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Introduction to Scrum
Backlog Refinement Meeting
Sprint Planning Meeting
Daily Scrum Meeting
Sprint Review Meeting
Sprint Retrospective Meeting
Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Complete Picture Overview
Introduction to Scrum
Backlog Refinement Meeting
Sprint Planning Meeting
Daily Scrum Meeting
Sprint Review Meeting
Sprint Retrospective Meeting
Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Complete Picture Overview
If you are taking anyone's Scrum class, any type of Scrum Master certification test, Agile certification, or you just want to improve your knowledge and dispell popular hype and misconceptions, you'll have a much better time if you also study the Scrum Reference Card, the four values of the Agile Manifesto, and the twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto. Paying close attention to these resources and this e-learning series provides all the information you'll need to pass Scrum Master certification tests such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Statistically, non-native English speakers (often people who grew up outside the US, UK, Canada, etc.) have more difficulty with these tests and classes, requiring more study time to overcome the language barrier.
If you are an Agile trainer, coach, or consultant, I recommend having your clients complete these modules before your visit. Informed clients get much better value for their limited time with you.
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Q: I am the CTO of a small company I helped start and one of the more experienced developers there. Unfortunately I'm also one of the main voices in employee performance appraisals and hiring/firing decisions. I would like to have the benefits of a self-organizing team, but a couple people on the team have told me they'd like me to attend their standup meetings and contribute to technical decisions. Does Scrum prohibit this?
A: My guess is that the benefits of attending outweigh the drawbacks in your case. But instead of prescribing an answer, I'll recommend your Scrum Master use this process to find out: Conduct an anonymous safety check (as described in Module 6: The Sprint Retrospective Meeting) and raise the question with the team. I'd also consider trying it which ever way you haven't been doing it for one Sprint, as we tend to overestimate what we know beforehand.
Q: What should we do if the Scrum Master and Product Owner are the same person?
A: As far as I know, the Scrum Police aren't going to break down your door if you do this. But if those two roles are combined, it would be more honest to use the term "project manager" (or even "Agile project manager" if that's not an oxymoron.). According to Ken Schwaber (who pretty much defined Scrum), the Scrum Master has no authority. The Product Owner has explicit authority. So by definition they're not the same person. Scrum intentionally divides the traditional project manager's responsibilities between the Product Owner and the Team, with the Scrum Master acting as a kind of facilitator. Per Schwaber, "The team is utterly self managing." Module 1: Introduction to Scrum elaborates on this.
Q: What about combining Scrum Master and team member roles?
A: That's probably less harmful, though most of the places I visit have so many organizational impediments that a full time Scrum Master may be the key to experiencing the breakthroughs they'd be capable of if they stopped pretending to do Scrum. When a team plateaus with one Scrum Master, it may be time to switch to a different one with different skills.
Q: How should we pick a Scrum Master?
A: Pick the certified one! No, seriously, ask the team and Product Owner to decide. Revisit the decision again after a while. If you can mark off most of the items in the Example Scrum Master's Checklist, you're doing better than most.
Q: Why should I attend Scrum/Agile training instead of just reading books and using these e-learning modules?
A: For many people, understanding the e-learning modules, the Scrum Reference Card, and the Agile Manifesto will be sufficient to pass a certification test. If you find a good Scrum trainer, you'll spend most of your class time in interactive team activities going beyond the basic concepts into practical application and case studies. (According to Yogi Berra, "In theory there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.") Some trainers (including our competitors) require completion of this e-learning series before class so that more time can be spent on more advanced activities. A good trainer will check your understanding more thoroughly than these modules can. While some people do get good at doing Scrum and Agile without any training, our participants report training helps them get better at it faster.
Q: Can I obtain Scrum certification online, without physically attending a class?
A: The most generally-recognized "Certified ScrumMaster" (CSM) credential is part of a class from a ScrumAlliance Certified Scrum Trainer.
Q: The module scenarios describe a single team. What about large organizations?
A: Danube Technologies, Inc. (later acquired by CollabNet) was a small company when we started doing Scrum (and related technical practices) for our own development ten years ago. It was relatively easy for us because there weren't a lot of established habits to overcome. While people in large organizations have experienced benefits from Scrum and/or Agile, we haven't seen many large established organizations do great at it on the first try. Add geographic distribution, and the problem is even harder. Sometimes the best we can do is protect one team from the rest of the bureaucracy until that pilot effort demonstrates there may be benefits for others.
It is also possible to have multiple teams using an Agile approach to work on one product. Most coaches who've worked with large organizations attempting Agile have come to prefer feature teams over component teams. Feature teams work on multiple components to deliver features end users can see, rather than mere internal deliverables. Unfortunately large organizations are traditionally set up like factories, with people organized around architectural components (e.g. the server side and the client side) or grouped by functional discipline (e.g. a Q.A. department in another country). In the traditional structure, it's harder for any one team to get work into a customer-deliverable state. This forces Product Owners to prioritize by internal constraints rather than customer business value. While the feature team approach is more Agile, it presents political and technical challenges. We may need to ask individuals to act as component guardians to protect the architectural integrity of particular components during the transition. I think of a component guardian as kind of a tour guide for a component, showing the feature teams how to use the component while making sure they don't wreck it in the process.
Q: I understand the theory of why vertical feature teams are better than component teams, but when we tried this we wound up with lots of duplicated effort, inconsistent user interfaces, and poor design of common components such as platform and database tables. How can vertical stovepipes be avoided?
A: In addition to the component guardian approach above, you may be able to mitigate these issues by forming informal communities of practice that include people with related concerns spanning the multiple feature teams. For example, a person interested in User Interface from Team A should still cooperate with his UI-interested counterparts on Teams B and C. (Note that I'm avoiding specifying job titles like UI Designer, Tester, DBA, etc. because titles do not aid team self organization.) If cross-team collaboration is an unfamiliar habit, consider adding specific tasks for this during the Sprint Planning Meeting. For an example see the Spotify case study.
Q: I am working on a really big product. How can I learn more about large scale development using Scrum and Agile principles?
A: The most thorough written explanation I've found is in Scaling Lean and Agile Development by Craig Larman and Bas Vodde. There's also a much shorter online overview of the Larman/Vodde approach. Unfortunately there are also highly-publicized approaches that conflict with Agile principles rather than employing them. It's tempting to use "safe" approaches that don't require fundamental changes. The Product Owner is supposed to be a business decision maker; beware approaches that turn the Product Owner into a middle manager buried under layers of hierarchy. Scrum relies on self-organizing teams; approaches that enshrine roles such as "software architect" restrict this.
Q: Why don't the modules show burndown charts?
A: Burndown charts are less important parts of Scrum than you probably think they are. But you can read about them in the "Artifacts" section of the Scrum Reference Card. My favorite Product Owner does find the release burndown chart useful for forecasting -- probably the only legitimate use of velocity. Of course he revises his release forecast every Sprint, letting go of some stuff he originally planned to get newly discovered requirements he comes to realize is a higher priority as it emerges.
Q: What do you mean by "There is no Scrum methodology"?
A: Scrum was intended to be framework of empirical feedback loops about both the product and the process used to develop it, not so much a conventionally defined process. Responsibility for the process is shifted from the methodologist to the practitioners. I sometimes think this is an uphill battle due to methodoentropy: the inevitability of methodologists taking over approaches that were once intended to liberate people from methodologists.
Q: What is "the boss/worker game"?
A: The game where the boss pretends he can actually control people and the worker pretends to comply. It's also a literal game Ken Schwaber taught us for Scrum training. Scrum aims to replace the boss/worker dynamic with a Product Owner to (self-organizing) Team relationship. The Scrum Development Team self organizes to achieve the vision and objectives of the Product Owner, while the Scrum Master creates the environment more conducive to this. Giving up the illusion of control is often the key to gaining influence.
Q: Thanks for all insights in the scrum training class last week. I had one question that I didn't get a chance to ask – that is about testing. Currently we have a 3 week sprint followed by a "code freeze" where we take a snapshot of the code branch and then a 3 week testing cycle in a test environment on this branch. This is so that there is a controlled environment for testing without a lot of code changes happening. I know you mentioned that testing is part of the sprint in a scrum environment. So I guess as each user story is getting completed we would execute all the manual and automated tests for it before moving on to the next user story and there is no separate testing phase.
My question is, if testing is mixed with development, how we can still get a "controlled environment" where code is not in a flux.
A: I guess there's two separate issues: what has worked for some people, and what you should do.
The first time we used Scrum at our small company (eventually acquired by a medium-sized company) we were able to build a moderately complex application while relying mostly on manual regression testing. That got painful as the application got bigger. So we hired someone (we'll call him Sai) specifically to create automated tests for the existing code, working mostly by himself creating unmaintainable test code. The dominant genius on the team (we'll call him Bob) was talented at architecture and code, but wasn't really sold on the eXtreme Programming practices of Test Driven Development (TDD includes creating automated tests as part of the code writing workflow), pair programming, and continuous design. The automated testing practice fizzled, as they always will without a whole team commitment. The team did eventually deliver a satisfactory product, but at the end even Bob admitted it would be better to do TDD from now on.
Bob, very smart, but not the most flexible team member, left for other reasons. Ever since then that team has used an increasingly rigorous definition of "done" until the automated regression tests became good enough to eliminate the need for code freezes or even slowing down very much for manual regression testing before a release. The automated tests are initiated many times per day as part of the coding process, and backstopped by a continuous integration server which occasionally alerts us that someone accidentally broke something. There's more test code than actual production code. Manual testing still occurs, but the manual testing focus is much more on looking for new bugs, much less on regression failures.
Somewhere along the way we abandoned 30-day Sprints and settled on two-week Sprints. Even days before a release, there's no code freeze, though it's natural to slow down a little and focus on low-risk fixes, cosmetic issues, double check the documentation, rather than radical changes. Some teams do one-week Sprints, and others claim the product is shippable any day of the week. Shorter Sprints, plus a rigorous definition of done, plus work-in-progress (WIP) limits force us to let go of waterfall habits. It's similar to the way Toyota forces the elimination of slop in their production system by reducing inventory to previously unthinkable levels.
So that's one pathway that took many months and probably wouldn't have happened without personnel changes. One of our clients actually wound up firing a key architect everyone thought was untouchable because she just wouldn't collaborate -- their only regret was waiting so long to do it. I don't actually know what you should do, but common impediments to this are: developers who think testing is someone else's job, a mixed commitment from the team/organization to learn the new practices, a mountain of legacy code (why try when it seems hopeless?), and simply not having the new skills yet.
Q: Does incremental development introduce the risk of an architectural hodgepodge?
A: The risk of technical debt (high cost of future change) is always there, and seems to be exacerbated -- not mitigated -- by a traditional big design up front (aka waterfall or "Sprint Zero") approach. The assumptions behind the big up front design turn out to be wrong as development progresses and we learn more about what is really needed through feedback. The sunk cost fallacy reduces our willingness to change a design we've spent months on. Scrum is intended to tighten the feedback loops so those mistakes are discovered earlier. But this won't work if every minute of every subsequent Sprint is spent on construction only. Teams should reconsider their design approaches on a continuous basis. Agile engineering practices such as Test Driven Development (TDD), pair programming, continuous integration, and merciless refactoring can improve our ability to melt down what was there before continuously rather than accumulate layers of paint on top of layers of paint. Of course, this is easier said than done.
Q: I see how TDD, pair programming, merciless refactoring, and continuous design/redesign might prevent design entropy, technical debt, bad code, or whatever you want to call the stuff. But our codebase has years of accumulated crud. In fact, we're having trouble hiring developers who are willing to work on it -- it seems programmers who have choices prefer to work on new stuff that isn't already a mess. Should we throw it away and start from scratch?
A: While a complete rewrite may be appropriate, most of the times I see companies attempt this it turns out to be several times more effort than they expected. It's possible your best bet is to incrementally clean up what was there every single Sprint along with adding the new capabilities (at a slower rate of course). Your definition of done should start to include "we left it cleaner than we found it." Each time you add a feature, add test coverage to the legacy code it interacts with. As your test coverage starts to spider into the legacy system you'll finally reduce the risks of refactoring the parts of it that are causing the most pain. (For many pages more about this, read Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers.) Obviously the team will need to take this drag into account when planning Sprints. Taking a little time to add tests (incrementally) and replace bad code (incrementally) will feel like going too slow to someone in your organization, but trying to work faster than current skills allowed is what got your organization into this mess in the first place. There is something worse than going "too slow": not knowing where you are!
Q: Does [XYZ famous successful company] do Scrum?
A: Scrum is just one pathway to Agility, just like going to the gym is only one way to get in shape. There are some pretty unadaptable companies "doing Scrum" (or at least saying they are) and some other companies that act out the Agile values naturally, without doing Scrum. An organizations impediments are the same whether we expose them with Scrum, Lean, Kanban, XP, or any other approach that invites reflection. Note there are some "successful" companies today that survive for the moment only because of momentum. The real factor in staying competitive tomorrow is whether we're going to use our feedback loops (e.g. the Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective) to learn and adapt our organization.
Q: I was surprised by the statement "The project manager by definition is not the SCRUM master" since I find good project managers do exactly what is listed on your reference card under SCRUM master.
A: I'm thinking of rewriting the statement to be less obnoxious. The project manager role as traditionally defined requires some authority, and there's a contradiction between that positional authority granted by the organization and the intent of the ScrumMaster role with no positional authority. But I think most project managers, or least the good ones, discover they have no real control over people and are able to contribute more by removing impediments, including impediments to team self organization. We're trying to define a ScrumMaster role that explicitly contradicts some of the defined expectations placed on project managers. Now I'm trying to think of a more clear way to say that....
Q: I am new to agile and wonder if you can answer a question about vertical slices for me. I know, at least theoretically, what a vertical slice is but not sure when vertical slices are created for each sprint. Is a vertical slice created for each sprint?
A: Yes, every Sprint we attempt to build a thin user-visible slice of functionality that cuts as far through the architecture as necessary, often involving multiple components. Developing that slice involves a mix of work that used to be done in separate phases in the traditional waterfall process: analysis, design, implementation, testing, integration, and possibly other activites such as documentation and regulatory compliance checking; this is what we mean by definition of done. Agile approaches attempt to eliminate phases, so we mix these activities into every Sprint. To achieve a rigorous definition of done, the Product Owner and Team need to come up with ways to split the large fuzzy user requirements (often called "epics") into small specific user requirements (often "user stories"). In modern definitions of Scrum we set aside time for this requirements analysis work during the Backlog Refinement (aka. Grooming) Meeting Ideally every Product Backlog Item would also represent a thin vertical slice as well.
Q: I've heard the term "Sprint Zero" and it sounds like a disguised waterfall phase to me. Is a Sprint just any two week period?
A: No. A Sprint is a self organizing team's time-boxed attempt to build a (potentially) shippable product increment according to goals negotiated with Product Owner. Analysis, design, environment set up, getting know each other, etc. are all important activities, and Scrum emphasizes some reduction to practice on the very first Sprint as a reality check on all that abstract work. For better or worse, Scrum emphasizes empirical feedback every Sprint. We do some of our analysis through exploratory action, and have to be willing to throw some stuff away when we learn we guessed wrong. This is the nature of complex work anyway -- Scrum just speeds up the action and feedback cycle. Once we understand the definition of Sprint, it's clear that "Sprint Zero" is self contradictory. When Ken Schwaber wrote his most popular book defining Scrum, he didn't just write "potentially shippable product increment" once, he wrote it 18 times. By Scrum's definitions, anything that prevents us from doing that every Sprint, including the first one, is an impediment. The most common impediment to Agility is not having learned how to do it yet, and the second is being in an organization that's structured in a way that discourage it.
Q: I see that the Agile Manifesto values customer collaboration over contract negotiation, but contracts are the reality where I work. Can I still do Scrum?
A: We had this situation at our company also. In one case we turned over the Product Owner role to the customer, making them more of a partner than an adversary. While there isn't a perfect solution, there are other types of contracts that protect the interests of both parties in an Agile world. The customer is in a much safer position if the team is doing their job of keeping the product in a shippable state at all times. To learn about Agile contracts, see Craig Larman/Bas Vodde's http://www.agilecontracts.org/, Agile Team Meets a Fixed Price Contract by Marcin Niebudek, 10 Contracts for Your Next Agile Software Project by Peter Stevens, and Money for Nothing and Your Change for Free by Jeff Sutherland. (Hat tip: this list courtesy of Roger Brown.)
Q: Hello – I have reviewed your ScrumMaster Checklist and would like to utilize Agile practices into a complex project that is currently waterfall. My experience has mostly been with Agile methods but also have worked on waterfall. This current project is not a saavy project management team and most of the PMs are new to their role. We have four work streams that are currently working independently in requirements gathering. My program manger is supportive of moving away from waterfall.
What would you suggest as first steps in an "immature" tech company looking to take on a fairly complex project with a large contingency of inexperienced project team members?
[name withheld] | Project Coordinator | [large health insurance company]
A: Gather a small core of the best developers, testers, and requirements experts. Try to keep everyone else out of the way for a while. This pilot team should develop a functional walking skeleton that initially only supports the bare bones highest priority features and contains automated regression tests (in the same language as the system being developed) and continuous integration so they can detect when features are broken within a few minutes. I'd rather have a team that's too small than a department that's too mediocre. Are you in the business of developing the product, or the business of keeping people busy? The FBI Sentinel project is an interesting example. At one point they had 135 Lockheed contractors, but didn't get anything done until they reduced that to 10. Or ask the people who built the ObamaCare website whether it's smart to use hundreds of people to create enormous incomprehensible analysis and design artifacts before you've got one potentially shippable product increment.
Once we start see working, fully-tested product increments, that initial seed team and their Product Owner can figure out how and whether to involve all the other people. That's what I'd do if I were spending my own money and developing the product was more important than all the politics involved. I don't know if this approach would be politically practical without a deep organizational commitment to Agility that sometimes isn't found in health care IT companies.
I'd recommend working with Randy Ashton, who has years of experience in Agile for health care IT.
Probably the world expert in large scale agility is Craig Larman, who has written much more about this.
Hope that helps!
Q: I know Scrum's definitions specify one Product Owner, but ours is really busy. Should we split the Product Owner role, or assign it to a committee?
A: For part of the American Civil War, the Army of the Potomac was officially commanded by General Meade, but his command was overshadowed by his boss General Grant. In my opinion, because no one person was really responsible for the decision, they stumbled into one of the stupidest Union mistakes of the Civil War: The Battle of Cold Harbor. In Scrum, one person must ultimately make the decisions. We do want to offload that person as much as possible though. For example, the Scrum team I enjoyed being on the most had a full time UI designer so that the Product Owner didn't have to figure out every little detail of how stuff should look. Other teams may benefit from other kinds of domain experts. People other than coders are welcome on a Scrum team; that's what we mean by cross-functional.
Q: This all sounds great in theory. Do you have any real world examples?
A: Here are a couple examples of large scale Scrum worth studying: J.P. Morgan Global Core Processing Technology and Spotify.


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In addition, you, the student, may be responsible for returning a portion of your aid. If you are required to return part of a loan, you will be permitted to do so in accordance with the loan repayment provisions in the promissory note. Unless you have used up your grace period already, you will not need to make any repayments to the loan at this time, and you will have deferments if you return to school.
Contact these resources for further information:
- Direct Loan Servicing Center at (800) 848-0979 regarding loan repayment.
- Enrollment Services Center, (541) 552-6600, to determine impact on future aid and current aid.
The formulas for repayment are mandated by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 for implementation in Fall 2000.


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What is the best way to repair a small leak in a non-pressurized PVC drain pipe?
But, until then I would mash a healthy wad of JB Weld water putty on there. I'm not sure of normal epoxy putty sets under/ in the presence of water (it might, never looked into it) but I know the JB Weld stuff will.


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Pie's bid for Bucs' bench hardly slowing
BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Bucs will troop out their regular lineup Saturday for the match in Fort Myers against the Red Sox, so it will be a timeout in another boiling camp battle.
Manager Clint Hurdle wants a left-handed bat on his bench, has three pretty good choices but does not have room for all three. Among Alex Presley, Felix Pie and Brad Hawpe, thus, there could be one or -- if the staff wants to keep the lone right-handed-hitting reserve outfielder, Jose Tabata, in the mix -- two casualties.
Hawpe rested Friday, to allow Gaby Sanchez back in the lineup. The other two kept making noise.
Presley had a double and a walk, raised his average to .317 and has reached base on eight of his last 12 plate appearance. Pie doubled for a run, which tied him with Andrew McCutchen for the team lead with eight RBIs, and is hitting .308.
Hurdle still admires the fluidity and potential of Hawpe's swing, but Pie may have an edge between them. Soon after complimenting Pie for having come into camp "after winter ball, ready to play," Hurdle identified as a key factor in the decision "the ability to help us out of the gate."
A soft-spoken 28-year-old Dominican with considerable Major League experience (1,051 plate appearances with the Cubs and Orioles), Pie admits being pleased with his spring performance but tries to not draw any conclusions from it.
"All you can do is keep playing hard, day after day, and after the last day, hear what they have to say," Pie said.
"We have some tough decisions to make," Hurdle said, "and I'm confident we'll make good ones. I like the personnel we have here."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SCOTTS VALLEY -- When the recession hit, Bill Putnam Jr. decided it would be a good time to grow his company. The strategy has paid off enormously.
Putnam's Universal Audio has expanded to 81 employees, up 35 percent from five years ago; spent three years developing a computer audio interface, Apollo, which won top industry honors last month; and cheered as customers such as Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys won Grammys. Earlier this month, the company took over a 32,000-square-foot building from Seagate, giving its engineers more room to collaborate on innovations for recording artists.
"We're about quality," said Putnam, noting Apollo, which comes in two versions and retails for $1,999 and $2,499, is the No. 1 product in its category.
Not bad for a business Putnam started in his garage in 1999.
He probably wishes his father, Bill Putnam Sr., was alive to see this success.
His dad, an inventor and entrepreneur who died in 1989, was a favorite engineer of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, who all have places of honor inside Universal Audio's new digs.
The redesigned lobby, formerly 1980s corporate style, now sports steel and repurposed wood for a hip vibe. Think Verve Coffee in Santa Cruz, which used the same designers, and add tunes such as "Jungle Love" and "Sweet Home Alabama."
For Putnam, the mix reflects Universal Audio's strategy of producing cutting-edge software and reproducing vintage equipment such as the Teletronix LA-2A, a 50-year-old electro-optical tube compressor so good that used models command a premium.
Retailing for $3,495, the LA-2A snared an award voted by readers of Sound on Sound magazine last month.
"Finding components is hard," Putnam said, pointing to the innards of the Teletronix compressor. "We spend time reproducing parts that aren't made anymore."
This year Universal Audio saw 13 of its artists pick up Grammys, including album of the year, song of the year, and best albums for R&B, rap, urban contemporary, pop vocal and Americana.
"A lot of our artists are Grammy-winning engineers," said Amanda Whiting, Universal Audio's communications manager, noting the company has hosted celebrities such as Dweezil Zappa.
The move from 1700 Green Hills Road was a year in the planning, according to Chief Financial Officer Rick Fabiano.
The building was purchased by Central California Alliance for Health in May.
Cassidy Turley said the lease was the largest for office space in the county during the fourth quarter.
Putnam said he wanted to stay in Scotts Valley, a geographic compromise since half his employees live locally and half commute from over the hill. He said he needed room for manufacturing and shipping.
The old space was split up by hallways, which had people working in silos, said Putnam, who believes that working together can reduce the time to bring new products to market.
The new space, outfitted with solar tubes for natural light, has a large room for marketing, engineering and product management, and a dozen common areas where people can connect and exchange ideas.
One windowed nook includes a keyboard along with sofas, ready for an impromptu jam session. In the hall is a foosball table, where Putnam scored a rare point on Fabiano during a photo session.
The move, which started after the close of business on Valentine's Day, was completed in one weekend without a hitch.
Computer servers, essential for online orders, were down for only a few hours as the IT guys worked overnight to get the new facility connected in time for the start of the workweek.
"By 9 a.m. we were shipping and taking orders from customers," Putnam said.
Follow Sentinel reporter Jondi Gumz on Twitter at Twitter.com/jondigumz
At a glance
WHAT: Founded in 1999, company manufactures and sells high-end hardware and software for the recording industry.
WHERE: 4585 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley
FOUNDER: Bill Putnam Jr.
DETAILS: www.uaudio.com


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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Urinary and Genital Disorders (Children)
Bed wetting and urinating in pants
My 7 year old son is urinating in his pants during the day. When asked why, he says he is busy doing other things and forgets. He is also urinating in his bed every night. His blood has been tested for diabetes--he was not fasting at the time. His pediatrician tested his urine for a missing enzyme. The test was negative. He has had this problem on and off for the last 2 years. It has gotten worse the last 4 months. Which should be my next step?
This is a question about a 7 yr old boy who has been reportedly urinating in his pants during both the day and during sleep. He reportedly was dry at 5 yrs of age and has had this problem on and off for the past 2 yrs, but it has gotten worse in the last 4 months.
This problem is called polysymptomatic (because it occurs both daytime and during sleep), secondary (because it is developed in a child who was formerly continuously dry even during sleep for at least 3 months) enuresis . Children who develop this type of enuresis should be carefully evaluated for several medical problems including renal disease and diabetes insipidus. Psychological causes are common in secondary enuresis and including situational stress and anxiety.
I would suggest that you discuss this further with your pediatrician. The next step may be referral to either a pediatric urologist or pediatric psychologist.
Mark Splaingard, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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New high-end statue in "The Dead" series...
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The Exclusive edition of the Undying Carcass will feature a switch-out portrait for alternate display, and will be priced at $284.99. A regular edition of the Undying Carcass priced at $274.99, without the switch-out head, will be available for Pre-Order once the Exclusive edition has sold out. The Exclusive Undying Carcass Premium Format Figure will be sold during the Priority Pre-Order event on a first come, first served basis so make sure you are qualified for Priority Pre-Order before Thursday, February 11th at 11:59 PM (PT).


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Lowrie's foot continues to show improvement
HOUSTON -- Jed Lowrie's contused right foot improved enough overnight to make him available off the bench for the A's middle game against his former Astros team on Saturday evening.
Lowrie took part in infield drills and batting practice before the contest, something he wasn't able to do Friday, and came out of the pregame exercises ready for game action.
"My guess is he'll be in there tomorrow," manager Bob Melvin said after the A's 11-5 win.
Lowrie hasn't played since Tuesday, when he was hit in the foot by a Yu Darvish pitch in Texas, allowing Adam Rosales to make a third straight start at shortstop. Rosales is just 3-for-29 over his last 10 games after batting .318 over his first 13 contests.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Desmopressin in Cardiac Surgery
This study has been completed.
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 15, 2006
Last updated: October 20, 2015
Last verified: May 2013
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Patients undergoing cardiac surgery could develop excessive perioperative bleeding requiring transfusions of blood products.
Desmopressin (DDAVP), already used for patients with von Willebrand syndrome, could reduce bleeding and transfusion requirements in these patients when administered ev (0.3 mg/kg) in 20-30 minutes postoperatively.
|Hemorrhage Blood Loss, Surgical Postoperative Hemorrhage
|Drug: Desmopressin (DDAVP) Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Efficacy of Desmopressin (1-deamin0-8-D-arginine-vasopressin) in Reducing Active Microvascular Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus
MedlinePlus related topics: Bleeding Heart Surgery
Drug Information available for: Desmopressin Desmopressin acetateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Reduce transfusions
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Reduced bleeding
- Reduce time on mechanical ventilation
- Reduced ICU and Hospital stay
- Reduced mortality
|Study Start Date:
|June 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Desmopressin (DDAVP)
|Drug: Desmopressin (DDAVP)
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
|Drug: Placebo
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- undergoing cardiac surgery
- excessive bleeding
Exclusion Criteria:
- age<18 y
- not signing written consent
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: NCT00337766
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00337766
|Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza
|Brescia, Italy
|Istituto Policlinico S.Donato
|Milano, Italy
|Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italia e Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italia
|Milan, Italy, 20132
|Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
|Pisa, Italy
Sponsors and Collaborators
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
|Study Director:
|Giovanni Landoni, MD
|Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italia e Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italia.
|Principal Investigator:
|Giuseppe Crescenzi, MD
|Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italia e Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italia.
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Keywords provided by Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Crescenzi G, Landoni G, Biondi-Zoccai G, Pappalardo F, Nuzzi M, Bignami E, Fochi O, Maj G, Calabrò MG, Ranucci M, Zangrillo A. Desmopressin reduces transfusion needs after surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Anesthesiology. 2008 Dec;109(6):1063-76. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31818db18b.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00337766 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
DS/URC/ER/mm 151/DG
|Study First Received:
|June 15, 2006
|Last Updated:
|October 20, 2015
Keywords provided by Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele:
Blood Loss
Postoperative Blood loss
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Blood Loss, Surgical
Postoperative Hemorrhage
Pathologic Processes
Intraoperative Complications
Postoperative Complications
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin
Antidiuretic Agents
Natriuretic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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My 2½-year-old son shows no interest in the potty. Is he destined to be in diapers forever?
– Melinda
Even though it might seem like that's where you're headed, your son will be wearing underpants before you know it. Just like with walking and talking, kids develop at their own pace when learning to use the potty.
Most kids begin to show signs that they are ready for toilet teaching between the ages of 18 and 24 months but it's not uncommon to go later, especially for boys. When deciding if your son is ready for big-boy pants, look for signs of "readiness," which include:
If your son is showing no interest in the potty, it's OK to put it off a couple of months. In the meantime, you can model toileting yourself and read potty books to him. Keep the potty chair accessible and eventually he'll be ready to sit on it.
Once your son is ready, the process can last 3 to 6 months. The good news is that, in general, the later you start, the shorter the training period. Make sure to praise him for the behavior, even if there is no result. You can even offer incentives like stickers to encourage him along. If you have questions or concerns, talk to your doctor.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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PIO# 13-5-8 BSO Case Number: 12-1305-000495
Date: May 4, 2013 Time: 6:52 p.m.
Jurisdiction: Oakland Park
Place of Occurance: 5921 N.E. 2 Terr., Oakland Park
Victim(s): 6-year-old girl (HOSPITALIZED)
Subject(s): 13-year-old boy
Description of Incident:
A 13-year-old boy shot his younger sister Saturday evening at their home in Oakland Park.
Oakland Park Fire Rescue transported the girl to Broward Health Medical Center, where she is in critical but stable condition.
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting, but it initially appears to be accidental. The siblings had been home alone when the teen found the handgun.
INVESTIGATORS: Dets. Tutler, Kogan, Sgt. Ellwood, CI; Oakland Park Fire Rescue; Crime Scene; CPIS
THIS REPORT BY: Dani Moschella/PIO May 4, 2013 1030
Posted At: 05/04/2013 09:29 PM
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New York -- Britain's Topshop is planning on increasing its U.S. presence. The fashion chain plans to open 10 additional stores in the United States over the next two years, according to the New York Daily News.
There are currently four U.S. Topshop stores, with the most recent being a flagship at The Grove in Los Angeles. The 25,000-sq.-ft. store carries the retailer's full range, including its Topman brand for men.


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So I have myFunction(param,param,param).
I want to create completions for those parameters, but only want them to trigger when calling that function, or more precisely when the cursor is inside the function call.
myFunction(only when cursor is inside here)
I know I can scope meta.function (so that completions/snippets only trigger when inside the function tag), but that's not what I want.
Is there a way to scope completions/snippets when inside a particular function name call?


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|The Kitchen Whiteboard
It's October in Asheville. The trees are brilliant with color, the skies are a clear, deep blue and the inns and hotels are fully booked. Which means that James and I have not had time to leave our Asheville Bed and Breakfast, The Carolina, to explore anything to share with you. Our lives have revolved fully around the coming and goings of our guests.
We have had any number of wonderful people pass through our doors: classmates and families, birthdays, anniversaries and engagements have all been celebrated. And while the people are one of the reasons we do this, at times our focus has narrowed down to the whiteboard in the kitchen with its instructions for the following morning. This is where I write the menu for the next two days every morning along with any special instructions for our guests.
|Mike and Melissa showing off the ring
|The Adabelles: Class of 1964
|James helps out in the Kitchen
We couldn't make all this happen with such seeming ease without help and James and I are extremely lucky in our staff. Sara, our Assistant Innkeeper, has been with us since we bought the inn. She has lived in Asheville for more than ten years and has a vast store of knowledge about the city and the surrounding environment. She has a gentle, calm manner about her which the guests love but she is a whirlwind of activity behind the kitchen door. She is joined by Alan, our housekeeper. Alan found us one day when he was going door to door looking for a job. He lives in a Christian Outreach Home for US Vets and has proved to be utterly reliable, honest and hardworking. I wanted to take a picture of the two of them for you but they wouldn't let me. They have been unflappable this month as we have faced multiple days of complete check-out/check-ins, a broken dryer (which took over a week to get fixed!) and all of the complexities of our busiest month.
So, since I can't share with you anything from outside the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, I would like to share with you something from inside. This is a variation of our breakfast quiche which makes good use of seasonal fruit (I think!)


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Trail Foods Slickrock Beans is macronutrient balanced, high in protein and aids in recovery after a long day of activity. Slickrock Beans is pinto beans with bulgur, cabbage, corn and onions in a cream chicken sauce. To prepare empty bean mix into pouch, add 14 oz of boiling water to beans, seal pouch and let stand 7 to 10 min, and sauce and stir, let stand 2-3 minutes and enjoy. Enertia Performance rated breakfasts, lunches, snacks and dinners are macronutrient balanced to keep active individuals energized during long periods of activity. Each meal is designed by outdoor enthusiasts to prepare, perform and recover. Take them on your next adventure.
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Friday marked the beginning of the annual facilities allocation process for Bullis Charter School, with the charter school requesting placement on the Covington School campus for the 2014-2015 school year.
Charter school officials submitted the facilities request, which forecasts growth.
Under the 2000 amendment to the California Education Code mandated by Proposition 39, the Los Altos School District is required to provide reasonably equivalent facilities for the charter school. Over the years, the district and the charter school have disagreed over the definition of "reasonably equivalent."
The facilities request projects that the charter school will enroll 711 students next year, 678 in-district. The growth requires additional kindergarten, fourth- and seventh-grade classes.
The request also includes a minimum of 30 teaching stations.
"Bullis Charter School's preference is to be relocated to the Covington site, with exclusive use of the approximately 14 acres of said site during the entire Bullis Charter School school day, as Bullis Charter School will be the largest school in the district," the facilities request states.
The district board of trustees is scheduled to discuss the request at its Tuesday meeting.


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Commencement ceremonies are held at the completion of fall and spring semesters. Information regarding graduation and applications are available from the Registrar's Office. Graduating seniors have the option to participate in commencement the term that they are completing all degree requirements. Students who are completing their final requirements during Summer Session have the option of participating in the previous spring commencement or the following fall commencement ceremony. Although Summer Session graduates may select to participate in an earlier commencement ceremony, the degree and diploma will be awarded only after all degree requirements have been fulfilled.
Fall or spring graduates who wish to participate in an early commencement ceremony must make an application for graduation and write a letter of appeal to the Registrar. Students who are requesting to participate in an early commencement must follow the published commencement participation deadline date for the term they are appealing. Appeals to participate in an early commencement will be approved only if all of the following conditions have been met:
The Registrar will review the appeal and approve or deny the request based on the above criteria and written notification will be sent to the student.
Although students may be allowed to participate in an early commencement ceremony, the degree and diploma will be awarded only after all degree requirements have been fulfilled.
Requirements for the Commencement Participation Policy were passed by Faculty Senate, April 2002. (Motion 2001-012/17)


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We are in Charlottesville VA
Just imagine this: Take out a deck of cards with Blue backs. Spread them out to show that all of the cards are different. Now, let your spectator randomly select a card in the middle of the deck, without you seeing what that card is. With a snap, that card magically jumps to the top of the deck!
BUT WAIT! You spread the cards again- and the entire deck is now the same as the spectator's card!
AND THAT'S NOT ALL! This trick is called KNOCKOUT for a reason! Turn the cards around and spread them again- all the cards now have RED backs! Wow!
Special thanks to our good friend, magician GREBO (Jim Oberg) for demonstrating this trick with us!
And that's all you need!
As a variation of the routine, you can do as we did in the demo video. After bringing the chosen card to the top of the deck, the chosen card is the only one with a BLUE back- the rest of the cards have RED backs.


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Summit Trail Running Series Race #5
Breckenridge, CO
Wed 08/14/2013
10-K, 15-K, Trail Run
300 Participants
Online Entry Available
|Wed 08/14/2013
|Trail Run (10-K)
|Wed 08/14/2013
|Trail Run (15-K)
Join us this summer season as we start the 12th year of the Summit Trail Running Series, sponsored by The North Face Breckenridge at 322 South Main Street. The Series consists of 6 trail running races in and around the Breckenridge area. Each race features a short and long course, and all races are open to runners of all abilities and ages. There are no aid stations on the courses; this Series will be cup-free. Participants MUST bring a reusable water bottle to the races. All races are on Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. Registration Fees: Entire series registration: $90 for all 6 races ? Must register by Tuesday, June 11 at 12 p.m. to qualify for this discount and receive a series gift (18 & under do not receive race gift). Ages 19 & Up $17 - Pre-registration (Must register by noon the day before the race to qualify for discount) $22 - Day-of registration Registration Opens May 1, 2013 Ages 18 & Under FREE - Registration and parent/guardian signed waiver is required. Dates: June 12, 2013 Bakers Tank 10-K/4-K June 26, 2013 Morning Thunder 8-K/5-K July 17, 2013 Horseshoe Gulch 20-K/5-K July 31, 2013 Carter Park 15-K/10-K August 14, 2013 French Gulch 10-K/5-K August 28, 2013 Flume/Toms Baby 11-K/7-K
- Name:Brian Shaefer
- Email:
- Phone:(970) 453-1734
- Address:Breckenridge, CO
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Well there's another social network. I don't post about sound libraries here too much but I have started a Pintrest "Interesting Sound Libraries" board you can choose to follow. Keep in mind these are interesting to me so expect a high dose of 80s, screams and springs.
"Pinterest is a vision board-styled social photo sharing website and app where users can create and manage theme-based image collections. The site's mission statement is to "connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find interesting"." – Wikipedia
For more info: pinterest.com/thingstocome


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Kozma, Fornataro called up as Wacha, Garcia hit DL
DENVER -- The news of injuries to Jaime Garcia (left shoulder discomfort) and Michael Wacha (right shoulder stress-reaction) hit Cardinals manager Mike Matheny "like a kick in the gut" on Sunday.
After placing both pitchers on the disabled list, Matheny and the Cardinals called up shortstop Pete Kozma and right-hander Eric Fornataro from Triple-A Memphis to fill those voids Monday.
St. Louis has been playing with a four-man bench the last week, so Kozma gives the team another bench infielder behind Daniel Descalso.
Fornataro has been pitching well this month, posting a 0.87 ERA and three saves in eight games. He'll provide the Cardinals with a fresh bullpen arm in what could be a high-scoring series at Coors Field against the Rockies.
Either Kozma or Fornataro is likely to be sent down Wednesday with the Cardinals announcing Double-A left-hander Marco Gonzales will make his Major League debut that day with a start in place of Garcia. The Cardinals will have to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for Gonzales as well.
Cody Ulm is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ukelele Orchestra Takes on The Who, Nirvana [VIDEOS]
Sure, anybody can rock out with electric guitars. But the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain manages to perform great rock and pop songs with an unorthodox instrument choice. See a few of our favorites, from "Smells like Teen Spirit" to "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."


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Reports of a recent lawsuit settled between McDonald's and a Dearborn resident with the former agreeing to pay about $700,000 has raised more questions than it has answered.
The story is about a man buying a chicken sandwich from McDonald's and later finding out (I don't know how) that the chicken was not halal. There's no way one can look at a piece of meat and say whether it is halal or not. Perhaps the man had heard the story of that particular McDonald's locations selling non-halal meals when they ran out of the actual halal ones and decided to investigate the matter.
Halal is an Arabic term designating what� is permissible according to Islamic law.
As long as McDonald's has been fined to pay the price because it lied about the meal and made people eat something that's against their faith, it's good.
Faith is a very sensitive subject and people's religious beliefs must be respected.
But the question here is what is halal meat. In this case, the sandwich wasn't considered halal because the chicken used in the meal was bought from a slaughterhouse where they don't say God's name when the chicken is being slaughtered.� So if you take God out of equation, there is no problem.
And what if you say God's name when you eat that non-halal chicken? Wouldn't that make it halal? Just a different timing. But, hey, the God is still same.
I personally know a lot of Muslims who have no problem eating chicken at McDonald's, KFC, Burger King or any other fast food outlet. Their concept is the same: "So what if somebody didn't say God's name when the chicken was being slaughtered. We can say it now."
�But there are some people who don't believe in this and are so orthodox that they wouldn't even eat Subway's tuna sandwich, because it could have been sliced with a knife that touched pork or any non-halal meat.
That is personal choice. But I see a bigger issue. Has anyone noticed that those stores selling halal meat actually charge more money for the same meat, only because it is halal? Just because a vast number of people are forced by their faith to buy food from them doesn't mean they should make extra money on that. I don't think there's any quality or health issue with the expensive meat. In fact, you are more likely to trust Kroger or Meijer on food quality than some
Mr. Rahim's halal food (fake name) in the middle of nowhere.
I don't know of any instanced in the United States, but I grew up in a country where halal food can be more toxic than those little Chinese toys. In Pakistan, where I was born, food-related diseases have killed more people than the terrorists have killed.
So, if you are a halal meat fan, next time when you see kids dying of some poisonous food or pay more bucks for the halal chicken, ask yourself this questions: Is this halal?
But who cares about those kids.
Hey you know what, Beyonce lip-synced the national anthem at President Obama's inauguration!
Aftab Borka is a journalist with The Oakland Press and writes "Thinking Globally with Aftab Borka'' blog. Follow him on Twitter @aftabborka.


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The 39 Clues Book 11: Vespers Risingby Rick Riordan Gordon Korman Peter Lerangis Jude Watson
The Cahills aren't the only family searching for the Clues...<P> The Cahills thought they were the most powerful family the world had ever known. They thought they were the only ones who knew about Gideon Cahill and his Clues. The Cahills were wrong. <P> Powerful enemies --the Vespers-- have been waiting in the shadows. Now it's their time to rise and the world will never be the same. In Vespers Rising, a brand new 39 Clues novel, bestselling authors Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman and Jude Watson take on the hidden history of the Cahills and the Vespers, and the last, terrible legacy Grace Cahill leaves for Amy and Dan.
The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Noteby Gordon Korman
Super-selling author Gordon Korman sends Amy and Dan off on a wild chase in Book 2 of the highly-anticipated 39 Clues series.<P> JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!<P> THIS JUST IN! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. UPDATE! Amy and Dan have been seen in a car . . . no, in a speedboat chase . . . and HOLD EVERYTHING! They're being chased by an angry mob?!? <P> When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen.
The 39 Clues Book 8: The Emperor's Codeby Gordon Korman
Tensions run high in the explosive 8th book of 39 Clues, the #1 New York Times bestselling series.<P> JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!<P> As the race to find the 39 Clues builds to its explosive finish, Amy and Dan must explore an ancient culture and steal a Clue guarded by thousands of the world's best-trained soldiers. It's the most dangerous Clue search yet. As their enemies crowd in, Amy and Dan find themselves separated for the first time ever. The choice lies before them - find the next Clue, or find their way back to each other.
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plotby Gordon Korman
Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action.<P> Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the world's most powerful family. They thought the hunt for 39 Clues leading to the source of that power was over. They even thought they'd won. But Amy and Dan were wrong.<P> One by one, distress calls start coming in from around the globe. Cahills are being kidnapped by a shadowy group known only as the Vespers. Now Amy and Dan have only days to fulfill a bizarre ransom request or their captured friends will start dying. Amy and Dan don't know what the Vespers want or how to stop them. Only one thing is clear. The Vespers are playing to win, and if they get their hands on the Clues... the world will be their next hostage.
The 39 Clues: Unstoppable Book 4: Flashpointby Gordon Korman
The 39 Clues is unstoppable! The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning four explosive books and a website that places readers right in the action. Confidential until September 2014!
The Abduction (Kidnapped #1)by Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman offers another edge-of-your-seat action/adventure in a return to the trilogy format that sold more than 1 million copies of Island, Everest, and Dive.<P> It's every brother's worst fear: As Aiden and his sister Meg are walking home from school one day, a van pulls over and Meg is kidnapped. There's no way for Aiden to stop it from happening. He's the only witness to his sister's disappearance.<P> Why has Meg been kidnapped? Is it for ransom? As a vendetta against Meg and Aiden's parents? Or is there an even bigger conspiracy at work?<P> While Meg fends off her kidnappers and plans an escape, Aiden must team up with the FBI to try to find her--tracking down clues only a brother could recognize.
Beware the Fish! (Macdonald Hall #3)by Gordon Korman
Bruno and Boots cook up a plot to save their boarding school, MacDonald Hall, from bankruptcy.
Born to Rockby Gordon Korman
Leo Caraway, president of the Young Republicans Club and a future Harvard student, has his entire future planned. But Leo is soon thrown for a loop when he discovers that the lead singer of punk rock's most destructive band is his biological father.
Chasing the Falconers (On the Run #1)by Gordon Korman
Two kids break out of a juvenile detention center and become fugitives in order to clear their convicted parents' names in this heartstopping series from kid-read master Gordon Korman.<P> Aidan and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison -- unless Aidan and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? Right now they're trapped in a juvenile detention center. Until they escape one night -- and find themselves on the run, both from the authorities and from a sinister attacker t who has his own reason to stop them. The Falconers must use their wits to make it across the country ... with plenty of tests along the way. <P> Gordon Korman takes readers into FUGITIVE territory -- with thrilling results.
The Chicken Doesn't Skateby Gordon Korman
When Milo, the most likely contender to go to the science fair uses a chicken as his specimen, unforseen problems arise.
The Climb (Everest #2)by Gordon Korman
A thrilling adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman about a number of kids competing to be the youngest person to ever reach the top of Mt. Everest Four kids. One mountain. The youngest expedition ever to attempt an Everest climb has begun. But the trouble starts long before they reach the summit. Competition is fierce. Conditions are harsh. And the trek from Base Camp proves a challenge that not all the contestants can meet... with disastrous results. And then the storm hits...
The Contest (Everest #1)by Gordon Korman
Four kids. One mountain. They come from all across America to be the youngest kid ever to climb Everest. But only one will reach the top first. The competition is fierce. The preparation is intense. The challenge is breathtaking. When the final four reach the higher peaks, disaster strikes -- and all that separates the living from the dead is chance, bravery, and action.
The Danger (Dive #3)by Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman's adventurous DIVE trilogy comes to an action-packed conclusion with THE DANGER.<P> In 1965, a British vessel named the Griffin sank with a priceless amount of gold on board.Now, centuries later, four kids are trying to raise the Griffin's treasure from the sea. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star must take the biggest risk of their lives...and discover that they won't be able to trust anybody-even themselves. A thrilling, shark-infested conclusion to Gordon Korman's underwater trilogy.<P>
The Deep (Dive #2)by Gordon Korman
4 Divers. 1 Treasure. 1 Incredible Challenge. What lies in the deep? Not just coral and sand. Not just undersea creatures that have never seen the light. No, the deep holds something even more mysterious and valuable. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star started the summer thinking they were going to study marine life. Now they've found sunken treasure. And they're not the only ones who want to keep it.
The Discovery (Dive #1)by Gordon Korman
Sharks, shipwreck, and sunken treasure in the latest adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman.<P> Four kids are on a marine expedition for the summer, diving to explore an underwater habitat that's just been altered by a seismic event. What they find, though, is much more than fish - it's sunken treasure. Can they salvage it without anyone else getting to it first? Will the prospect of wealth set them against one another? And what about those sharks...<P> DIVE is another action-packed trilogy from Gordon Korman. The narrative will shift between an account of two kids caught in the shipwreck and the story of the four kids fighting over and desperately trying to get the treasure.
Don't Care Highby Gordon Korman
"Don't Care High: It's more than a nickname -- it's a concept." At Don Carey High School, school spirit is so non-existent that nobody even noticed when a highway on-ramp got built over the football field. But new students Paul and Sheldon have a plan to wake the school up -- and Don't Care High will never be the same. Totally off-the-wall, but always good-natured, this hysterically funny book is not to be missed.
The Dragonfly Effectby Gordon Korman
The government has promised to protect Jax Opus and his family from enemies that want to use his hypnotic power to bring more evil into the world. Jax has reluctantly agreed to be protected. But protection has its price -- and soon Jax learns that if the government is going to help him, it's going to want some help in return. The reach of Jax's hypnotic talents is especially dangerous because he doesn't have to be looking at people directly to control them. No, he can hypnotize people through video broadcasts -- so a person can be innocently checking a computer, and suddenly have a hypnotic message planted. Even worse? Jax is not the only person who can do this. He is up against a hypnotic mastermind who has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. It's a race against time and the power of evil in this heartstopping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman.
Epic Adventures for Kids 2-Book Collectionby Gordon Korman Ted Sanders
Here are two epic, adventure-packed novels for middle grade readers, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman and award-winning author Ted Sanders in his first book for younger readers.Masterminds: Action-packed and full of unexpected twists, this new series from Gordon Korman is perfect for young fans of James Patterson and John Grisham. In idyllic Serenity, New Mexico, honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie--they know it's a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places. Then one day Eli Frieden bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything.The Keepers: The Box and the Dragonfly: Experience the fantastic adventure filled with magical objects, secret sects, and life as we know it on the line! Mixing magic and physics, Ted Sanders has created an epic story that has the feel of classic fantasy but twists it into something new and innovative. When Horace F. Andrews finds the Box of Promises in the curio shop, he quickly discovers that ordinary-looking objects can hold extraordinary power. From the enormous, sinister man shadowing him to the gradual mastery of his newfound abilities to his encounters with Chloe--a girl who has an astonishing talent of her own--Horace follows a path that puts the pair in the middle of a centuries-old conflict between two warring factions in which every decision they make could have disastrous consequences.
Escape (Island #3)by Gordon Korman
Having survived for so long on the deserted island, Luke, Charla, Will, Lysa, J.J. and Ian realize that their enemies are closer than they had thought, and soon discover that they will have only one chance at escape.
Framedby Gordon Korman
The hilarious third SWINDLE book - now in paperback! Griffin Bing's new principal doesn't like him. And Griffin doesn't like the boot camp football atmosphere the new principal has brought. Griffin manages to stay out of trouble -- until a Super Bowl ring disappears from the school's display case, with Griffin's retainer left in its place. Griffin has been framed! Unfortunately, the Man doesn't have a Plan - and everything his team tries to find out who really took the ring backfires. Griffin ends up in an alternate school, then under house arrest, and finally with an electronic anklet - with no way to prove his innocence! Griffin smells a rat - but will he be able to solve the mystery in time?
The Fugitive Factor (On the Run #2)by Gordon Korman
Aiden and Meg Falconer are now celebrities ... for all the wrong reasons. It's much harder to be on the run when the whole country's looking for you....<P> Aiden and Meg Falconer are out to find the evidence that will free their parents from a life sentence in prison. But in order to do that, they have to live undercover. Ever since they broke out of a juvenile detention facility, they've been chased by the FBI ... and by a strange killer they've nicknamed Hairless Joe. Now their story has hit the airwaves, and suddenly everyone is looking for the Falconer kids. They think they can hide with an old family friend ... but when she turns them in and Meg is put in jail, the danger and adventure only increase.
Go Jump in the Pool! (Macdonald Hall #2)by Gordon Korman
Bruno and Boots comically fund-raise money to buy a pool for their school.
Gordon Korman 2-Book Collectionby Gordon Korman
Here are two adventure-packed novels perfect for introducing middle grade readers to the work of #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman.Ungifted: When Donovan Curtis pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he's finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one of the administrators, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent to a special program for gifted and talented students. The program couldn't be a more perfectly unexpected hideout for someone like him. But as the students and teachers grow to realize that Donovan may not be good at math or science (or just about anything), he shows that his gifts may be exactly what these students never knew they needed.Masterminds: In idyllic Serenity, New Mexico, honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie--they know it's a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places. Then one day Eli Frieden bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything. Action-packed and full of unexpected twists, this new series is perfect for young fans of James Patterson and John Grisham.
Guys Read: The Sports Pagesby Chris Rylander Joseph Bruchac Gordon Korman Jon Scieszka Dan Gutman Jacqueline Woodson Anne Ursu Tim Green
A lineman with something to prove -- A vendetta against a baseball legend -- The rise of a real-life NHL all-star -- The luckiest grapefruit in sports history... Open up The Sports Pages, the third volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading, and you're in for all of this and more. From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are ten stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field. Compiled by kid-lit all-star Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a thrilling collection of brand-new short stories from some of your favorite authors and athletes.
Guys Read: The Trophyby Gordon Korman
Lucas and his friends are still reveling in their city-wide middle school basketball championship when the trophy they won goes missing. Foul play is afoot, and it's going to take all their basketball and detective skills to find it. This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
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