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COCESNA and FlightAware Work to Team Up on Central American Flight Data Integration
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For the first time ever, a joint data exchange effort for live flight data across Central America.
MADRID – 12 February 2013 – At the 2013 World ATM Congress, COCESNA (the Central American corporation for Air Navigation Services) and FlightAware today announced that they are working on forming a collaborative effort to improve the exchange and availability of live flight data across Central America as well as integration of Central American flight data around the world via data exchanges and innovative technology.
COCESNA intends to leverage FlightAware's technical expertise to improve data exchanges between COCESNA and foreign ANSPs that will improve operational performance as well as flight efficiency. Additionally, FlightAware will be working with COCESNA to deploy FlightAware services at COCESNA to allow for better reporting and monitoring of airport and flight operations, conditions, and patterns across Central America and beyond.
COCESNA intends to provide FlightAware with comprehensive flight data across Central America for inclusion in FlightAware's services. All of FlightAware's services will soon incorporate the Central American coverage including the FlightAware.com web site as well as FlightAware Global, an operational flight tracking system for aircraft operators, FBO ToolBox, an operational tool for FBOs and handling agents, FlightXML, a live flight tracking API, and FlightAware Mobile apps for iPad, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Playbook, Windows Phone, and Symbian.
"COCESNA is a great opportunity for us to assist with technology projects as well as integrate a large amount of airspace data," FlightAware CEO Daniel Baker, explained. "We're excited to include COCESNA's airspace in our services and look forward to enabling more data exchanges that improve Central American flight operations."ABOUT COCESNA
COCESNA (Corporación Centroamericana de Servicios de Navegación Aérea) is an international company headquartered in Honduras that manages a complete communication network of regional airports throughout Central America. As a public service within the region, COCESNA's voice and data communication network provides critical information to the managing operation of aircraft and airport traffic control at each airport. Headquartered in Honduras, COCESNA connects airports in Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.ABOUT FLIGHTAWARE
FlightAware (flightaware.com) is the largest flight tracking, flight data, and flight planning company in the world. FlightAware was the first company to offer free flight tracking services for both private and commercial aircraft in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. FlightAware provides flight tracking services in over forty-five countries to over three million people each month. Founded in 2005, FlightAware is privately held and has offices in Houston and New York.


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Sharing in the Salon
Lauren K., Missouri, USA
Illustration by G. Bjorn Thorkelson
One day I was getting my hair done at a salon and I started talking to the woman shampooing my hair. We were talking about my summer plans and came across the subject of the Church. I told her a little bit about what we, as Latter-day Saints, believe. Before, when I had been waiting to get my hair done, I had been reading the Book of Mormon in the waiting room. So when the topic of church came up in my conversation with this woman, the Book of Mormon came up too. She had no idea what it was about. I continued to tell her the basics of what the Book of Mormon holds. She was very open to what I had to say and willing to listen.
I had a strong feeling that I needed to give her a Book of Mormon. I had one of the blue copies the missionaries usually share! It was perfect to give to her. After my hair was done, I sat down and wrote my testimony on the inside cover of the Book of Mormon. As I was leaving the salon, I gave the book to her and invited her to read it.
A couple months later, a Church member I know who works in the salon saw a Book of Mormon in the break room. She picked it up, and on the inside cover she saw a testimony with my name at the end. It's good to know the woman still has it, and I hope she felt inspired to read it. I continue to pray for her, and I hope she will feel of the Spirit. It brings so much joy to my life when I can be a missionary and a tool in the Lord's hands. I hope all of us can achieve the happiness that comes along with sharing the gospel with another (see D&C 18:15–16).
Peace through Prayer
Rachel D., Utah, USA
"What hymn do you want to play?"
"Um, 'Sweet Hour of Prayer'?"
I could not believe I was doing this. I had just turned 12, and Mutual was a new experience for me. Even though I was eager to participate in my youth activities, I wasn't sure that I was prepared to play the piano in Mutual.
I was extremely nervous, and several of the harmonies were off-key. I had only a few measures left, but I was not sure how I could go on. I said a short prayer in my heart, and suddenly playing this hymn was a lot easier than it had been before. My playing was still not perfect, but I was calm and was able to finish the hymn with ease.
"Sweet Hour of Prayer" is a beautifully inspiring hymn. I love the section that reads: "In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief … By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!" ("Sweet Hour of Prayer," Hymns, no. 142). It is a great reminder that prayer is a blessing from our Heavenly Father.
While I was playing this hymn on that Tuesday night, I was given a powerful reminder that prayers are an important blessing that can change our lives. Although being able to play that hymn was not in itself a life-changing experience, the reminder I received that night was powerful and has helped me to remember that prayers are a blessing that can make a real impact in our lives.
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Last summer, my family and I were on vacation in California. While shopping at a local grocery store, we decided to eat hot dogs for dinner. I was starving, and I love hot dogs, so the first bite that I took was a huge one. I swallowed it wrong and started choking. I had to get my mom's attention by making the universal sign for choking for her to notice. When she saw me she jumped up and started the Heimlich maneuver. After she tried a couple of times, the hot dog popped out, and I could breathe again. It was a really emotional, scary experience. For a few months after that, I wouldn't even wear the shirt I had been wearing when I choked, because of the bad memory.
Six months later, I was at school, sitting at lunch with a group of friends. All of a sudden there was commotion in a corner of the lunchroom. I looked over and saw that a boy was bending over and flapping his arms. Everyone who was watching was in shock, standing around just watching the uncomfortable scene. I got the impression that this boy could be choking. I jumped up from my table, ran over to the boy, and made the choking sign as a question to him. He nodded his head. I quickly got behind him and started doing the Heimlich maneuver. The food came up, and he started breathing again. The lunchroom erupted in applause, but I knew that it wasn't me. I knew the Spirit prompted me to do what I did.
I am so grateful for what I learned from the experience during the summer so that I was prepared when the situation in the lunchroom happened. It added to my testimony that the Lord allows everyone opportunities to have experiences so they can then use them to help others.


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Bacteriuria Eradication Through Probiotics (BERP)
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|Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Bacteriuria Eradication Through Probiotics
- bacteriuria [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- urinary tract infections [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
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|Study Start Date:
|January 2008
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|September 2008
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|September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Oral probiotics
Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1
2x10^9 cfu of Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 administered daily via a single orally ingested freeze-dried capsule.
Other Name: Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 (Urex cap-5 from CHR. Hansen), batch 2750558
Detailed Description:
In children with spina bifida and neurogenic bladder dysfunction, the need for intermittent bladder catheterization increases the risk of bacteriuria. In many patients, this leads to a clinically significant urinary tract infection (UTI). Many of these children are placed on long term, low dose antibiotic suppression to prevent recurrent urinary infection. Unfortunately, bacteriuria often persists despite daily antibiotic therapy, and breakthrough urinary tract infections are common. Furthermore, this approach carries the potential for deleterious side effects, and may promote the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Urinary tract infection in girls occurs when virulent bacteria migrate from the rectum and colonize the vagina and peri-urethral mucosa, thus gaining access to the bladder. In girls with spina bifida, access to the bladder is greatly facilitated by catheter passage. Antibiotic prophylaxis relies on maintaining a low dose of antibiotic in the urinary stream, which decreases peri-urethral colonization, and prevents proliferation of bacteria after they gain access to the bladder. An alternative approach to daily antibiotic prophylaxis is to decrease the risk of urinary colonization with virulent bacteria by supplementing the normal bacteria flora with non-infection causing strains of bacteria.
Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacterial strains such as Lactobacillus. The safety of oral administration of probiotics has been demonstrated in several studies over the last 30 years. Studies using L. rhamnosus GG, a probiotic introduced in the late 1980s to alleviate diarrhea, have shown promising results when used for UTI prevention. In one study, researchers found that the subjects consuming Lactobacillus GG drinks had fewer episodes of UTI compared to those women not receiving probiotics. A placebo-controlled study in premature infants also used L. rhamnosus GG in an attempt to prevent UTI. The number of urinary infections was reduced but statistically the difference was not significant. Finally, a recent randomized clinical trial demonstrated that the rate of UTI in patients taking prophylactic antibiotics was similar to that of patients taking Lactobacillus acidophilus alone. The efficacy of probiotic usage in the spina bifida population has not been reported.
Our objective is to determine whether over the course of 3 months, probiotics can reduce preexisting or new bacteriuria in girls with spina bifida who perform clean intermittent catheterization for bladder emptying. We will also attempt to ascertain whether changes in bacteriuria are associated with vaginal colonization by the administered probiotics.
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|up to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Eligible subjects are girls (age 3 months to 18 years) with spina bifida as a sole urologic diagnosis
- perform clean intermittent catheterization because of neurogenic bladder.
- Secondary vesicoureteral reflux is permissible.
- Patients with appendicovesicostomies and no other forms of urinary diversion are permitted.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients will be excluded if they are taking antibiotics
- immunosuppressed, i.e., transplant recipients or children with congenital immunodeficiencies
- poorly controlled diabetes
- untreated HIV infection
- immunosuppression from corticosteroids
- malnutrition
- pregnancy
- chronic indwelling catheters in the bladder
- any urinary diversion or bladder augmentation.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00717600
|United States, Texas
|Texas Children's Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Eric A Jones, M.D.
|Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine
|Responsible Party:
|Eric A. Jones, Texas Children's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00717600 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 16, 2008
|Last Updated:
|July 16, 2008
Keywords provided by Baylor College of Medicine:
urinary tract infection
neurogenic bladder
spina bifida
neuropathic bladder
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Tract Infections
Urologic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


text: Going to the doctor with 11 other people By Kate Long December 25, 2012 Story Share Kate Long As 12 New River Health Clinic patients trade tips at their shared appointment, nurse practitioner Tammy Campbell-Cline (in red) pulls each woman aside for an individual checkup. "It's a great deal," said social worker Linda Stein (standing). "Everyone gets a medical visit and support group too." Kate Long Nurse practitioner Tammy Campbell-Cline checks Gladys Shepherd's lungs and heart during her individual time. Kate Long Social worker Linda Stein starts a round-robin of ideas of ways to stay healthy in cold weather. Kate Long At the end of each meeting, Stein gets hugs. Kate Long Most people agree that prevention -- exercise, good eating, regular checkups - is a major way to reduce chronic disease and obesity. But most insurance will not pay for prevention. Some health care providers are finding creative ways to provide preventive services anyhow.SCARBRO, W.Va. -- On a rainy November day, 12 women pile into the New River Health Clinic's recreation room for the same medical appointment. They're laughing, hugging, saying, "How've you been?"In one corner, a nurse is giving one woman a flu shot. Off to one side, another woman is filling out a prescription refill request. Near the door, two women are getting their blood pressure taken. "My blood pressure's down, but it must be the grace of God, because this has been the month from hell," one woman says."Honey, maybe all that walking's keeping your blood pressure from going out the roof," another says.Every three months, on the first Tuesday, all the women come to the Scarbro clinic to get checkups and catch up with each other. "These people are my medical group family," Gladys Shepherd says, gesturing around the room. They are clearly comfortable together. "Some of them have been sharing appointments for years," says New River social worker Linda Stein. Ten of the 15 women have diabetes. All have a chronic disease of some kind, heart problems, arthritis, asthma. All are at least 45. Somebody brought a curry dish. They gather in a circle of chairs, eating and trading news. Some are retired. Some take care of grandchildren. Others still work or are looking for jobs. They've been teachers, telemarketers, housewives, nurses, child care workers."They don't often miss," Stein said. "They know each other's medical ups and downs, and they care about each other's health. They encourage each other between meetings."As the meeting starts, Stein hands each woman a clipboard with her blood test results. "This is all about prevention," she said. "Everyone gets their blood work done the week before the meeting. If they're due for a mammogram or other tests, we put a reminder on the clipboard." As the women check their clipboards, Stein puts up a big grid with everyone's latest blood sugar, blood pressure, triglycerides and cholesterol. One by one, each woman talks about the past three months and her health. The stress of dying relatives, busted pipes, divorce and domestic violence get mixed in with medical details, along with "pray for me," comfortable laughing, advice and "Thank you, sisters."Support groups are one of the most powerful ways to help people get a grip on - and prevent -- diseases like diabetes, research says, but medical providers don't often offer them because insurance won't reimburse for them. New River solved that problem by combining the support group with medical checkups.As the women talk, nurse practitioner Tammy Campbell-Cline circulates around the room, pulling one woman after another aside for an individual checkup. She listens to heart and lungs, checks neurological response, discusses the new blood tests, and schedules further time if needed.It's a billable intermediate care visit, Stein said. "If Tammy needs more time with a group member, we bill for an extended visit instead." Susan Simmons of Oak Hill said she wondered at first if it wouldn't be strange to talk about your health with other people there, "but it's been great. A regular doctor would talk with you five or ten minutes, but here you get more than a hour, and we all learn from each other. You get a whole lot more this way. And if you need a private visit, you can get one.""These groups require a lot of up-front organization, but it's worth it," Stein said. "I do reminder calls and e-mails, so everyone will get their blood work done. But after ten years, it runs pretty smoothly." Today, they run five chronic disease groups and two chronic pain groups. One group specializes in black lung. "Support from others is so important, no matter what your problem is," Stein said.Between January 2009 and the end of 2011, the percentage of medical group visit patients with blood sugar in the dangerous zone dropped 14 percent.Stein and Campbell-Cline deliver little talks on self-care, then group members trade tips on ways to stay healthy when the weather's bad. Walk up and down the stairs three times. Drink lots of water. Get down on the floor and crawl around with your grandkids.The word "family" keeps coming up. "That's what we are," Shepherd said. "We meet here and talk with each other about what comes up, our sicknesses, and we share back and forth and give each other ideas." "I take care of myself more because of these meetings," said Charlotte Thomas of Beckley. "Everyone has their input. And the doctor and nurse are not up there looking down at us. They're right here with us, part of us."As health care reform progresses, insurance is likely to start paying for more prevention activities, Stein said. "But we don't have to wait. This model gives us a way to do it right now." Reach Kate Long at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1798. "The Shape We're In" has been supported by a Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism fellowship, administered by the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>What is one thing you can do this winter to stay healthy? New River Health Clinic's Tuesday medical group family went around the circle and threw in answers to that question: I walk up and down my stairs six times, morning and evening. I walk the dog. If you don't have a dog, get one. They make you exercise. I take my mother out walking. I drink plenty of water and eat apples, lean meat and vegetables. I babysit my grandkids and chase the crawling baby. I bundle up, get out of the house and walk. I walk after the noon meal. I'm working up to a half hour. I got an exercise bike at a yard sale. I quit eating bread. I bring a healthy dish to church dinners so I'll have something nonfattening to eat. I snack in mid-afternoon to take the edge off my hunger so I won't pig at dinner. I don't eat in front of the TV. If I do, I'll eat it all. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 4 US attorney general to go after doctors who overprescribe opioids 5 RB Trey Rodriguez leaves Marshall football team Constellium to appeal state unemployment ruling Previous Story Some of our favorite pictures: 2012 Next Story


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Theme park where kids and adults can drive
real diggers and other heavy machines. "
Really the worst Park Ive ever been to, very dilapidated and dirty, even the toilets were smelly.
The wood everywhere is literally rotting, don't take your kid if asthmatic, i didn't realise it was there before he went up, but the decay and thick mould in the wood play area brought on my sons and he had an attack.
£15 each with an the online discount including the young ones, who we discovered can't go on any of the free rides, the paid rides, half don't work, have to keep hunting down unhelpful staff to retrieve money.
The 'free' rides were operated by unhappy and rude staff, the diggers also had torn seats with water soaked sponge inside, not fun to sit on.
The wood everywhere is literally rotting, don't take your kid if asthmatic, i didn't realise it was there before he went up, but the decay and thick mould in the wood play area brought on my sons and he had an attack.
The food was very expensive and really poor quality, I mean the cheapest burger you can get, thought they didn't make them anymore its been such a long time since I had one like that!
We complained after only a relatively short time of being there and was told by a rude Manager that they have a no compensation policy, we left anyway but what a waste of hard earned money, these people are thieves.
I became aware of the Diggerland theme parks quite a few years ago when a friend was telling me she took her children there for days out. I then bought my sister a family ticket for Christmas and she told me it was a good day out, and we have been pretty much waiting for my children to grow to be tall enough for us to go as well. Finally, the time has come for that to happen, and as fate had it, I was able to get us some tickets to go by converting my Tesco Clubcard vouchers, and we got to experience the fun for ourselves.
Personally speaking, I thought that I would not find the place that appealing, being full of bright yellow machinery, but as a mum of boys, I knew they would love it, but actually, it is a place suitable for all the family. I saw families there with older children than mine, people with babies, children there with grandparents, and a group celebrating a 2nd birthday party.
Where is Diggerland?
There are 4 sites in the UK to choose from: Devon, Durham, Kent, and Yorkshire. We live closest to the one located in Castleford, so we decided to visit this one. The site is located quite near to xscape at Castleford. We put the post code into our Sat nav system, and found it took about 45 minutes to get from our house in Rotherham to the site. This was mostly motorway driving for us. (The address is: Willowbridge Lane, Castleford, West Yorkshire WF10)
Opening Times and Admission:
Currently the site is winding down a bit compared to the summer opening hours. We found it was open between 10am and 5pm, and in September and October it is only open on weekends. In November, it is open for the first week of November for school half term week, but then it is shut for the rest of 2012. We needed to use our tesco vouchers before January, so we had to use our tickets quite quickly.
Without tesco vouchers, entrance prices are quite steep, though it is a park with a lot of rides so perhaps when you compare it to the cost of a big theme park it won't seem too bad. For anyone over 90cm in height, it was £17. For anyone over 65, it was £8.50, and anyone under 90cm it is free to get in.
However, I personally would not want to take children who are under 90cm as there is honestly not that much there that they can ride on, and I saw a few parents with tantruming toddlers who were desperate to go on rides, and even with parents, they were not allowed. This is why we waited as my sister had experienced this with my nephew when they went. I'm lucky that my sons are both tall, so at 4 and 5 they were allowed on pretty much all the rides, and my 5 year old was actually big enough to drive some of them on his own too.
Buying tickets online before your visit would be worthwhile as you can save £2 a person, and if it was somewhere you would go a lot you can buy an annual pass for £69 per person.
On site facilities:
Parking at the site is free, and there is space for up to 200 cars. There is a snack van and a small shop that sells drinks and ice creams. There was a toilet block with clean toilets that stayed clean all day, and baby change facilities. There is a function space you can hire for Children's birthday parties, and the obligatory gift shop selling merchandise such as clothing and childrens toys. We noticed there was also an indoor space which featured a kids soft play area, but as it was glorious weather for our visit we had no need to use this at all. I think it would be a god send if it were really hot or rainy as everything else is outdoors.
Around the site there were several picnic benches. We found it quite easy to get a bench to eat the picnic we took in with us.
What is there to do at Diggerland?
The site features lots of rides that are based upon mechanical diggers, JCBs and tractors. Some rides were designed just for children to use. Some adults could ride too. You can also arrange to do JCB racing there.
We entered the site through a large hall which was the ticket office. We were the only people there at just after opening time, so we did not have to queue at all to get in, and we were ushered through. We were not given a map of the site which seemed a little odd, but when we got our bearings, the site is not that huge, and you can pretty much see all of it as it is flat, so it was not really needed.
First impressions were good as you see yellow machinery wherever you look, we saw a few people entering as we were sat eating lunch and I heard a few wow's from kids, and smiles from everyone walking in.
Arriving at 10 and staying till nearly 5 when it shut, meant we got to try out everything lots of times, and even when it was busier, queue times were a maximum of about ten minutes. We found the staff were very helpful, patient with the children, polite, and accomodating. For example, my youngest wanted to try driving some mini jeeps, and he was tall enough but kept crashing it as his steering was pretty shoddy. The lady walked round with them, kept pulling the jeep off the tyre wall, and then sat on the back and helped him steer. A lady driving the land train saw we were going on again, and I said to her, oh, they loved seeing the dinosaurs in the woods, so she made a special effort to slow down so they could get a really good look at the dinosaurs close up. Nothing seemed to phase them or be too much bother.
The first ride we tried out was the spindizzy - seats are in the bucket of the digger, and you are raised in the air and spun around at high speed. I thought the kids would hate this but I always encourage them to try it, and they really loved being spun like that. This is the biggest and best ride on the site.
Other rides we tried included a digger which again had us sat in the bucket but we were then raised high into the air so we got a fantastic ariel view of the site and surrounding area. Another digger had us sat on a platform where the bucket would be, and driven round a field doing doughnuts through all the muddy puddles. That one was a real bone rattler.
The kids were really fond of some robot buggies. The lady in charge here told my 5 year old she wanted to see him try and drive one. I was really scared of him trying, but she reassured me by showing me her big red button that would stop the car if he lost control.
The kids managed about 6 gos on the small ride on jeeps, and 3 on the land train, as well as trying out all the different activities you could do with the fork lifts such as hook a duck, knocking down skittles, and trying to find bricks in a gravel pond.
What we found is that some of the smaller rides were very similar so once we had tried out each one once the kids were not bothered about going back and trying again. We then had more goes on the ones they did enjoy more.
My husband also took the boys out on a JCB ride across a field, and there were also some people trying out the under 17s driving experience (driving a 4x4 round a field) or being driven round an off road track.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves trying out every ride. The only ones we did not bother with were the ones you had to pay for which I felt out of principle I didn't want to use. I hate when you go somewhere and you pay so much to get in and there are rides to pay for. It also riled me as there is so little for younger kids to go on, and the only things they could use independently you had to pay for. Maybe just me, but I thought it a bit of a con. These rides were £1 each, so not exactly cheap.
Overall Opinion:
When we first walked in the venue, while feeling excited about the rides we could try, I honestly felt that the site was so small that we would not be occupied for more than a few hours, and that was being generous. However, as we went round, I felt you got a decent go on each ride (at least 5 minutes) and never had to queue that long. The kids were never fed up at all, as you were always watching the people before riding and it was quite entertaining.
By the end of the day, we had not stopped for long at all. The children were asking if we can go back again, and we felt it had been a successful trip out. However, I am very conscious if my children had been smaller than 1 metre, or taller than 1.4m then we would have had a different experience. Rides are aimed at being suitable for 3-12 year olds, but in a few years time I think my children would be far too tall and find it less entertaining. I think children between 5 and 10 are perhaps the best audience for it. My 4 year old liked it a lot, but in terms of skill needed to operate the machinery, my elder son was a lot more competent and got a lot more out of it. We had to go on with my 4 year old and do the operation of the machinery.
I also found that the machines were quite hard work to control, especially the tractor rides. I've been driving for ten years, but driving a machine that weighs a lot without power steering is quite tricky. After much practice, we were getting a lot better at it.
Would I recommend it?
I certainly would, if it is a nice day. If it is too hot or too windy, I think you would have found not enough shelter in the park, and also that the better rides would not have been operating in high winds. On a nice but slightly cooler day, it was a lot of fun, and the kids have already asked me when we are planning on returning. So I best get saving my tesco vouchers again, as I don't really fancy paying a minimum of £60-70 for the privelige.
Not maintained, lots of rides don't work or are faulty,My kid hurt themselves, staff unhelpful and rude.Very expensive for a Park only open from 10-5 and where you have to pay for rides that don't work.The Restaurant was closed with a sign saying 'sorry closed defo no electric', weeds everywhere.Dont bother.
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(......and chapettes of course!)
I recently visited Diggerland in Durham so I have taken up the challenge to review it myself, as a lover of diggers and all things big and machine-y.
The Experience:
For my birthday last July my mother treated me to a day at Diggerland, Durham. I know, I know I'm technically too old for that sort of thing, but I am such a digger enthusiast..... Sometimes you just have to swallow your pride and enjoy things! The website does state "It's not just for kids-n adults can have the time of their life too!" and I have to agree, I had a brilliant day. My mother also had lots of fun but had to sit with a nice cup of tea after taking a bit of a turn on the "Spin dizzy" ride..... it didn't leave me feeling to chipper either- don't go on this one unless you have a strong stomach!!
Dippy Ducks was probably the most inventive ride- who would have thought you'd ever be able to play that old carnival favourite from INSIDE A DIGGER! Lots of fun! My favourite ride, however, was without doubt the JCB drive- a brilliant experience for a digger enthusiast. The power you feel when you're in command of one of those machines is just indescribable.
The price is quite steep; it worked out at £17 for me and £8.50 for my 66 year old mother. However, Diggerland does cater to a very niche audience (youngsters and big kids like me) so you're paying for one of the only places in the world where you can have this sort of experience with big diggers! All rides were included in the price, apart from some smaller diggers near the entrance and bumper cars- there's so much else to choose from though that you won't need to worry about this. I have noticed, from a brief check on the website that Diggerland are currently offering £2 off the adult price tickets and £1 off concessions if you book online and in advance- that's more like it!
Final Thoughts:
I would recommend Diggerland to adults who have the same love of awesome man made machines that I do. I saw lots of families there that day, and for children of around 6 there seemed to be a lot to do, but maybe not so much for very young children as the staff can be quite strict on age limits with rides. All in all a wonderful experience with some amazing machines!
*also posted on Ciao as Walowiz
Travelled to Diggerland last weekend, 12th June, despite the pounding rain to keep a promise I made to my niece(9) and nephew(7) and have to say it was well worth it!
From the moment we arrived staff were friendly and helpful and even in the not so great weather seemed to be in high spirits. Lots to do. My niece couldn't believe she could drive a 4 x 4 all on her own, and I'm pretty sure my nephew has binned off the idea if being a dinosaur hunter when he grows up- He wants to drive diggers! I myself had a splendid time having a go in all the machines and was pleasantly surprised that there was so much I could do even as a grown up! I loved the sky shuttle but wasn't quite brave enough for the Spin Dizzy. The kids however thought it was 'wicked'!
Took a packed lunch and there were a lot of places to sit down but it was a bit chilly so we opted for some chips from the resteraunt (Nothing gourmet but perfect for kids on a day out!). Not on the same scale as some of the bigger theme parks but definately a whole day out especially if you want to go on things more than once (which you will!). My niece has promised to take me back in the summer hols!
I took my two boys (6 & 8) to the Devon Digger land yesterday (Saturday 28th May 2011) and had a great time.
We were there from 12-4pm and could have stayed longer, 'driving' and 'controlling' several different sized diggers, mini dumper trucks and a big JCB.
Even my 6 year old was able to control much of the machinery on his own, which when you consider how much these rigs cost to buy and maintain and the usual OTT safety margins of the average amusement park, made the admission fee of £17pp (£15pp if you book online) justifiable IMO.
Bad Points:
- Some older static stuff (slides, zip lines etc) could use a coat of paint (but still fun)
- Bumper cars are extra (we had fun on these too, at £1 a car, but it is optional)
- Not much in the way of decent catering (I would take a packed lunch, like we did)
- It's not as big as somewhere like Creally etc (nor as annoying)
- The batteries on the electric go-karts ran out mid afternoon (the boys wanted to go on these a bit more)
Good Points:
- Staff (mostly teens) were all polite, helpful and friendly to the kids
- Very little queueing (this alone deserves a star nowadays I think)
- All rides are supervised at all times
- The actual diggers are numerous, bright yellow and AWESOME, for kids and dads (and possibly mums?)
- Minumum height restrictions are refreshingly low. My 6yo was able to drive most machinery on his own
and the rest sat on dad's lap.
- Free Ball pool and mini bouncy castle
- Repeat free rides on all machinery (except bumper cars)
My kids wanted to go again the next day.
Cost me £17 each for 2 adults and 1 2 yr old ! never before have i paid entry for a 2 yr old ! especially when he couldnt really go on anything! so cost £51 just to get through the gate , got inside realised not suitable for 2 yr old as the only thing he could go on you had to pay extra for ! and Ive seen better rides in Morrisons! Chip buttys £3 , burgers £5 need I go on! came straight back out when I realised my son couldnt go on anything but coin operated rides and asked for my £51 back only to be told its not company policy by a very rude manager ! Not happy and wont be going back !
Visited Diggerland in Kent with our 2 year old and was really disappointed! I can see it's probably lots of fun for older children but DON'T go with under 3's as there's practically nothing they can go on. My son just got upset as everything he wanted to try wasn't allowed, not even the little train ride that went along the park which was incomprehensible! Usually they can go on your lap but they don't allow it at all. So save your money and go when they're older. They did refund our £30 entrance fee after I complained which was really appreciated but unless your child is seriously into diggers and mud it's fairly underwhelming. There are also a lot that you have to pay extra for ie small electric cars, bumper cars and mini diggers, which was a bit off given the high entrance fee.
There are four Digglerland locations throughout the UK in Kent, Devon, Durham and Yorkshire. This review is for the park in Durham.
Located in Langley Park, several miles outside of Durham City, Diggerland is a theme park where children and adults can ride in, drive and watch different types of construction machinery including Dumper Trucks, Mini Diggers and Giant Diggers.
There are lots of trained staff members about who can go into further detail about the working of the machinery if needed and everything is fully supervised.
Besides the farm machinery, Diggerland also has more traditional attractions, although these are mostly catered towards younger children. Example of rides include Go Karts, a small train, spindizzy and the Diggerland Dodgems although these are charged at an extra £1 a go.
If you feel a bit peckish there is an onsite cafe called The Dig Inn which has a selection of snacks, burgers and salads. Personally I would recommend taking a picnic as the food, like most theme parks, is overpriced and nothing special.
The main thing that puts me off going back to Diggerland is the price. Under 3's are free, but for children over 3 and adults the cost for each ticket is £15. Senior Citizens pay £7.50. Although this does cover an unlimited number of rides or turns on the machinery I felt it just wasn't good value for money. I also didn't like the fact that children aged 3 still cost £15 even though the minimum age for several of the rides is 5 years. Disabled visitors will pay the same rate, but are allowed to have a carer accompany them free of charge.
The park is open from February and through till October. It is mainly closed to the public on weekdays apart from school holidays, which leads me nicely onto my next point. The park is available for hire for corporate events, I presume these are held during the week.
So, unless you really want the experience of driving a tractor, I would be tempted to give Diggerland a miss. The North East has so many brilliant attractions which are far better value.
"The Summer fun's right here at Diggerland..." I should start by saying that if you haven't already done so you should definitely visit the Diggerland website (http://www.diggerland.com/) and experience the catchy Diggerland theme song.
We first visited Diggerland in Devon (Verbeer Manor, Cullompton, Devon EX15 2PE) whilst on holiday in February and recently visited again for my son's birthday. From first impressions the park seems a bit sorry for itself, especially in British drizzle, but 10 minutes in and even I (with no strong feelings about diggers of any kind) was having a whale of a time. During our most recent visit, we were able to take the controls and drive a full sized JCB, drive a JCB "robot" vehicle, ride in a police car, drive a tractor and take in the view on top of the "sky shuttle". In addition there are quite a few fairground-style rides which have been fashioned out of diggers and children receive a free certificate to remind them of their day.
At £15 entry per person (over 3) there are cheaper days out, but offers are available (eg. http://www.enjoyengland.com) and chances are you'll have a great time!
For my sons 10th we were at a loose end of what to do as he was now too big for the indoor soft play parties he had, had in the past. A friend had recently visited Diggerland in Medway and my son had seen adverts locally so we contcted them to organise a party. They supplied all the invites and a menu options list via the post. On the day of the party we all assemblied in the reception where we were allocated a party leader who sorted all the food options, we had chosed a pack lunch style lunch as it would be easier. The children and all adults had excess to all the diggers available . There was a jeep safari which a little disappointing as it really only went over potn holes and a couple of puddles, i'm not too sure why i felt disappointed but, i did. The smaller diggers had takes like searching for item in the stones, setting up pin balls and the such. Diggerland has converted a large digger bucket in to an Alton Towers style ride where once you are starped into the digger bucket of about 8 in a row, the riders were rasied and droped, spun round as you'll agree just what small boys love. the Lunch was supplied in a Digger land lunche box with sandwiches, cripes, yought, choclate biscute and carton of juice. All the guest had a great time and i would say it was a sucsess.
I recently went to Diggerland in Rochester, Kent for a day out. My sister had some free tickets and this meant we only had to pay for one child which really helped. If you don't have any free tickets then I think this is much too expensive at £15 a head for over 3's.
However, we had a good fun day, although the site was much smaller than I expected and there was enough to do for about 4 hours. We went in the October half term and although we had to queue for a couple of the rides, it was not ridiculous like Alton Towers and we managed to go on everything there through the course of the day.
The rides ranged from static diggers where you had to use the digger arm to unearth buried treasure or pick up ducks, to large diggers you could operate and move mud around. There were also rides on land rovers, which threw you all around the back while it bounced over muddy hills and banks and another large digger with a 15 seater arm on the front. This was my favourite as it simply drove round and round in the mud, bouncing you around and spinning from side to side. It was very funny.
You could alos go on go-carts and other wheeled machines around tracks which was fun, and they had a large ride which went high in the air then spun round. My 4 year old daughter went on this so it was not too violent!
There were good facilities with toilets in the main ride section and also a restaurant although we took a packed lunch. I was annoyed that the first ride we saw upon entering was the Bumper Cars and you had to get a £1 token per car to ride them!
All in all though it was a fun day, although again I would not pay full price. Oh - and wear wellies or old boots - you will get muddy!
Diggerland is a very unique idea in the tourist industry. It all came about when one man realised how many 'ordinary' people and children desperately wanted to get their hands on mechanical diggers, and so all the activities in the park revolve around them and the ideas of digging and building. Attractions include rides, drives and static displays, along with play areas both indoors and out. As well as riding on and driving different types of construction machinery you can learn about the workings of these machines.
Diggerland can be found at three sites in the UK. One in Durham, one in Devon and one in Kent. They have also recently opened a site in Dubai. As I live in Kent and this is the site I have visited the most this review will refer to that particular one. I have also visited the Devon site and whilst the layout is completely different the rides are very similar.
*Getting There*
Roman Way
Medway Valley Leisure Park
Directions by Car: M2, J2 follow A228 towards Rochester. At the roundabout turn right. Diggerland is on the right. Keep these instructions to hand as it is not that well sign posted.
Public Transport: As this site is just off the motorway public transport is not the best option for getting to Diggerland. I am not very good at reading timetables but looking at the Medway Council bus timetable it looks like a bus goes four times a day to the site from Chatham Railway Station. This is not the closest railway. Rochester is nearer ans Strood even more. Strood could possibly be within walking distance. I would asdvise phoning Diggerland direct to find out more about this.
*Opening Times*
Diggerland, Kent is open school holidays and weekends.
*Entrance Fee*
Under 3's enter Diggerland free of charge
Anyone aged 3 to 65 pays £12.50 per person to enter Diggerland
Over 65's pay £6.25 to enter Diggerland
Disabled visitors pay the normal entry price as detailed above, but may bring in a helper/carer free of charge
The Fee includes unlimited use of the following price:
Pedal Power Diggers
Digger Sandpit
Rolling Fun Digger Video
Bouncy Castle
Indoor Ball Pond for under 6's
Computer Digger Games
Sony Playstations
Along with unlimited numbers of rides and drives on all the real building site diggers and dumpers, all day (excludes coin-operated activities).
Diggerland is open for parties and corporate events. Details can be found on their website.
*Our day at Diggerland*
Last month we returned to Diggerland, with 3 of our children. This was our second visit to the new site, but the first was just after they had opened and a lot of changes and additions had been made.
We went on a Saturday, as at this time of year it is only open at weekends. This is a bit of a pain, especially if you have under school age children (or training days) and would like to go on at quieter time. However even though busy there seemed to be plenty of space and we queued for no more than around ten minutes, and this was mainly due to the fact that the ride took this long. Most cases the children either went straight on or were next in the queue.
On entrance you are invited to watch a safety video. Most pass this by but it is worth watching, and is advisable. Safety is very evident on the site, with seat belts being used on all of the rides (that can only be undone by the operative) and clear instructions given on each ride as to what you can and cannot touch. The goodie shop where you can buy vouchers and wristbands is joined to the entrance. All sorts of things can be bought here; Digger toys, Bob the builder paraphernalia, postcards, pencils, magnets and also items from the exclusive Diggerwear range, which include, sweatshirts, T-shirts and caps.
As you enter you immediately catch sight of a swinging JCB. This is classed as the thrill ride of the park. You sit in the scoop part of the Digger and are then swung around as well as up, down, backward and forward. Unlike most rides that are computer programmed and only have one set pattern, this ride has a human operative. This means the ride is tailored to the riders. Younger children on board means it will be somewhat gentler, however screaming girls will cause more spinning.
To your left side is a small area set aside for the ride on tractors. These are designed for the under fives and are included in the price.
Next door is the toilets. Others can be found in the café, but both are at this end of the park.
On your right is the appropriately named Dig Inn. You can purchase all the usuals here. Burgers, sausages, nuggets and fries or a nice healthy salad. The food is good quality and at reasonable prices. Cold picnic boxes can be bought too or if you have brought your own you can eat it outside at the picnic benches. (No where to eat when wet though)
Next to the café is the giant sandpit. Some buckets and spades are provided but on busy days it could be worth bringing your own.
The other side of the sandpit is the indoor play area. A bouncy castle (under 4's), arcade games, pool table and air hockey table can all be found here. There are some seats around the outside, so I guess you could eat in here if wet. Also along one wall are half a dozen computers and playstations. All the workings are hidden, which means that you can only play the one game on offer which I believe are a Tonka construction one and a Lego building game. But these are enough to keep the children amused.
Outside is the larger Bouncy Castle for older children. This is also where you wait to get on the 'Train'. This is in fact a Dumper Truck that pulls very basic carriages. But good fun!
All along the length that the train runs is where you can knock down skittles, by swinging a ball at pins; dig for Treasure by using a scoop to find 7 metal shapes; or Hook a Duck where you must pull 3 ducks out of the pond by a hook attached to the Digger arm. All these rides can be driven by children over the age of 5 unaccompanied, which pleased my children a lot, but not us parents as they are great fun. Having a four year old, unfortunately I had to accompany him. Oh, shucks! Having said that Diggerland is aimed at all ages and you will see many adults having a try.
Diggerland do have special events throughout the year that are aimed specifically at adults. These include JCB and dumper racing or a two hour drive on a JCB 3CX backhoe loader. Not sure what this is but I guess it's big.
At the end of the park there is a large area of land with many slopes, hills and bumps. It is over this land that you can go for a ride in a jeep or JCB. You do get bumped about quite a bit and will be tipped at almost 90 degrees but you are safe at least I hope so as it is suitable for children over 3 (accompanied).
The sky shuttle sits down this end too. This raises you high up into the air and I mean high. You get a great view across the Medway towns and all along the motorway. This ride is static however the one we went on in Devon also drove us around at this height which was even more fun.
Coming down the other side are some Bob the Builder character dumpers. We were not sure if these were open to all or private users only as there was a board up about private lessons.
The large JCB's are next, these are really for older children and adults so we passed them by but we will try them one day.
As I said all these rides can be found at the other parks. But Kent is the only one that has a Snow Park where you have the opportunity to ski, snowboard, sledge and snow tube outdoors in real, chemical free snow. All this can be done on,
** A tubing run of 100 m length
** A snowboarders' terrain park of approximately 2000 m² with a jump and rails (not always in place)
** A 3000 m² main slope, approximately 60 m long and 50 m wide.
** A 2000 m² teaching slope approximately 60m long.
** A 60 m rope tow lift.
** A 1000 m² snow play area for tobogganing, building snowmen etc...
For snowboarding children must be at least 8, otherwise over 5's for the other areas. Equipment can be hired for 2 credits, but is included in lessons.
For children of all ages there is a snow play area where you can play snowballs, build snowmen or toboggan. These are provided and are like giant dustbin lids.
This area is only open at certain times of the year. It was advertised as closed when we went but the snow play area was open, which was weird as it was brilliant sunshine that day. Do be advised that you will get wet and dirty if playing here.
Whilst I am not sure about the snow Park, all the other rides and attractions are suitable for persons in wheelchairs.
Having arrived at around 11am, and now being 4pm, we had spent 5 hours in the park. The children could have happily spent more time here, however we had decided to see a film in the cinema that at the other end of the leisure park. It is not often that in the same day you can bask in the sunshine whilst building a sandcastle then 5 minutes later play at snowball fights. Diggerland is definitely unique, and a good day was had by all. They have however changed the pricing since I last went, which are the prices above. These are way too steep for us and as I have children that are below average in height it means that they won't be able to go on most of the rides. So as good as the place is we won't be returning.
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Black and Blue burger goes Asian
The past year has taught me many things. I recently lost my mother who was my greatest teacher. A couple of things she always told me have effected my life and make me proud of who I am and were I came from. Being from Japanese and Pilipino descent which is quite a mix, my mother taught me always be true to yourself and never forget your roots. Know where you came from and be proud it. That is what sets you apart and makes you who you are! Unique! This has crossed into that way I cook. Being Asian and I love cooking all the recipes my mother taught me sometimes created problems with my husband who is Hungarian and a big meat eater. I came up with a way to cross Asian flavors into one of his summer time favorites a Blue cheese burger. My husband and I will invite friends over for a cookout and they will always gravitate to the Asian burgers leaving the others still on the grill. Friends that have had the unique experience of tasting one of my burgers will often ask you making your burgers and why won't you share your recipe? Every time I make them I think of the wonderfully memories of cooking with my mother which brings a smile to my face. Creating new memories thru the joy of what my mother and I shared. I love having good friends, enjoying good food, stories and a great glass of wine. Life is too short not to share the good times with the ones you love.
1 cup Hoisin Sauce
¼ cup of White Zinfandel wine
1 teaspoon of grated fresh ginger
3 cloves of garlic minced garlic
1 cup of Oyster sauce
¼ cup of black bean garlic sauce (Hoisin sauce, Oyster sauce and black bean garlic sauce can be found in Asian section of better supermarkets or your Asian markets)
½ pound of ground pork
½ pound of ground beef
¼ salt
1 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
Other Ingredients
1 ½ cup of Blue Cheese
4 Sesame seed buns split
4 tablespoons of butter liquefied
Vegetable oil for brushing on grill
12 good sized lettuce leaves for garnishing
1- Prepare marinade first. Due to burgers taste better the longer you marinade them. You can marinade burgers min. of 1 day to 5 days max. ahead or grilling them. 2- Mix 1 cup of hoisin sauce, 1 cup of oyster sauce. ¼ cup of black bean garlic sauce and ¼ cup of zinfandel wine and 1 tablespoon of grated ginger and 2 cloves of garlic. Mix all ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. Set aside make your burgers. 3- Mix ½ pound of ground pork and ½ pound of ground beef, ¼ salt (do not put more that than due to ingredients in marinade), 1 teaspoon of pepper in large bowl with your hands mix until meats are well blended together. Make into 4 patties. *variation on this recipe – for kids that are into what food looks like not what it taste like blend blue cheese with meat mixture not crumbled and melted on top when grilled. 4- Take ½ marinade pour into a large plastic storage container, lay your 4 burgers in the marinade then pour the remaining marinade over the burgers so that each burger is covered in marinade. Marinade for 1 to 5 days max before grilling. 5- When you are ready to grill burgers, 1st take vegetable oil and brush onto a hot grill. 6- Take burgers out of the marinade and put on grill cook 7 to 8 minutes on each side ( if you cook them for this amount of time should make them medium, cook longer is you want well done by another 2 minutes on each side) watching them to prevent burning due to marinade, will cause charred spots. 7- Now last minute on last flipped side of your burger take 1 ½ cup of blue cheese crumbles and place on top of each burger close grill top and so blue cheese melts slightly (do not melt completely like you do for your regular cheeseburgers) 8- While your are grilling your burgers take the 4 sesame seed buns and brush on liquefied 4 teaspoons of butter on the insides of buns and place on the grill until you get those beautiful grill marks on both sides of the inner bun. 9- Garnish each grilled bun with Lettuce leaves.
I like to take the left over marinade sauce and bush it on portabella mushrooms and throw them on the grill.


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A TRAINING exercise had a ward in the Ridgeway Hospital filled with smoke yesterday as firefighters practised their life-saving drills.
Staff volunteered as patients in the simulated emergency at the hospital in Wroughton while firefighters practiced rescuing 12-stone casualties down flights of stairs.
Sarah Hibbert, quality and risk manager at the Ridgeway, organised the exercise.
She said: "We have quite a close working relationship with Wiltshire Fire and Rescue and we thought it would be an opportunity to have an exercise.
"We warned our patients that we would be having an exercise, and they remained cordoned off in a separate part of the building. They were very supportive that we were doing this actually.
"But we didn't warn our staff so it was as much of a training exercise for them as it was for the fire officers.
"They smoke-filled one of the wards and we had people volunteering as patients in the wards.
"It went really well, there were some issues but that's what it is all about so we know what to change.
"We have learnt a lot and the staff have been absolutely fantastic."
The firefighters and the medical staff were working on the narrative that two workmen had been carrying out hot works in the sluice room when the fire broke out. Fire fighters were called, and the alarm sounded.
The exercise lasted about an hour, and involved practising rescuing casualties, using breathing apparatus, and even dealing with the press.
Around 22 firefighters received the training, with crews from Stratton, Westlea and Swindon taking part.
Gregg Izon, Swindon Green Watch manager, said: "It was a great opportunity to do this exercise somewhere we aren't normally able to train, and a huge thanks goes to the staff at the Ridgeway for letting us use their hospital.
"I think it went really well; although there is definitely room for improvement, that's why we do these things so we can train for real-life situations and make those improvements."
Marketing executive at the Ridgeway Hospital Clare Yeoman was one of the volunteer patients taking part in the exercise.
She said: "There were three patients and I had to go into a room behind a fire door.
"It only took a few minutes to fill it with smoke before I went up and it was really thick.
"I came down because I thought it would be a really fun thing to do."
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Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, has been named at TIME Magazine's (second youngest ever) Person Of The Year for 2010.
Why? You may ask, is this kid who did something on the Internet worthy of such high praise? Well, as it turns out, 1 in 10 people in the world use Facebook, and if it were a country, it would be the third largest in the world. The magazine is referring to Zuckerberg as the "connector" and I'd have to say that I can't think of a better title for him.


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I don't recall seeing him take a single three thus far in the two summer league games he's played in.
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I don't recall seeing him take a single three thus far in the two summer league games he's played in.
I hope youre being sarcastic
Theres no way Stephenson gets cut. He the best player we have on the summer league team
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
yes he is being sarcastic.
would've been better to be in the Stevenson/Stephensen thread though instead of being a new thread.
The 3-point jokes are about as fresh as the white guy jokes.
It'll be awesome though, if he adds a 3 point shot the next couple of years. In the regular season, if he gets minutes, teams will start playing off of him and it will become pretty apparent how valuable that will be for him. These nooks and crannies he exploits in summer league aren't there in November as much without that threat.
He can shoot the three. I'm over fifty years old and I could shoot the three for JOB.
Making them is another issue all together.
In JOB's system shooting the 3 just spreads the floor for fast break opportunities for the other team.
Larry Bird should play for the Pacers. He can still hit the 3 and play at least as good defense as Murphy. Just spot him up, run around for 5 seconds, pass him the ball and away we go.
At least LS (unlike Ford) would get the ball to him.
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Can't get enough of this whole three-point jacking thing going on...
I think we'll need a forum party when Obie hits the door, the distaste for him is palatable. I really can't remember a coach so disliked.
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As long as we have a losing coach that overvalues the 3 point shot to the point of questioning his sanity then the jokes hit home more often that not.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
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sadly enough...... they are all a reality...
I read this and spend a whole minute trying to think of . . . .
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. . . . I'm a Dapper Dan man!
Finally I realized you were just saying, "O, brother!"
And I won't be here to see the day
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I'd hang around just to see
But they never had much use for me
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I don't see why. No point in guards shooting 3's when you have the bigs doing it for you.*
* Technically, it should be "missing them for you."
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Lance Stephenson can shoot the 3pt (and will get even better over the next two years) but that's not what OBIE wants from his PG. He wants Lance to score at the rim on transition if it's available or dish it out to our 3pt shooters if it's not. Unfortunately, McBrick (a.k.a. McBob) still can't shoot a lick and Paul George is falling in love with his 3pt shot and dribbles way too much. But again, I'm sure that's what Obie wants him to do.....shoot the 3pt shot or break down your man and score with the mid-range shot. Not sure I understand Obie's offensive philosophy. McBrick should be working on his footwork to score inside and build some more muscle on his deltoids, biceps, and triceps so he can bang some more. He's blessed with quick feet and a natural aggressive nature. I can see him being even more effective than Hans on the inside because he's taller and longer than Hans but he doesn't weight train enough as Hans is reportedly doing right now for next season.
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Are you kidding me.
Obie wants his PG to be able to shoot threes. He wants everyone to shoot threes.
Everybody is supposed to shoot the 3 or their value to spacing the court is nil!
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
If Roy comes in next year and is a dominant low post player and the main cog in the half court offense, is everyone okay with him being surrounding by 3 point shooters.
I think its possibly Roy turns another corner and can't be guarded one on one by almost any team in the league.
Then does this ridiculousness make sense?
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
You know, I'll post this thought here.
JOB's puffy comment, "We insist on it!" regarding the question about McBob shooting the three—just rubs me the wrong way.
It's not just JOB's faulty philosophy. You can agree or disagree. It's the attitude he brings. Jim O'Stubborn.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
This board has jumped the shark, collectively, when it comes to O'Brien. I don't care how much you can't stand him; this is ridiculous.
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UTSA Insider: Soza entrenched as QB and leader
Updated 2:14 am, Thursday, April 11, 2013
If you had monitored UTSA spring football practice for the past three weeks and didn't know any of the background, you'd swear that Eric Soza was fully engaged in a position battle.
That he was a fresh-faced No. 2 quarterback, in search of playing time in the fall.
A couple of weeks ago, he couldn't run very well, limited by a tight hamstring.
Despite a lack of mobility, he pushed through every drill and made it a point to throw every ball as he would the first pass of the season.
With UTSA's spring workouts concluding Sunday afternoon, let it be known for the record that coach Larry Coker plans to start Soza on Aug. 31 at New Mexico.
The senior from Beeville is more entrenched at No. 1 on the depth chart than some bulbs in your spring garden.
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"The guy's just phenomenal in the offseason," Coker said. "That's why some of those really good quarterbacks are so good."
Weather at Wednesday morning's practice at Farris Stadium went from hot and muggy and rainy at 7 a.m., to cold, blustery and rainy by 8:45.
Regardless, UTSA can't afford to slack off just because it's spring and the wet ball is hard to catch.
Entering the program's third year, UTSA needs everyone's concentration every day.
Soza said the January weather in April is all part of the experience for him.
"It's football weather all year in Texas," he said.
Last fall, Soza shrugged off a midseason hip injury that kept him out two games and heated up the offense with 20 touchdown passes and only three interceptions.
With Soza playing nearly mistake-free football, UTSA forged a surprising 8-4 record in its first year in the FBS, including 8-2 with its No. 1 quarterback under center.
"I don't know if we would have won those (two) games or not," Coker said. "But I know it would have made a huge difference (with) just the confidence he gives everyone else."
UTSA's spring game is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Farris Stadium.
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Season opener: at New Mexico, time TBD, Aug. 31
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Entering his final season, Soza said he's taking every day seriously.
He doesn't want to let even one pass by without an honest effort to improve.
"I tell the (other) seniors ... 'This is our season,'" Soza said. "'Don't hold anything back. Don't have any regrets. (Years from now) don't live in that what-if world.'"
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- Record:46-7 | 39 KOs | 1 Draws
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He's scaled every mountain there is to climb in boxing. He's fought his way to world championships at lightweight, welterweight (three times), and junior middleweight, became known as the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing and has become a household name to boxing enthusiasts.
It would be easy for Sugar Shane Mosley to be a content man. But Mosley will not be content until he feels that he has achieved everything the sport has to offer, which means not only winning more world championships (an amazing feat for any fighter, but one in line with the hallowed "Sugar" name, shared by Mosley with the legendary "Sugars", Robinson and Leonard), but by also ascending back to the number one spot on the mythical pound for pound list, which will only happen by taking on the best in the world, fight in and fight out, something the 40-year old craves.
An elite athlete who has consistently overcome the odds, Mosley turned pro nearly 20 years ago, and despite not having the hype around him that was afforded to some of his peers, he came up the hard way, fought the best competition, won his fights, and eventually won six world titles, earning the 1998 Fighter of the Year award along the way.
By that time, casual sports fans would be calling Mosley an "overnight sensation", but Sugar Shane's road to the top was anything but smooth. Born in Lynwood, California in September, 1971, and boxing since the tender age of eight, Shane was a three-time National Amateur champion and a 1992 Olympic team member, in compiling an amateur record of 250+ wins. Upon leaving the amateur ranks, he was labeled a "can't miss" prospect for stardom.
Mosley showed brilliance in his professional debut, a five round blowout of former California State champion Greg Puente on February 11, 1993, and the future looked bright for this latter-day Sugar. Unfortunately, promotional difficulties plagued his early career, and the boxing world would not take notice of Mosley until he brought a 23-0 record (22 knockouts) into the ring against IBF lightweight champion Phillip Holiday. Displaying speed, power, and ring savvy, Mosley thrashed Holiday over 12 rounds and walked away with a world title. He followed up this win with an 11th round knockout of tough Manuel Gomez.
Mosley's subsequent title defenses caught an unsuspecting boxing public by surprise. Knockout after knockout piled up, as did the accolades from the media. HBO commentator and world champion Roy Jones Jr. proclaimed, after Mosley knocked out John John Molina, "He's the best lightweight in history, maybe after Roberto Duran."
In 1998, Mosley defended his title five times, winning all by knockout. This amazing twelve months led the Boxing Writers Association of America to name Sugar Shane "Fighter of the Year". As BWAA president Chris Thorne said, "Sugar brought a lot of class to boxing in 1998. He deserves all accolades he's receiving."
These accolades later included being named the 13th best lightweight of all-time by The Ring Magazine
Mosley continued his reign of terror in 1999, defending his title two more times by knockout before difficulties making the 135 pound limit proved tougher than any opponent. While it would have been simpler for Shane to move up five pounds to junior welterweight, Sugar Shane Mosley wanted to go to where the toughest opponents were: welterweight.
It was at welterweight that the most notable win of the first half of Shane's career occurred, when on June 17, 2000, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, he clearly outboxed cross-town rival Oscar De La Hoya and won the WBC Welterweight Title.
It was only the third fight at 147 pounds for Mosley, a move many critics questioned, and those critics weren't silenced even after resounding wins over Wilfredo Rivera and Willy Wise at welterweight. De La Hoya, though, found out what power boxing is all about on that night in the Staples Center before 20,000 rabid boxing fans.
Power boxing is the concept that Shane and his father Jack developed, taking advantage of Shane's superb conditioning and extraordinarily high punch output.
The fight with De La Hoya was close at the midway point, but Shane picked up the pace considerably in the second half of the fight. Many experts believe Shane swept rounds 7 through 12, but there was no doubt when the bout was over that Shane was the new King of the Welterweights.
De La Hoya declined an immediate rematch, so Mosley sought the best competition he could find. Antonio Diaz was one of the toughest men in the division, but Shane was better in every area and stopped him in the sixth round on Nov. 11, 2000. "Shane is good, real good," Diaz said. "He's the best I've ever seen."
The following March, Shane dismantled Australian Shannan Taylor, who had been highly regarded by the media. Many felt he would provide Shane a stiff test, but that was not to be.
Taylor wasn't nearly as fast or as strong as Shane, who stopped him in the sixth round on March 10, 2001, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
He then cut down former junior middleweight Adrian Stone on July 21, needing only three rounds to stop the bigger man.
By then, he was universally regarded as one of the top three pound-for-pound fighters in boxing and was considered number one by a large number of experts.
Shane, who turned 30 on September 7, 2001, proved his champion's heart by calling out Vernon Forrest, who was the best available 147-pounder.The two had been amateur rivals and fought a nip-and-tuck battle in the finals of the 1992 Olympic Trials that went Forrest's way. When they met as pros at Madison Square Garden, they were considered the two best 147-pounders in the world.
Shane's power boxing allowed him to dominate the first round, but things turned in the second. An accidental head butt in the second round which resulted in a serious concussion turned the fight around and Forrest went on to score a decision. Later in the year, Mosley was again unable to solve Forrest, in what will go down as one the best fight series of the year.
Mosley put his frustrating 2002 behind him though, and after a no contest with former world champion Raul Marquez on February 8, 2003, Sugar Shane returned to the win column in a big way on September 13, 2003, when he scored a hard fought unanimous decision over De La Hoya in their long anticipated rematch, earning the WBC and WBA junior middleweight titles in the process.
And though an easy win or two would have been a fitting reward for such a victory, Mosley kept his warrior's reputation intact by fighting the toughest possible opponent in his next fight, the much-avoided Winky Wright. The two boxing superstars would engage in two exciting bouts on March 13 and November 20 of 2004, and though Wright would win both fights via decision, many boxing observers believed Sugar Shane did the job to win the rematch.
Undeterred by this chain of events, Mosley was back in the gym with new trainer John David Jackson (a former world champion himself) almost immediately. His new goal: to move back down to welterweight and dominate the division again.
The first step on that mission took place on April 23, 2005, when Mosley made a triumphant return to 147 pounds with a lopsided ten round decision over rugged contender David Estrada.
Another clear cut victory, this one over previously unbeaten knockout artist Jose Luis Cruz, came on September 17, and it was clear that these wins not only re-established Mosley in the division, but ensured an exciting run for a world championship in the coming months.
But first, there was the irresistible pull of another big fight against Fernando Vargas on February 25, 2006, and even though it meant moving back up to 154 pounds and fighting a bigger man, Mosley was up to the challenge and he proved it on fight night, using his speed, combinations, and body punching to pound out a tenth round TKO victory over his fellow Southern Californian, a two-time world junior middleweight champ.
And while most fighters would have been content with getting the win and moving on, Mosley is not most fighters, and after the epic nature of the first bout and the fans' desire to see the two superstars clash again, Sugar Shane agreed to a second fight, and on Saturday, July 15, 2006, Mosley was even more emphatic in victory as he stopped Vargas in six one-sided rounds that firmly re-established the Pomona native as one of boxing's best, pound for pound.
In 2007, Mosley added yet another world title to his trophy case, impressively decisioning crafty Luis Collazo on February 10th to win the interim WBC welterweight championship, and on November 10th, Sugar Shane fell just short of victory as he lost a close 12 round decision to Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto at New York City's Madison Square Garden in one of the best bouts of the year.
2008 was a new beginning for Mosley though, one that kicked off with a stirring last second knockout of former two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga on September 27th in Carson, California.
The win set up 2009's first Super Fight, as Mosley took on WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on January 24th in Las Vegas, and, with new trainer Naazim Richardson in his corner, Sugar Shane was at his amazing best as he dominated Margarito from the opening bell until the fight was stopped at :43 of round nine. The victory earned Mosley his sixth world title, and in a career of amazing performances, this was one of his finest, proof positive that at 38, he wasn't getting older - he was getting better.
On May 1, 2010, Mosley came perilously close to ending the unbeaten run of Floyd Mayweather as he rocked the pound-for-pound great in the second round of their SuperFight, but Mayweather ultimately got back in the bout and pulled off a 12 round unanimous decision win.
Eager to bounce back, Mosley took on former junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora in a California turf war on September 18, 2010, but the two fought to a 12 round draw.
Yet despite this result, Mosley soon found himself in the biggest fight of 2011, as he took on pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on May 7th in Las Vegas. Mosley would lose a 12 round decision to the "Pac Man," but after an extended break from the ring, Sugar Shane will be back on May 5, 2012 to square off against unbeaten Canelo Alvarez for the WBC junior middleweight world championship.


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The only trouble I have with this series, and it's not the writer's fault, but when it's a year between each book then it takes you a long while to piece together the who, what and why of the story. This is definitely not a stand alone book as you will be hopelessly lost and you'll miss 2 other great books in the series.
But that said, it was thoroughly enjoyable with great characters from Bks 1 & 2 and the relationship between Evalle, Storm and Isaak is coming to a head. Lots of action, ultimatums, promises, betrayals and disappointments as the story moves you along to the next level. Slight romance - would have liked more.
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The print version was difficult to get into but perhaps that was just me.
The lead character is Eval. Her courage, willingness , and honor are all qualities that engage you.
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