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Despite Reports, Cyclone & Wonder Wheel to Remain Open
Many media outlets have been reporting that the entire Coney Island amusement area is now closed for good after a deal was not met this week to save the park. This is only partly true, as Arthur Levine from About Theme Parks has written an article to help set the record straight.
In his article, Levine explains that New York's Coney Island amusement area is a collection of independent owners and vendors. Astroland itself makes up a good portion of the areas rides, but the world famous Coney Island Cyclone is a protected landmark and will operate as usual. Also unaffected will be Deno's Wonder Wheel Park which includes another protected landmark the Wonder Wheel (which some may remember from the movie "The Warriors"). According to Levine, the media has shown the Cyclone and Wonder Wheel in their coverage of the closings, implying that these rides are a part of the closing.
I'm disappointed, but not shocked in the media's lazy reporting. On the bright side, many (including myself) will get to enjoy the legendary Cyclone for years to come. I haven't made it to Coney Island and am glad that the Cyclone will still be there. I'm not one for flat rides, but if anyone's interested, here's a listing of Astroland's rides for sale. The listings include carousels, bumper cars, and even the Astrotower. Read Levine's full article.
Get the tissues ready for this sad video of the last day of Astroland's operation:


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Is it playtime yet? Toy expert, and Time to Play content director Chris Byrne promises these 10 gifts chosen exclusively for REDBOOK readers will remain favorites well into 2013.
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Is it playtime yet? Toy expert, and Time to Play content director Chris Byrne promises these 10 gifts — chosen exclusively for REDBOOK readers — will remain favorites past Christmas, and well into 2013.
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Not interested in turning over your precious iPad to your children? We understand. Instead, give them their own touchscreen tablet, complete with a built-in camera and a library of more than 325 educational games, apps, music, and videos. Thanks to automatic leveling, the LeapPad adjusts based on how well a child is reading its ebooks. "This keeps kids from getting frustrated and shutting down," says Byrne. "Plus, they're interacting with their favorite characters on-screen, and taking photos of themselves and putting them into the games. It's fun, so it doesn't feel like homework."
Ages 3-7.
Leapfrog LeapPad Explorer 2, $99.99, Toys "R" US.
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…a set of skis? With LEGO Friends Advent Calendar, your little girl receives a "gift" on each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas. Come the holiday, the components add up to a winter village featuring accessories such as a snowman, a horse and carriage, and hot cocoa. "Getting a little something each day adds a special moment to kids' days as they anticipate and count down the days until Christmas," says Byrne.
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text: EYECARE: Eye Health Management & Business Academy Holds CE Lecture Program at SUNY By Staff Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:00 AM NEW YORK—The Management & Business Academy (MBA) for Eye Care Professionals held a continuing education lecture seminar sponsored by Essilor at the State University of New York College (SUNY) of Optometry on June 14. Richard Madonna, MA, OD, who serves as a professor and chairman of the Department of Clinical Education as well as the director of Office of Continuing Education, welcomed attendees to the MBA session. President of SUNY College of Optometry David Heath, OD, PhD, also greeted participants along with Essilor representative Stephanie Carlin. The morning session kicked off with Essentials of Financial Management, presented by MBA faculty member Mark Wright, OD, FAAO. Dr. Wright stressed the importance of measuring to manage change in the business and outlined key metrics to track money flow, and he explained that the way messages are relayed to patients is just as important as the message itself. With a precise and different approach, doctors could see increased sales or patients returning more frequently for annual exams. Dr. Wright's agenda also included business budgeting, analysis and forecasting, showing attendees how to reference to the Key Metrics: Assessing Optometric Practice Performance guide to compare their practice to the database of MBA graduates. MBA faculty member Gary Gerber, OD, wrapped up the day with his afternoon session titled Essentials of Patient Experience Engineering. Dr. Gerber discussed world-class service strategies from leaders in the hotel, tourism and retail industries such as Ritz-Carlton and Nordstrom, known for outstanding service. Attendees learned how a culture of great service starts with the doctor but must filter down through each and every member of the staff to be successful. Dr. Gerber described the key components of the practice that create an experience for patients, and he addressed being prepared for service breakdowns by putting a plan in place for these situations. Throughout his lecture, Dr. Gerber translated how a great patient experience can affect your net income. The MBA's distinguished faculty of practice management experts presents live seminars and contributes to MBA publications, both in print and online. The focus of the faculty's education is practical, easy-to-implement ideas that have been field tested and proven to increase financial return. Since the program was launched in 2005, over 3,000 ECPs have attended an MBA seminar. Over 1,900 independent eyecare practices have completed the online survey that generates an MBA Optometric Practice Performance Assessment. The aggregate data from these practices goes into the MBA database. For more on the MBA program's online tools, metrics database or to find local live events, visit mba-ce.com. (L to R) David Heath, OD, PhD, SUNY College of Optometry president; Stephanie Carlin, Essilor; Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, MBA faculty; and Richard Madonna, OD, SUNY faculty. Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, presented "Essentials of Financial Management." Gary Gerber, OD, presented "Essentials of Patient Experience Engineering." At an MBA Seminar, participants break into workshop groups to brainstorm "best practice ideas," that are shared on mba-ce.com.


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The Necessary Pain of the Fiscal Cliff
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Exeter, 1195. When a prominent burgess and guild-master falls dead across his horse, Crowner John declines to hold an inquest as the man had been complaining of chest pains and shows no sign of injury. Events take a sinister turn, however, when a straw-doll is discovered hidden under the man's saddle, a spike driven through its heart...
©2004 Bernard Knight (P)2005 W F Howes Ltd
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"An historical novel you care about"
Not sure. I liked the fact that the narration was clear and straight-forward without any gimmicks but would probably have felt the same about this book if i had read it myself.
The rescue of Nesta from the Bush tavern. The scene at the burning tavern was very well realised.
Crowner John as he came across as a decent man who cared about other people. However he was a character within the time in which the novel was set so had his faults and was far from perfect which made him more likeable.
Witch or wisewoman? Time to make up your mind.
Historical setting obviously well researched and so gave a lot of interesting information. Characters very believable and even had me feeling sorry for the supporters of King Richard, knowing his brother would soon be on the throne!
"Another excellent Crowner John!"
Superb, fascinating read!
Crowner John is a complex, diverse and totally believable character who has many dimensions to his character including his mistresses!
When Crowner John declines to hold an inquest; he is usually so keen to exert his influence and this change of tack was an interesting diversion from the usual ride roughshod and do his duty!
Crowner John faces unknown, sInister and medieval trials to his authority
Another rip roaring Crowner John mystery ! Slightly different in its approach but Bernard Knight is always finding new ways to enthrall his readers. The fact that his long term mistress Nesta is facing accusations as a witch is a welcome added dimension.
"The Witch Hunter"
I like a medieval mystery and Bernard Knight's Crowner John books are great, and he characters build in each one.
first time for a sort of who done it.fantastic book great characters and made all the more good by a brilliant reader who put a lot into each person in the book. really well done.
"Another fantastic Crowner John mystery!"
Another fantastic Crowner John story! I'd recommend this to all fans of historical murder mysteries.
"Rather slow?"
I don't know if it's just me but I find listening to a novel quite hard in audio form. So perhaps my finding this novel slow is because I'd prefer to read it 'properly'. However I enjoyed the characters and the attention to detail. It's a good listen, I like the reader, but I think it would be a better 'read'
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For my 6 year old son's birthday, I bought him one of those portable 10 foot basketball hoops that you usually see in people's driveway. He has this love love for basketball and I wanted to cultivate this fascination beyond simply watching and playing it on TV while giving me a reason to drag him outside to get some sun when he's not in school. He's even went to some 1 day Warriors' Basketball camp ( which he absolutely loved ) and will be attending 2 more sessions in the fall.
Despite him being 3'10" tall....when he started playing, I insisted that he start shooting around and practicing with the hoop set to 10 feet. My reasoning is that this is the standard height for all basketball hoops at high school, etc. Although I doubt that he has the genetics to ever play in high school ( I'm 5'6" but pray that he got some my Father-In-Law's height ), but because I wanted him to learn to shoot and play the "right way" ( something that I never did for any sport when I was his age )....I wanted him to be get used to playing at that height. Despite resisting his requests to lower it to 9 feet ( which I have lowered to 9'5" )....he's shown that he is capable of hitting the shot a few feet away from the basket. Although his shot isn't consistent....1/2 the time he clanks it off the front of the rim......my impression is that he's capable of hitting the basket at that height as many of his shots have enough height on the ball that I think that he simply has to get used to shooting at that height.
I know that I'm being a total hard@ss when it comes to setting the hoop so high.....but am I approaching this the right way when it come to showing him how to play basketball?
When it comes to basketball....I always try to teach him what little I do know ( mainly from what I have learned from here on PD on what we don't want certain Pacers Players to "do" and "not do" ) while showing him that it's not always about "taking and making" the last shot at the buzzer. Since many of you have had some Coaching experience on the Elementary and High School level....keeping in mind that I have ZERO exposure to how to really teach anybody how to play basketball....do you have any other suggestions on what I should try to show and teach him?


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Olfactory Dysfunction of Rhinosinusitis - Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP)/Calcium Signaling Study (cAMP)
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The study examines the biochemistry underlying human olfaction in both normal and diseased states.
The study aims are: 1. to determine the levels of cAMP in olfactory tissue from people with chronic rhinosinusitis and other nasal disorders. 2. to correlate preoperative olfactory function with cAMP levels from biopsied olfactory tissue. 3. to determine odorant and pheromone-mediated activation of cultured human olfactory sensory neurons using calcium imaging and 4. to determine odorant and pheromone-mediated activation of cultured human olfactory sensory neurons using "smell-chip" technology.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Olfactory Dysfunction of Rhinosinusitis - cAMP/Calcium Signaling Study
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Subject will be recruited from those scheduled to have endoscopic sinus surgery and similar procedures. This study uses the tissue that would normally be discarded during the surgical process. The tissue is cultured and frozen for purposes of the following testing:
odor detection and signal transduction, cyclic adenosine monophosphate and odor detection, the role of cAMP in olfactory dysfunction, and pheromone detection.
Only tissue that would normally be discarded during the course of the surgery will be used. The study does not interfere with or change any clinical care.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be 18 years old and over and scheduled for one of the following:
- endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis
- endoscopic transnasal approach to the pituitary for pituitary tumor removal
- endoscopic inferior turbinectomy or septoplasty for nasal congestion
- endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects are excluded if they are unable to give informed consent or unable to complete self-administered questionnaires due to English language barrier, cognitive impairment, or severe medical conditions
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00970190
|United States, Washington
|University of Washington Medical Center
|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:
|NCT00970190 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 31, 2009
|Last Updated:
|December 10, 2014
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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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