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Lack of insurance or full coverage can keep a patient from needed medical care, but three charity clinics in west Kentucky ensure the working poor can get treatments.
Angels Clinic of Murray serves patients in Calloway County. Mayfield's Grace Clinic serves Graves County, and Paducah's St. Nicholas Clinic serves McCracken, Marshall, Ballard, Livingston, Hickman, Fulton and Carlisle counties in Kentucky and Massac County, Ill. Angels and St. Nicholas accept patients at 200 percent of the national poverty level while Grace accepts patients earning 185 percent of the poverty level.
As children are eligible for the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, clinics only treat adults below Medicare eligibility. All patients must provide proof of employment and income. Patients with Medicaid are not eligible as they may receive treatment from providers accepting this federal insurance. OB/GYN patients are referred to their county's health department for free or reduced-cost annual exams and obstetric treatment so clinics do not duplicate an available service.
Melinda Watson, office manager at St. Nicholas, said her clinic opened in 1994. In 2010, the clinic saw 5,472 medical visits. Watson said the number increased due to layoffs and moving some workers from full-time status to part-time.
"We see some colds," Watson said, "But most patients come in with chronic illnesses. We see a lot of diabetes, high blood pressure, issues with cholesterol and heart disease."
To finance operations, the clinic works through pharmaceutical manufacturers to purchase or be given medicines through their indigent drug programs. Many doctors and nurses volunteer their time and services. Paducah hospitals may offer tests at a free or reduced cost. Funding comes from private donations, churches and the United Way.
Beth McClendon, director of Grace Clinic, said her office serves similar people and sees mainly chronic conditions. Last year, the clinic performed 449 consultations, increasing from 285 in 2008. McClendon attributed the increase to the economic downturn. Grace opened its doors in 2001. She said support comes from Mayfield-area nonprofit foundations, civic groups, churches, private donations and the Jackson Purchase Medical Center, which provides the building the clinic uses for its operations.
"We rely on volunteers, and don't pay doctors and nurses," McClendon said. "We wouldn't exist without churches and civic clubs, and are able to get some medicines through patient assistance programs."
Patient Valerie Cox of Mayfield said she had no idea what she would do without Grace Clinic. She said she comes to the clinic for high blood pressure, a thyroid disorder and anxiety. Self-employed as a house cleaner at 50, she lost health care when she lost her job.
"I had nowhere to go and couldn't afford a doctor," Cox said. "They worked with an optometrist to get my glasses updated, and the Lions Club helped me get glasses."
Nissa Wilson, office manager of Angels Community Clinic, said her office opened in 2000 and serves about 800 patients annually. The clinic provides health care and medicine for patients and boasts a dental clinic for those needing oral care.
"We get some private donations, but about 90 percent of our income comes from proceeds from the Angels Attic Thrift Shop," Wilson said.
The thrift shop accepts donated wares, repairs what it can, cleans garments and recycles unsellable items.
"We'll take any volunteers we can get," Wilson said. "I can always use more people with medical experience, from pharmacy techs to lab technicians to nurses."
To volunteer at a clinic, whether with medical experience or to donate labor or clerical time, or to offer a donation, call St. Nicholas at 270-415-0467, Grace Clinic at 270-251-9885 or Angels Clinic at 270-759-2223.
Contact Alan Reed, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8658.


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Bill and Sue Anderson of New Albany celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on April 1, 2009. They were married April 1, 1954 in Tupelo at First Methodist Church. They have a daughter named Nancy Kesselring (Jim) of Leesburg, Va., a son named Richard Anderson of Deys Gays, NC, and two grandsons Will Anderson (Whitney) of Jacksonville, Fla. and Jan Anderson of Deys Gays, NC. They had a private party at their home. They had their honeymoon at Chickasaw State Park in Henderson, Tenn. in 1954 and returned to the park for their 55th anniversary.
Jan Wade and the late Joseph Wade of Saltillo are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Joanna Carol Wade of Oxford to Britt Adam Hubbard of Oxford. Joanna is the granddaughter of Clara Conway and the late Bill Conway of Alpine and the late Mr. and Mrs. Doc Wade of Guntown. She graduated from Southside High School in Southside, Ala. in 2001. She also received her Bachelors degree in Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations from Mississippi State University in 2006.
Richard and Renee McCay of New Albany are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter April McCay of New Albany to Jared Tutor of Ecru. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Murl and Carolyn Bailey of New Albany and the late Reverend Dorsey and Mary Helen McCay of Sardis. She attended Ingomar Attendance Center and graduated in 2004. She also attended Northeast Mississippi Community College. She is a cake decorator at Sugaree's Bakery. The prospective groom is the son of Jerry and Becky Tutor of Ecru.
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Okolona @ Ingomar
Myrtle @ Hickory Flat
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The Lady Eagles advance to second round action after defeating Tremont, 10-0 and 11-8 on Saturday.
West Union got on the board first in the second inning of game one, as the Lady Eagles loaded the bases with a walk by Jessica Ganger, and singles by Carley Wilkerson and Robyn Taylor. A bunt by Jessica Gates scored Ganger and kept the bases loaded. West Union would add on one more run in the inning, as Kimberly Jumper walked.
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Ingomar lit up the Rams Tuesday night, taking the doubleheader from Vardaman, 15-0 and 8-4.
Game one brought a lot of hype, as several and independent scouts graced the ballpark all looking at the Falcons' pitcher Josh Hodges.
The senior didn't disappoint, pitching a complete game, while going 3-for-4 at the plate with a walk.
Hodges' walk came in the first with bases loaded, as Ben Fooshee reached on a walk, and Preston Broom and Tanner McCollum each hit singles.
The Eagles belted 42 runs on 27 hits while only giving up three hits in a doubleheader against the Cardinals on Tuesday.
Devin Brock and Will Basil were on the bump in the respective games, as West Union won 27-2 and 15-0.
Wesley Jumper, Bo Garrett, Hunter mcQuary, Taylor English, Luke Wait and Brock all had multiple hits in game one, as Garrett knocked two doubles, Jumper a triple and a homerun by Basil rounded out the hitting.
The Bulldogs picked up two more wins this week on the court, shutting out West Point 7-0 and defeating Pontotoc 5-2 to improve to 7-2 (6-0). Below are the results.
NA 7 West Point 0
Boys Singles
Luke Wilson (NA) def. Donnail Myles 6-4, 6-0.
Girls Singles
Calie Creekmore (NA) def. Chelsea Ricks 6-0, 6-0.
Boys Doubles
Luke Lawrence/Karl Capaning (NA) def. Nate Prather/Drew Shirley 6-0, 6-1.
Jacob Rowland/Cam Clark (NA) def. Joseph Golson/Brandon Berry 6-0, 6-1.
Girls Doubles
East Union bounced back by defeating 5A South Panola in archery on Monday, April 6. The Urchins took the match with a score of 2674-2564. Below are the complete team results.
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David Blackard 252, Stephanie Dillard 237, Nicky Greszler 235, Meagan Mitchell 230, David Wittkcamp 227, Tanner Letson 226, Taylor Roberts 218, David Smith 214, Faith Graham 213, Zachary Randall 212, Jamie Wilhite 209 and Christa Dunaway 201.

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Super classic jam crack. Stout for 5.8, and gear can be a little strenuous to place at times. Start in the same spot as Beckey's Wall. Satan's Corner can be done in 1 or 2 pitches, but I'd recommend doing it in a single pitch. Fairly sustained, both pitches are 5.8. P1) Climb the vertical hand jam crack on the wall left of Beckey's Wall. The crux comes at a spot where the crack is too wide for easy foot jamming. Belay at a good sized ledge with a hand sized crack for setting an anchor. P2) Climb a short easy crack, then step over to a ledge. Then hand jam up a steep and exposed flake, with some delicate moves required. Continue up to a fixed pin, then hand traverse left on jugs to the anchors (same anchors as Lisa's Shoulder). Descent) Rap 100' down the dihedral back to the base. A 50 meter rope would probably only reach the ledge a little higher with some easy downclimbing.
Standard Rack. Emphasize hand size, but I placed sizes from a green alien up to a 3.5 camalot.
Excellent and sustained. Extra cams from #0.5 to #2 Camalot are useful if you lead the climb as one pitch. The crux section above the halfway ledge felt harder than 5.8.
If you haven't done this route, get off your A$$ and do it. One long pitch makes for better climbing as it flows, and then you get to lead the entire route. 50M rope gets you to the base of Stem the Tide and then downclimb the chimney.
First pitch is a little harder than it looks. The jams are pretty deep but climbing is straight forward. Second pitch is just plain fun with a sweet flake traverse loaded with great exposure. Don't forget your foot jam on the cruxy section above the halfway ledge!
love the exposure at the top
I heard a story years ago that local hardman Doug Heinrich was soloing this route (or maybe one of the other dihedrals routes), pitched, did two flips (used to be a diver I guess), landed on the ledge on his feet , broke both ankles, and survived! What a stud. I also believe the deaths had to do with a person getting such bad rope drag, they untied to solo over to the anchors...and took the big ride to Valhalla. Great pitch...don't miss it!
After climbing this route a few times, the first pitch still feels somewhat insecure the whole way. 2 years ago, this was my 2nd ever trad lead as an aspiring 5.8 leader (very bad idea). Halfway through the first pitch I loaded up my shorts and bailed left to the 5.6 variation. The next week I drug an "over confident" 5.12 sport climber up there only to see him humbled in the same way. The second pitch is fantastic! Great exposure under the hand traverse. Definitely a classic.
tea, doug was soloing half-a-finger on his epic fall. as for the other deaths on SC: one involved the leader getting heinous rope drag, untying(!) and trying to solo the last moves; the other was a rappel accident when a fixed pin atop the "first pitch" pulled, iirc.
I did it as one pitch today, man this thing is cool. I find the bottom of the corner on the second pitch to be the crux. The first handcrack is so money, I ran it out (after the crux) without even realizing it.
Noah Duys died in 9/2004 while rapping from a single pin atop the first pitch. He was in a hurry as darkness approached, and rain was falling. I like to call this Noah's Corner, though I doubt that this will catch on.
Best 5.8 pitch in LCC?? Can't think of any better. I climbed it on 6/6/6 ;)
Have done this a dozen times and would do it many dozen more...one of my all time favorites! Each steep jamming part is made much easier with good foot jams.
I climbed this today; it was my first multi-pitch/lead/trad climb and it was very humbling. My friend and I messed up on our protection so many times we decided to do it twice to prove to ourselves that we can protect well. We climbed well the first time but protected poor and climbed poor the second time but protected better. I felt that the crux is on the second pitch about twenty feet up, and the crux feels a lot more difficult than a 5.8 to me. But, this was very psychologically terrifying for me so I wasn't in the greatest state of mind to judge. I thought the protection is safe, but again I'm not the most experienced judge in this situation.
Yeah, I'm the genius that got the above poster into trouble. Still, it was a rocking climb, and required a lot more finesse than I can usually pull off :P The crux is definitely pulling up the crack on the second pitch. Don't be afraid (like I was!) to smear in order to get a good high foot jam. Super exposed traverse on the biggest rail you'll ever find (feels like a ladder rung) makes you feel like a badass!
P1 - Straightforward if you are comfortable jamming. I saw a strong sport climber take a fall on this section due to lack of jamming skills P2 - Easy low angle crack to a steeper, left pushing hand crack, flaring in sections making jamming impossible. Agree with Taylor - key for me was to smear left foot (yikes! exposure!), jam right foot, walk up hands, repeat. Don't clip that manky old fixed cam! Great route. Have fun with it!
The morning that I first climbed Satan's was ominous. My friend and I got to the base, and found thick, caked, dried blood all over the ground. It was just a few spatters--it was at least an inch thick in some places, and it was literally ALL OVER! Needless to say, we were a little freaked-out. It was about 5:30 -- 6:00 a.m. Great route though!
Should probably do the route in one pitch to save time and to get the "full value" experience. Kimber Almond told me he once saw Mugs Stump do this route placing only 2 pieces of pro. Merrill solos it all the time. What hardmen!
I don't think Merrill has climbed lcc since last decade
Holy name drop! Who the fuck is Limber Almonds?
I lean with those that say 5.9+, but I have only climbed it once on lead when I was tired (so I won't add my rating yet). Classic. Quick question though. When I got to the top piton, I threw up high for a big juggy ledge and then traversed. Some other guy says the proper way is to traverse from the piton to the bolts without popping to the ledge. That traverse looked crazy to me (though throwing up to the ledge felt crazy too :D). How do you guys do it?
I think it's fair to call this climb 5.8+. Definitely not 5.9 though. If you don't know how to handjam, then this climb will let you know! Also, how can you not climb a route with such a great name.
So we climbed this last night (great route) but it was getting dark and we ended up leaving a yellow cam at the top. If anybody was going up today and found it, wouldja mind keeping it for me? I'll pay you twenty bucks! Just post below this comment and give me your phone # and we'll pick a meet up spot. Thanks!
Azollo: The low way is not bad, but I like the high traverse myself. It's a good rail to grab on to, and plus there is a great spot for a small cam up there to protect your second. I've seen some folks intimidated by the move to grab the flake above the piton-it's a bit of a reach :)
I've seconded this twice in the last month and it is an awesome climb. I found it pumpy and the last move a bit scary but commit to the juggy ledge and it's a money feeling.
Great route definitely deserves the high rating. The traverse to the bolts isn't bad because there's solid feet all the way over. On another note I had a BD #2 walk way back into the crack just above the crux. It would be great to get it back in exchange for some beers.
Great exposure, fun moves, a new favorite.
Climbed this route during both dry and wet conditions. The lower pitch gets wet, but the jams are solid even while it is raining. The upper pitch (and crux) stay pretty dry during rain, as a slight overhang above provides some shelter. I don't recommend climbing Satan's during wet conditions, but lightening and thunder forced a quick retreat from the summit, and abandoned gear on the route required recovery. Good times.
The Wastach range guide warns that this rout is really difficult to protect and that people have died on it, so we almost didn't do it which would have been a big mistake. I thought it was one of the most fun in the canyon. I thought the pro was all pretty straight forward. We did it in one pitch using a single set of stoppers and a set of cams up to a 3 Friend with no duplicates. Its also a bit safer now thanks to whoever got their $80 tricam stuck.
Great route! Tri-cam is still at the crux section. Keep your feet in the crack and stand up. Did it in one pitch with a 70 meter rope with no issues getting back to the ground. Doubles in hand size pieces. A #3 and you can even bring a #4! I did not have the 4 but it will go. I want to lead it again.


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Comments about LEGO Super Heroes Superman Black Zero Escape 76009:
After watching the movie NO SPOILER HERE this set most of all isn't looking very complete. The Black Zero area is very lacking and looks very ugly with it's general look. I would only get this for the minifigures. The minifigure selection isn't all that good now POTENTIAL SPOILER HERE SKIP THE REST OF THE PARAGRAPH! I think Kal-EL (Superman) and Lois Lane were a great choice, yet in the movie Jor-El played a major role in this scene so I'd like to see his A.I self. Faora ( new Ursa?) should be in this set as she tries to destroy the pod Lois is in to get to Earth. I also think the Codex chip (second Codex piece) should be here. Afterall thats what their looking for. Now, the set on the black zero needs more. I mean USA has it for 20 dollars and Canada is 25 it needs more. Common sets I compare with for this price range is the long dicontinued Freeco speeder and Kai's blade cycle. This set is tiny tiny tiny compared the them. Some extra space and detailing besides a sliding door and flick fires would be good too. The pod is great in design, yet the two sharp edges at the top also look ugly. yet the rest is perfect, especially the engine. let's make some pros and cons pros supes lois armour for Zod cons Lois face with cheek bones is disgusting set besides the pod lack of proper characters size design detail Ratings 3-12= 9/10 good figures and playability 13-17= 7/10 not bad but not very good either 18+= 8/10 old fans of superman are gonna love this. It just brings a vibe of nostalgia back and figures look great on shelf
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This is an ok set. The scene they were depicting had a lot of potential to be a great set with lots of cool Kryptonians. However, it came out horrible. The elements they made are fine, an escape pod and part of the Black Zero ship, but the overall design on them are bad. I feel like Lego rushed to get this set designed and threw something together that hardly looks like the scene from the film. I can understand them doing this so the set can have more play value for kids, but this hardly even has any play value. But enough ranting, lets get on to the figures. Supes - I am a big Man of Steel fan, and a big Lego fan, so having them combined is awesome. They did a superb job on the details of this figure, but the only thing they could have avoided easily was the red cape. Put a dark red cape on (Roman Commander minifigure from series 10) and it looks much better. He even has a heat vision blasting face on the other side of the head, which is great. The one thing, though, that really makes this figure for me is how the silver and gold markings reflect under the light. I don't remember them reflecting this well on other figures, and it really gives it a more realistic look to the real suit. Great job, Lego! Zod - A great way to get that awesome combat armor without buying the Battle of Smallville. One thing to note about the armor, is it doesn't come in a plastic bag like other molds like this do, and I can definitely tell the quality is much better. He too, has a heat vision head. He also has the nice shiny silver printing. I'm so impressed that Lego made the guns from the movie instead of including that dumb sci-fi pistol they usually include. Lois - This figure is exclusive to this set, but she's not that great. The torso is printed very nicely, the legs are fine, but the head and the hair are not good. She has these ugly cheek bones, and even if you were to pretend they weren't there, the face doesn't look like like her. The reversible side of the head reveals a scared expression. The hair is not a good choice for her. Escape Pod - A pretty nice looking build, but not that accurate. I don't remember those green engines on the back, and those pieces sticking up at the top look ugly. On the inside there is a green chair to fit Lois Lane in. There is some nice sticker detailing, and is an overall sturdy build. The pieces on the engine fall off easily, though, and they are very annoying when trying to play with it. Overall, not bad. Ship Area - VERY disappointing. It looks nothing like the details on the inside of the Black Zero ship, it falls apart easily, and it is not that playable. You do have a flick missile function (surprise there) which is very random and wastes a lot of precious space for other details. Obviously, they aren't in the movie. There is a control panel piece and a sliding door. Also, the ladder walkway thing is very random as well. Overall - This is not an ok set, and I don't really recommend it unless you really want Lois Lane and don't already have the combat armor for Zod. 7/10 overall, just because the figures make the set in my opinion.
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This was excellent liscensed product. If you are fan of superheroes, Superman, or sci-fir type legos set. The positives of this set: Includes three important mini figures for Man of Steel: Lois Lane (only in this set), Superman, and Zod\ The price was great. I was surprised how decent a sized set it was for the price. It had a small ship,and a bit of a play set It accurately portrayed a scene from the movie (though Faora might fit better with this set than Zod...but I'd rather have Zod. The only real negative for me is I would have loved to have Zod be able to wear his armor and his hair piece at the same time...but they don't seem to fit together..oh well. Over all an excellent set and I would reccomend it over the larger Battle of Small ville set.
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This set is really good! Now let me start by saying how AWESOME General Zod is. He comes with his Krypton armor and his black cape. If you take off his armor and cape you will get the same minifigure you did in the Metropolis Showdown set. He also comes with his hair piece from that set but if you want to put it on you will have to take off all of his armor because the armor blocks the hair piece from going on his head which is a little disappointing. He also comes with a really awesome krypton gun. Now on to Superman. This is the same Superman you got in the Metropolis Showdown set and is just as awesome! Now on to the exclusive minifigure which is Lois Lane. Now the Lois Lane minifigure is okay. She is not the best minifigure in this set in my opinion General Zod is but she is still okay. Her hair really does look like Amy Adams and her shirt does too! But the one complaint I have on her is the headpiece. This headpiece is really just Black Widow's but the only thing that makes it different is the double sided face where Lois is scared. But overall I really don't like this face. The scared face is alright but the normal face is terrible! The normal face makes her look like a old woman with the wrinkles! I wish LEGO would've took the wrinkles off and maybe even made the lips thicker because her lips are really thin. But now that I am done talking about the minifigures; let's get on to the set! Now the set is pretty cool! I don't really know what it is because the movie isn't out yet but I will when I see it. Now let's start with the pod type-thing that Lois is in. It is pretty cool and it has some stickers to make it have some detail to it and the back of the pod has some kryptonite green colors and is pretty cool too! As for the inside; you can put Lois in it because there is a green chair in it and the chair can move up and down so if you want to move it you can. The pod also has a cockpit that can open and has two Alien Conquest guns on the front of it. Overall the pod thing is pretty cool. Now on to the main part of the set. The main part of the set has some pretty cool features such as the sliding door, catwalk and the shooting missiles. Now the sliding door can slide pretty easy so you can put a minifigure through it. The catwalk is pretty nice as well because you connect to ladder pieces together to give that catwalk feel and it also has two orange lights on the side. Now the Black Zero also has some stickers to give it some details as well as a nice sticker that shows the pod is ready to drop/launch. Now the main feature is the missiles. The missiles are pretty cool and they aren't just your average flick-missiles! They actually have some rubber pieces to make it bend and when you release it they will launch the missiles pretty far! The missiles are built by some technic pieces with some translucent orange pieces on top. But that pretty much does it for my review. Pros: Minifigures are great (especially General Zod) The missile feature. The sliding door. The pod. The catwalk. Cons: I really wish Lois Lane's face was better. Wish there was a little more to this set since it is 20 dollars. You can't put General Zod's hairpiece on while he has his armor on. As I said in my review of the Metropolis Showdown; I wish the hairpieces were more like the hair from the movie. Other than those cons I highly recommend that you pick up this set! Thanks for reading my review on this set! :)
(6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)
By ranger
This is amesome i relly like this set great play fratures lests get to the pros and cons pros 3 great figures lois lane is great like her hair good rubber peices that make it fire at the same time cons only the stickers .................. .........but it is amesome buy this!!!!
(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
this is an item i would recomend to any one
By BATFAN
from avondale
me and my brother loved this set a lot. this set is not a difficult set to build too. if you like superman or any DC universe characters which who dose'nt?
(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
Black zero escape-zod armour for cheaper!!!
By chimarocks
this set is really cool. the escape pod is epic and the sliding door is useful. pros: awesome pod with big jet engine and opening cockpit sliding door new method of flicking the missiles laser vision eyes (zod and superman) epic armour for zod cons: none really apart from stickers if you dont like them overall: great set and is the cheapest option to get zods armour p.s: i dont know if it is movie acurate :)
(15 of 17 customers found this review helpful)
Black Zero Escape
By BrickLover2837
from Seneca
Great set! This is my first "Man Of Steel" set, and it's super[man]! I SO like these Kriptonian arch enemies, especially since they can have heat vision red eyes! I also like Zod's interchangable armour suit. Lois is pretty neat too, but she should've had her microphone Next, there's the ship section. I like the new missle cannon, but you should be able to do one at a time. I'm also glad to FINALLY get a sliding door! There should be a weopeans rack, though. Finally, there's the escape pod. If I get the Black Zero Gunship, I'll try putting it in there! I sometimes put Genral Zod in there, so the cape goes over the seat. While Lois is trapped in there, why does it need guns? Overall, it's a great set! I can't wait to add Superman vs. Power Armour Lex for a new villan AND hero....
(12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)
Love It!
By brickprince1999
from london
I really love this set, for the minifigures and what Is included. Superman - Great minifigure, love the design and detail. Realistic to the film and good they redesigned him Instead of using the 2011/2012 minifigure. General Zod - looks epic with the armour, very fierce. The armour Is extremely good and has great detail, overall love the design, excellent. Lois Lane - good to have a exclusive as It makes the set a tad better and more attractive. Good minifigure, design Is good but nothing special or unique about her, ordinary. I love the fort, there colour are great, the new flick file missile launcher is great Instead of just physically flicking them. The sliding door Is good and Is a good play feature. Overall a awesome fort, the pod Is cool, very unique to me as I have nothing similar or alike. theres not much to say about It but Its great, looks cool and sci - fi ee. I really would recommend this set. The pod seat does have some movement which Is useful. Shame about having Zod and superman In every set but then superman like Batman, he has to be. And Zod also has to be, there necessary. Anyway 9/10
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55 gallon stocking ideas?
Hi, im new here and needed some help. I'm purchasing a 55 gallon long and was wondering what fish would be the best to stock it with. I was leaning towards Convicts because I heard they're some of the easiest fish to keep and breed easily. Any suggestions?
0I don't know much about them, but I don't think Convicts are generally something suggested around here. Lol. :) But like I said, I don't know much about them.
Hang in there and someone will comment I'm sure.
As I'm an Angel fan ----- well, I'd do an angel fish, then stock around it.130g: 7 Angelfish, 1 Bolivian, 12 Neon Tetras, 14 Serpae Tetras, 9 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora ? Ghost Shrimp
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0Thanks for the idea, I'll keep angelfish in mind too
0Pair of Angels with lots of rummy noses
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0There are many options for a 55g tank. Knowing your tap water parameters will help us suggest the best options. GH (general hardness) and pH, numbers you can get from the municipal water people, likely on their website. It is easier, and better for the fish, to select fish suited to your water rather than trying to adjust parameters which can be done but is not always easy, depending.
It would also help to know your own preferences. Are you looking for larger fish, or a mix of smaller fish?


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You are having troublesome periods. They may be heavy, prolonged or irregular. You may be having bleeding in-between your periods, after sexual intercourse or even after the menopause. The bleeding seems to be coming from your uterus.
To explain where the uterus is, and what it does, the best place to start is at the vagina. The vagina is a tube about 5 inches long. It runs from just in front of the rectum up into the pelvis. The vagina is just behind the bladder. At the opening of the vagina there is a collar of thickened skin called the vulva. In the front part of the vulva is the clitoris. Just inside the front of the vulva the bladder has it's opening where the urine comes out. This is called the urethra.
The uterus is at the top of the vagina. It is about the size of your clenched fist. It is made of thick muscle and it is hollow. Inside the uterus there is a special lining called the endometrium. The lowest part of the uterus, called the neck, juts down into the vagina. The neck of the uterus is called the cervix. Cervical smears are taken from the cervix.
The main part of the uterus is called the body. At the top of the uterus there are two hollow tubes called the Fallopian tubes. There is one on each side. These end close to the ovaries. Each ovary is slightly smaller than a golf ball. They lie deep in the pelvis just below the waist. The ovaries make hormones. Each ovary also contains tiny eggs, which are too small to see with the naked eye.
The uterus is where a baby develops during pregnancy. About once a month an egg in one of the ovaries grows and breaks free from the ovary. It moves into the Fallopian tube and travels down the tube towards the uterus. At the same time, hormones make the endometrium thicker so that if the egg is fertilised by a sperm it can lodge in the uterus. Often, the egg is not fertilised and it dies. The hormones change and the endometrium also dies and is shed. There is some bleeding from the raw endometrium for a few days. This is a typical period. The cycle then starts again for the next month. If the egg is fertilised it starts making extra hormones. These make the uterus and endometrium grow to take the developing baby.
After the age of about 45 years the ovaries stop making some of the female hormones. Eggs are not released each month. The endometrium is no longer shed. The periods stop. This is called the change or the menopause. The changes in hormones often cause hot flushes and dizzy spells. Sometimes the periods become very heavy during this time.
There are several possible causes of your heavy bleeding.
The main aim of the operation is to take scrapings of the endometrium to send for examination under the microscope to find the cause of your bleeding. Sometimes we can also treat the cause. For instance, if the cause of the bleeding is an overgrowth of the lining, called a polyp, we can remove it at the same time as the D&C; this is called a polypectomy.
We should be able find out whether the endometrium is responsible for your bleeding. If the endometrium is not the cause, we can use other tests to find out what the problem is. You should then be able to start the correct treatment.
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If you do nothing, the cause of your problem will remain in doubt. You may miss out on important treatment. Any period problem is likely to continue until you reach the menopause.
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Strategic planning
It has been suggested that Long range planning be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2012. |
Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy.
In order to determine the future direction of the organization, it is necessary to understand its current position and the possible avenues through which it can pursue particular courses of action. Generally, strategic planning deals with at least one of three key questions:[1]
- "What do we do?"
- "For whom do we do it?"
- "How do we excel?"
Many organizations view strategic planning as a process for determining where an organization is going over the next year or—more typically—3 to 5 years (long term), although some extend their vision to 20 years.
George Friedman in The Next 100 Years summarises "the fundamental principle of strategic planning: hope for the best, plan for the worst".[2]
Key components[edit]
The key components of 'strategic planning' include an understanding of an entity's vision, mission, values and strategies. (In the commercial world a "Vision Statement" and/or a "Mission Statement" may encapsulate the vision and mission).
- Vision: outlines what the organization wants to be, or how it wants the world in which it operates to be (an "idealised" view of the world). It is a long-term view and concentrates on the future. It can be emotive[citation needed] and is a source of inspiration. For example, a charity working with the poor might have a vision statement which reads "A World without Poverty."
- Mission: Defines the fundamental purpose of an organization or an enterprise, succinctly describing why it exists and what it does to achieve its vision. For example, the charity above might have a mission statement as "providing jobs for the homeless and unemployed".
- Values: Beliefs that are shared among the stakeholders of an organization. Values drive an organization's culture[citation needed] and priorities and provide a framework in which decisions are made. For example, "Knowledge and skills are the keys to success" or "give a man bread and feed him for a day, but teach him to farm and feed him for life". These example maxims may set the priorities of self-sufficiency over shelter.
- Strategy: Strategy, narrowly defined, means "the art of the general".[citation needed] - a combination of the ends (goals) for which the firm is striving and the means (policies) by which it is seeking to get there. A strategy is sometimes called a roadmap - which is the path chosen to plow towards the end vision. The most important part of implementing the strategy[citation needed] is ensuring the company is going in the right direction - defined as towards the end vision.
Organizations sometimes summarize goals and objectives into a mission statement and/or a vision statement. Others begin with a vision and mission and use them to formulate goals and objectives. A newly emerging approach is to use a visual strategic plan such as is used within planning approaches based on outcomes theory. When using this approach, the first step is to build a visual outcomes model of the high-level outcomes being sought and all of the steps which it is believed are needed to get to them. The vision and mission are then just the top layers of the visual model.
Many people mistake the vision statement for the mission statement, and sometimes one is simply used as a longer term version of the other. However they are distinct; with the vision being a descriptive picture of a desired future state; and the mission being a statement of a rationale, applicable now as well as in the future.[citation needed] The mission is therefore the means of successfully achieving the vision. This may be in the business world or the military.
For an organization's vision and mission to be effective, they must become assimilated into the organization's culture. They should also be assessed internally and externally. The internal assessment should focus on how members inside the organization interpret their mission statement. The external assessment — which includes all of the businesses stakeholders — is valuable since it offers a different perspective. These discrepancies between these two assessments can provide insight into their effectiveness.
Tools and approaches[edit]
Among the most widely used tools for strategic planning is SWOT analysis which means (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). The main objective of this tool is to analyze internal strategic factors, strengths and weaknesses attributed to the organization, and external factors beyond control of the organization such as opportunities and threats.
Other tools include:
- Balanced Scorecards, which creates a systematic framework for strategic planning;
- Scenario planning, which was originally used in the military and recently used by large corporations to analyze future scenarios.
- PEST analysis (Political, Economic, Social, and Technological)
- EPISTEL (Environment, Political, Informatic, Social, Technological, Economic and Legal).
- ATM Approach (Antecedent Conditions, Target Strategies, Measure Progress and Impact).[3] Once an understanding of the desired endstate is defined, the ATM approach uses Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to understand the threats, barriers, and challenges to achieving the endstate. Not all antecedent conditions identified through RCA are within the direct and immediate control of the organization to change. Therefore, a review of organizational resources, both human and financial, are used to prioritize which antecedent conditions will be targeted. Strategies are then developed to target the prioritized antecedent conditions. Linking strategies to antecedent conditions ensures the organization does not engage in activity traps: feel good activities that will not lead to desired changes in the endstate. Once a strategy is defined then performance measures and indicators are sought to track progress toward and impact on the desired endstate.
Situational analysis[edit]
It is important to analyze the organization and its environment as it is at the moment and how it may develop in the future when developing strategies. The analysis has to be executed at an internal level as well as an external level to identify all opportunities and threats of the external environment as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the organizations.
There are several factors to assess in the external situation analysis:
- Markets (customers)
- Competition
- Technology
- Supplier markets
- Labor markets
- The economy
- The regulatory environment
It is rare to find all seven of these factors having critical importance. It is also uncommon to find that the first two - markets and competition - are not of critical importance. (Bradford "External Situation - What to Consider")
Analysis of the external environment normally focuses on the customer. Management should be visionary in formulating customer strategy, and should do so by thinking about market environment shifts, how these could impact customer sets, and whether those customer sets are the ones the company wishes to serve.
Analysis of the competitive environment is also performed, many times based on the framework suggested by Michael Porter.
With regard to market planning specifically, researchers have recommended a series of action steps or guidelines in accordance to which market planners should plan.[4]
Goals, objectives and targets[edit]
Strategic planning is a very important business activity. It is also important in the public sector areas such as education. It is practiced widely informally and formally. Strategic planning and decision processes should end with objectives and a roadmap of ways to achieve them. The goal of strategic planning mechanisms like formal planning is to increase specificity in business operation, especially when long-term and high-stake activities are involved.
One of the core goals when drafting a strategic plan is to develop it in a way that is easily translatable into action plans. Most strategic plans address high level initiatives and overarching goals, but don't get articulated (translated) into day-to-day projects and tasks that will be required to achieve the plan. Terminology or word choice, as well as the level at which a plan is written, are both examples of easy ways to fail at translating your strategic plan in a way that makes sense and is executable to others. Often, plans are filled with conceptual terms which don't tie into day-to-day realities for the staff expected to carry out the plan.
The following terms have been used in strategic planning: desired end states, plans, policies, goals, objectives, strategies, tactics and actions. Definitions vary, overlap and fail to achieve clarity. The most common of these concepts are specific, time bound statements of intended future results and general and continuing statements of intended future results, which most models refer to as either goals or objectives (sometimes interchangeably).
One model of organizing objectives uses hierarchies. The items listed above may be organized in a hierarchy of means and ends and numbered as follows: Top Rank Objective (TRO), Second Rank Objective, Third Rank Objective, etc. From any rank, the objective in a lower rank answers to the question "How?" and the objective in a higher rank answers to the question "Why?" The exception is the Top Rank Objective (TRO): there is no answer to the "Why?" question. That is how the TRO is defined.
People typically have several goals at the same time. "Goal congruency" refers to how well the goals combine with each other. Does goal A appear compatible with goal B? Do they fit together to form a unified strategy? "Goal hierarchy" consists of the nesting of one or more goals within other goal(s).
One approach recommends having short-term goals, medium-term goals, and long-term goals. In this model, one can expect to attain short-term goals fairly easily: they stand just slightly above one's reach. At the other extreme, long-term goals appear very difficult, almost impossible to attain. Strategic management jargon sometimes refers to "Big Hairy Audacious Goals" (BHAGs) in this context. Using one goal as a stepping-stone to the next involves goal sequencing. A person or group starts by attaining the easy short-term goals, then steps up to the medium-term, then to the long-term goals. Goal sequencing can create a "goal stairway". In an organizational setting, the organization may co-ordinate goals so that they do not conflict with each other. The goals of one part of the organization should mesh compatibly with those of other parts of the organization.
See also[edit]
- Business strategy mapping
- Chief strategy officer
- Decision making software
- Enterprise planning systems
- Hoshin Kanri
- Integrated business planning
- Military strategy and The Art of War for the origins
- Strategic planning software
- Situational analysis
- ^ J. Scott Armstrong (1986). "The Value of Formal Planning for Strategic Decisions: A Reply". Strategic Management Journal 7: 183–185.
- ^ Friedman, George (2010) [2009]. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century. Black Inc. p. 69. ISBN 9781921825545. Retrieved 2013-08-03. "[...] the Chinese must use their growing economic strength to develop military options against the United States. They will simply be acting in accordance with the fundamental principle of strategic planning: hope for the best, plan for the worst."
- ^ Renger, R., & Titcomb, A. (2002). A Three Step Approach to Teaching Logic Models. American Journal of Evaluation, 23(4), 493-503.
- ^ J. Scott Armstrong (1985). "Evidence on the Value of Strategic Planning in Marketing: How Much Planning Should a Marketing Planner Plan?". Strategic Marketing and Management: 73–87.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2009) |
Further reading[edit]
- John Argenti (1968). Corporate Planning - A Practical Guide. Allen & Unwin.
- Erica Olsen (2012). Strategic Planning Kit for Dummies, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Max Mckeown (2012), The Strategy Book, FT Prentice Hall.
- Patrick J. Burkhart and Suzanne Reuss (1993). Successful Strategic Planning: A Guide for Nonprofit Agencies and Organizations. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
- Bradford and Duncan (2000). Simplified Strategic Planning. Chandler House.
- Stephen G. Haines (2004). ABCs of strategic management : an executive briefing and plan-to-plan day on strategic management in the 21st century.
- Kono, T. (1994) "Changing a Company's Strategy and Culture", Long Range Planning, 27, 5 (October 1994), pp: 85-97
- Philip Kotler (1986), "Megamarketing" In: Harvard Business Review. (March—April 1986)
- John Naisbitt (1982). Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming our Lives. Macdonald.
- T. Levitt (1960) "Marketing myopia", In: Harvard Business Review, (July—August 1960)
- M. Lorenzen (2006). "Strategic Planning for Academic Library Instructional Programming." In: Illinois Libraries 86, no. 2 (Summer 2006): 22-29.
- L. Fahey and V. K. Narayman (1986). Macroenvironmental Analysis for Strategic Management&rdquo. West Publishing.
- R. F. Lusch and V. N. Lusch (1987). Principles of Marketing. Kent Publishing,
- Brian Tracy (2000). The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success. Berrett, Koehler Publishers.
- Michael Allison and Jude Kaye (2005). Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations. Second Edition. John Wiley and Sons.
- John Argenti (1974). Systematic Corporate Planning. Wiley.


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If you've ever had a bladder infection (also known as cystitis), then you have a tiny inkling of what it feels like to have interstitial cystitis (IC). You have the same strong, uncomfortable need to urinate frequently and pain when you do, but with IC there are no bacteria to hang the blame on. Consequently, antibiotics, which kill bacteria and knock out a bladder infection, have no effect at all on IC, so the symptoms persist.
Doctors estimate that 700,000 people in the United States have IC — 90 percent of them women. "Some believe that number is too low and that IC is still significantly underdiagnosed," says Michael O'Leary, M.D., associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Although there's no cure for IC and nobody knows for sure what causes it, the picture isn't as bleak as it once was. IC has garnered a great deal of research interest (and the money to pay for it), and there are more useful treatments than ever to help you tame the symptoms and get on with your life. It's an encouraging start.
IC is considered one of the chronic pelvic pain disorders, since that's where many of the symptoms congregate. However, symptoms vary from person to person and even within the same person. Typically, if you have IC you may experience mild discomfort, pressure, tenderness or even intense pain in your bladder or the surrounding areas. You may feel the need to urinate 10 times a day or up to 50 or more times a day. Pain may change in intensity as your bladder fills with urine or as you empty it. Menstruation, diet and sexual intercourse may exacerbate your symptoms. "Most women recognize these symptoms in themselves, especially after they've heard other women talk about them," Dr. O'Leary says. "I hear people call it 'the painful bladder syndrome' and that's exactly what it is."
In fact, the symptoms described by women are key to diagnosing the condition. But because there's no definitive test to nail down IC, your doctor must rule out other conditions first — especially those with similar symptoms, such as bladder infection, bladder cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, kidney disease and vaginal infections.
Your doctor also may want to perform a cystoscopic examination to look inside your bladder for abnormalities. This procedure is done using a special instrument called a cystoscope, a narrow hollow tube fitted with lenses and a light. Since the exam can be painful, it's done under local or general anesthesia.
With IC, your doctor is looking for petechial (pinpoint) hemorrhages, also known as glomerulations. About 90 percent of people with IC have glomerulations on the walls of their bladders. "If they're not present, however, it doesn't necessarily mean you don't have IC," Dr. O'Leary says. "In fact, many doctors don't even do a cystoscopic examination to make a diagnosis. If you pay careful attention to what your patient is telling you, and you've been able to rule out other diseases with a properly done urinalysis and culture for bacteria, you can make a diagnosis without a cystoscopic exam."
Now it gets more complicated. "IC is so variable that it's very difficult to point to any one particular therapeutic alternative as best," Dr. O'Leary says. "That means it's worth trying a lot of options, because there's usually something that will work for someone. The good news is that many patients with IC have symptoms that just spontaneously resolve for reasons that we don't understand." For those who continue to be plagued with IC symptoms, here's what's currently recommended:
Along with the treatments your doctor offers, you can take steps to help control your symptoms. The more active you are in your own disease management, the better you're likely to feel. Dr. O'Leary and the Interstitial Cystitis Association suggest you give some or all of these self-help tips a try.
There's no cure for IC, but it's not a progressive disease, either — it doesn't continue to get worse as time goes by. In fact, most people get their symptoms under control and live comfortably. "At least now there's a much greater awareness of the disease and much more research being done today than even 10 years ago," Dr. O'Leary says. "So I think — I hope — we'll have a better understanding of what the condition is, and when we understand it better, I believe we'll be better able to treat it and ultimately prevent it."
The following checklist may help determine whether you have interstitial cystitis:
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Rancho Toledano Paso Fino Farm in Penn Valley California welcomes the highly regarded Natural Dressage teacher Mark Russell.
to their ranch June 21 through June 24 2012. Mark's dressage clinic will be an intensive work experience with students getting individual attention on their horses in a live and work format.
Mark is known for his gentle dressage horsemanship. His work delivers the best of classical dressage and natural horsemanship making it appropriate for all disciplines. Mark prefers to work privately with his students. Students may sign up for 3 lesson days or 4 lesson days (depending on availability) and audit the rest of the clinic riders on off days. Mark's work is for English or Western riders including all sports, such as reining, Gaited breeds, cow work and those who want to learn how to promote the benefits of suppleness and flexion in the horse in order to achieve lightness to the aids.
Mark Russell's book "Lessons in Lightness," has put him in the forefront in Classical dressage for all disciplines. The book and style, available at Amazon.com has been reviewed as "Artistic Equitation." It is an important read. Rancho Toledano Paso Fino Farm breeds Paso finos for trail and show. They train outside gaited breeds using the phliosophy of natural horseman and classical dressage specialists such as Larry Whitesell and Mark Russell.
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Original Release Date: March 6, 2007
Track Listing
1. My Heart Is Beating
2. Nobody Knows (But I Do)
3. Break It One More Time
4. Stop and Think It Over
5. Cry About the Radio
6. You're Never Gonna See Me Cry
7. Dangerous Game
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In completing the FAFSA be certain to list Belmont Abbey College in the "Information Release" section. The code for Belmont Abbey College is 002910. If Belmont Abbey College is not listed, the Financial Aid Office will not have access to the information required to consider the student for financial aid.
Be sure to apply for a PIN number at the PIN website, www.pin.ed.gov or you may choose your own PIN at the FAFSA website, www.fafsa.ed.gov so you can electronically sign the FAFSA. Make sure you print a copy of the FAFSA for your records.
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Updated: 10/11/2013 - I'm SO CLOSE to being able to do a pull-up. So my trainer introduced something new into my training.
Walsenburg Fire Department has confirmed that a house fire has destroyed a home on Pennsylvania Ave. near I-25 and Highway 160.
The fire chief says the homeowner had some electrical issues Monday night, then smelled smoke coming from his attic and called 911.
When firefighters went into the house to investigate, they say the fire suddenly spread. One of the firefighter's helmets was singed so bad he can't use it anymore. He was not injured.
There was one man living inside of the home, but nobody was hurt.
Neighbors had to evacuate while firefighters worked to put the blaze out. The fire chief says they stayed through the night to put out hot spots.
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Solar Watch by Shin Azumi
This digital solar watch owns two windows: one shows the time by a digital display, while others exposes the solar cell. Thinking about a regular solar watch, solar cells are frequently disguised or hidden from view. But at this solar power watch that designed by Shin Azumi, the focus put on solar cells as a design feature to show its importance. The design shows respect for solar power as technology that produces clean energy sources.


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China knows this which is why you will never see our Aircraft carriers try to engage China in a fight over Taiwan.
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Subaru WRX Sedan 2005-2007, ForkLift Roof Bike Rack for Naked Roof by Yakima®. In the past if you wanted the stability of a fork bike mount rack, but your vehicle had factory crossbars, you were out of luck but no more. The ForkLift is Yakima's fork bike mount rack made specifically to fit all crossbars, including round, square, factory, and aero. It's integral clamps are adjustable to fit any shape crossbars, making it super easy to install on your roof rack, with no tools required. A bike up to 40 lbs. with a standard 100mm x 9mm quick release front hub is just as easy to mount on the rack, with the lockable skewer (SKS lock core sold separately) and easy to adjust sliding wheel tray that fits a wide range of bike lengths. The ForkLift fits most bikes with disc brakes and comes with detailed installation instructions.
- Yakima's premium fork bike mount rack made specifically to fit factory crossbars
- Also fits round, square, and aero crossbars
- Integral adjustable mounts clamp securely to crossbars for easy rack installation
- Carries virtually any bike up to 40 lbs. with standard 100mm x 9mm quick release front hub
- Disc brake compatible
- Bike mounting is simple with lockable skewer and sliding rear wheel tray
- Lockable skewer with integrated adjustment knob offers single-handed easy access and the most stable method of bike transport (SKS lock core sold separately)
- Adjustable sliding wheel tray fits a wide range of bike lengths (except tandems and recumbents)
- Ratcheting wheel strap secures rear wheel to tray
- Sleek design and automotive finish
- No frame contact; no possibility of frame damage
- Bike is lighter and easier to lift with front wheel removed
- Can be used with Yakima fork adapters (sold separately) to transport bikes with thru axles
- Comes with instructions
- Limited lifetime warranty
A fork bike mount rack provides the most stable form of bike transport because the skewer firmly holds the fork in place. And since there's no contact with the frame with this type of carrier, you won't have to worry about damage to your bike's frame or finish. The bike is also much lighter and easier to lift onto the roof without the weight of the front wheel. Many also think a fork mount is more aerodynamic than an upright rack. It used to be that you couldn't get the benefit of these advantages if your vehicle had factory crossbars, but now that Yakima has created the ForkLift Roof Bike Rack, everyone can enjoy the benefits of a fork bike mount.
The ForkLift was specially designed to securely attach to all crossbars, including round, square, factory, and aero bars. It has special, easy to use clamps built in to the rack that can be adjusted to accommodate any crossbar shape, for a simple installation that doesn't require tools. Just open the slider and loosen the knob to open the jaws. Close the jaws around the crossbar and pass the T-bolt through the opening in the lower jaw. Rotate the T-bolt until it rests in the slot and then turn the knob to tighten the jaws. If you don't get a secure grip, the lower jaw can be repositioned in another slot.
Most bikes up to 40 lbs. with standard 100mm x 9mm quick release front hubs can be quickly and easily mounted to the ForkLift. Insert the skewer through the head, attach the quick release lever and load the bike, with the fork dropouts resting on the skewer and the rear wheel in the wheel tray. Adjust the knob on the quick release lever and close the cover; the adjustment knob and lever can be manipulated from one side of the vehicle, a big advantage when the rack is mounted on a tall vehicle. Secure the rear wheel to the tray with the ratchet tensioned strap; the wheel tray slides to accommodate different length bikes. Yakima's fork adapters (sold separately) can be used to transport bikes with thru axles.
An SKS (Same Key System) lock core (sold separately) can be installed in the skewer cover to lock the bike to the rack. Comprehensive, illustrated instructions are included with the ForkLift Roof Bike Rack, and it's covered by a limited lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.
31.50 143.10Yakima® Products, of Beaverton, Oregon is one of the world's largest manufacturers of cargo and recreational equipment carrying solutions. Founded 40 years ago in its namesake city, Yakima's guiding principle is that gear should be carried on the outside of the vehicle to make room for more friends inside. To achieve that goal the company makes roof rack systems for any style roof, and an array of roof rack, receiver hitch, trunk lid and hatch, and trailer mounted carriers. Yakima's designers and engineers are outdoor enthusiasts, campers, and travelers just like you, and they listen and learn what other enthusiasts need and want while participating in those activities. The combination of their own personal experience with that of other enthusiasts enables them to create the finest carriers and accessories for bicycles, watercraft, skis & snowboards, and cargo & camping. Yakima products are manufactured using the highest quality materials and the best engineering practices, and Yakima is so confident that you'll be completely satisfied with your purchase that they're backed by a "Love It Till You Leave It" lifetime warranty.
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| Posted by Dan R. | (Sparks, NV)This product works as advertised and is easy to mount and remove. I have another mount from a different brand that requires tools - it makes for a painful installation every trip. The Yakima does not. Worth the extra money for more convenience and less headache.
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| Posted by Patricia A. | (Houston, TX)I have this mounted on my Audi A4 with OEM factory bars and the fit is perfect. I had a problem with other racks that were made for either round or square bars. My OEM bars are large and oval-shaped, and this rack had no problems fitting on. The clamps are very sturdy.
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Let me start off by giving a big thanks to Spaniard and the whole SNS team for allowing me to log a 1 month supply of Glycophase. I will begin my dosing this afternoon, although, if anyone from the SNS team has a particular method they would like me to use for dosing....do not hesitate to let me know.
Alittle about me:
37 years old, 5'10" 205lbs. Been training since before I was a teenager. I currently modify my lifting schedule as I go, as I am up before 4 every morning to workout due to my job. I am a High School Vice Principal, and I am limited in time
Here is my current routine:
Sat. Legs/Back (focus is on back, specifically more pull based exercises)
Sun. Chest/Tris
Mon. Shoulders/bis
Tues. Off
Wed. Legs/Back (focus on low box squats and form)
Thur. Chest/tris (more upper chest focus)
Fri. Shoulders (heavy press day
7 days a week I am on the treadmill for 40-45 mins at 12% incline
Current supplements (I have been trying to keep things very simple at the moment, and not add too much)
Orange Triad
Orange OxiMega Greens
ProNom 23
Blue Gene
Blue Growth
White Flood Reborn
I do not believe that anything on this list will interfere with Glyco. Please let me know otherwise.
As an aside, I have tried many different supplements in this genre and truly feel I have a strong basis for comparison. I was truly excited to see that this was coming out as I trust SNS (always have their caffeine in 501 count on hand) and the profile is excellent.
Lets get this show started. I will update later with thoughts based on dosing. Tonight will be a good test as its my wifes birthday and she wants pizza for dinner. Cheap date surprisingly, but a good test for glycol


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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (December 10, 2012)--Superstorm Sandy led to the biggest monthly drop in casino revenue in the 34-year history of legalized gambling in Atlantic City, N.J.
The storm forced closures that caused Atlantic City's casino revenue to plunge nearly 28 percent in November.
The casinos closed on Oct. 28, the day before the storm hit, and began reopening Nov. 2, but it wasn't until Nov. 5 that all 12 casinos were back in operation.
That led to a 19.9 percent decline in casino revenues in October, the previous largest monthly drop ever.
The casinos took in $176.6 million in November, a decline of 27.9 percent from November 2011, when they were open a full month.
Tropical Storm Irene forced the casinos to close for three days in August 2011, causing a 19.8 percent revenue plunge.
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The old adage that "if a person can, they do, if they can't, they teach" doesn't hold up when describing Carlos Goncalves' soccer playing and coaching skills.
Goncalves is the player development coach for the Navarre Youths Sports Association and he was also a player.
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