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Joe Laszlo | October 23, 2013 | Comments
The mobile ads operations community faces a number of challenges on a daily basis, not the least of which are disparities in counting ads between an agency's ad server and that of the publisher. Columnist Joe Laszlo from IAB explains.
Ad Operations is simultaneously one of the most important and most thankless digital jobs. When everything goes right with an ad campaign, the ops contribution is invisible and often overlooked. When anything goes wrong, however, ad ops is the first line of defense (and the first group to get blamed).
For those outside that world, I recommend What Happens in Ad Operations, a hilariously not-safe-for-ad-sales blog, where the digital ad ops community commiserates. Add mobile to the mix and the complexities and headaches ratchet even higher.
One everyday challenge for the mobile ad ops community is discrepancies or disparities in counting ads between an agency's ad server and a publisher's ad server. Discrepancies have existed in digital advertising since the dawn of third-party ad serving. However, over a decade of hard-won experience, standards and best practices mean discrepancies for PC-based ad campaigns (mostly) fall into an acceptably low and predictable range.
By contrast, mobile ad count discrepancies vary wildly, from 5 percent to over 50 percent. Frustratingly, it's not always easy to tell why, or to predict from one campaign to the next which will be highly discrepancy-ridden and which will fall within reasonable bounds.
This year, the IAB Mobile Center hosted a couple of industry dialogs, bringing buyer and seller ops experts together to discuss identifying and addressing discrepancies.
Part of the explanation for the wide variance of mobile discrepancies is the nature of the mobile beast. These are the usual litany things that make everything in mobile challenging: the array of device types, operating systems (and versions thereof), and apps all creating opportunities for counts to go awry, as does the intermittent nature of mobile connectivity as devices move in and out of coverage.
However, our industry conversations led to the conclusion that the most common root causes of mobile discrepancies will be very familiar to anyone who has dealt with the issue in the desktop world: human error, timing of ad calls, and differences in vendors' reporting and targeting capabilities.
The IAB is helping address the discrepancy problem. Getting ad servers to use consistent baseline standards for mobile impression measurement (for example, using client-side, not server-side, counting methodologies) will almost certainly reduce discrepancies. We issued just such guidelines earlier this year for apps and mobile web; now we need ad servers to move into compliance with and be audited against them.
Summarizing our industry conversations, IAB recently published Mobile Discrepancies: Exploring Common Root Causes. This piece recommends that campaign timelines build in steps to test campaign reporting (not just creative) before launch.
A major source of discrepancy headaches arises when the ad servers incorrectly think they are tracking the same thing. For example, location-targeted campaigns will inevitably run into problems if one ad server tracks geolocation based on the device's GPS, while the other relies on IP address. Both parties may think they are talking about the same thing, i.e.: whether the user appropriately saw an ad based on where they were. Yet the data will never match up.
Understanding mobile discrepancies and establishing lines of communications to address them are key steps for the maturation of mobile advertising, but the mobile ad ops plate is very full beyond that. Making sure that ad creative will actually work on mobile devices and handling the issues that arise as the not-yet-standardized mobile world moves to enable programmatic buying are also big challenges.
The complexities of the contemporary ad ops world-including those mobile adds to the mix-shape the agenda of the upcoming IAB Ad Ops Summit, another chance to commiserate, but also to learn and share best practices.
Although Thanksgiving is still a month away, I'd like to say a hearty thank you to the mobile ad ops community (and especially members of our Mobile Ad Ops Working Group). You're the unsung heroes making mobile advertising happen.
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As the senior director of the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence, Joe Laszlo plays a key role furthering the center's mission of growing the mobile interactive industry. Joe manages many of the IAB's mobile standardization, best practices, and research projects; advises both buyers and sellers of mobile media; and oversees the IAB's Mobile Committee and Tablet Committee.
Joe served as the IAB's director of research from 2007 through 2010, also managing the IAB's Mobile Committee for much of that time. During his IAB career, Joe has led IAB projects including: writing buyer's guides to mobile and tablet advertising; standardizing mobile rich media advertising; and working with the Mobile Marketing Association and MRC to establish guidelines for counting mobile web and in-app ad impressions.
Prior to the IAB, Joe had an eight-year tenure at Jupiter Research, where he started researching and writing about mobile interactivity in 2000.
Joe holds an MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts and a BA from Columbia. He lives in Manhattan.
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Manuscript leaf with commentary by Bede
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- Bible. Exodus
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- Latin. In Latin.
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- France, circa 1175.
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- 1 leaf, on vellum. 32x20.8 cm. Matted.
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- This text (28:16-26) has the better part of the description of the garments of the priests contained in the verses of Exodus 28. It is written in a large textura hand, each sentence or lengthy phrase beginning with a red or blue capital. The Biblical text is presented in a single, narrow column just under 2" wide. To its left and right is the extensive commentary of Bede (ca. 672-735), the Anglo-Saxon Benedictine scholar and theologian. The commentary is written in a smaller textura hand. There is additional inter-linear commentary within the column of Bible text in an even smaller hand.
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Citing just-war theory, Archbishop O'Brien urges pursuit of nuclear disarmament
Catholic World News - April 27, 2010
In a brief April 26 talk at the Catholic University of America, Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore, former Archbishop for the Military Services, cited traditional just-war theory as well as Church documents in calling for nuclear disarmament.
"The aims of just war teaching are to reduce recourse to military force and to restrain the damage done by war," he writes. "Some of its principles are particularly applicable to nuclear weapons: The use of force must be discriminate. Civilians and civilian facilities may not be the object of direct, intentional attack and care must be taken to avoid and minimize indirect harm to civilians. The use of force must be proportionate. The overall destruction must not outweigh the good to be achieved. And there must be a probability of success."
"Nuclear war-fighting is rejected in Church teaching because it cannot ensure noncombatant immunity and the likely destruction and lingering radiation would violate the principle of proportionality," he continued. "The real risks inherent in nuclear war make the probability of success elusive."
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- Archbishop O'Brien Urges Ratification Of New Start Treaty, Welcomes Nuclear Posture Review In Catholic University Panel Discussion (USCCB)
- Archbishop O'Brien: Moral Reflections on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy (USCCB)
- US bishops, Vatican newspaper welcome nuclear reduction treaty (CWN, 4/12/10)
- Archbishop O'Brien calls for elimination of nuclear weapons (CWN, 2/4/10)
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@Pseudodionysius: Archbishop O'Brien spoke against nuclear weapons during his tenure many times when he was at the AMS, along with other weapons of mass destruction. He spoke often about just-war and peace IAW the teachings of the Church as well. Most of the addresses were given during his vists to service-members and the Memorial Day Masses, hence why the media never covered it, although some were posted to the AMS site. Also he did not retire, he was reassigned to Baltimore.
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Apr. 27, 2010 11:35 PM ET USA
Is the archbishop thinking only of nuclear bombs big enough to destroy cities? How about tactical nuclear weapons such as bunker-busters?
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Apr. 27, 2010 2:37 PM ET USA
Odd how he only thought of this rationale AFTER he retired as Archbishop for the Military Services.
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Let's tell this to the North Koreans and the Iranians. That should take care of everything.


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Botched South African tribal circumcisions kills 60 boys
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- July 31, 2013
IT'S called the "ulwaluko" and if the pain doesn't kill you, the infection just might.
The ulwaluko is a circumcision ritual practised by South Africa's ethnic Xhosa tribe between May and July each year. The Xhosa, whose name is pronounced with a click of the palate, have a tradition dating back centuries of initiating young men to manhood through circumcision.
Earlier this month, we reported on the disturbing story of the deaths of 30 South African boys due to the ritual. That number has at least doubled, provoking urgent calls for an immediate stop to the practise.
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Cymek Posted at 12:39 PM July 31, 2013
But, but its a unique cultural practice and therefore it means it acceptable and us saying anything against it means we are intolerant, it doesn't matter its unnecessary and dangerous. The same goes for any culture whose unique practices are racist, bigoted, sexist and repressive, thatâs Ok we don't want to offend, people who suffer because of it are irrelevant.
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Jenny of Miranda Posted at 12:47 PM July 31, 2013
This practise, no matter what country is barbaric. It needs to stop.
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Knee Jerk of Sydney Posted at 12:50 PM July 31, 2013
How barbaric! They should live the way we want them to live. Let's drop a few bombs on their houses and take away their babies. Who else practices circumcision?
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Michael of Horsham Posted at 12:52 PM July 31, 2013
Here we go again, the social engineers trying to outlaw an ancient tribal practice because it doesn't suit their politically correct sensibilities. tens of thousands die every day in Africa from Malaria, Malnutrition and Aids and yet these despicable people pick on some ancient tribal ritual that has been carried out for thousands of years.
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Matt of Melbourne Posted at 1:04 PM July 31, 2013
Michael, you opinion is foolish! Tribal members can do what they want to their genitals when they are adults and make an informed decision....but to mutilate any child for any reason is a crime. Simple as that
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Al of Brisbane Posted at 1:05 PM July 31, 2013
I was 'done' last year at the tender age of 35 under a local anaesthetic by a doctor who specialises in it. Best decision I ever made, wish I'd done it years ago. However, that was in a doctors surgery, I can't imagine what it would've been like had it been done like what these poor kids had.
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Will of Perth Posted at 1:08 PM July 31, 2013
Michael of Horsham comment 4. Please don't use the term social engineers. it gives us real engineers a bad name. The correct term is "green leftie tree hugging do gooders". Thanks.
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Lisa of Adelaide Posted at 1:08 PM July 31, 2013
There is nothing wrong with circumcision, I can't believe people view it as barbaric. However, what I disapprove of is the way they do it. It really is appalling. I think the 'officials' are going about it the wrong way. I don't think they need to ban the actual practice, it's a common practice done worldwide, I think they need to stop the ritual. They need to have it done properly and hygienically.
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Sonja Posted at 1:11 PM July 31, 2013
We banned Female circumcision because it is so damaging, yet so many boys die and we sit on our hands... The hypocrisy is astounding.
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Matt J of Melbourne Posted at 1:12 PM July 31, 2013
Michael from Horsham, you're an idiot! As a circumcised male, just because it's been done for thousands of years, doesn't make it right. It's genital mutilation, pure and simple!
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Snezzle of Newcastle Posted at 1:13 PM July 31, 2013
-.- Stupid people ... If it's so dangerous, than stop it! I have had friends go to Chad to do mission work and Africans are IMPOSSIBLE to educate. They become too fixed in tradition, when really, in the 21st century, they were really just trying to help them. They don't want anything from them except for them to be in good health. Good health and life is more important than riches and taking things off them.
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Jack of Canberra Posted at 1:24 PM July 31, 2013
I dont think women should be allowed to comment on this. Just how they always tell man that we cant control their body, they cant control ours. Also, why is it always uncircumscised people who say it is barbaric? even in a controlled environment.
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Jonathan of Ryde of Ryde Posted at 1:26 PM July 31, 2013
Michael of Horsham, You've hit the nail on the head. Instead of outlawing something why don't they just show them the safe way to do it.
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(EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.) -- The Minnesota Vikings will start Christian Ponder at quarterback for Sunday night's game against the Green Bay Packers, the team announced Friday. Josh Freeman started last week's game against the New York Giants, but he suffered a concussion in the loss and is forced to sit out this week.
"I think it's true to say that I was frustrated and down, but I didn't let that affect me," Ponder said. "I know this is an opportunity to step back and improve on some things and I did. It's got to translate out to the field, though. I'm excited."
The Vikings drafted Ponder in the first round of the 2011 draft. He took over as the starting quarterback seven games into his rookie season and held the job until suffering a fractured rib on Sept 22. of this year against the Cleveland Browns. He passed for 691 yards with two touchdowns and five interceptions before the injury.
Matt Cassel will serve as Ponder's backup while Freeman recovers.
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Easter antics at Whitley Road Wynsors
Our Whitley Road store had an action-packed weekend of springtastic Easter charity antics and managed to raise over £400 for a local charity in the process.
Staff took part in fundraising fun on Good Friday, 22 April and Easter Saturday, 23 April in aid of Safe Homes and Kindness (SHAK) Dog Rescue Centre in Bedlington, Northumberland.
Activities included a name the bunny contest, Easter egg hunt around the store and a game to guess how many sweets are in the jar.
There was also face painting and a cupcake stall for shoppers to tuck into sweet treats.
SHAK relies on donations and volunteers to create a safe home for dogs in need, especially those near the end of their lives.
Store manager Della Lawcock said: Our Easter Extravaganza was great fun! We chose to donate the money raised to SHAK because its a small charity and they really need help to continue the fantastic work they do. We hope our contribution will allow them to carry on providing much-needed love and attention to the dogs in their care.
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Join us for appointment based telepathic drawing session (4 – 7pm) between your pet and Lauren von Gogh, a founding member of the Sober & Lonely Institute of Contemporary Art. Based on the scientific investigations of Karl Krall in the early 1900s, von Gogh will be channeling the unspoken thoughts of pets into watercolor abstractions. To participate in the Telepathic Pet Drawing Session please email Lauren von Gogh at firstname.lastname@example.com. Appointments will be available between 4-7pm in durations of 15 minutes per session. All species of pet are welcome. If your pet cannot travel, bring a photograph or video clip of them along to the session.
Telepathic pet drawings will be followed by a performance by Ezra Buchla, Luke Fischbeck and Corey Fogel of Frederic Rzewski's Spacecraft (8pm). In the "Plan for Spacecraft", Rzewski conceives of a musical performance in which the thoughts between the performers travel through a mutual labyrinth to break through the conventions held by thoughts of the audience.
During the 20th century electricity merged with the human voice, and synthesized new cultural identities. The Sonovox, the Vocoder, dynamic loudspeakers, condenser microphones, the Talk Box, cell phones, and Autotune are inventions that defined and amplified new human existences and social movements above the din of modernity. These devices modulated, imitated, transmitted and encrypted mankind's speech, fostering a louder, multi-dimensional, and subversive global conversation. Composer, sound designer and multi-media artist Justin Asher will give a lecture and demonstrate these devices, vocally filtering them through the stories, art and emotions of WWII, the afro-futurists, post-war technocratic socialists, baby boomer consumerists, and millennials.


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We are leaving very early tomorrow morning for Virginia, for my sister's wedding this weekend. It will probably take us about 12 hours to drive there, which I am really excited about. I just hope they actually have summer-like weather down there. There are a lot of Civil War monuments/museums in the area so that should be interesting, and then we're stopping in D.C. on the way home.
I have to say I'm getting a little sick of America already and want to be back in France. That's mostly because I miss David like crazy though, and I'm tired of hearing people complain about EVERYTHING. I know the economy is bad, but is complaining really going to change anything? It could just be Michiganders since we have the worst economy in the country, but somehow I think all Americans complain just as much.
I know, I know. I complain a lot about France on my blog. I admit I'm a huge complainer. But Americans really don't have much to complain about (except for the health care thing…) because everyday life in the US is still amazing and easy and inexpensive and efficient and convenient in spite of the recession. Americans earn so much money and pay so few taxes compared to the rest of the world. Nowhere else can you have a large house and yard with several cars, TVs, computers, and cell phones and you can actually buy things that you can't really afford because of credit cards. Everything is amazing, and yet no one is happy. You should be grateful that you have the choice to do what you want in life because the government doesn't control it for you.
That being said, I still don't want to live in the US again. Not until there are major changes, which unfortunately I don't truly believe will ever happen. There are tons of things I could complain about regarding the US (see "I don't miss" in the right column), but I won't go on and on about them. Those are simply the reasons why I am glad to not be living in the US and I suppose this trip has reminded me of all of them. Sure, I am always jealous of the high salaries and 24 hour stores and variety of foods available and constantly frustrated with the French government's insistence that I have no say in how I get to live my life. But for now, France is the better option and mostly because of the health care.
I miss my socialist country that takes care of all the people regardless of how much or how little money they earn. I like the idea that no matter what happens in life – illness, accident, unemployment – I will be taken care of by the government and I won't be financially ruined. I am scared to death that something bad will happen to my friends and family who don't have health insurance in the US. So I hate the French government for controlling my life, but I also love it for always taking care of me, even though I'm just a "temporary resident."
I'm hoping seeing another part of the US will rid me of some of this negativity. Hopefully the South isn't as sad as the Midwest. (For the non-Americans, Virginia really is considered part of the south even though it's not really in the south. Just ask any Virginian.) I still love my country even if I don't want to live here, but perhaps it's just Michigan that gets me down. I certainly have been seeing too many abandoned houses around here and downtown Flint always manages to depress me. So Virginia and D.C. please cheer me up.
And you all know that I'll be complaining about France as soon as I get back there in August and saying that I wish I could be in the US again. Gotta love being an expat who can't stop living between two cultures. In the end, I do think France barely wins out. Until I visit Canada again.


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It read 3:03:08 on the big clock at the finish line when I crossed (see below) but 3:03:41 is the official finishing time - and I didn't start the race 30 seconds before the gun went off... so go figure.
Anyway... prior to this race I thought that after it was done whether I got under 3 hours or not I would need time to step back and reflect, and think of what I wanted to get into next...
- Swimming more?
- Doing some cross-fit type of stuff?
- Ultra Marathoning?
- Back to weightlifting and grunting?
- Competitive Euchre and/or Bridge? Side note... I only learned a few years after college that Euchre is mostly only a Midwest card game. Great college drinking & hanging out game - the rest of the country is missing out.
I *must* run under 3 hours in a full marathon!!!
And while I may not be the smartest bulb in the pack, I am one of the hardest headed and delusionally determined people going. So I am going to listen to Rambo's advice. I mean, he seems like a perfectly reasonable guy at this point at the end of Rambo right?
Ok... ...
As with most all of my race reports - I need a song to set the mood. And since I was totally jamming to this right before the race started, and I suppose since I have already stated my Ambitions as a
If only Tupac could have been with me from up above as I was imploding from about mile 21 on... :-)
Before I start my marginally entertaining race-report, how about looking at me pictorially go through all five of the stages of Grief and Denial immediately after the race as captured by our oldest daughter a budding photographer;
5. Acceptance
So on to the race report itself...
First prior to the race I had got myself into great running shape thanks to my totally kick ass Running Coach. He did a great job of structuring my motivated but frankly aimless'ish running ways, kicked me in the ass when I needed it, and gave me sound advice throughout. I really should have been able to pull it off based on his coaching and plans... If only my running was up to the same level of level as his coaching...
So after riding the bus from Ventura up to Ojai CA at 4:00am I predictably went to the bathroom about 5 times, listened to a bunch of hard rock music and rap such as the aforementioned Tupac song and got myself into a worked up troublesome mood before the start. I love getting really angry before the start of races - it takes me back to my underdog Flint MI & MSU days.
So at the start I lined up right at the front - as it is a smallish race (1,500 people) and I didn't want to have to waste tons of energy trading elbows with fellow runners at the start of the race.
I had the words of my coach ringing in my ears "I don't want to hear about you going out too fast, if you go through the first 1/2 of the race in like low 1:27's I will wring your neck" (ok he didn't say the wringing my neck part but it was implied).
So I did generally ok with those instructions, I hooked up with the 3:00 hour Pacer at around mile 7 and after listening to him talk to people it sounded like he knew the course well and knew what he was doing, so I decided to stick with him and the 3:00 hour crew.
It was good rolling from mile 7 on. Chit chatting with a number folks with different stories of goals, plans of redemption in this race, and a general good mood & vibe.
We went through the first 1/2 in 1:28 high and it was feeling oh so easy, my confidence was building by the mile.
The one thing he did do which I think was generally the right thing, but wonder if it was for *me*, - in that he was clicking off like 6:40'ish or 6:45'ish miles as we were heading slightly downhill - he said at around the 1/2 way mark he was going to click them off a little quicker as the course got flat around mile 20 or 21 and was slight downhill until there. And that he was going to run the steady downhills a little faster as that was a "3:00 hour effort". And it seemed to make sense, and in reflecting I think it probably was right, but even though I trained running downhills, I didn't train for it enough. And around my 18 my quads started to say to me "Hey dude, you are just slamming us - We weren't prepared for this, time to start shutting things down." And so around mile 20 the 3:00 hour pacer dude started to slip away into the distance.
I don't know why I let him slip away. I talked/talk about manning up this and that, but it seems like somehow I don't _really_ have that killer instinct. And then around mile 22 when I realized and gave in to the fact that I wasn't going to make it, I let the wheels really fall off more than I should have.
- Was it because I went out too fast?
- Was it because I wasn't truly prepared for the quad-thrashing?
- Was it because I talk a big game but when push comes to show I fold like a cheap suit?
Who is to say. But in any case the wheels fell off.
Oh wait... I just thought of a non-sequential funny typical me dumb-a** story.
I had really bad cramps in my last full marathon and realized through trial and error it was due to sweating out so much salt and losing electrolytes (I am a big sweater). So I taped an e-cap to one of my Gu's.
And I was going to swallow it with my first Gu planned for around mile 8 (I go through 3 Gu's in a full). But when I pulled out the Gu it wasn't there, so I pulled them all frantically out while running from the back of my shorts pocket and felt all of them for that gel e-cap but it was not there! What a pisser I thought. So I rolled with it. But then when I was taking my last one around mile 18 I realized it was taped to that Gu (How did I not find it earlier! what a jackass). So I tried to pull/rip it off of the Gu but it was not happening - I couldn't rip the tape, so I figured I would do it with my teeth. But I broke the cap and only got down like 1/4th of it, but as the capsule was broke it tasted way nasty salty which left a taste of a small spoonful of salt in my mouth - yuck. Fortunately an aid station with water came up finally and I could wash the nasty taste down. What a bonehead.
Anyway back to the implosion part of my story... I started to just fade and absolutely implode when I could no longer see the 3:00 hour pacer. Why couldn't I motivate myself? Why was I so lame? Why did I let it slide so much from the 3:00 hour mark? All questions which I will stew about for some time.
Eventually my implosion and weak-willed-ness mercifully came to an end and our oldest snapped off the following as I hobbled to the finish line - if you look closely you can see my face in full grimace mode.
Also here is me finishing in 3:03:08 (look at the clock! It is actually 06 at this point - and it didn't take me 45 seconds to get from there to across that blue mat - I was slowing down at this point in the race, but not that much!) - I was handed 33 extra seconds...
Anyway, after finishing the above 5 stages of grief and denial ensued.
Joking aside though I am way happy. It is an 8 minute PR, and I am knocking on the door of getting under 3:00 hours.
I finished 61st overall and 7th within my age group.
Then after the race my better half, our oldest, and myself went to the beach at Santa Barbara - cool to watch the beach volleyballers get busy, to walk the pier, and for me to drink margaritas. Then on Monday AM we went through Santa Monica on our way home to Phoenix.
Anyway, that is all I got. Happy end of day Memorial Day. So many people have done so many great things for our awesome country. Very thankful.


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The beginning of the next year is expected to bring to the table a series of new, high-end devices from Sony, running under Google's Android operating system and loaded with the latest features on the market today.
Two of these handsets appear set to stand out in the crowd, spotted before with the codenames of Odin and Yuga, and said to be in fact the same device targeted at different markets.
We already knew that the phones would arrive on shelves with 5-inch full HD touchscreen displays (although nothing has been confirmed on this as of now), but we paid little attention to the fact that one of them might hit the market with a glass back.
According to a recent post on XperiaBlog, Sony is almost confirmed to plan packing its Yuga smartphone with a Shatter Proof Glass, similarly with what LG did with its Nexus 4 smartphone.
This new feature is suggested to become a deal breaker for some users, since the device will be a bit more fragile, though the rest of the phone's specs might actually offset this shortcoming.
Sony's Yuga flagship mobile phone is expected to sport 1.5 GHz quad-core APQ8064 Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor when released, along with 2GB of RAM for increased performance capabilities.
Furthermore, it is said to sport 32GB of internal storage, along with a microSD memory card slot to expand it, and a 2800mAh Battery.
A 13-megapixel photo snapper will be packed on the handset's back, complemented by a 2-megapixel photo snapper with support for HD video chatting.
The smartphone should become available for purchase next year with Google's Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system on board, but it is also expected to sport a series of customizations from Sony themselves.
For the time being, however, no official confirmation on the above specs has emerged, so we'll have to take the info with a grain of salt. Stay tuned for more on this.


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AUBURN -- Every year, the city of Auburn offers 12 major events focusing on specific hobbies and lifestyles. Yet, the annual gathering that collectively brings out residents and visitors of various interests is Auburnfest, which is Saturday and Sunday.
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• What: 20th annual Auburnfest
• When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
• Where: Downtown Auburn
• For more information: Visit www.cityofauburn-...
"These major events are designed to bring people to the city of Auburn. You see, Auburn is a little village. You've got to create the awareness of the town by bringing people to various events," said Sherrie Miller, Auburn's economic development coordinator.
The annual fall festival features food vendors, arts and craft exhibitors, live music and entertainment, in addition to family-friendly games and activities. Music will be presented by bands Risky Business, The Midnight Cruisers, Daily Dying and David Leon.
Each band offers a unique sound and style. Daily Dying is a Christian band based out of Atlanta while David Leon, a recent graduate of Dacula High School, is an upcoming county music singer who was voted one of the top 10 Atlanta country artists in the 2010 Country Atlanta Poll.
Miller expects there to be more than 75 vendors with about 10 serving food, including fried chicken, barbecue and funnel cakes.
"We try to always have lots of picnic tables around so that the people can rest, relax and enjoy," she said.
Various arts and crafters will be selling merchandise that is homemade, such as monogrammed materials and home decor.
"We find that people demand a high-quality of arts and crafts vendors because this is the time of the year where people are looking for Christmas gifts," Miller said. "We try to make sure we find the best we can."
As Auburnfest has evolved over its 20 year history, so has the town of Auburn. An estimated 14,000 people come out for the festival annually. Compared to the beginning, which was a small gathering that encouraged people to bring a potluck dish, Auburnfest has become one of the community's largest traditions.
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Located in the center of Marbella, this family-friendly hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Orange Square, Fontanilla Beach, and Museo del Grabado. Venus Beach and Bajadilla Beach are also within 15 minutes.
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A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a rooftop terrace are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, self parking, and dry cleaning.
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A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This family-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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The affected universities are: Lead City, Caritas, Joseph Ayo Babalola, Tansian, Madonna, Achievers and Obong.
Information emerging from the Director of Press and Public Relations of NUC, Mallam Ibrahim Yakassai, has confirmed this. The decisi9on to suspend the operational licenses of the affected universities was said to be due to their non-compliance with the regulations guiding the operations of universities in the country as stipulated by the NUC.
A source close to the NUC, who has pleaded anonymity, disclosed that "the operators of the universities affected know their offences because so many times, we have informed them about their failings but they did not take necessary steps to address their shortcomings. Anyway, It's just a suspension and it will be lifted as soon as they do the correct things".


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National law firm Quarles & Brady opens office in Indianapolis
The law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP, which has an office in Naples, announced the opening of an office in Indianapolis, the firm's ninth location nationwide. The new office expands the firm's Health Care, Financial, Intellectual Property and Product Liability Practices.
"We are excited to have an Indianapolis platform to serve our clients and bring the strengths of our firm to serve the Indianapolis business community," said Firm Chair Kimberly Leach Johnson. "The Indianapolis attorneys joining our firm, as well as our attorneys from other offices who will spend significant time in Indianapolis, are veterans of the legal industry, with particular strengths in litigation, regulatory and transactional health care, financial services, intellectual property, product liability and toxic tort defense, and middle-market consultation, augmenting some of our signature areas of practice."
Former Frost Brown Todd litigators Joshua B. Fleming, Daniel M. Long, Lucy R. Dollens and Joel E. Tragesser will be joining Quarles & Brady as partners in the new office. In addition, former Krieg DeVault partner Kristen L. Gentry will be joining the firm, also as a partner.
"My partners and I are excited to be a part of Quarles & Brady's efforts to offer the firm's core strengths in key practice areas to our clients in Indiana," said Fleming. "Quarles has a national reach, combined with an engrained Midwestern culture that goes back more than a century, which we believe Indiana-based clients will find very appealing."
Indiana clients will further benefit from long-time Indianapolis attorney Randall R. Fearnow, whose health law practice in Indiana will be enhanced by the establishment of Quarles' new office. Fearnow, along with Edward D. Rickert, Jeffery M. Monberg (also an Indiana-based attorney and a graduate of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Law) and Mark W. Bina, all formerly of Krieg DeVault, joined Quarles & Brady in April.
"Quarles is a great platform for serving our Indiana clients," Fearnow said. "We have interconnected offices across the country and a tight network of attorneys serving clients in every major area of law, plus a number of specialty practices in significant or fast-growing areas such as financial services, health care, franchise, IP litigation, research institutions and outside general counsel services."
In addition, Quarles Director of DEA Compliance and Litigation D. Linden Barber is moving his national practice from the firm's Washington, D.C. office to his home state and will serve as office managing partner, ensuring continuity of the Quarles & Brady culture in the firm's newest location. Barber is an Indiana native, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School and a resident of Indianapolis.
"I joined Quarles, several years ago, knowing the firm's core strengths could one day be a great benefit to the business community of Indianapolis," said Barber. "That day is here. It's great to hit the ground running with our key local talent, not to mention the depth of our nearly 500 attorneys across the country."
The news of Quarles locating in Indianapolis has not gone unnoticed by Andrew R. Klein, dean of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. "Several of the new Quarles partners are alumni of IU McKinney Law, and it's wonderful that they have decided to stay and practice law here," said Klein. "It's also satisfying to have a well-respected firm like Quarles & Brady become a member of the Indianapolis legal community."
Quarles & Brady intends to be an active member of the Indianapolis community, as the firm has a long history of extensive community service, embraced by civic-minded lawyers and staff members alike. The firm is committed to supporting and sustaining its local communities through its Quarles Cares program and pro bono services, reflecting an ongoing devotion to making the communities Quarles calls "home" better places to live.
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'Organic Perspectives' in Uganda would like to invite interested University students from any part of the world—such as those taking Research programs or internships—to help in building our team capacity for planning and getting partners to implement two scaled-up projects—forestry and the other for biogas—in one severely deforested remote part of Uganda called 'Budiope'.
We are currently running a pilot agroforestry project in which we raise tree seedlings that are given out freely to local farmers across 11 villages (Buwanume parish) near Kamuli town. The project is supported by 'Trees for the Future (USA)' – http://www.plant-trees.org | Contact: Anthony Kalulu at email@example.com
The two projects are to be funded by carbon finance. However, the potential carbon investors we have had discussions with have indicated that we need to get much of the basic work on the ground before they can intervene. As a small group, we have constraints in areas that require technical expertise.
We would be happy to have the company of students who can add strength to our team in the following areas:
1) Putting together a Feasibility study. The biogas project, in particular, with its proposed 20,000 biogas units has captured the interest of several European carbon funds (such as Dexia and First Climate), but a technical feasibility study is one of the basic documentations they require of us.
2) Knowledge of renewable energy technologies, such as the ability to assess the energy saving potential by energy source, amount of heat output in gas stoves, conversions into electricity equivalences etc.
3) Any specific expertise or experience in forestry e.g. accounting for soil and biomass carbon pools and sequestration processes.
4) Web design and domain acquisition. We have a single page webpage (URL below) which is hosted and maintained by a UK sponsor, but it takes several months for project updates to appear on it. Until now, it was last updated in 2007 when our group had just been formed. Any advancement since then—such as the entire documentation about the recently proposed biogas project—does not appear there. Many potential funders have been skeptical of what we say we do, by looking at our website.
5) Basic groundwork. The coverage for the two proposed projects (Budiope) is 1975 km2. We would like to establish our work across this region e.g. several big tree nurseries (for the forestry project) and to begin the installation of biogas units for those households that can afford to fully cover the costs. Working initially as volunteers, this requires project administrative logistics by our team itself.
Those students that are not able to join us here in Uganda can simply join us online at our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=101008117382&ref=nf


text: Nardò Description Nardò is an enchanting city located on the Salento peninsula, facing the Ionian Sea, and praises its antique origins, evidenced by a series of exhibits excavated in the area of the Bay of Uluzzu, where in the caverns (Uluzzu and Cavallo) prehistoric graffiti have been found.Founded by the Messapi (an ancient Italic population), in 269 b.C. the city became part of the Roman Empire until its decline. Over the centuries Nardò submitted the dominations of Byzantine, Goth, Longobardi, Norman, Anjou and Aragon civilizations. The medieval Cathedral in Romanesque style features a spectacular façade, partially damaged in '700 and refurbished at the end of the XIX century. Inside are preserved a valuable black wooden Cross of the XII-XIII century and the remains of some important frescos of the XI-XV centuries.Of major interest are the Baroque churches of San Domenico, Santa Chiara and Sant'Antonio di Padova, il Castello degli Acquaviva, today the seat of the Town Hall, the Piazza Salandra, known as one of the most beautiful Italian squares, with the steeple of the Immacolata at the centre, raised after the earthquake of 1743 and surrounded by enchanting buildings in Baroque style like the palace of the Prefect, the Church of San Trifone and the Sedile, an ancient building, probably seat of the Camerlingus at the University. Map This town web page has been visited 21,132 times.


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Midnight blue suede and calf hair 'Shelley' bag from Simone Camille's SKINS' collection which creatively combines luxe-leathers and original trinkets featuring antique brass chains, beads and stones, a boho cross-body style, an opening flap and a zipped-pocket lined interior.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- With a holiday cliffhanger now history, one might assume the U.S. Congress is enjoying a positive image makeover.
Think again.
On a recent stroll down Nicollet Mall, KARE 11 heard any number of adjectives being used to describe the current Congress; not one of them was positive.
Among the one-word descriptions: inept, despicable, frustrating, difficult, angry and unacceptable.
And the end doesn't seem near -- in terms of either the division or the criticism -- with talks related to the debt ceiling and Hurricane Sandy aid still on the horizon.
"Party extremists is what it is. You have people that are so set in their beliefs that they are not willing to compromise," said Prof. Jay Kiedrowski, a senior fellow with the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Kiedrowski admits that party polarization is not likely to go away any time soon -- not with congressional districts that strongly favor one party over the other.
"People know they can take hard positions, go home, and their constituents will like it. They don't have to compromise," Kiedrowski said.
But that position only hurts the country, Kiedrowski said, and so the professor -- whose doctorate is in leadership -- recommends lawmakers go back to the basics... of friendship.
"Senator McConnell got ahold of Vice President Biden because they were old friends from the senate... That was a case where friendship mattered. So to the extent that they can have more ability to become friends with their enemies, if you will, if they can walk in their colleagues' shoes and understand the pressures that they face, then I think there may be a better opportunity for negotiating positive outcomes," he said.
Kiedrowski hopes lawmakers consider their role to "serve the country" -- not partisan ideals. And he believes citizens also have a responsibility.
"We need to demand that our representatives work in a bipartisan basis to try and reach solutions that are good for all the American public," he said.
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Editorial: Volunteers in guardian ad litem program needed in St. Lucie County
Volunteers needed in St. Lucie County for hundreds of kids under state custody
In a guest column here last week, David Wilkins, secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families, wrote about the steps that have been taken by his agency to improve its oversight of foster children in the state since the 2001 disappearance of 4-year-old Rilya Wilson in the Miami area.
Social workers had not checked on the girl for more than a year before she was discovered missing and is now presumed dead.
"While many lessons were learned, one of the most important is that we need the community's help to keep children safe," he said. "The more involved the child is in the community, the more eyes are on the child and as a result they are safer."
And, he said, "The courts are more involved with the daily safety of children in foster care. Today, judges require that children be seen by the court regularly. This enables the court to evaluate information given to them by case managers and other professionals."
A key to children under state custody having their best interests heard in Florida courts is the use of volunteers — called guardians ad litem — who work with social workers, foster parents, teachers and others and advocate on behalf of the children during court proceedings. They also play an important role in building trust for adults among children who have been removed from the homes of their natural parents as a result of abuse or neglect.
Rilya Wilson did not have a guardian ad litem representing her. Neither do more than 42 percent of the 665 children in St. Lucie County who are under court supervision. That's hundreds of children in difficult circumstances who don't have a guardian to give them a voice to tell the courts their feelings and their needs.
Those children are at a disadvantage beyond the other issues they are having to deal with, according to Travis Erickson, circuit director for the Florida Guardian Ad Litem program.
"If a guardian is present on the case, then the guardian actually goes to court, and ... has an attorney with them," he said. "Those two folks actually speak to the best interest of the child. They speak toward everything that may begin with a child needing a new pair shoes and increases all the way up to if the child should return to their parents."
Faye Clark, a guardian ad litem in the St. Lucie County program, said, "If you're living in a group home or sometimes a shelter or even a foster home, sometimes you don't have the kinds of experiences we tend to think of as normal for kids, and you get a lot of joy out of being able to give kids some of those interactions. The kids are so excited and appreciative that it makes you want to do more."
There are children in St. Lucie County who greatly need guardians ad litem in their lives. In the case of Rilya Wilson, such a volunteer may have been a lifesaver. For other children here, such volunteers can change lives for the better — if not also save lives.
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2014 was a record year for wind energy development in Canada with new installed capacity from 37 wind energy projects totalling 1,871 MW. Canada finished 2014 with nearly 9,700 MW of total installed capacity – supplying approximately 4 per cent of Canada's electricity demand with enough power to meet the needs of over 2 million Canadian homes.
In 2014, wind energy projects were built and commissioned in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Of the 37 new wind energy projects installed in 2014, 16 projects also include significant ownership stakes from First Nations, Municipal Corporations or local farmers.
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Your Guide to the Latest Windows Server Product Information
You've heard me talk time and time again about how much time we spent with customers and partners during the planning of Windows Server 2012. Well we didn't stop at the end of planning. In today's blog, Natalia introduces herself, her team and their blog which will document some of the details of our customer/partner engagements and how they are succeeding with Window Server 2012.--Cheers! Jeffrey Snover
Hi, my name is Natalia Mackevicius, the Group Program Manager of the Windows Server Partner and Customer Ecosystem. Back in October, I covered my role and outlined how my team has applied the all-important voices of customers and partners to the planning and development of Windows Server 2012: Windows Server 8: Driven by the Voice of the Customer and Partner
Today, I'm pleased to introduce the Server and Cloud Partner and Customer Solutions Team Blog. Over the coming months, this blog will be used to share examples of how our customers are implementing the new capabilities of Windows Server 2012 and highlight opportunities for partners to develop hardware and software for Windows Sever 2012. These examples will be tied back to the Windows Server Blog and the Product Team blogs for more detailed technical information on the features themselves.Here are a few things we are going to include in our blog:
We hope that you find this blog useful. We will try to provide a regular rollup of what we have covered on the Server and Cloud Partner and Customer Solutions Team Blog from here so that you don't miss anything. We welcome your comments and questions. Join the discussion!Please let me introduce to my team's first blog post: Windows Server 2012 Technology Adoption Program - TAP
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Lindsey Wixson may be one of the modeling world's biggest faces, but that doesn't mean she doesn't get star struck. In an interview with Vogue UK, the 17-year-old rising star spills the beans about the most memorable experience of her career, why she fell so many times on the Fashion for Relief runway, and how her high school friends are, honestly, kind of a bunch of jerks.
Wixson sounds like she spent her high school years (like most of us, really) starring in her own personal version of Mean Girls.
"I was actually always really self-conscious about my gap. In middle school, this group of girls were always trying to beat me up – they called my gap a parking lot. It was a really awkward time. I remember first mentioning to the girls I used to sit next to at lunch that I was looking for a model agent, and then the next week they came in with a list of things they didn't like about me. I felt skinny and tall – it was the worst time of my life. But I don't feel like that anymore. Modelling has really helped build my confidence."
See, the good thing about being a supermodel is that when girls make fun of your teeth, you can airily tell them about the time you played musical chairs with Madonna.
"When I was shooting the Miu Miu campaign, Madonna turned up. She was supposed to be having dinner with the photographers Mert and Marcus, but they were busy shooting us, so she just had to wait. We started making the accompanying video and then Madonna stood up and said to us 'I want to see if you girls can dance'. So we started playing Musical Chairs, with her counting the beats. She said, 'It doesn't matter if you're out of time, just stay in character'. It was a brief meeting but pretty special."
And as for the series of tumbles she took last week, Wixson told the British glossy, "I'm over it all already. It was a mixture of the dress being too long and me walking too fast. I think I hadn't had enough water, I was maybe a bit dehydrated."
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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LAWRENCEVILLE -- Commissioners moved forward with a water contract Tuesday, a month after a local businessman filed for an injunction to stop the contract from going to a competitor.
The unanimous vote affirmed last month's recommendation to award to Cleveland Electric a design-build contract to provide standby generator systems for the county's two water production plants at Lanier Filter Plant and Shoal Creek Filter Plant.
Cleveland Electric, a Marietta-based business, was the highest-scoring firm in the bid process. But Mark Tibbetts of the Suwanee office of M.C. Dean objected that Cleveland's bid of $16.9 million was well over the $15.8 million budget for the project.
Tibbetts' company was one of 10 bidders for the work. County officials said the top four scoring firms were short-listed based on technical merit before the price was considered.
After receiving information from an open records request, he said three of the four were above the budget.
"I feel like I'm the only one that cares," about keeping in line with the budget, he said, adding that he sent his engineers back to the drawing board when they came back with a proposal over the budget. The final proposal, he said, lacked in technical merit because of cuts made to meet that goal. Other companies, "realize they don't have to pay attention to the budget and still be considered. ... The county is going to spend $1.1 million more than they have to."
County officials have not discussed the issue due to the lawsuit, and commissioners approved the contract with no comments.
Tibbetts said he has not decided if he will pursue the lawsuit further.
"I may not have had a winning proposal, but I am disappointed in the way this procurement process went down," he said.
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USAID and P&G Partner for Safe Drinking Water in Africa
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) hosted an event this week to highlight their partnership designed to provide safe drinking water at the household level to millions of children in Kenya, Malawi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda. The event was held in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. and featured officials from both organizations, as well as representatives from other participating partners.
"This partnership is a significant step to provide safe drinking water in Africa and elsewhere for millions of people," said Dr. Kent Hill, assistant administrator for USAID's Bureau of Global Health.
This partnership focuses on the provision of two technologies to disinfect drinking water: WaterGuard and PUR.
"We have provided more than 600 million liters of safe drinking water over the last three years," said Charlotte Otto, global external relations officer at P&G. "Our efforts to date have been a drop in the ocean compared to the vast need and this partnership with USAID enables us to scale-up our efforts in order to make a much larger health impact."
While USAID and P&G are key collaborators on this effort, it is comprised of a network of partnerships focused on the provision of safe drinking water. The main partner for social marketing is PSI, a mutual partner of USAID and P&G in many countries. Currently PSI has outreach awareness programs for PUR in eight countries, and WaterGuard, with USAID support, in 18 countries. More than six million sachets of PUR and seven million bottles of WaterGuard have already been provided in Kenya, Malawi, and Ethiopia.
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Events for December 18, 2013
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Free Community Christmas Dinner Reservations
All are welcome to a free Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day from 12:30 – 2 PM at West Green Tree Church of the Brethren in Elizabethtown. Eat in, take out, or delivery. RSVP by 12/18/2013 by calling 717-653-5367. Find out more »
WJTL Open House
WJTL Open House at The Junction Center in Manheim on Tues. Dec. 17th & Wed. Dec. 18th from 4-8PM. Stop by WJTL: visit the station, get a tour, have some refreshments, meet some of the staff and you can make your year end donation at the same time! 717-392-3690 WJTL/The Junction Center 1875 Junction Road more » Find out more »
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Healing Prayer
Healing Prayer takes place each week at the headquarters, The Londonderry Inn,Wednesday and Friday, 10am – 12 Noon, by appointment. The healing teams are from a variety of regional churches and have been trained and commissioned by Healing Tree International. They come together twice a week to pray for healing for body, mind, and spirit and to more » Find out more »
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Revelation Class
This class will be taking a closer look into the decline of the human race and preparing for the return of Jesus Christ. Pastor Mac Eifert, founder of H.O.W. Ministries, will be using his 35+ years of training and studying to lead us through God's word at Cornerstone Community Ministries in Elizabethtown. We also offer more » Find out more »


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This is an opportunity for high school teens to have some fun meeting other peers while doing something valuable for the environment over Spring Break 2014 . Awbury staff will introduce the teens to outdoor field work in an English style landscape setting. Afterward teens will spend time socializing, listening to music and enjoying refreshments served at Awbury's historic Cope house.
Leslie Cerf, Volunteer Coordinator at Awbury Arboretum will lead, accompanied by other adult Awbury volunteers.
Day: Three Fridays to choose from; March 28th, April 4th and April 11th. Come to one or all three!
Time: 4 PM to 7 PM
Price: Free!
Age Restriction: 14 to 18 years old
Registration: Required! Fill out the form below to register as an individual or group.
Other info: Wear an old pair of work shoes or sneakers, jeans and a long sleeve shirt on top to protect your arms. Awbury will provide soap and water for clean up before vegetarian and healthy snacks for the social hour are served.


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50 Best Video Games for Senior Health
Video games are not just for kids anymore. With all the news stories touting the benefits of video games for maintaining both mental and physical fitness, the word has gotten out that they are also fun. Whether you would like to try games especially for sharpening mental focus, improving eye-hand coordination, or keeping your body in motion, you will find fun and interesting games that may be just what the doctor ordered.
Brain Games
Medical experts know that games can keep your brain from atrophying. Try some of these video games to keep your synapses firing.
- Brain Age. Available on Nintendo DS, this game is excellent for sharpening the brain in seniors, according to a study done by a competing software company.
- Sharp Brains Brain Teasers and Games. These games are especially meant to help exercise and sharpen your mind. If you work your way through these 50, there is a link for even more.
- Freedom Years Games. These games will help sharpen your brain and include jigsaw puzzles, memory game, Sudoku, and more.
- Crossword puzzles. While not technically a video game, working crossword puzzles online is a sure-fire way to sharpen your mental skills.
- Games for the Brain. With popular brain games like Mastermind, chess, and Sudoku, you are sure to find plenty of games to keep you entertained while working your brain.
- Brain Bashers. With 5 new games added each week, you are sure to stay stocked up with lots of video game fun to sharpen your mental acuity here.
- Puzzability Sampler. The puzzles here include both interactive and non-interactive versions of word games like Hangman, Acrostic, and Slider.
- Thinks.com Jigsaw Puzzles. Work these jigsaw puzzles online and you won't ever have to worry about finding a place to spread out the pieces in your home–plus it's a great workout for your mind.
- Truantduck.com Chinese Checkers. Play this classic game against the droid and practice your strategy skills. Be sure to take the tutorial under help if you need a refresher or want to practice moving the stones on the computer before playing.
- Simon Says. Practice your memory skills by playing Simon Says online. It's amazingly similar to the real thing.
Wii Games
Wii fitness games are quickly becoming a favorite among seniors as they can participate in sports they used to enjoy but with much less impact to their bodies.
- Wii Golf. For seniors who may have had to quit playing the real thing like this man, Wii Golf is an excellent way to still enjoy the game.
- Wii Bowling. Virtual bowling tournaments have been gaining popularity in senior centers around the country and seems to be the most popular of the Wii games for the senior set.
- Tiger Woods' PGA Tour 09. The latest version of this popular golf game will provide plenty of fun for golfers of any age and any ability.
- Link's Crossbow Training. Buy the Wii Zapper and you get Link's Crossbow Training, which is a popular shooting game among the senior set as well as fans of The Legend of Zelda.
- Mario Kart Wii. This popular game isn't just for kids anymore. Race go-karts or motorbikes around one of 16 tracks or participate in plenty of diversions like slowing down your opponent or playing in a battle arena.
- Tennis. Except for a tired arm, seniors are discovering that they can play tennis again without straining their bodies. The excitement of the game is evident with seniors flocking to this game.
- Boxing. Surprisingly, boxing is also a big hit among the senior crowd. Especially for those who enjoyed boxing in their younger days, seniors with mobility issues are now rediscovering their love of the sport as well as getting physical benefits as well.
- The Price is Right. Fans of The Price is Right will enjoy many favorites from the show including a chance to spin the Big Wheel. Play on your own or with up to 4 people.
- Wii Play. With games like table tennis, billiards, and shooting range, seniors can participate in plenty of fun activities.
- Wii Hooked!. For fishing fans with a Wii, this game is the way to go. Not only can you play on your own to practice your skills, you can also switch to tournament mode and have friends compete to see who is the best angler.
Let's Get Physical
These video games require a little more participation than the usual video game and will help keep your body fit.
- Dance Dance Revolution. The DDR craze is popular with all ages. Jump on your dance mat and get moving to help keep your body strong and active.
- Dancetown. A toned-down DDR, Dancetown includes songs more appropriate for an older crowd. Beat your own dancing score or try competing against friends.
- Dancing with the Stars. Based on the TV show, but much more popular, this video game that's available with a dance pad on Playstation 2 or on Wii.
- Winter Sports 2008. Get in the action with 9 different sports and 15 disciplines that will have you moving your body and competing to win–but without the cold.
- XaviX Jackie Chan J-Mat Fitness. This workout can be fun and keep you physically fit as this article and this both demonstrate. Fight ninjas, run down, the street, and do it all in the safety of your own home.
Hand-Eye Coordination
Experts know that age has an effect on hand-eye coordination, but these games will help keep you at the top of your game–and may even help keep your driving safe.
- Escapa. This is one tough game! Click and hold the red square and avoid getting hit by the blue squares or hitting a wall.
- InSight. This game is being offered by Allstate to its customers aged 50 to 75 in Pennsylvania to help reduce driving accidents by building the brain as well as hand-eye the visual processing necessary for safe driving.
- Tetris. This game will sharpen both hand-eye coordination and quick, logical thinking. Play this one with the arrow keys on your keyboard.
- Super Money Ball. Try one of these mini games from Sega to improve your eye-hand coordination. Keeping that money on the floor can be tricky.
- Hit the Dot. From Psychology Games, this game challenges you to click on each of the dots as they appear to see how many you can get in 30 seconds.
- The Blue Button Game. Click on the fast-moving blue button to keep playing, but if you click on a red or orange one, the game ends.
- Breakout. This classic game requires you to keep the ball in play until it breaks all the blocks at the top. Be sure to use the "Slow down" button if you aren't already a Breakout professional.
Flying and Driving
Whether you like racing cars or flying planes, these games will provide fun while keeping your skills sharp.
- Gran Turismo. This popular driving game has been around for a while and doesn't look like it's going to go away soon. For a realistic driving experience, give this game a try.
- Nascar 09. Play this driving game on your Xbox 360 and you can get racing tips from Jeff Gordon to enhance your racing abilities.
- 5 Miles 2 Go Nascar. Race the last five miles and try to move from second to first place with this free online game.
- Game Gecko Racing Games. Play a number of racing games online at this site. If you aren't sure which to choose, they have some organized by "Most Played" and "Newest."
- Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII. This flying game has you flying and fighting in some of the famous WWII battles. Play on your Xbox 360, Playstation, or Wii.
- Dogfight 2. Using your arrow and space bar keys, participate in dogfights with this flying game.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. This flight simulator for your PC has been around for years and has won several awards. Not technically a video game, it does substitute nicely.
Online and Community Games
These online games serve many purposes with benefits including mental acuity and staying connected with others. Play these fun games and keep yourself healthy at the same time.
- Scrabble. Play Scrabble online at The Pixie Pit with friends and family, no matter where they live. Play with two to four players and receive email notifications when it's your turn to play.
- Solitaire. This game is easy to come by as it is usually part of most computer packages. If you don't already have this game, try one of the online versions, which also usually offers several different types of Solitaire.
- Guild Wars. Stay connected with others as well as enjoy fantasy role-playing with this game enjoyed by seniors as well as younger players.
- Diner Dash. This popular online game has you serving a restaurant full of people. Make sure everyone gets seated, orders, and gets their food without getting angry–it's no easy task.
- Pogo.com. Not only are the games here more gentle than some of the popular fighting and war games, but apparently they are popular with the over 40 crowd.
- AARP.org Games. These games include strategy games such as chess, puzzles, card games, and multiplayer games.
- Grandparent Games. This site is designed to allow grandparents to connect with their grandchildren through interactive games. The service is free for 7 days, but you will need to pay a small fee to continue.
- Games ~ Grandma Faith's Website. These family-friendly games are fun and just right for both the younger and older set.
- MSN Games. MSN believes in making their games fun and easy to play. Popular games at this site include Mozaki Blocks, Mah Jong Tiles, and Bespelled.
- Yahoo! Games. Chess, dominos, and pool rule at this popular site among both the older and younger players.
- Pop Cap. Play several popular games online or download them for a fee to get even more features. Games here include Bejeweled, Bookworm, and Mah Jong.
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08/05/2015 Fall 2015 Class Offerings from PAOI
04/15/2015 PAOI Women's Board South to host Lecture Series
01/22/2015 Northern California Women's Board to present Bouquets to Icons
01/22/2015 Syllabus for Christianity and Modern Science
12/11/2014 Christianity and Modern Science to be taught by Dr. Michael Epperson
11/05/2014 PAOI Spring 2015 Class Offerings (please note, ST 4320 Christianity and Modern Science will be held at 11:10 a.m., not 12:40 p.m.)
10/28/2014 Dr. Eastman from NASA to deliver lecture at California State University at Sacramento
10/01/2014 PAOI to host Vespers for St. Demetrios on October 19, 2014
09/04/2014 Dr. Alexandra Turkington to present lecture series "Five Plays of Euripides" at St. Helena Public Library and Lecture on Helen of Troy at Rianda House
07/22/2014 PAOI Fall 2014 Class Offerings (pdf)
04/05/2014 Metropolitan NIkitas leads a Lenten Retreat in Sacramento
03/21/2014 Save the Date: PAOI is holding a Gala Evening on September 27, 2014. Stay tuned for details.
03/12/2014 Metropolitan Nikitas and Dr. Rossitza Schroder to deliver presentations on the Annunciation in Tarpon Springs, FL
02/20/2014 POSTPONED Rev. Deacon John Chryssavgis to engage in discussion about spirituality with GTU/UCB students
02/12/2014 PAOI Women's Board South to Host Private Showing and Lecture at "Heaven and Earth" at the Getty Villa on April 26, 2014
01/29/2014 PAOI Spring 2014 Class Offerings
01/29/2014 PAOI Women's Board to hold "Bouquets to Icons" on March 29, 2014
01/28/2014 Dr. Alexandra Turkington to deliver a lecture on "Euripides," January 29, 2014, St. Nicholas, San Jose
01/27/2014 Metropolitan NIkitas Lulias delivers the inaugural Diane Touliatos Lecture at the University of Missouri in St. Louis
11/26/2013 PAOI to Co-sposor "Evening With the Saints" in San Jose on December 8, 2013
10/15/2013 Women's Board Southern California to host Evening Among the Stars
10/02/2013 St. Demetrios Day Celebration on October 27, 2013 to honor Fr. Thomas J. Paris
07/31/2013 Fall 2013 Class Offerings from the PAOI
07/01/2013 His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas writes the forward for a new publication.
06/19/2013 Celebration in Honor of Metropolitan Nikitas to be held in San Jose
03/27/2013 Dr. Aristotle Papanicolaou to deliver Manolis Distinguished Lectures on April 8 and 9, 2013
01/15/2013 Mother Melania to teach at PAOI for the Spring 2013 term.
01/14/2013 Dr. John Klentos to deliver lecture on "Orthodox Life in the Internet World
10/08/2012 PAOI participates in the GTU "Blessing of the Library" and "Imaging Religion"08/10/2012 PAOI to hold Gala on October 27, 2012 08/10/2012 OCF Begins on August 28, 201208/09/2012 PAOI's Fall 2012 Class Offerings07/01/2012 New Board of Trustees Members are elected04/10/2012 Two upcoming Lectures co-sponsored by the PAOI04/04/2012 New Video about the PAOI 03/28/2012 Dr. John Klentos travels to Marrakech for conference
09-29-2006 St. Demetrios Day Celebrations at PAOI
09-19-2006 His Emininence Archbishop Demetrios to Deliver Manolis Lectures on November 9 and 10, 2006
07-06-2006 Evolving Visions of Orthodox Clergy in America - Study Results Released04-10-2006 2006 Summer Institute Program Announced02-08-2006 Professor Constantine Scouteris to Visit Berkeley


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I like dark colors,I like animals,I wear something black everyday,I mostly listen to rock,punk rock,heavy metal,and rap metal but i like hip hop,r&b,and kelly clarkinson,im a trouble maker,most poeple think im crazy,and ill do anything for my friends,but im not gothic,im not preppy,im not punk or any label you can think of, im just me!
Dear Dish-It
Well I live in TN so when I visit my friends in NC (this mostley has to do with Brittany and WHiteny)they spend alot of time with me.They sometimes blow off there b/fs to spend time with me whenever they get the chance.When they talk to them they will be asking all sorts of questions like..Where were you?Who was there?Why do you spend so much time with Paige you need to spend more time with me.And they dont like me.Well one has a reason not to cause I cussed him out whenever he broke up with WHitney and made her cry before that me and him were friends.But I could tell he got a little jealous sometimes.The other ones b/f is just a jerk and doesnt like me at all cause me and Brittany usually spend all our time together shes usually with me everyday.Why do they have to get so jealous??I live in friggin TN and I dont get to see my two best friends..they shouldnt get jealous.Have any of you girls(and guys) ever had this problem?


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Mahatma Gandhi was known for walking hundreds of miles barefoot. Over time, he developed incredibly thick calluses on his feet, stronger than the soles of many boots. He also ate lightly and fasted often, which left him frail and gave him chronically bad breath.
And do you know what this made him? A super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
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Explore the depths and complexities of grief with poet Bart Galle, whose heartbreaking losses of his father and son led him to works of astounding insight and profound revelation. Included in the poetry collection are real color images of artwork by three generations of Galle men. "The unadorned voice here is as real as a sun-soaked stone in hand– eternal, life-giving, transitory. These are stunningly moving poems," quotes Ed Bok Lee.


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DNA-Based Testing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
DESCRIPTIONThe ScoliScore™ AIS (adolescent idiopathic scoliosis) prognostic DNA-based test (Axial Biotech, Salt Lake City, UT) is a saliva-based genetic test designed to predict the risk of progression of scoliosis in patients with AIS. The test uses an algorithm incorporating results of testing for 53 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), along with the patient's presenting spinal curve (Cobb angle) to generate a risk score (ranging from 1 to 200), which can be used qualitatively or quantitatively to predict the likelihood of spinal curve progression. The test is intended for white (Caucasian) patients with a primary diagnosis of AIS between the ages of 9 and 13 years-old with a mild scoliotic curve (defined as <25º).
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common pediatric spinal deformity affecting 1 to 3% of adolescents. This disease, of unknown etiology, occurs in otherwise healthy children with the onset of, and highly correlated with, the adolescent growth spurt. The vertebrae become misaligned such that the spine deviates from the midline laterally and becomes rotated axially. Deviation can occur anteriorly (a lordotic deviation), posteriorly (a kyphotic deviation), or laterally. Although AIS affects females and males in a nearly 1:1 ratio, progression to severe deformity occurs more often in females. Because the disease can have rapid onset and produce considerable morbidity, school screenings have been recommended. However, screening remains somewhat controversial, with conflicting guidelines supporting this practice or alternatively suggesting insufficient evidence for this.
Diagnosis is established by radiologic observation in adolescents (age 10 years until the age of skeletal maturity) of a lateral spine curvature of 10 degrees or more, as measured using the Cobb angle. The Cobb angle is defined as the angulation measured between the maximally tilted proximal and distal vertebrae of the curve. Curvature is considered mild (less than 25º), moderate (25º to 40º), or severe (more than 40º) in a patient still growing. Once diagnosed, patients must be monitored over several years, usually with serial radiographs for curve progression. If the curve progresses, spinal bracing is the generally accepted first-line treatment. If the curve progresses in spite of bracing, spinal fusion may be recommended.
Curve progression has been linked to a number of factors, including sex, curve magnitude, patient age and skeletal maturity. Risk tables have been published by Lonstein and Carlson and Peterson and Nachemson to help in triage and treatment decision making about patients with AIS. Tan et al. recently compared a broad array of factors and concluded that using 30º as an endpoint, initial Cobb angle magnitude produces the best prediction of progression outcome.
The familial nature of this disease was noted as early as 1968. About one-quarter of patients report a positive family history of disease, and twin studies have consistently supported shared genetic factors. Genome-wide linkage studies have reported multiple chromosomal regions of interest, often not replicated. Ogilvie has recently suggested AIS is a complex polygenic trait. He and colleagues at Axial Diagnostics have published a study evaluating an algorithm using 53 SNP markers identified from unpublished genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify patients unlikely to exhibit severe progression in curvature versus those at considerable risk for severe progression. The clinical validity of this assay has recently been reported in a retrospective case control cohort study using this algorithm.
The ScoliScore™ AIS prognostic DNA-based test (Axial Biotech, Salt Lake City, UT) has not been approved or cleared by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but is being offered as a laboratory-developed test. The laboratory performing this test is accredited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.
FDA has indicated an interest in changing its policy for use of enforcement discretion in the oversight of laboratory-developed tests, but the status of this proposed change in policy and the impact of any particular laboratory-developed test are currently unknown.
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POLICYDNA-based prognostic testing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is considered investigational.
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POLICY GUIDELINESInvestigative service is defined as the use of any treatment procedure, facility, equipment, drug, device, or supply not yet recognized by certifying boards and/or approving or licensing agencies or published peer review criteria as standard, effective medical practice for the treatment of the condition being treated and as such therefore is not considered medically necessary.
The coverage guidelines outlined in the Medical Policy Manual should not be used in lieu of the Member's specific benefit plan language.
POLICY HISTORY11/17/2011: Approved by Medical Policy Advisory Committee.
09/27/2012: Policy reviewed; no changes.
01/14/2013: Added the following new 2013 CPT codes to the Code Reference section: 81479.
11/06/2013: Policy reviewed; no changes.
09/03/2014: Policy reviewed; description updated. Policy statement unchanged. Removed deleted CPT codes 83891, 83898, 83903, and 83912 from the Code Reference section.
07/13/2015: Code Reference section updated for ICD-10.
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Why would my 4 year old Jack Russell start peeing in the house? He has never done this before. We put paper down for him, and in the mornings he's still has been all over the place.
By Sharon from Malvern
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By jilliebean9700 [6]05/11/2011
He may have a bladder infection. My dog began doing that & when I took her to the vet they found a infection & crystals in her bladder.
By Dreamwvr [1]05/11/2011
At this time, I would definately recommend putting him in a crate for the night. They tend to like the security of their own "den" and they will also rarely go potty where they sleep.
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We have 2 dogs. A 4-1/2 yr old Shih Tzu/Lhasa Apso (Wookie) and a 10 month old Maltipoo (Charlie). We just got Wookie back from my grammy in the beginning of September and it was the 1st time they had met.
They love each other, but about 2 weeks ago we noticed Wookie urinating uncontrollably and now it's out of control! On my bed, couch, and my daughter. I took Wookie to the vet Monday and the vet gave him an antibiotic and a hormone thinking it may be an infection, but now Charlie has started peeing as well. I went back to the vet today and he gave me another hormone med for both of them to take. My question is: have you ever heard of this? If so, what do I do?
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By Lizzee [1]10/22/2012
If Wookie is a little girl dog, get a urinalysis done. My doxie Annie was doing the same thing. Turns out she had a UTI and needed antibiotics. You may want to change vets if yours didn't suggest this. No one should give hormones so easily!
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