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NORFOLK, Va., May 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it has named a new federal security director for the Norfolk International Airport.
TSA officials announced the appointment of Jeff Horowitz as the new head of federal security at Norfolk. Horowitz, who has been with the TSA since 2002, will also oversee the security operations at Newport News/ Williamsburg International Airport which along with the Norfolk International Airport covers the air traffic for the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
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The first is called AVEVA IntelliLaser. Now, what this does is enable industrial process plant operators to add intelligence to dumb photorealistic laser-scan data with minimal manual work. IntelliLaser automatically creates associations between objects within the laser scan and asset tag information by creating intelligent "hot spots" that link piping and equipment to their associated plant information. This smart data is then available to users through a web browser, meaning that you can visualize and navigate a plant knowing how items within the scan relate to existing plant information.
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Shanghai United International School (SUIS) Pudong Campus
Address: 48 Xueye Road, Pudong District, Shanghai
SUIS Pudong is a member of the largest educational not-for-profit organization (Xiehe) in Shanghai. Our school is the only one in Xiehe that uses the same curriculum in a whole-through 'East meets West' primary and secondary programme on the same campus. We seek qualified and experienced teachers to join us in maintaining our excellent reputation for international education here in China. In 2016, SUIS Pudong achieved the best IGCSE results in Shanghai gaining 100% A*-C and 78% A*-A grades with each student typically taking eight subjects. This set a new record in Xiehe history far surpassing all previous performances. If you are passionate about education and getting the best out of every child you teach then we are very interested in you applying to us.
Our school adopts the National Curriculum for England (NCfE) throughout as its foundation in preparation for pupils to be admitted to the best universities in the world. This ensures our students gain a consistent education, while transition from Primary and Secondary is excellent. At Secondary School, students will take IGCSE and A Levels to complete their educational pathway.
The Primary School (ages 5-11) is currently well established with approximately 450 pupils while the Secondary is a growing and thriving school with more than 250 students (aged 11-18) starting from August 2017. Both schools have earned many awards and achievements. Our Primary students came first in Asia and in the top ten in the world, in Mathletics and the World Education Games respectively - the largest online competitions of their type on earth. All students are gifted and talented and admission to the school is highly competitive. Given the strong demand for places, we have to reject more than 600 student applications every year. English, Chinese and Spanish (Secondary) are studied with classes arranged for first and additional language speakers separately in each, thereby demonstrating our strong commitment to educating our students in the world's three foremost languages spoken by the majority of people on the planet.
Our school community is renowned for its creative and nurturing approach. Both Primary and Secondary school productions were written and performed by our students and the musical score composed by our teachers. This is a cultural tradition we are proud of and aim to continue.
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Comments about Pacon Easel Paper Rolls:
This will be used as a gift for my granddaughters. The easel is made from real wood. It easily folds for storage. Since it's a tabletop easel, it can be set up in many places. There are two work surfaces so no one has to wait! There's a holder for the paper roll. Although I bought extra paper, the easel came with a small roll of paper.
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Easy storage and use. Grandkids love it!!
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I bought this for my niece who enjoys painting and drawing and is taking classes for this and I thought this would be a great gift. She received it and was very satisfied and pleased and is using it and told her sister it was hers alone. Maybe the next Picasso?
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I purchased this paper roll for use in a child's tabletop easel. Larger than the roll which came with easel, this one, which fit nicely, will keep the child busy for a long time.
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I teach art and care about artworks holding up over time. This paper is very cheap in quality-- it yellows just as fast as newsprint. Exposed paper on beautiful paintings done by my students turned a very strong yellow almost immediately.I can only think of this as "white newsprint" and strongly recommend against it if you need it to hold up.
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Nice Paper to work with. I love the brightness; good contrast for vine charcoal. The roll is a great time saver during the fast-moving gesture class i am taking. A bit overpriced and hefty shipping cost.
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It's a once-a-month special session in Judge Mary Robinson's courtroom: truancy court, where the focus is on the parents of elementary school children who are chronically absent.
"And that is the parents' obligation," Judge Robinson told a parent who was making excuses for her child's frequent absences in court on Thursday.
Prosecutor Nicole Bloom brings in parents who can face up to 60 days in jail.
"But that is not our goal, our goal is to get the parents here and the kids in their seats, in school, consistently and on time," Bloom said.
The Broward State Attorney's Office and the school district are concentrating on elementary students to stop bad trends before they start.
"There's a strong correlation between truancy and juvenile crime," Bloom explained. "The more often these children are in their seats in school, the less chance they have to become involved in the juvenile system."
Prosecutors cite a study that shows high school dropouts are 350 percent more likely to be arrested than students who graduate.
In the Broward program, after five unexcused absences, school officials meet with the parents. After 10 absences, a prosecutor gets involved with the conversation, and an effort is made to help the parents, or, in many cases, the single parent, to work out whatever difficulties are causing the child to miss so many school days.
"And if that doesn't cure the problem, we then make the decision to file and we see the parents here in the courtroom," Bloom said.
Bloom says she's sympathetic to the many hard-luck situations she hears in court. That's why she gives parents multiple chances to improve their child's school attendance, and she says there are success stories every month.
"This is the best way that we can prevent juvenile crime, prevent juvenile victims and make sure that our kids are being productive," Bloom said.
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The Ottawa Senators continued their aggressive rebuilding process Saturday morning, acquiring highly rated but underperforming Russian prospect Nikita Filatov from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In exchange, the Senators surrendered a third-round pick, 63rd overall, in the 2011 entry draft.
Filatov was the sixth player chosen in the 2008 entry draft, a highly skilled Russian with decent English, whose only goal was to play in the NHL. But he had a difficult time finding a fit in Columbus, and was back and forth between Russia, their farm team and the NHL ever since. This past year, Filatov got into 23 NHL games, scoring no goals and only seven assists, while playing just over 12 minutes per night.
So he represents a project for the Senators, but at least a project with some skills. It will be up to new coach Paul MacLean to get what he can out of Filatov.
Blue Jackets' general manager Scott Howson said the decision to move Filatov was an organizational concession that it was "time to move on from your mistakes."
"I'm not in any way, shape or form saying that Nikita is not going to play in the NHL. It just didn't work for Columbus."
So he thinks Filatov can still have a viable NHL career?
"Absolutely," answered Howson. "You won't find many more talented players. He's got to sort some things out himself and you know what? That happens sometimes, when you go through changes.
"This league is full of players who've had to go through two or three teams to become good players."
Howson essentially replaced Filatov on the roster with the far more experienced Jeff Carter, acquired on Thursday in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, which also cost them the No. 8 overall pick in Friday's draft, plus Jakub Voracek, another high-draft choice like Filatov that they've now traded away.
Howson still has not spoken to Carter and is aware, from his agent, that the news of the deal left him feeling upset and distraught.
"It was a shocking thing for him; it was emotional; so we have to let that settle," said Howson. "I certainly believe there'll be an adjustment for him when he comes to Columbus to play. There certainly was for R.J. Umberger. The Flyers do a great job of attaching people to their organization. It's a great place to play. It's a great city - and he had made a long-term commitment to Philadelphia. Now, this surprised him. So it's not surprising what he's going through."
Howsom called Carter the first "true No. 1 centre" in Columbus history.
"The market for No. 1 centres is really scarce," said Howson. "If you go back for at least a decade, there's been two trades of No. 1 centres - Joe Thornton and Brad Richards. Then we had two trades in one day for legitimate No. 1 centres (Carter and Mike Richards, dealt by Philadelphia to the Los Angeles Kings). So it's not very often it happens. I'd been talking to Paul (Holmgren, the Flyers' GM) for a long time about this and when the opportunity was there, we were going to put our best foot forward in order to make it happen."
As for Filatov, Howsom he wasn't prepared to trade him at all costs; and if there hadn't been a viable offer made, they would have permitted him to play in Russia next year and then reassess the situation at that point.
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CHICAGO — A drug made by Pfizer may help decrease the risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure, according to a late-stage clinical study.
The "Emphasis-HF" study — funded by Pfizer, published online in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Heart Association scientific sessions in Chicago — found that adding Inspra (eplerenone) to standard therapies reduced the risks compared with placebo.
"It is encouraging to see a clinical trial deliver results that are sufficiently strong to meet strict, pre-defined stopping criteria," Faiez Zannad, study steering committee co-chairman and cardiologist at the University Hospital of the Henri Poincare University of Nancy, France, said in a statement. "Patients such as those enrolled in 'Emphasis-HF' typically have a poor prognosis, and today's results should therefore provide real encouragement for doctors and patients alike."


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BURLINGAME — If only Tom weren't so healthy — it would be so much easier to take him down.
But Tom, a towering Tasmanian blue gum eucalyptus, is as strong as an ox, with a life expectancy of another 30 years or more, according to an arborist's report.
So Burlingame Mayor Terry Nagel finds herself in a bind. She cannot support two City Council members who want to cut down the roughly 100-year-old tree, which they view as both a danger and a legal liability.
But Nagel also can't bring herself to join her other two colleagues, who feel the hazards posed by the tree are overblown and are comfortable leaving it mostly alone. She is caught in the middle, trying to find a compromise on an issue that has ignited a small but passionate debate in "Tree City USA."
"She's really in an awful spot," said Jeannie Gilmore, a board member for Citizens for a Better Burlingame. "There's an election coming up in November, and this could be used against her, which would be terrible, because she's the most conscientious mayor we've ever had."
Nagel originally voted to remove the tree last December, back in the days before local residents bestowed the eucalyptus with a nickname. But the public outcry over the council's 3-2 decision led the new mayor to reconsider the issue in January.
It was then that Nagel changed her mind, joining Councilman Russ Cohen and Councilwoman Cathy Baylock in voting to preserve the tree andexplore options for directing traffic around the roughly 2-foot hump in front of the Easton Branch Library.
Vice Mayor Rosalie O'Mahony and Councilwoman Ann Keighran remained in favor of taking out the tree, which they consider a hazard to vehicles and pedestrians, including children visiting the library, and a lawsuit waiting to happen.
When the council picked up the matter again Monday, Nagel's colleagues stuck to their positions, leaving her as the swing vote once again. Nagel floated the idea of turning Easton Drive into a one-way street, but the motion died without a second.
Conducting a traffic analysis of creating a one-way street would cost about $50,000, according to Assistant Public Works Director Syed Murtuza.
Nagel said she's trying to remain flexible and exhaust all remaining alternatives, even as some members of the council and public grow exasperated, feeling the issue has been talked and studied into the ground.
"The frustration of this thing is that the discussion has gone on so long that people have dug their heels in," Nagel said.
Nagel wants to perform a postcard survey of the area surrounding 1800 Easton Drive. Her goal is to see whether residents would prefer to study turning part of the eucalyptus-lined avenue into a one-way street or simply take the tree out.
Nagel said she will not support leaving Tom and the street in their current configuration, because of the liability it presents.
"That's a hazard that we knowingly allow to sit there," Nagel said.
The tree stands at an intersection with a four-way stop sign. Its roots cause cars to slow to a crawl or go around the hump into the opposite lane.
"That's where the potential for an accident is," Murtuza said. "It's not the bump itself; it's avoiding the bump."
Cohen said cars are slowed to such a degree by the stop signs and the hump that there is little danger of a traffic accident. The city does not have any record of accidents being caused by Tom's rogue roots.
"There don't seem to be any demonstrable reasons, other than fear and inconvenience, to remove that tree," said Cohen. "And in my mind, that's not enough."
As a temporary measure, Cohen has proposed installing signs along the street warning of Tom's hump.
The question facing Nagel is whether there is any support for performing a survey or eliminating two-way traffic. She did persuade the council to have the city re-examine a list of trees approved for replanting along Easton Drive.
O'Mahony said she opposes both the survey and shutting down one lane of traffic. Creating a one-way street would be "the most imprudent decision that the City Council could ever make," she said.
Surveying the area surrounding the library won't provide sufficient information, O'Mahony added, because many of the people who use Easton Drive don't live in the neighborhood.
Still, Nagel wonders why there is such entrenched opposition to taking the public's temperature, especially when it would cost just $1,000, according to her estimate.
Nagel, who is up for re-election this fall, said she's not worried about political pressure and just wants to find the best solution for the greatest number of people.
"I would like the decision to be the right decision," Nagel said. "And I don't think I have the one missing piece of information, and that is what the community wants."
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|Brian Christine, MD, is in practice at Urology Centers of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama, and is board certified and a member of the American Urologic Association, the Society of Prosthetic Urologists and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.
I am incontinent and have been for years. Recently I took a trip and tried to get by without the diapers. I ended up in the hospital with a severe urinary tract infection. Could the fact that I tried to go without the diapers caused the infection?
David, first off, I am sorry that you have been suffering with urinary incontinence. If you have not done so, I would suggest that you be evaluated by a urologist since we have very, very good treatments available for incontinence. It is a very rare patient we cannot help. Second, I doubt that the urinary tract infection was caused by not wearing diapers for a few days. I do not think simply foregoing the protective garment was associated at all with the infection. The fact that you had a severe urinary infection is another reason you should be evaluated by a urologist. I hope this is helpful. Again, don't suffer needlessly with urinary incontinence; a urologist can probably help.
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How long is a proper length of time to leave a catheter in a person? My mom has a broken hip, but refused to have an operation, so she's been laid up for 2 months in bed now. I do not want her to lay in her urine all night long every night, but I can not get up every night to change her diaper either because I have a business that require my attention 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. So if I put a catheter in her, how often do I need to change it?
Sumei from AZ
We like to change a catheter about every four weeks. For the patient who is requiring long term catheterization, studies have shown that changing the catheter every 4-6 weeks is ideal. Changing the catheter in your mother should be a pretty easy process, and I suspect that you could even have a home health care nurse come to do that for you. That would save you having to take your Mom to the doctor's office. In any event, I would recommend you get that catheter changed every month. I hope this helps.
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My mother in law is 82 years and has Alzheimer's. She is continually wearing diapers and her caregivers toilet her during the day, every 3-4 hours and she is showered daily. She has UTIs every 2-3 months and although there is no change in her functioning, no fever, she has hematuria, sometime with clots. We are asking her caregivers to clean her well, they use unscented baby wipes, give her lots of fluids and she has 2-3 8 oz glasses of cranberry juice daily. Is there any other preventative measure we can try? Thank you for any advice.
Addressing the urologic needs of the elderly can be very challenging. Your grandmother seems to have incontinence, and it would be helpful to be sure she is adequately emptying her bladder. If she is not emptying her bladder the urine that does not empty could potentially set her up for recurrent urinary tract infections. If she is emptying her bladder normally (a urologist can check this easily in their office), she may well benefit from a daily, low dose prophylactic antibiotic. Recurrent infections often times can be prevented by taking a daily antibiotic tablet. This would likely be continued for the foreseeable future. I hope this is helpful.
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My Mom's doctor said that they do not generally treat bladder infections in the elderly unless they are running a fever or acting strangely. He said that if you tested all the patients in nursing homes at least 50% would show positive for bacteria in the urine. This to me sounds like patient neglect. Is this a common theory? I would not want to wait until a fever shows up and discover a kidney infection.
LM from MA
Thank you for the question. It is true that we often times do not treat asymptomatic bacteria in the urine of elderly patients. Asymptomatic urinary tract infections are not uncommon in elderly men and women (especially women). If the patient has no complaints of a urinary tract infection (discomfort with voiding, blood in the urine, increased frequency of urination or fever) it is reasonable to not prescribe antibiotics. The logic is that if a person has some bacteria in the urine, but not real complaints, giving antibiotics may merely allow more vigorous and more resistant bacteria to grow in the urine causing a much greater problem for the patient. So, not treating an asymptomatic growth of bacteria in an elderly patient's urine is really not patient neglect at all.
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I am a caregiver to my mom who is 72 years old. She recently started to have bladder problems and now is using pads, but she says that they are uncomfortable to wear at night. She was given medication for her bladder problem, but it is not working. She is totally embarrassed about her situation. She has been taking thyroid medication for years, but recently started having side effects from it. I've heard from some other people that they are having to urinate a lot on the thyroid med that she is taking. Could you please help me?
Helena from NM
Regarding your 72 year old mother who has bladder problems, I first want you to know that as we get older urinary issues and urinary incontinence are not tremendously unusual. In our question you said that your mother has been given medication for her "bladder problem," but the medication is not working. Though I don't know for sure, I presume that her bladder problem is urinary incontinence, and I expect that it is likely incontinence that occurs with an urge to urinate. Symptoms of an "overactive bladder" can include urinary incontinence. This is usually best treated with medication. However, there are other bladder conditions that can cause urinary leakage. A urinary tract infection can cause leakage of urine. An infection would best be treated with antibiotics. Also, there is a condition called "stress incontinence" where urinary leakage occurs with a stress to the bladder. The kind of stress that I am referring to is not emotional stress, but rather is pressure that gets exerted onto the bladder when a patient coughs, laughs, sneezes or tries to do more vigorous activities. Knowing exactly what your mother's specific complaints are would be required before a particular plan of treatment could be initiated. I think the first step would be to have your mother evaluated by a urologist. If you have already done that, then she would need to return to see the urologist if her symptoms have not improved and if she is having continued difficulties. I hope that this answer has been helpful to you. I am glad that your mother has a daughter like you to help care for her.
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I have a 32 year old son who was born with spina bifida. He has a neurogenic bladder. It was made larger when he was about 10 years old. [Doctors] do not feel that his bladder is large enough for the man he has become. He has leakage every time he strains and has always had to wear some kind of protection like disposable briefs. Do you feel like there might be some type of surgery for him to have a more normal lifestyle? He is really a great person who has had a lot of hardships in life. Thank you for your time.
Janet from TN
Q: Janet, you indicated that your son has spina bifida and had a bladder augmentation when he was about 10 years old. The bladder augmentation is designed to increase the capacity of the bladder, and that is a fairly standard procedure to do for a child who has spina bifida. Unfortunately, he has urinary incontinence, and I know that is very distressing for him. There may well be a procedure that could be done to treat his urinary incontinence, and I think that probably there is a treatment that would be available for him. However, to truly evaluate him, he would need to be seen and certain bladder testing procedures would need to be done. None of these things are painful or uncomfortable, but they would give us a much clearer picture as to the issues associated with his urinary incontinence. It is rare that we can't help a patient who has incontinence.
I would encourage you and your son to find a urologist who has a true interest in treating male incontinence and who has been well trained in the techniques and devices used to treat incontinence. Not every urologist has extensive experience with anti-incontinence procedures and devices. In fact, most do not. I hope this has been helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance to you or to your son. Good luck! Please know that in all likelihood, there IS something that can be done to help your son.
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After a stroke of 5 years my husband has been unale to hold his urine for any great length. He has taken medicines for this and now he is on cardura 4 mg. He has had the urodynamic studies and they determined he cannot empty his bladder completely. Is there anything else that can be done, as all the meds he has taken seem to work against his dilantin that he has to take for seizures. Do you recommend that he continue this or just stop all meds for incontinemce? Is there any danger if he stops the medication, and just wears the diapers?
Bobbi from NC
Let me try to answer the question that you posed about urinary incontinence. Let me first say that I am sorry that your husband has to deal with the affects of having had a stroke and having to deal with urinary incontinence.
Urinary incontinence is a significant problem; the quality of life issues associated with incontinence are tremendous. You indicated in your e-mail that your husband has had urodynamic studies and the studies have determined that he cannot empty his bladder completely. It would be important to try to figure out why he can't empty his bladder. If he can't empty his bladder because the bladder muscle does not function properly that is one issue; however, if he can't empty his bladder because of an enlarged prostate then that would require a completely different treatment approach. Oftentimes, this can only be determined by actually performing a cystoscopy in the office. A cystoscopy is actually looking inside the urethra and bladder with a flexible telescope. You also indicated in your e-mail that he is on Cardura and that is a medication that we typically use for men with an enlarged prostate.
Therefore, I think that complete evaluation for your husband would involve cystoscopy and a physical examination in the office. I am always hesitant to have patients simply "stop their medication" without knowing more specifics about their situation. I would encourage you and your husband to make sure that you consult his urologist as to what he or she thinks should be done next. I am certainly happy to help as much as I can from my standpoint.
I hope that this has been helpful to you.
Brian Christine
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Do bedwetting training devices work for adults/seniors who take care of themselves and have urinary incontinence?
Suzanne from CA
In my experience, the bedwetting alarms have primarily been used in the pediatric population. Most of these patients sleep too soundly and therefore do not perceive the urge to void and they wet on themselves before they can get to the bathroom. Most of these younger patients are in the process of going through potty training and the maturation of the nervous system is not complete yet and the bedwetting alarms seem to just help these patients learn to control their urine over a period of time. In the adult population, these patients have already learned potty training but now due to Alzheimer's, strokes, decreased mentation, the micturition reflex has been affected or they don't ambulate very well and they can't get to the bathroom fast enough because of a physical problem. I have never used the bedwetting alarms in this population and personally I doubt if they are going to be worth the expense. If somebody has access to one of these devices, maybe one has been donated or has been used in the past and still works, there is nothing wrong with trying it. It is certainly not going to harm anything, but I just don't think it is going to be successful in this elderly population.
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My mother has tried all the medications available for incontinence and even InterStim to improve her frequency issues, but to no avail. Will she just have to live with this condition?
Alice from HI
Unfortunately, it sounds like your mother has a very severe case of urinary frequency and urgency. The typical treatment is medications, and for the most severe cases we do occasionally use the InterStim sacral nerve stimulator. At this point it may well be that your mother will have to simply coexist with her symptoms. However, if her urologist has not performed Urodynamic studies, these would be indicated. Urodynamic studies are detailed testing of bladder function done in a urologist's office. It would also be reasonable to have your mother undergo a cystoscopy, which is a telescopic examination of the inside of her bladder. The Urodynamic studies and the cystoscopy are not painful and they should be done if they have not yet been done. If these investigations reveal that your mother's problem is simply just an overactive bladder, one other option available to her would be injections of Botox into her bladder muscle. This is done through the cystoscope and can be quite effective. Since most urologists do not do Botox injections, she may need to seek out an individual who routinely does these injections.
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Will "light bladder leakage" in women get worse with time or can patients take steps to prevent that?
Urinary incontinence in women is, unfortunately, not an infrequent occurrence. There are two types of urinary incontinence in women and these are referred to as "stress incontinence" and "urge incontinence." Stress incontinence is that leakage of urine that occurs when a patient laughs, coughs, sneezes or does more vigorous physical activity. This stress incontinence is caused by a weakening of the supportive muscles of the pelvic floor; this leads to bladder movement with activity and a leakage of urine. Stress incontinence is most effectively treated with surgery. Women can also perform Kegel exercise to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. Your urologist or gynecologist can explain to you how to perform Kegel exercises. The other kind of urinary incontinence, urgency incontinence, is that leakage of urine that occurs with a strong desire to void. Women will often say that they get the urge to urinate, but simply can't make it to the bathroom in time and wet on themselves. This type of incontinence is most effectively treated with medication. There are a variety of medications on the market that can be beneficial for urgency incontinence. It is important for women to realize that their urinary incontinence can most often be effectively treated, and we encourage them to speak to their urologists or gynecologists about this problem.
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Does incontinence following cancer treatment go away by itself or will it be permanent?
Radical prostatectomy remains an important treatment option for organ-confined prostate cancer. Unfortunately, a small percentage of patients who had their prostate removed will have persistent urinary incontinence. Typically, within 6 to 12 months, a man who has had his prostate removed will gain back complete control of his urine; however, for that small percentage of men who do not, there are treatment options available. A device called an artificial urinary sphincter is a synthetic cuff that is placed around the patient's urethra and can provide good control of the urinary stream. The artificial urinary sphincter is a tried and true product and has been around for 30 years. Patients with the most severe degree of post prostatectomy incontinence are candidates for the artificial sphincter. A more recent development to treat urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy is the male sling. The sling is designed for men who has a mild to medium degree of leakage and is very, very effective. The most important point to remember is that urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy will most often resolve itself. For those patients who have persistent incontinence there ARE very effective treatment options available! We certainly encourage those patients with urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy to speak to the urologist about the problem, and also to find urologists who are well trained in the treatment of post prostatectomy incontinence.
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About the hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Ft Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel Golf Club & CC in Coral Springs, you'll be near the airport and minutes from Heron Bay Golf Club, and close to Saveology IcePlex. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Hospital and Plaster Carousel.
Make yourself at home in one of the 217 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Satellite programming provides entertainment, and wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
While the golfer in the family is out on the course, try one of the other recreational amenities offered, such as a health club or an outdoor pool. Additional features include wireless Internet access (surcharge), supervised childcare/activities, and babysitting/childcare. Guests can catch a ride on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 5 mi.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour business center, and express check-in. Planning an event in Coral Springs? This hotel has 17800 square feet (1654 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
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- Number of floors - 7
- Total number of rooms - 217
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- Gift shops or newsstand
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- Spa tub
- Elevator/lift
- Multilingual staff
- Golf course on site
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Laundry facilities
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Express check-in
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Coffee shop or café
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Conference space
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Free area shuttle
- Conference space size (meters) - 1654
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- Conference space size (feet) - 17800
- Number of meeting rooms - 16
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- Year Built 1999
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Room Facilities
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - While city officials reported progress Wednesday restoring Nashville's electrical and water systems after a devastating flood, the downtown remained dark, homes were sodden and patience was wearing thin four days after flash flooding and storms blamed for at least 29 deaths in three states.
Nashville's country music scene also began assessing damage from the floods. The city is considered the heart of country music, and the blazing fiddles and screaming guitars in Nashville's famed downtown honky-tonks were a little quieter as business owners pumped water out of their restaurants and bars.
City officials said Wednesday that electrical and water services were beginning to return to normal. But as the city hurries to get one of its two water treatment plants back on line, water utility director Scott Potter repeated calls to conserve saying they "aren't taking hold yet."
Elsewhere in Nashville, the Country Music Hall of Fame has closed and the Grand Ole Opry - the most famous country music show in the world - had to move its performances to other concert halls.
The Cumberland River, which winds through the heart of the city, spilled over its banks as Nashville received more than 13 inches of pounding rain over the weekend. The flash floods were blamed in the deaths of at least 18 people in Tennessee alone, including nine in Nashville. Other deaths from the weekend storms were reported in Kentucky and Mississippi.
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I previously wrote about the Tom Bihn Company when I reviewed the Field Journal Notebook. Please see that review.
Today I want to tell you about my Imago bag. Another part of my daily arsenal that I do not think I could survive without. So first the facts from the Tom Bihn website:
The Imago is an open-top bag that closes with a flap and a 2"/50mm plastic side-release Warrior buckle. Under the flap, on the front of the bag, are two pockets: one curved open-top and one zippered, plus three places to snap your key strap (included) or Organizer Pouch (optional; order here). Inside the main compartment are two deep pouch pockets that work well for organizing power adapters, or storing energy bars. On the back, a flat pocket is perfect for magazines or a newspaper. The top exterior of the bag features a webbing grab/carry handle.
On both sides of the Imago are small pockets designed to securely carry portable electronic devices such as cell phones, iPods/MP3 players or PDAs. Lined with Ultrasuede and closed by #8 YKK "splash-proof" Uretech� zippers, these snug little pockets also provide scratch-free storage for eyewear.
The Imago is available in twelve color combinations. Different color combinations are made out of different fabrics: Ballistic Nylon and 1000 denier Cordura.
The Imago rides your shoulder with the Standard Shoulder Strap, a 1-1/2" wide heavy nylon webbing strap with a comfortable wide foam pad that won't slip off your shoulder and is designed to conform to your shoulder and back. A removable waist strap secures the bag to your body when you're the move, which makes the Imago a great bag to use when you're riding a bike (push or motor).
Made of 1050 denier Ballistic nylon - or - 1000 denier Cordura®; lined with 500 denier Cordura®
Overall dimensions: 14.5" x 12.25" x 3.5" / 370 x 310 x 90mm
Volume: 13.5 liters (825 cu. in.)
Weight: 1lb, 9oz / 700 grams
Made in the TOM BIHN Factory in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A
This is my bag - it is Cocoa with a Wasabi interior. I really like the light bright interior as it make finding things inside it so much easier.
Here is my bag filled with substantially more that I usually carry, but I wanted to show you how it easily handles a ton of stuff.
And here is all the stuff: one Fabriano Venezia Sketchbook, two large Rhodia pads, one Junior size Levenger Circa, one 12 half pan watercolor bijoux box, one portable watercolor brush, one tin of graphite pencils, one Exacompta Sketchbook, one digital camera, one iPhone and one Tom Bihn accessory bag with assorted pens and pencils. Oh yeah, one book called How to Read Chinese Paintings.


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Bird Obesity Prevention Guide
Drs. Foster & Smith Educational Staff
besity resulting from overfeeding and lack of exercise is an extremely prevalent health problem in pet birds. Pet birds expend far less energy than their wild counterparts, and owners (often unknowingly) feed high-calorie food and treats in excessively large quantities. Take simple steps to help keep your bird leaner and much healthier.
First, consult your veterinarian. He or she will determine the severity of your bird's obesity and help you devise a plan to make him healthier. Involve your veterinarian throughout the entire weight-loss process.
If your bird currently eats a seed-based diet, switch him to a formulated (pelleted) diet.
Roudybush Low-Fat Diets
are a healthy choice. Also feed vegetables; fresh are ideal, but freeze-dried
Just Veggies
are great when you're short on time. For most larger pet birds, feed pelleted food as 65-80% of the diet, and vegetables as 15-30%. Offer small portions of
occasionally as special treats.
Place food and water at opposite ends of the cage – at different heights, if possible.
Feed meals in a
foraging toy
so he'll have to work for his food.
Do not simply restrict food; he'll be unnecessarily hungry and could suffer a vitamin or mineral deficiency.
Keep fresh water available at all times.
Consider obtaining a larger
to give your bird more room for exercise.
Provide in-cage exercise opportunities. Climbing
activity centers
offer fun ways to get him moving – climbing, swinging, etc. A variety of toy styles accommodates birds of all sizes, preferences, and temperaments.
Offer out-of-cage exercise whenever possible.
Play gyms
give him exercise and entertainment, often while closer to you. A
Flight Suit with Lanyard
will enhance his safety and minimize messes while he's out.
Monitor your bird throughout his weight loss. Each day, clean the cage bottom and check droppings for consistency and color. Also, weigh him weekly. A Digital Bird Scale can provide quick results, without the need for multiple veterinarian visits.


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According to yonhapnews.co.kr, the South Korean Government is aligning itself to 'ban' the Android market. Indeed, "Google Inc. may be barred from operating an Android market place in South Korea, if it continues to circulate game contents without approval from the country's regulating body, government officials said Thursday."
"If Google does not take any measures, we may block the Android market here," said Lee Jong-bae, a board official.
This could have far-reaching consequences for the Android OS as a whole within South Korea. It should be noted that Android smartphones have been available in South Korea since the middle of last year so this comes somewhat as a shock. The Android Market now has around 4,400 types of games that have not been rated in the ratings by South Korea Game Rating Board to establish whether or not these games are suitable to be played by children.
As things stand now, the SKGRB (no, really, I did it) have sent a letter to Google Inc. based in South Korea to effectively ask all companies involved to collaborate on this problem. According to the company's spokeswoman Park Sun-kyung, at the moment Google's Korea branch is reviewing and processing the letter.


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At least 10 people are injured after an explosion on a bus in Tel Aviv.
Israel is calling it a "terrorist attack" and has launched a manhunt for the suspected bomber, who is believed to have escaped before the blast. In Gaza, meanwhile, mosque loudspeakers relayed a message purportedly from Hamas claiming responsibility for the bomb, and celebratory gunfire rang out in Gaza City.
Tellingly, several of the people hospitalized are said to be suffering from panic attacks. Today's explosion, the first such in Tel Aviv in six years, has brought back memories of the dark days when suicide bombings were regular occurrences.
It has also made a cease-fire, on this, the eighth day of hostilities, look that bit further away. The truce that was rumored to be imminent yesterday never came; now, with Israel already said to have stepped up its air strikes on Gaza, it seems like too much to hope for.
Want to know:
As of this morning, none of the men who carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks are still alive.
The only gunman known to have survived the city-wide shootings and bombings, Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab, was hanged at Yerwada jail in Pune early today. The execution, which was not announced in advance, came two weeks after Indian President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his final plea for mercy – and four years almost to the day since Kasab and at least nine accomplices killed 166 people and injured 300.
Amid celebrations on the streets of Mumbai, Maharashtra home minister RR Patil called Kasab's death "a true tribute to the victims and martyrs" of 26/11.
Dull but important:
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have promised to "liberate" the country from its government.
The M23 rebels have already claimed the regional capital of eastern Congo, Goma, and confirmed today that their ambitions didn't stop there. The fighters vowed to march south to Bukavu, and from there to the national capital, Kinshasa.
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned M23's advance. Which is all very well, but UN peacekeepers reportedly stood back and looked on as the rebels seized Goma.
DRC president Joseph Kabila has urged the Congolese people to "resist" the rebels. He's due to meet his counterparts in Rwanda and Uganda – the two not-entirely-disinterested neighbors who stand accused of backing the rebellion – later today.
Just because:
So, you know what we said about there being hope for Twinkies? Yeah, not so much.
Hostess announced last night that its much-hyped mediation talks with its biggest labor union failed to produce an agreement. So back to bankruptcy court it is.
With up to 30 percent of its workforce on strike, the company has applied to shutter its operations and start selling off its assets. Three of its plants have been closed since last week. It has another court hearing today to decide whether liquidation can proceed.
As you were, snack stockpilers, as you were.
Strange but true:
Miss Russia has some things to say about her country, and they're not what you might expect. Natalia Pereverzeva, Russia's contestant for Miss Earth, describes her homeland as "a beggar."
"The 'chosen' few people are draining away its wealth... From it, bleeding, like from a sinking ship, engineers, doctors, teachers are fleeing, because they have nothing to live on. My Russia – it is an endless Caucasian war."
Gracious. For a native of a country that recently banned an opposition protest against political repression because "there is no such thing," that's a bold thing to say – even (especially?) in a swimsuit.
Miss "Endless Caucasian War," we salute you. But with all that's going down, we almost wish you'd just said you wanted world peace.


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Drew Peterson doesn't want to hear from his former wife.
His attorneys are challenging the new hearsay law in Illinois which has come to be known as "Drew's Law." The law, enacted last year, would allow statements from Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, to be submitted as evidence.
Peterson's attorneys said the law is unconstitutional because it would allow gossip, rumor and innuendo to enter the court. They also say it would be unconstitutional to use a law passed after a crime was committed.
"Any attempt to introduce evidence through this statute violates the ex post facto provision of the United States Constitution," said Andrew Abood, one of Peterson's defense attorneys, in a news release.
The motion was expected. After Peterson's arrest this year for the 2004 slaying of Savio, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said he planned to use the new law to let Savio tell jurors why Peterson wanted her dead.
Savio told several people before she died that she was afraid her husband would kill her. Peterson is also a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, but denies any wrongdoing.
Similar hearsay laws exist in 12 other states, including Wisconsin.


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Dreamweaver was able to successfully connect even though I left the "Host Directory" blank. But when try to upload anything, it tells me "Acess Denied" and "May be a permission problem." On the remote sever, there's nothing except "/" an I can't even make a folder (same message as above). I've uploaded countless websites before, (mostly on a Unix server), and never run into this before. Any thoughts on this?
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Charles Brumsted , the owner of the former Bistro Cristina's restaurant in Batavia, wants to make one thing very clear: Chuck donating his Ellicott Street property, and code violations against Chuck's Ellicott Street property, are two separate matters.
Brumsted was due in court this morning to answer to several code violations against his Ellicott Street property; specifically, violations against the fire-ravaged remains of his restaurant. His attorney, Elizabeth Kraengel, entered a "not guilty" plea on Brumsted's behalf. As a matter of procedure, because there was no agreement in the case between the city and the property owner, Judge Robert Balbick set the matter down for a trial on September 17th. Brumsted would be required to appear in City Court on that date; he currently resides in Boynton Beach, Florida.
If Brumsted donates the property to another party before September 17th, he will no longer be liable for the code violations. Also, if Brumsted brings his property into compliance with city code before then, the matter will be considered resolved, and there will likely be no trial.
Outside the courtroom today, attorney Kraengel said that Brumsted does not plan to take action to bring the property into compliance.
"Ultimately, if the potential 'donee' is going to be altering the property at all, if it's going to be (demolished)," said Kraengel said, "it wouldn't really make sense to spend the resources at this time, to cure these violations."
Just over an hour after his case was in court, Brumsted - who announced on Monday that he will donate his property to a local non-profit organization - personally called WBTA and announced that he has set a deadline for the non-profits to contact him about acquring the property.
"I am overwhelmed with the response and interest of these non-profit organizations interested in the property of the former Cristina's restaurant," said Brumsted just before noon, by phone from Florida. "We must set a deadline...for Thursday, August 26th at 3'oclock p.m."
While the court's setting down a date for trial, and Brumsted's setting down a deadline, were chronologically close - Brumsted says that's purely coincidental.
"The deadline that was set (by Brumsted) for Thursday, August 26th," says Brumsted, "was solely...to the effect that we were overwhelmed with the amount of response, and the non-for-profit organizations that have come forth for the interest in Cristina's restaurant."
Brumsted says he's receiving 4 or 5 calls each day from interested parties; he says it's only fair to those organizations that called first, for him to set a deadline and make a decision soon, so that they can plan accordingly.
As far as the code violations against the site of the former Cristina's, Brumsted noted several points of contention. He questions how a building that was partially destroyed by fire can be governed by city code; respective to a particular violation that cites electrical wires exposed to the elements, Brumsted says no electric (or gas, or water) has been operational at the building since the devastating 2008 fire, and that specific code should not apply.
Court documents obtained by WBTA News list three separate dates when city code enforcement officers attempted to contact Brumsted to remedy the violations against his property, and allegedly received no response, nor observed any improvements to the property.
Brumsted says that's simply not true.
"This fire happened in July '08; we've been working very closely with the City of Batavia, and between (Code Enforcement Officers) Mike Smith and Doug Randall," says Brumsted. "I've had a few meetings with them since then."
Relative to his donating the property, Brumsted points out that he could have taken other routes with his damaged restaurant.
"I always had a choice in this matter," he says. "At the time of the fire...I had a choice to completely demolish the property at the site and just hold on and own a vacant piece of land.
"At the time, it made much sense to keep the masonry, non-combustible building up, and whether I may decide to reconstruct the restaurant as it was. As we sent it out to bid, the numbers came in - and were astronomical."
So, rebuilding was not a viable option. Now Brumsted had a piece of property with a non-combustible masonry building sitting on it. He says he could have re-developed the land - or donated it to a non-profit organization, which he now plans to do.
"With all the support of the community, it makes much sense to donate this to a non-for-profit organization," he says, "to take their resources and rehabilitate that building, and keep it as it is - a main focal point on Ellicott Street."
Brumsted points out that if he had demolished the property, city residents would have been forced to look at a vacated lot. Also, Central Avenue houses backing up to the property would have been exposed to Main Street - an ugly idea, in his mind.
As long as he owns the property, "I always have a choice," Chuck notes. "I could hold an auction and pocket the money myself, but I chose not to." Brumsted notes he could knock it down tomorrow if he liked, as the property owner - but instead, he'll take what he sees as the more noble route, and donate it.
"This is contribution from myself, in behalf of the memory of my grandmother," he says, "to keep the property intact."
Brumsted can be contacted by cell phone at (585) 356-0927, or by e-mail at email@example.com


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SALT LAKE CITY — So that's it, roll the credits — or burn the evidence. The season that passed as painfully as a kidney stone finally ends tonight.
It seems like years since the Jazz were good, yet it was only December when optimism reigned. Now as they await their season-ending game tonight against Denver, you have to wonder: What did we just witness?
The Jazz have 43 losses, the most since 2004-05. Before that, you'd have to go back to 1982-83, when the team was so insolvent it traded Dominique Wilkins for two players and cash. But even that year the Jazz won five of their last nine. This team has lost 21 of its last 28 games and 10 of the last 12.
Truthfully, it's about time this happened. The Jazz have been pro basketball's steadiest franchise for nearly three decades. This was only the second time in 28 seasons they have finished with a losing record. Even the lordly Los Angeles Lakers dipped below .500 three times in that span. The Boston Celtics had 10 losing seasons, including five in a row. San Antonio has had seven losing seasons and Chicago 11.
Recession happens.
The Jazz collapse this year wasn't as surprising as it was inevitable. Like waiting for prices to rise, you know it's coming. It's only a matter of when and how hard it hits.
Free from worrying whether Carlos Boozer would miss half the season with an injury, the Jazz launched nicely into 2010-11. Newly acquired Al Jefferson raved about joining a perennial playoff team. Though they lost their first two games, they followed with 15 wins in their next 18 attempts.
But it wasn't merely what they did that defined the season; it was how. They were the league's comeback experts, rallying from 10-point deficits eight times and 15-point deficits seven times. Still, it was a murky, jittery place.
Nobody dances in the dark forever.
All went well until mid-January when the team nose-dived, losing six straight, including defeats against lightweights Washington and New Jersey. Deron Williams admitted he wasn't in favor of all Jerry Sloan's decisions, but allowed that the Hall of Fame coach wasn't going to change. Even more than usual, his responses to media questions were becoming flat and disinterested. At one point he accused teammates of not knowing the plays.
None of it seemed terribly worrisome at the time; just the observations of a chronically moody point guard. Instead, it was a harbinger.
The matter culminated the night of Feb. 9 against Chicago. A halftime argument between Sloan and Williams led to Sloan's resignation the next day. Williams was traded two weeks later.
The NBA's most stable franchise was reeling.
The Jazz might yet have gone on to make the playoffs, but injuries continued. Mehmet Okur was out for the year. Raja Bell's foot, Kyrylo Fesenko's thumb, Devin Harris' hamstring, Andre Kirilenko's back, ankles and knee, Ronnie Price's toe and Paul Millsap's hip all conspired. Although the Jazz have lost 164 games to injury or illness, they've had worse years (six, actually). But seldom have they had such widespread issues, affecting virtually every player.
The team never knew who would be available. It might have been simpler to announce the healthy players, rather than an injured list. Last week against San Antonio, they had only eight players dress. The Jazz have had just seven games all season with a full roster.
Constant lineup adjustments, the new coaching staff and the trade combined to derail playoff hopes.
"When you look at it from the standpoint of how much this franchise was used to having the same guys all the time for so many years, and then you have the coaching change, and you have a trade and all these injuries — it's just one thing after another," said Jazz coach Ty Corbin. "They all came together at one time. Hopefully we can get past it and get back to the regular norm we're used to having around here."
Said Jefferson: "It's definitely been a roller coaster."
But unlike the other years, this time the roller coaster entirely skipped the track, arching aimlessly into space.
As time passes, it becomes clearer that Williams' problems with Sloan ran deeper than many knew. He hinted about leaving if the Jazz didn't surround him with enough talent, and reportedly waved off plays. A sense of unease had settled in. At first it seemed to just be the frustration of losing. Later it became public that the squabbles with Sloan were fairly frequent.
Meanwhile, Sloan's gaze had become worn and raw.
He annually considered retirement, but always concluded he had nothing better to do while his Illinois fields lay dormant.
Sloan actually mellowed over the years, hoping to accommodate the prickly Williams. He seldom chafed at minor details the way he used to and was often complimentary of his team's effort, even after a loss. But in the end, the one thing that would make him quit mid-season occurred: His best player (if not others) was unwilling to buy into his system and philosophy. It was always his way or the highway in that regard. So he quit on a winter morning, leaving the Jazz out in the cold, literally and figuratively.20 comments on this story
On the bright side, the Jazz have a young, athletic, enthusiastic base of players. (Witness recent wins over L.A. and New Orleans.) But the certainty the Jazz enjoyed for nearly three decades has vanished.
"It will be a fresh turning point with the coach, and we can start with the beginning," Jefferson said. "I'm really looking forward to it. That's kind of the upside. You're not going into the off-season thinking it's going to be like it was this year."
A year that, in the big picture, had probably been looming for a very long time.
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NEW YORK - Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Mauro Rosales was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 18 of the 2011 MLS season. Rosales scored the winning goal and added an assist in Seattle's 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday at CenturyLink Field.
Rosales became the third Sounder to win Player of the Week this season. Fredy Montero won the award last week (Week 17) and Jeff Parke won it in week 10.
Saturday's win gave Sounders FC five wins in six games and extended their MLS undefeated streak to a club-record nine games (6-0-3). Sounders FC hosts EPL giants Manchester United on July 20 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. Fox Soccer will televise the match live. First kick is 7 p.m. PT.
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Edgerton hospital to name room after Shearer
A few days after Christmas, his son called to tell him he�d just donated $50,000 to the Edgerton Hospital Capital Campaign in honor of his father. Bob requested that the hospital name one of its operating rooms after Thomas, who spent 45 years as a surgeon there.
�He totally surprised me and overwhelmed me by his generosity,� Thomas said.
Bob lives in New Jersey but grew up in Edgerton and appreciates the value of Edgerton Hospital and Health Services, he said in a news release from the hospital.
�After living on the East Coast for over 20 years, including nine years in New York City, one really appreciates the attention that is given in local health care facilities,� he said in the release.
The hospital is raising money for a new, $26 million facility on Highway 59. It hopes to raise between $2 million and $2.5 million from the community and now has a little more than $1.4 million, said Nancy Hoffman, director of marketing and the hospital�s foundation.
Bob�s donation isn�t the largest gift the fund has received so far�it received an anonymous donation of $100,000 and an estate gift of $200,000�but it is the first donation to take advantage of the hospital�s naming-rights opportunities.
Bob isn�t the first out-of-state person to donate to the campaign, either, said Jim Schultz, chairman of the hospital�s foundation. Donations from former Edgerton residents show the community�s loyalty to the local facility, he said.
�This is a good example of commitment by people to a small hospital facility,� he said.
Thomas said he�s seen the need for a new facility firsthand. Besides practicing surgery at Edgerton Hospital until his retirement in 2002, he also co-founded the local Shearer-Cohen Clinic, now the Edgerton Dean Clinic.
He�s also an honorary member of the Edgerton Hospital Capital Foundation.
Thomas said he hopes his son�s donation spurs more giving.
�The community will back this up, even if he hadn�t done this, but I think this is going to be a real contribution along that line,� Thomas said.
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McGahan delights in Red Army taking 'huge' step forward
TONY McGAHAN believes Munster's thrilling Magners League Grand Final victory over Leinster will be "huge" for the province as they build for the future.
Although 2010/11 was a disappointing season for Munster in Europe, Saturday's triumph was fitting reward for a superb Magners League campaign which saw McGahan's men finish 13 points clear at the top of the table. And, given that the Australian used more than 50 players in the 24 games, beating Leinster was tangible proof of the success of his player development policy.
"It's huge right across the board," said McGahan. "From the playing group, the management and the organisation to development officers, young players coming through and, more importantly, the supporters, they can look around now and say that we have done something very important.
"From a Magners League perspective, we played 24 games, 21 results. To get through such a tough season with a small population base and dealing with the national side is difficult but it certainly gives us the opportunity to do that and we still have got plenty more to come," added McGahan, who said he was delighted at the progress of younger players such as Conor Murray, Danny Barnes and Mike Sherry.
"We are delighted but we didn't need this victory to prove that to us, we knew they would be ready. There was no bigger stage than against, without a doubt, the best side in Europe, and to stand up and contribute to the result is fantastic news for everyone involved."
If there were words for the next generation, McGahan also took time out to salute 37-year-old prop John Hayes, the oldest player on the pitch, who played the full 80 minutes and was part of a Munster scrum that secured a penalty try to seal victory.
"Absolutely incredible isn't it? We keep a pretty close eye on him to see how he's moving around and he was like a young man. For him to finish off the game and get a penalty try against a quality scrum and play out the 80, what a fantastic tribute," enthused McGahan.
Leinster coach Joe Schmidt was understandably deflated at not being able to round off his debut season with an historic double.
"Fatigue was a factor, we made a few changes because guys were out on their feet," said Schmidt.
"I felt they (Munster) needed it more than we wanted it and they showed a hell of a lot of character.
"I spoke to the team in the dressing-room and said: 'Lads, this is the little bit of bitterness that we need to store away for next season but I want you to reflect on the season as a whole, the effort and the energy that you have thrown into it and you can look back with a fair bit of credit on what you have achieved'."
Captain Leo Cullen said that, once the pain of this defeat had worn off, Leinster would be able to reflect on a successful season.
"Last week was great, this week not so great. Seven days is a long time and, right now, it's hard to remember last week, but I'm sure over the next couple of days it will sink in that we have had a very good year.
"But right now, I have pretty mixed emotions, I'm tired and looking for a rest, but I'll have to cheer up, I'm getting married next week so I'll have to change focus."
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Could be Jason. He was tied for the second lowest score last night.Originally Posted by 80'sdiva;2939562;
Could be Jason. He was tied for the second lowest score last night.Originally Posted by 80'sdiva;2939562;
I am happy that Cheryle & Christian are safe. YAY!
I wonder if Tom's reference to fan favorite Sabrina going home early last season means anything, or just trying to build up drama.
I don't know why he called Sabrina a fan favorite, she must not have been or she would not have been eliminated when she was.
I logged on to see if anyone else was thinking that. I think they are trying to make people think about it with Kristi still standing there.Originally Posted by xmaskat;2939578;
Don't let your stinky cheese in a suitcase become your big fork and spoon. - Marie Romano
Please let it be Mario. Karina is already wearing her face.
I think that Sabrina was a fan favorite last year, but everyone figured she would be safe and threw their votes to others. It seemed people were shocked that she left when she did.
Tahoe bound....
Mario in bottom 2
Well, Jason and Kristi are safe, so is Mario, but Marlee is out.
Well, good thing Len won't have to go show his bum in the grocery store. Jason's safe.
I think Marlee and Jason are in the bottom two. I don't want to see Jason leave. I like to watch him dance.
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