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Re: My Husband and Cholangiocarcinoma - Part 2
It's with a sad and heavy heart that I post this today. Home Health care came to the house on Friday and after 5 minutes with Tom, they stated that he needed Hospice and called in the hospice team.
Within the hour, hospice was here. He is having increasing apnea spells and sleeping more and more. The last time he ate anything was Thursday when he came home for the hospital, a small bowl of breakfast cereal. Since then he has only drank water or juice mostly. On Friday he drank 1/2 of a boost and drank the other 1/2 on Saturday.
When I asked the Hospice nurse (after she had assessed him), how much time she thought he had left. Her response was "If you walked into that room, would you be surprised if he was not breathing? My answer was No. She then stated "I am not God, but with what I'm seeing now, I would say that he has hours or days, but not weeks." She has done hospice for about 30 years.
My son and daughter in law drove here from Tomah on Wednesday and spent the night. My Daugher and son in law and 3 grandchilldren will get here later this afternoon. All three of Tom's kids have spent a lot of hours with him. His son is still in denial and does not believe that his father will pass on - no matter how many different ways I tell him that his life here on earth will soon be gone.
My daughter Brianne has been here by my side since she learned that 'her dad' is on Hospice. She is a stay at home mom and has little Tommy with her. He certainly delights me and helps "Ama" with my sadness. Brianne babysits other children at home and will have to go home on Monday after I'm done with work. That will be hard for her to do if Tom is still here with us. She wants to be here with her dad when he passes.
Tom's daughter Holly spent Friday looking after him while I worked, but at the end of the day, she said "I don't know if I can stay, it's creepy and morbid and I can't deal with it. She and her husband had been planning to spend the weekend and get the Christms trees up. After she left Tom kept asking where Holly and Derek were and was confused as to why they were not here. I explained that she was having a hard time dealing with everything and that we would get the trees up over the week. Later in the day, the did show up along with two of the older grandkids. Tom's son and grandson and nephew came later in the day and spent about an hour with him then left. Tom's daughter Kim also came and was here for quite some time.
My grand daughter Courtney who is a CNA was at the hospital for hours when he was inpatient, and also has been here with her Papa for both Friday evening and all day Saturday until she had to leave for work.
At one point Tom's daughter said to me, I think there are too many people here - I told her that this was my home and I want everyone here for moral support for ME. She thought that everyone was being too noisy and it was distribing Tom so I said OK, I'll close the french doors, then just asked everyone to lower their voices.
I did also call his best friend Dennis and told him what condition Tom was in - he is going to do the eulogy (sp?) at his furneral service. Whe he and his wife showed up, only Briane, Little Tommy and I were here, everyone else had left to go home. When he came in and gave me a big hug, he started crying and I told him no crying cause he was going to make me cry! He said he has never cried so much since he got my call. He's started writing what he wants to say for the eulogy and as writes it he cries so he writes notes to himself on the parts that he knows he will start tearing up (BIG BREATH!) He asked for some things with humor that he could add so I gave him a few stories that he will add. I aske him to let his Mom and Dad know cause Tom and I are also very close with them. Deacon Vincent, Dennis's brother will be doing the funeral service.
I am getting physically exhausted and have a kidney stone that is starting to move so I also have intense pain and really should be getting medical attention for myself, but I refuse to leave his side. I will be here at home working on Monday and Tuesday but I am just moments away and can Instance Message my Supervisor if I need to leave my desk to be with him. Both of my work Supervisors have been wonderful during the past three years and 8 months. If Tom declines more between today and tomorrow I may just call in and take Mon, Tues and Wed off for FMLA. Right now each day is an "Let's play it by ear" until we have more information on his condition.
I am so sorry for the long post but it helps me wrting this all down and I know that each of my CC family will understand. Please continue with prayers for Tom, but this time I'm asking for prayers for him to have a swift, safe and pain free journey to his life everlasting phase.
I love each and everyone of you (past and present) who have supported both Tom and I along with our journey with Cholangiocarcinoma.
Love and Hugs and a great big THANK YOU to everyone!
Margaret and Tom


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So... that portable Mega Drive thing that I got the other day and I commented the build quality sucked?
Mommy dropped it on the table a few days back, and the speakers stopped working, and neither did the TV out work.
I took the thing apart but didn't see any problems. Luckily WZ was still attracted to it though he kept wanting the TV Out which I couldn't give him.
Then this morning WZ dropped the thing onto the floor while playing. And the sound came back... I haven't tried the TV Out yet but I think it should work too.
Damn.... this thing sucks doesn't it?
While all Windows Mobile phones which we got over here in Malaysia has Live Messenger installed, some obtained through... alternative channels might not have it. And it was never available for download from MS due to some issue, but... NOT ANYMORE!
If for some reason your Windows Mobile phone never came with Windows Live Messenger, now you can get that and MORE from http://wl.windowsmobile.com
Do it now if you're a heavy Live Messenger user.
WZ is finally able to say PEE PEE when it's time to piss instead of just letting go when he needs to for the past few days, so I say he should be fine.
There was this Windows Mobile Experience Tour that was happening in Low Yat plaza throughout the weekend so I decided to check it out
They erected a simple stage in the foyer area. Which also held several booths comprising of the various Windows Mobile device manufacturers. The manufacturers who you expected to be there were all there, HTC, Samsung and Sony. What I wasn't expecting to see was a HP booth.
I thought they had given up on Windows Mobile powered devices already, but they brought along the iPaq Data Messenger (which has a sliding keyboard and costs LESS than 2000) as well as the iPaq Voice Messenger which is a Windows Mobile Standard phone (non touchscreen).
Another surprise for me was seeing Motorola there pushing the Motorola A3100. Which after seeing the specs it would seem that like Netbooks, Windows Mobile professional devices seem to have established some entry level specifications which are
Anything lower (ie, without 3G or GPS) would be meant for users who want the capabilities of a Windows Mobile phone but uses it more as a PIM with phone capabilities instead of a smart phone. For those people I would say just get a Windows Mobile Standard device instead of a Professional then.
The main point of interest of the event is of course, the Windows Mobile Roadshow container.
Inside the container are demo units of the various WM devices so people can have some hands on experience trying out all the devices from the various manufacturers. They also have screens that show off the various capabilities of WM devices which most people forget to mention. For example, we can search through our SMS messages by simply typing our search keyword, no need to initiate a search function or thumb through messages. But I do wonder about one thing though.
Can't exactly fit a big crowd into the thing, The walkway seems to be about oh... 3 people wide? Other than having devices for you to fondle with in the container, the containers are manned by Windows Mobile enthusiasts who can help answer questions regarding the Windows Mobile devices which you might have. I cornered one and asked him the million dollar question "Why a Windows Mobile device and not an iPhone?" The guy gave a very politically correct answer, talked about the enterprise support on WM devices, communications support, etc. etc. He gave some good responses, but I wonder why no direct hits on the iPhone was performed. Such as you can't use the iPhone as a modem unless the telco allowed it, lower screen resolution compared to the high end WM devices, lower end camera (though I wouldnt call camera on phones a feature), etc. etc.
Then he got it wrong when he mentioned that iPhones are meant for Macs and Windows users can't use it fully for example they can't sync their information to Outlook without a 3rd party program. Hmmmm.... I'm pretty sure Windows iPhone users can at least sync the information to iTunes so you can't say Windows users can't sync information.
When pressed about playing videos on the WM devices the guy gave a politically correct answer again, saying that videos can be played using the onboard Windows Media Player. Only problem is that people who really use WM devices will probably tell you that they NEVER use WMP for watching videos. The typical app which WM users use to watch video is CorePlayer, which is so capable on higher spec'ed WM phones that it can play most videos without having to reencode them. The guy also made a mistake when I asked him how do I get video files onto the device he mentioned that files on the internet were already in Windows Media Format. The correct answer would have been to either use Windows Media Player to sync and transcode the files to the device or another 3rd Party conversion tool.
He did get one thing right though, he mentioned that most users would Jailbreak their iPhones in order to run certain apps which are unsanctioned by Apple App Store guide lines, which effectively terminates your warranty. Whereas there's no such limitation on the Windows Mobile platform (at least not here in Malaysia since we don't have that many Telco sponsored devices)
Outside the container they had some promo info
So the first 500 people to buy WM phones during the event gets a free key to one of 5 SPB programs, and there's that little closet on the right hand set which people go in and grab discount vouchers I guess.
They were also having a Bubble Breaker Challenge...
Bubble Breaker? That's like the Minesweeper of Windows Mobile, I wonder why of all things they picked THIS to be the games challenge, I guess they couldn't get the rights to use Guitar Hero 3 Mobile?
Then as I was about to leave since WZ was getting close to his bed time and got ready to throw a tantrum some guests showed up.
As I was repeating WTF WTF in my head the MC mentions why they are here, the staff will take a picture of you with them using a Windows Mobile phone and then mail the photo to you. While that was an interesting idea, I can't help but wonder how that helps selling Windows Mobile devices on the day itself, since the customer can't get the photo right after it's taken and if he feel's that he likes the performance of the WM device once he gets the photo the event might already be over (it only runs till tomorrow).
Anyway since WZ was enthusiatically screaming Chun Li, Chun Li I took him over to pose for a picture, it was taken with an Omnia and I'm still waiting for the pic to get back to me.
Of course since this is an event there are definetly some special offers, and since I'm too lazy to type out the offer information.
Remember you can click on it to get a larger more readable version.
They say that Malaysia is the 1st stop on the South East Asia Windows Mobile Experience tour. Wonder where else they might be going off to, and I hope the people will be more well equipped to answer the #1 question. "Why Windows Mobile and not an iPhone?"
The culprit this time is this Mirror Screen guard for my Diamond, I totally forgot about the consequences before clicking the buy button.
Guess we'll find out when I get the thing in about 2 weeks.
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text: STYLE: High-Visibility: Style.Pages 3X Olympian Triathlete Hunter Kemper To Wear Rudy Project at His Fourth Olympic Games By Deirdre Carroll Tuesday, July 31, 2012 3:05 PM Additional Olympics Coverage Oakley's 2012 Olympic Presence Reflects Achievement, Art and Passion Among Athletes Maui Jim's Sailing Ambassadors, Belcher and Page, Win 2012 Olympic Gold Medal Olympic Competitors Sport Maui Jim's PolarizedPlus Technology Highmark Advertisements Promote Its Health Insurance Coverage to U.S. Olympic Team Oakley Hosts Olympic Welcome Party Oakley Flexes Brand Power Muscle at Olympics Summer Olympics 2012 Hits London and Vision Monday LONDON— Hunter Kemper will represent the U.S. and Rudy Project at the 2012 Summer Olympics on August 7 when more than 50 men will compete for the Olympic gold in the men's triathlon event by swimming 1,500 meters, biking 40 kilometers and running 10,000 meters. Attending the 2012 Olympic Summer Games this summer is not just another notch – make that four notches – on U.S. triathlete Kemper's belt. In the past six years, Kemper has endured a sacroiliac joint injury, suffered a sport hernia, broke his collarbone and in October 2011, while riding 30 miles per hour on his bike at the USA Triathlon Elite Race Series event, he was intercepted by another competitor who was running through transition. The crash fractured Kemper's elbow, requiring more than a dozen screws, five operations and six weeks of laying very low to treat a consequent staph infection. In an interview after qualifying for the U.S. Men's Olympic Triathlon Team this past May, Timothy Carlson asked Kemper if he can make this year's podium in London and he replied, "I keep trying to get there… I've come a long way since February when I had an IV drip in my arm." This relentless 36-year-old has placed 17th, 9th, and 7th in his first three Olympics and is hoping to take his shot at Gold next week to become the world's best triathlete while wearing Rudy Project sunglasses and helmet. "I'm excited to have the support of Rudy Project as I go for a medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games," said Kemper. "Rudy Project's helmet and eyewear line is the best in the business and truly allows me to be at the top of my game on race day. My favorite Rudy sunglasses would have to be the Noyz; although I must admit, it's hard to choose just one with more than 30 glasses to choose." Whether Kemper podiums or not, Rudy Project is honored to be his official helmet and eyewear sponsor through 2016. "I'm thrilled about our new long term partnership with Hunter," added Chris Lupo, director of sports marketing at Rudy Project North America. "He's an incredible ambassador to the sport of triathlon and to the United States. I know how proud he is to represent both, and Rudy Project is equally as proud to partner with him as he prepares to compete in his fourth Olympics." Learn more at www.rudyprojectusa.com.


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And wed like to make that question mark as big as possible in the headline please.
According to a poster on TigerDroppings.com, one who had previously posted insider information which later turned out to be accurate, the image you see above will be one of the new logos for the New Orleans Pelicans (née Hornets).
In a later post the user further explains that the primary logo will be the same as the one shown on the cap but with NEW ORLEANS across the top in white with a small red fleur-de-lis and PELICANS in white with a red background rounded at the bottom.
A possibly leaked New Orleans Pelicans logo
This information and the design matches what was eventually reported weeks later that the colour scheme would be blue, gold, and red.
I really hate to post this without anymore information, but I thought that Id at least make you aware of it. We have seen hundreds of Pelicans fan concepts over on our message boards and on various online contests but this is the only one claiming to be a leak that we cant trace back to someone posting their concept. Having said that, if youve seen this as a concept anywhere, please point us in that direction so we can correct this story as soon as possible.
Whatever it is, well find out tomorrow when the New Orleans Hornets are expected to announce their new name and unveil the new logos and uniforms at 4pm ET.


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Good Monday all,
Falling temperatures around the Northeast are starting to take a toll on hundreds of thousands of people who are still at the mercy of the elements. Highs today in major metro cities will range in the mid to upper 40's, while lows are now nearing the freezing mark. In some places, that's nearly 15 degrees colder than last week in the aftermath of the storm.
We are also continuing to monitor the potential for a nor'easter along the shores of areas hit hard during Sandy. A developing storm over the Southeast is forecast to track up the eastern seaboard starting Tuesday and could batter New England sometime between Wednesday and Thursday.
At this juncture, the storm is forecast to bring heavy rains, gusty winds and rough storm surge to parts of the region. These can all wreak havoc on clean-up, recovery and power restoration during the middle of this week.
The storm is also forecast to bring heavy snowfall, but that looks to remain mostly over the higher elevations of New England.
Editor's note: CNN International meteorologist Pedram Javaheri is in studio today filling in for Morning Express with Robin Meade meteorologist Bob Van Dillen.


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Pilots flying in reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) monitoring airspace will soon find themselves becoming familiar with another new compliance standard, as well as a new acronym, AGHME. This stands for Aircraft Geometric Height Measurement Element, and Nov. 18, 2012, is the final day to demonstrate compliance with a revised FAA rule on RVSM.
According to an NBAA story from the July/August Business Aviation Insider, the revision evolved after numerous incidents in which aircraft were found out of compliance with current RVSM standards. The new requirement means operators flying within RVSM airspace must be able to verify and record height-measurement details every two years or within 1,000 flight-hour intervals. The rule requires at least two airplanes for each type a flight department operates, or each specific aircraft with a single type.
Operators have a choice of three different methods of demonstrating compliance. One involves carrying a GPS monitoring unit onboard the aircraft during normal flight operations. Another requires mode S-equipped aircraft to overfly specific AGHME positions in North America, where actual altitudes can be measured and discrepancies noted. European flying offers operators a chance to use any of three GPS-based monitoring units (GMUs) in the region to verify altitudes.
Dick Siano (not verified)
July 31, 2012 - 9:26pm
The explanation of the acronym "AGHME" in the above story is not accurate. It is not "Aircraft Ground Height Monitoring Equipment" but instead it is "Aircraft Geometric Height Monitoring Element". See:
Sorry, but I am on a tear about the use of acronyms in training and communication documents. The use of acronyms is not standardized or regulated. Please minimize the use of acronyms in your stories. They might as well be written in Chinese characters as most people do not know what they represent.
Dick Siano
Klaus Kuehl (not verified)
July 31, 2012 - 9:28pm
I'm wondering what will happen with ferry flights done by freelance pilots. There is no real "operator" for the aircraft need to be flown to another part of the world.
Robert W. Hutto (not verified)
February 12, 2013 - 6:56am
We operate in China. I flew the aircraft to the US in September for a heavy maintenance check in Mesa, AZ. Phoenix has an HMU to measure height yes? No, out of service - we only discovered that a few days before picking the aircraft up on the 15th of December. Universal handled our flight and they didn't even know about the unit in Phoenix being out of service. Frantic phone calls to fly over the one in Seattle - the FAA informed me that ALL of the Height Monitoring Units in the United States were out of service. My DOM called a lady at the FAA and discussed the situation with her - there is one in Japan!! Great, off course from Sapporo to Macau but we diverted and flew over it. I asked if we needed prior arrangements - no. Flew over it and just yesterday found out that you have to schedule the flight in advance in Japan. Now I am looking at the February deadline and trying to figure out what to do next. Does anybody have any ideas?
Robert W. Hutto (not verified)
February 12, 2013 - 7:04am
See comment above.


text: I started going to the chiropractor for lower back pain and sciatica that was killing me. I knew my mattress was in bad shape. I had the box spring for way over 10 years and the top mattress for about 7. I decided to buy a new mattress set. It has made all the difference in the world. I bought a firm set to support, not only my spine, but my weight also. I am overweight. The reason I am relating this information is that possibly if you are suffering from lower back pain, it might be because of your mattress not supporting you properly. I have cancelled my chiropractic appointments because my back doesn't hurt anymore. In the long run, the mattress will pay for itself because I won't be paying the chiropractor every week for adjustments.


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'Game of Thrones' and James Brown Mix for Funky Mashup [Video]
We love when this happens: Two of our favorites things. In one place.
Check out DJ Rozroz's mash-up featuring the theme song from 'Game of Thrones' mixed into James Brown's 1966 hit 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World.'
The orchestral swells from the TV theme mesh perfectly with the soulful strains of Brown's classic song. The result is way cooler than this 'Game of Thrones' mix. But we still prefer watching Brown do stuff like this.
The only downside: It doesn't even make it to two minutes. Blame Westeros for that, not the Godfather of Soul. Check it out above.


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Cash, credit and income are key to becoming a homeowner again after a foreclosure, short sale or deed surrendered under threat of foreclosure.
Figures from DataQuick and CoreLogic show that more than 33,000 Orange County households now potentially could qualify for a Federal Housing Administration loan because it's been three years since their short sale or foreclosure.
But local observers say the number of potential "boomerang buyers" who have repaired their cash and credit still is low.
It can take years to rebuild your credit and save for a down payment. Aspiring homebuyers need to start the process early.
Orange County credit counselor Natalie Lohrenz and others offered this advice:
•Pay your bills: If you're behind on credit card bills, car payments or other debts, get accounts up to date as soon as possible and keep paying your bills on time.
Bad credit is like a teaspoon of salt in a glass of water, Lohrenz said. If you keep adding clean water little by little, over time, that water will be drinkable again.
"The more positive things you add after (a foreclosure or short sale), the less it's going to weigh on your credit," she said.
•Save for a down payment: Because it's tougher to get a home loan now, a down payment is required. The bigger your down payment, the shorter your waiting period for loan qualification.
Be creative, Lohrenz said. Move in with family or friends and put that rent check into savings. Or take in a room-mate to help pay the rent.
People who put household possessions in mini-storage units need to sell those belongings – both to get a little more cash and to eliminate monthly storage costs.
Another option: Consider part-time work or moonlighting on the side, taking care not to fall prey to work-at-home scams.
•Be realistic: Decide if owning a home is a realistic goal, especially in Orange County, which has Southern California's highest median home price. In January, the median home price – or the price at the midpoint of all sales – was $460,000 in the county.
If you're determined to buy, scale back your plans and make sure to buy something you can afford. Don't borrow the maximum amount lenders will consider giving you.
"A lot of people bought more home than they could afford," Lohrenz said. "Buy something that's (financially) comfortable."
•Take a class: The Consumer Credit Counseling Service offers "Homebuyers Orientation 101," a free 2 ½-hour workshop for people who are just beginning the process and still need to pay down debts, fix their credit and save for a down payment.
Classes are offered in Santa Ana, Irvine and throughout Orange County. The next course is planned for 9 a.m. March 16 at the Rancho Senior Center in Irvine. For more information call 714-547-2227 or visit cccsoc.org.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his fellow central bankers surprised some observers and the markets by sticking with monetary policy already in place. The decision to maintain $85 billion in monthly bond purchases "makes policy a little easier," Bernanke says. He had given the markets something of a head fake four months ago when he implied that the Fed could begin to wind down its bond purchases, known as "quantitative easing," this year.
An increase of a percentage point in mortgage interest rates followed the earlier Bernanke comments, which he acknowledged as a "concern" at the news conference.
It wasn't a very good year
Bernanke defended against the suggestion the markets were surprised by the Fed's decision not to cut back on bond purchases, telling one reporter, "I don't recall stating that we would do any particular thing at this meeting." Bernanke said the Fed would "do what's right for the economy."
The Fed requires "substantial improvement" in the job market before beginning to reduce this third round of quantitative easing, also known as QE3. Bernanke said there is no fixed schedule for reducing bond purchases. That leaves the chance that the "taper" could still happen this year.
Bernanke said that there has been "significant" improvement in unemployment. The unemployment rate has declined nearly 1 percentage point since the beginning of the asset purchase program, valued at about $1 trillion so far.
Stormy weather for the economy
Bernanke said a number of issues worry the Fed:
- Persistent unemployment.
- The slow recovery in the housing market.
- The threat of a government shutdown.
- The fight over the debt limit.
In releasing updated economic projections, the Federal Open Market Committee peeked into 2016. The Fed now sees unemployment going as low as 7.1 percent this year. It was 7.3 percent in August. The updated projection calls for the jobless rate to fall as low as 5.4 percent in 2016. Most FOMC members continue to see an increase in the benchmark federal funds rate no earlier than 2015.
He did it his way
Asked if he had any regrets about the Fed's handling of the financial crisis that began five years ago, Bernanke said, "Like Frank Sinatra said, I have many regrets." But he said much progress has been made in financial reform, including passage of the landmark Dodd-Frank reform law and efforts to require large banks hold more capital.
I get along without you very well
Bernanke had nothing new to say about the future leadership of the Fed. Bernanke's term ends in January and he said he prefers not to discuss his plans beyond that. Over the weekend, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers took his name out of contention for nomination by President Barack Obama, leaving Vice Chair Janet Yellen as the most likely successor again.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Just over a year ago I kicked off T-SQL Tuesday, "a recurring, revolving blog party." The idea was simple:
Each month a blog will host the party, and about a
week before the second Tuesday of the month a theme will be posted. Any
blogger that wishes to participate is invited to write a post on the
chosen topic. The event is called "T-SQL Tuesday", but any post that is related to both SQL Server and the theme is fair game.
So feel free to post about SSIS, SSRS, Java integration, or whatever
other technologies you're working with in conjunction with SQL Server.
Even if your post includes no T-SQL we still want to see it.
I was a bit concerned that people wouldn't get it, and thought that the event would either die out after a few months or that I would have to host myself on a regular basis. But after a couple of months both of these concerns turned out to be unfounded. Everyone quickly caught on and I was pleasantly surprised by how well the event was accepted by the various bloggers in our community.
We've now had 12 T-SQL Tuesday events, each with seemingly more participants than the last, and a number of people are already lined up to host throughout the first half of 2011. As a matter of fact, I don't know whether the event will make it back to my own blog any time in the next year--and that's a very good thing!
The number of posts the event has generated over the past year is staggering; I won't count them all, but I'd estimate somewhere in the range of 300-350. In my humble opinion, T-SQL Tuesday has been a complete success. And it's incredibly interesting to go back and see the broad number of topics, and the many different takes that various participants have had.
The 12 events we've had to date were:
... And coming up this month is event number 13, hosted by Steve Jones at SQL Server Central.
I receive a number of messages each month asking who is hosting the next event and what the topic will be. My answer is always the same: "wait and see!" But I'm going to break that tradition here and now. Here are the confirmed hosts for the first half of 2011:
Reading this and haven't participated yet? Why not?!? Don't have a blog? Create one on WordPress.com and jump in. Participating in T-SQL Tuesday is a great way to build in-links and start getting some traction to your work. It's fun, it's educational, and it's quite fulfilling.
Want to see your name on the list of future hosts? The rules are simple: Participate in at least two T-SQL Tuesday events, and keep your blog active -- at least one post a month. Then drop me a line. Anyone and everyone can play, and we encourage new bloggers to join in the fun.
Thank you to all of the hosts and participants over the past year! Looking forward to continuing the upward trend in 2011.
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No truer words in this post than "Participating in T-SQL Tuesday ... is quite fulfilling."
I know love posting each month when I can and had a blast when it was my turn to host.
Michael J. Swart (Mr. September)
Thanks for everything Adam.
Hosts listed until Jul 2011? Nicely done, sir!
I've also really enjoyed TSQL Tuesday. Sometimes it's nice to have a writing assignment, it makes a person look at the world a slightly different way.
Oh goodness, I'm following Jen, Kalen and then Jes? I better get cracking on my topic sooner rather than later.
Thanks again for letter me host, I look forward to TSQL Tuesday every month!
Thanks Adam for starting this tradition. I think it is great that there are hosts scheduled out through July.
Has the topic for 2/8/11 been set yet?
Hi Tom,
Yes -- we had to find a new host for this month. Please see below:


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ATLANTA — Called the face of the U.S. avocado industry, Jan DeLyser is The Packer's Produce Marketer of the Year.
DeLyser, vice president of the California Avocado Commission who's in line to become chairwoman of the Produce Marketing Association, accepted the award during the Oct. 16 morning general session at PMA's Fresh Summit 2011.
"Today's winner has been described as the consummate marketer. An incredible thinker. Subtle, but very effective. The ultimate consensus builder. The face of the avocado industry," said Greg Johnson, editor of The Packer.
Johnson noted how DeLyser served on the Fresh Produce and Floral Council's staff, board and as chairwoman. She was on the board of the United Fresh Produce Association and at PMA, DeLyser volunteered her services in many capacities, including serving on the group's main board, its retail division board, governance task force, rebranding task force and executive committee.
"In her association work, she's known as someone who asks tough questions and raises issues, whether they're her opinions or not," Johnson said. "She strives to get fellow board members engaged, involved and energized."
A longtime Southern California produce marketer and merchandiser, DeLyser said she was surprised to receive the recognition.
"It's incredible and I'm really honored," she said. "Working at the California Avocado Commission is really a marketer's dream. Not only is it a great experience, it is an honor and a privilege to work in this industry, a fantastic honor. Remember how much fun and privilege we have to be part of the best industry in the world."
DeLyser traced her entrance into the industry she's worked in for more than three decades to sitting in a University of Kansas journalism class in 1976 when Jim Connell, the former publisher of The Packer, spoke to students about working for a trade publication. At that time, the newspaper's writers sold advertising and wrote stories.
"I knew he was talking to me out of the 40 kids in the class," DeLyser said. "I really had to do a sales job during the interview. Not that they didn't want to hire a woman, they just weren't sure if it would work out to send a woman out into the produce industry."
DeLyser worked the north, central and western regions as territory manager and in 1979, joined the Los Angeles-based Fresh Produce & Floral Council's staff as public relations director and would later become executive vice president.
In 1993, DeLyser became the Los Angeles-based western merchandiser and director of marketing for Coachella, Calif.-based Sun World International Inc., before moving to a sales position at Los Angeles-based Westlake Distributors Inc., where she sold avocados, grapes and kiwifruit. In 1998, DeLyser joined the Irvine-based avocado commission as director of marketing, a newly created position.


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Major League Lacrosse today announced the complete regular-season schedule for 2013, and the Charlotte Hounds will open at home on April 27 against the Denver Outlaws, runners up of the 2012 MLL Championship.
The Hounds will play all home games at Charlotte's historic American Legion Memorial Stadium, where last year the franchise averaged 5,712 fans per game. The Hounds closed out 2012 with back-to-back wins for an overall 5-9 record.
In addition to seven regular-season home games, the Hounds and city of Charlotte also will play host to the
2013 MLL All-Star game on July 13.
In 2013, the Hounds will play back-to-back Friday road games, May 17 at the Hamilton Nationals at 11:00am ET and May 31 at the New York Lizards at 7:30pm ET. The weekend of May 24-26 is a bye week for all teams in the league. This season the Hounds also will host their first Saturday matinee game on July 20 at 4:00pm ET against the New York Lizards.
The Hounds will finish the season on the road against the defending MLL Champion Chesapeake Bayhawks on August 10.
All eight MLL teams will play each other twice for a balanced season of 56 games that will culminate in
Championship Weekend at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. August 24 and 25.
Season-ticket packages for the 2013 Hounds season are available now at
charlottehounds.com/tickets and include the MLL All-Star Game.
2013 Hounds Regular-Season Schedule (home games bolded):
Day Date Visitor Home ET Time
Saturday 4/27/2013 Denver @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Saturday 5/4/2013 Charlotte @ Rochester 7:00 PM
Saturday 5/11/2013 Rochester @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Friday 5/17/2013 Charlotte @ Hamilton 11:00 AM
Friday 5/31/2013 Charlotte @ New York 7:30 PM
Saturday 6/8/2013 Ohio @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Saturday 6/15/2013 Boston @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Saturday 6/22/2013 Chesapeake @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Saturday 6/29/2013 Charlotte @ Denver 9:00 PM
Saturday 7/6/2013 Charlotte @ Boston 8:00 PM
Saturday 7/13/2013 MLL ALL-STAR GAME 7:30 PM
Saturday 7/20/2013 New York @ Charlotte 4:00 PM
Saturday 7/27/2013 Charlotte @ Ohio 7:00 PM
Saturday 8/3/2013 Hamilton @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Saturday 8/10/2013 Charlotte @ Chesapeake 7:00 PM


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Ward Churchill, former University of Colorado (CU) professor, has rolled the dice a last time, hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will review his firing from CU for research misconduct, a charge he has repeatedly litigated in the lower courts because he believes his dismissal originated in political heat generated by a post-9/11online essay he wrote.
The odds aren't in his favor in the nation's high court, which has a conservative reputation and which reviews only about 1 percent of cases brought before it.
The Colorado Court of Appeals, affirmed by the Colorado Supreme Court, ruled in 2010 that Churchill failed to prove that CU's investigation of his scholarship was an "adverse employment action" resulting in termination despite his free-speech rights, and that the granting of "quasi-judicial immunity" to CU Regents in his firing was inconsistent with civil rights law.
Although Churchill wrote extensively on Native American issues, he was fired in 2007 from CU's Ethnic Studies Department after it became known the essay he authored in 2001 compared some World Trade Center employees to "little Eichmanns," referring to a prominent Nazi who organized details of the Holocaust. Churchill's later attempted elaboration on the term fell on deaf ears.
CU officials decided the essay was within constitutional free-speech protections, but that simultaneous allegations of research misconduct had to be addressed as any "other wrongdoings within [CU's] purview" would be examined.
The two questions presented to the U.S. Supreme Court are similar to the issues accepted for consideration by the Colorado Supreme Court, but they are more pointed, for example, in querying whether a "bad faith" investigation of "all" of a professor's product by state university officials undertaken "in retaliation for the exercise of constitutionally protected speech and with the stated purpose of finding grounds for termination" violates free-speech guarantees.
The high court was also asked whether "absolute, quasi-judicial immunity" should "completely shield a state university and its board of regents' termination decisions, even when a jury has determined that these officials fired a tenured professor in retaliation for speech protected by the First Amendment and would not have fired him but for his exercise of free speech."
Then-Denver District Court Judge Larry Naves, since retired, vacated a jury's verdict in 2009 that found Churchill would not have been fired had he not written the 9/11 essay, citing CU regents' blanket immunity from lawsuit.
David Lane, Churchill's counsel of record, was not immediately available for comment. He maintained throughout the six-year investigatory and litigation process that Churchill would approach the U.S. Supreme Court if all else failed, in part to safeguard academic freedom of speech. CU officials, on the other hand, have said the university's reputation would be compromised if Churchill were allowed to teach despite the negative academic findings.
The decision as it stands "allows state officials to retaliate against professors who express unpopular views—liberal or conservative, religious or secular—with impunity," Churchill said.
The petition, filed with the Supreme Court December 10, included a 43-page statement of the case and 183 pages of attachments, including lower court opinions, cases cited, and relevant statutes' citations. The Supreme Court will issue a decision on whether to review the case at an undetermined future date.


text: Pressure cooker By Julie Robinson December 29, 2012 Story Share Kenny Kemp Chef Richard Rosendale (right) seasons the vegetables and lobster shells he's saut�ing for seafood stock while his assistant Corey Siegel simmers mushrooms for the dishes they'll prepare in the Bocuse d'Or competition. Kenny Kemp To halt their cooking, blanched leeks and lobster cool in an ice bath. Kenny Kemp Spices and other ingredients lining cabinet shelves are clearly labeled for the efficient retrieval required in a timed competition. Kenny Kemp Chef Richard Rosendale pulls out a drawer of kitchen supplies stored in a rollaway mechanic's chest. His kitchen in France will be equipped with several of the chests. Kenny Kemp Chef Richard Rosendale (right) and his assistant, Corey Siegel, meet in their war room in The Greenbrier's bunker to strategize for the Bocuse d'Or competition. Calendars on the wall detail their travel, training and practice activities schedule. Kenny Kemp Prepped ingredients are vacuum sealed and labeled for an upcoming practice run. Kenny Kemp Chef Richard Rosendale will represent the United States at the prestigious Bocuse d'Or culinary competition in January in which chefs from around the world wow judges with over-the-top food presentations. Kenny Kemp Solely for Bocuse d'Or preparation, resort owner Jim Justice had built in the bunker at The Greenbrier an exact replica of the kitchen Rosendale and Siegel will use in Lyon. Kenny Kemp Chef Richard Rosendale (left) and his assistant, Corey Siegel, take a quick break from kitchen duties on a slower day. Had they been working through a timed practice run, they wouldn't have left the kitchen. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Mouthwatering aromas waft from a clandestine kitchen in the lower corridors of The Greenbrier. Behind the doors, an intense Richard Rosendale and his assistant chop, simmer and season in precise tandem orchestrated to the trills of nine carefully placed timers.Timing is everything for Rosendale as he prepares to lead Team USA in the exclusive culinary competition Bocuse d'Or in January. Well, timing and the exquisite food he and his assistant, Corey Siegel, will prepare in a grueling 5 1/2-hour timed competition against teams representing 23 other countries.Rosendale, 37, has trained for about a year, honing and perfecting dishes and technique in a specially designed kitchen at The Greenbrier, where he continues his duties as executive chef and vice president of food and beverage services. He's the first chef from the resort to win the honor to represent the United States -- quite a feather in The Greenbrier's cap.An American team has yet to win a bronze, silver or gold at the Bocuse d'Or, held every other year in Lyon, France, and approaching its 26th edition. Teams from France, Norway, Belgium and Sweden tend to grab top honors."It's certainly not a reflection of talent; we've had great people," he said of previous Bocuse d'Or USA entrants. "The one thing I have that is different is experience in cooking competitions -- I've competed in over 40 -- coupled with the depth of resources available to me here at The Greenbrier."His organization, skills and knowledge earned the distinction of Certified Master Chef after an eight-day exam that included 150-plus hours of cooking. Only 66 CMFs exist in the United States; 90 percent of applicants fail the exam.A kitchen in the bunker of The Greenbrier was designed as an exact replica of the kitchen Rosendale and Siegel will use in Lyon. Every item has its place. Neatly labeled plastic containers of ingredients and cooking tools are stacked precisely in cupboard shelves and in the drawers of rollaway metal tool cases, of the variety that are more commonly seen in mechanic shops.Bocuse d'Or provides only the oven, tables, coolers and main ingredients. Rosendale ships every other piece of equipment, ingredient, seasoning, tool and the all-important timers. Much of the equipment is donated, but Bocuse d'Or USA foots the hefty bill for the majority of the expenditures."I don't know the total costs. I'm sure it's more than I realize. I try to be responsible," he said.The bunker, designed to secure and shelter members of Congress in case of a nuclear disaster, is an apt location for Rosendale's top-secret activities. He limits opportunities for espionage, which is occasionally seen in the culinary world, especially at this level of competition. A moment captured on a bunker tourist's camera could immediately reveal plans worldwide via social media.He closes the door to the "war room" when he and Siegel aren't in it so no one sees the white boards detailing the daily work schedule and strategy. He finds comfort in the neatly written, full calendar, and the ambitious pace it sets."Most people look at that and get stressed out. It relaxes me. I know what to expect," he said.Rosendale's discipline and organizational skills leave little wiggle room in the preparation schedule. His days follow a tight and busy routine, except for Sundays, when he relaxes at his home in Lewisburg with his wife, Laura, and their young sons, Laurence, 4, and infant Liam. "She's my biggest supporter," he said. "With these two little boys in my life, I realize that family is what really counts. It's my secret weapon. I'm less stressed out because of them."His grueling training schedule includes early-morning physical workout sessions supervised by two professionals. He needs to be in top physical form, not only for the competition, but also to stay strong and healthy for his day job overseeing The Greenbrier's 13 kitchens and the resort's food and beverage department. He credits the resort's smooth operations to competent people who do their jobs well. "I've always been fortunate to a have a great team with me," he said.Culinary heavy hitters such as Thomas Keller, of the French Laundry, in Yountville, Calif.; Daniel Boulud, of Daniel, in New York City; and Jerome Bocuse, of Les Chefs de France, at Disney's Epcot theme park in Florida, have given considerable expertise and fundraising weight to Team USA. The coaches travel to The Greenbrier to watch and critique practice runs.Was it difficult to hear their critiques?"Oh, no. I enjoy the coaches. It's good to get feedback and other opinions," he said. "I absolutely take their suggestions."A team of about 25 will accompany Rosendale to Lyon. Bocuse d'Or rules stipulate that the chef's commis, or assistant, must be young and relatively inexperienced. Rosendale chose Siegel, 21, who is an apprentice at The Greenbrier, where Rosendale himself apprenticed in 2005. They work in a carefully calibrated routine several times a week preparing the secret menu they'll prepare in front of an audience of thousands and a panel of judges.Greenbrier employees seem to know what days Rosendale and Siegel are cooking. "When we're plating up, people come out of the woodwork. It's pretty funny," he said. "We're pretty popular then."The energetic Rosendale seems confident as he anticipates his rapidly approaching Jan. 30 competition date. He's placed highly in more than 40 international competitions, but Bocuse d'Or is by far the most prestigious. He will prepare two entrees, one meat served on a platter and one seafood served on individual plates. The main-ingredient meat and seafood are selected and provided by Bocuse d'Or.They've known for some time that the meat ingredient is Irish beef tenderloin, but didn't know until November what seafood they will be using -- turbot and European blue lobster."I had two weeks to develop a recipe that use turbot and lobster in one entree," he said.Both entrees must be accompanied by three original garnishes and include a mystery ingredient that will be revealed to him on the day before the competition. The inclusion of a mystery ingredient is an element introduced this year to the competition, which otherwise hasn't changed much in 20 years."It's a challenge for everyone. They wanted to shake it up and add spontaneity," he said.He's tried to develop a preparation plan for a wide range of ingredients. "If I get cauliflower, here's what I would do," he said. "If I hadn't given any thought to what I would do, I'd be in trouble."The atmosphere during the competition is frequently raucous, reminiscent of sporting events, with spectators cheering on their teams. Cowbells and sirens are not unknown. Rosendale blasts recordings of loud crowd noise during his timed trial runs to render him impervious to the background sound that plagues some competitors on the big day.Rosendale considers control, planning and organization to be his great strengths. The Greenbrier owner Jim Justice inadvertently challenged those skills during a celebrity event."One of the most stressful points in my career came when Mr. Justice ordered a birthday cake with sparklers for Jessica Simpson. I could not get those sparklers to light as I tried and tried behind a curtain," he said. Just as it was time for the big reveal, someone showed up with a lighter that did the trick.Rosendale qualified for the international competition over three other finalists last January at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. The chefs were required to use River & Glen hookers cod and D'Artagnan chicken to create two entrees and to accompany them with three intricate garnishes. The dishes he prepared were influenced by the comfort-food flavors of a childhood in Uniontown, Pa., with an unexpected presentation -- a Mr. Potato Head belonging to one of his sons.He filled the Potato Head mold with a slow-roasted chicken mixture and cooked it in a vacuum. "It looked like a roasted chicken," he said. Except that the inside held layers of country ham, cornbread stuffing and black truffle butter.He likens the melding of timeless flavors and contemporary presentations to the job he faced when Justice recruited him to The Greenbrier in 2009 and charged him with reviving the resort's culinary heritage."I like to take something familiar and remake it. You don't dilute the history of memorable dishes," he said, and cited the example of The Greenbrier's coconut almond pound cake, which was traditionally griddled and topped with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge.His reincarnated version features a ball of vanilla ice cream encased in a chocolate shell sitting on top of a slice of cake. Servers pour warm chocolate sauce over the sphere, which melts the shell and reveals the ice cream inside.Justice fully supports Rosendale's efforts and has provided hospitality for visiting coaches and team members."Jim Justice has been phenomenal. He trusts me to do this and not neglect my responsibilities here. He really wants The Greenbrier and West Virginia to be on the world stage. We'll literally be competing there," he said. "It's great exposure and helps reinforce the culinary tradition at the Greenbrier."I really want to bring this home to The Greenbrier."Reach Julie Robinson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1230. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 5 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases Smell the Coffee: Another fresh start Previous Story Discovery of historic artifacts from Hatfield and McCoy Feud announced Next Story


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Some people would call that trolling.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's just so irritating, it's borderline trolling without quite going over the line. I don't find it funny most of the time, and I'm not hearing anything new - he hates West, loves Tyler and wants us to trade our starters for Monta Ellis, Nene and Josh Smith. And until that happens our front office obviously isn't doing jack squat right? I get it. It's old. And if I want to read that style of posting (being provocative and negative just to get a reaction) there are tons of sites that offer that. They are a dime a dozen. Wait no they aren't a dime a dozen, it's basically the whole damn internet. I come here to avoid that kind of crap (or at least used to) - PD isn't perfect but the level of discussion is usually much higher, and the troll/eyeroll level much lower, than on other sites.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
And yes I can take a joke, but if it's a joke it stopped being funny after it was told the two-hundredth time. I really don't think I'm being THAT sensitive, I have like 2 people on my ignore list.
So maybe he's right, I'm going to give it a try. Not like I won't constantly be running into all of your replies anyway lol.


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I think that the county saved something like 155,000 $, by not fluoridating, a number that can not be ignored.
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Does anyone have insight on what happened to Twin Cove Marina?
Was the property sold? Foreclosed? Who owns at this point?
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Any interest in kicking the tires if Tony is DL'd?
Apparently Cingrani had been having trouble with his back but hadn't told anyone. It just got worse last night and finally had to give in to it. I would expect him to miss at least a start or two. I'm sure the Reds will be very cautious with him.
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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...k_cin&c_id=cinCingrani, who laid down a sacrifice bunt in the third, did not identify a specific point when he became injured. He apparently had been feeling some discomfort for a couple of weeks but did not report it to the club.
"It didn't happen with the bunt. It came about gradually and just hurt," said Cingrani, who finished with one run and two hits allowed over 3 2/3 innings. "I'm pitching my next outing. That's for sure. It's not bad."
CINCINNATI -- After retiring the first 10 batters he faced in a 5-2 loss to the D-backs on Tuesday night, Reds starter Tony Cingrani exited in the fourth inning with a lower back strain. Although it had not been as severe as it was Tuesday, manager Dusty Baker said Cingrani had been hiding the issue from him and the training staff for a couple weeks.
"I felt it before," said Cingrani, who added that he could have pitched through the pain if his manager and trainers would have allowed. "It came on gradually. It hasn't been this bad, and it got pretty bad."
Cingrani blew through the first three innings on 36 pitches. However, Arizona's Martin Prado hit a solo home run with one out in the fourth inning for the D-backs' first hit of the game. Paul Goldschmidt then followed with a walk before Cingrani gave up a double to Aaron Hill after picking Goldschmidt off of first base.
It was then that Cingrani was joined on the mound by pitching coach Bryan Price, head trainer Paul Lessard and Baker, who took the ball from the 24-year-old left-hander, bringing the 16th start of his rookie season to an abrupt end.
"We were quite surprised," Baker said. "He was throwing the ball well, probably as well as he has all year, so for him to say something is wrong with him and for him not to continue, it had to be pretty serious.
"It shocked us all."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
Thank you Walt and Bob for bringing winning baseball back to Cincy -- it was nice while it lasted..
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
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Cingrani's session today was "so-so," only threw 12 pitches. Trainer says Cingrani is uncomfortable because of low back #reds
So this is a crazy thought. If cingrani can't go for his next start does anyone think it'd be nuts to call up Stephenson to fill his spot? I'm not advocating the move but its a thought in my head.
While Dusty said no decision had been made, expect Cingrani to go on the 15-day DL. Hope is he can come off and start 9/5 game vs. St Loius
Cingrani said he felt much better, but the decision is not up to him
So he will just miss one start?
It could have been worse.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Greg Reynolds starting tomorrow, per Dusty.
Nice to have a heads up so I don't waste my time watching this scrub pitch again.
Cincinnati Here We Go.
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Chapter 8: Myths and intangibles
NCAA data from a February 2009 study authored by economists Jonathan Orszag and Mark Israel shows athletics budgets amount to 6 percent of most universities' total institutional spending (Orszag & Israel, 2009). Despite that relatively thin slice of a campus' budget, athletics events where thousands of students, faculty, administrators and alums gather are often the visible "front porch" for a university. Contests can be community builders. Logos, nicknames, and television appearances brand institutions locally and nationally. Even if athletics programs do not generate net revenue, they surely stimulate alumni giving and increase prospective student applications. This is known as the "Flutie effect," on the exaggerated notion that Doug Flutie put Boston College on the map with his Hail Mary pass in a 1984 football game against the University of Miami.
There is no correlation between spending more on athletics and winning more . . . [and] increased spending on coaches' salaries has no significant relationship to success or increased revenue.
Rigorous studies of the subject, however, suggest that there is no significant institutional benefit to athletic success. In a 2004 report for the Knight Commission, Cornell University economist Robert H. Frank, after reviewing the extant scholarly literature, concluded any links to football and men's basketball victories and increased applications and the SAT scores of the applicants "is small and not significantly different from zero" (Frank, 2004). A 2009 study by Devin G. Pope of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Jaren C. Pope of Virginia Tech finds applications do rise from two to eight percent after football and men's basketball success, but "the impact is often short-lived" (Pope & Pope, 2008).
As for donations, while winning records do not necessarily increase gifts, football bowl game appearances do, Frank wrote, to the tune of $6.50 per alumnus at public universities and $40 per year per alumnus at private schools. "The empirical literature seems to say that if the overall net effect of athletic success on alumni giving is positive, it is likely to be small," wrote Frank (2004).
Indeed, donations to athletics departments may cannibalize contributions to academic programs. As an April 2007 study in the Journal of Sport Management revealed, athletics departments between 1998 and 2003 received an increased share of gifts – from 14.7 percent to 26 percent - from university supporters even as overall giving to institutions was flat (Humphreys & Mondello, 2007). Even so, a Knight Commission survey of university presidents finds that they "do not view fundraising for athletics and academics a zero-sum game, in which financial gains for athletics programs are made at the expense of the academic side of the house."
There are two other myths to be dispelled. First, there is no correlation between spending more on athletics and winning more, according to an NCAA report titled, "The Empirical Effects of Collegiate Athletics: An Interim Report" (Litan, Orszag, & Orszag, 2005). Second, increased spending on coaches' salaries has no significant relationship to success or increased revenue, according to a follow-up study.
Given increased expenses demanded by elite programs, the question is: At what cost would a winning athletic program increase the size and quality of applicants and the donations of boosters? Frank wrote: "A big-time athletic program might be a cost-effective means of expanding the applicant pool if a highly visible winning program could be launched at moderate expense. But . . . even the cost of fielding a losing program is extremely high and growing rapidly" (Frank, 2004).
Another trend has been for athletics programs to reclassify from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision or from Division II to Division I. Division II sports programs offer fewer athletic grants-in-aid, fewer teams, and little media exposure for their athletes, teams and institutions. When Division II schools jump to Division I and, for some, eventually, to the highest FBS status, there is an educational aspiration component to it. "You are who you play," one official said.
"Our alumni tell us, 'We look at the ticker at the bottom of CNN and [our scores] aren't there,' " Joseph Chapman, president of North Dakota State University, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune before NDSU's program leaped to Division I in 2004. "Your athletic status is wrapped in your image and visibility as an institution."
However, elevation to the higher competitive classification rarely lifts net revenue. In a report on about 50 university programs that reclassified from Division II to some subset of Division I, the authors found that that:
- Programs that stepped up from Division II to Division I spent more than they took in, experiencing "an average deterioration in net operating revenue" of more than $1 million each;
- Schools that switched divisions did not generally tend to experience a significant increase in enrollment, although some did;
- Student fees – and, so, institutional subsidies - increased considerably as programs moved from Division II to Division I;
- Switching to Division I increased alumni giving earmarked for athletics, but there was no evidence it helped general alumni donations (Orszag & Orszag, 2005).


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Sep 17, 2012
British Superbike Championship Racing At Assen This Coming Weekend
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Tommy Hill (1) leads the British Superbike Championship point standings as the series heads to Assen this coming weekend.
The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship will race on mainland Europe for the first time this weekend (21-23 September), as the legendary TT Circuit Assen hosts the opening round of the three-event 'Showdown' that will decide the outcome of this year's championship.
The Dutch circuit is revered by fans and riders across the world and is nicknamed 'the cathedral of motorcycle racing'. It already hosts rounds of MotoGP and World Superbikes but has never before welcomed the British Championship.
Arjan Bos, the circuit chairman, said: "For the first time in the rich history of the TT Circuit Assen, this weekend sees a round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship staged here. We are very proud that the MCE BSB organisers have chosen Assen to spread their wings into continental Europe and we are proud to have included this important event in our 2012 calendar."
Defending champion Tommy Hill will start the Showdown at Assen with a ten point advantage over nearest rival Josh Brookes, who took a superb double win at Donington earlier this month. The other four riders in contention for the championship are Shane Byrne, Michael Laverty, Alex Lowes and Tommy Bridewell. The other riders in MCE BSB will now compete for the 2012 Riders' Cup.
Hill, who rides for the Swan Yamaha team, said: "It's really exciting to be going to Assen for the first round of the Showdown and it will be a great experience for all of us. I am going into this round not thinking about the 10 point lead as the standings can easily change. We are all riding hard and want those wins, but we also need to be consistent as none of us can afford not to finish races."
Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki's Byrne makes his comeback at Assen after being sidelined for two rounds with a dislocated shoulder. The double champion is aiming to equal the record of three MCE BSB titles this year and is confident the injury won't affect his performance.
Byrne said: "The shoulder is getting better all the time. We will have to wait and see how strong it is once we get out on track, but I am doing everything to be in the best possible position. I have to; I have no choice as I want to be champion again! I love Assen; I am sure this is going to be one of the best events of the season and I can't wait to get out there and get this Showdown started!"
Thousands of British fans will make the journey to Holland thanks to MCE BSB's partner Stena Line, who have provided an exclusive 10% discount to fans crossing by ferry. For more information about the Assen event, including ticket details and travel information, visit the dedicated website
MCE British Superbike Standings after Round 9 - Donington Park
1 Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) 535
2 Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) 525
3 Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) 523
4 Michael Laverty (Samsung Honda) 514
5 Alex Lowes (Team WFR Honda) 502
6 Tommy Bridewell (Supersonic BMW) 500
More, from a press release issued by Swan Yamaha:
Swan Yamaha are aiming to make MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship history this weekend (21/22/23 September) as the team head to mainland Europe for the series debut at the legendary Assen circuit.
Defending champion Tommy Hill leads the standings by ten points ahead of the opening round of the Showdown and is determined to maintain his advantage as he bids to build on his seven race wins so far this season. Team-mate Noriyuki Haga is still building his strength following his collarbone injury sustained at Cadwell Park. He fought through the pain barrier last time out at Donington Park in bid to make the cut for the top six, but after missing out is determined to feature strongly at the final three rounds of the season.
Hill said: "It is exciting to head to Assen this weekend for the first round of the Showdown and it will be a great experience for both us riders and the fans. The wins mean more now than ever and I hope that we can get to Assen and as a team raise our game again and that is what the Showdown is all about now. I am going into this round not thinking about the 10 point lead and treating it like we are starting from scratch as the standings can easily change. You can see from the previous rounds that we are all riding hard and want those wins, but at the same time we need to be consistent. At this point of the season you can't afford to have any excuses."
Haga said: "Assen is one of my favourite tracks and it is also a very difficult track too; I think it is good to go and race there. I still have pain with my collarbone and there is not much time between the races now but I will do my best for the races. I am disappointed about my results at Cadwell Park and Donington Park because of my injury but I am always trying to do the best I can. I am always trying to get podium finishes."
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Special Potato Salad Recipe
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Vinegar and yogurt give this salad a refreshing tang that's unlike typical potato salads with heavy creamy dressings. My family loves the crispness of the onion and celery and the heartiness that comes from the eggs and crumbled bacon. -Page Alexander, Baldwin City, Kansas
Recommended: 80 Recipes for Serious Potato Lovers
VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 2-1/2 pounds red potatoes
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
- In a saucepan, cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the vinegar, oil, mustard, basil, pepper and salt. Drain potatoes; cut into 1-in. chunks and add to vinegar and oil mixture while still warm. Toss to coat; cool completely.
- In another bowl, combine yogurt, sour cream and garlic salt. Add onion, celery, bacon and eggs; mix well. Add to potato mixture; toss gently. Cover and chill for several hours. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Special Potato Salad in Taste of Home August/September 1995, p31
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"Right around the holidays is when these crimes increase, and it's usually robberies to businesses and individuals that go up," said Fort Wayne Police spokeswoman Officer Raquel Foster. "Your perpetrators, they're looking for quick access to cash."
At about 2:22 p.m., a man allegedly approached a cashier at Dollar General, 6414 E. State Blvd., with two cans of soda and acted as if he was going to make a purchase. Instead, he pulled out a handgun and demanded cash, Foster said Wednesday in a statement.
Earlier Tuesday, at about 10:30 a.m., police said a man robbed the Georgetown Chase Bank, 6704 E. State. Although both robberies occurred within walking distance of one another, descriptions of the suspects indicate that they were not committed by the same person.
Police described the suspect in the Dollar General robbery as a man in his early 20s, between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8, weighing about 155 pounds. He had a pockmarked face, a "scraggly" mustache and possibly a discolored left eye described as very light blue – almost white – according to Foster.
The suspect in the Chase Bank robbery was last seen wearing a black baseball cap and dark hooded jacket.
And at about 11:47 a.m. the same day, a worker at the Burger Dairy store at 1450 St. Joseph Blvd. told police a man and woman had come into the store and ordered the clerk to open the cash register. The store worker told police that the woman had a gun, according to a police report.
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EDITOR - I am sick to death of struggling to drive down Watergate and Westgate due to the inconsiderate parking and driving of other motorists.
If you turn down Watergate off the high street past Sainsbury's, the amount of cars that are parked on the left hand side is ridiculous, and the traffic that comes into town that way to avoid the crossing means that trying to drive down there is a bottleneck.
No-one will ever let you come through, so you end up stuck behind a parked car down there for ages giving way to several cars, very few of whom even acknowledge that you are there, much less thank you for giving way.
I feel sorry for the people who live down there as the traffic clogs up that road like nobody's business.
It's the same down Westgate, and people parking on the sharp bend on the end of the road is very dangerous as cars coming the other way fly around that bend.
Is it too much to ask that other drivers using either of those two roads be more considerate of others?!
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James Woods missed out on a medal but defied a hip injury to earn an impressive fifth place in the first ever Winter Olympics men's ski slopestyle final, as the United States claimed an impressive sweep of the podium spots.
The Yorkshireman, who has been struggling for fitness since falling awkwardly in training last Friday, gave Britain hope of a second medal in Sochi with a score of 86.60 that left him fourth after the first run.
While he could not better that second time around, a top-five finish at a sun-baked Rosa Khutor Extreme Park represents an amazing achievement for the 22-year-old from Sheffield.
Joss Christensen won gold with a score of 95.80, with fellow Americans Gus Kenworthy (93.60) and Nick Goepper (92.40) earning silver and bronze respectively.
Woods admitted before the final his hip was still giving him problems, but did not look for excuses and was ultimately proud of his efforts today.
"I'm a bit sore but ultimately very, very happy and proud to have been representing Great Britain in such an incredible event," he said.
"I honestly couldn't be more happy for Joss Christensen.
"Fifth place at the the Olympics, four of my best mates up in front of me, probably shouldn't have even been skiing - so it's not bad."
The reigning World Cup champion did entertain thoughts of pulling out of the event but the support he has been given spurred him on to compete.
"It's fair to say there maybe were a couple of times when I thought that," he said.
"There were certainly a couple of times where I thought 'I'm not sure I can carry on'.
"So much mass goes into every single movement, it does really hurt.
"But the doctors, the physios, my coach Pat (Sharples) and everyone back in the UK have been so behind me, it'd have been pretty rubbish for me to wuss out now.
"Some things hurt more than others, that was in the back of my mind.
"I tried to forget about it, think about why I'm here, because that's a long way down (from start to finish)."
Woods qualified in third in the qualifiers, but pre-event favourites Goepper and Kenworthy came to the fore in the final, with Christensen's success the surprise of the day.
"The standard was absolutely sublime," Woods added.
Woods was agonisingly close to becoming the first person to win a medal in all four of the major ski slopestyle competitions - having earned bronze at the 2011 X Games Europe and at the 2013 X Games and silver at the 2013 world championship.
But he refused to speculate whether he would have been in contention had he been 100 per cent fit, preferring to highlight his happiness at the runs he completed.
"I'm not putting anything out there, I love skiing, I love what I'm doing, I certainly didn't bring my best game to the table today but I'm incredibly proud to be here," he said.
"To have put down two runs, if anything I know what I'm good at, I know I was pretty clean and I was happy with it."


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LAKE COUNTY -- The struggle with addiction can be difficult, but sometimes help can come from someone who's been there already.
"For me, the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life was get clean and sober," drug and alcohol counselor Wayne M. Anderson said. "I wanted to help people because the disease of addictions is at epidemic proportion,"
Anderson, 64, has worked in the field for about 10 years. He draws from the knowledge he gained during his battle with dependency in order to help others in similar situations.
"I was heavily into methamphetamine and I was selling methamphetamine," the Soda Bay resident said, reflecting on his 1987 narcotics arrest in Lake County. "Obviously, I sold to law enforcement, and I wasn't aware of it at the time."
Anderson spent a little more than two years in state prison after his conviction, but his issues with drugs continued once he went back on the streets.
"After I got released out of prison, I had two violations for dirty tests and I was still using. Then I got arrested again," he said.
That May 30, 1991 arrest occurred four days before his son was born, which helped motivate him to change his lifestyle.
"I got clean and sober for him," Anderson said. "I made the decision right then and there ... I said, 'I can't keep doing this. I can't. I just can't do this anymore.'"
While in the Lake County Jail and facing the prospect of seven years in prison, he came across a Reader's Digest article about the Delancey Street Foundation, a program aimed at helping addicts, former felons and poverty-stricken people turn their lives around.
"So, I had my attorney advocate for me in court about going to a program because it seemed like I was on a carousel and didn't know how to get off," Anderson said.
The court approved, and Anderson spent almost three and a half years living at the foundation, often working six to seven jobs at a time, including transporting people to senior centers and helping residents move homes.
"Delancey Street's philosophy is as long as you keep yourself busy, you don't have time to get yourself into trouble," Anderson said.
He also participated in peer-group meetings, including one for negligent fathers.
"It was a very strong emotional setting," Anderson, the father of two other children in Chicago with whom he had no relationship at the time, remembered about the sessions.
Anderson completed the program in 1995 and worked as a truck driver in the Bay Area.
Three years later, he moved to Ukiah to be closer to his son while still remaining outside of Lake County. "I really didn't feel safe enough to where I was going to come back into the community that I left," Anderson said.
He decided to relocate to Lake County in 1999.
"There really weren't (any issues moving back)," Anderson said. "People that I knew in this county that I bumped into, I just told them, 'what I'm doing with my life now, I've changed. I'm not that person.'"
He returned to school and earned a certificate in drug and alcohol counseling. He said he's spent the past 10 years as a counselor, working seven of those for agencies in Lake County.
"It means everything to me because for one thing, I've had firsthand experience. And I enjoy helping people," Anderson said of his work with adults and adolescents.
"I help out a lot of people who are incarcerated get into residential programs in lieu of going to jail because I was there. I was in that same boat and looking for someone to help me," he added.
And though he strives to assist people overcome their battle with dependency, Anderson said it's vital for his clients to realize the onus is on them.
"People have to want to do it. Otherwise, it's like going through a revolving door: in and out, in and out, and nothing's going to change. You have to change," Anderson said.
To date, Delancey Street graduated more than 18,000 people "from America's underclass into society as successful taxpaying citizens leading decent, legitimate and productive lives," according to its website.
Jeremy Walsh is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 37 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter, @JeremyDWalsh.


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They can;t control the actions of the players. Sometimes people get their hands forced. :P
The NBA and David Stern are smarter than you think. They suspend Melo for the Pacers game because the Pacers just came off a very emotional win over the HEAT and with Amare on limited minutes, Felton out and now Melo out this game suddenly becomes a huge trap game. And the Knicks then get Melo back for the Chicago game. See how that works?
Dang, Heisenberg, wired a little tightly this morning? LOL
Guess he thinks the Knicks will win this game
Smothered Chicken!
Or that it was a sure loss, and so he should make sure Melo was rested for the Bulls game.
This space for rent.
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Update... RT @ScottAgness: George Hill didn't participate in shootaround but the Pacers have classified him as probable tonight vs NY.
Smothered Chicken!
Plus this:
Is hilarious.
Heisenburg, if I made a Top Ten list of people I agree with/generally enjoy the posts of, you would definitely be on it. You are the danger, after all. I'm just saying, that was a hell of a 180 there.
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Didn't really know where to put this, but Reggie and the Dutchman will be in the house tonight. Not really surprising Rik comes to a fair share of games, but I wonder the last time they were both in the fieldhouse together.
that was uncalled for.
Doc rivers says KG disnt talk about melos wife
FWIW, Doc Rivers said KG's foul on Tyler wasn't flagrant, too....
Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers
Not to mention Team USA member Tyson Chandler, and former All-Stars Roy and West, and future All-Star Paul.
But other than all of them, why bother going to this game. I don't know how anyone talks any family into going into any non Lakers, Thunder, Heat or Knicks game at this point. Maybe some Celts game due to nostalgia.
It's fine they'd like to see Melo but he's far from the #1 NBA star nor the only star in this game.
This is passing up a Reds-Yanks game in 1995 because Barry Larkin is sitting out and the Yanks only have some rookie named Derek Jeter. And that's not crazy. I coached LL back then and none of the kids knew Jeter and they all loved Larkin. But if they'd been able to see Jeter instead of Larkin they'd sure be happy to talk about it today.
It's still the #1 NBA facility, national TV, Reggie Miller's return and freaking PG & Co. headed to a very possible ECF/Finals run. It's just a teensy bit more appealing that hanging out at home. And 10 years from now they can tell everyone how they saw PG "back when he was nobody".
There is no way. What is the dude doing to himself. It's okay to miss this game if he was really as sick as it seemed. Unless he was covering up a hangover (I don't think he was) then I don't see what good can come from playing tonight.
You forgot Kidd
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
And I assume McKey. Let's go Tony and Dale, too bad about Jax's day job keeping him busy.
Did I?
But honestly that's a great point. I totally spaced and he's just a tiny bit famous and certainly has a strong HOF case going. He's barely alive at this point, but still.
*just jinxed him into 24-8-9 I bet. Drat
Hopefully whatever he's got isn't contagious..
Let me bring you my copy of Contagion to watch so you can reconsider your life choices.


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YOUNG cinema fans feasted on popcorn when they watched the premiere of Planes 2 at Merry Hill.
The high-flying sequel sees things heat up for famous air racer Dusty as he joins the bravest team in the skies - the heroic fire and rescue squad.
The action-packed Disney animated comedy premiered at the Brierley Hill shopping centre's Odeon cinema on Sunday (August 3).
Kelly Reed, senior marketing manager at Merry Hill, said: "We were delighted be able to host the premiere of Planes 2.
"We hope our shoppers enjoyed the sneak preview, and it was brilliant to see so many film fans—young and old—turn up for the occasion."
The centre will also host a Planes movie workshop on Sunday (August 10) from 11am to 4pm on the upper mall, near Beaverbrooks.