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|May 5, 2000
Volume 2, Issue 18
|Midwifery Today E-News
"International Midwives' Day"
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1) Quote of the Week
1) Quote of the Week:
"Through partnership, within a respectful relationship and within a two-way exchange of ideas and knowledge, we can weave together both traditional midwifery and the appropriate use of evidence-based practice within a midwifery model: midwives, working together to strengthen each other and make birth safe and sacred for women worldwide."
- Jenna Houston
2) The Art of Midwifery
Midwives, remember these things about babies: guard and protect them in the birth process; talk to those babies as you care for them, as you help them to the breast, while you do their baby exams. I am constantly noting the level of their response, even during little things like when I look a baby in the eye and say, "What a fine looking baby." I invariably see a proud and happy look appear on the baby's face. Advocates of gentle birth have criticized painful birth practices, including injections and heel lancing in the neonatal period. We cannot always avoid these things. However, when I approach the baby, I always look at him or her first and say, "I'm sorry honey, I have to stick your heel"-a gesture, at least, to the intelligent newborn. It is truly said that midwives hold the future.
- Marion Toepke McLean, Midwifery Today Issue 32
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3) News Flashes
When Finland's number of small maternity units dropped from 132 in 1964 to 45 in 1995, the accidental birth rate rose. Rates were more common when women already had three or more children. Babies were likely to be smaller and preterm. The crude perinatal mortality rate was 37.9 per 1,000 compared with 6.4 for hospital births; adjusted for risk factors (prematurity and small babies), the rate was 20 per 1,000 when adjusted by birthweight and 18 per 1,000 adjusted by length of gestation. Researchers concluded that when a birth care system in a sparsely populated area is centralized, causing greatly increased traveling time, the higher risk of accidental out of hospital births needs to be considered.
- AIMS Journal, Spring 2000
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4) A Sampling of International Articles and Letters
Anthropological Perspectives on Global Issues in Midwifery (excerpt)
A distressing cross-cultural trend is showing up in the growing body of anthropological literature about midwifery and birth in the developing world. From Tanzania to Papua New Guinea, anthropologists who observe professional midwives giving prenatal care and attending births increasingly note that, far from the midwifery ideal, professional midwives often treat women very badly during birth, ignoring their needs and requests, talking to them disrespectfully, ordering them around, and sometimes even yelling at them and slapping them. At the same time, and in direct correlation, the professional midwives are themselves often treated badly by the healthcare systems in which they work. They are almost always underpaid, are frequently mistreated by physicians who rank above them in the medical hierarchy, and generally work long hours under stressful conditions that often include inadequate facilities and equipment and too many women with too few midwives to care for them well. In short, professional midwives are often trapped in the biomedical healthcare system, a system that is failing to meet the needs of birthing women in developing countries....
Not surprisingly, even though the governments of these countries have embarked on massive programs to bring birth into the clinics and hospitals, many rural women resist, choosing instead to birth at home with a community midwife. Officially labeled "traditional birth attendants" (TBAs) by WHO and UNICEF because they do not meet the international definition of a midwife, these community midwives are usually older women who have given birth several times and who have become midwives by being asked to attend the births of friends and relatives, slowly gaining first-hand experience of birth. Some of them undertake long apprenticeships with experienced community midwives, while others learn simply by attending births. From the point of view of villagers and townsfolk all over the developing world, the biggest difference between community and professional midwives is that community midwives are recognized by their community as midwives, while the professionals are often seen as young and inexperienced women who have to prove their worth to the villagers before they can be trusted.
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The Benefits of a Different Perspective
Traveling to other communities, especially those in other countries, is a great way to break routine and get a new perspective on life and midwifery. Observing different forms of midwifery care can inspire one's own practice. I will never forget the first time I saw a cesarean section in a hospital in China. A single acupuncture needle supplied the only anesthesia to the wide awake woman, who chatted with the doctors while they opened her up. The point was not for me to run home and do surgery this way but to realize that the way we do surgery is only one way to do it. When I was in England and learned about their Good Birth Guide in which hospitals and their birthing options--including choices for visitors, birthing positions, anesthesia, and so on--are listed by name and rated from no star to four stars, I learned a new idea about effective political strategy to improve birthing practices.
- Marsden Wagner, Midwifery Today Issue 41
From The Bahamas
We are all excited here about celebrating International Midwives' Day. We have involved the director of nursing and administrators at both our major hospitals in supporting midwives and mothers at this time.
We plan to participate in a health walk on May 6, we held a press conference on May 3 and are wearing buttons to work on Midwives' Day. We will also man a booth at a shopping mall to show that midwives are not old women but young, vibrant, intelligent women!
We are already planning next year's celebration, which will include a luncheon or banquet to honour pioneering midwives in the country and outstanding practising midwives.
- Maxine Brown
From a Hospital Somewhere in Europe: A Sad Lesson
I have a colleague who is a brutal midwife. She does not hesitate to use a drip of syntocinon full speed so the woman gives birth very fast (2 or 3 hours). Sometimes(far too often)the baby shows signs of suffering. She then dilates the cervix forcefully with fingers, and calls the obstetrician for a forceps. (If a woman wishes an epidural-free birth she acts the same way, a bit less brutal maybe but hardly. Maybe the baby has less cause for suffering, but the mother, more).
This time she welcomes a woman for her third birth. It is around 8 p.m., so I believe she speeds up the labour as she does usually. The baby starts to show slight discomfort. The dilatation is 8 cm. She calls the registrar for help. The registrar tries forceps to no avail (too much difficulty with the cervix and a preceding case of injured baby). So she stops, and they decide on a cesarean. They have no special worry and do not listen anymore to the trace. When the baby is born, it is not alive anymore.
It is a very sad story for mother and baby but it is a strong sign that such brutal behaviour with women and babies is wrong. I hope she can hear this warning (is it the proper word? As she had already warnings before with babies escaping dips and bradycardia. But did she care? She thought she proved right most of the time.)
- Anon.
From Israel
In my normal, day to day life, with family, friends, co-workers and neighbors, I am a pleasant, easy to get along with person with a balanced personality, not subject to mood swings, with a rather optimistic view of life. As a midwife taking care of women, I am understanding, enthusiastic, and supportive.
As a midwife trying to bring about changes in so many ways, I myself change--into a schizophrenic, mania/depressive personality!
There I am one day, setting the date for our first meeting with the doctors of the ward, to talk about the change of concept needed if we are to enable our women to deliver their babies without drugs and intervention. I type up pages full of midwifery philosophy and birth plans, read paragraphs over the telephone to another midwife, ask which doctors should be invited and who I should send all these papers to. The next day, with my adrenaline high, I give the papers to our head doctor, who had originally approved of the idea. Two hours later he comes back to me, angry: Who was I to take it upon myself to write these papers, and to suggest who they should be sent to?! Oh, and did we decide on a date for this meeting? He didn't remember such a thing.
BANG! All the air is out of my balloon. Was I crazy to think that change was really possible? That's it--it is only a huge illusion that any real change will be made in our ward. Oh yes, perhaps the doctors will OK the idea to spend some money on a decorative lamp or bed cover, and a little sign near an enlarged room saying "Room for Natural Childbirth," or maybe even a bath!--but will any real effort be made to change anything in our policies toward making childbirth a more normal physiological happening rather than a potential for an any-time-now catastrophe?
For two days I contemplate leaving--maybe forever!--my loving family, my community, my friends and going off to any part of the world so I can *just be a midwife!* For two days I just do my work, expecting nothing but complicated births, and surprisingly the women I am with have beautiful, uncomplicated births and are so appreciative of my way of helping them! So in spite of myself, my spirits rise. And when another midwife asks me to quickly put in an IV line and add some Pitocin to a birthing mother who is rather stuck in her second stage, I quietly suggest that we try the "towel method" (the mother pulling the towel while pushing the baby out) that I learned from the Alaska List. Two pushes later, the baby is out. This usually ungracious midwife compliments me on the "new method" and I am happy again! When I think about all the changes that have taken place at our ward in the past three years, I *know* that change *is* possible! But then a thought goes through my mind again: this is only a drop in the sea!
So am I schizophrenic, or what?
- Leslie
From New York
Doulas honor and celebrate the work of the midwife.
On International Midwives Day, the Metropolitan Doula Group, in cooperation with the Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center, is hosting its second annual celebration of midwives in New York City. Five hundred midwives and birth professionals have been invited to share an afternoon of massage, refreshment and entertainment. The members of the doula group will massage any midwife (or reporter) who attends, in an effort to demonstrate a tangible part of the work that they do during labor.
The Metropolitan Doula Group is a support group for aspiring and experienced doulas. This year the members of the group have provided labor support to over 150 women. In a growing effort to reach out to the communities, they have provided volunteer doulas to pregnant women who would otherwise give their babies up for adoption. Volunteers also work with women in need at Brookdale Hospital and at the Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center. The group is an active participant with Maternity Center Association in the Mother/Baby Health Project for homeless women in two shelters in Brooklyn.
The greatest challenge for both doulas and midwives is working with families, care providers and institutions that fear birth. Since midwives do not have privileges at many hospitals, doulas, who are accepted into every hospital in the NY area, can offer their continuous calming presence during labor to families who want something more than routine obstetrical care. Doulas hope to give these families, and the institutions they give birth in, a small taste of the value of the midwifery model of care.
From Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Since September 1999, midwifery is legal in Quebec Province, Canada. Before, we had "no legal status" for midwives, and families in Quebec worried about the risk of legal prosecution. We wanted midwives to be able to practice where women give birth [in the home, if desired].
Today we have birth centers. At first there were the "projets-pilotes" to evaluate how midwives practice (eight years). Law 28 (my worst nightmare) has delayed approval of homebirth until the government passes homebirth practices rules. Our government (social-democratic) didn't want to have to also pay midwives in case of transfers, so midwives stopped going with women in case of complications. We have a public health system here; it means society now pays for midwifery care, and this means regulations, norms, protocols, etc.
The situation is hard here because women give birth alone, or in the hospital, and I'm afraid we have lost our midwifery soul. If a midwife goes to the home she can be fined between CAN$600-$6,000, and if a friend and/or husband performs midwives' protected acts (like catching the baby) they can be fined too, for each act-illegal midwives' act and illegal birth place. What is for our future, for our children's future?
- Marypascal
International Credentialing of Midwives
The world has become a global village. With this freedom to share information comes the ability to travel and relocate. When midwives move from one country to another, they should, with equivalent education and credentials, be able to practice their profession wherever they live. However, cultures, languages, customs, values and attitudes can cause midwifery practices to vary from one country to another. Prerequisites and the curricula of midwifery education, as well as the credentialing process, may differ from place to place.
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6) Question of the Week
Q (repeated): I am wondering about the safety of homebirth with the presence of fibroid tumors. Can someone with experience in this area help me with the risks and things to watch for?
- Bea Tarr
Q: I have a client who is expecting her third baby. She planned a homebirth with her first baby, but transferred to a hospital after her cervix became very edematous. During her second labor (planned hospital birth), she again developed a very edematous cervix in active labor. She had a CNM as a birth attendant, and many things were tried, including water therapy, hands & knees, ice to the cervix, other position changes. She eventually requested and received an epidural at 9 cm, due to exhaustion, and delivered with vacuum assistance. Does anyone have any ideas, such as herbal treatments during pregnancy, other options during labor, hopefully to prevent the edema, or at least to more effectively reduce it? Has anyone used arnica during labor, either sublingually or directly to the cervix? Is that safe? This very lovely lady is only about 20 weeks, so has some time to prepare.
- Rose Evans
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10) Switchboard
Many readers responded to a letter in last week's issue regarding diaphragmatic release as a way to resolve persistent posterior. Following is midwife Judy Jones's explanation of how to do it:
It is easy to recognize a persistent posterior baby. You cannot feel the back on palpation, rather only little lumps and bumps of limbs. To do a diaphragmatic release, it is best to have the mother lie on her back. If she is in advanced pregnancy and this makes her very uncomfortable, you can have her lie in a recliner or semi-sitting position. If you use that position, place a small pillow or adequate support behind her lower back.
One hand will go horizontally across her lower back where the uterine ligaments attach. This is where you would put lower back pressure during labor. You do not need to press, as just the pressure of the mother lying on your hand will be sufficient. (Be sure you take off any rings you may be wearing, for your hand's sake!)
The top hand will go on top of the abdomen, horizontally just above the pubic bone with the thumb upward. Just rest it lightly on the abdomen, no pressure. Then all you have to do is wait. Things may start right away or it may take several minutes before you feel anything. What you will feel is a motion beneath your hands. For the hand in back it will feel much like it does when there is a contraction taking place during labor as you feel the muscles tighten and contract beneath your hand and release. For the top hand it will be either a waving motion or a circular motion under your hand. At first you will think you are just imagining it, but you are not. The best description I can give is that it feels as if the mother has a tennis ball in her abdomen that is being bounced back and forth between your hands. As it hits one hand it will roll across it or around underneath it and then bounce back to the other hand. Sometimes the motion is so great that it will actually make your hand wave on the abdomen. Sometimes the mother will feel things inside, sometimes not. What she feels may not be located where your hand is located. The movement under your top hand may stay all in one place or move around. If it moves, try to gently follow it with your top hand to keep it centrally located under your hand. Do not move the back hand. Sometimes it will move around in a circle, sometimes off to one side, or even clear down to a hip. It all depends on the muscles that are involved and the type of injury that precipitated all the spasm of abdominal muscles. Our muscles really only know how to contract and shorten, not how to relax and lengthen. They depend on another counter muscle to contract and pull the first one out of contraction. Abdominal muscles do not have as many counter muscles, so this technique allows the muscles to relax.
If you go back into the mother's history, you will almost always find a history of a car accident (especially with a seat belt on, where there has been a twisting of the abdominal muscles because we use only one-shoulder restraints) or severe fall. However, I have had a mother cause it simply by doing too much hoeing in the garden.
You continue the diaphragmatic release as long as you feel motion under your hand. Usually it will just fade away and you will no longer feel it. Sometimes, if you end up over a bony prominence, it will end with a vibration. The process takes some time, often at least 20-45 minutes. But if you consider the time you save in labor, it is well worth it. You may need to repeat the process over several visits. I usually start at about the 6th month unless I have a mother with a history of car accident or several prior posterior babies. This procedure has also been used this technique to turn breech babies. I use it for transverse but find it less effective for breech. I usually use a tilt board for breech and then do a diaphragmatic release after the baby turns. It works marvelously well for posteriors. I have never done one where the baby did not turn to anterior. However, on some occasions, after a few days the baby will turn back to posterior and you will need to repeat the process more than once. The more severe the history, the more likely you will need to do it several times before the baby will stay anterior.
Posterior babies use to be the worst problem I had in births. The long hard back labors wore us all out and occasionally ended in transfers for maternal exhaustion. I am thrilled not to have these any more. Now my biggest problem is cervical lips! But I am working on a solution for that also, using evening primrose oil!
I do believe every midwife should have this valuable tool, the diaphragmatic release, in her bag of tricks. It is so easy and non-interventive. It is much better than other suggestions I have seen of putting your fingers in the baby's suture lines and trying to turn the head!
- -Judy Jones
Some weeks ago Nikki Lee wrote in that "according to the medical literature human gestation ranges from 36-44 weeks." Here in Colorado we are required by law to send any woman who goes longer than 42 weeks to a doctor. We are no longer able to be her midwife. Legislation may be changed on May 15 and I would like to be able to support the SAFETY of going longer. Can someone help me with documentation of this so what I say might be more effective?
Midwives know that the 280 day pregnancy is merely an average, but "what we know"
doesn't seem to hold water with law makers! I'd appreciate any documentation I
can get from medical literature. I do not have access to the Internet except at
the public library, where time is very limited.
We need your help!!
I am expecting my first baby and although I won't be giving birth for 7 more months, I'm already nervous about the experience. I have a low tolerance for pain so I would like to give birth in a hospital because I am considering an epidural. I would rather not have to lie on my back with my feet in stirrups while giving birth. Do hospitals allow the mother to use different positions such as squatting and sitting? Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
- Anon.
I am an RN on maternity leave. While I love just being a homemaker, I figured I could also use the time to enhance my career. I want to become a certified childbirth educator and a doula. I figure I'll get certified in lactation consulting in a few years since it takes so long. I can't decide which of the first two would be best to do now. Any suggestions?
- Anon.
This is a follow up to my question about miscarriage posted in last week's issue:
The other sonogram and subsequent blood work ruled out another miscarriage but we are all a little baffled. The first sono revealed a 4 wk sac and fetal pole (but my calendar showed 7 wks), the second sono exactly one week later revealed a healthy 8 wk fetus and a yolk sac, and my HcG level was consistent with an 8 wk. pregnancy. Can anyone explain this? Have you seen it before? Is this "normal"? Even my practitioner is a little stumped. I'm just happy that it wasn't a miscarriage!
I am 14 weeks pregnant. I had breast reduction surgery 15 years ago and also have inverted nipples (not as a result of the surgery). Is there anything I can do to increase the chances that I'll be able to breastfeed? Does anyone know the stats on the percentage of mothers who can breastfeed following breast reduction?
- Liza
I am breastfeeding my one year old. I go to classes two nights a week and her father gives her bottles of my expressed milk. Later this month I am attending a doula conference and will be away from her all day for three days. My freezer is inadequate and frozen milk usually ends up tasting bad, therefore I express it fresh for her. I am considering using goat milk on the days I will not be available for her. I will also try to express as much milk as possible. Has anyone had any experience with feeding babies goat milk? I gave her a small amount to try and she seems to tolerate it well.
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(Jan. 12, 2012) Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last June, would take effect on January 6, 2012. The Judges Evaluation Committee system is being implemented six months in advance of the date when the Act itself takes effect, on July 6, 2012, "in response to social expectations," according to the Judicial Yuan. (June Tsai, Taiwan's Evaluation Mechanism for Judges Takes Effect, TAIWAN TODAY (Jan. 6, 2012); for more information on the Act, see also Wendy Zeldin, Taiwan: Law on Removal of Judges Adopted, but Dinosaur Judges Might Not Become Extinct, GLOBAL LEGAL MONITOR (July 6, 2011).)
The grounds on which a request for an evaluation of a judge may be made include, for example: serious violation of procedural rules for handling cases, of rules on professional duties, or of judges' ethical norms; delaying the advancement of a case without reasonable grounds, adversely affecting the parties' rights; participation in political parties or political organizations and their activities while serving as a judge; negligence in carrying out official duties; and violation of the Act's prohibition against judges holding certain concurrent posts. (Judges Law, 6982 THE GAZETTE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 20-65 (July 6, 2011), GLIN ID No. 249215 [has link to full text in Chinese].)
The evaluation should be done within two years. When it does not involve a judge who is handling a case, the time period will begin from the date on which receipt of the facts for the evaluation has ended; when it involves a judge who is handling a case, the time period will begin from the date on which he or she has finished handling that case, with certain exceptions. (Id. art. 36.)
The Committee may decide not to review the complaint, determine that the complaint is not valid, or judge the complaint to be valid. If a complaint is deemed to have merit, the case will be submitted to the Judicial Yuan for referral to its Personnel Review Committee or to the Control Yuan (the state's highest watchdog organization for public officials), for further examination and possible disciplinary action. (Tsai, supra; Judges Law, arts. 37-39; for a chart on the review process, see The Judges Evaluation System Sets Off, Judicial Reform Advances Even More [in Chinese], Judicial Yuan website (Jan. 3, 2012) [click on url with .pdf extension.) "Final assessment could result in removal from office or transfer to another position in the judicial system"; less serious infractions will incur administrative discipline. (Tsai, supra.)

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Hi guys - I am just picking html and css back up after a decade long break. I am having a lot of trouble trying to define a few sections within my main page template. Basically I would like my footer to stay at the bottom and my 'section' to take up at least the remainder of the screen between the header+nav and the footer.
When I set the section to height:100% it expands to the height of the body, thus giving me a scrollbar. I would like not to have a scroll.
If I could get the section to take up the blank space in the middle of the screen it would probably solve my next issue as I could change my footer from absolute positioning. I don't want the footer to be a 'sticky footer', I just want it to be at the very bottom of the page.
I appreciate any other feedback regarding my coding also. My preview site can be viewed at http://www.syrax.net/preview/
FYI - I would like the header and footer to remain full width.
Hi paulc101. Welcome to the forums.
There are different definitions of a "sticky footer", and we have a nice tutorial here in the CSS FAQ section for doing exactly what you want:
It is called a sticky footer, but in this version, the footer will drop off the screen if the content is taller than the viewport, so it's not one of those footers that's always visible (which I assume is what you wanted to avoid).
CSS isn't well suited for doing this kind of footer, so you have to be pretty careful to follow the tutorial carefully, as it has been carefully crafted.
Let us know how you go with it.
setting the height to 100% tells the browser to set the element's height to take up the complete browser's height. Define a definite height eg, 100px or something. If you want it to be added in percentages, then use something like 20%. if you want the header and footer to take up the full width then define the width as 100% not the height.
why don't you try to position the footer to the bottom using
As Ralph said it looks like you want a sticky footer much like this one. Make sure you read read the CSS faq as it supplies fulld etails on how this works (also read the entry on 100% height and why you can't really use it).
Thanks all! I managed to get it working, it's not live on the site as I keep my working files on my hard drive.
Thanks all for the help
This is exactly what I tried to do, however I have enough content on one of my pages that the footer is stuck in the middle of the page and doesn't actually stick to the bottom of the page. How do I fix that? I have tried clearfix but it is not working! I am getting very frustrated.
If it's not working, it means you didn't follow the links above accurately. If you post a link, we can look at what you've done.
It looks like you are following the wrong advice from the "quote" you posted as that advice is incorrect. Look at the links that Ralph and I have posted instead as they contain the correct information.
If you have a link or some code then we can give more specific advice and help with this issue.:)


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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the governing body for tennis in the United States. Its mission is to promote and develop the growth of tennis. The USTA's membership includes more than 500,000 individuals and nearly 6,500 organizations, including schools, park and recreation departments, community tennis associations, and tennis clubs.
The USTA is widely known as the owner and operator of the U.S. Open Championships, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in worldwide tennis competition. It also sponsors amateur tennis competition for players of all ages and abilities. More than 5 million schoolchildren are introduced to tennis each year through USTA school programs, and opportunities for further instruction and play are provided by a menu of USTA entry-level programs.
A full range of player development and sport-science programs is offered at Player Development Headquarters in Key Biscayne, Florida, at 120 Area Training Centers throughout the country, and in communities (through a network of Local Excellence Training Programs). In addition, the USTA emphasizes coaching education and development through an ambitious offering of coaching seminars, workshops, and conferences. It works closely with the two major organizations certifying coaches—the U.S. Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and the U.S. Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR)—together accounting for more than 18,000 members.
Ron Woods, director of player development for the USTA, wrote Tennis Tactics with the help of the USTA sport-science staff and coaches. Woods is responsible for planning and implementing programs that help players—from beginners to veterans in the professional ranks—achieve their maximum potential.
Woods is also a senior staff member for the USTA committees in charge of player development, sport science, Olympic tennis, junior competition, and collegiate tennis. A former member of the International Tennis Federation's Coaches Commission, he serves on the coaching committee of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The USPTA honored him as 1982 National Coach of the Year and designated him a Master Professional in 1984. Ron is also an honorary member of the USPTR.
Play like a pro! Tennis Tactics brings you the perfect blend of the mental and physical aspects of the game. Learn the strategies and how to practice them, then see the results when you compete.
Todd MartinProfessional Tennis Player
Winning matches depends on the ability to think fast. This book helps you put together patterns and strategies to do just that.
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Sandy Damage Won't Deter Voters [POLL/AUDIO]
Today, New Jersey Decides 2012. And if there's one thing Hurricane Sandy didn't do – it was dampen voters' spirits.
Hundreds of Seaside Park residents lined up outside the Central Regional High School in Bayville Monday, waiting to get a permit to access their home. All of them had not been back since they were ordered to evacuate last week ahead of the super-storm. Most of the people we spoke with tell us, they have every intention of casting their vote in the election this year.
This one man says, "We have always voted in each election and this year is no different. Regardless of what's happening at home, it is our duty as an American citizen to get out there and exercise our right to vote and freedom. It has never been more important to vote than it is now."
A woman named Mary tells Townsquare Media New Jersey, her home in the resort beach front community suffered extensive flood damage. She says voting will still be a top priority. She explains, "One thing has nothing to do with the other. It's time to get out to the polls and make our choice. I will rebuild. Hey, after all, my family and I have been out and about since the storm came through. Why not take five minutes and pull the lever?"
There were a handful of people who say they won't be going to vote this year. One woman, who asked to remain anonymous, tells us "my home was destroyed. Quite frankly, I have other priorities and things to deal with right now that are much more important."
If your home suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy and you need to figure out your polling place, be sure to text the Nixle System from the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. On your cellphone, text your home address to 877877.


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SIMON DYSON's 20-gun salute misfired as he crashed out of The Laguna National Championship tournament in Singapore.
The York-born golfer, who was faced with completing the last two holes of his first round, which were postponed after lightning, and then his full second round, could only muster a halfway total of 145, one-over-par.
With the projected cut at four under thanks to a flurry of sub-par rounds, headed by Thailand's Panuphol Pittayarat who led the field at 13- under-par, Dyson was heading home.
His bid to make the business end of the event - the last in Asia before the European Tour returns to the Continent for the summer - was in double when he treble-bogeyed the last hole of his first round.
The world number 181, who revelled in a top eight finish in last week's Volvo China Open, got his second round off to a flier with a birdie on the opening hole.
But another birdie on the seventh was wiped out by dropped shots at the sixth and ninth.
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This document describes the procedure to set up the Cisco Intelligent Contact Management (ICM) Peripheral Gateway (PG) to interface with an Avaya Definity G3 Call Center.
Note: This document is only applicable to Definity ECS ACD which runs in the Expert Agent Selection – Preference Handling Distribution (EAS-PHD) mode.
Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:
Cisco ICM functions and configuration
Avaya Definity G3 functions and configuration
The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:
All Cisco ICM versions
Call Visor LAN (CVLAN) Server Software 6.x or later
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.
Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.
In order to install a Cisco ICM PG to interface with an Avaya Definity G3 Call Center, complete these steps:
Set the CVLAN/MAPD interface for Event Minimization to YES.
Set the CVLAN/MAPD interface Terminal End-Point Identifier (TEI) value to 3.
Specify active associations. The valid values are 2048, 4096, and 8192. You can modify this setting only from the Avaya, and to do so, you must recompile the code for the CVLAN server. When you have set the number of associations on the Avaya, ensure that the PG matches this number.
Configure all Vector Directory Numbers (VDNs) as peripheral targets.
Include the skillnum argument and all monitored skillgroup IDs in the Call Management System (CMS) skillgroups report.
You can encounter numerous problems with reports and routing if you configure the Cisco ICM PG improperly. If you encounter such problems, call the Cisco Applications Technology Group (ATG) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and request a copy of the document "GED95 - ICR System Manager Guide Supplement".


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Pena always enjoys returning home to Boston
BOSTON -- The Astros' first trip to Boston as a member of the American League has extra meaning to slugger Carlos Pena, who spent part of his childhood in Boston and attended Northeastern University, which is just a few blocks from Fenway.
"There's so much history in this park, so many great players and great teams," he said. "This is the oldest stadium in baseball, with maybe Wrigley Field right there also. It's always special. I always pause every time I come here and make sure I know where I'm at and truly appreciate what's going on. I don't ever take something like this for granted. It's very special."
Pena came to countless Red Sox games as a kid and dreamed about playing at Fenway Park. He's a career .248 hitter with 11 homers and 44 RBIs in 64 career games in Boston, where he played for one season in 2006.
"I don't care if I've been here 100 times since then, it's always very special to me and I'm not going to take one day for granted," Pena said.
Pena said he loved to see the team's younger players, such as Jose Altuve, arrive early to the ballpark on Thursday and take a tour.
"As soon as I walked in, I was asking everybody, 'What did you think?'" Pena said. "I was just anticipating of seeing how much they were going to enjoy just being here in Fenway. It's always fun to come back and see old friends and walk around places I'm so familiar with. I went to school just two blocks down the road. It's awesome to get up in the morning and walk around."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ALAMEDA -- As the Raiders' makeover enters its second phase once the regular season concludes, Rod Streater can rest easy.
Considering he was the hand-picked choice of general manager Reggie McKenzie as an undrafted free agent out of Temple, Streater will be viewed as part of the solution and not part of the problem.
With McKenzie expected to add additional draft picks and look to stockpile talent, even more established receivers such as Darrius Heyward-Bey, Denarius Moore and the injured Jacoby Ford could be available provided they bring back something substantial in return.
Streater, along with fifth-round draft pick Juron Criner, can count on a fixed address for at least another season as foundational players as the Raiders start rebuilding from the ground floor.
Uninvited to the combine in February, Streater figured he'd give football one shot and prepare for his pro day before looking for an internship in communications and public relations after getting his degree.
"I didn't think I'd be playing football any more," Streater said in a recent interview. "Honestly, I was looking for a job and just gave it a shot. I might as well work out. I like to work out. I had a good pro day and things just turned around from there. I'm just glad I gave it a shot."
The Raiders were present at the pro day, and McKenzie had a relationship with Streater's agent. Streater ran a 4.37 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
"He kind of talked to him and put a bug in his ear after the pro day," Streater said.
McKenzie signed Streater immediately after the draft and ended up with one of the NFL's most pleasant surprises among undrafted players.
Streater is tied for sixth among NFL rookie wide receivers with 28 receptions and is sixth in receiving yards with 429. He has three touchdowns.
Against Denver last week, Streater had four catches for 100 yards -- his first 100-yard game in the NFL. The previous week, against Cleveland, Streater had three catches for 96 yards, including a 64-yard TD reception from Carson Palmer.
"Rod's doing great. I love what he brings to the team," Palmer said. "He's a rookie, but you would never know it. He's athletically gifted, he's fast, he catches the ball really well, and he does not think the game like a rookie. He thinks the game like a veteran."
Pretty heady stuff for a guy who caught 19 passes as a senior in a run-oriented Temple offense and never had more than 86 yards receiving in a college game.
While offensive coordinator Greg Knapp said Streater is prone to his share of rookie mistakes, he likes many of his intangible attributes.
"He's got pretty good savvy for a rookie," Knapp said. "It's not too big for him. He shows a great sense of calmness and awareness during a game."
Streater hit the rookie wall around Thanksgiving, at which time he had played 15 games including the preseason -- exceeding the usual season at Temple.
"Besides bowl games we were pretty much done after Thanksgiving," Streater said. "After that I got right back on track and got over it."
Streater learned that playbook study was like Bible study in that the lessons and interpretations were endless.
Knapp broke down classroom work in financial terms they could all understand.
"You want to get your second contract? You want to get your third contract? You study on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so the game comes slower to you on Sunday," Knapp said. "If you just do what's the minimum in the classroom, you're not going to extend your career much."


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My bachelor uncles Mustang. Purchased new in 1965 at Community Ford in Chicago,Il. He loved the Mustang when it 1st was sold in 64, but wanted a V8 auto so early on in 64 he ordered one. I don't know why he got the red interior, but the silver/gray colour is beautiful. He bought this car for one purpose, chasing women which he did. On summer nights in the town where we lived me and my friends would be hanging out and we would see my uncle on a Friday night cruising with a Blond and on Saturday with a Red headed lady in the car. But it was the car that was the love of his life the women came and went, but the car stayed. He never left this car parked on the street, or ate out where he couldn't see it. This was truly a relationship between man and machine that lasted for decades. Unfortunately as he got older, he developed a degenerative eye disease, and could no longer drive, so he would have me take him out for rides in his beloved Mustang. My most memorable experience was when he let me take my date to the prom in this car we cruised up, top down my date in a formal gown me in my tux I stoped in front of the hall where the prom was being held got out of the car walked to the other side and opened the door and escorted my date around the car and left her standing at the door while I drove the mustang across the street to the parking lot where my uncle had park my Mom's sedan, and was waiting to take his Mustang home to the safety of a garage. But being a man of his word he let me take my date to the prom in his Mustang.


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Starting from Scratch: Why We Reframed
For those who've been glued to the Cabin Cam over the last 48 hours, your eyes do not deceive you. We made a decision in the 11th hour to completely reframe Blog Cabin 2013. Why, you ask? Project manager Dylan Eastman and the design/build team deemed wall studs too short, floor joists (previously ceiling joists — a big no-no) too small, roof rafters too small and termite damage beyond repair.
We counted at least six renovations (highlighted in the above photo), which were pieced together and clad inside and out with very forgiving coverings that could be easily patched, caulked and/or renailed as needed. We certainly don't want the lucky winner of Blog Cabin 2013 to worry about shifting/sagging, cracking walls and the subsequent repair work. To properly install new, efficient roofing, siding, flooring and drywall and achieve code requirement, we had no choice but to replace studs/joists. We could have retained the original studs, but they would have served no structural purpose, as all door and window locations and sizes have changed.
We salvaged wood from the original house and will reuse where we can. Our goal at this time is to maintain the charm and character of the original structure and honor the history of the home and the entire region as we rebuild.


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Topic: I don't know what to do
My John died 2 days ago. I can't think, I can barely talk to anyone and I am in such pain I can't believe it.
I can barely get up the energy to write this. How do you live when your husband dies? I know he's in a better place and I know he's not in pain anymore, but I'm not.
Oh my God, I had no idea it would be this bad. The sadness and pain are overwhelming, It's actually hard to breath at times.
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A TRADITIONAL English summer fete and family dog show is returning to a village near Chipping Campden.
This year's fete in Ebrington is on Saturday, July 12 from 2pm to 5pm in Ebrington Cricket ground on the edge of the village and is offering something for everyone.
Highlights include tractor rides, classic cars, skittles and crown darts along with a grand raffle and a host of stalls.
Returning again this year is the Family Dog Show with categories including scruffiest dog, waggiest tail and agility courses with rosettes awarded in all classes by professional judges.
There is also a host of attractions for children including Life in the rainforest' , a magic show, Punch and Judy show and new for this year, the "Kids Zone"which has a water pistol shooting range, silly races, wellie wanging and lots of games.
Refreshments include The Ebrington Arms Beer and cider tent, a barbecue and cream teas organised by 'The Ebrington Singers' to the backdrop of live music from the Chipping Campden Swing Band and a display fromRosie's Juniors Dance.
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LUKAS Jutkiewicz made it five goals in five pre-season games as he warms up for the Premier League Chelsea opener.
The former Middlesbrough man scored twice against Spanish side Celta Vigo in a heated 'friendly' last night and will be hoping he has done enough to secure his place in the starting line-up against Jose Mourinho's side on August 18.
Jutkiewicz played up front alongside Ashley Barnes in the absence of top scorer from last season Danny Ings who sat out the game with a slight hip injury.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Tom Heaton started his first pre-season friendly after recovering from a calf injury which had sidelined him since July.
Celta Vigo, who finished ninth in La Liga last season, are on a tour of England after playing Norwich and Wolves in earlier games and drawing with both.
With another match against Everton tonight, they fielded nine graduates of their youth team in a weakened starting 11.
Burnley caught them out as early as the second minute when Dean Marney found Ross Wallace who played in the perfect ball for striker Jutkiewicz at the near post.
He got in front of the defender just eight yards out and fired the ball past keeper Ruben Blanco.
The Spanish side found their feet without testing Heaton until Jordan Dominguez's free header on 13 minutes but it was a routine catch for the Clarets stopper.
Summer signing Jutkiewicz almost grabbed a second two minutes later when he shrugged off the attentions of the Spanish defender and fired goalwards from the edge of the area but his effort bounced off the post.
And then Ben Mee was unlucky not to open his account when he got on the end of a Wallace corner but his header was inches wide of the post.
Burnley were having a go from all over the park as they found space in the Spanish defence and they were certainly enjoying some shooting practise.
The best chances were falling to Jutkeiwicz and he came close to another on 19 minutes when he got the ball to the left of the area, after a swift passing move involving Scott Arfield and Dean Marney, but Blanco denied him with his legs.
It wasn't so much a friendly after 30 minutes when a midfield pushing and shoving melee ensued following a challenge with most of the players getting involved at some stage, ending with Celta's Santi Mina receiving a yellow card.
The chances petered out towards the break and Sean Dyche didn't make any changes at the start of the second half as he gave his starting eleven more 'match time.' Celta Vigo made wholesale changes to what was more like their first choice team and almost capitalised on it in the opening minutes of the second half when substitute Fabian Orellana hit the woodwork with a curling effort which had Heaton beaten.
Burnley were now chasing the ball more than they were in the first half – something they may have to get used to in the Premier League.
Another sub Charles Dias headed over while Manuel Agudo Nolito forced a good save out of Heaton, as the keeper began to see more of the action.
They finally made the breakthrough on 69 minutes when Alex Lopez caught out the defence and lifted the ball over Heaton after a neat through ball by Orellana.
However the Clarets response was instant when Ashley Barnes did all the hard work on the left wing and drilled the ball across the area for Jutkiewicz to score from close range.
The Spanish side were once again back on level terms in a lively second half on 73 minutes when Nolito curled the ball into the bottom corner of the net after another swift build-up.
Jutkiewicz and Barnes both left the pitch with around 10 minutes left giving a chance to Steven Reid and Marvin Sordell as Dyche assesses his squad for the big Chelsea opener.
BURNLEY: Heaton, Trippier (O'Neill 82), Duff, Shackell, Mee, Arfield, Marney (Taylor 66), Jones, Wallace, Barnes (Reid 79), Jutkiewicz (Sordell 79)
Subs: Gilks, Lafferty, Anderson, Hewitt, Gilchrist, Kightly, Long
CELTA VIGO: Blanco, Mallo, Mina, Larrivey, Costas, Madinda, Gomez, Araujo, Pino, Dominguez.
Subs: Alvarez, Fontas, Lopez, Diaz, Agudo Nolito, Orellana, Planas, Castro, Cabral, Krohn-Dehli, Ferreriroa, Fernandez


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The Drama League Announces 29th Annual DirectorFest Lineup
The Drama League (Gabriel Shanks, Executive Director; Roger T. Danforth, Artistic Director) has announced full casting for the 29th Annual DirectorFest, a festival of one-act plays staged by the Fall Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project, beginning December 6 - 9 at The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th street (at 8th Avenue).
The performance schedule is: Thursday, December 6 at 7:00 PM, Friday, December 7 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, December 8 at 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM and Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 PM. There will be a special ON STAGE: THE DIRECTORS Roundatable Discussion following the Saturday matinee beginning at 4:00 PM. All performances and discussion are FREE to and open to the Public, Drama League Members and Industry Professionals ($18 Suggested Donation at the door). To make a reservation, call 212-244-9494, or SmartTix: 212-868-4444 or www.smarttix.com
DirectorFest offers an exciting glimpse into the future of American theatre by presenting one-ACT Productions staged by four of the nation's most promising young directors, which include Cat Miller, David Mendi?abal, Christopher Windom, Knud Adams., joining the ranks of many prominent graduates of The Drama League's prestigious program that include alumni Christopher Ashley (Leap of Faith, Memphis), Pam MacKinnon (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Clybourne Park, ), Michael Mayer (American Idiot, Spring Awakening), Diane Paulus (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Hair) and Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher). This year's talented young directing fellows have been assisting master directors on some of the biggest productions in NYC this season. Now they have a chance to show off everything they've learned.
The creative team includes Julia Noulin-Merat (Scenic Design), Whitney Locher (Costume Design), Melissa Mizell (Lighting Design), M. Florian Staab (Sound Design), and Rowan Doyle (Props Design). The Production Manager is Peggy R. Samuels with Stage Managers Christina Lowe, Emily Marie Thomas, Michael Friedlander and Natalie Qing Zhang.
The schedule for 29th Annual DirectorFest evening of one-act plays is:
Moony's Kid Don't Cry
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Christopher Windom
The two-member cast features Corey Allen as Mooney and Keona Welch as Jane.
In his first play ever to be published, Tennessee Williams gives us Moony, a man who has fallen short of the American Dream, but fights oppression with ambitious dreams of his own.
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A Brief History of America
by Dipika Guha
Directed by Cat Miller
Produced by special arrangement with the author
The three-member cast features Jorge Cordova as Roberto/Young Roberto/Boy, Lucy Martin as Sadie and Polly Noonan as Sarah/Young Sarah/Girl.
Swept along by the storm of history a young girl charts a path through life, death, love and loss – A Brief History of America is both a radical and simple re-imagining of our collective past.
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by Harrison David Rivers
Directed by David Mendizábal
Produced by special arrangement with the author.
The cast features Juan Castano as Boy, Tony Award Nominee John Herrera as Dad and Lelund Durond Thompson as Minotaur.
Somewhere in suburbia, a father attempts to connect with his teenage son who has his sights set on an older man.
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Gun Logistics
by Max Posner
Directed by Knud Adams
Produced by special arrangement with the author.
The two-member cast feature Birgit Huppuch as Woman and Paul Thureen as Man.
Knud Adams and Max Posner have teamed up to create a new play about two lonely people who steer their failing lives on a collision course toward each other, written for Birgit Huppuch and Paul Thureen.
For additional information, please visit the website at www.dramaleague.org.


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Few SUVs are as versatile and capable as the Jeep Grand Cherokee. This smooth-riding rig is equally at home in Manhattan as it is in Moab. A family of four can easily fit what they need for a nice road trip in the 36.3 cubic-foot cargo hold of the Jeep. But if your clan is smaller, the split folding rear seat can make room for even more stuff. The refreshed 2014 Grand is offered with a diesel V-6 paired to an eight-speed automatic. Need to pass that big rig? There's a solid 420 lb-ft of torque on tap down at 2,000 rpm. Best of all, the Jeep should return close to 30 mpg on the highway (depending on options), enabling over 700 miles between fill-ups. Skip the motel and bring along a camper; the Grand can tow a 7400-pound minimansion on wheels.
The new Impala is like a Cadillac XTS Light. Any car that shares its bones with the roomiest Cadillac sedan you can buy should be an outstanding road-trip machine. Indeed, the big Impala offers more than 18 cubic feet of space in the trunk. That's huge. On the open road, the Impala is quick (0 to 60 mph in 6.6 seconds for the V-6) and easy to drive. The ride is smooth, and the steering system is geared to deliver many, many fatigue-free miles. In fact, the electronic programming is designed to countersteer slightly on a heavily crowned highway—so you don't have to. The eAssist four-cylinder model is the most frugal, delivering 35 mpg highway. That's the same as your neighbor's Honda Fit.
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The town of Kure Beach will have a grand opening celebration for the new Ocean Front Park on Friday, April 26.
KURE BEACH | The town of Kure Beach will have a grand opening celebration for the new Ocean Front Park on Friday, April 26, followed by the annual street festival on Saturday, April 27.
The grand opening kicks off at 11:30 a.m. April 26 and lasts until 10 p.m.
Festivities begin with a flag raising and ribbon cutting, and a performance by the Carolina Beach Elementary School third-grade class. Educational and informational tables, recreation demonstrations, and entertainment for children round out the afternoon. Live music begins at 3 p.m. with South of K Bluegrass, followed by The Imitations and Wilmington Big Band. Attendees are encouraged to bring a beach chair or blanket and enjoy the music from the lawn. Babs McDance dance school will be on hand for free shag and swing lessons.
Saturday, the celebration will continue with the street festival, beginning at 11 a.m. Food, arts and crafts will be available and live entertainment from South of K and The Mako Band will provide entertainment, along with music mixed by Jolly Mon da DJ. Activities for kids will include a visit by Gracie the Clown, balloon animals, a bounce castle and an 18- foot slide. The event will conclude in a grand finale of fireworks displayed ocean�side.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.townofkurebeach.org or call 458-8216.
WILMINGTON | The New Hanover High School Class of 1953 will hold its 60th Reunion on April 25 and 26. For information, call Jim Morgan at 910-350-0397.
WILMINGTON | The GFWC North Carolina Sorosis Club is sponsoring a Game Day and Silent Auction fundraiser to benefit the College Park Elementary School Backpack Program. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at 20 S. Cardinal Drive in Wilmington, the event will include games and a silent auction. The fee for Game Day is $25 per person. For questions or to make reservations contact Becky Hart at 350-8040 or Brigitte Harris at 799-3812.
WILMINGTON | Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life�CareCenter and the New Hanover County Arboretum Ability Garden will present "Creating A Memorial Garden, a workshop for grieving people" from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the agency's Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physician's Drive in Wilmington. The workshop will include a presentation showcasing small and container gardens, gardening demonstrations, a walk through the Heritage Garden and labyrinth and resource materials.
Gardening can be a healing, therapeutic activity that helps ease grief. Remembering a loved one with a garden can create a peaceful place of beauty that inspires growth and hope for the future as well as a place to reminisce.
Facilitators are Lorraine Perry, Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter healing arts coordinator and bereavement counselor, and a New Hanover County Arboretum Ability Garden horticultural therapist.
The $15 workshop fee covers the cost of supplies. Call 796-7991 to register.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY | New Hanover County invites nonprofit managers to share their thoughts on how the Departments of Public Health and Social Services programs are being delivered to people in need. The event is from 2 - 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 17 at the United Way of the Cape Fear Area, 5919 Oleander Drive in Building II, Suite 115.
To RSVP, contact Hunter Crumpton at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information, contact Tom Barth, UNCW faculty facilitator at email@example.com or 465-0239.
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SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - May 25, 2012) - La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (OTCQB: LJPC) (PINKSHEETS: LJPC) (the "Company" and "La Jolla") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22. All matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting were approved and all director nominees were elected.
The stockholders approved the following proposals 1) election of George Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D. to serve as a director until the 2014 Annual Meeting, 2) election of Saiid Zarrabian to serve as a director until the 2015 Annual Meeting, 3) ratification of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012; 4) amendment of the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares that are available for issuance, and 5) approval of the change in the Company's corporate domicile from Delaware to California.
A high percentage of shares (90.3%) were voted. A total of 10,732,261 shares of common stock were present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting. The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote was 11,884,137.
The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below:
(i) (A) Election of one Class I Director
Director Nominee
Saiid Zarrabian
8,161,125 Votes For, 8,547 Votes Withheld.
(i) (B) Election of one Class III Director
Director Nominee
George Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D.
8,161,055 Votes For, 8,617 Votes Withheld.
There were 2,562,589 broker non-votes regarding the election of directors.
(ii) Ratification of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012
10,570,326 votes for, 161,677 votes against, and 258 votes abstained.
There were no broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
(iii) Approval of an amendment to the La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares that are available for issuance
8,147,206 votes for, 12,091 votes against, and 10,375 votes abstained.
There were 2,562,589 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
(iv) Approval of the change in the Company's corporate domicile from Delaware to California
8,157,020 votes for, 11,399 votes against, and 1,253 votes abstained.
There were 2,562,589 broker non-votes regarding this proposal.
About La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of treatments that significantly improve outcomes in patients with life-threatening diseases. GCS-100, the Company's product candidate, is a first-in-class inhibitor of galectin-3, a novel molecular target implicated in cancer and chronic organ failure.
Forward Looking Statement Safe Harbor
This document contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future results of operations. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from these forward-looking statements. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. Certain of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors are described in greater detail in the Company's filings from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), all of which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the development of GCS-100, the success and timing of future preclinical and clinical studies of this compound, and potential indications for which GCS-100 may be developed. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth in the Company's reports filed with the SEC. The Company expressly disclaims any intent to update any forward-looking statements.


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Ozzy Osbourne Discusses Black Sabbath's Tumultuous History + His Public Perception
On the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Black Sabbath release 'Vol. 4,' Ozzy Osbourne reflected with a popular radio show on the band's legendary career, while also touching on an array of subjects from being vilified by the general public to his struggles with drugs and alcohol throughout his career.
Osbourne told the 'Redbeard's in the Studio' radio show, "My life has been one incredible adventure, from being one level in life going back to all of a suddenly having a car, flying first class, doing all this exciting stuff. I was just like a dream come true but it was a dream come true." He added, "The early part of the success is so much fun. The first two Sabbath albums were great fun because it was so new and we all had such a laugh."
It wasn't long before things got a little heavy though, as Osbourne continued to explain, "All of a sudden it becomes deadly serious because people start telling you what you should and shouldn't be doing. If anyone is listening to this and you crack the egg, man, you enjoy those first few years because you never recapture them again. I've been very lucky, man."
Talking about the history of Black Sabbath and what happened along the way, Osbourne was very honest, sharing, "What happened with me and Black Sabbath was that, in the beginning we all had a purpose, but as it went along that inevitable thing stepped in called ego. The fact is that success does change you." He continued, "When you're hungry, you all have one goal, and that is to get successful. It affected me. I didn't give a s—." The singer also stated that drugs played a big role in the band's problems at the time.
When it comes to public perception, Osbourne feels that people have him all wrong. "People take me too damn serious. I mean, I have sung songs about the darker forces but I've also written songs about everything across the spectrum from pollution to politics to war to poverty to happiness to a boy meets girl," Ozzy explained. "What I've desperately tried to get across is that if you think you know Ozzy Osbourne, you're only scratching the surface because I don't even know Ozzy Osbourne. I so often frequently surprise me, you know?"
Throughout the interview, Osbourne talks about everything from the positive message behind the song 'Suicide Solution' that often gets lost to his fear of assassination after the murder of John Lennon. Check out the full interview here.


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Rush and Foster for Barbosa and a first.
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You may have missed one of the more interesting stories of the day. Marlins slugger Mike Stanton now wants to be known by his real first name; Giancarlo.
You may be asking, why would Stanton make the switch now? Well, his middle name is Mike, and as a child, most kids couldn't get Giancarlo right. To not have to deal with the confusion, Stanton went with the simple "Mike" and the rest was history.
That is, until this spring. Now that Stanton has become a household name to baseball fans, he feels it's about time people call him by his real name. So, "Giancarlo" it is.
Honestly, it'll take a little while for members of the media and fans to get used to it. But, if he continues to crush mammoth home runs, it doesn't really matter what you call him. His teammates will just continue call him the most dangerous bat in the line-up and so will I.
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Mansion with ties to George Washington up for sale
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A 12-acre estate in the Eastern Panhandle with ties to President George Washington's family is up for sale.
Happy Retreat was started more than 230 years ago by Charles Washington, the founder of the city of Charles Town and the brother of George Washington. Bill Gavin bought the property in 1968. He died in 2010, and no one currently lives there.
Real estate agent Gary Gestson said Gavin's family wants to sell the property to someone who appreciates its historic significance. The asking price is about $900,000. The two-story home on the property has eight bedrooms and five bathrooms.
"It's time to get it in the hands of a steward who can take it to the next level," Gestson said. "It needs to be lived in, cared for and enjoyed. It needs stewardship in the way that only someone who is living there can do."
Charles Washington is credited with founding Charles Town. In addition to using his own name for the town, he honored members of the Washington family by naming its streets after them. The city of 6 square miles is about 70 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. It eventually became the seat of Jefferson County.
Charles Washington left Fredericksburg, Va., and started building the home in 1780. He lived there until his death in 1799. Gestson said George Washington's diaries mention his visits to Happy Retreat.
"George Washington did sleep there on many occasions, and in his diaries he talked about sleeping in the pink room, which is actually the bedroom above the dining room. It's no longer pink. It's basically in the same condition as when George Washington was there. I think most people would feel kind of a chill went down their neck when they step into that bedroom."
There's been a good amount of interest from potential buyers from the Washington area. While any buyer can do as they wish, "the person who's going to be interested in it is going to be by nature the type of person who would care for and respect a house like this," Gestson said.
"You can spend close to $1 million on a lot of homes in and around Charles Town or in West Virginia," he said. "This one, it's unique. You're walking in the footsteps of giants there. I think anybody who would be interested in a property like this is going to be the right type of person. The sellers are going on faith."
In 2003, Gavin told a City Council meeting he could no longer maintain the property and wanted the city to convert the house into a public museum or preserve the overall property as green space. Gavin said a friend questioned his decision to acquire the house, saying it would be "just too much for you to keep up. He was right."
According to the local preservation group Friends of Happy Retreat, the estate was built in three phases. The final phase began in 1837 after Judge Isaac Douglass bought the property, resulting in the addition of second stories to the two wings and the completion of a central portion connecting them.
Gavin asked $2.5 million for the property when he tried to sell it in 2008. Friends of Happy Retreat had tried to raise money in an attempt to acquire it.
A representative for the group didn't return a telephone message seeking comment.


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Swedish team Artemis Racing under perfect conditions during a training session for the America's Cup World Series. Photo: Abner Kingman
France's Energy Team is among 11 crews competing in the AC World Series in San Francisco. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
A China Team crew member secures the boat as it is lifted into the water. The AC45 is a smaller version of the wickedly fast AC72 crews will race next year. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
Hoisting the main wing sail on the JP Morgan BAR. The mast on the AC45 is 70.5 feet tall and the wing has an area of 915 square feet. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
Luna Rossa Challenge carry sails down the dock before a long training day. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
J.P. Morgan BAR, led by the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, Ben Ainslie, flies down the Bay. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
The Luna Rossa wing, damaged in a capsize during practice. It looks bad, but the carbon fiber frames of the wing can be repaired within days. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
The wing sails are carbon fiber skeletons covered in a thin plastic film. This makes them light and easy to maintain and repair. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
Going fast and getting wet with Artemis Racing. Photo: America's Cup
The AC45 catamarans are extremely light and are moved by a powerful wing sail. Crew weight is an important counterbalance in keeping the boats upright. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
Sailing the boats is a very intense, and very wet, endeavor. Photo: America's Cup
The AC45 catamarans can reach around 30 knots (35 mph). Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
Following a capsize, the crew uses lines rigged to the boat to right themselves with help from a chase boat. Photo: Abner Kingman
Despite their power, the wing sails can be de-tuned, to swing peacefully at a mooring overnight, ready for action the next day. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
America's Cup 101: A primer for beginners explaining the history of the event and the technology underpinning the wing-sail catamarans that will compete in the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco in 2013. Video: America's Cup
Highlights from the final day of racing at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 1. Video: America's Cup
The America's Cup has come to San Francisco … a year early. The race for the Cup starts next summer, but the America's Cup World Series — essentially a dress rehearsal — is on now, and it's awesome.
The World Series features the same teams, the same courses and even the same boats (sort of) we'll see racing in San Francisco next year. It's also an excellent primer on one of the coolest, costliest and most technologically advanced sports on the planet.
Larry Ellison and Team Oracle won the last America's Cup in 2010. One of the eccentricities of the oldest trophy in sport is that whoever holds the cup controls the next race. It's like letting the winner of the Super Bowl run the NFL the following season. This means Ellison is not only defending the Cup, he's setting the rules.
Being an entirely different type of billionaire than the East Coast captains of industry who historically dominated the sport, the first thing Ellison did was toss more than 150 years of tradition overboard. The boats we'll see racing next year are not the stately soft-sailed monohulls of yore, but wing-sailed catamarans — jittery high-tech carbon fiber monsters that are far faster and more punishing than anything ever raced in the Cup. The action will be much more exciting for spectators, because crashes are more likely. You think NASCAR pile-ups are cool? Watch a catamaran capsize.
It was a bold, unprecedented move, a technological leap from the 19th to the 21st century. A new race needed a new slogan: "The Best Sailors. The Fastest Boats." There was only one problem — the best sailors in the world didn't know how to sail the fastest boats in the world.
Thus, the World Series.
The series features the AC45, half-size versions of the boats we'll see raced next year in Cup races. The AC45, named for its length, is 70 feet tall, 22.6 feet wide and weighs 3,086 pounds. It takes five people to race one. As impressive as those figures are, they pale compared to the AC72. It's bigger, faster and meaner, with a crew of 11 and a top speed north of 30 knots.
There are 11 boats racing in the Bay, which begs the question of who to root for. That depends on what kind of person you are. The smart money is on Team Oracle's lead boat (they have two in the race) skippered by Jimmy Spithill. The underdog is the JP Morgan boat (only in the America's Cup could JP Morgan be an underdog!) skippered by Ben Ainslie, fresh from the 2012 Summer Olympics and his fourth gold medal. Ainslie is considered the best sailor in the world, but he has precious little experience with the AC45. Spithill, no slouch of a sailor himself, has the most experience. Ainsley will join Team Oracle after the World Series ends in May, so what you're watching is a fight to skipper next year's defense of the Cup.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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ALTADENA - Coroner's officials on Monday released the name of the jogger who was struck and killed by a car last week.
An autopsy is pending for Robert Frank Ott, 54, of Altadena, according to Capt. John Kades of the Los Angeles Department of Coroner.
Ott was hit early Friday on East Mendocino Street, just west of Braeburn Road in Altadena.
California Highway Patrol officers said Ott was jogging east on Mendocino Street. A 2004 Chevrolet, also eastbound, was in the left-hand lane at an unknown speed.
For unknown reasons, officers said the Chevrolet veered to the right side of the street and hit Ott. The vehicle then traveled east and struck a Mercedes Benz.
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- J.B. Hunt's earnings and what they meant for the transport stocks;
- what to do if you managed to score some shares of Workday; and
- the seeming disappearance of the fourth-quarter tech trade.
Transports Are in Roar Mode Posted at 3:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 12 Whoever thought you could get solace from the OK earnings from J.B. Hunt Transport Services ( JBHT), a trucking company? When I came in at the beginning of the week, I noted to myself that you had to be careful because J.B. Hunt could take down the whole transportation average and we would be back into a world of nonconfirmation. Turns out that J.B. Hunt did well and that the best part came from intermodal. That shouldn't be a total shock, as even Norfolk Southern ( NSC) said that intermodal is good, and Union Pacific ( UNP) said that it's been the standout. Still, because we are so skittish, just a reaffirmation of any positive rail traffic data points is going to be positive for the transports. > > Bull or Bear? Vote in Our Poll And boy do we need it. You have more than 35% of the S&P 500 being taken down by some bank reports that are disliked and a tech market that's taking its cue from Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD), not Workday ( WDAY). To me, it will be hard to take down this whole market with the transports in roar mode. The fact that a trucking company didn't slice numbers dramatically was enough to ignite a beaten-down group, and that bodes well for a market in which we are constantly trying to gauge expectations. Maybe, just maybe, despite Wells Fargo ( WFC) and JPMorgan Chase ( JPM), they are lower than you think? At the time of publication, Action Alerts PLUS, which Cramer co-manages as a charitable trust, was long WFC and JPM.
Set the DeLorean for 1999 Posted at 11:50 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 12 Sometimes even when you get it right, it doesn't matter. This morning the stock of an initial public offering, Workday ( WDAY), a cloud-based software company, was priced at $28 per share by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs and opened as high as $48. That's 40x sales. Not 40x earnings, 40x sales. That makes it the single most richly valued company I follow, a $7.5 billion concern with no earnings that is spending aggressively to take share in the cloud space. You hire Workday, you tend to save 50 cents on every dollar that you spend in taking out costs that are largely related to personnel and human resources hardware and storage expenses that it replaces by putting their data in the cloud.