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Break It Down: Why is Joe Flacco a better QB at home?
How do you explain the unexplainable?
"Break It Down" already tackled that mystery once this season, with all the fervor of a David Lynch script, back when Matthew Stafford and the Lions' offense were sputtering at the start of the season.
Was Stafford's unorthodox sidearm motion costing him some passes? Sure. Same goes for lapses along the offensive line and a high number of drops from the Detroit pass-catchers. But the conclusions reached from rolling back the tape on the Lions' early games were vague.
The Lions offense had to get better, in theory, because there was nothing obvious holding it back. To that point, Stafford now leads the NFL in yards passing, and Calvin Johnson is tops in yards receiving.
And, in a lot of ways, the situation is the same when looking at today's topic: the baffling difference in Joe Flacco's play in road games compared to at home. In five games this season in front of the Baltimore fans, Flacco is completing 66.5 percent of his passes for 1,612 yards, 10 TDs, three interceptions and a 108.3 QB rating; in six road games, he's hit his passes at a 55.3 percent clip for 1,238 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions, with a 70.2 QB rating.
What is causing the change? This week's "Break It Down" attempts to figure that out ...
Back in Week 6, Flacco and the Ravens beat Dallas, 31-29 in Baltimore. Statistically, it was Flacco's worst home game with 234 yards passing (a number that's still better than five of his six road games). One of the themes we'll keep coming back to, though, is confidence -- and even in an average Flacco day against the Cowboys, we can get a feel for his comfort level at home.
Here's a 3rd-and-15 play late in the first half, with Baltimore backed up inside its own 20. Flacco was in the shotgun flanked by Ray Rice to his right and TE Dennis Pitta left. Pitta flared out as a safety valve option on the play.
Meanwhile, Anquan Boldin (yellow circle) ran a deep out, as Jacoby Jones went long next to him. It was a slow-developing play that required Flacco to be patient in the pocket.
The Cowboys helped by only rushing three linemen, then bringing Brandon Carr (No. 39) on a delayed blitz. Still, the pocket pushed back from the line of scrimmage about five yards, to the Baltimore 10. Instead of taking off with the football or checking down to an open Pitta, Flacco slid to his left and gave Boldin time to come open.
Boldin eventually did that, as Jones' deep route cleared any potential help Dallas had in coverage wide. Needing 15 yards on the play, Flacco fired a bullet into Boldin for 20, even though Pitta (white circle) likely could have picked up some positive yardage -- maybe even enough to move the chains.
Now, let's roll ahead to Sunday, when Baltimore rallied past San Diego for a 16-13 overtime win. Flacco finished with 355 yards, easily his best road total this year, but huge chunks of that came in the fourth quarter after the Ravens fell behind 13-3.
Baltimore converted its first third down of the day, with Flacco hitting Pitta for seven on 3rd-and-5. But Baltimore's QB gave up the potential for a much bigger play in the process.
The Ravens ran three receivers deep, then had Torrey Smith break off a deep out route to Flacco's left -- just as Boldin did on that 20-yard completion against Dallas.
The protection: not all that different from the play vs. the Cowboys highlighted earlier. San Diego's defensive linemen managed to get some push upfield, but none had a clear shot at Flacco.
Unlike against the Cowboys, however, Flacco stayed planted in the pocket and utilized that Pitta short route.
That's all well and good -- converting the first down obviously was the goal there, which Flacco did. But had he waited another split-second, he would have had Smith all alone at about the 30, some 10 yards past where Pitta made his reception.
This is only one (relatively successful) play, mind you, but it gets to the heart of the difference between home and road Flacco. In Baltimore, he takes his shots downfield more comfortably -- play calling does have something to do with that -- and allows more time for his receivers' routes to develop.
Away from home, he's much quicker to get rid of the football, opting for the closest available option. Case in point, borrowing some numbers from Pro Football Focus:
• At home, Flacco is 23 for 36 for 397 yards on passes thrown between 10-19 yards downfield; on the road, he's 12 for 34 for 211 at the same distance.
• At home, Flacco has completed 18 of 37 passes thrown deeper than 20 yards for 578 yards; on the road, he's 8 for 32 for 221.
Not only does Flacco look long less often in road games (remember, with regard to those stats, that Baltimore has played five at home and six away in 2012), but he's far less successful when he takes those chances.
Why? Well, Flacco himself talked earlier this year about one difficulty his team has: "Communication is definitely more of an issue when you're playing on the road. There [are] ways that we just have to go about communicating better when we have to."
All teams face that issue in road games, but it's fair to say that Flacco speeds himself up when faced with those situations -- his home swagger often replaced by a jittery road presence.
Here, though, we also have to come back to that confidence issue. Flacco did hit 11 of 16 third-down passes Sunday, turning those into 10 first downs.
So, when he has to come up with big plays, he can. But he still has left plenty of opportunities on the board.
The shot below if from a 3rd-and-long, where Pitta (yellow circle) wound up being the target as he shot deep..
Flacco's protection: Great. Time? Ample.
Pitta was open, too, behind the San Diego defense for what would have been at least a 30- or 40-yard gain, if not a touchdown. But like with Stafford in that earlier "Break It Down," Flacco here just missed badly -- overshooting Pitta by a good 10 yards, for no particular reason other than that he threw a poor ball.
Later, however, Flacco faced a similar situation -- 3rd-and-10 in overtime, with the Ravens in danger of giving San Diego the ball back in great field position.
Baltimore ran a "four verticals" route, sending its three receivers plus Pitta streaking straight up the field, while Rice ducked short as a safety valve. It's similar to the play Flacco hit Pitta on in the game's opening moments. Here, instead of dumping one off to Rice, Flacco shoots one at Boldin (yellow) for 23 yards.
San Diego's pass rush was in about the same spot it was when Flacco checked down to Pitta in the first quarter. This time, as he did on that first play we looked at against Dallas, Flacco moved to find a better spot -- moving to his right, while keeping his eyes downfield.
Boldin needed a couple of seconds to come clear of his defender. When he did, Flacco fired a strike for a key first down.
A cross-sport analogy to try to sort this all out: There are players in baseball with the natural talent to make incredibly difficult plays look simple ... but who get in their heads on routine attempts, leading to errors. This may be, to some extent, what is happening with Flacco.
There are not fundamental differences in how Flacco's O-line plays or who his receivers are in home vs. road games. He still plays less assuredly on the road. His ability to deliver on third downs against San Diego, on the other hand, show what happens when Flacco stops worrying about the crowd or his blocking and simply lets plays happen.
He performed on third downs against the Chargers the way he does on a regular basis at home. When something like that occurs, the obvious culprit is a mental one.


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When my editor called and asked me to install a set of Flowmaster mufflers in an '86 Corvette project car, I almost told him, "I would love to but I have to do something more pleasant, like have a root canal." Unfortunately, I couldn't come up with a believable excuse so I reluctantly agreed. My initial hesitation wasn't because I was busy (or liked dental work), it was that I have never found a muffler or tailpipe installation to be "just a half-hour job," as my editor promised. But I am big enough to admit when I'm wrong, as was the case with this install. It was a snap.
I rounded up the best guys in the shop, John Forseth and Bruce Busick, and told them we'd be busy for a few hours because I thought the mufflers wouldn't fit and I had to photograph each step. We were prepared for a few hours of knuckle-busting fun.
We hoisted the car on our trusty Bend Pack lift and started by unboxing the new parts for inspection. The kit included a set of Flowmaster mufflers, a Y-pipe, and two 211/42-inch muffler clamps. We tested the old bolts at the rear of the mufflers and prepared to use penetrating lubricant if need be, but found the bolts were easily removed without the use of chemicals. We used a tall jackstand at the rear of the muffler to hold it up, and released the front bolts. With seemingly little effort, the old muffler was free to be discarded.
At that point, I had photographed each step of the process from every conceivable angle and, after checking my watch, I found that only 15 minutes had elapsed since we put the car on the rack. Reversing the above process, we finished the job in a record-breaking 30 minutes. Everything went right into place as indicated in Flowmaster's instructions.
Sound intensity is measured in units called "decibels." The decibel scale is logarithmic and climbs steeply; an increase of around 3 decibels is a doubling of sound volume. In the wilderness, a typical sound level would be 35 decibels. Speech runs 65 to 70 decibels; heavy traffic generates 90 decibels. By 140 decibels, sound becomes painful to the human ear.
Our project car produced 80 decibels at idle with the original dead mufflers and 90 decibels at 3,000 rpm as measured from 10 feet behind the car. With the Flowmasters, the decibels at idle were 85, and 95 at 3,000 rpm, an increase in the overall sound. More sound generally indicates more horsepower by less restriction of the exhaust, which usually means better fuel mileage is on the way.
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Pain and Swelling of Residual Limb
Hi, I have been an above knee amputee for 25yrs but lately my stump has been giving me a lot of grief. I wear a suction socket but now at least 2-3x a week my stump swells and I can not wear my leg for more than 15min before I am in incredible amount of pain. I then proceed to take it off and put it back on again for hours until the swelling has gone down and I can function. I have no idea what could be causing the swelling, I do have bone spurs and bursitis in my stump, not sure if this could be a factor. My stump is also aching a tonne more than usual. Would love to hear some feedback. Thanks
If you've not already done so, follow up with your prosthetist to ensure your suction socket continues to fit properly and in consideration of your current weight and activity level. If it does and if your prosthetist's evaluation does not turn up any potential causes for your symptoms, then consult with your physician. Your physician can perform a physical examination and possibly diagnostic testing to try to find out why your residual limb is now swelling and painful so many years after you've undergone amputation. This examination will also include determining whether your symptoms have any relationship to the bursitis and bone spurs you mentioned.
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O.C. trivia question: What street or road connects Huntington Harbour and Dana Point Harbor? If you say Pacific Coast Highway, you would be wrong. PCH (called Coast Highway through Laguna Beach) will take you very, very close. But only one street actually connects the entrances to the two harbors. It is called Edinger Avenue/Irvine Center Drive/Moulton Parkway/Street of the Golden Lantern.
You'd be crazy to use that route to get from one harbor to the other, of course, but indeed, it is one continuous street that changes names four times as it passes through 11 of O.C.'s 34 cities. This musing was prompted by a question sent me by one Jean Mahlberg, 88, of Laguna Woods. Her question, however, required more than just retreating to the giant Thomas Bros. map on our newsroom wall. Her question was: How do you pronounce "Edinger"?
She explained: "In 1952, we bought a small, new tract house on South Poplar Street, two blocks west of Bristol and Edinger (in Santa Ana). At that time, the only way to pronounce the 'g' was as in 'finger' or 'humdinger.' Now, all I hear is 'g' as in 'ginger.' I like the different topics you discuss in your column and perhaps an old-timer (not you of course) can answer my question. We lived in that home 40 years."
For some reason, I found this interesting. I used to live just off Edinger in Huntington Beach. I have referred to it and heard it referred to countless times in my 25 years in O.C., and I don't ever remember anyone pronouncing it with a hard "g." Could we have been pronouncing it wrong all this time?
I emailed Stan Oftelie, an amateur O.C. historian whose book "Nothing Rhymes With Orange" is nothing less than a manifestation of his interest in O.C.-related pronunciation issues.
Oftelie not only knew the answer, but he had actually been in the Mahlbergs' back yard on Poplar Street about 40 years ago for the wedding reception of the Mahlbergs' daughter.
Oftelie proved to my satisfaction that Mahlberg was correct: At some point, the county began collectively mispronouncing the name of one of our major streets, one that was named after one of our county's pioneer families. Oftelie figured it out by very ingenious means, probably the next best thing to finding a recorded oral history.
Edinger Avenue, Oftelie reports, is named for Christopher C. Edinger, a Santa Ana vegetable farmer and mayor. Edinger was a progressive who bolted the Republican Party in 1894 and ran for Orange County supervisor under the banner of the farmer-friendly People's Party.
He lost. but during the campaign, the long-defunct Santa Ana Independent had reported that Edinger's last name rhymed with finger.
"I can only imagine that newcomers changed the street name pronunciation over the years, drifting away from the way C.C. Edinger pronounced his own name," Oftelie says. "When Mrs. Mahlberg moved to Santa Ana, there very well may have been people in the area who still knew or remembered the prominent Edinger family and pronounced the family name correctly."
By my odometer, the superstreet is 36.1 miles long, from the entrance of Sunset Aquatic Park at Huntington Harbour to where it spills into the parking lot at the intersection of Dana Point Harbor Drive. Broken down, it is Edinger for the westernmost 16.1 miles; Irvine Center Drive for 6 miles between the 55 freeway and Lake Forest Drive; Moulton Parkway for the next 7.6 miles to Crown Valley Parkway, and Golden Lantern for the last 6.4 miles.
You pass by 23 gas stations, four Starbucks and two city halls. Having been armed with Oftelie's scholarship, I was pronouncing it with the hard G all the way.
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Resistance to Aspirin and/or Clopidogrel Among Patients With PAD.
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263 patients with peripheral atherosclerosis were examined to evaluate the activity of the platelets during the standard treatment, including aspirin. A subgroup of 43 received 600 mg of clopidogrel 2 h before platelet reactivity analysis.
The main hypothesis is that high platelet activity at the beginning of the study is associated with a higher risk of atherothrombosis. Follow up time is 5 years.
|Intermittent Claudication
|Drug: Aspirin
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Prevalence of Resistance to Aspirin and/or Clopidogrel Among Patients With PAD. Prognostic Significance of Resistance to Aspirin
- Myocardial infarction, Unstable angina, Cerebral infarction, Transitory cerebral ischaemia, Percutaneous or surgical vascular intervention, Sudden deterioration of symptoms, Amputation, Death. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Aspirin
All participants get Aspirin, and platelet reactivity measurements are performed.
Drug: Aspirin
The effect of Aspirin on platelet function was assessed.
Detailed Description:
Patients with peripheral atherosclerosis are at high risk of atherothrombosis, mainly heart attack and stroke. The medical treatment of these patients include platelet inhibiting drugs, usually aspirin, to reduce the risk of ischemic events. Clopidogrel is another platelet inhibiting drug, which is prescribed less often, primarily because of the high costs compared to aspirin.
Phenomena of 'resistance' to these drugs have been described by numerous investigators. Essentially resistance means that the effect of the drug described is less than expected or missing, as measured by various laboratory methods. We do not know which way resistance is best described, but it has been described that patients who are 'resistant' to either drug are less protected against future heart attacks or strokes.
Main objectives:
- To measure the activity of platelets in these patients during aspirin treatment.
- To measure the activity of platelets in a minor population of these patients during clopidogrel treatment.
- To evaluate the prognostic significance of resistance to aspirin in these patients.
Platelet activity is measured by the PFA-100 (Dade Behring) and by traditional turbidimetric aggregation.
Myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cerebral infarction, transitory cerebral ischaemia, sudden deterioration of symptoms, percutaneous or surgical vascular intervention, amputation, death.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Atherosclerosis of the lower limbs, defined by one of the following criteria: Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI)< 0.9, intermittent claudication, ischaemic pain at rest, ischaemic ulcers or gangrene.
- Age > 18 years
- For fertile women: Use of safe contraception (intrauterine contraceptive device, the pill, hormonal skin patches, progestogen injections, progestogen implant, vaginal ring)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy to either Aspirin or Clopidogrel
- Known bleeding disorder
- Platelet count < 140 mia/L or > 400 mia/L
- Intake of NSAID's, SSRI's or Dipyridamol within the preceding 14 days
- Not radically treated gastrointestinal ulceration within the last 6 month
- Greater surgical procedures performed within the last 3 month
- Severe renal disease
- Severe hepatic disease
- Breast feeding
- Pregnancy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00262561
|Department of Vascular Surgery, Aalborg Hospital
|Aalborg, Denmark, 9000
|Principal Investigator:
|Nils Johannesen, MD
|Department of Vascular Surgery, Aalborg Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Esben Hjorth Madsen, M.D., Aalborg Universityhospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00262561 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 6, 2005
|Last Updated:
|January 25, 2014
Keywords provided by Esben Hjorth Madsen, Aalborg Universityhospital:
Intermittent Claudication
Aspirin resistance
Clopidogrel resistance
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Intermittent Claudication
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Fibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists
Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists
Purinergic Antagonists
Purinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
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Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Fill Bone Void Defects in Patients With Benign Bone Lesions
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|Bone Neoplasms
|Biological: Trinity multipotent stem cells Biological: Demineralized bone matrix(DBM)
|Phase 2 Phase 3
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Fill Bone Void Defects in Patients With Benign Bone Lesions
- Time to fill bony defect [ Time Frame: Two to 52 weeks ]
- Adverse reaction from bone graft [ Time Frame: Immediately after surgery to one year ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Trinity
Trinity multipotent stem cells
Biological: Trinity multipotent stem cells
Enough to fill voids which vary in size
Active Comparator: Demineralized bone matrix
Demineralized bone matrix
Biological: Demineralized bone matrix(DBM)
Enough DBM to fill a bone void defect
Other Name: Grafton
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Orthobiologics have recently become a mainstay in treating bony defects whether related to trauma, tumor, or other various reconstructive entities.1 Historically, benign bone growths that were excised, would be filled with either cement, autograft bone, or allograft substances. More recently, other substances have been utilized. These substances carry any or all osteoinductive, osteoconductive, or osteogenic properties. Various materials have been used to fill bony voids specifically related to benign bone growths. Trinity™ by Blackstone Medical inc. is an allograft substance that has recently began utilization. The difference in Trinity compared to various other allografts is that it utilizes mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) along with an allograft carrier to incorporate and induce bone formation. Previously, in order for stem cells to be included in grafting, it would require bone marrow aspiration and the morbidity that is associated with iliac crest bone grafting.
Trinity MSC's are pre-immunodepleted and therefore, do not stimulate local T-cell proliferation but instead are activated to act as osteoblasts and stimulate bone formation. This local response, could accelerate healing, earlier weight-bearing, healing, and filing of bone voids in patients that have had excision of bony masses. In previous animal models, the use of MSC's have been shown to increase bone healing in critical sized defects.
Trinity is currently approved for FDA use in bone defects specifically within the spine or trauma. It has not been shown to have any significant adverse events over standard bone substitute products. We hypothesize benign bone lesions that undergo curettage and filling with Trinity will heal faster than bone lesions filled with basic bone grafting.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|11 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages > 11 years
- Benign bone lesion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous surgery
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00851162
|United States, Georgia
|Emory University
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30306
|Principal Investigator:
|Shervin Oskouei, MD
|Emory University Department of Orthopaedics
|Responsible Party:
|Shervin Oskouei, MD, Emory University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00851162 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 24, 2009
|Last Updated:
|November 27, 2012
Keywords provided by Shervin Oskouei, Emory University:
Bone defect
Benign bone lesions
Stem cells
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bone Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
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Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay is the British haute-cuisine chef with an attitude who found fame and fortune with his empire of well-rated international eateries, and increased his profile immensely courtesy of his participation in television reality series such as Hell's Kitchen, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and The F-Word.
AppealIf Gordon Ramsay's cooking is as amazing as it's supposed to be, he should experience little trouble having female diners eating out of his hands, so long as all is prepared to perfection. He reminds us of a bigger, louder-mouthed version of Sting, which may help win him points with women who may have once had a thing for the singer. He's said to be quite charming when he's not commanding one of his kitchens, so as long as the ladies stay out of his way when he's in the juice, they shouldn't fear a salty tongue lashing.
SuccessWhile Gordon Ramsay's fame is growing on the American side of the Atlantic, he's much better known in his native UK thanks to the numerous British television series he has been featured in, as well as his guest appearances on a number of popular chat shows there. He has published more than half a dozen cooking books since the mid-'90s, and also writes a food and drink column for The Times' Saturday magazine in Britain.
Gordon Ramsay, his first fully self-owned restaurant, was awarded three Michelin stars in 2001, which marks the first time a Scottish chef has ever been so highly rated. A handful of other eateries that make up his empire have earned him more prestigious stars from Michelin, although only one each. Those include The Savoy Grill, Angela Hartnett at the Connaught, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's, and Petrus at the Berkeley Hotel. It was at the latter restaurant where a small group of bankers spent more than $83,000 on wine alone during an outing in 2001.
Gordon Ramsay was nominated as a candidate for the position of Rector at the University of St. Andrews, though he failed to win that post. He did, however, receive the highly coveted title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006 as recognition for his services to the culinary and hospitality industry. That same year, he participated in Soccer Aid, a British TV series in which he was captain of the Rest Of The World XI side against England XI, which boasted singer Robbie Williams as their captain.
Gordon Ramsay BiographyGordon James Ramsay was born on November 8, 1966, in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He played soccer for Oxford United's youth club and turned professional when he was 15 after being signed by the Glasgow Rangers. In 1985, his football career was cut short after he seriously damaged his knee, forcing him to leave the world of professional sports.
gordon ramsay is head chefGordon Ramsay entered college to study hotel management and ultimately decided to give cooking a go. He relocated to London to train as a chef, apprenticing under Albert Roux of Le Gavroche, and later spent three years in Paris under chefs Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon. In the fall of 1993, at the age of 27, he became head chef of the newly opened Aubergine. There he earned his reputation as one of Britain's finest cooking talents, and within three years, the eatery earned two Michelin stars.
In 1996, Gordon Ramsay's Passion for Flavour -- the first of a series of self-penned cooking books -- was published. That same year, he married longtime girlfriend Cayetana Elizabeth Hutcheson. The couple have four children: Megan, Matilda and twins, Holly and Jack.
gordon ramsay's michelin starsIn 1998, Gordon Ramsay opened his first fully self-owned restaurant in the fashionable Chelsea borough of London after a falling out with the financial backers of Aubergine. He named it Gordon Ramsay, and it was quickly recognized as one of the world's best restaurants. Within three years, the chic Chelsea eatery was awarded three Michelin stars.
Gordon Ramsay was featured in a documentary film called Boiling Point in 1998, while the sequel, Beyond Boiling Point, was released in 2000. His second book, Passion for Seafood, was published in 1999. That same year, he launched his second eatery, Petrus at the Berkeley Hotel. It went on to receive a Michelin star about half a year after opening. Another book, A Chef for All Seasons, was published in September 2000. Just Desserts followed a year later.
Gordon Ramsay has since opened several more successful restaurants in cities around the world, including Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's, Amaryllis at One Devonshire Gardens, Maze, Boxwood Café at the Berkeley Hotel, Gordon Ramsay at Conrad Tokyo, Verre at the Hilton Dubai Creek, and Banquette at The Savoy Grill. Further publications during this time include Secrets (2003) and Kitchen Heaven (2004).
gordon ramsay in hell's kitchenThe celebrity chef appeared in a couple of British TV series in 2004. Channel 4's offering, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, followed him in his attempts to sort out problems in failing restaurants around England, while ITV's Hell's Kitchen had him training 10 celebrities from Britain in the kitchen arts at a functioning Brick Lane eatery.
An American version of Hell's Kitchen debuted on the FOX network in May 2005, and proved popular enough to merit a second season. The F-Word, another British television cooking show, debuted on Channel 4 in October 2005. His seventh publication, Gordon Ramsay Makes It Easy, was released that year.
In June 2006, Gordon Ramsay was awarded almost $142,000 plus costs after the British High Court ruled in his favor in a libel case against the London Evening Standard. The newspaper made allegations that the state of Bonaparte's restaurant and various scenes in the filming of the series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares were faked.
Two additional books were published in 2006, namely Gordon Ramsay's Easy All Year Round and Gordon Ramsay's Sunday Lunch: And Other Recipes from The F-Word.
In March 2008, Gordon Ramsay opened his first restaurant in France, and then that May, he introduced his first West Coast American restaurant in Los Angeles to the world.
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Q Recently we took Interstate 80 to Lake Tahoe and noticed Caltrans was not doing any work on it this summer in the Sierra. There are still very rough slabs on east 80 between Alta/Baxter and Colfax, and on west 80 in the Blue Canyon/truck brake-stop area, especially the right lane. It is so bad that most cars drive only in the left lane.
Also, some replaced slabs are already showing pitting from chains. Please tell me that Caltrans isn't finished with I-80 yet.
Ann Johnson
San Jose
A Finished with working on I-80 through the mountains? Never.
There's a paving project scheduled from Truckee to the Nevada state line late this summer. Also, there are guard rail and bridge seismic retrofitting projects on I-80 planned. Said Steve-the-Caltans-Man: "We're never really finished with I-80."
Q When they propose putting a traffic light on a state highway, are there any stipulations that delays should have minimal impact?
Frustrated going to Yosemite
A For Caltrans to install a traffic signal, it must either improve safety and/or help improve mobility and minimize delays. Caltrans analyzes the intersection using traffic simulation software to determine the signal timing, cycle length and sequences.
Why do you ask?
Q Try driving Highway 120 to Yosemite late at night. It does not matter the traffic loads, the lights stop traffic at each and every light. I just drove this route at 11 p.m. to midnight and had to stop at almost every light east on 120 from Highway 99. Maintained the speed limits required through the various towns and there was not any train traffic in Escalon, yet still had to stop at two sets of the lights there. Oakdale was a mess with the light on 120 at River Road stopping traffic for some phantom cross traffic.
Frustrated going to Yosemite
A Caltrans has been reviewing the signals on the state routes in Oakdale and Manteca and found that the signal at Highway 120 and Rodden & River Road had a malfunctioning sensor loop that has since been repaired. Other signals were OK.
Sometimes signals are set on a timer when maintenance is working in the area, and there are times when signals outside the state's right-of-way may need adjusting.
Q Do the light patterns on 120 change at night and is that typical?
Frustrated going to Yosemite
A Yes, they do change as traffic gets lighter.
Q Is Camden Avenue between Bascom and Leigh about to be repaved? There are lots of new spray-paint markings on the road.
San Jose
A Segments of Camden are scheduled for work over the next two years. The spray-paint markings identify locations where the city will repair areas that have failed. Up first, the segment between Highway 85 and Coleman Road this summer. The stretch from Bascom-Hillsdale and Coleman-Almaden Expressway will be done next year.
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10 years ago Fallout was finished and began making its journey into the hands and hearts of RPG fans everywhere. Seems more like a birthday than an anniversary. Perhaps it's both. I do actually remember the release of Fallout in part because at the time I was working (part-time) at The Adrenaline Vault and Interplay was one of "my companies."
In other words, I was our main point of contact for them, reviewed and previewed most of their games, etc. (along with 3DO, Interactive Magic, MGM Interactive, 7th Level…I sense a trend here). I don't think I reviewed it because we had someone at AVault who was focusing on RPGs at the time and I let them review it, since they had primarily played every other RPG that was out at the time. But I did play it and I kept my copy, which sits proudly…somewhere in my office, I think. Sorry, off on a tangent here…where were we?
Fallout. 10 years. We bounced around a lot of ideas on how we could best honor Fallout and its 10th Anniversary/Birthday. We decided that we should do something we've never done before for any of our games (that I'm aware of anyway): give fans a chance to create something we'll use in the game. We talked about it and we thought perhaps the best option was to do something where folks could be creative in a way that is very much Fallout, and not have it be overly complex. We also didn't want it to be trivial (e.g., "name this person, creature, thing").
So we went with designing a Perk. Perks are a big part of what makes Fallout the game and series it is. It's a great part of the character system, there's room for creativity, you can use your artistic skills if you want, they use Vault Boy…seemed a good choice. If you need to brush up on your Fallout Perks, perhaps a trip over to The Vault wiki over on Wikia might be in order to brush up on your Fallout and Fallout 2 Perks.
After the contest is over, we'll go through and select the best entry. If you win, you get your Perk in Fallout 3 and your name in the credits. Immortalized forever as part of the series you love. Plus, you win a big pile of schwag for your troubles. And, so we can share the love, we have another big pile of schwag to give away to runners-up, honorable mentions, people that made us laugh, really creative ideas, and some names we'll pull at random so that folks have a chance to win just by entering.
We've got some Fallout 3 items that everyone keeps asking us for — bobbleheads, a Vault-Tec lunchbox or two, some Vault Boy decals/stickers, couple t-shirts — and we've also gotten some great prizes donated by Logitech, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and ATI. So you can walk away with video cards, keyboards, controllers…who knows what else. Many thanks to the good folks at those companies that contributed some really cool stuff for people to win.
The contest will run from today through the end of October. We'll announce the winners next month after we go through what is sure to be a very long list of entries. So what are you doing sitting there reading this drivel? Take your Mentats and get to work! Click here to visit the Contest Page.
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Kidney Diseases
Lung Swelling with Dialysis
My mother is on dialsys and now she has swelling on her lungs and the medication in not helping as she gets side effects. Is there anything you can recommend? I would truly appreciate your reply.
When you say "swelling on the lungs," I assume that you mean fluid in the lungs. Often dialysis patients develop fluid in the lungs, and medication may not help much, because many meds depend on the kidneys to help get rid of the extra fluid. In a dialysis patient, since the kidneys do not work, fluid has to be removed by other methods, such as the dialysis itself, in which the machine (artificial kidney) pulls fluid out of the patient. Most people have limits to how much fluid they can lose in a 4-hour dialysis session without developing low blood pressure, headaches, cramps, nausea, etc., so the best way for a dialysis patient to avoid fluid on the lungs is to limit the amount of fluids that they eat and drink.
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No sin is unforgivable,
as long as we approach the throne of mercy with
a humble, contrite heart. No evil is capable of overpowering
God's limitless mercy. Frequent confession, as recommended by
the Church, gives us more accurate self-knowledge and makes us
grow in Christian humility. It helps us uproot bad habits
and it makes our conscience more sensitive, so that we
do not gradually become lukewarm or careless. It strengthens our
will and leads us to a constant effort to perfect
the grace of baptism in our soul, and to identify
more closely with Christ. It also brings home to us
our own powerlessness in the supernatural life and it helps
us to trust utterly in God's grace. Aware
that conversion of heart is a permanent requirement if you
are to fully accomplish God's will in your life, go
to the sacrament of reconciliation at least twice a month,
and make it a living and renewing encounter with Christ
and with the Church. Make a conscious act
of faith in the sanctifying action of Christ, present in
the priest (preferably a regular confessor). Be simple and humble.
Confess your faults in an orderly, brief, precise, clear and
complete manner. Accept the guidance of your confessor with faith,
and make sure you do the penance in a true
spirit of reparation, as soon as possible. Also offer your
daily activities and hardships in reparation for your sins. Thank God for the gift of his forgiveness and
friendship by resolving to improve your conduct out of love
and holy fear of God, and by living a life
of greater fidelity to the mission he has entrusted to
Examining your Conscience Some questions for preparing
confession, selected from the Rite of Penance, are offered below
as a guideline: they are not intended to be exhaustive,
let alone obligatory. You can use these or others more
suited to your own needs.
Prayer for Help My
Lord and my God, you know each person's heart. Give
me the grace to examine mine sincerely and to know
it truly so I can discover all my sins, confess
them well and avoid them from now on. Thus I
hope to win your pardon and grace on earth and
eternal life in heaven. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Guidelines
1. What is my attitude toward
the sacrament of penance: Do I sincerely want to be
purified, start afresh and deepen my friendship with God? Or
is it a burden, to be endured as seldom as
possible?2. Did I forget to mention, or deliberately
withhold, any serious sins in past confessions?3. Did
I fulfill the penance I was given? Did I repair
any harm done to others? Have I tried to put
into practice my resolution to lead a better life in
keeping with the Gospel?
1. Is my heart set on
God, so that I really love him above all else,
as a child loves his father, by faithfully keeping his
commandments? Or am I completely caught up in the things
of this world? Do I have a right intention in
what I do?2. Do I believe firmly in
God, who spoke to us through his Son? Do I
wholeheartedly accept the Church's teaching? Do I take an interest
in my Christian formation by listening to the word of
God, nourishing my faith with appropriate reading, taking an active
part in formative activities and avoiding whatever could endanger my
faith? Have I always been strong and fearless in professing
my faith in God? Do I give evidence of being
a Christian both in public and in private?3.
Have I said my prayers in the morning and at
night? Is my meditation a genuine conversation of mind and
heart with God or is it a purely exterior rite?
Have I offered God my difficulties, sufferings and joys? Do
I turn to him in times of temptation?4.
Do I respect God's name, or have I offended him
by blasphemy, false oaths or taking his name in vain?
Have I shown disrespect for the Blessed Virgin Mary or
the saints?5. Do I sanctify Sundays and holy
days of obligation by participating actively, with attention and devotion,
in the Celebration of the Eucharist? Have I fulfilled the
precepts of yearly confession and of Communion during the Easter
season?6. Are there false gods that I worship
by giving them greater attention and deeper trust than I
do God: money, superstition, spiritism, or other occult practices?7. Do I devote as much attention and effort to
my growth in holiness as a Christian and my vocation
to be an apostle, as I do to my work
or to other personal or social interests?
1. Do
I have a genuine love for my neighbor? Do I
use people for my own ends? Do I treat them
as I would not want them to treat me? Have
I given grave scandal by my words or actions?2. In my family life, have I contributed to the
well-being and happiness of the rest of the family by
my patience and genuine love?3. Do I share
my possessions with the less fortunate? Do I do my
best to help the weakest and most needy? Do I
look down on my neighbor?4. Does my life
reflect the mission I accepted at confirmation and ratified by
incorporation into Regnum Christi? Do I have apostolic zeal? Do
I take an active part in the Movement's apostolates? Do
I lend a hand with my team's activities whenever I
can? Have I tried, within my means, to relieve the
needs of the Church, the Movement and the world? Have
I prayed for these, especially for unity in the Church,
for the missions, for the well-being, growth and success of
the Movement, for an increase in vocations to priesthood and
consecrated life, and for peace and justice?5. Am
I generous in contributing my God-given talents (abilities, initiative, time,
financial resources, professional contacts, etc.) to support Regnum Christi apostolates
and the general good of the Church?6. Do
I appreciate what the salvation of a single soul means?
Have I done everything possible to bring my family and
acquaintances closer to God and the Church? Have I invited
others to join Regnum Christi as a way to grow
in the knowledge and practice of their faith, and get
involved in the Church's evangelizing mission?7. Am I
concerned for the good and well-being of the local community,
or do I go through life caring only for myself?
Do I share to the best of my ability in
the effort to promote justice, morality, harmony and charity in
human relations? Have I fulfilled my civic duties? Have I
paid my taxes? 8. In my work or
profession am I hard-working, just and honest, serving society out
of love for others? Have I paid my employees a
fair wage? Have I kept my promises and contracts?9. Have I given the lawful authorities due obedience and
respect? 10. If I am in a position
of responsibility or authority, do I use this for my
own advantage or for the good of others, in a
spirit of service?11. Have I been truthful and
trustworthy, or have I harmed anyone by deceit, slander or
lies, or by revealing a secret?12. Have I
harmed another's life or limb, reputation, honor, or property? Have
I had an abortion or induced someone else to have
one? Have I hated anyone? Am I estranged from anybody
because of quarrels, insults, snubs, resentment or antagonism? If I
have slandered somebody, have I done my best to repair
the harm caused? Have I spoken badly of others, making
known their faults or failings? Have I thought badly of
my neighbor? 13. Have I stolen or damaged another's
property? Have I desired it unjustly or immoderately? Have I
made restitution or made good the damage?14. If
anyone has harmed me, have I been ready to make
peace and to forgive out of love for Christ, or
am I harboring hatred and a desire for revenge?15. Has my selfishness caused me to omit doing something
that in justice I should have done for my neighbor?
1. What is the basic course that I
have charted for my life? Is the hope of eternal
life my inspiration? Do I strive to make progress in
the spiritual life by keeping faithfully my spiritual commitments: prayer,
reading and meditation on the word of God, reception of
the sacraments, monthly retreat, self-denial? Am I striving to control
my vices, my evil tendencies and passions, such as envy,
gluttony in food and drink, laziness, greed and anger? Have
I rebelled against God by being proud or boastful? Have
I despised others while overrating myself? Have I imposed my
own will on others, without respecting their freedom and rights?2. What use have I made of my time,
my health and strength, and the abilities God has given
me? Have I used them to master my instincts and
grow in perfection as God wants, or solely for my
own selfish advantage? Have I been idle or lazy?3. Have I endured the sufferings and setbacks of life
patiently and calmly? Have I practiced bodily mortification so as
to help "complete what is lacking in the passion of
Christ?" Have I kept the precept of fasting and abstinence?
4. Have I kept my senses and my
whole body pure and chaste as a temple of the
Holy Spirit called to share in the glory of the
resurrection, and as a sign of God's faithful love for
men and women, a sign seen most perfectly in marriage?
Have I dishonored my body by fornication, impurity, unworthy expressions
or thoughts, impure desires or actions? Have I indulged in
reading, conversation, shows or entertainment that offend Christian and human
decency? Have I encouraged others to sin by my own
indecency? 5. Have I ever gone against my
conscience out of fear or hypocrisy?6. Have I
always tried to act in the true freedom of the
children of God following the law of the Spirit, or
am I a slave of my passions?
For a son
or daughter:Have I been obedient to my parents, shown
them respect and helped them in their spiritual and temporal
needs?For a parent:Am I careful to
give my children a Christian upbringing, help them by good
example and exercise my authority with fairness and love? Have
I been faithful to my spouse in my heart and
in my dealings with others? Have I been faithful to
the moral law in my marital relations?
Rite of Penance Reception of the PenitentThe priest and
penitent may say together:In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.The priest invites the penitent to trust in God, in
these or similar words:V/ May God, who has enlightened
every heart, help you to know your sins and trust
in his mercy.The penitent answers:R/ Amen.The penitent
confesses his sins. The priest may give him counsel and
proposes an act of penance. The penitent expresses his sorrow
(using the following or a similar text):Prayer
of the PenitentR/ Lord Jesus Christ, true God
and man, my Creator and Redeemer, I love you above
all else and I am sorry with all my heart
for the wrong I have done and the good I
have failed to do. By sinning, I have offended you,
the supreme good, worthy of being loved above all else.
To make up for my sins, I offer my life,
all I do and all I suffer. I firmly intend,
with your help, to do penance, to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Lord, by
the merits of your passion and death, take pity on
me and give me the grace never to offend you
again. Amen.AbsolutionThe priest says: V/ God,
the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of
his Son has reconciled the world to himself and sent
the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins;
through the ministry of the Church may God give you
pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins
in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.The penitent answers:R/
The priest may
continue:V/ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is
good.The penitent then concludes:R/ His mercy endures for
ever.Then the priest may dismiss the penitent who has
been reconciled, saying these or similar words:V/ Go in
peace, and proclaim to the world the wonderful works of
God who has brought you salvation.Or:V/ The
Lord has freed you from your sins. Go in peace.


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PLCs, PACs and DCSs Can Do Windows
The Capability of Today's PC-Based Industrial Computers Are Overcoming Engineers' Resistance to "the Wal-Mart of Operating Systems"
By Rich Merritt
Whenever we ask instrument and control engineers what they think about the Windows OS, we get comments all the way from "It's the Wal-Mart of operating systems," to "I would never trust Windows with a process control system." To many, only "real" controllers, such as a DCS or a PLC, can be trusted for the actual control functions.
As it turns out, PC-based hardware and Windows operating systems have crept into many types of "real" controllers, including PLCs, PACs and even—Gasp!—distributed control system (DCS) controllers. These bastions of reliability have succumbed to the lure of Windows-based connectivity and universal open software. Proprietary hardware and operating systems are nearly a thing of the past. Everything is "open" today.
Readers of Control magazine seem to be grudgingly accepting PC-based industrial computers (ICs) into their plants. Or maybe they are buying these devices because they are the best solutions available.
PCs for Process Control? Horrors!
We found many applications for industrial computers (IC), but only a few ICs are actually being used for process control. Test, monitoring and human-machine interfaces (HMI) are the most common applications.
Figure 1. An industrial computer from Rockwell Automation is controlling this oil extraction process in New Zealand. Industrial computers are everywhere in your plant.
of New Zealand does use a PAC for process control—a Rockwell Automation ControlLogix PAC—to control an oil extraction process in the Cheal oil field in western New Zealand (Figure 1). According to Alan Hooker, instrument and electrical engineer with Independent Technology, the contractor that built the station, Austral needed an automated system that could control and monitor everything from oil temperature to equipment performance, while capturing data to comply with regulatory requirements.Austral Pacific Energy
"The complex nature of Cheal's production and information needs demanded a system that could maximize uptime," said Hooker. "The site can only handle around five hours of downtime before it begins to lose heat and, if all heat is lost, it takes up to two weeks to heat the wells up to the desired temperature."
The ControlLogix PAC provides all the capabilities of a traditional DCS system and manages thousands of discrete, process and safety I/O points. "Using ControlLogix controllers helps lower the cost of ownership, provides better flexibility and offers more scalability than a traditional DCS system," Hooker said.
Industrial computers and HMI/SCADA software are posing real competition to DCSs, and the Austral project illustrates that whatever a DCS can do, so can a PAC.
But wait! Isn't a PAC a hybrid PLC? True, but another definition applies: A PAC is an industrial computer with PLC capabilities. Furthermore, many PLCs have adopted a PC-like architecture.
Andrew Craig, automation manager of FlavourCraft in South Africa, uses Beckhoff PLCs to control batches of flavorings and food formulations. "Beckhoff uses standard PC CPUs in their PLCs and I/O stations, which really brings the costs down," says Craig. "This also means that their processing power jumps every year as the CPU speeds increase."
So, is the Beckhoff PLC a PAC? It is getting harder to tell the difference, but it is certainly an industrial computer, and it is being used for process control.
What's an Industrial Computer?
So what is an industrial computer? Why is it different from the $400 desktop PC at Best Buy or Circuit City?
Miko Grika of Beckhoff says, "Office PCs are designed for consumers and are almost never 'industrial' in any way. Consumer PCs are not designed for plant environments and are more susceptible to heat, vibration and general wear and tear. They're designed for sitting on desks, not for mounting in control cabinets, and there's no guarantee that the consumer PC will be capable of real-time computing, a necessity for many applications. ICs such as those from Beckhoff are designed for real-time computing and microsecond-level performance."
What makes an industrial computer so rugged? Various vendors use sealed faceplates, tough enclosures, solid-state memories instead of rotating disks, low-power CPUs, industrial-grade power supplies and careful layout of components for heat dissipation and shock protection.
What some IC vendors do is replace some of the commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) components with more rugged ones, such as the Intel SOC (system on a chip), AMD GX Series or the Advantech EVA SOC. In fact, you will probably find such SOCs embedded in devices all over your plant—in PLCs, PACs, Ethernet switches, field instruments, calibrators, I/O modules and DCS controllers. "Embedded systems have become ubiquitous," says Mike Berryman of Advantech. "We find them literally everywhere, especially in the industrial environment."
Most likely, you won't use an office computer as an I/O module, but you might try to use it for a non-critical HMI or test-and-measurement application. Accessories such as shock mounts and air-conditioned enclosures make it possible to use an office PC on the plant floor. You have to be careful to allow sufficient air flow to the fans and keep electrically noisy components and vibration away from the PC, but this method works—probably not in a critical control application though.
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Last night, Hennessy hosted a private event as Nas, Os Gêmeos, DJ Jazzy Jeff and more came together to celebrate the limited edition Hennessy V.S Bottle launch in New York City.
Go behind the scenes with Vibe TV as they take you inside Manhattan's Neo Studios for footage of J.Cole and Nas as they team up for Vibe's 20th Anniversary issue.
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Dec 30, 2010
New Year's Resolutions: Updating the PR Skill Set
As we take stock of 2010 and look ahead to 2011, it's a good time to think for a minute about our skill sets, and what new skills are required of today's socially-connected, search-optimized, completely-wired public relations pros.
I'm not suggesting – at all, whatsoever – that core PR skills have fallen by the wayside. In fact, the opposite is true. Social channels offer brilliant opportunities to tell stories and showcase excellent writing. And the meteoric rise of of social media poses all sorts of new and interesting challenges to PR strategists today.
But I think you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who disagrees with the simple fact that the connectedness of information, people and networks has created a host of new demands on the PR department.
So what skills are required, if one is going to thrive and succeed as a PR pro today? Here's my take, divided up into strategic skills one needs to develop, and tactical know-how required today.
Strategic skills – the underpinnings of success.
Learning: If you've been away from learning from a while, it can be difficult to get those muscles working again. And finding the time to process information is a real challenge. But staying on top of how your audiences find and consume information is central to keeping your skill set honed. Technical learning is just as important. Find time in your day (starting small) to read those books gathering dust on your night stand. Use an RSS reader like the one from Google to organize content from industry blogs in one convenient place. Follow a key industry hashtag or two on Twitter for daily doses of the latest developments. Learning requires discipline.
Selling: You may not be in sales, but I'd be willing to bet that you're in a constant state of selling. We have to "sell" concepts to clients, ideas to management and stories to constituents. These transactions are powered by influence, authority and authenticity, and information is the currency. The ability to convey ideas effectively is a key to success, if you're going to successfully pitch a journalist on a story, or your boss on the need to ramp up your organization's social media program.
Time management: Our HR director is fond of asking what one should start doing, stop doing, and continue doing. "Start/Stop/Continue" has become one of my mantras, and I take stock of the things I do regularly, happily chucking time-sucking but now-obsolete tasks out the door. Time management is crucial these days, as many communications departments are running on lean staffs, but have more than ever to do. Take a few minutes to really think about what needs to go, what needs to stay, and what you really should start doing.
Tactical know-how – the stuff you need to know, now.
Search engine optimization: Understanding how search engines serve up information (and keeping abreast of the changes the engines are constantly making to the algorithms that drive the results our audiences see) is important for any communicator. Having knowledge of how to optimize content is a key aspect. Understanding how content from social networks is informing search results is another.
Multimedia production: We all know that writing is a core PR skill. And we also know that a picture is worth a thousand words. So what is the value of a video that goes viral? Or is valued and consistently shared? To borrow from a popular ad campaign – priceless. You can shoot HD video with devices that cost less than $200 and fit in your pocket. Cameras are ubiquitous. Audiences crave multimedia content. So do search engines and social networks – both of which often give video and images preferential treatment. Developing the ability to set up a decent photo, shoot a compelling video to share with an audience and create podcasts will help you leverage content in new and useful ways, build online visibility for messages and create ongoing engagement with your audiences.
Writing & Editing: This seems obvious. Writing has long been a core PR skill. And those who love to write can rejoice, because there's a greater demand for content than ever before as companies launch blogs and add content marketing to their promotional arsenals. Writers find new challenges wherever they look – and new applications for their skills. Twitter is an ongoing exercise in writing headlines and ultra-pithy pitches. Facebook posts require tight editing, and a friendly, conversational voice. Blogs need to inform, tell stories, and on some level, entertain. Press releases, white papers and case studies remain ubiquitous, and demand clear and factual news writing. The ability to write for different media, in different voices, and to edit oneself accordingly, are crucial skills for PR pros today.
Social Media Competency: Social networks have changed how people find and consume information. Along the way, our customers' expectations and buying behaviors have changed, too. Today's PR pros absolutely need to know where the centers of influence are for their respective niches, how information ebbs and flows on Twitter, and how to interact appropriately and effectively with folks on social networks and within online communities. The best way to start? Get on Twitter and stay there until you're eagerly checking your Twitter streams and it's become part of your life. Build your professional network on LinkedIn. Have some fun and reconnect with friends on Facebook. These three steps will help you get connected to your online constituents, and develop the necessary understanding of how relationships and content work within social networks.
So as 2010 comes to a close, I am taking my own advice. On the top of my list of things to do are tackling my reading list, at the top of which is the recently released Content Rules by CC Chapman and Ann Handley. And I am slowly improving my video skills, and hope to post something soon that won't make viewers seasick. What are your PR resolutions for 2011?
Sarah Skerik is PR Newswire's vice president, social media. Follow her on Twitter if you're interested in digital PR, SEO and social media.
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Excellent advice! As PR professionals…it is indeed important for us to take our game to a higher level.
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SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Despite a decreased budget to work with, the Idaho Potato Commission's 2014 marketing plan has bold plans for social media, a national TV commercial and increased cause marketing.
Commission president and chief executive officer Frank Muir discussed the group's plans Aug. 29 at the 85th annual Idaho Grower Shippers Association meeting. The commission's budget is tied to the amount of assessments from growers, and last year's season saw 25,000 more acres planted, setting up for lower returns. With lower demand, the state's potato growers diverted more than 4 million cwt. for cattle feed, and none of that is assessed.
Muir, however, promises the six-figure shortfall won't be noticed when it comes to the numerous marketing campaigns from the commission.
His advice to the industry: Don't panic. Stay optimistic.
There are plenty of promotions returning, but even those are seeing a new twist. For example, ESPN acquired the rights to college football's Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 21 this year), giving it financial stability and ensuring the game is promoted more than in the past.
"That's terrific news, it tells you ESPN really believes in this bowl game," Muir said.
Also, ESPN sideline reporter Heather Cox will shoot promos for Idaho potatoes on game days, talking about the brand in different cities throughout the season.
The giant Idaho potato — which will end its second tour of the country in November — is the focus of another TV commercial featuring Caldwell-based potato grower Mark Coombs.
The spot features Coombs and a dog searching for the "missing" truck. The spot was scheduled to air for the first time Aug. 31 during the Boise State vs. Washington football game, and it is scheduled to debut nationally starting in October.
Muir announced a new campaign that includes more than 50 athletes at various marathons and Iron Man events to raise money for Racing for Orphans with Down Syndrome.
The athletes, wearing "Powered by Idaho Potatoes" logos, will raise money for the charity, and the commission will match those donations. The charity — known as RODS — seeks U.S. parents to adopt children with Down Syndrome in countries that abandon them to orphanages.
The commission also has a myriad of social media campaigns, including:
- A YouTube contest, the third one from the commission, with a $5,000 grand prize;
- A cookoff pitting 10 well-known chefs against each other, with a $10,000 donation going to the Meals on Wheels location of the winner's choice;
- A Facebook recipe contest, with 10 winners receiving a "healthy makeover;"
- A $5,000 contest asking youths to design a potato-themed video game; and
- A Pinterest promotion encouraging consumers to send photos and a story about what Idaho potatoes mean to them.
"Potatoes have an emotional link with families, and we're going to tap into that and really get people to share their stories," Muir said.
In retail, the Potato Lovers Month promotion is gaining a lot of steam, with more than 4,000 participating last season, including Wal-Mart locations. Plans are to expand the February campaign into Mexico and the Caribbean. The commission also has a new cross-promotion partner with Hormel, Muir said.


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Over the course of history humanity has witnessed many glorious and awe inspiring events. The birth of civilization, the invention of paper, the discovery of electricity, the signing of the Magna Carta and the Renaissance.
All pale in comparison to the lead entry pass that Lance Stephenson threw to Luis Scola for his 10th assist. Both of the one handed assists will get all of the glory and air play and believe me on their own each was truly a sight to behold but I'm telling you that pass was so picture perfect that Magic Johnson jumped up out of his chair (wherever he was) and said "hot damn what a pass".
God love Lance he is nothing if not a live wire.
Hang on folks were going on a ride because our Indiana Pacers are 15-1 and are the best team on the planet. That's right I said it and I don't care who hears it.
We can talk about strength of schedule we can talk about how weak the east is but at the end of the day we are going to go into that one old sports cliché that can't be overlooked. You are what your record say's you are.
To give you an example of how damn good our record is right now let me remind everybody of this. We could lose the next 13 games in a row and we would still be above .500%. Chew on that for awhile.
Yes the upcoming schedule looks tough but I am now of the thought that the Clippers, Blazers, Jazz, Spurs, Thunder & yes even the good old Heat have a buzz saw coming at them. In other words while we can't take any of them lightly believe me there is no way in hell they can over look us either, in fact I'll go so far as to say none of them have faced a tougher opponent so far this season.
But let's not get to ahead of ourselves, we have a game to review. Our victory over the Wizards is not to be overlooked at all. While they certainly are not the Heat they have been playing better and John Wall was just the Eastern Conference player of the week recently and had been on a 30 point scoring binge. Well that is until tonight.
Our total domination of the Wizards was so complete that honestly me talking about it is just almost a waste of time. In fact I'm tempted to just type out the lyrics to "what does the fox say" as it would make as much sense. But since I have some time to kill and I assume you don't want to just see me type out Chacha-Chacha-Chacha-Chow and the like for the next few lines let's actually jump into our first grades for the year shall we?
Before the grading I'll let you vote on the hyperbole that should be the official hyperbole of the game.
Was the Pacer decimation of the Wizards?
A. Like Sherman marching through the South on his way to the Atlantic?
B. Like the German Army blietzkrieging the Polish Army in WW2?
C. Like the Bugs from Klendathu over running the Mobile Infantry in Starship Troopers?
D. None of the above, why do you have to keep using these idiotic references
Also frankly it's going to be hard to grade this because this was mostly a team effort and nobody really had an overall outstanding game, well outstanding in the fact that nobody went off for 30 or blocked 10 shots or the like.
Paul George: A+ You want efficient? How about shooting 10-19 from the field and 3-4 from behind the arc? About the only thing you might complain about is that he didn't shoot a single foul shot but believe me after that debacle the other night with those refs. I'll take a combined 23 free throws from both teams and walk home happy about it. Not only was he efficient from the field he was once again a buzz saw on defense. He not only got 4 steals he was largely responsible for hounding Wall whenever he would venture towards the lane, which would often end up in pull up jumpers. Well he was one half of the reason for this; we will get to the other half in a couple of players. Also not to be overlooked on that one handed behind the back pass that Lance did to C.J. Watson is the fact that Paul George began to strut up the court as though he were a pimp and the world was his ho.
David West: A Hard to justify an A when your stats are 8 points and 5 boards but what the hell. There just honestly wasn't anything else for him to do so I'm giving him an accumulative A for doing what needed to be done. BTW, you know it's never a surprise to me that the Bucks, Wizards and a few other teams never really advance themselves because unless they actually get the # 1 overall pick they just tend to not be very good at drafting. I mean why wasn't someone fired for drafting Jan Vesely with the 6th pick in the first round? Oh well their stupidity is our gain, thank God they didn't draft Kawhi Leonard and block us from getting Hill.
Roy Hibbert: A+ Again another hard to justify grade based on stats but remember when I said we would discuss the second half of the reason why John Wall resorted to pull up jump shots? Well say hello to the other half. He only blocked one shot but I can assure you that once again he made another team alter their entire offensive game because of the way he patrols the paint. Also never let it be ever under appreciated that we have a big man who actually can hit his free throws. 5-6 from the line may not seem like much but in the big scheme of things it is actually rather huge.
George Hill: A I like when he is aggressive on offense because that makes some of these other "elite" type point guards spend some energy on something other than trying to get out and score. What we learned from this game, well actually from the many games we've seen him play, is that while John Wall is a great offensive player "elite defense" and he are distant strangers. It's just too bad George wasn't able to hit his three point attempts because he could have really had a big game. Most of those were open good looks he just couldn't get it to drop.
Lance Stephenson: A+ Do you ever wonder if Frank Vogel has a voodoo doll at home of Lance that he both chokes and builds an alter to on the same night? Either that or does he actually name his ulcer Lance? Lance honestly can give you the good the bad and the ugly all in a matter of min on the floor but at no point in time is it ever boring or mundane. In the post game show Mark Boyle actually said that Lance may very well be his favorite Pacer of all time because he entertains him. Hard to argue with Mark on that. Good or bad he usually does whatever he does in a grandiose fashion and he follows that good old Def Leopard motto of "it's better to burn out than to fade away". Needless to say he was actually closer to a triple double by way of turnovers than he was via points. 8 turnovers 7 points. So the good Lance were the unbelievable passes and hitting the glass, the bad Lance were the turnovers and a little bit of the showboating (although admittedly it was entertaining) now the ugly. I'm not going to dwell on this but I'll just say that contrary to what he was saying after the game he certainly was upset that he was pulled from the game, in fact he started to walk up the vomitorium and I was very afraid he was going to walk out of the game. Thankfully after a few steps he turned around and went back to the bench, but for a second there I thought we were going to see an incident, thank God this guy is not Ron Artest stupid.
Luis Scola: A+ Yea I know he how does he get this over West? Well simple it's my post and I just feel like it. Look there are a lot of reasons we are 15-1 but one of the big reasons is that when we now go to our bench we no longer have gaping holes of time where we don't score or just fumble the ball around. This guy is good in fact he's so good that I still believe that we are not at the best we can get from him yet. He's still learning our plays and our players and oh yea we get a bonus. He's much better defender than we were led to believe. He's no rim protector but since he's come here game after game after game he is just getting better at positional defense and he now seems to be getting a decent amount of deflections. In other words he is buying in. He also knows to run on offense, hence why he was where he was so Lance could hit him with that unearthly good pass.
C.J. Watson: A+ Again I know these grades are really skewed tonight but I'll give you my reason here. He hit the shot. Had he missed that shot than what will become one of the highlights of the year and for years to come would just be a useless behind the back pass but since he hit it, it's a highlight. Okay it's weak, so sue me. Again it's my post so Other than that he also was just solid and once again just like with Scola I no longer have to set a timer on my watch for when the bench comes in and begins to lose the lead.
Solomon Hill A- Rookie getting some floor time and for the most part taking advantage of it. I really like what Frank does with our young players. Late 1st quarter early 2nd quarter have always been good developmental times and Frank for the most part follows the script. Unlike his evil predecessor who would not give solid time to any young player unless he had to, Frank has been consistent about getting young players involved whenever he can. Solomon has shown a good nose for defense and rebounding. He does not have much if any game from inside the arc yet but I'm hoping they are working with him to develop that. I appreciate the spot up three but I want to see him be more well rounded as well.
Ian Mahinmi: A Solid effort overall. Was very proud of him for actually not dropping a ball tonight on the entry pass and even more proud of him for getting some offensive glass going 2-2 from the line. He really struggles though against Kevin Seraphin because of Seraphin's bulk. He did this last year as well.
We might as well go ahead and talk about Frank's decision to take out Lance and the fans demanding Lance to return.
Oddly it was the first time in my memory that our fan base has ever uttered an unkind thing towards Frank Vogel. I understand why they were unhappy as we all would have liked to see Lance get a triple double. However nobody wanted to see that triple double more than Lance, which was a problem. Once he got his double/double it became very apparent that he was going to do everything in his power to score, including going 1 on 5 a couple of times. To Franks credit he called a couple of sets for Lance so he could give it a go but when it wasn't coming easily Lance began to force it and honestly that's not what this team is about. We got the win and that is the big concern, had he never gotten a triple double before I think Frank would have set him for a few seconds and then let him go back in when he was more under control. In other words Frank was trying to teach him a lesson and to Lance's credit once he calmed down I think he got it.
Frank Vogel is a hell of a coach.
In my life I never thought I would be talking about a 15-1 team, this is so beyond a dream that it's unreal. Hell it's so bad that at times I'm trying to think of our weaknesses just to figure out a way for a team to beat us. When it comes to that you know we're cooking.
Off to the West Coast where we will now teach them a much needed lesson in defense and pain.
In honor of Lance being the live wire I present you Motley Crue.


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The Nameberry Matt Damon Baby Name Contest came to a close just before Stella Zavala was born on Sunday, joining sisters Alexia, Isabella and Gia.
Almost 250 responses poured in, entering what seemed like just about every a-ending Latinate girl's name from Adriana and Ariana to Verona and Viviana.
But one entrant came up with Stella, and that was Stephanie Bailey. Congratulations, Stephanie–your signed set of our books is headed for the mail!
Stella is currently #126 on the popularity list, and has been rising steadily since it reappeared on the list in 1998, in the wake of Ella, Bella and Isabella. In our recent tally, Stella was #1 among starbabies, used by such celebs as Tori Spelling and Ellen Pompeo
As for our winner, Stephanie, 30, works as a program analyst for the California State Energy Commission. Long name obsessed, she has a daughter named Savannah Harper–the second name in honor of the author of one of Stephanie's favorite books and Ben Harper, who wrote "our song."
Again, congrats to Stephanie and thanks to all the rest of you who entered!


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Wireless Comes of Age
Even in the Notoriously Conservative Process Industries, Wireless Has Moved Past the Early Adopter Stage and Into Day-to-Day Operations
It is a truism that the process industries are slow to adopt the new. As Process Hall of Fame member Dick Caro says in a recent article on variable-frequency drives for this magazine ("A Failure to Communicate"), "We have always understood that process control . . . is very slow to accept new or innovative technology. In spite of the many innovators who thrive in the process control industry, the folklore is essentially correct. We insist on proof that some new or innovative technology offers a measurable user benefit and that it be demonstrated in several plant locations."
That's certainly been the case with wireless in process operations. In spite of the best efforts of some of the biggest names in process automation, such as Emerson Process Management and Honeywell Process Systems, organizations such as ISA and the HART Communication Foundation, and a lot of media hype and users' real-world experience with it in their private lives, wireless has been a tough sell in process plants.
But that is finally changing. Earlier this year, Global Automation Research released the results of a survey of end users of wireless process instrumentation transmitters and found that 67% of those surveyed were using them, compared to 43% in 2008, an increase of 50% in just four years. Furthermore, wireless technology has moved from small test applications and simple monitoring to safety, asset protection and mainstream problem solving—and even some control. Furthermore, 63% of the respondents worked for companies that had considered using wireless, up a full 20 percentage points from 2008. The number of respondents working for companies that have decided against using wireless dropped to 4% (see Figure 1).
The survey also reported that 40% of the respondents' companies have been using wireless for more than a year, and 15% for more than 4 years (See Figure 2). The dominant application of wireless remains field monitoring, including tank farms, remote water and wastewater facilities, field data collection, temperature profiling, leak detection and flare monitoring. But safety and environmental monitoring is up, while wireless for process monitoring remains unchanged over the last two years at a little over 20%.
The benefits reported include savings on materials and labor, increased efficiency, increased data accuracy and easier maintenance. One of the respondents summed up the savings for his company this way: "[Wireless is a] very cost-effective method to bring additional points into the control system. We are seeing wireless installation costs about 70% less than a similar wired installation."
Joseph Citrano, global wireless product marketing manager for Honeywell Sensing and Control, says, "What we're seeing over the last year is that the early adopters have gone through the experiment and are implementing it [wireless] in a meaningful way. More people, who are followers, are just getting their feet wet. They're doing fewer applications, but there are quite a few folks doing more and more."
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You know what is hilarious, is I was thinking about this deal and was trying come up with scnearios where the Pacers could get involved in a deal surrounding JSmith and Gortat/Dudley and there were two threads one dealing with ATL and the other PHO, so this combines them a bit:
PHX gets:
Josh Smith 1yr, $13.200M
Gerald Green 3 yr, $10.500M
In - Year One: $16.700M, Total Deal: $23.700M
Out - Year One: $15.009M, Total Deal: $35.486M
ATL gets:
Marcin Gortat 2 yr, $14.986M
Tyler Hansborough 1 yr, $3.055M
Shannon Brown 1 yr, $3.500M
In - First Year: $13.814M, Total Deal: $21.541
Out - First Year: $14.162M, Total Deal: $14.162M
IND gets:
Jared Dudley 4 yr, $17.000M
Ivan Johnson 1 yr, $0.962M
In - First Year: $5.212M Total Deal: $17.962M
Out - First Year: $6.555M, Total Deal: $13.555M
This deal gets Atlanta a perfect center to pair with Horford. Hansborough becomes their backup PF with Zaza at backup Center. They get Brown, who can add athleticism to their wing on an expiring deal. They might get a draft pick from Phoenix. They use up about $7.7M of their cap space in getting Gortat. This might actually be a good thing, since the Hawks will have plenty of cap space. They will then have just over $30M in pure space, but they will keep a cap hold on Teague at about $6M to drop it down to $24M. If they want Hansborough longer term, then he will re-sign early because he won't get a deal above his cap hold of $7.6M. I think this deal gives Atlanta about $20M in real cap space. I could see them letting everyone go, except Teague and ending up with $24M in cap space.
Phoenix gets Josh Smith and his Bird Rights, which should be a huge advantage in re-signing Smith. They also replace Brown with Green. Two athletic guards that replicate what one another do. They take on two years of Green's salary that basically offsets Dudley's deal, but that shouldn't be a concern since they get the best player in this deal. Phoenix will maintain about $22M in cap space with ten guys under contract, without whomever they draft. That will be plenty to re-sign Smith with and potentially add another player (SG).
The Pacers, basically upgrade their bench. It gives us our backup to Granger at SF immediately. But it also gives us the ability to move Granger this off-season. Move George to SF, Stephenson to SG, and Dudley is our main wing, for a lot less money overall. Then O. Johnson can be the main SG backup next year as well, which I think he is ready for.
We add a mean SOB in I. Johnson, who does exactly what Tyler does, beat you up and give you energy. Johnson hits the mid range jumper about as well as Tyler, but he blocks more shots at the cost of getting to the line less. Johnson and Mahinmi would be a GREAT defensive tandem and can both shoot well enough that you can't leave them. Johnson is a restricted FA and will end up signing for less than Hansborough, yet give you about the same production. Pendergraph is a FA too and we can take care of backup PF with two guys for the cost of Hansborough.
We wouldn't necessarily have to move Granger either, because the money in this deal works out in our favor up until the fourth year left on Dudley's deal, which is the difference in long-term money. Dudley fits our offensive system so much more than Green (or Young). He is a smart player who would compliment our roster from day one. He is a fantastic passer and reads defenses very well. He has the flexibility to guard both wing spots well.
PG - Hill, (Augustin), Hansborough
SG - George, Stephenson, O. Johnson
SF - (Granger), Dudley, (Young)
PF - West, (I. Johnson), (Pendergraph)
C - Hibbert, Mahinmi, Plumlee


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