration, 'The monk is our teacher.' Kalamas, when you yourselves know: 'These things are bad; these things are blamable; these things are censured by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to harm and ill,' abandon them.
The Buddha taught them, and us, not to accept or believe anything immediately just because it fits with any of a number of criteria. He listed ten such criteria for them to be wary of, so they could avoid becoming anyone's intellectual slave, even of the Buddha Himself. This principle enables us to choose for ourselves the teachings that are truly capable of quenching suffering (dukkha). The ten examples the Buddha gave in the Kalama Sutta follow.
1. Ma anussavena:
Don't accept and believe something to be true just because it has been passed along and retold for many years. Such credulity is a characteristic of brainless people, of "sawdust brains," such as those in Bangkok who once believed that disasters would befall people born in the "ma" years. (The years of the small snake, big snake, horse, and goat — five through eight in the old twelve-year Thai cycle — all begin with "ma.")
2. Ma paramparaya:
Don't believe in something merely because it has become a traditional practice. People tend to imitate what others do and then pass the habit along, as in the story of the rabbit that was terrified by a fallen mango (like Chicken Little's falling sky). When the other animals saw the rabbit running at top speed, they were frightened too and ran after it. Most of them ended up tripping and tumbling off a cliff to their deaths. Any vipassana (insight) practice that merely imitates others, that just follows traditions, will bring similar results.
3. Ma itikiraya:
Don't accept and believe something simply because of reports and news of it spreading far and wide, whether through one's village or throughout the whole world. Only fools are susceptible to such rumors, for they refuse to exercise their own powers of intelligence and discrimination.
4. Ma Pitakasampadanena:
Don't accept and believe something just because it is cited in a pitaka (text). The word "pitaka," although most commonly used for Buddhist scriptures, can mean anything written or inscribed on a suitable writing material. The teachings memorized and passed on orally should not be confused with pitaka. A pitaka is a certain kind of conditioned thing made and controlled by human beings, which can be improved or changed by human hands. Thus, we cannot trust every letter and word we read in them. We need to use our powers of discrimination to see how these words can be applied to the quenching of suffering. There are discrepancies among the pitaka of the various Buddhist schools, so care is called for.
5. Ma takkahetu:
Don't believe something solely on the grounds of logical reasoning (takka). Logic is merely one branch of knowledge that people use to try to figure out the truth. Takka or Logic is not infallible. If its data or inferences are incorrect, it can go wrong.
6. Ma nayahetu:
Don't believe or accept something merely because it appears correct on the grounds of Naya or what is now called "philosophy." In Thailand, we translate the Western term philosophy as prajna. Our Indian friends cannot accept this because "naya" is just a point of view or opinion; it isn't the supreme understanding properly referred to as panya or prajna. Naya or nayaya is merely a method of deductive reasoning based on hypotheses or assumptions. Such reasoning can err when the method or hypothesis is inappropriate.
7. Ma akaraparivitakkena:
Don't believe or accept something simply because of superficial thinking, that is, because it appeals to what we nowadays call "common sense," which is merely snap judgments based on one's tendencies of thought. We like to use this approach so much that it becomes habitual. Some careless and boastful philosophers rely on such common sense a great deal and consider themselves clever.
8. Ma ditthinijjhanakkhantiya:
Don't believe accept something to be true merely because it agrees or fits with one's preconceived opinions and theories. Personal views can be wrong and our methods of experiment and verification may be inadequate, neither of which lead us to the truth. This approach may seem similar to the scientific method, but can never actually be scientific, as its proofs and experiments are inadequate.
9. Ma bhabbarupataya:
Don't believe something just because the speaker appears believable, perhaps due to creditability or prestige. Outside appearances and the actual knowledge inside a person can never be identical. We often find that speakers who appear creditable outwardly turn out to say incorrect and foolish things. Nowadays, we must be wary of computers because the programmers who feed them data and manipulate them may put in the wrong information, make programming errors, or use them incorrectly. Don't worship computers so much, for doing so goes against this principle of the Kalama Sutta.
10. Ma samano no garu ti:
Don't believe something simply because the monk (more broadly, any speaker) is "my teacher." The Buddha's purpose regarding this important point is that nobody should be the intellectual slave of anybody else, not even the Buddha Himself. The Buddha emphasized this point often, and there were disciples, such as the Venerable Sariputta, who confirmed it in practice. They didn't believe the Buddha's words immediately upon hearing them; they only did so after reasoned reflection and the test of practice. See for yourselves whether there is any other religious teacher in the world who has given this highest freedom to his disciples and listeners! In Buddhism there is no dogmatic system that pressures us to believe without the right to examine and decide for ourselves. This is the greatest uniqueness of Buddhism that keeps its practitioners from being anybody's intellectual slave. We Thais should never volunteer to follow the West as slavishly as we are doing now. Intellectual and spiritual freedom is best.
SDC wrote:I believe in trolls.
Kim O'Hara wrote:Do we have a reliable troll-detector here?
In order that the hostile non-human beings, who are always evil-doers and who do not have faith in this well-esteemed religion of the Lord,
May not injure the four social classes, and may protect society from dangers. The Almighty Hero has expounded this discourse of protection. Let us recite this Ātānātiya Sutta now...
Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:Kim O'Hara wrote:Do we have a reliable troll-detector here?
The Āṭānāṭiya Sutta is useful to ward off trolls.In order that the hostile non-human beings, who are always evil-doers and who do not have faith in this well-esteemed religion of the Lord,
May not injure the four social classes, and may protect society from dangers. The Almighty Hero has expounded this discourse of protection. Let us recite this Ātānātiya Sutta now...
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March 17, 2014: Next Generation Science Standards and Environmental Education. Presenters: ACHIEVE, National Science Teachers Association, State Education and the Environment Roundtable, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Next Generation Science Standards represent an unprecedented opportunity for the environmental and sustainability education community. They promise to dramatically change the focus and process of k-12 science education in the United States. The good news is that NGSS is strong on environmental content, much stronger than what is being taught now in the vast majority of schools throughout the nation. In this webinar four experts explain the development of the standards, their relevance to environmental education, and the challenges involved in implementation.
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AUSTIN – Gardeners and others throughout Texas can help nurture the state's diverse landscape this fall by participating in Texas Native Plant Week activities Oct. 18-24.
The awareness week is sponsored by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin, the National Wildlife Federation, Texas Parks and Wildlife and the City of Austin. The slogan for the week, which occurs during the fall planting season, is "Proud Texans Plant Texas Natives."
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AUSTRALIAN Aaron Finch saved his best until last, but he failed to fire Yorkshire into the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals as his blistering 89 off 46 balls went unrewarded against Nottinghamshire at Headingley.
Finch smashed four fours and seven sixes in his best score in a Vikings shirt as the hosts amassed an imposing 200-5, which also included a superb 60 off 34 from Jonny Bairstow.
Both men reached their fifties off 27 balls before Alex Hales underpinned a thrilling response with 67 off 40 balls, including six fours and three sixes.
James Taylor hit 20 off the penultimate over from Ryan Sidebottom to leave six needed off the last and break Yorkshire's hearts in the process.
Taylor hit 35 not out off 14 and New Zealander James Franklin 19 off as a six-wicket win was sealed with four balls to spare.
This was only right-handed opener Finch's second fifty in ten T20 matches for the club after a similarly explosive 88 off 55 balls against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford last month.
This knock, his last for the county before heading home for a Cricket Australia training camp, was better.
From the moment he smashed Ajmal Shahzad's first ball over cover for six at the start of the second over - only the second ball he faced - you just had a feeling something special was on the cards.
The world's number rated T20 batsman peppered the boundaries at long-on and straight as the Notts attack struggled against him and, later on, Bairstow's brilliance on a belter of a pitch.
The pair put on 81 in 7.5 overs for the third wicket and Bairstow continued the blitz following Finch's departure, caught behind down leg off Franklin to leave the score at 132-3 in the 14th.
Bairstow and Tim Bresnan, who made 19 not out off 12, ended the innings well by sharing 42 in 4.1 overs for the fifth wicket. Unfortunately, it went unrewarded.
Hales, who posted a 30-ball half-century, and Riki Wessels (29) kept Notts interested with a second-wicket stand of 70 in eight overs, taking the score to 102-1 in the 12th before the latter fell to Azeem Rafiq.
It seemed Notts were only in this match as long as Hales, dropped twice on 26 and 48, was at the crease. But when he fell to Bresnan, caught at deep mid-wicket, the game was drifting Yorkshire's way at 131-3 after 14.1 overs.
Some lusty hitting from Samit Patel and Taylor kept the game alive as 39 were needed off the last three.
Patel was caught at long-on for 26 off Rich Pyrah, leaving the score at 162-4 after 17.1, before Franklin hit two sixes to end the over and leave 26 needed off two.
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Bob Sanders banner to be removed from Lucas Oil Stadium
Work to remove Sanders picture from the exterior southside of Lucas Oil Stadium was scheduled to begin today. Its no small task since the banner is approximately 35-by-60 feet.
The Colts terminated Sanders contract in February and the veteran safety subsequently agreed to a free-agent contract with the San Diego Chargers.
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There are so many players to consider, Ward said, but you cant put everyone up there.
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This Christmas craft includes a lot of materials, but it's so worth it. Sledding snowbuddies are a great decorative craft for the holidays. Show off your talents this season with this adorable snowman craft! You can have these cute sledding snowmen on display on your mantel or place them under your tree for a fun winter scene. This cute project is easy to customize however you'd like, and you're sure to love the adorable results!
Big Snowman
- 1 6" ball STYROFOAM* Brand Foam
- 1 5" ball STYROFOAM* Brand Foam
- (2) 3 1/16" STYROFOAM* Brand Foam Eggs
Little Snowman
- 1 4" ball STYROFOAM* Brand Foam
- 1 3" ball STYROFOAM* Brand Foam
- (2) 2 1/2" STYROFOAM* Brand Foam Eggs
- Acrylic paints: black; dark pink
- White craft foam, 2mm, 12" x 18"
- 2 Screw-top jar lids, about 2-1/4"
- 2 pairs white cotton socks (L)
- 2 pairs white cotton socks (newborn)
- 1 pair white cotton socks (crew)
- Opaque, white cotton tights, child 4-6
- White stocking cap, child small
- White plush felt, 1" x 12"
- White sewing thread
- White pom-poms: 1/2"; 1"
- Fiberfil stuffing
- Wired-edge ribbon, color of choice, 2" x 1-1/2 yds.
- Thin silver braided cord, 15" length
- Iridescent snowflake sequins, two each: 3/8"; 5/8"
- Artificial greenery, small amount
- Serrated kitchen knife
- Candle stub or paraffin
- Fine-line black permanent marker
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Paintbrushes: small round; liner
- Disposable palette
- Water basin
- Paper towels
- Scissors
- Sewing needle
- Quilting pins with white heads
- Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
- Thick, white craft glue
- Pattern
Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut thin slice from top and bottom of larger foam ball, and thin slice from bottom of smaller foam ball. Twist and glue smaller ball to top of larger ball to make body.
Cut thin slice from tummy of large snowman and back of small snowman so snowmen can sit close together on sled.
Cut legs from tights at crotch. With thumbs inside leg, gather one leg up in fingers (like putting on pantyhose). Place toe of tights over snowman's head, then gently pull leg down over body. Tightly pull fabric together at center bottom of body; trim fabric, leaving 1" excess.
Use pencil point to make hole in center bottom of body. Place generous amount white glue in hole, then use scissors point to work excess fabric into hole. Push fabric into hole until fabric at base of snowman is tight and smooth.
For feet, refer to Diagram 1. Use serrated knife to cut bottom from larger end of each egg. Position remaining portion of eggs at an angle in front of body, pointing away from body, as shown in Diagram 2.
To make legs, place each foot into toe of one ped (large snowman) or infant sock (small snowman). Firmly stuff remainder of sock with fiberfil. Fold open end of sock to inside. With toes pointing outward away from hips, use glue gun to glue folded ends of legs to bottom of body, slightly in front of center side. Snowmen should appear to sit. Pin sock to body to secure.
To make small snowman's arms, firmly stuff remaining infant socks with fiberfil. Fold open end of sock to inside. With arms pointing upward, glue and pin folded ends of arms to shoulder area of body.
To make large snowman's arms, firmly stuff remaining peds with fiberfil, up past heel. Heels become "elbows." Stretch ped while stuffing to ensure enough length to wrap around small snowman. Fold open end of ped to inside. Glue and pin folded ends of arms to shoulder area of body.
Place small snowman in front of large snowman. Glue and pin large snowman's arms around to front of small snowman's tummy. Spot glue snowmen together as needed.
To make small snowman's hat, refer to Diagram 3. Cut crew sock as shown. Turn inside out and sew closed along cutting line, using 1/4" seam. Turn right side out and place on small snowman's head. Glue plush felt around head for hatband. Place child's hat on large snowman; spot glue to secure.
Use white glue to glue 1/2" pom-pom nose to small snowman; glue 1" pom-pom to large snowman.
Using photo as guide and liner brush, paint black eyes and eyebrows, and dark pink smile. Use dry, round brush and very small amount dark pink to blush cheeks. Use white glue to glue sequins to cheeks, 3/8" for small snowman and 5/8" for large snowman.
Cut ribbon into three equal lengths. Tie one length around each neck for scarf. Tie bow from remaining length for sled; set aside.
- To make sled, use glue gun to glue one end of 18" sides of craft foam sheet around jar lids. Poke two holes into foam at front of sled. Thread cord ends into holes from front to back; knot ends to secure. Glue greenery and ribbon bow to front of sled. Place snowmen on sled.
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Box 1: 4-H and Youth, Adult Food and Nutrition 1950-1969
Section A: Status of College and Nutrition in the 1960s
Section B: 4-H Youth Projects, Dept. of Food and Nutrition
Section C: Adult Extension Programs, Dept. of Food and Nutrition
Section D: Documents Describing Activities of Dept. of Institution Management which merged in 1969 with the Dept. of Food and Nutrition to become Dept. of Nutrition and Food
Box 2: Programming For Adults 1970-1979
Section A: Status of Nutrition Education, Food, Hunger 1970
Section B: Inservice and In-depth Training for County Extension Agents
Section C: Published Extension Resources
Section D: Benchmark DNS Extension Planning Documents
Section E: Outlook for US Extension
Section F: Current Issues and Trends: Background for DNS Planning
Box 3: Programming For Adults 1980-1991
Section A: Training Opportunities for Field Staff
Section B: DNS Published Educational Resources
Section C: Special New York and NE Studies
Section D: Changes In Extension Personnel and Direction
Section E: Cooperative Extension System: Background and Futuring Documents
Box 4: Efforts for Youth 1970-1991
Section A: First Efforts to Better Reach Disadvantaged Youth
Section B: New and Revised 4-H food and Nutrition Projects
Section C: Special youth pilots
Section D: Youth Projects designed for the classroom
Section E: Nutrition Education for Parents
Box 5: K-12 Nutrition Strand, K-6 Nutrition Comes Alive 1969-1982
Section A: 1967-1971 Phase I Curriculum Development
Section B: 1977-1978 Preliminary investigation : NY Consumer Health Education Contract With Cornell
Section C: Phase II: 1978-1982 Nutrition Education Training Grant (NET)
Section D: 1982 NY State Hunger Watch Task Force appointed by Gov. Carey
Section E: NET Publishes Curriculum
Nutrition Comes Alive - eight box program, Sample: Level 2 Be A Choosy Chewer
Box 6:Nutrition Comes Alive Samples of K,1,3 in 1982
Box 7: Nutrition Comes Alive Samples of 4,5,6 in 1982
Box 8: Revised Nutrition Comes Alive, Nutrition for Life 1985-1988
Section A: Documents supporting the DNS-NY State Dept. of Health Contract for Nutrition Comes Alive (NCA) K-6 revised
Section B: Documents supporting the DNS NY State Dept. of Health Contract for Nutrition for Life 7-12
Section C: Copies of Published 1985-1988 K-12 Curriculum developed by Cornell DNS Extension for NY State Dept. of Nutrition
Box 9: In Process Archives for Extension Efforts for Youth 1992
Section A: DNS Recommended Nutrition Resources
Section B: DNS Published Resources for Youth
Section C: Organizational Changes
Section D: Related DNS Extension Program Activities
Section E: Newsletters
Box 10: News Notes, Food Services Management., DNS Alert, Perspectives 1955-1986
Section A: News Notes
Section B: Highlights on Food Service Management
Section C: News and Views (In Another Box)
Section D: Nutrition Alert
Section E: DNS Alert as sent to agents
Section F: Professional Perspectives
Box 11: DNS Alert Newsletters 1984-1990
Box 12: DNS Alert Newsletters 1993-1995
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15. Drug Addiction–Potential of a New Approach to Monitoring Drug Consumption
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Published Online: 18 JAN 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781118000816.ch15
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Illicit Drugs in the Environment: Occurrence, Analysis, and Fate Using Mass Spectrometry
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Involving family members, community services can help lighten the load on caregivers
Caregiving can be a demanding job. Getting others to help out lightens the load and better equips you to stay involved for the long haul. Among family, friends, and community services and professionals, here are some strategies to build a supportive network.
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Include your parents:
Unless your parents are severely incapacitated, they should be at the center of all discussions and actions surrounding their care. While this can complicate things sometimes, it is important for them to drive the decision making as much as possible. Talk with your parents about working together as partners in meeting their needs. Agree on ground rules, including establishing your own limits so your parents won't have unrealistic expectations.
Widen the circle:
Immediate family and close friends are obvious choices for help. However, distant relatives, acquaintances of your parents, neighbors and community organizations also can provide needed support. It's natural to feel reluctant to ask for help, but you never know who might be willing. With a large group, caregiving can be shared and several people can take on small tasks.
Make a list:
With your parents, decide what's needed and plan who can take on what responsibilities. This organized approach can reduce the stress that comes from uncertainty. It also ensures that your parents get all the assistance they need. Develop back-up plans, where possible. In fact, someone in your caregiving network might be willing to provide back-up duty. To make things flow easier, write down schedules and give all those involved a copy.
Don't accept excuses:
If someone turns down a request to provide help, suggest another task. Even if a sibling lives far away, he or she can help with jobs such as paying bills, researching local agencies or initiating regular phone visits. People with small kids at home can cook meals occasionally or bring the children along for visits.
Contact community sources:
Inquire with civic organizations, houses of worship and school volunteer groups about services they have for seniors. Some may provide free home repair, transportation, adult day care or companion programs. Ask the mail carrier, apartment manager or newspaper delivery person to keep an eye out for signs that anything is wrong at your parent's place, such as stacked-up mail.
Hold family meetings:
Every few months the situation may change, so reassess by gathering those directly involved in caregiving. Discussing health or housing concerns openly as they occur can avoid problems later. Choose a neutral party to moderate if necessary and have a clear agenda for each meeting.
Tend to your relationship:
Be specific about how your spouse can help (suggest tasks you need done), and thank him or her for all efforts. Encourage your spouse to talk about his or her feelings, recognizing that your additional responsibilities also affect your spouse. Although caregiving can make free time harder to come by, make an effort to spend time together as a couple.
Communicate with your children:
Be honest with your children about the situation, Listen to their concerns and answer their questions. Spend time doing something fun with them, no matter how tight time is. Ask them whether they would like to help out with your parents sometimes; even a toddler can help Grandma feel loved. Teenagers can help with yard work or may enjoy driving their grandparents to the store.
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