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This is the general privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") for Avery Products Corporation and its affiliates ("Avery"). Except where Avery posts a separate privacy policy applicable to specific circumstances, this Privacy Policy applies to all information Avery collects or acquires from or about consumers through any media, channels and platforms, whether online, offline, via mobile and wireless platforms, or otherwise, and whether existing now or in the future, including, without limitation: (i) via Avery.com and other Avery owned or controlled websites and their associated WAP and mobile sites, Avery's mobile apps, and Avery-branded "consumer experience" third party sites, platforms, channels, RSS feeds, and applications (which include Avery-branded widgets, applets, plug-ins, etc., as well as Avery-branded applications that operate on or in connection with third party social media sites and platforms, such as apps for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google/YouTube) (collectively, the "Avery Interactive Network"); and (ii) via other collection, acquisitions and marketing channels (e.g., direct mail, paper and phone enrollments, cross-sell programs, affiliate marketing, and our Business Partners (as defined in Section 2 below)).
Avery is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information Avery may collect from or about you (whether via the Avery Interactive Network or otherwise), the treatment of such information, and the choices you have regarding our collection and use of such information, and your ability to review and update your information. By submitting your information to Avery, you expressly give Avery permission to receive, store, process and use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy also constitutes part of the Terms of Use that govern your use of the Avery Interactive Network. In addition, this Privacy Policy constitutes part of the terms and conditions (such as official rules) that govern your participation in any and all events and activities offered or sponsored by Avery.
1. Types of Information We Collect
2. What We Do With the Information
3. Information Access & Opt-Out
4. Protecting Children
5. Cookies & Similar Technologies
6. Data Security
7. Links to Third Party Sites, Services or Products
8. Changes to Privacy Policy
9. Effective Date of Privacy Policy
10. Comments and Questions
Notice To California Residents – Your California Privacy Rights:
Any request for a disclosure required under this law should be sent to us via mail to at Avery Products Corp., Attn: CSC/Opt Out, PO Box 129, Brea, CA 92822-0129. Please note that under this law, Avery is not required to respond to a customer's request more than once in a calendar year, nor is Avery required to respond to any request that is not sent to the email address designated above.
1. Types of Information We Collect
Personally Identifiable Information ("PII") is any information that can identify or is linked to a specific individual, such as your name, mailing address, telephone number (including mobile number), email address, credit card number, debit card number, bank account number and other financial account information, birth date, gender, occupation, personal interests, demographic, location and household information, etc. To the extent you voluntarily provide your PII to us, we collect such information. For example, as permitted by law, Avery may collect PII from you: (1) when you purchase one of our products or services, such as when you subscribe to our email contact list; (2) when you register to participate in an event sponsored by Avery (such as a contest, sweepstakes, giveaway, promotion, survey, concert, festival, community fair, etc.); (3) when you enter into a transaction with us, such as ordering a product from Avery through our online store; (4) when you use or interact with a product or service of the Avery Interactive Network; (5) when you provide or share information using a product or service of the Avery Interactive Network; (6) when you send information via message, chat, blog, post or similar functionality using a product or service of the Avery Interactive Network; (7) when you create, share or link personal profile using a product or service of the Avery Interactive Network, including linking or associating your profile on a third-party site or platform with your Avery account; and/or (8) when you submit a request or inquiry to us via the Avery Interactive Network or otherwise, or (9) when you print and save projects using Avery design and print tools (collectively, "Identification Activity").
Engaging in an Identification Activity is a voluntary activity on your part. If you elect to engage in an Identification Activity, Avery may ask you for certain PII. Depending on the activity, some of the information Avery asks you to provide may be identified as mandatory and some may be identified as optional. If you do not provide the mandatory information for a particular Identification Activity that requires it, you will not be able to engage in that activity. In addition, if you use the Avery Interactive Network to send information to another person (e.g., a friend, a family member, etc.), Avery will also collect PII of that other person to the extent disclosed by you. Avery also collects the username and password for the email account you wish to import your contacts from, for example, and will only use it for that purpose.
Aggregate and Anonymous Information ("AAI") is any information that cannot identify or be linked to a specific individual. For example, Avery may collect anonymous group data (demographics, online browsing habits, interests and preferences, etc.) about users of our printing tools and services, users and members of the Avery Interactive Network, etc. (collectively, "Users"). Avery also collects aggregate traffic data pertaining to the Avery Interactive Network, such as: total page views in a given time period; total impressions; average amount of time that Users spend on the Avery Interactive Network (or a part thereof) each time they visit; average amount of time that Users spend on each page of any one or more parts of the Avery Interactive Network; percentage of Users from a certain geographical area, etc. Moreover, Avery may combine "User Activity Information" (as described below) about you and other Users of the Avery Interactive Network to generate aggregate information that reflects activities, habits, preferences, interests, etc. about our Users as a group. Avery also collects location-based information such as zip code, city and state name. In addition, Avery may take PII and make it non-personally identifiable, such as by aggregating your information with information about other individuals, or by removing personally-identifiable elements (such as names) so as to "anonymize" or "de-personalize" your information.
User Activity Information ("UAI") refers to information Avery collects about User activities on the Avery Interactive Network. For example, our web servers automatically collect and log "clickstream data" for all visitors to Avery.com, such as IP addresses (which are numerical numbers that are automatically assigned to Users' computers and mobile devices when they are surfing the Internet), page requests, pages visited, content viewed, files downloaded, clicks and search queries made, etc. We also use cookies and similar technologies to collect UAI on the Avery Interactive Network (see Section 5 below for more information). If and to the extent we use any UAI in a manner that identifies a specific user individually (e.g., if we link or associate such information with a user's name or address), it will be treated as PII. Otherwise, all UAI will be treated as AAI.
2. What We Do With the Information
As a general matter, Avery uses information (PII and AAI) collected from and/or about our Users to improve our products and services so that they are appealing to as many people as possible, to administer and maintain operations of the Avery Interactive Network, to offer, market and advertise products and services (including those from third parties outside Avery with whom we do business (collectively, "Business Partners")) to our Users, to administer and manage transactions and relationships with our Users, to personalize user experiences for our Users, and to build a strong community for our Users.
2.1 Avery's Use of Information
2.1.1 Transactional, Administrative, and Customer Relation Purposes: If you provide information to Avery in connection with an Identification Activity, Avery will process and use your information for all purposes related to that activity, including communicating and interacting with you in relation to your activity. For example: (1) if you sign up for a product or service of the Avery Interactive Network, Avery will use your information to set up, administer, service, and communicate with you regarding your account; (2) if you register to enter one of our contests or sweepstakes, Avery will use your information to process your entry and to conduct and administer the contest or sweepstake (including communicating with you in the event you are selected as a winner); (3) if you join one of our mailing or contact lists, Avery will use your information to send you or contact you with information that you have requested or that may be of interest to you; and (4) if you order a product or service from Avery, your information will be used to process and fulfill your order, to communicate with you regarding the same, and to provide customer service to you. Also, if you provide your email address or mailing address to Avery, such address may be used to send you notices of a transactional, administrative or relationship nature or as required by law, such as notification of a material change in this Privacy Policy and/or the Terms of Use for the Avery Interactive Network, notification of an actual or suspected security breach that affects your information stored by or for Avery, public relations announcements, etc.
2.1.2 Marketing & Advertising Purposes:
(1) Interest-based advertising on the Avery Interactive Network: Avery may use your PII and UAI to provide to you interest-based ads (i.e., ads potentially relevant or tailored to your interests) about products and services of Avery and/or our Business Partners. For example, Avery may show ads inside and/or alongside the content you view on Avery.com. Sometimes, these ads are based on the types of products you have purchased or files you have downloaded. However, to make these ads as relevant as possible for you, Avery may infer your interests based on videos you have previously viewed on Avery.com, and may use this information to associate your browser with relevant interest categories and show you ads relevant to your inferred interests. For example, if your prior viewing habits on Avery.com suggest that you are interested in a particular category of products or services, you may see more ads related to that category while on Avery.com.
(2) Email marketing: If you provide your email address or mailing address to Avery (such as by joining one of our mailing lists), such address may be used to send you product and service offers, promotions, and advertisements from Avery and/or from our Business Partners. See Section 3.2 below regarding how to opt out of Avery's email marketing.
(3) Mobile marketing: Subject to your prior opt-in consent, Avery may (i) send marketing and advertising messages via SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), etc., to your mobile device and/or (ii) send marketing and advertising emails to your wireless email account, to inform you about product/service offers, promotions, and advertisements from Avery and/or from our Business Partners. See Section 3.2 below regarding how to opt out of our mobile marketing.
2.1.3 Market Research Purposes:
Avery may use AAI (including UAI and AAI derived from PII) to conduct market research and analysis for ourselves as well as for our Business Partners.
2.2 Disclosure to Third Parties Outside Avery
2.2.1 Disclosure to our Business Partners:Except as set forth below, Avery will never knowingly disclose your PII to a third party.
2.2.2 Disclosure to our Service Providers: Avery may disclose PII and UAI to our outside vendors and contractors who need to access such information in order to perform services (including, without limitation, transaction/payment processing, order fulfillment, contests and sweepstakes administration and prize fulfillment, data research and analysis, data collection and processing, data storage, data security, hosting and technical support for the Avery Interactive Network, and marketing and advertising support) for us (collectively, "Service Providers"). Generally, Avery requires that our Service Providers use your information shared by Avery solely for the purposes of performing services for Avery and that they maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of such information and not further disclose the information to others.
2.2.3 Disclosure under other circumstances: Avery may disclose PII and UAI to others if doing so is required by law or, in our good faith belief, is reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with legal process (including a court order or subpoena); (2) cooperate with law enforcement; (3) enforce this Privacy Policy and/or the Terms of Use for the Avery Interactive Network; (4) respond to an emergency; or (5) protect the rights, property or safety of Avery, one or more members of our Users, and/or the public. In addition, Avery may transfer PII and UAI as part of our assets if Avery (or parts of our businesses) are, sold or transferred to, merged with, or acquired by, a third party. Upon such transfer, the privacy policy of the acquiring entity may govern the further use of your information.
2.2.4 Unrestricted disclosure of AAI: Given the anonymous, non-personally identifiable nature of AAI, there are no restrictions under this Privacy Policy on how Avery may use, disclose, sell, or otherwise share such information. For example, Avery may freely share AAI with our Business Partners who may use such data for their own marketing, advertising, research, or other business purposes. Avery may also freely share AAI with our Service Providers in order for them to perform services to Avery.
3. Information Access & Opt-Out
3.1 Information Access
If you have an active user account on the Avery Interactive Network, you may access and update your user account information and preferences at any time (subject to the scheduled maintenance of the Avery Interactive Network), by logging into your account and clicking on "My Avery Account" and then changing your preference.
If you do not have an active account on the Avery Interactive Network, or if you have provided your information to Avery offline, you may request to access, delete, update and correct your information as stored by Avery, by sending your request to us at Avery Products Corp., Attn: CSC/Opt Out, PO Box 129, Brea, CA 92822-0129. Your request will be processed as soon as possible.
3.2 Opt-Out
You can opt out of all our marketing uses (including email marketing, mobile email marketing, and mobile message marketing) of your PII and UAI (if personally identifiable) by sending your request via email at Avery Products Corp., Attn: CSC/Opt Out, PO Box 129, Brea, CA 92822-0129.
Avery will endeavor to honor your request no later than 10 days after receipt (or within such applicable time period as required by law).
In addition, with respect to certain marketing uses of your PII and UAI (if personally identifiable), you may exercise your opt-out choice through the following alternative methods:
• Our email / mobile email marketing (i.e., sending marketing emails (including our newsletters) to your Internet email account or your mobile email account):
- Use the opt-out means (e.g., an "unsubscribe" link) provided in a marketing email that you have previously received from us.
• Our mobile message marketing (i.e., sending marketing messages via SMS, MMS, etc. to your mobile phone after you have opted in to receive such messages):
- Reply STOP to a marketing message you have received; OR
- Text STOP to the short code used for the messaging program from which you wish to opt out (if you have enrolled in multiple messaging programs on the same short code and wish to opt out from all those programs, text STOP ALL to the short code).
HOWEVER, please note the following:
• For email communications, your opt-out will stop further marketing and promotional emails from us BUT will NOT stop email communications from Avery relating to your Identification Activity, of a transactional, administrative or relationship nature, or as required by law, such as notification of a material change in this Privacy Policy and/or the Terms & Conditions for the Site, notification of an actual or suspected security breach that affects your Personal Information stored by or for Avery, public relations announcements, etc.
• For telemarketing, your opt-out will stop further marketing calls from Avery but will NOT stop calls from us relating to your Identification Activity, of a transactional, administrative or relationship nature, or as required by law, such as notification of a material change in this Privacy Policy and/or the Terms & Conditions for the Site, notification of an actual or suspected security breach that affects your Personal Information stored by or for us, public relations announcements, etc.
Data retention
Avery will retain your PII for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you products or services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. AAI and UAI (if not personally identifiable) may be retained indefinitely.
Children under age 13 should always ask their parents or guardians for permission before providing any Personally Identifiable Information to anyone online or through mobile devices. Parents and legal guardians should participate in your child's online and mobile activities and use parental control or other Internet and/or mobile filtering technology to supervise your child's access to the Internet.
5. Cookies & Similar Technologies
A "cookie" is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from an Internet server and stored in your computer or mobile device. Generally, Avery uses cookies to identify who you are, collect UAI about your activities on the Avery Interactive Network, tailor Avery's products and services to suit your personal interests, estimate our audience size, assist our online merchants to track visits to and sales at their stores and to process your order, track your status in our promotions, contests and sweepstakes, and/or analyze your visiting patterns. You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it, or you can choose to routinely and manually delete the cookies stored in your computer. If you choose to disable or reject cookies, you may still be able to access some parts of the Avery Interactive Network, but you may not have full access to all products and services of the Avery Interactive Network. For more information on how to manage cookies in your web browser, click here.
In addition, Avery may use so-called "pixel tags," "web beacons," "web bugs," "clear GIFs," etc. (collectively "Web Beacons") to collect UAI about your activities on the Avery Interactive Network. These are small electronic images embedded in web content (including online ads) and email messages and are ordinarily not visible to users. Like cookies, Web Beacons enable Avery to track pages and content (including ads) accessed and viewed by users. Also, when Avery sends HTML-formatted (as opposed to plain text) emails to our Audiences, Web Beacons may be embedded in such emails to allow Avery to monitor readership levels so that Avery can identify aggregate trends and individual usage to provide our Users with more relevant content or offers. Web beacons in emails may recognize activities such as when an email was opened, how many times an email was forwarded, which links in the email were clicked on, etc. Web Beacons cannot be declined when delivered via a regular web page. However, Web Beacons can be refused when delivered via email. If you do not wish to receive Web Beacons via email, you will need to disable HTML images or refuse HTML (select Text only) emails via your email software.
5.1 Use of Cookies & Similar Technologies by Third-Party Advertisers
Avery may use third-party advertising companies including so-called "network advertisers" or "ad networks" (hereinafter collectively as "Third-Party Advertisers") to serve ads and manage ads on the Avery Interactive Network. When you use or interact with a product or service of the Avery Interactive Network, such Third-Party Advertisers may use cookies and Web Beacons to collect UAI about your activities on the Avery Interactive Network and to serve interest-based ads directly to you. For more information regarding the data practices of some of these Third-Party Advertisers and how to opt out of their use of your information, please click here and here.
5.2 Third Party Functionalities
The Avery Interactive Network contains links to and/or enables certain third-party functionalities to enhance your experience, including, without limitation, social plug-ins, tools and APIs. Prior to using any third-party functionality (e.g., Facebook "Like" button) on the Avery Interactive Network, you should consult the privacy notices of the third-party providers of such functionalities (e.g., Facebook), as Avery has no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, such third parties, or how they may use the information. The privacy policies and data practices of such third parties may significantly differ from this Privacy Policy, and Avery makes no representation or warranty whatsoever about their policies and practices. Your communications and interactions with such third parties are solely between you and them, and are at your own risk.
Please keep in mind that when you provide information to Avery on a third-party site or platform (e.g., via a Avery-branded application that operates on a third-party site or platform), information you provide may be separately collected by the third-party site or platform. Information Avery collects is covered by this Privacy Policy and the information a third-party site or platform collects is subject to such third-party site or platform's privacy policies and practices. Privacy choices you have made on a third-party site or platform will not apply to Avery's use of the information Avery has collected directly through our own sites and platforms, unless Avery's expressly states otherwise.
5.3 DoubleClick's DART Cookie and Online Tracking and Advertising
Third-Party Advertisers may use cookies to serve ads on the Avery Interactive Network. In particular, DoubleClick's DART cookie may be used to enable ads through DoubleClick's ad-serving technology. Such cookie is placed on your computer when you are browsing the web and visit a site that supports ads delivered using DoubleClick's ad-serving technology. This cookie is a "persistent" cookie, meaning that it is saved into the cookie folder on your computer's hard drive and will remain in that folder even after you close your web browser. This cookie is used to serve ads specific to you and your interests ("interest-based targeting"). The ads served to you will be based on your previous browsing history. DoubleClick's DART cookie uses "non-personally identifiable information". It does NOT track Personally Identifiable Information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, telephone number, social security number, credit card/debit card number, or other financial account information.
To opt-out of DoubleClick's DART cookie and associated "interest-based targeting" advertising, please click here.
You may also choose not to receive interest-based advertising from many ad networks, data exchanges, marketing analytics and other service providers by clicking here.
If you wish to disable cookies selectively or entirely (see Section 5.4 below about Flash cookies or similar technologies), you may do so through your individual browser options or using special software. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective web sites. Alternatively you can use the guide here.
More information on the DoubleClick DART cookie can be found here.
5.4 Flash Cookies
From time to time, Avery or Third Party Advertisers may, use Flash cookies or similar technology to save your preferences or display content based upon what you view on the Avery Interactive Network to personalize your experience. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies, please click here and here.
You should know that Flash cookies cannot be rejected, disabled, turned off, opted out, or deleted in the same way as regular cookies such as HTML cookies. Flash cookies may remain on your computer or mobile device even after you have rejected, disabled, opted out, or deleted regular cookies.
If you disable Flash cookies, you will not have full access to all products and services of the Avery Interactive Network, and some of our products and services may not function properly.
Protecting the security of your Personally Identifiable Information that you share with Avery is of the utmost importance to Avery. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet or any mobile or wireless network and no data storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while Avery strives to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, Avery cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from or within the Avery Interactive Network, and you do so at your own risk. By providing your email address to Avery (whether on the Avery Interactive Network or otherwise), you acknowledge and agree that Avery may notify you by email in the event of a breach of security involving your Personally Identifiable Information.
Keep your password in a safe place and not to divulge it to anyone. Also, remember to sign off your account and close your browser window when you have finished your visit. This is to ensure that others cannot access your account, especially if you are sharing a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place, such as a library or an Internet cafe.
7. Links to Third Party Sites, Services or Products
The Avery Interactive Network contains links to sites operated and maintained by third-parties, as well as links to products and services (including software) provided by third-parties. For example, the Avery Interactive Network may display third-party ads, and clicking on such ads will take you to the websites of those advertisers. Avery has no control whatsoever over such third-parties, their Internet sites, or their products or services. Once you enter a third-party site, this Privacy Policy will no longer apply, and any information collected from or about you on that third-party site will be governed by the privacy policies and practices of that third party. Third-party sites do not follow our Privacy Policy and their privacy practices may be substantially different from this Privacy Policy. Such third-party sites may send their own cookies to you and may collect data about you and make use of that data in ways that we would not. You access such third-party sites, services or products entirely at your own risk. You should always review and understand the privacy policies and practices for such third-party site, service or product before disclosing any personal information on such site or in exchange for such product or service.


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Agriculture just became a little more entertaining thanks to a new music video by the Peterson Farm Bros, a pro-agriculture group from Kansas. Their parody takes on "I'm Sexy and I Know it" to show that they are "farmers and [they] grow it."
Among the lyrics:
"When I'm up at seven, the sunrise gives me a glimpse of heaven; I get right to work, a farmer's life can be a little berserk."
"This is how I roll; I feed the cattle till their stomachs are full. Treat 'em right, that's my belief."
"What's for dinner? I say beef!"
The mini-music video is the latest from the brothers, who have been posting pro-agriculture videos to their YouTube page since November 2011. "I'm a farmer and I grow it" is their first shot at parody fame. The video was posted on Monday, and between Tuesday and Friday morning, views had jumped from 3,000 to more than 1.6 million . It has now also been posted on Facebook, Pinterest and featured on a multitude of websites.
One of the comments left for the video even indicated that the user had submitted the video to "The Ellen Show," opening even more possibilities of pro-agriculture exposure. The brothers have since been featured in many mainstream-media articles and also appeared on FOX & Friends morning television show. Learn more about their pro-agriculture message here.
Agriculture-related parodies have become a major hit among both supports and agriculture producers, including these three from 2011:
- August: A dairy herd manager named Derik Milanesio responded to another hit parody from a farmer gloating of all the "chicks" on his farm. His music video focused on his dairy "girls" was a huge hit.
- October: An advertisement for Yeo Valley Organic in England become an Internet sensation thanks to 'Forever' by boy band The Churned
- November: A group of high school students created an online music rap video to showcase a local dairy.

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Validation of the Facial and Cephalic Pain Inventory (FACE PAIN)
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Validation of the FAcial and CEphalic PAin INventory (FACE PAIN)
|Study Start Date:
|October 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Patients seen in the Otology clinic who have not had sinus surgery in the past 2 months or a history of sinusitis in the last 6 months.
Patients seen in the Rhinology Clinic with a complaint of facial pain. They must have evidence of chronic sinusitis.
Detailed Description:
The following specific aims will be addressed:
- to create a user-friendly, self-explanatory instrument (FACE PAIN questionnaire) with pain severity visual analog scales associated with the common locations of facial pain in chronic sinusitis.
- to evaluate the clinimetric reliability and validity of the FACE PAIN questionnaire
- to evaluate the ability of th FACE PAIN questionnaire to detect change in symptoms following medical or surgical treatment
- to quantify a minimally important difference in the FACE PAIN instrument by correlating disease-specific quality of life change (Transition Scale) with FACE PAIN rating changes following treatment.
- to evaluate the correlation between facial pain symptoms described on the FACE PAIN questionnaire with CT scan and endoscopic findings.
The measurements used for the study are: demographics (age, gender and race), contact information (to facilitate mailing of future instruments), Sinonasal Outcome Test-20 (SNOT-20 - a well validated, 20-item measure of rhinosinusitis specific QOL), FAcial and CEphalic PAin INventory (instrument under study) and Translational Quality of Life Form (this transition scale provides a subjective quantification of the degree of change in quality of life from sinusitis); CT scans and nasal endoscopy findings.
Control subjects will complete the SNOT-20 (validated QOL form) and the FACE PAIN a single time.
Case subjects will complete the SNOT-20 and the FACE PAIN questionnaire at the visit during which they review their CT results with the MD. Thereafter, they will complete the FACE PAIN questionaire twice more; at weeks 12 and 14 post that visit. They will also complete the Transition Scale at week 12. These forms will be mailed to the subjects and returned by mail.
We hypothesize that facial pain ratings will correlate moderately with SNOT-20 scores and a transition scale. Higher values are not expected because QOL instruments encompass many symptoms of chronic sinusitis, but the FACE PAIN instrument addresses location and severity of pain.
We will also test the hypothesis that facial pain ratings will be much lower in non-sinusitis patients.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Case subjects from the Rhinology Clinic must have CT evidence of chronic sinusitis
- Control subject from the Otology Clinic who have not had sinus surgery in the past 2 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- any subject unable to give informed consent of complete self-administered questionnaires written in English
- Control subjects with a history of sinusitis in the last 6 months
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01001039
|United States, Washington
|University of Washington Rhinology Clinic
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
|Principal Investigator:
|Greg E Davis, MD, MPH
|University of Washington
|Responsible Party:
|Greg Davis, Assistant Professor, University of Washington
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01001039 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 21, 2009
|Last Updated:
|June 27, 2012
Keywords provided by Greg Davis, University of Washington:
chronic sinusitis
facial pain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Paranasal Sinus Diseases
Nose Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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The Sacramento Area Council of Governments is so politically correct it squeaks – fully embracing the anti-greenhouse gas, pro-transit, "sustainable" development policies adopted by the state in recent years with a "blueprint" said to be a model for other California regions.
Yet, when one drills into the details of the regional development plan, an interesting trend emerges: Even if its theory becomes reality, there would be only a relatively tiny shift from the private automobile as the major means of regional transportation.
Vehicle-miles of travel in the region, estimated now at about 60 million a year, would rise to 74 million by 2035 – flat on a per-capita basis, but a nearly 25 percent aggregate gain.
Conversely, nonautomotive travel – transit, bicycle, walking, etc. – would increase from around 9 percent of total travel to just over 10 percent by 2035.
Putting it another way, even if the blueprint becomes reality – by no means a certainty – residents of the six-county region would remain overwhelmingly dependent on their cars, which means its network of roads and streets would continue to be very important.
What's true in the Sacramento area is true for all other urban areas of this most-populous state.
For all the talk about changing the way Californians live and travel – talk that often focuses on moving from single-family homes on streets to denser housing clusters on transit lines – the change is likely to be very slow, at best.
That means that we shouldn't be neglecting the maintenance of the thousands of miles of state highways and local roads and streets that carry automotive traffic, but that's exactly what we've been doing.
California has the nation's worst traffic congestion and, according to the Federal Highway Administration, the nation's second-worst pavement conditions.
The California Transportation Commission says the state has more than a half-trillion dollars of unmet transportation needs, and a coalition of local governments says it needs $82 billion more over the next decade to bring local streets and roads up to snuff.
We have been living off the investments made by California during the post-World War II era and failing to maintain the roadway network that earlier generations of politicians and voters built.
We should think of those unmet road maintenance and reconstruction needs as a debt that should be repaid – not unlike the unfunded liabilities that state and local governments have been running up for public employee pensions and health care.
Repaying the roadway debt wouldn't be cheap. Just meeting the $82 billion in local needs would cost the equivalent of a 56-cents-per-gallon gas tax increase. But ignoring the debt while spending billions on a bullet-train system that Californians neither need nor want would be the height of folly.


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So forehand usually hurts to throw...Today I was out with Sleepy and having just put 150 Flicks back in my bag after having some fun with them at the state championships I remembered how when my wrist hurt throwing 150 class helped a lot.
So I pulled out the Flicks and proceeded to play most of the round with them forehand. There's still a small amount of pain if I try to crank them out, but it's in a different spot (the back of my shoulder, as opposed to the right side of my spine) and isn't as intense.
I figure it's a form issue, and since I still had my camera in the bag we took some videos.
These two are with flicks:
These are surges (yellow, orange) and a tsunami (green) - these felt like I needed to muscle them more than the flicks):
So, forehand guys... a few questions beyond the usual point out what I'm doing wrong stuff:
a) Most of these shots went high and hyzer - sounds like nose angle, but when I was throwing them flat and a few times after filming, it felt like the force of the throw was coming from a spot more towards the tips of my fingers, where normally I'm pressing against the rim with about half of my middle finger. Is there something I can try to keep in mind that will help me to not only understand what I'm doing there, but how to do it every time? The shots were definitely longer and straighter, even with the flick I tuned to be pig stable.
b) The pain I was feeling was from the back of my shoulder, but wasn't an every throw thing, and didn't last more than about a minute each time I felt it. What part of my motion is being mean to my shoulder? My back? My elbow? My wrist?
c) How much should I really be putting force into snapping my wrist around? Now, I'm giving it some, but only about as much as you'd need to say...close car door.
d) I've had better consistency and success with keeping the throws low and flat with a very gentle grip. Is this going to hurt me in the long run, or am I OK as long as I still have enough holding the disc to keep it level?


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hey guys, just joined the forums recently after lurking for months reading up on all the cool stuff you friendly people like to share!
i love playing disc and i happen to really enjoy doing stencil based artwork!
what luck to find that stencil art can be used to dye dics!
i wanted to start this to thread for a few reasons
1. showcase my current work.
2. seek feedback on possible dyes to attempt in the future.
3. answer questions about dye process and share knowledge
I'm still nowhere on the same level as some other folks on this forum and all my dyes so far are handcut. no plotter
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It has been 583 days since the first word of a possible move of center Dwight Howard out of Orlando—he was to be courted by the Nets, remember—arose. After a long and torturous journey, Howard just might have finally figured out where he will spend his golden NBA years: In Houston.
The Rockets have apparently won a five-team derby that featured the Lakers, Mavericks, Hawks and Warriors, selling Howard on the team's ability to quickly build a championship contender, centered around Howard in the middle and All-Star guard James Harden on the perimeter.
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The Rockets were also able to pitch Howard on the benefits of having Hall of Fame big man Kevin McHale as his coach. Howard has struggled to develop his post-up game over the years, and McHale is one of the best post-up forwards in NBA history, with a wide array of moves. Besides that, Howard has often felt as though he has played for coaches—Stan Van Gundy and Mike D'Antoni—who have not really used him correctly on the offensive end.
"He thinks being coached by another big guy is something that will benefit him for the rest of his career," a source close to Howard said. "That was important to him, to have a coach with that flexibility."
USA Today's Sam Amick first reported that Howard to Houston was a done deal.
But, tellingly, nothing has been finalized, a source told Sporting News. Yahoo! Sports reported that Howard's agent, Dan Fegan, has said Howard's final decision would come later on Friday or on Saturday. And Rockets general manger Daryl Morey said via Twitter that, "While we are excited & cautiously optimistic @DwightHoward might choose Houston, we have not yet heard about his decision."
Further, Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld.com reported late on Friday that Howard was on his way back to Los Angeles to speak with the Lakers one more time. Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com reported that the problem for the Rockets comes down to money—the fact that Houston can only offer $88 million over four years rather than $117 million over five years.
But Howard went to Twitter late Friday to make it official. He wrote: "I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel its the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los Angeles and wish them the best."
First the Hawks, then the Mavericks, were told they had no chance at Howard. The Warriors, who made a trade to clear cap space in order to sign Andre Iguodala on Friday afternoon, have been operating as if Howard is not a factor in their plans, and only could have acquired Howard via a sign-and-trade deal.
That's the only thing that is holding up the Rockets now. Before Houston can celebrate, the team has some minor tweaks to make. There still isn't quite enough money under the salary cap in order to make Howard a maximum salary offer. The Rockets will have to work that issue out before they can give Howard a full contract. To that end, the Rockets dealt rookie Royce White to Philadelphia, freeing another $1.7 million in salary space.
A source told Sporting News that the Rockets are first expected to free up further space for Howard by attempting to send away point guard Jeremy Lin and/or center Omer Asik. With Howard and Harden now getting maximum-sized contracts, the Rockets are intent on keeping their two bargain-level contributors, Chandler Parsons and Patrick Beverly, who make a combined $1.8 million and could both be in the starting five with Howard and Harden next season.
Beyond that, one of the aspects of the Rockets that the team was able to sell to Howard was the ability of general manager Daryl Morey to cram a third star player onto a Howard-Harden roster. Atlanta forward Josh Smith is the leading candidate to fill that spot, the source said. In order to do that, the Rockets will likely have to move both of the contracts of Asik and Lin (valued at a little more than $8 million each based on their structure).
The team would not give Smith a maximum deal, but would get as close as it could to round out the star-caliber trio, all of whom are still in the primes of their careers—Howard (27), Smith (27) and Harden (23) are still considered young by NBA standards.


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Pigeons interrupt Miggy's at-bat at Comerica
DETROIT -- The annual summer flock of seagulls at Comerica Park seems to be over. They left the Tigers to the pigeons, which made a scene Wednesday night in the team's first inning back home in a week and a half.
It took just two pigeons to cause a ruckus at the Tigers-Pirates game, thanks to their own infield shift. They spent the top of the first inning gathered around second baseman Ian Kinsler, who tried to ignore them while rookie starting pitcher Buck Farmer retired the Pirates in order.
For the bottom half of the inning, the birds moved between the mound and home plate, where they created such a distraction that Miguel Cabrera stepped out of the batters box to try to shoo them away with his bat.
Neither Cabrera's swing, nor Pirates pitcher Vance Worley's attempt to roll a ball at them, nor catcher Russell Martin could get them to leave. They stepped out of the way long enough to complete the inning.
The Tigers grounds crew has a stock of flares to scare off gulls during the summer, but they apparently have no effect on pigeons, who watched three go off without even flapping their wings. Eventually, a grounds crew member had to chase them off the field.
The most effective deterrent the Tigers had against birds this year was unintentional. Early in the season, a hawk spent a day game hanging around Comerica Park, causing pigeons and gulls alike to scatter for other parts of downtown Detroit. The hawk hasn't been seen since.
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Metabolism of Antituberculosis Drugs in HIV-Infected Persons With Tuberculosis
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The purpose of this study is to determine if a relationship exists between the level of antituberculosis drugs (isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide) in the blood and the outcome of HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis. This study also evaluates how these drugs are absorbed and metabolized in the body.
|HIV Infections Tuberculosis
|Drug: Ethambutol hydrochloride Drug: Isoniazid Drug: Pyrazinamide Drug: Pyridoxine hydrochloride Drug: Rifampin
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|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pharmacokinetics of Antituberculosis Agents in HIV-Infected Persons With Tuberculosis
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|May 2002 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Patients receive up to 8 weeks of two or more anti-tuberculosis drugs, of which at least two are isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, or ethambutol. Blood specimens are collected at 2, 6, and 10 hours after administration of study medication, once between Days 10 and 14 of a phase of daily treatment and once while on an intermittent dose regimen (twice weekly or three times weekly).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
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You may be eligible for this study if you:
- Are HIV-positive and have tuberculosis.
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- Have any other disorder or condition which might cause study treatment to be undesirable.
- Are pregnant.
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|Los Angeles, California, United States, 900331079
|Harbor UCLA Med Ctr
|Torrance, California, United States, 90502
|United States, Florida
|University of Miami (Pediatric)
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|United States, Georgia
|Emory Univ
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
|United States, Hawaii
|Queens Med Ctr
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96816
|Univ of Hawaii
|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96816
|United States, Louisiana
|Tulane Univ School of Medicine
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
|United States, New York
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|Brooklyn, New York, United States, 112032098
|Beth Israel Med Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10003
|St Vincent's Hosp / Mem Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10021
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|United States, Ohio
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|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 441091998
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Univ of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
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|Keith Chirgwin
|Study Chair:
|David Perlman
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Drug Therapy, Combination
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Antitubercular Agents
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HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Antitubercular Agents
Vitamin B 6
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Leprostatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
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FAIRDALE - Primed for a deep-run in the 2012 King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic at Fairdale High School, the Bullitt East Chargers bolted out of the gate on Thursday, pounding Bowling Green 88-43.
The victory was that much more impressive as the Purples were ranked 14th in the pre-season coaches' poll.
Bullitt East looked like the second-ranked team in the state as they put together a nearly flawless performance in the first half. The Chargers never trailed in the game and the only tie came at 4-4.
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Our customers usually come to Vermont Woods Studios with a pretty clear understanding of the benefits of natural, organic, eco-friendly furniture. They're looking to help protect the environment. They want to know that the wood used in their furniture has been sustainably harvested from forests that are going to be healthy and intact for many more generations. Customers are also looking to protect their families from toxic substances in furniture finishes that could off-gas and cause respiratory problems.
But did you know that choosing natural, eco-furniture also reduces your carbon footprint and helps reduce global warming? It's true. Scientists attribute about 20% of global warming to deforestation, particularly that of tropical rainforests, such as the Amazon.
If you're buying imported wood furniture, chances are it was made from illegally harvested wood that was clear cut from the rainforest. Because there is such widespread counterfeiting of logging documents, consumers are often unwittingly contributing to global warming and the eventual loss of iconic tree species such as mahogany and teak when purchasing imported furniture.
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DETROIT - "Ellen" is now at 3 p.m. followed by Local 4 News First at 4. WDIV has broadcast the program since 2004. "Ellen" is America's #1 rated talk show, among women 25-54, and airs during the afternoon, 3-5 p.m., in the top 20 markets across the country.
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"We are delighted to showcase this multi-award winning program in the afternoons, followed by Detroit's "go to" first early evening newscast, Local 4 News: First at 4 and the award winning news magazine Inside Edition," said Marla Drutz, Vice President & General Manager WDIV-TV. The 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. block of the latest news and information programming enjoys continual growth and with Ellen as the lead in, is expected to be an even bigger ratings powerhouse.
Local 4 News is the #1 newscast at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. in Nielsen ratings for the Detroit television market, and Local 4 News at 11 p.m. is the #1 newscast of all NBC affiliates in the top 11 markets nationwide. In addition, Local 4's www.ClickOnDetroit.com is the leading information, breaking news and weather website in Michigan.
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show", which has earned an impressive total of 38 Daytime Emmy Awards, returned for its 10th season on September 10th. Originating from Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is produced by A Very Good Production and WAD Productions, Inc. in association with Telepictures, an industry leading and Emmy award-winning producer of syndicated programming, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
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This Middle Eastern Tomato Salad or Salad Shirazi is one of my very favorite ways to eat tomatoes when they're fresh and sun-ripened, and if I ever was forced to choose my top ten favorite ways to eat tomatoes, this salad would absolutely be on that list. It's actually very good made with Roma tomatoes since they have less seeds and the flesh is firm, but you can make it with any type of tomatoes that have good flavor.
I learned to make the salad years ago from my friend Massoud, who came to the United States from Iran, and this combination of salad ingredients is so traditional that it's just called "salad" there. In the U.S. you might see it on a restaurant menu called Salad Shirazi. You can vary the proportions based on your own taste or what you have in the garden, but don't skimp on the mint and parsley, which is what makes this so special.
(Middle Eastern Tomato Salad was updated with new photos and step-by-step instructions, July 2013. My friend Massoud is coming to visit me again in a few weeks, so I thought that was a good reason to update this recipe with better photos!)
my windowsill herb garden, so I gave it a good wash in the salad spinner.
Grilled Chicken with Lemon, Capers, and Oregano or The World's Easiest Kabobs with Grilled Zucchini and Sausage.
Middle Eastern Tomato Salad
(Makes 4-6 servings; recipe from my friend Massoud, who taught me to make this years ago.)
(All amounts are approximate. Feel free to use more or less of some ingredients, depending on your own preferences.)
1 cup finely diced cucumber (remove seeds if they are large)
1 cup finely diced tomato
1 cup finely diced onion (I often use sweet Vidalia onion)
1 cup finely chopped parsley (more or less, to taste)
1 cup finely chopped mint (more or less, to taste)
2-3 T olive oil, or more to taste
1-2 T fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
salt, pepper to taste
Cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions should be cut in same-size pieces, and parsley and mint should be chopped very finely. (You can use a food processor to chop the mint and parsley if you wish.) When all ingredients are chopped, combine in mixing bowl.
Mix in olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. (Start with a bit less and add more until it tastes right to you. I find it does not need a great deal of dressing to taste good.) Serve immediately.
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More Summer Tomato Salads to Savor:
Chopped Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Mint, Feta, Lemon, and Thyme ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Marinated Tomato Salad ~ David Lebovitz
Tomatoes, Hearts of Palm, Olives, and Feta with Basil Vinaigrette ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
Cherry Tomato and Blue Cheese Salad ~ Aggie's Kitchen
Summer Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese, Basil Vinaigrette, and Herbs ~ Kalyn's Kitchen
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23 of James Bond's Most Memorable Gadgets
Airs: Monday, 10 pm, NBC
Revolution has all the hallmarks of the latest, great serial drama, created by Supernatural's Eric Kripke, executive produced by Lost's J.J. Abrams, and the pilot episode was even directed by Iron Man's Jon Favreau. For those of you who have yet to see it, the series takes place 15 years after a catastrophe simply known as the Blackout caused every piece of modern technology to stop working. That means no lights, no planes, no motor cars—the entire world has basically been rendered a post-apocalyptic Gilligan's Island. Charlie Matheson (Tracy Spiridakos), a spunky young woman with archery skills that would shame Katniss Everdeen, embarks on a quest with her surly Uncle Miles (Billy Burke) to rescue her brother Danny (Graham Rogers), who was taken by a militia led by Captain Neville (Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito). Gen. Monroe (David Lyons) ordered capture of the Matheson boy in order to lure his old comrade Miles out of hiding in the hopes that he might hold the key for turning the world's power back on.
Premieres: September 27, 8 pm, CBS
Much like the monumental event that the show derives its title from, the universe of The Big Bang Theory has evolved and expanded over the past five seasons to become one of the most watched and critically acclaimed comedies currently on TV—not to mention being one of the smartest too. From the moment Cheesecake Factory waitress Penny (Kaley Cuoco) moved in across the hall from Caltech physicists Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), neither their lives or those of their closest friends—including fellow physicist Rajesh Kothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), engineer Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), and Star Trek: The Next Generation's own Wil Wheaton—would ever be the same as their two disparate worlds collided. Last season found Leonard and Penny rekindling their on again/off again relationship, Sheldon growing closer to his "girlfriend" Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik, who has a real-life Ph.D. in neuroscience), and Wolowitz marrying Penny's friend Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), just as he blasts off for the ISS. The show's brainy reputation has led to some amazing guest stars, including Stephen Hawking, Apple's Steve Wozniak, and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Emily Prichard '16 traveled to London and Paris during the summer as part of a short-term study abroad trip, led by art faculty Dr. Jeffrey Collins and Professor Loehle. Students explored and studied these cities as the settings for artistic and architectural revolutions. Here are some of Emily's experiences in her own words.
This trip to London and Paris compounded my passion for art; I can't think of a career for myself that doesn't involve art.
This was partly inspired by the atmosphere of purity and wonder that art can offer; art, in all its forms seemed to transform its environment into a sacred, treasured space.
One of the best examples of this transformation was Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, France. The entire second story of the cathedral was floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows. Even though I had prepared a report on this cathedral, I was still incredibly blown away by the atmosphere, how the colors and light transformed a relatively tiny cathedral. With sunlight shining through the window panes, it felt as though the cathedral was a divine, living painting that the group had the privilege of experiencing from the inside: in a way, it felt like our tour group was literally inside the scene of a painting, only to realize it for a living organism. To personally see the mastery of detail involved to create each tiny scene was the equivalent to standing next to an expansive ocean: it gave one the feeling of not only being extremely small in comparison, but being somehow connected just by recognizing the true beauty and purity of the object. Sainte-Chapelle held beauty, purity, and color that can only be truly understood if experienced; even all of the research prior to Paris had not quite prepared me (or the rest of the group) for the atmosphere of the cathedral.
One of my most favorite museums out of the entire trip was the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, France. Focusing entirely on ancient and oceanic artifacts, this museum invoked a sense of wonder and mystery in the same way that Sainte-Chapelle invoked beauty and purity. My favorite aspect of the museum is the fact that these artifacts are so appreciated, even though archeologists still don't know the meaning or purpose behind several of the objects. Therefore, the objects give off an air of mystery, inviting the viewer to wonder, to imagine themselves several thousand years ago, crafting what they see in the present. I was personally struck by the eerie feeling of a few; it felt as though these pieces were intended for rituals, or for people (or spirits) of great power, that we were somehow intruding. This museum felt like a giant time capsule, the modern design failing to exhaust a feeling of stepping back into a lost era. While Sainte-Chapelle helped me to rediscover the purity of art, Quai Branly helped to create the idea of art sometimes becoming a separate entity all its own, significance defined by the synesthesia of the viewer.
Another important impact of this trip was realizing the general appreciation that Europe and the United Kingdom seem to have for art. The crowds in each museum and cathedral were VERY different than American museums/historic places. The average American seems to care less about the meaning or purpose of the piece; unless somewhat studied in art, they see museums as places for their amusement on rainy days. In Paris and London, the people treated museums as places of learning and interest, and were generally somewhat knowledgeable about what they were looking at. For example, nearly every museum had a group of schoolchildren touring; they were not rowdy, but actually listened to and absorbed the lectures. I loved this culture shock because it showcased the idea of using free museums as a means of education, for schoolchildren and adults alike. The museums were treated with respect, and the viewers seemed to have actually learned something by the time they left. This cultural difference gave me hope, that fine art can be appreciated and valued even in an age of technology and digital media.
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Skylight One Hanson was brimming with some serious borough pride this weekend at New York City Wine and Food Festival's Brooklyn's Backyard event. 28 local chefs turned out to deliver signature bites to the hungry crowd, serving up everything from spicy lemongrass chicken larb to fudgy ice cream sandwiches. If you can imagine dropping the Brooklyn Flea's Smorgasberg into the middle of a nightclub with an open bar, you'd have a rough approximation of the experience.
The main difference was that with old-school institutions like Acme Smoked Fish and Junior's in attendance alongside newcomers like TALDE and Der Kommissar, the event was as much a celebration of the borough's rich culinary history as its more recent (and explosive) growth.
I may only be a Brooklyn transplant, but with the affair housed in the iconic Williamsburg Savings Bank building and hosted by borough native Adam Richman of Man v. Food, I felt like shouting out an accented Brook-LYN! on more than one occasion. Music was pumping, wine and beer were flowing, and the venue was packed; luckily the chefs kept things moving like clockwork, and the only long line was the one for photo ops with the charismatic Richman. Check out the photos of our favorite dishes in the slideshow.
About the author: Niki Achitoff-Gray was once an intern at Serious Eats. Now a freelance journalist and Web Editorial Assistant at Saveur.com, she'll be starting school at the Institute for Culinary Education this fall. She is on an endless quest to eat the most unusual foods NYC has to offer.


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SHEPHERDSVILLE - A little freedom and responsibility is something Bullitt Central hopes their students can taste.
Eligible students may soon receive that freedom and responsibility with the offer of off-campus lunches.
Principal Christy Coulter brought the idea to Bullitt Central as a reward incentive to promote both good grades and perfect class attendance.
"We've already got students who sign out to work at UPS or co-ops, take classes at JCTC or U of L, or they go to help at Roby (Elementary)," Coulter said.
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While UCLA coach Steve Alford is trying to start anew with his new job in Westwood, his past—in particular a case where he defended one of his former Iowa players who had been accused of felony sexual assault—is something that just isn't going away yet.
In 2002, Alford came to the defense of Pierre Pierce, the Hawkeye player accused of the above crime, saying numerous times that Pierce was innocent. J. Patrick White, the prosecutor in the case, said Alford's repeated claims were a key factor in White's decision to settle for a plea-bargain deal, the Orange County Register reported.
Pierce did not serve any jail time as part of the plea and later apologized for "inappropriate sexual conduct with a fellow student."
"What upset me at the time (with Alford) was that he had continued to preach Pierce's innocence in very public settings ... and that it was incorrect and that there was evidence that proved that it was incorrect," White told the Orange County Register. "And this was very hurtful to the victim. It was very hurtful to the victim to read in the paper that Steve Alford, even with evidence of the assault by Pierce, continued proclaiming (Pierce's) innocence."
White also wondered aloud if Bruins athletic director Dan Guerrero even knew about this case.
Alford and Guerrero responded to this criticism in a joint statement Thursday, acknowledging the mistakes but also hoping to put the issue behind.
Said Alford: "At that time, I instinctively and mistakenly came to his defense before knowing all the facts. I wanted to believe he was innocent, and in response to a media question, I publicly proclaimed his innocence before the legal system had run its course. This was inappropriate, insensitive and hurtful, especially to the young female victim involved, and I apologize for that. I have learned and grown from that experience and now understand that such proclamations can contribute to an atmosphere in which similar crimes go unreported and victims are not taken seriously."
And Guerrero: Everyone has regrets in their past, but acknowledging them and learning from them shows true character. I was aware of this situation when we hired Steve and concluded that although he made an error in judgment 11 years ago, he had learned and grown from that experience. Our evaluation was based on his entire career, both on and off the court, and that is what led us to make our decision that he was the right coach for UCLA."
Will this be enough? Alford and the Bruins are sure hoping so.


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Charming Double Room Close to Paris
Size10 m²
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Accommodation summary
|Rue Jules Ferry, 94400 Vitry sur Seine, France
|Property type
|Private room
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Welcome to our lovely home!
We rent a charming room in our nice and clean apartment/ house. The room accommodates up to people. We live in Vitry sur Seine close to Paris. We are close to Paris by the RER C line.
The house is located 1 minute from the station. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to reach the center of Paris. There you can explore the city with all its terrific sights and various activities. The room offers you everything you need for a pleasant stay with us. It is fully furnished with a comfortable double bed and a dresser with empty space for your personal belongings. The bathroom is equipped with a shower and a WC.
Attention breakfasts are not included in the room price. (8 euros per person extra).
We love to host people an looking forward to meeting you!
Thank you and welcome.
Antony and Isabelle
House rulesPlease complete your guest profile and contact me BEFORE sending your booking request. I would like to know you a little better before I welcome you in my home.
Visitors must remove their shoes upon entering: for hygiene, no street shoes inside the house.
Thank you not to eat in the room. We can not offer you the opportunity to cook.
|Maximum Nights
|7 nights
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Reviews of this property
Sehr liebes Pärchen, sehr freundlich und interessiert. Wir würden wiederkommen. Verbindung nach Paris mit dem RER ist gut, beim Rückweg bloß darauf achten nicht zu weit zu fahren. Die Verbindung ist dann nämlich nicht zu toll:D Danke Antoine und Isabelle für den Aufenthalt.
Sehr nette Gastgeber, wunderschönes Haus, tolles Zimmer!
Alles einwandfrei, unproblematischer Aufenthalt. Die perfekte Zwisfhenstation für einen Städtetrip! Super zu erreichen, gute Verbindung zur Innenstadt!
Nice, clean rooms with private bathroom and toilet as well clean. Very nice, friendly and helpful owners. Perfect specific train (1 train stop Min, 15 Min city center).
Schönes, sauberes Zimmer mit eigenem genauso sauberen Bad und WC. Sehr nette, freundliche und hilfsbereite Besitzer. Perfekte Zugbindung (1 Min.- Zughaltestelle,15 Min.- Stadtzentrum).
Great location! Antoine and Isabelle are most wonderful persons. One really feels welcome at their home.
We stayed there 5 days and everything was just superb!
Very good connection to the center (RER C)
Rooms cozy, warm and clean.
Antoine and Isabelle are very hospitable
and helpful landlord.
We love to come back!
Sehr gute Anbindung zum Zentrum ( RER C ),
Zimmer gemütlich,warm und sauber.
Antoine und Isabelle sind sehr gastfreundliche
und hilfsbereite Vermieter.
Wir kommen gerne wieder !
The stay was very good and helped us in everything.
As for the room, it is fine and has a very large bathroom.
In general all very good and recommended.
La estancia ha sido muy buena y nos han ayudado en todo.
En cuanto a la habitación, está muy bien y dispone de un baño muy grande.
En general todo muy bien y recomendable.
Great accommodation comfortable, clean and two (actually two) steps from the metro. But the most pleasant thing are the hosts Antoine and Isabelle, the pleasant conversations with who will integral and important part of our memories of this stay in Paris.
Ottima sistemazione comoda, pulita e a due (davvero due) passi dalla metro. Ma la cosa più piacevole sono i padroni di casa Antoine e Isabelle, le piacevoli conversazioni con i quali faranno parte integrante e sostanziale dei nostri ricordi di questo soggiorno parigino.
Antoine et Isabelle are very nice and kind people. Antoine welcomed us with a drink and made a map with directions for us. Also Isabelle explained us were to go and what to see in Paris. Antoine walked with us to the Station to get the train tickets and showed us where to take the train.
There house is very big so we got our own flour with our own bathroom, room and toilet. The room is big and very clean. The location is very nice because u take the train near by there house (2 min walk) and u are in 10 a 15 minutes at all the hot spots of Paris. U can park the car for free in front of there house (in weekends) Isabelle et Antoine are very warm people and made us feel home.
We will definitely advice people to rent a room by Antoine et Isabelle.
Thanks for everything
Regards Silvie and David
They are very good, friendly hosts and you are advised that you can visit in Paris, the house is very cozy, clean and well heated, is in a quiet street and next to a train station in 20 minutes takes you to paris
son unos anfitriones muy buenos, amables y te aconsejan lo que se puede visitar en paris, la casa es muy acogedora, limpia y bien climatizada, esta en una calle muy tranquila y al lado de una estacion de tren que en 20 min te lleva a paris
The experience was very good, the hosts helped us a lot and were very friendly!
The metro was very close and we had no problems!
A greeting !!!
I 'We had the return journey very early and we could not say goodbye, sorry! But thank you very much for everything! -
La experiencia fue muy buena, los anfitriones nos ayudaron mucho y eran muy amables!
El metro estaba muy cerca y no tuvimos ningún problema!
Un saludo !!!
-Teníamos el viaje de vuelta muy temprano y no pudimos despedirnos, lo siento! Pero muchas gracias por todo! -
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The first issue of the new Investment Policy Monitor finds that during the period under review (July-November 2009), the majority of investment measures - both by G20 and non-G20 countries - were in the direction of liberalization, promotion and facilitation of investment. However, certain measures were less favorable to investment, including some undertaken in the process of implementing stimulus packages. Moreover, increasing policy "slippage" in the area of trade protectionism may begin to exert an impact on foreign direct investment flows and on the global value chains of transnational corporations.
This Monitor implements the mandate from the UNCTAD Commission on Investment, Enterprise and Development and responds to the call by the G20 (in its London and Pittsburgh summits) for quarterly reporting on G20 members´ adherence to their pledge not to raise barriers to trade and investment.
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"With version 2.0, we've seen enterprises moving to Colligo Contributor as an alternative way of accessing SharePoint content," said Colligo President and CEO Barry Jinks in a recent briefing. "That's interesting, but we wanted to know how we could improve that user experience even further. Customers responded by asking us to provide this functionality within the tools that they're used to using, for example \[Microsoft\] Outlook."
Colligo Contributor for SharePoint 2.1 does just that. Its new Outlook Add-in for SharePoint lets users drag and drop email messages and attachments from Outlook directly into SharePoint without leaving the familiar Outlook interface. The Add-in also lets you create rules to do this automatically. In addition, Contributor now maps the standard message fields (e.g., To, From, Subject, and Date) to metadata in SharePoint document libraries.
According to Genèse Castonguay, director of marketing and inside sales, the Outlook Add-in takes SharePoint document libraries and syncs them as folders within Outlook. "It allows you to view the Contributor interface in an online or offline setting, providing all the same functionality in terms of being able to drag and drop multiple items in and out of folders, being able to update common meta data on multiple items at a time, and allowing users to look at multiple views all within their Outlook," said Castonguay, "and that's important because Outlook is the number one collaboration platform."


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FW: Three Men Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine In the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
U.S. Department of Justice
Ronald C. Machen Jr.
United States Attorney for the
District of Columbia
Judiciary Center
555 Fourth St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
For Information Contact:
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Public Affairs
(202) 252-6933
Three Men Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine
In the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
-Evidence Included Nearly 30 Kilograms of Cocaine, Found in a Storage Locker-
WASHINGTON – Three men were found guilty by a jury today of conspiring to distribute large quantities of cocaine in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. They were among those arrested in 2011, following one of the largest recent seizures of cocaine in the area.
The verdicts were announced by U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Debra Evans Smith, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
William M. Bowman, 33, of Bowie, Md.; Gezo G. Edwards, 39, of Silver Spring, Md., and Henry B. Williams, 32, of Glen Dale, Md. were found guilty following a five-week trial in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. In addition to the conspiracy charge, Bowman was found guilty of possession of a firearm during the commission of narcotics offenses.
The Honorable Colleen Kollar-Kotelly scheduled sentencing for February 2013. Bowman faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 45 years and a potential life sentence. Edwards faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years and a potential life term. Williams faces a prison term of up to 20 years.
The case now enters a second phase for the jury to determine the forfeiture of Edwards's assets that were the proceeds of or facilitated his drug trafficking activities. Specifically, the jury will be called on to determine whether more than $366,000 in seized cash, a Rolex watch, and a $30,000 platinum diamond engagement ring were the proceeds of or facilitated the drug dealing. In addition, the government will be seeking a money judgment of $1 million.
Bowman, Edwards, and Williams were indicted in 2011, following a 15-month investigation by the FBI and MPD into people suspected of acting as wholesale distributors of cocaine in the metropolitan area. The investigation determined that from January 2009 through April 2011, the defendants and others maintained a drug trafficking organization that supplied distribution amounts of cocaine and crack cocaine to dealers in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
The investigation revealed that Bowman and Edwards obtained large quantities of cocaine from sources in the Los Angeles area, which they transported back to the Washington, D.C. area for redistribution to wholesale traffickers, including Williams.
All told, 11 people have pled guilty to charges in the investigation.
In April 2011, investigators learned that members of the defendants' organization had arranged for a large shipment of cocaine to the area, and that they were storing it in a storage facility in Hyattsville, Md. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforcement searched the locker and recovered 29.5 kilograms of cocaine, nearly 2 kilograms of crack cocaine, packaging material and several firearms, including an assault rifle. The cocaine had an estimated wholesale value of $1 million and an estimated street value of more than $3 million.
"Mr. Bowman, Mr. Edwards and Mr. Williams were committed to bringing poisonous drugs into our community. However, they did not realize that law enforcement was even more committed to preventing that from happening," said U.S. Attorney Machen.
"Through the swift actions of FBI, MPD and the U.S. Attorney's Office, nearly 30 kilos of cocaine were prevented from hitting our city streets and a dangerous drug organization was dismantled. Now, all three men will pay a steep price for their crimes. I want to commend the investigators from the FBI and MPD, as well as the prosecutors from my office, who have done an outstanding job in bringing these three men to justice and protecting our community."
"Drug trafficking organizations such as the one that Bowman, Edwards, and Williams ran in D.C. and Maryland cripple the safety and security of our neighborhoods," said Acting
Assistant Director Smith. "Today's verdict should serve as a warning to drug dealers and traffickers that the FBI and our local law enforcement partners are committed to tracking their movement and stopping them from selling drugs on our streets."
"Through great police work and coordination with our FBI partners, we were able to disrupt a large network responsible for distributing significant amounts of cocaine to
Washington, D.C. – specifically, Southeast," said Police Chief Lanier. "Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Narcotics and Special Investigations Division were relentless in pursuing these criminals."
The prosecution grew out of the efforts of the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, a multi-agency team that conducts comprehensive, multi-level attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. The principal mission of the nationwide program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nation's drug supply.
In announcing the verdicts, U.S. Attorney Machen, Acting Assistant Director Smith and Chief Lanier commended the work of the FBI and MPD members of the task force who
investigated the case. They also thanked the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, the FBI's Baltimore Division, and the Prince George's County and Montgomery County police departments, which provided assistance. They cited the efforts of those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, including Paralegal Specialists Jeanette Litz, Jeremy Stoller, Regan Gibson, and Starla Stolk, and Litigation Support Specialist Ron Royal.
Finally, they acknowledged the work of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Debra Long-Doyle and Steven B. Wasserman of the Violent Crime and Narcotics Trafficking Section, and Zia M. Faruqui, of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, who are prosecuting the case.
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania man has been arrested on a federal charge of traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor.
U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II said Wednesday that 28-year-old Mustafa M. Bazbaz of Oakdale, Pa., started talking to a 15-year-old girl from Jefferson County, Ohio, through a social media website in December. Ihlenfeld says Bazbaz claimed to be 17 years old and eventually took her to a hotel room in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.
Bazbaz is being held at the West Virginia Northern Regional Jail pending a detention hearing. Jail records didn't indicate whether he has an attorney.


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Suzuki gets back-to-back duty against Royals
Twins' catcher employed for matinee after night contest with Milone on mound
MINNEAPOLIS -- With his familiarity with left-hander Tommy Milone from their time as teammates with the A's, Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki started behind the plate against the Royals on Sunday afternoon.
Suzuki, who scored the tying run and homered in Saturday night's 4-1 win over the Royals, has worked well with Milone in the past. Suzuki had previously caught Milone 15 times in his career, and Milone posted a 2.99 ERA in those starts.
It gives Suzuki a start in a day game after a night game, but he's scheduled to get a break on Monday with backup catcher Eric Fryer set to catch rookie Trevor May in the series finale.
"We had planned it like this," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "They know each other. And then we'll let Fryer catch May tomorrow."
Fryer and May are also familiar with each other, as Fryer caught nine of May's starts at Triple-A Rochester and also caught him in his debut against the A's on Aug. 9. But May struggled in his first career big league start, giving up four runs on three hits and seven walks in just two innings.
May also made a relief appearance on Tuesday against the Astros to help him try to get rid of those jitters. So Gardenhire is hopeful May will pitch more like the way he did at Rochester, where he posted a 2.93 ERA in 17 starts.
"It's another big situation at home against a team that would be in the playoffs so it's not going to get any easier," Gardenhire said. "Hopefully, he'll be able to manage his emotions. He's overthrown so far and hasn't located his fastball so far. All the things he's done well [in the Minors]. So he just has to bring it up to here."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mrs. Garcia had made homemade tamales, something I had to sample even if they weren't exactly a carb-conscious dish, and the salad was definitely a hit as a side dish.
I used the winter fruits I had on hand, and you could certainly use apples or figs in this if you had some. I would have used pomegranate arils if I'd had them, so let your imagination run wild if you make this. What I really loved here was the agave-sweetened dressing that blended with the flavors of the different fruits.
My goal was to cut the persimmons and pears into same sized pieces.
I made the pieces about an inch square, for a rather chunky-looking salad.
Mix the fruit together, then gently toss with the agave-pomegranate vinaigrette.
Winter Fruit Salad with Persimmons, Pears, Grapes, Pecans, and Agave-Pomegranate Vinaigrette
(Makes about 6 side-dish servings, recipe created by Kalyn with inspiration from Local Flavors by Deborah Madison.)
4 Fuyu persimmons, cut in 1 inch cubes (or enough cut persimmons to make 2 cups)
3 Bosch pears, cut in 1 inch cubes (or enough cut pears to make 2 cups)
1 cup grapes, cut into halves or fourths if large (I would have used more grapes if I'd had more)
(Other fruits such as apples, figs, or pomegranate arils could be used to replace any of these, but you need 5-6 cups of cut fruit)
3/4 cup pecans, cut into half lengthwise to make slivers
Dressing Ingredients:
1 T extra virgin olive oil (use a fruity oil for this)
1 T peanut oil
1 T pomegranate-flavored vinegar (I used pomegranate-flavored red wine vinegar)
2 T agave nectar
(If you have pomegranate molasses I might use white balsamic vinegar and substitute pomegranate molasses for some or all of the agave nectar)
pinch of salt, to taste
Whisk together the dressing ingredients so flavors can blend while you cut the fruit.
Cut grapes, persimmons, and pears into same size pieces (about 1 inch size) and place in plastic bowl. Toss fruit with dressing. Just before serving, toss with pecan pieces.
South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Find More Recipes Like This One:
Nutritional Information?
More Fruit Salads with Persimmons:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Winter Fruit Salad from Desert Candy
Whole Wheat Couscous salad with Persimmon, Grapes, Green Onion, Mint, and Pine Nuts from Kalyn's Kitchen
City House Beet and Persimmon Salad from Cook Eat Fret
Black Bean Salad with Fuyu Persimmon, Avocado, and Lime-Cumin Vinaigrette from Kalyn's Kitchen
Persimmon Pomegranate Fruit Salad from Simply Recipes
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)


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With the purchase of a Washington fruit packer, Chelan Fresh Marketing, the marketing arm of Chelan Fruit Cooperative, will now market an exclusive cherry variety, the Orondo Ruby.
Chelan, Wash.-based Chelan Fruit Cooperative has acquired the Orondo-based Orondo Fruit Co. packing plant, which gives it the rights to pack and market the Orondo Ruby, which was discovered in 2001, according to a Chelan Fresh news release.
The Orondo Ruby is known for its sweetness, juiciness and flavor.
Chelan Fresh also will market rainier cherries grown by Orondo Fruit Co. growers the Griggs and Clennon families, according to the release.


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Q I have been driving the Mathilda Monster for the better part of 29 years.
Diane Garrett
A Anyone dealing with the Highway 237-Maude-Mathilda interchange in Sunnyvale for nearly three decades deserves our deepest sympathy. It's not called the Mathilda Monster for nothing.
Q The only time it was tolerable was when Lockheed downsized and much of the area was vacant. It was pure idiocy for the city to allow a high-rise office complex to be built and leased before traffic issues were addressed. The breakaway poles between the left-turn lane onto Moffett Park and northbound Mathilda have been snapped off so many times, they don't get replaced anymore. Now cars just drive over the rubber mounts to make illegal lane changes. This is just a sampling of incidents.
Diane Garrett
A Let's meet the man behind the Monster.
Q Remember me? I designed, built and named "The Monster." Back then there was only Lockheed and a lot of tomatoes being grown north of 237, and Mathilda had fewer lanes. Since then, the city has approved construction of the industrial park and, lately, a plethora of high-rise buildings. Mathilda cannot be widened enough to accommodate the traffic. The Mary Avenue extension must be built. It was in the general plan when I worked there, before 1971!
Glenn Grigg
Retired traffic engineer
A Extending nearby Mary Avenue over the freeway is still in the city's long-range transportation plan, along with a number of other improvements for access to the Moffett Industrial Park area. The city is about to enter the design phase for the 237-Maude-Mathilda interchange, with work possibly beginning in three to five years. But another longtime sufferer has an interesting idea on taming the Monster.
Q I was certainly glad to see something on this horrible situation in one of your columns. I am one of the poor saps who has to deal with this every day. It is a nightmare.
We've got more engineers, Ph.D. folks and geeks per square mile here than likely anywhere in the U.S. What motivates these people?
Winning a technological competition of wits. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to modify the lights to do some fairly logical things like not turning one light green, when there is NO space for any of those people to cross an intersection as the light in front of it is still red.
So I suggest a contest with a reward.
Lisa Hazen
A A contest! Roadshow loves contests. Tell us more.
Q I'm pretty sure something as low as $100 would motivate these guys because it's more about the bragging rights. So offer $100 to the person who can come up with the best signal model (and I'm telling you the software models that will be produced from this will be ASTONISHING) and voilà. This is for the good of all!
This could reap HUGE benefits. And for all those who don't win the contest for bragging rights — it's still a win since we would all have a better traffic situation. And it wouldn't cost thousands of dollars the city likely doesn't have to spend. That's the beauty of a contest.
I've spent 27 years with geeks and I know this would work!
Lisa Hazen
A Geeks of the world, rescue Lisa and other beaten-down commuters.
Q I have a proposal: Remove the westbound exit from 237 to Mathilda. This eliminates one of the four lights, and an intersection. Move the exit back to where it will dump onto Bordeaux Drive at Moffett Park Drive. Think about it.
Rick James
Los Altos
A I am and I like it. There are four closely spaced signals on Mathilda between Ross Drive and Moffett Park Drive. One idea under consideration is to merge the west 237 offramp at Mathilda with Moffett Park Drive, and yank out one signal.
Here's the contest: Roadshow will donate $100 to the Second Harvest Food Bank in the name of the person who comes up a workable idea to ease Mathilda Monster woes. Roadshow will choose the winner after consulting with traffic engineers from Sunnyvale and the Valley Transportation Authority.
But I have one big question for Rick:
Are you a geek?
Follow Gary Richards at Twitter.com/mrroadshow, look for him at Facebook.com/mr.roadshow or contact him at email@example.com or 408-920-5335.


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