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SAN DIEGO – Thanks to Pac-12 expansion, it is possible to sneak through a couple of regular seasons without running into Oregon.
UCLA did that very thing in 2011 and 2012 and was able to "win" the Pac-12 South both years.
But in 2011 the Bruins had to meet Oregon in the league championship game – lame ducks against real Ducks – and on Thursday night UCLA ran into the Texas version of the Chip Kelly disco.
Baylor played at Oregon speed, created the same running angles, got the same downfield blocking, and showed the same absence of mercy.
Thus, the Bruins couldn't duck a moment of truth, losing the Holiday Bowl, 49-26, and realizing they're not quite flying in first class just yet.
UCLA had every reason to think it could rain touchdowns on Baylor. Who hadn't?
The Bears somehow fashioned a 7-5 season with a typical Big 12 butterfly net for a defense.
Baylor ranked 120th in the 120-team FBS in third-down conversion defense, at 56.1 percent. The 119th-ranked team, Kentucky, was at 56.2.
Baylor is also 115th in scoring defense, 112th in sacks, 119th in tackles for loss, 118th in passing defense, and 89th in rushing defense.
It countered that, of course, with the nation's leading offense and a quarterback, Nick Florence, who rolled up more yards than Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel and then, in the second quarter here, erased Robert Griffin III's school pass yardage record.
So the Bears were 5-0 when they held opponents to 35 or fewer points. Of course, they were only 3-2 when they scored 50 or more points themselves.
But Coach Art Briles quietly tried to point out that Baylor had a takeaway edge of 11-3 in its final five games, four of which were victories.
He also remembered that Baylor, in its last previous encounter with the Pac-12, laid 777 yards and 67 points on Washington. That was in the 2011 Alamo Bowl.
So halftime arrived, and UCLA's many offensive warheads had produced only 148 yards and converted one of 10 third down situations, and thus trailed, 35-10, in what had to be its worst first half of the whole season.
The Bruins couldn't block Baylor, at least not with their patched-up line. They also showed extreme reluctance to tackle, particularly on Lache Seastrunk's 43-yard touchdown run in which several tackles got close enough to look but not to touch, like kids surrounding a lion's cage.
Florence ravaged UCLA cornerbacks in single coverage, needing only 13 pass attempts to roll up 188 yards, and hitting Tevin Reese down the sideline for a 55-yard touchdown.
But it was UCLA's offense that caused the most disgust among the packed sections of newfound Bruin football fans.
Brett Hundley was either holding the ball too long or failing to spot open running lanes. Either way, he was sacked five times in the first half by that same quarterback-allergic defense.
But maybe Baylor's defense had heard quite enough about its supine season. Except for Joseph Fauria, who scored the only UCLA touchdown of the first half after Eric Kendricks forced a fumble, Hundley had precious few open targets. When he tried to loft a sideline pass to Shaq Evans near the end of the second quarter, cornerback Joe Williams closed quickly to break it up.
And when UCLA went for a fourth-and-9 conversion early in the second half, Sam Ball tipped away Hundley's pass.
Jim Mora still believed Baylor's real defense would assume its usual position. He ordered a field goal at the end of the first half and another one in the third quarter, nipping the Baylor lead down to 35-13.
This gave the commentators a chance to say the Bruins had turned it into a 'three-score game," but the Bears exploded that with yet another touchdown drive, with Seastrunk prancing through UCLA tackles and then Glasco Martin barging across on fourth and goal.
All in all, it was nearly as depressing a performance as the Bruins usually display when they're going bowling with an interim coach.
Were they not excited about this, their first fairly high-profile bowl in at least seven years? Hard to imagine, especially with all the NFL-hungry juniors and seniors on the roster.
Do they still have a few things to learn about chinstrap-to-chinstrap football, especially after two losses to muscular Stanford? Probably.
In fact, this was a helpful illustration of how unfinished a product the Bruins are. It gives Hundley more mileposts to meet. It gives the coordinators a new drawing board. And it probably douses the dull "Hire Mora" groundswell from Chargers fans.
The one thing it doesn't do is wipe out a season's worth of impressive accomplishment. The only asterisk you can use is the fact that UCLA missed Oregon. Thursday showed how big a miss.
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In common with all UK drivers let loose abroad, I naturally gave the car the gun at the first whiff of autoroute, but the look of helpless terror on my passenger's face as the BM effortlessly cycled up to its governed 155mph top whack made me think I'd best ease off. We spent the rest of the holiday wafting around on creamy V8 power, kicking back and taking in the scenery at more relaxed speeds. It was no biggie.
Thinking back, it seems incredible that such a fine package of power, civility and classic RWD handling could at some point be available for a measly three-figure sum, but that point has now been reached, and here's the proof in the alluring shape of PHer Stevie750iL's 540i Touring.
From a used ownership perspective, many reckon the E39 to be the best 5 Series of all. The Touring is a stylish and very practical derivative, and that 4.4-litre V8 engine under the bonnet offers 0-60 in six and a bit seconds, with few issues other than the odd head gasket blow. Post-1998 models like this should have the 290hp VANOS M62TUB44 unit rather than the 282hp B44 lump Stevie's giving it credit for. Most importantly, it's not the previous M60 4.0-litre whose Nikasil liners were nibbled away by naughty high-sulphur fuels.
Here's a suggestion.
Even as it stands, this is an interesting car. That Royal Red is a classy colour, and quite unusual in not coming with the usual semolina leather that can look a bit, well, German. And that's interesting because the 'BMW Niederlassung Munchen' numberplate on this 540i could indicate that the first buyer either worked in Munich or was a switched-on Brit who'd worked out that big savings were to be made by buying beyond the shores of Treasure Island, as the UK used to be known.
Whoever the first buyer was, he specced the car sensibly. Stevie hasn't bothered to mention what appear to be rear parking sensors, which may be because they're in fact just perfectly symmetrical blobs of mud, or (more likely) because they are parking sensors but they've packed up. Assuming the loom is OK, diagnosing and replacing duff sensors is easy.
You may be wondering about '5 Series shimmy'. This is a known issue with a wonderful range of hopeful solutions. You can add weights to the insides of the wheels, or to both sides of the wheels. You can replace the brake discs with less warped ones, replace the old tyres with less square ones, fit new wheel spigot rings or replace the upper and lower track control arms.
Our man Stevie has gone down the latter route, which suggests he may have already gone through those other cheaper would-be solutions. There's no mention as to whether he's done the most popular Five shimmy fix of all, which is new anti-roll bar bushes and droplinks. Aftermarket ones go for about £150 a set, including polybushes, so there may still be room for improvement if you insist on being anal about it.
Received E39 wisdom however is that, no matter what you do, up to and including steering box replacement, you'll probably never quite get rid of that shimmy. So, if you're the kind of perfectionist who can't turn a deaf ear to the tiniest creak, rattle or wobble, it's probably best to avoid this Shed.
And, indeed, Shed of the Week generally. After all, true Shedmen have ears of cloth, feet of lead, wallets of concrete, and lips that curl at the merest mention of the phrase 'preventative maintenance'. That's something the previous fellow pays for.
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This is my third car which I never really use. I work offshore so it seem a waste of a really good 540i.
The bodywork is really good with some scratches consummate with age. there is no rust on the car and it looks really nice. Tyres are all good with plenty life left in them. It drives as it should no nasty knocks or bangs. Starts first turn of the key. Uses no oil or coolant. It does have the 50-60mph shimmy but only very slightly despite new upper and lower TCA's. It's had new rear suspension airbags fitted recently.
Fully heated black leather sports interior.
Memory seats.
Multifunction M-Tech steering wheel.
Rain sensing wipers.
A/C ice cold.
Glass sunroof.
Electric steering wheel adjustment.
Dipping rear mirror.
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The Eternian simian villain gets 'super-sized'...
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Mattel has posted several images of the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Gygor deluxe figure on their Facebook page. This time around fans are not only getting a first look at this huge menacing gorilla warrior's package and bio but Mattel has also included comparison shots of Gygor next to the original Big Jim figure from the 80's and the DCUC Gorilla Grodd which proves that Gygor is a 100% new sculpt. Here's what Matty had to say regarding this never-before made figure:
Hey He-Fans!
So one of the big things we wanted to do for the MOTUC line is to introduce figures that never quite made it into the vintage line. Much like He-Ro, Gygor the gorilla made it as a prototype into the vintage line but no toy has been made...until now.
Originally based on the "Big Jim Gorilla" (much like Battlecat or Zoar) Gygor was set to be a large gorilla figure in the 1982 line. While he was cut due to logistics, we are proud to present the first ever MOTU Gygor figure in the new Classics line. Truly, this is what the MOTUC line is all about.
Gygor will be the third oversized beast in the 2010 line and will go on sale September 15th. He will not be part of the subscription (but the beasts will be added to the subs in 2011 per fan demand!)
The final oversized beast/pack for 2010 will be an army builder two pack shown off at our fan panel at SDCC on Friday July 23 at 1:00 in room 29ABC. See you all at Mattypalooza 2010~!


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Orioles reinstate RHP Pedro Strop from disabled list
The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated RHP PEDRO STROP from the 15-day disabled list. Strop was placed on the DL on May 25, retroactive to May 24, with a lower back strain.
He is 0-2 with a 6.11 ERA (17.2IP, 12ER) in 22 appearances for the Orioles this season.


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Bone Conduction Auditory Performance Via the Tooth for Single-Sided Deafness
This study has been completed.
Sonitus Medical Inc
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sonitus Medical Inc
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 14, 2009
Last updated: October 10, 2014
Last verified: October 2014
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of using bone conduction via the teeth to treat Single-Sided Deafness (SSD).
|Unilateral Hearing Loss
|Device: The Sonitus Bone Conduction Hearing System Device: SoundBite Device: SoundBite Hearing System
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Bone Conduction Auditory Performance Via the Tooth for Single-Sided Deafness
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: nonsyndromic hearing loss
MedlinePlus related topics: Hearing Disorders and DeafnessU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Sonitus Medical Inc:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence of Device- and Procedure-related Adverse Events at 30 Days [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
The safety parameters for the trial were monitored throughout the Evaluation Phase (30 days). The safety checks included:
Comprehensive Medical evaluation at Enrollment and at Termination Comprehensive Dental evaluation at Enrollment and at Termination, with interim dental checks at each visit in between, if needed Comprehensive Audiological evaluation at Enrollment and Termination.
- Efficacy: Ability to Understand Speech in Noise [ Time Frame: Day 1, Day 30 ]The primary efficacy outcome was a measure of the ability to understand speech in noise while wearing the device compared with not wearing the device. The Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) was utilized for this measure as it is the most widely used test for SSD devices. An improvement in HINT score is indicated as a negative (-) dB value change. A more negative (-dB) value indicates an improvement in understanding speech in noise. An improvement in a HINT score of -1 dB is equivalent to a 10% improvement in the ability to understand speech in noise and is likely of clinical benefit. The scores are calculated as HINT Advantage (aided compared with unaided) which depict the differences of using a device as compared to not wearing a device.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Measure of Benefit of SoundBite Using Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB). [ Time Frame: 30 days ]The measure of the benefit of the device was assessed using the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB), a 24-item self-assessment inventory in which the amount of difficulty in everyday situations is reported with larger numbers indicating more difficulty. Device benefit is calculated by subtracting the score obtained after using a device from the score obtained before using the device. A software program is utilized to score the APHAB and results are compared a different time points. The APHAB is well characterized and broadly used as a quantifiable measurement of device benefit. The APHAB benefit scores can range from -99 (treatment worse than no treatment) to +99 (treatment better than no treatment)
|Study Start Date:
|September 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: SoundBite Hearing System
The objective of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of the SoundBite hearing system by Sonitus Medical and to support its intended use for the treatment of unilateral hearing loss. The SoundBite hearing system is a Bone Conduction Device (BCD) and is occasionally referred to as such in the protocol and within this report.
Device: The Sonitus Bone Conduction Hearing System
Comparison of HINT scores (Speech front with noise at better ear) at 30 days tested with the device in place verses with the device removed.Device: SoundBite Device: SoundBite Hearing System
Detailed Description:
The Sonitus Bone Conduction Device (BCD) is a bone conduction device for single-sided deafness (SSD). The Sonitus BCD consists of an Oral Appliance (OA), an external microphone component, worn behind the ear (BTE), a calibration interface cable and a PC-controlled calibration software for subject calibration. The Sonitus BCD picks up sounds from a microphone located within the ear canal of the deaf ear, capitalizing on the acoustics of the natural pinna and ear canal. The signal picked up by the microphone is then transmitted wirelessly to a removeable bone conduction oral appliance located on the upper molars. The oral appliance receives the acoustic signal from the BTE and applies an equivalent vibratory signal to the teeth that reaches the skull via bone conduction and routed transcranially to the contralateral cochlea.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be >18, < 80 years old
- Must be fluent in English, as determined by the PI
- Must not be a member of a vulnerable group (IRB defined)
- Must remain in geographic area during duration of the study
- Diagnosis of acquired SSD (Section 3.1), time since onset (≥3 mos)
- Must have a minimum of 6 posterior teeth remaining in the upper arch (3 teeth per side),third molars are acceptable if healthy, fully erupted and substituting for second molars
Exclusion Criteria:
- Must not be current users of devices such as Baha, CROS or TransEar
Must not have known active medical causes of SSD:
- Active middle ear pathology
- Conductive HL (Otosclerosis, otitis media, otitis externa and others)
- Sudden hearing loss that is not stable
- Must not have known medical problems that might be life-threatening or is a contraindication for elective dental or medical procedures
- Must not have known problems that may interfere with the impression procedure, such as inability to breath through nose (e.g. severe flu, allergies or cold)
- Must not have allergies to polymers
Must not have known dental abnormalities:
- Temporary crowns or undergoing dental treatment
- Poor oral hygiene and/or rampant decay
- Current orthodontics
- Active caries in one or more of the possible abutment teeth for the device
- Active moderate to severe periodontal disease around abutment teeth for the device
- Suspicious oral/facial lesions or swelling of any type
- Severe pain on palpation on any area of mouth, face or neck
- Moderate to severe heat sensitivity on any of the upper teeth
- Subject currently being treated for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), pain, full mouth reconstruction or posterior dental implants
Must not have known Audiological conditions:
- Conductive hearing loss (air-bone gap >10dB HL at more than 3 frequencies)
- Word recognition scores inconsistent with pure tone averages
- Fluctuating hearing loss
- Must not have known psychological factors that interfere with their ability to comply, comprehend, consent and cooperate
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00977314
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00977314
|United States, California
|Hearing Resource Center
|Redwood City, California, United States, 94063
|Camino Ear Nose and Throat
|San Jose, California, United States, 95123
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sonitus Medical Inc
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael Murray, MD
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Sonitus Medical Inc:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Additional Information:
Murray M, Popelka GR, Miller R. Efficacy and safety of an in-the-mouth bone conduction device for single-sided deafness. Otol Neurotol. 2011 Apr;32(3):437-43. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3182096b1d.
Ozer E, Adelman C, Freeman S, Sohmer H. Bone conduction hearing on the teeth of the lower jaw. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2002;13(2):89-96.
Soli SD, Wong LL. Assessment of speech intelligibility in noise with the Hearing in Noise Test. Int J Audiol. 2008 Jun;47(6):356-61. doi: 10.1080/14992020801895136.
Dahlin GC, Allen FG, Collard EW. Bone-conduction thresholds of human teeth. J Acoust Soc Am. 1973 May;53(5):1434-7.
Wazen JJ, Spitzer J, Ghossaini SN, Kacker A, Zschommler A. Results of the bone-anchored hearing aid in unilateral hearing loss. Laryngoscope. 2001 Jun;111(6):955-8.
Wazen JJ, Spitzer JB, Ghossaini SN, Fayad JN, Niparko JK, Cox K, Brackmann DE, Soli SD. Transcranial contralateral cochlear stimulation in unilateral deafness. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Sep;129(3):248-54.
Stenfelt SP, Håkansson BE. Sensitivity to bone-conducted sound: excitation of the mastoid vs the teeth. Scand Audiol. 1999;28(3):190-8.
Murray M, Miller R, Hujoel P, Popelka GR. Long-term safety and benefit of a new intraoral device for single-sided deafness. Otol Neurotol. 2011 Oct;32(8):1262-9. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31822a1cac.
Miller R, Hujoel P, Murray M, Popelka GR. Safety of an intra-oral hearing device utilizing a split-mouth research design. J Clin Dent. 2011;22(5):159-62.
|Responsible Party:
|Sonitus Medical Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00977314 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 14, 2009
|Results First Received:
|June 4, 2013
|Last Updated:
|October 10, 2014
Keywords provided by Sonitus Medical Inc:
Unilateral Hearing Loss
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Hearing Disorders
Ear Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Sensation Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
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Season 4 of the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2014 kicked off at 11:00 CET on 1 January ensuring that the New Year began at a full sprint for virtual footballers.
In just a few months the worlds best players of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 14 will gather in Rio de Janeiro for a football celebration the likes of which has never been seen. For the first time in FIWC history, the virtual and real FIFA World Cup will take place in the same city at the same time! Don't miss out on the chance to become a part of history with the FIFA Interactive World Cup. Sign up now and give Season 4 your best effort!
Ways to win
Like each of the six seasons for FIWC 14, Season 4 offers gamers 3 qualification seats at the 2014 Grand Final in Brazil. Two qualification seats will be awarded to the top two players on the overall leaderboard at the end of month-long season. The third available qualification spot for each season will be given to the winner of the Community Qualifier. The Community Qualifier gives all players the chance to win a seat at the FIWC14 Grand Final without having to play a massive number of online matches. You could win the Community Qualifier by playing as little as 30 matches. Find out more about the Community Qualifier!
Country Challenge offers incredible views
Want to experience the pinnacle of both the real and virtual football world championships? Every Season, the FIWC is giving away a trip to Rio de Janeiro where one lucky fan will get to watch the final day of the FIWC 2014 Grand Final while also getting to go to one match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™. To stand a chance of winning the Country Challenge all you have to do is sign up for FIWC 2014, play at least 30 matches in a single online season and help your nation to the top of the Country Challenge ranking. Visit our Country Challenge page for all the details and track your progress in the Community Qualifier and Country Challenge via our exclusive leaderboards on Facebook.
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In just a few days reigning FIWC champion Bruce Grannec will be travelling to Switzerland to attend the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or. This will be Bruce's second trip to the Gala and the champion is ready to experience the magic of awards ceremony all over again. You can follow Bruce's Ballon d'Or experience with the FIWC. More details soon!
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I hate this torment. I wanna see this team with Jo back and Tins back at the same time. I wanna see if this team can compete or not. I wanna know if this crumbling concrete extends all the way to the foundation or if there is anything left in this pile of rubble.
I'm tired of waiting and I'm dammmm tired of injured/sick players.
Gimme a break and play!


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I want to see my new scores, but I don't want to pay if my new credit report wasn't released yet. Is there anyway I can find out through an alert when my credit report updates?...and at that point will all of my score update as opposed to just one at a time?
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I want to see my new scores, but I don't want to pay if my new credit report wasn't released yet. Is there anyway I can find out through an alert when my credit report updates?...and at that point will all of my score update as opposed to just one at a time?
Do you subscribe to SW right now? If not, I recommend subscribing to a CMS somewhere that allows you to pull all 3 reports on a daily basis. As you see changes to your CR(s), then you can selectively pull one or both CRs to see your score change. IMO, this is the cheapest way to monitor both CRs and FICO scores. I've wasted a lot of report pulls thinking that something updated, only to realize it didn't update yet.
CMS? I'm subscribed to Credit Karma if that's what you mean. I'm also subscribed to SW. Will SW email me when I have a new score available?
CMS = credit monitoring service like SW, TrueCredit, CreditKarma, etc. and so on. I recommend one that pulls all 3 so you can see what's happening on a daily basis if that's something you'd want to know.
SW offers two types of alerts for EQ: credit alert and score alert.
Credit alerts include alerts like added inquiries, new TLs, changed accounts, increased balances, etc. At the time you get a credit alert, SW will pull your latest EQ FICO and toss it in with the alert if the alert resulted in a score change. IME, I've had alerts come as early as the same day my EQ report changed. IMO, this is why it is beneficial subscribe to a CMS outside SW just to see exactly what day that change occurred on EQ. You will not get credit alerts for items like decreased balances, dropped accounts, and a couple of others.
Score alerts result from score changes to your CR. Absent credit alerts, your score could still be changing. To pick up on those changes, SW will monitor your EQ FICO for changes once per week or so. So let's say a baddie dropped. You won't get alerted for that drop but your score could change as a result from it. Within a week you'd get a score alert. Score alerts are based off your target score within the Settings. You will only get a score alert if your current EQ FICO hits or surpasses your target score. If your target score is set below your current score, and your score is increasing, you'll never get a score alert. Conversely if set at 800 and your score is 700, for example, you won't get a score alert until it hits 800. Again, a CMS that monitors EQ outside of SW will come in handy because you know that within a week or so that you'll get alerted from that change. Also don't assume that dropped baddies equals a higher FICO. Not always true. You can lose points by dropping baddies like COs, CAs, and even judgments. To help offset the uncertainty always set your target FICO to exactly match your current score. Most never take this step and miss out on alerts.
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To help offset the uncertainty always set your target FICO to exactly match your current score. Most never take this step and miss out on alerts.
But why don't we get a score alert regardless of the target score? Would FICO and/or EQ lose money that way?
I dunno. If I had a chance to create a SW-like product it would look radically different than the one you see here and would include pricing levels for guaranteed scores based on frequency and added alert types. But what do I know.
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THOUSANDS of people flocked to Silsden to watch the Tour de France's Grand Depart.
Arriving by train, car, bike, barge or on foot, they were treated to a cycling spectacular.
The forecasted rain held off as the cyclists sped through the town, which had been decorated with bikes and yellow jerseys.
Silsden mayor Cllr Chris Atkinson said the event was awesome.
"Everyone has pulled together and done the town proud. Everything has gone really well," he said.
He also paid tribute to the local churches which had organised a series of bike-themed events.
Local Methodist minister the Rev Ruth Crompton said: "The atmosphere is superb. Everyone has pulled together to decorate the town."
She added that she hoped that there would be a long-term legacy and already a community fair was being planned for October to build on the community spirit.
"We need to keep the momentum going," she said.
Almost the entire town turned out to watch the race.
Resident Halina Brophy, dressed in yellow, said: "I have watched the Tour de France for many years and I have waited all my life to see it with my own eyes. I am very excited."
Fellow Silsdener Janet Waterhouse said: "It is brilliant. I am really surprised how lovely the town looks."
Also watching the race were Lee and Leanne Cavaney and their children, Adam, five, and Nathan, two, whose Bolton Road home is adjacent to the route.
"The atmosphere is great," said Leanne.
But it wasn't just locals who lined the streets – people came from far and wide.
Doncaster woman Gill Eden, who watched the Tour pass through Skipton the previous day, came back for more.
"It is a once in a lifetime experience. It is amazing. The organisation has been absolutely superb. It is just wonderful," she said.
Burnley couple Bill and Barbara Hindle sailed into town on their canal barge.
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HarperCollins announced the official opening of public voting for The BookSmash Challenge, a contenst challenging developers to create new digital products that "break the binding" and reimagine the book. The creators of the three winning projects will receive a total of $25,000 in cash prizes.
After receiving 20 applications, the publisher opened voting to the public, who will choose favorite entries in the "Popular Choice" category. Voting will remain open through September 27.
At the same time, a group of judges will review the entries and select a winner and a runner-up, judging the projects on originality of idea, implementation, and potential impact. The judges include entrepreneur and author of Curation Nation Steve Rosenbaum; entertainment industry veteran Paul Vidich; cofounder of N3TWORK and former Apple exec Erik Lammerding; CEO of Live Deal, Inc. Mike Edelhart; HarperCollins chief digital officer Chantal Restivo-Alessi; head of corporate development for betaworks Sam Mendal; and senior v-p and publisher for HarperOne Mark Tauber.
"We are thrilled and inspired by the responses we received to The BookSmash Challenge," said Restivo-Alessi. "HarperCollins is pleased to be working with authors and developers in order to further expand the digital potential of our creative content."
All winners will be announced on October 10.


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Police trying to trace the mother of a dead baby boy found at a waste site are appealing to Keighley householders for help.
Thousands of letters seeking public assistance have been sent to areas of the Bradford and Leeds districts, including parts of Keighley, where it is believed the body of the child may have been disposed of with domestic rubbish.
The naked body was found by workers sorting rubbish at Associated Waste Management in Valley Road, Shipley, on September 18 last year.
Police have now studied the routes and pick-up points of domestic refuse wagons, and have narrowed down the search area for the baby's mother.
The letter states: "We are very worried about the mother of the baby and how the baby died.
"We believe the baby may have been born in your area."
And it asks householders: "Do you know a girl or woman in your area who was pregnant and due to give birth around September 2013?
"Have you seen her recently? Have you seen her baby? Do you have any concerns about this girl or woman?
"Is it possible the found baby boy could be her child?
"Did you see anybody acting suspiciously, who could have deposited the child's body?"
The letter goes on to say police know there are many genuine reasons why pregnancies can come to a sad end, and because of the sensitive nature of the case, every effort will be made not to cause any further upset.
Detective Superintendent Mark Ridley, who is leading the investigation, said: "We have identified waste processed at the site on September 18 last year – the day the baby was found – was collected from areas across north Bradford stretching over to north west Leeds.
"My overriding concern is still the long-term welfare of the baby's mother. While the physical effects may have lessened, we are concerned about the long-term psychological needs of the mother after going through such a terribly traumatic experience."


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WINSLOW, Ariz. – We are more than 450 motorcycles strong as we ride on Thursday, the second day of a 10-day trip across the nation called Run for the Wall.
It is a journey of honor, healing and patriotism that will end at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.
Stretching over six miles is a double line of big bikes driven by big men – and some women – veterans on a mission to remind all of us that those in uniform should never be forgotten.
This is no vacation. We've had brutal cross winds, temperatures skyrocketing to triple digits and plunging to where the body shivers, and a crash by two big-rig trucks that took out three motorcycles. (The riders were not injured.)
Motorcyclists divide into platoons. Tattered flags fly for MIAs and POWS. Riders carry mementoes of their brothers in arms.
But even before we leave California, victory is in the air. It is the kind of victory that reminds what it means to live in America.
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As we prepare to leave Rancho Cucamonga shortly after dawn Wednesday, a squad of five planes buzzes overhead. Four of the planes form a "V." The fifth flies behind and off to the side. It is called the "missing man formation" and in some respects represents what this ride is about
I climb aboard a Harley driven by Mark Wayland, who served in the Marines. Wayland, Orange School Board member and former paramedic for the Orange Fire Department, carries a small memorial service program for Luis Palacios, a young Marine who was believed to be killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam in 1968.
For years, Palacios was missing. But his parents never gave up hope. They had a grave reserved next to theirs when – not if – his body was found.
After four decades, his remains were finally recovered. And in November 2008 he was laid to rest.
Many of us, myself included, have looked at the black and white POW/MIA flags and wondered why? We tell ourselves that people die in war; some never come back; it is what happens.
But after a single day riding with Wayland and other men and women who wear "cuts" – jean vests with patches honoring those who serve – I understand.
Those who ride seek closure for themselves and for family members who lost loved ones. But perhaps more importantly, they seek closure for the souls who took a bullet in service to country.
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As we ride across California's blistering desert, a song my mother used to sing comes to mind. Woody Guthrie wrote of ribbons of highways, sparkling sands of diamond deserts.
There are few better ways to take in American than riding a motorcycle – endless skyways, golden valleys. On almost every overpass, under many bridges, people appear out of nowhere. Sometimes there is just one person. Sometimes there are dozens. They hold signs, "Thank you, vets," "RFTW Go!," "God Bless."
As I look up at overpass after overpass in the blistering surroundings, it is this Guthrie lyric I think of: "This land was made for you and me."
Some wave the Stars and Stripes. And some stand stock still, at attention, saluting.
This is the 25th anniversary of Run for the Wall, a cross-country motorcycle ride by veterans for veterans. RFTW, as it's called, has grown to include two routes, each with about 450 motorcycles and a total of some 1,200 riders and passengers. I am on what's called the Central Route.
Along the way, we'll pick up more riders and are expected to lead something called Rolling Thunder on May 26, a trip from the Pentagon to the Vietnam Memorial Wall with some 900,000 motorcycles.
A passenger, I switch off riding with different veterans as we travel more than 3,000 miles. As I write this, I am in a truck stop having ridden on Wednesday with Wayland.
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As Wayland shares his story in a school gym where he will spend Wednesday night, he offers a tattered piece of paper with a list of 10 names and a single date. Each one was a buddy of Wayland's in Vietnam just before he shipped back to the United States. And each young man was killed when the hill Wayland helped defend was overrun by the enemy.
Wayland, father of three sons and a daughter, is silent for a moment as he stares at the paper. His mind is filled with memories of terror, bloodshed and courage.
Holding the soldier's memorial program gently between two fingers, Wayland says, "I'll lay this at the Wall when we get there."
He tells of another buddy who was killed. Wayland couldn't remember the man's name. Shaking his head, he confesses, "I blocked it out.
"Survivor's guilt times a thousand."
Wayland looks at me and remembers. He whispers, "Bob Weeden. He taught me how to shoot."
The motorcyclist speaks only for himself. But he might as well be speaking for all the riders on this mission.
War leaves some very deep wounds, wounds that we don't see. Yet as the men and women bunk down for the night, there is the salve of camaraderie, of understanding.
Perhaps that explains the quiet as grizzled men drift off to sleep.
• • •
At the crack of dawn Thursday, Wayland's unmistakable deep voice breaks the silence.
"Whiting, get up. You're the last one asleep."
I push away a dream of riding in rain, prompted by water hitting my tent several times during the night. I worry about the ride, but peer out to clear orange skies above the rising sun.
Someone laughs at my confusion, "That was a sprinkler."
As Wayland swings onto the freeway, family is nearby. His sister, Linda, and her husband ride to honor their son, a Marine. His brother, Lloyd, a Navy veteran, rides to honor those who serve.
The mass of motorcycles swings into a gas station for a pit stop. A dozen RFTW riders duck inside the station to buy drinks.
But before they can pay, a stranger steps up to the cashier and hands over a wad of $20s. "Here, this covers everything they buy."
Ours is a nation where family isn't just defined by blood.
Family also is defined by bonds.
David Whiting's next column on Run for the Wall is scheduled to appear Sunday; email@example.com


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Don't know rule 12-3 but will have to look it up. I can imagine the refs have authority to put some type of significant penalty on a team for breaking a rule repeatedly. It is not unfair to tell the refs f-u we are gonna stick with the 53 men. It's a joke to even think that.
Why don't we see it in the NFL then?
Justin Tuck was coming off the field with his helmet off during that play so he made no significant impact on the play when they called the 12 men on the field call penalty.
Vegan, Where are you trying to go with this imaginary 53 men on defense scenario?


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The committee of the organization in the year 1958
Standing from right to left: Pushteig, Shechter, Mayberger, Ettinger, Dr. Milch.
Sitting from right to left: Merker, Zerubavel (Zloczower)
of blessed memory, Weissman, and Stamler
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Sitting from right to left: Mrs. Clara Stoop, Dr. Kermish,
Professor Weiss of blessed memory, Dr. Milch, Yehuda Weissman.
Standing from right to left: Shlomo Walden, Nathan Brecher,
Menachem Ettinger, Mordechai Merker, Yehoshua Stamler of blessed memory
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This is the third in a series: The first is a thumbnail "The Californian Incident; the second is "Legal Positions for the Californian Incident.
I went to sea in 1891 as a cadet in the barque Naiad owned by Messrs. J. B. Walmsley. After obtaining my second mate's certificate of competency I served as second officer in the barque Lurlei. In February, 1901, I passed for master and three months later obtained my extra master's certificate.
I had entered the service of the West India and Pacific Steam Navigation Company in 1897. This company was bought by the Leyland Line in 1900 and I continued in their service, being appointed to command in 1906 at the age of 29.
In April, 1912, I was in command of the liner Californian, having sailed from London for Boston, U.S.A. on 5th April. On 13th April, noon latitude by observation was 43˚ 23' North: on 14th April, the noon position by observation was 42° 05' N., 47° 25' W., and course was altered to North 61˚ West (magnetic) to make due West (true). I steered this course to make longitude 51˚ West in latitude 42˚ North on account of ice reports which had been received (Exhibits A and B).
At 5 p.m. on 14th April, two observations of the sun taken by the Second Officer, Mr. H. Stone, to check the longitude were reported to me. These gave a run of 60 miles since noon, which was much ahead of Dead Reckoning. Another observation which I caused to be taken at 5.30 p.m. gave 64 miles since noon.
At 6.30 p.m. we passed three large icebergs five miles south of the ship. These I caused to be reported at 7.30 p.m. by wireless to the s.s. Antillian, the message being as follows: "6.30 p.m. apparent ship's time, latitude 42˚ 5' N., longitude 49˚ 9' W., three bergs five miles southwards of us regards Lord." A little later I was informed that a routine exchange of signals with the Titanic showed that she had also received the message sent to the Antillian. These would appear to have been the same icebergs sighted and reported by wireless during the day by the Parisian in position 41˚ 55' N., 49˚ 14' W. (Exhibit C).
At 7.30 p.m. the Chief Officer, Mr. G. F. Stewart, reported to me a latitude by Pole Star of 42˚ 5 1/2' N. This with the previous observation for longitude gave me proof that the current was setting to W.N.W. at about one knot.
At 8 p.m. I doubled the lookouts, there being a man in the crow's nest and another on the focs'le head.
At 8.5 p.m. I took charge on the bridge myself, the Third Officer, Mr. C. V. Groves, also being on duty. The weather was calm, clear and starry.
At 10.15 p.m. I observed a brightening along the western horizon. After watching this carefully for a few minutes I concluded that it was caused by ice. At 10.21 I personally rang the engine-room telegraph to full speed astern and ordered the helm hard a port. As these orders came into effect the lookout men reported ice ahead. Under the influence of the helm and propeller going astern the ship swung round to E.N.E. by compass (N.E. true).
The ship was then stopped surrounded by loose ice and from one-quarter to half-a-mile from the edge of a low ice field. As I could not see any clear place to go through I decided to remain stopped until daylight. Allowing S.89.W (true) 120 miles from my noon position, and also taking into account the latitude by Pole Star at 7.30 p.m., I calculated my position as being 42˚ 5' N., 50° 7' W.
At 10.30 p.m. as I was leaving the bridge, I pointed out to the Third Officer what I thought was a light to the eastward which he said he thought was a star.
I went down to the saloon deck and sent for the Chief Engineer. I notified him that I intended to remain stopped until daylight but he was to keep main steam handy in case we commenced to bump against the ice.
I pointed out to him the steamer I had previously seen approaching from the eastward and southward of us and about 10.55 p.m. we went to the wireless room. We met the wireless operator coming out and pointing out the other vessel to him I asked him what ships he had. He replied: "Only the Titanic." I thereupon remarked, judging from what I could see of the approaching vessel, which appeared to be a vessel of no great size and comparable with our own: "That isn't the Titanic." I told him to notify the Titanic that we were stopped and surrounded by ice in the position I had calculated, and he left at once to do so.
Later I noticed the green (starboard) light of the approaching vessel, also a few deck lights in addition to the one masthead light previously seen.
At 11.30 p.m. I noticed that the other steamer was stopped about five miles off, also that the Third Officer was morsing him. I continued watching and noticed that she didn't reply.
At 11.45 p.m. I went on to the bridge, casually noticed the other vessel, and commented to the Third Officer that she had stopped and wouldn't reply to our Morse signals. He answered in the affirmative. At ten minutes after midnight, it now being 15th April, the Second Officer came on to the saloon deck. I drew his attention to the fact that we were stopped and surrounded by ice and that I intended to remain stopped until daylight. I pointed out the other steamer to him, told him that she was stopped and that he was to watch her and let me know if we drifted any closer to her. He then went on to the bridge to relieve the Third Officer, and I went into the chart-room.
I sat there reading and smoking until 0.40 a.m. when I whistled up to the bridge through the speaking tube and asked the Second Officer if the other ship was any nearer. He replied that she was just the same and I told him to let me know if he wanted anything as I was going to lie down on the chart-room settee. I then did so, being fulIy dressed with boots on, etc., and with the electric light on. I left the watch on deck to the Second Officer with every confidence, as he was the holder of a British Board of Trade first mate's certificate of competency (foreign going) and my standing orders, which were well known to every officer, stated categorically that I was to be called at once in all cases of doubt.
At about 1.15 a.m. the Second Officer whistled down to say that the other steamer was altering her bearing to the south-west and had fired a white rocket. I asked him whether it was a company's signal and he replied that he didn't know. I thereupon instructed him to call her up, find out what ship she was, and send the apprentice, James Gibson, down to report to me.
I then lay down again in the chart room, being somewhat relieved in my mind at the news that the other ship was under way and removing herself from her earlier relatively close proximity. For some time I heard the clicking of the Morse key, and after concluding that the Second Officer had succeeded in communicating with the other ship, I fell asleep.
Between 1.30 a.m. and 4.30 a.m. I have a recollection of Gibson opening the chart room door and closing it immediately. I said: "What is it?" but he did not reply.
At 4.30 a.m. the Chief Officer called me and reported that it was breaking day and that the steamer which had fired the rocket was still to the southward. I replied: "Yes, the Second Mate said something about a rocket."
I then went on to the bridge and was for some little time undecided as to the advisability of pushing through the ice or turning round to look for a clearer passage to the south-east. However, as daylight came in I could see clear water to the west of the ice field so put the engines on stand-by at about 5.15 a.m.
About this time the Chief Officer remarked that the steamer bearing SSE from us was a four-master with a yellow funnel and asked me whether I intended going to have a look at her. When I asked him why, he replied that she might have lost her rudder. I said: "She hasn't any signals up, has she?" He replied that she had not, but that the Second Officer had said that she had fired several rockets during his watch. I told him to call the Wireless Operator and see what ship it was. He did so but fifteen or twenty minutes later came back and reported that the Titanic had struck an iceberg and was sinking. Some delay was then experienced before we received an authoritative message giving the estimated position of the disaster but about 6 a.m. the following signal from the Virginian (Exhibit D) was handed to me: "'Titanic' struck berg wants assistance urgent ship sinking passengers in boats his position lat. 41° 46', long. 50° 14', Gambell, Commander."
This position I calculated to be about S.16.W., 19 1/2 miles from our own estimated position. I immediately got under way and proceeded as quickly as possible on courses between S. and S.W., pushing through about two to three miles of field ice. A lookout man was pulled in a basket to the main truck, given a pair of binoculars and instructed to look out for the Titanic.
At 6.30 a.m. I cleared the field ice and proceeded at full speed (70 revolutions). At 7.30 a.m. approximately, we passed the Mount Temple stopped in the reported position of the disaster. As there was no sign of any wreckage I proceeded further south, shortly afterwards passing a ship having a pink funnel and two masts, bound north, which turned out to be the Almerian. A little later, I sighted a four-masted steamer to the SSE of us on the east side of the ice field, and received a verbal message from the Wireless Operator that the Carpathia was at the scene of the disaster. I steered to the south until the steamer was nearly abeam when I altered course and proceeded through the ice field at full speed, making for the other steamer. She proved to be Carpathia and I stopped alongside her at about 8.30 a.m. Messages were exchanged regarding the disaster and subsequent rescue operations.
At about 9.10 a.m. the Carpathia set course for New York and I continued the search for survivors, the ship steaming at full speed with the Second Officer and a lookout man in the crow's nest. While carrying out this search, I saw the smoke of several steamers on the horizon in different directions. We passed about six wooden lifeboats afloat, one capsized in the wreckage; with the exception of two small trunks in a collapsible boat, the others appeared to be empty.
At about 11.20 a.m. I abandoned the search and proceeded due west (true) through the ice, clearing same about 11.50 a.m. The Mount Temple was then in sight a considerable distance to the southwest of us and heading to the westward.
The noon position was 41˚ 33' N., 50˚ 09' W.; the latitude was taken under the most favourable conditions by the three officers and reported to me. I did not personally take an observation this day. From this observation I placed the wreckage in position 41˚ 33' N., 50˚ 01' W., being about S.5.E, 33 miles, from the position in which the Californian had stopped at 10.21 p.m. the previous evening.
I later called for written reports on the events of the night from the Second Officer and Apprentice (Exhibits E and F). In amplifying his report, the Second Officer stated that the rockets he saw did not appear to be distress rockets, as they did not go any higher than the other steamer's masthead light nor were any detonations heard which would have been the case under the prevailing conditions had explosive distress signals been fired by a ship so close at hand. In addition, the ship altered her bearings from S.S.E. at 0.50 a.m. to S.W.1/2.W. at 2.10 a.m.; assuming her to have been five miles from the Californian when she stopped at 11.30 p.m., the distance she must have steamed to alter her bearing by this amount I calculate to have been at least eight miles.
While on passage to Boston, wireless messages about the disaster were received from Captain Rostron of the Carpathia (Exhibit G); the American newspapers "New York American," "Boston Globe," "Boston American" and "Boston Post" (Exhibits H, I, J, and K); a passenger in the Olympic called Wick (Exhibit L); and the Leyland Line (Exhibit,. M and N).
After our arrival at Boston at 4 a.m. on 19th April, I was summoned with the Radio Officer to appear before the United States Congressional Inquiry in Washington. I gave my evidence there in accordance with the above facts. Subsequently, I never had an opportunity to read a transcript of the proceedings or findings of this Inquiry, nor was the matter referred to by those I met on subsequent visits to American ports.
After the return of the Californian to Liverpool, I reported to the Wreck Commissioner and to the Marine Superintendent of the Leyland Line, Captain Fry. While in the latter's office, Mr. Groves, the Third Officer, volunteered the opinion that the ship seen from the Californian on the night of 14th April was the Titanic. This was the first occasion I had heard him make such a statement and I duly commented to this effect to the Marine Superintendent.
I was summoned by telegram to appear before the British Court of Inquiry in London on 14th May and travelled down from Liverpool the previous evening. When I arrived in Court, Mr. Roberts, manager of the Leyland Line, introduced me to Mr. Dunlop and told me he was watching the proceedings on behalf of the owners and officers of the Californian. Apart from the questions asked by Mr. Dunlop when I was in the witness box, I had no further conversation with him nor at any time was I afforded an opportunity to discuss the proceedings with him or to suggest what navigational and other technical facts might be brought out which would verify the truth of the evidence which I had given.
Had I at any time been clearly warned––as I consider I should have been––that adverse findings in respect of the Californian were envisaged, I would have taken all possible steps during the Inquiry to call evidence to prove beyond doubt:
(a) That the "Californian" was completely stopped, with full electric navigation and deck lights burning, from 10.21 p.m. to 6 a.m. Additional evidence to prove this conclusively could have been provided by the production of the engine-room log books covering that period and by the testimony of the Chief Engineer and those engineer officers who kept watch during the night.
If the Court could have been satisfied that the Californian was indeed stopped all night, then inevitably they would have had to conclude:
(i) that the Californian must have been beyond visual range of the actual position of the disaster, for in perfect visibility no other ship's lights were seen by the two lookout men and the two officers of the watch on the Titanic either before or immediately after she struck the iceberg, nor was the Californian in sight of the survivors as day broke. Additionally, none of the green flares burnt in the Titanic's boats which were seen at extreme range from the Carpathia were seen from the Californian.
(ii) that the Californian could not have been the ship later sighted from the Titanic which led to the firing of rockets, for this ship was clearly seen to be under way; to approach from a hull-down position; to turn; and to recede.
(b) That from the navigational evidence the "Californian" must have been at least 25 miles from the position of the disaster. Additional proof could have been supplied from the engine-room log books to show how far she steamed from the time of getting underway at 6 a.m. to reaching the wreckage at 8.30; in addition, further detailed consideration should have been given to the relative movements, positions and astronomical observations of the Californian, Carpathia, Mount Temple and Almerian from before noon on the 14th to the evening of the 15th April in an endeavour to fix as accurately as possible the actual as distinct from the estimated position in which the wreckage and survivors were found. A further point to which the Court gave no consideration was the fact that the area in which the Californian lay stopped all night was covered with field ice extending as far as the eye could see; the area in which the Carpathia found the Titanic's lifeboats contained very many large icebergs.
If the Court could have been satisfied that during the night the Californian was indeed at least 25 miles from the scene of the disaster, they would have had to conclude that even if the distant rocket signals beyond the nearby ship which were apparently seen from the Californian had been correctly identified as distress signals, and news of the disaster confirmed by wireless at the earliest possible moment, it would still have been quite impossible for us to have rendered any useful service, for bearing in mind the time taken to reach the wreckage in daylight, under the most favourable conditions, we could not have reached the survivors before the Carpathia did.
Finally, I would have submitted for the court's consideration the following two important points:
(a) That had I or the Third Officer any reason to conclude that the ship seen approaching from 10.30 p.m. onwards was a passenger ship steaming towards an ice field at 21 knots, then instinctively as practical seamen either one of us would have taken immediate action to warn her that she was standing into danger.
(b) That it was perfectly reasonable for the Second Officer to decide that no emergency action was called for when a ship which had been so close to the Californian as to cause concern, and which had completely failed to respond to persistent attempts to call her up by Morse light, got under way and passed out of sight after substantially altering her bearing. This positive action was more than sufficient to nullify any previous concern which might have been created by her apparently making use of confusing rocket signals of low power reaching only to mast height, and lacking any explosive content or detonation such as was customarily associated with a distress rocket and which should have been perfectly audible in the calm conditions then obtaining.
I was also in Court on 15th May. I clearly recall that when Lord Mersey, the President, pressed Mr. Groves, the Third Officer, to express his opinion that the ship seen from the Californian was the Titanic, Lord Mersey commented that this was also his opinion––a comment which does not appear in the official record of proceedings.
I returned to Liverpool on the evening of 15th May, being due to sail in the Californian on 18th. However, after my return home I was verbally informed by the Marine Superintendent that I was to be relieved and I accordingly removed my gear from the ship.
I first read the findings of the Court of Inquiry in the press and while naturally not at all pleased at the references to myself, I was not unduly concerned as I was confident that matters would soon be put right. I immediately approached the Mercantile Marine Service Association, of which I was a member, and a letter putting my side of the case was published in the September, 1912, issue of the Association's magazine, "The Reporter" (Exhihit 0).
At a later stage, a Mr. A. M. Foweraker, of Carbis Bay, a gentleman who I never met, but who took a great interest in my case, supplied a series of detailed analyses of the evidence which were published in the "Reporter" (Exhibits P and Q) and also in the "Nautical Magazine" under the title of "A Miscarriage of Justice" (April, May and June issues, 1913).
Letters were addressed to the Board of Trade both by the M. M.S.A. and by myself (Exhibit S) requesting a rehearing of that part of the Inquiry relating to the Californian. This request was consistently refused. The M.M.S.A. also sent a letter to the Attorney General (Sir Rufus Isaacs) requesting an explanation of the comment in his closing address that "perhaps it would not be wise to speculate on the reason which prevented the Captain of the 'Californian' from coming out of the chart room" on receiving the Second Officer's message at 1.15. This obvious reflection on my sobriety I greatly resented, for it was my invariable practice to refrain from taking alcohol in any form while at sea, quite apart from the fact that no previous reference to such a possibility had been made during the course of the Inquiry. The only reply received was that Sir Rufus was on holiday and must not be troubled with correspondence.
I received a letter dated 6th August, 1912 (Exhibit R) from a Mr. Baker, who had served in the Mount Temple on her return voyage from Quebec. This appeared to indicate that she was the ship seen to approach and recede from the Titanic. Although this letter was brought to the attention of the Board of Trade (Exhibit T), no action was taken for the reasons given in the department's letters of 29th August and 4th September, 1912 (Exhibits U and V). Through Mr. Baker, I met Mr. Notley, the officer referred to in Mr. Baker's letters who had been taken out of the Mount Temple. He confirmed that he would give his evidence if called upon to do so, but could not volunteer information because of the adverse effect this might have upon his future employment––a conclusion with which I quite agreed.
I also corresponded with others whose evidence and opinion might prove of assistance to me and received letters from Captain Rostron of the Carpathia (Exhibits W and X); Mr. C. H. Lightoller (Second Officer of the Titanic) (Exhibits Y and Z); and Captain C. A. Bartlett, Marine Superintendent of the White Star Line (Exhibit AA).
Initially, I had been assured by the Liverpool Management of the Leyland Line that I would be reappointed to the Californian. However, I was later told privately by Mr. Gordon, Private Secretary to Mr. Roper (Head of the Liverpool office of the Leyland Line), that one of the London directors, a Mr. Matheson, K.C., had threatened to resign if I were permitted to remain in the company, and on August 13th I was told by the Marine Superintendent that the company could not give me another ship. I then saw Mr. Roper, who said that it was most unfortunate but the matter was out of his hands and public opinion was against me. I was therefore compelled to resign, up to which time I had been retained on full sea pay and bonus.
I continued my endeavours to obtain what I considered to be the justice due to me but without success, although I personally visited the House of Commons on 23rd October, 1912, and engaged in correspondence with the Board of Trade during 1913 (Exhibits BB, CC and DD).
Toward the end of 1912, I was approached (Exhibits EE, 1 and 2) by Mr. (later Sir) John Latta of Nitrate Producers Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (Lawther, Latta & Co.), who had apparently been approached on my behalf by a Mr. Frank Strachan, United States agent for the Leyland Line, who had throughout done everything possible to assist me. After a visit to London to meet Mr. Latta, I was offered an immediate command with the company and entered their service in February, 1913. I served at sea throughout the First World War, and as the aftermath of the Titanic Inquiry in those days was not such as to affect me personally or professionally in anyway, I decided to let the matter drop.
I continued to serve in Lawther Latta's until ill-health compelled me to retire in March, 1927. Sir John Latta's opinion of my service as a shipmaster is given in the reference I received from the Company (Exhibits FF, 1, 2 and 3).
After my retirement, I was unaware of any adverse reference to the Californian in respect of the Titanic disaster, as I have never been a filmgoer and was not attracted towards any books on the subject. Latterly, my eyesight also began to deteriorate and the amount of reading could do was consequently considerably curtailed. However, I noted some extracts from a book called "A Night to Remember" in the Liverpool evening newspaper, the "Liverpool Echo", although the brief extracts which I read––which did not contain any reference to the Californian––did not impress me.
In the early summer of 1958, however, I became aware that a film also called "A Night to Remember" apparently gave great prominence to the allegation that the Californian stood by in close proximity to the sinking Titanic. I therefore personally called on Mr. W. L. S. Harrison, General Secretary of the Mercantile Marine Service Association, of which organisation I had remained a member without a break from 1897.
Acting on my behalf, Mr. Harrison entered into correspondence with the producers of the film, the publishers of the book and later the author, asking for them to give consideration to my side of the story. However, those concerned maintained that the British Inquiry findings were authoritative and provided sufficient justification for the references to the Californian in their publications.
Being desirous of avoiding undue publicity, which owing to my present age and failing health would undoubtedly have serious effects, I am making this sworn statement as a final truthful and authoritative record of what occurred when I was in command of the Californian on the night of 14th April, 1912.
SWORN by the above-named deponent Stanley Lord at 13 Kirkway, Wallasey, in the County of Chester, on this twenty-fifth day of June, 1959, before me, Herbert M. Allen, Notary Public.
(Signed) STANLEY LORD.


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DONIPHAN-With three touchdowns, Doniphan-Trumbull running back Jordan Slough carried the Cardinals to a decisive win over North Platte St. Pat's Tuesday.
Doniphan-Trumbull (9-2) moves on to play Sutton in the state semifinals on Nov. 12. Sutton defeated Hershey 48-7 on Tuesday.
"(Slough) was one of those guys we knew we had to get stopped," said St. Pat's coach Kevin Dodson. "We had three, four guys at the line against him and he would break some tackles and get loose. He'd turn a negative play into a positive one. He's a special athlete."
Doniphan-Trumbull tried to exert their will on the Irish right away. The Cardinals opened with an onside kick and recovered at the St. Pat's 41.
Then on the first play from scrimmage, quarterback Riley Wiltfong looked deep and hit Nathaniel Armon for a touchdown.
But Armon was ruled to have gone out of bounds before making the reception, which negated the touchdown. The Irish defense held as Wiltfong threw three straight incomplete passes.
St. Pat's (10-1) appeared to go three downs and out on its opening possession. But a roughing the kicker penalty on fourth down gave the Irish new life.
St. Pat's then drove into Cardinal territory, where Sean Keenan found Mark Mayfield in the flat on the left side for a 35-yard touchdown.
Brandon Niesen missed the extra point and the Irish led 6-0 with 4:30 left in the first quarter.
But that was when Slough took over.
Doniphan-Trumbull scrapped its long bomb attack and settled into read option plays from the shotgun, between Slough and Wiltfong. Slough got the majority of the carries but Wiltfong became enough of a threat that the Irish couldn't automatically assume that Slough had the ball.
Slough carried the ball into the red zone on three long gains and on second and goal from the eight, Wiltfong carried the ball into the end zone. Armon made the extra point and with 1:06 left in the first quarter, the Cardinals had a lead they wouldn't surrender.
Both teams played to a stalemate until midway through the second quarter, when Slough received a punt from Joseph Clinch and returned it 84 yards for his first touchdown of the game.
After stopping St. Pat's again, Doniphan-Trumbull got the ball but was pinned deep in its own territory. Slough changed that with a gain of 55 yards to the Irish 30. That play led to another Cardinals score when Armon caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Wiltfong that deflected off of Creighton Buhr, the original intended receiver, with 1:21 left in the first half.
Down 21-6, St. Pat's tried to score to get within striking distance before the half. But on the last play, Keenan was intercepted by Slough near the end zone.
Doniphan-Trumbull received the kickoff to begin the second half and drove the field. But St. Pat's got a rare stop of the Cardinals when Wiltfong threw an incomplete pass on fourth down.
The Irish had similar success on their first drive of the second half. But on fourth and nine at the Doniphan-Trumbull 24, Keenan was stopped on a scramble to the left side.
That possession was the story of the night for St. Pat's. Doniphan-Trumbull was able to finish drives with Slough, but the Irish didn't have a similar effort to match that.
"We had a nice score with a pass in the flat," Dodson said. "We were moving the ball well but we couldn't do it consistently. They were a lot more physical up front than we anticipated."
The Cardinals scored again when Slough scored from 19 yards out with a little over a minute left in the fourth quarter.
From there, it was tough sledding for St. Pat's. Slough added another touchdown with eight and a half minutes left to add the exclamation point for Doniphan-Trumbull.
Considering the losses to graduation the Irish had going into this year, St. Pat's had a lot of question marks going into the 2012 season. With an undefeated regular season and another deep run into the playoffs, St. Pat's surpassed its expectations and Dodson said that shouldn't be forgotten.
"Had you told me before the season that we'd go 10-1, I would have taken it," said Dodson. "This one hurts. But you have to look at the season as a collective effort and the things we accomplished."
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SP-Mark Mayfield 34 pass from Sean Keenan (kick failed), 4:30
DT-Riley Wiltfong 8 run (Nathaniel Armon kick), 1:06
Second Quarter
DT-Jordan Slough 84 punt return (Armon kick), 6:35
DT-Armon 5 pass from Wiltfong (Armon kick), 1:21
Third Quarter
DT-Slough 19 run (Armon kick), 1:03
Fourth Quarter
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(back row, right to left) Henia Blum, Liba Golub;
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(front row seated, right to left) Chana Arelovits, Michleh Arelovits, Shorke Griz,
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On the day Arie Avigdor (the troop leader) departed
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KANSAS CITY Mo. - The Chiefs introduced longtime Packers executive John Dorsey as their new general manager Monday, turning over a team that was 2-14 to one of them men responsible for building Green Bay into a consistent winner.
Dorsey takes over for Scott Pioli, who was fired after four tumultuous seasons. The Chiefs announced the Dorsey had been hired on Saturday night, while the Packers were playing the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC playoffs.
Dorsey played for the Packers and later was a scout and director of scouting while new Chiefs coach Andy Reid was an assistant in Green Bay. Dorsey left to spend a year in Seattle, but returned to the Packers and rose to director of football operations.
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By Scott Leonard
Dec 11, 2001
|Avocado Gully is not fully formed. There appears to be a TV sized block perched at the top of the second pitch. This hazard could ice into position or...
By Bryan Gall
From: New Castle, CO
Jan 31, 2005
|Ran up Avocado on Saturday; it was in decent shape with all the warm weather. The warm probably helps the gully receive moisture. Other things in Redstone are hit and miss. Redstone Pillar: looks fat. Drool: in. False Drool: no way. Hays Creek: not happening. Crystal River Slabs: wet rock. Didn't go to Marble falls but the sun hits the window on top, so educated guess says no.... Coal Creek: crazy things are happening in Coal Creek, with a little more cold and time it could be a wonderland of thin pillars.
By D Rubingh
From: Englewood, CO
Feb 21, 2006
|Climbed Avocado Gully on 2/17/06. Description by Julian Smith on 1/8/06 pretty much sums it up: Bottom is mostly snow with a little bit of ice, second pitch is thin at the top (crampons skating on rock out to the right) and third pitch is fat.
By Meredith DB
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 26, 2007
rating: WI3 M1
|Excellent moderate route. After climbing, you may want to soak in the hot springs on the river just across the road. Look for the small rock walls that define the warm pools.
By Chris Plesko
From: Westminster, CO
Jan 29, 2011
|We got down with a single 60m. It involved a short downclimb mostly on snow on the top rap. The 2nd rap just makes it on stretch. Be careful and tie knots in the end of the ropes.
By coop Best
From: Glenwood Springs, CO
Jan 31, 2011
|70m works great with no downclimbing.
By funkyicemonkey
From: Colorado
Feb 21, 2012
|WI3? Really, not in thin conditions. Be cautious, this is no Spiral Staircase.
By Ryan N
From: Bellingham, WA
Oct 13, 2012
|The pullout is pretty obvious on the left at almost 10 miles from Carbondale. Look for a well packed trail on the right. Approach is about 3 min long. First "pitch" can be soloed but watch for thin mixed at top. The route is pretty obvious, but don't take the WI3 rating as easy. I've seen it in pretty lean conditions and goes in at a solid WI4. It's also in a gully, so it gets little sun and is quite cold.
By Bill Mustard
From: Silt, Colorado
Dec 30, 2013
|Anybody know the conditions for this year? Seems like it should be decent.


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Interfaced with your GPS, the Spectrum can also display date, time, position, speed over ground, and course over ground. The unit is guaranteed fully submersible, so it should easily withstand rain, saltwater spray, and other punishments typical of the marine environment. It comes programmed with every available U.S., Canadian, and international marine channel plus all 10 NOAA weather channels. The Spectrum features dedicated keys for channels 16/9, NOAA weather, and two channels you can program, so you'll rarely need to press more than one or two buttons to get where you want to go. And the Spectrum comes with bells and whistles--literally. Its newest feature is a 20-watt built-in loudhailer that includes software for a horn, siren, aground and yelp signals, and bells. Optional auxiliary speakers--including bullhorn-style--are available to help make the most of the loudhailer. Additional options include a CV240 voice scrambler and flush-mount brackets to simplify installation on a flat console. The Spectrum's suggested list price is $585.
ICOM's IC-M502 VHF with DSC comes with many similar features and also has been designed with the realities of life on the water in mind. In addition to being submersible, the IC-M502 features large buttons and dials that make it easy to use even if the seas have kicked up, and the DSC distress button is protected from accidental activation with a flip-up, hinged cover. The radio's memory capacity allows for the storage of 40 DSC distress ID numbers as well as 40 incoming messages. For private communications ICOM offers optional UT-98 or UT-112 voice scramblers. The IC-M502 has a suggested list price of $495.
Standard Horizon's Spectrum and ICOM's IC-M502 both feature optional remote control units that, in effect, provide a second communications station. ICOM's COMMANDMIC remote comes with a 19.8-foot cable with a connection outlet that can be flush-mounted at a lower helm, for example, or in a galley or stateroom. Available in black or white (like the IC-M502), the handheld mic lets you control all functions on the IC-M502 except for DSC. It also can function as an intercom with the main unit. The COMMANDMIC has a suggested list price of $164.50.
You can remotely control Standard Horizon's Spectrum with the optional Remote Access Microphone (RAM). Like ICOM's COMMANDMIC, the RAM does not control DSC capabilities. Nor does it access the Spectrum's loudhailer feature. But all other VHF functions plus intercom capability are at your fingertips wherever you decide to install the waterproof RAM. It has a suggested list price of $125.
Both Standard Horizon and ICOM back their radios with three-year "waterproof" warranties that include guarantees against water damage.
The days when a marine VHF may have seemed like little more than a high-performance CB are past. Not many years ago the combination of features now available in a single unit were hardly conceivable. Now these innovations are having a real impact. When you upgrade your helm to include a DSC-capable VHF, you're not simply adding a clever gadget. The practical convenience DSC provides can enhance every day you spend on the water. And you can't put a value on the added security it gives.
For details on DSC VHFs from Datamarine, Furuno, Raytheon, and Simrad, refer to our January 2001 issue.
ICOM Phone: (425) 454-8155. Fax: (425) 454-1509. www.icomamerica.com.
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Puppy stolen from Ore. Humane Society minutes before adoption
PORTLAND, Ore. - Someone stole a three-month-old puppy from the Oregon Humane Society on Saturday.
The Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix named "John" was taken from a locked kennel at around 4:30 p.m., just minutes before he was about to go home with the family that adopted him, according to David Lytle with OHS.
"They were just heartbroken," said Lytle. "This is the holidays. They were looking forward to bringing a new member of the family home, and something like this happens."
The family was at the humane society filling out the adoption paperwork when they were told their new puppy was missing.
OHS is offering a $500 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case.
"We're hoping that we can find the puppy and reunite him with the family who wanted to adopt him," said OHS Executive Director Sharon Harmon. "It's heartbreaking to see something like this happen. The puppy was ready to go to his new home."
Lytle said they are looking for a person of interest. He's described as a white man in his early 40s who is about 5'6'' tall with a thin build, light brown hair and a mustache.
"He was showing a lot of interest in this puppy," said Lytle. "We're trying to go through videotape to see if we can find a picture of him, which we don't have yet."
All staff members have keys to the lock on the kennel door.
"A determined thief can break into almost anything they want to break into," said Lytle. "It's not a bank vault here."
The family told KATU News they hope someone will see the puppy and come forward.
"Unfortunately, we think this person was motivated by drug money," said Lytle. "It might be for sale on a street corner in Portland right now somewhere."


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I have my dr appt tomorrow to find out of what I have going on is lupus. I am so tired of being told "I don't know what's wrong with you." by drs. Having friends and family doubt me and make comments about me being a hypochondriac. First my history: 27 female. Strict vegetarian the past 7 years. Barely any carbs and no sugar the past year. Would run/ jog three hours every day. Lots of yoga. Overall very healthy. Back in July I had the birth control implant nexplanon. One week later I started bleeding profusely until it was removed dec 6th. My health pretty much went downhill from July on. I was sick every day from July 8th until currently. Picking up every cold my kids brought home. I started noticing bruises and cuts that weren't healing. And crazy mood swings. I gained 15 lbs in 2 months. Developed food allergies
To sugar, flour, and gluten. So I changed my diet to raw vegan. Seemed things were looking up as far as my energy level. Two weeks ago I noticed I was extremely lethargic. My hair has fallen out, id say sbout half. And it is so brittle, and tons of grey hair!? I would wake up with my son, bath and feed him, and spend the rest of the day on the couch or floor falling asleep. No matter how much sleep I got I was always exhausted. Then two days ago, my hands developed this aweful rash. It looks like burns. And the first time I washed my hands my skin literally started tearing in front of me. By the second day my hands were swollen 3 times the regular size covered in this weird rash. Whenever I would touch water it felt as if someone had cut my hands tiny little slits with a razor blade, then soaked in lemon juice, then lit on fire. It was the most horrible pain. My energy level continued to decrease. Even more hair loss. My joints were so swollen and sore, and my muscles were twitching non stop. Went to the ER because the pain was too much, and the dr gave me prednisone and said it was just an allergic reaction. When the swelling went down, my knuckles had these weird big almost fatty bumps on them that we're splitting constantly. My moods har gotten worse. My arms and hands burn and are extremely dry almost like a crocodile type feel. I don't drink caffeine. And drink a ton of water. And everything looks so dehydrated. Please help because I'm going crazy


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Twins turning double plays aplenty early on
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Manager Ron Gardenhire liked what he saw from his defense against the Rays on Tuesday, but he said it all unraveled in one bad inning in the Twins' 8-5 loss at Hammond Stadium.
The Twins turned three double plays, a day after turning five against the Cardinals in Jupiter, to give them eight in 13 innings.
"We had a bunch of them," Gardenhire said. "We turned a lot of really nice ones. [Pedro] Florimon turned a nice one deep in the hole, getting it to Jamey [Carroll] there."
But it was all for naught, as reliever Tim Wood struggled in the eighth inning by giving up five runs and allowing two stolen bases. Gardenhire, though, said he still has faith in Wood -- who is competing for a spot in the bullpen -- but that he just needs to work on holding runners.
"We had really seven good innings of baseball, and then Woody came in and ran into some problems," Gardenhire said. "He had a rough day today, but he'll bounce back. We'll put him back out there again in a couple days. But as we told him already, he needs to handle the running game."
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Engaging Grilli fitting in with relief corps
ARLINGTON -- Jason Grilli is by no means an introvert. The Angels' new reliever isn't shy about expressing himself.
"I'm a vocal person," said Grilli, a 37-year-old right-hander working for his seventh club in 12 Major League seasons. "I try to add some flavor -- without being annoying."
A setup man and middle reliever before emerging as the Pirates' closer with 33 saves last year, Grilli came to the Angels in exchange for Ernesto Frieri on June 27. He has yielded one unearned run in six innings, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out six.
"My whole thing is getting to know the guys as quick as possible," Grilli said. "They've made me feel like I belong. Guys are flipping up good stuff, pulling on the rope in a good direction. The second half is always what it's about. If there's any time to gain momentum, this is it."
Grilli, 1-3 with 11 saves and a 3.76 ERA overall this season, looks around a clubhouse featuring superstars, stars and quality role players and clearly embraces its immediate possibilities.
"I see this team's built for a championship run -- and the belief here has been nothing but that," Grilli said. "To be able to see the guys hanging out, enjoying each other's company, that's always a good thing."
Grilli, with 413 career appearances, knows that every out is important when you work out of the bullpen -- especially as the long grind of a season heads down the stretch.
"Guys here want to do whatever it takes," he said. "Every role is important. The eighth inning can be more important than the ninth, the way the lineup turns up."
Kevin Jepsen, who turns 30 on July 26, is the senior member of the bullpen in service time. He became a full-time reliever in 2009 Angels in a dynamic bullpen featuring Scot Shields, Francisco Rodriguez and Darren Oliver.
"Jason's a really good guy," Jepsen said. "He's fit in very well, very quickly. You always want good chemistry in your bullpen, and that's what we're building here."
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Didn't you question the validity of someone's comments in another thread because they didn't like KEF LS50's and preferred other models? I think you just stopped short of calling them a troll. I do agree that taste and voicing of product is often overlooked in these debates. Reading back through all the Alacrity Audio comments and disparaging remarks about the price of the tweeter, I'd suggest people don't always know the price of parts in a product but what does it matter if they perform well at their price point? When I worked for a well known Hi-Fi Chain back in the early 2000's I remember a customer needed a replacement tweeter for his KEF Reference 104/2's, the cost to us was £12. Yes that's £12 that we were charged by KEF let alone any mark up they may have put on it. The manager charged him £80 purely because he didn't want the guy to feel as though he'd been totally ripped off! We don't know the price of components in many things we own but that's probably a good thing.
Ajani - from memory, you're the only one who seems to acknowledge 'personal preference' or 'taste' when it comes to products/sound. With many others it's basically a case of 'this product is the way it is, all others are wrong', with no mention of personal taste when it comes to sound. Applauded.
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For Ruby's dress, I choose the maxi length, a flutter sleeve, a shirred waist, and inset pockets. She is on the robust side, so I cut the 3T size in the 2T length, and the fit is just perfect. The Signature Dress comes in sizes 12 months to 12 years(!), so I know I'll be using this pattern for a long time to come.
This is the first long dress in Ruby's wardrobe, and she really loves it - apparently anything in this length qualifies as a "princess dress." At first I was a little apprehensive about sewing a maxi dress for a two year old who spends 75% of her waking hours falling down, but she ran around in the dress all day yesterday and it didn't cause any problems. Hooray!
She especially loves those pockets - especially when I stuff them with a few jelly beans as a photo bribe (not that they work particularly well ... do you notice a theme of back turned, head down shots in this post? I really need to find a more cooperative model).


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Marywood Professor to Give Free Seminar on Eating Disorders
Published on Mon, February 25, 2013
Marywood will host "Weighing the Facts: Promoting Awareness, Knowledge, and Understanding of Eating Disorders" on Wednesday, February 27, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Latour Room, Nazareth Student Center. Admission is free.
Tracie Pasold, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling, will discuss eating disorders, including signs and symptoms, causes, treatment and tips for helping friends and loved ones who might be suffering from an eating disorder. Dr. Pasold's educational seminar is taking place in conjunction with National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
"Acquiring knowledge about eating disorders is extremely important," Dr. Pasold said. "Most people don't realize that having an eating disorder is a psychiatric illness, and help is available. Eating disorders are becoming more of a prominent public health issue, and the public needs to be educated about it."
According to Dr. Pasold, one out of ten Americans either suffered or has known someone who has suffered from an eating disorder.


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This document is intended to provide a brief rationale as to each of the measures that are measured under Target: Heart Failure for each of the three key categories: (1) Medication Optimization, (2) Early Follow-up Care Coordination, and (3) Enhanced Patient Education. To qualify for the Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll, hospitals must demonstrate 50% or greater compliance on the following measures within those key areas for at least one calendar quarter.
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Heart failure patients are at high risk for early rehospitalization. This risk may vary by patients. Clinical risk tools may help to stratify this risk, such as the Center for Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) online readmission risk calculator for heart failure. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the CORE risk calculator.
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Studies have found that one of the most effective means of reducing readmission rates for heart failure patients is to employ early follow up practices with the patient. The Target: Heart Failure Follow Up Fact Sheet provides information on the new Telephone Follow Up form and addresses the importance of this quality improvement tool.
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The Get With The Guidelines/Target: Heart Failure Enhanced Heart Failure Patient Education Prior to Hospital Discharge fact sheet was developed to explain the importance of patient education and the rationale for why specific information is important to obtain. Patient education is a critical success factor in helping patients manage their heart failure. By ensuring that your hospital has set goals surrounding patient education and has a clear understanding of what information is most important to convey to patients, you can help improve the overall quality of life with those affected by heart failure. This fact sheet is an effective tool in helping your hospital make patient education a priority.