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When trying to increase sales of your mobile app, there are really only two ways to do it. You could increase the percentage of people who see your app that actually buy it (your conversion rate). Or you could increase the number of people who see your app in the first place (your traffic).
Both are important, and a smart plan would be to continually improve both. But where do you focus your efforts to get the most bang for your buck?
By far, increasing your traffic has more potential to get big sales. While you may only be able to up your conversion rate by a few percent (unless you slash the price), there is no end to the ways you can get huge numbers of people to learn about your app.
There are millions and millions of users – around the world! – who have iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Android devices. This is your potential audience. Yet only a small percentage of them will ever see your app.
If they don't know you even exist, how can they pay you for your creation?
This is the power and potential of traffic. You can drive as many people as possible to your corner of the App Store, where they are just one click away from buying your app.
Increasing traffic to your app is the #1 most direct way to boost your sales. It will not happen on its own, but neither does it require special skills or a huge advertising spend. There are smart strategies any developer can take to get new customers on almost any budget.
Here are the 3 keys to massive app traffic and big sales:
Build multiple streams of traffic – One of the best ways to have a large and growing stream of traffic is to make sure you have many sources. Some developers only focus on their website or only on how they look in the App Store. Any one stream could dry up, but having a well-rounded approach is key to reliably drawing in new customers month after month.
Think outside the App Store – While much of your traffic will be people shopping in the App Store, there are huge opportunities to get attention outside. Don't forget the wide variety of places across the internet where customers are likely to be. Your potential users are talking about apps on social media, review websites, blogs, and more – you want to be everywhere they are.
Focus on repeat traffic – Rather than only doing a "quick fix" and getting a short-lived burst of traffic, focus your marketing efforts on activities that will bring you new customers month after month. While sending a tweet might get a short bump in clicks, having a smart strategy to take your app global and reach customers in app stores worldwide can bring you sales even while you sleep.
There is so much to say about traffic that is would be impossible to put it all in one blog post. Yet it is so important to the long-term success of your app that it can no longer be overlooked.
I'm announcing a new training course where I'll walk you step-by-step through my best strategies for getting more traffic and sales – it's App Traffic Academy. You'll learn how to build multiple streams of traffic, powerful ways to get customers outside the App Store, and smart tactics to build more traffic that just keeps growing.
To learn more about how App Traffic Academy can help your app achieve the success you've been looking for, watch this video.


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How do we foster and sustain customer loyalty in a world of untrustworthy messages coming at our customers like a fire hose? Loyalty is a customers' intention to continue doing business with you, to perhaps increase their spending, and to say good things (or refrain from saying bad things) about it to their friends and family. Social Media plays a big role in customer loyalty by helping your business welcome new customers and retain current … [Read more...]
Social Selling: 21 Ways to Engage Your Network for Referrals and Leads
Everyone would like to sell more. Not everyone knows exactly how. The answer may be right at your finger tips. Social Selling increases your reach enabling you to sell more by leveraging the trusted relationships you've built up over the last month, year or your entire career. All selling is social. Always has been. Always will be. Before Social Media, people bought from people in social ways. Today, we have Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and … [Read more...]
7 Right-Now Actions to Improve Your Online Reputation
Online ratings are what brought me to Social Media marketing. It was 2008 and I foresaw the direct correlation between online ratings, social networking and business operations. I discovered customers were talking to one another instead of listening to advertisements. Social Media fueled their conversation and now online ratings are one of the first places people go when they're looking for solid, trustworthy advice. After my years as a … [Read more...]
People Don't Buy What You Do. They Buy Why You Do It.
Why do you do what you do? I mean really why. Not your canned response like, "Because I need the money", "I need to provide for my family" or "It's what I've always done." or even "I have an extensive collection of sock puppets I need to maintain." What gets you up in the morning and motivates you to open your doors everyday to customers? My little kitty passed away this week. Whenever I suffer a loss that big, I always tend to reflect on what … [Read more...]
3 Key Steps Using Social Media to Introduce Trust Back Into Transactions
It's time for dealerships and other businesses to realize that in order to survive for the long-term you need to embrace the crowd. Discover how to build relationships with your audience, empower them and your employees to build their own brands....then leverage this to scale content production and reach consumers on their own terms. Quite simply, what we're talking about here is trust. The world has a trust problem. We live in a world where … [Read more...]
Customers are Smart, Well-Informed & In Control. Now What?
Mass marketing is in a death spiral and every two days, we create as much information online as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003. This is giving marketers new opportunities to earn and sustain the consumer's attention without paid media. What this means for automotive retail businesses is a culture shift in the way their products and services are marketed. The consumer can learn just about everything they think they need to … [Read more...]
Customer Loyalty, Community & How to Boost Yours with Social Media
There's no denying the influence Social Media has had on how we communicate. With the ease of our communication, customer loyalty has become a hot topic. Although, it seems to sometimes get lost in the daily operations of a business. Many businesses don't focus on their current customer until the customer complains....or you've had a bad month. Then, your sales staff start looking deeper into the relationships they have with customers and … [Read more...]

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RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today results from two clinical trials for its investigational cancer compound afatinib* (BIBW 2992) presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Milan, Italy. In the phase IIb/III LUX-Lung 1 study, afatinib tripled the secondary endpoint of progression free survival (PFS) but did not extend the primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) in late-stage patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).(1)
Afatinib is an investigational orally administered irreversible inhibitor of both the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal receptor 2 (HER2) tyrosine kinases. Afatinib is under development in several solid tumors including NSCLC, breast and head and neck cancer.
The LUX-Lung 1 trial compared afatinib to placebo in over 580 patients with advanced NSCLC who had received chemotherapy and a prior EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR TKI; gefitinib or erlotinib);(1) results show:
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Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame
The Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame was established in 1966 as a joint project of the Tennessee Press Association and the University of Tennessee. The Hall of Fame honors those who have made an outstanding contribution to Tennessee Newspaper journalism or, through Tennessee journalism, to newspaper journalism generally, or who have made an extraordinary contribution to their communities and region, or the state, through newspaper journalism. The program recognizes and memorializes "extraordinary and clearly outstanding" contributions to newspaper journalism and the newspaper industry.
The program's criteria and procedures were established in 1966, based on policies set jointly by the Tennessee Press Association and the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees.
The Hall of Fame is physically located on the third floor of the Communications Building at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Portraits of all Hall of Fame inductees are displayed there. The Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame Web address is:http://jem.cci.utk.edu/tn-newspaper-hall-fame. This site is managed by the University of Tennessee. It contains biographical sketches of the Hall of Fame honorees.
Vision for updated appearance of the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame
A proposed new look for the physical appearance of the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame was unveiled Feb. 6, 2014. Below are the architect's renderings for the proposed re-design. Click on images below to view at a larger size.
All honorees (1) must have made an outstanding contribution to Tennessee Newspaper journalism or, through Tennessee journalism, to newspaper journalism generally or (2) must have made an extraordinary contribution to their communities and region, or the state, through newspaper journalism. The historical integrity of the program requires all nominees be deceased five years, before being considered for selection.
Nominations will be accepted through October 31, 2014, for consideration for possible induction in the fall of 2015.
Nomination Form in PDF format Please submit nominations by mail. Or, if completing online, please make sure to call us at (865) 584-5761 to confirm receipt of your nomination. All nominations received will be acknowledged with a letter.
Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame Inductees
of Inductee and Year Inducted
George Harrison Armistead 1969
William Gannaway Brownlow 1969
Edward Ward Carmack 1969
Benjamin Franklin Dill 1969
Silliman Evans 1969
Charles Patrick Joseph Mooney 1969
Adolph Simon Ochs 1969
Franc M. Paul 1969
George Roulstone 1969
William Rule 1969
Guy Easterly 1971
James I. Finney 1971
Grantland Rice 1971
Albert Roberts 1971
John W. Finney 1973
Edward J. Meeman 1973
Ralph L. Millett, Sr. 1973
Edward B. Stahlman 1973
Guy Lincoln Smith, Jr. 1975
Bert Vincent 1975
Cal Alley 1979
Tom Little 1979
Ralph McGill 1979
Quincy Marshall O'Keefe 1979
Elder Calvin Gregory 1981
Frederick Steidinger Heiskell 1981
Edith O'Keefe Susong 1981
Ida B. Wells 1985
W. Percy Williams 1985
James Pickney Alley 1993
James Hanner Armistead 1993
Tom Siler 1993
Don Whitehead 1993
Julian Harriss 1995
Roy Ketner McDonald 1995
Loye W. Miller 1997
William B. Scott 1997
Carl A. Jones, Jr. 1999
Horace V. Wells, Jr. 1999
John Hightower 2001
Glenn McNeil 2001
Morris Simon 2001
Nathan Green (Nat) Caldwell 2003
Nancy R. Petrey 2003
Frank Richard Ahlgren 2007
Col. Thomas Boyers 2007
Ralph L. Millett, Jr. 2007
Willis C. Tucker 2007
Sallie Rebecca (Pattie) Boyd 2009
James E. Charlet 2009
Roy C. Coleson 2009
J. Neal Ensminger 2009
William C. Simonton 2009
J. Zollie Howard 2011
Richard F. Knight 2011


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Just when we thought we had nothing to worry about as far as NVIDIA Kepler was concerned, except the potential TDP, the world has stumbled upon something, simply put, strange.
There appear to be some very strange power connectors on the reference design of the first Kepler-based graphics adapter.
When we learned about the possibility of the first GK104 GPU-based product to have a 300W TDP, we could guess there would be two power inputs on the card.
The pictures that TechPowerUp, Expreview, ChipHell and other people online spotted, though, raise some serious questions.
There appears to be a new type of plug in play, one that stacks a couple of 6-pin (or possibly an 8-pin and a 6-pin) on top of one another.
This more or less confirms that Kepler will be plagued by an at least mild hunger for energy.
Then again, that much we would have been able to forgive, as long as the power draw didn't reach GTX 480 levels.
After all, NVIDIA has just promised that Kepler will be unbeatable when it finally launches on March 23.
Unfortunately, the placement of the inputs is very worrisome, since it means that there will be no way for the card to be limited to one-slot operation.
Reference video boards usually take up the space of two PCI Express slots, but replacing the cooler with a better one, especially waterblock, often makes them thin enough to allow another card right next to them.
If NVIDIA really goes with this implied schematic, it will be tricky to use those two SLI bridge connectors on the PCB, even if there is support for 3-way and 4-way SLI.
On a related note, the leaked pictures revealed HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, plus 3 NVVDD phases. All we can do now is wait for the launch or some extra unofficial reports.


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Senior Heath Saffer has grown used to bouncing between positions for the Quince Orchard boys' lacrosse team the past four years, logging extensive varsity time on attack and in the midfield.
As the team prepared for last Friday's game at Churchill, Coach David Gonzalez pulled Saffer aside and asked if he'd be willing to make another impromptu position switch: The Cougars needed another long pole against the previously unbeaten Bulldogs. No experience necessary.


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"Vital Centrism"--A Commentary by Prof. Peter Schuck
(This essay originally appeared in the January 2005 issue of American Lawyer.)
Vital Centrism
A "militant moderate" debunks misperceptions surrounding the American "culture war," and offers tactics to promote a cease-fire.
By Peter H. Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law
As George W. Bush prepares for his second term, the chattering class (of which I am a tenured member) is still debating and digesting the larger meanings of the 2004 elections. Much of this conversation is ill informed, tendentious, and nakedly partisan. As a political independent and centrist (in a forthcoming book, I call myself a "militant moderate"), I like to think that I have no ax to grind other than a passionate love for my country. Skeptical of all simplifying ideologies, I hold that most things are more complicated than they seem, especially in politics. Here, then, are some brief observations about the kind of polity that America is--and what we might become.
Some explanations of recent events are just silly. One example is the claim that Bush's reelection marks a triumph of the kind of fundamentalist religious culture that H.L. Mencken mocked in the 1920s--then, with good reason. Writer Christopher Hitchens exaggerates only slightly when he says that many who today scorn the religiously zealous imagine "a God-bothering, pulpit-pounding Armageddon-artist, enslaved by ancient texts and prophecies and committed to theocratic rule." Even the brilliant Garry Wills, who should know better, contends that religious conservatives have declared war on the Enlightenment, science, and democracy.
In fact, American society has liberalized even the most fundamentalist religions over time. Uncompromising traditionalists are vastly outnumbered by adherents who have managed to make their peace with the modern world. Christian groups are no different. According to Andrew Kohut and associates, "one-third of committed evangelicals and 41 percent of committed Catholics believe that legal abortions should be available to women in at least some circumstances other than rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother, and well over half of the members of these two groups support the distribution of birth control information in public schools. Thirty-three percent of committed evangelicals, and nearly as high a percentage of Mormons, believe that government regulation is necessary for the public good; 28 percent of both groups think that the federal government does a better job than it is often given credit for." Citing a new Pew Foundation survey of American religions, The Economist reports that substantial majorities in all religious groups agree that the disadvantaged need government help "to obtain their rightful place in America" even if it means higher taxes, and also support stricter environmental rules and a high priority to fighting HIV/AIDS abroad. Liberal secularists should not mimic Falwell-like bigots by ignoring the diversity among and within religious groups lumped together as the "religious right" and by promoting religious stereotypes that would rightly offend them if applied to racial or gender groups.
The postelection analyses reveal (surprise!) that hypocrisy is nonpartisan. Many liberals who boast their broad tolerance and generosity of spirit, it turns out, are neither tolerant nor generous in characterizing their opponents' views on guns, partial-birth abortion, Iraq, the international criminal court, the Kyoto treaty, the military, school vouchers, and a host of other issues. Not taking these views seriously makes it easy for liberals to dismiss them as stupid, bigoted, unsophisticated, xenophobic, and selfish. They act as if genuine debate on the merits would only serve to dignify the political equivalent of flat-Earthism.
Conservatives, for their part, often abandon principles for tactical reasons. Staunch states-rights advocates support federal tort reform legislation. So-called strict constructionists lionize U.S. Supreme Court justices who propagate a radical jurisprudence that has overturned scores of federal statutes based on a strained reading of the commerce clause. Fiscal conservatives lobby for massive special interest subsidies and tax cuts that produce record deficits. Proponents of limited government often favor further state intrusion into our private lives and civil liberties. Worshipers of our sacred Constitution propose to amend it at the drop of a hat to advance some crusade-of-the-moment.
An interesting feature of postelection analysis is what it does not discuss. Many pundits have glossed over some of the most politically salient facts of American life. This ostrich-like evasion, of course, is not confined to one party, position, time, or place. Still, Democrats' recent losses suggest that they are particularly prone to it.
The most notorious "newly discovered" fact is Americans' religiosity, a faith in faith unique among postindustrial democracies. Some 85 percent of Americans believe in heaven, 65 percent in the devil, and 75 percent in angels that affect human affairs. (Scoffing cosmopolitans should acknowledge that some of their own pet pieties are also unempirical, and that unprovable religious convictions may still be socially vital.) A Pew Foundation survey in 2001 found 25 percent of adult Internet users had gone online to find religious and spiritual material--more than the number who had visited gambling sites, participated in online auctions, or traded stocks online, and a sharp increase from only a year earlier. An abiding mystery, then, is how Democratic politicians who should be in the business of knowing their market could have failed to exploit this unmistakable religiosity. Their inattention is especially stunning because Bill Clinton, their only two-term president since FDR, was (in Professor Marci Hamilton's words) "the most religiously activist president in history."
The hype about a "transformative" election has also obscured the remarkable continuity of public opinion over time. In The Rational Public, political scientists Ben Page and Robert Shapiro show that opinion has changed little in the last 50 years on a broad range of controversial policy issues. Many pundits seized on the 22 percent of exiting voters who cited "moral values" as their top concern, yet this response to a very ambiguous question was similar to those in earlier elections--including those Clinton won. Another sign of continuity: Only three states changed colors in 2004, with the split of the U.S. House of Representatives, state legislatures, and governorships hardly shifting. The election was a tremor, not an earthquake.
Some political facts do change. Majority views of racial, religious, and ethnic minorities, for example, have grown far more positive, and attitudes toward gays and lesbians have gone from widespread hostility to broad support for equal treatment with remarkable speed. Indeed, civil unions and same-sex marriage became mainstream political issues only five years ago, yet 62 percent of voters now support one of these reforms (at least where courts do not force it on them). These shifts reveal another reality: Political centrism dominates public attitudes. Although the GOP has steadily gained on Democrats in registration for several decades (this election merely continued the trend), exit polls found 29 percent self-identifying as moderates. For all the talk about the campaign's divisiveness and the mapping of blue states massed on the coasts with red states occupying the vast in-between, voters' moderation persists. Political scientist Morris Fiorina's new book, Culture War?, contrasts their centrism with the polarization among political and media elites.
Another reality: The vast majority of Americans are now middle-class; an even larger share (some 90 percent) think that they are. Most live outside cities, invest in the stock market, own their homes, drive two cars, go to restaurants, have little use for labor unions, and seldom interact with the poor. Although economic vulnerability still shadows the middle class, they do not respond well to crude appeals for soak-the-rich tax proposals, Naderite populism, or other class-based animosities. Few are rich--but most still hope to be.
The election highlighted two facts that imperil our political health. First, blacks remain isolated on the Democratic party's left wing. While Bush gained more support among Latinos, Jews, other minority groups, and even blacks (by 2 percent), blacks remain the most reliably loyal Democrat group; the party takes that bloc for granted with largely symbolic gestures such as affirmative action and showcasing black celebrities (some, like Al Sharpton, hurt their cause). Yet the party opposes important reforms like school choice that most blacks think would truly help them. They would increase their political influence by forcing politicians to court them as swing voters who demand a high price for their support. Barack Obama's landslide victory for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois shows that exceptionally attractive black candidates can escape this isolation, winning independent and Republican voters. Alas, Obama is just that: exceptional.
A second perilous isolation is that of opinion leaders in the media and the academy. More than 80 percent of national journalists are far more liberal than the electorate, while Fox, Drudge, and conservative talk radio are militantly conservative. Their bellicose cross fire tends to drown out quieter centrist voices. The liberal-conservative ratio on faculties, especially in law, humanities, and social sciences, is now at least 7:1 and likely to keep rising, according to a recent study. Leading foundations also tend to be quite liberal. This overwhelming orthodoxy among opinion leaders who preach incessantly about the virtues of diversity is of course hypocritical. More important, it betrays the public that relies on them for the balanced, rigorous information and analysis that shape civic discourse.
All Americans--both empowered conservatives and disempowered liberals--have a vital stake in the revival of a Democratic party that can seriously contest, and often win, national elections. As journalist Jonathan Rauch recently argued, our national well-being requires a government in which each party holds enough power to keep its opponents honest. Historically, as political scientist David Mayhew shows, divided government has been good government.
As the defeated Democrats go back to the drawing boards and the Republicans savor their victory, what kinds of changes can an independent moderate suggest to nourish the competitive national politics we so desperately need? Here are a few modest proposals.
1. Reduce unwarranted incumbent advantages. Long cycles of one-party rule are bad for the polity. Triumphalist Republicans forget at their peril that the shoe was recently on the other foot. In 1994 the Democrats had controlled Congress for almost all of the preceding 40 years, during which Republicans seemed (and felt) irrelevant except when they could win the White House. An important reason for these overlong cycles is that state legislatures control the decennial redistricting of House seats and use their power largely to protect incumbents. They do their job effectively; in this year's election, only seven incumbents were denied reelection, and in only 37 of the 435 contests were the losers even arguably close. Again, this gerrymandering is a game that both parties play when they can. No panacea exists, but we could make redistricting less partisan, as Iowa has. We also need to analyze how well the new campaign finance law worked. Many observers (including me) predicted that it would restrict challengers' access to funds, limit parties' political advertising, and otherwise weaken them. The early evidence suggests that in fact the parties became stronger, raising a great deal of money, much of it in small donations. Still, the law's longer-term effects on competition and free speech remain to be studied.
2. Reform election law. Given the recent experiences with voting equipment failures, disputed voting rules, legal challenges, and near-deadlock in the electoral college, Congress should revisit the election law it enacted after the 2000 debacle, legislate more inter-state uniformity in federal elections, and provide more funds for implementation. These elections are too important to be left to the largely unreviewable discretion of local boards staffed by patronage appointees who are ill equipped to do the nation's vital work. Even without constitutional amendment, we can also reform some of the Electoral College's worst features--for example, ensuring that third-party candidates with little support cannot throw the election into the House, and that faithless electors cannot flout the people's choice.
3. Advance more attractive candidates and policies. The Democrats were terminally foolish to run a Massachusetts liberal (arguably the most liberal in the Senate) for president for no better reason than that he boasted a gallant war record. John Kerry has demonstrated few coalition-building skills in his long Senate career, and gave independent voters few reasons to support him. He did as well as he did because even a weak Democratic candidate can win 48 percent of the vote when his opponent runs on an unpopular war and an uncertain economy.
Moderate candidates are hobbled by the parties' nominating processes, which empower party activists: teachers, unionists, and racial minorities for Democrats; pro-gun groups, small-business owners, and religious conservatives for the GOP. These people do not truly represent the parties' actual and potential voters in the general election. The militantly antiwar, Michael Moore?populist supporters of Howard Dean and Ralph Nader pulled Kerry so far left during the primaries that his centrist moves as nominee opened him to "flip-flop" ridicule. Both parties, but especially the Democrats, need to make their selection processes more centrist-friendly.
Democrats can also win votes by attacking unfair, growth-stifling policies. The regressive payroll tax is ripe for reform, and income tax simplification could appeal to the middle class. Social Security can be fixed with moderate changes such as raising both the retirement age and the taxable income ceiling. Health insurance changes linking consumer choice, cost-sharing, and coverage for catastrophic expenses can gain support from the middle class and employers whose competitiveness is threatened by the current system.
4. It's national security, stupid! Democrats will never regain power until voters again believe that the party will energetically use American power--multilaterally if possible, unilaterally if necessary--to protect vital national interests and complete difficult, unpopular missions once undertaken. Rightly or wrongly, a majority of voters trusted Bush to do this while doubting Kerry's conviction and tenacity. And 89 percent of the half who thought (rightly or wrongly) that the Iraq war has increased our security voted for Bush, as did most of those who saw terrorism as a top issue. People vote as they do for many reasons, of course, but terrorism and Iraq were more decisive than the same-sex marriage ban (approved in solidly blue Oregon and Michigan), evangelical voters (whose share rose only slightly), or most other "moral" or wedge issues that many Democrats want to believe defeated Kerry.
Wishful thinking is no strategy for winning the next election.
Peter H. Schuck is the Simeon E. Baldwin professor at Yale Law School, and author of Diversity in America (Harvard University Press, 2003).


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Inpatient treatment is that critical period when the objective is to first stabilize the patient's condition. It is the most intensive treatment experience the patient will undergo. It can also be stressful for the patient's family members as they seek to understand the illness and how it affects not just the patient but other members of the family as well. That's why, at Silver Hill, we believe family support is important from the moment the patient is admitted.
Depending upon diagnosis and severity of illness, most patients stay in an inpatient unit between 7 and 10 days. Family support begins at this time, starting with the way our staff treats the families of our patients—with thoughtfulness and understanding.
After admission, each patient meets his or her team, including his/her psychiatrist, at morning rounds. There they will discuss the patient's goals for treatment and begin to formulate a treatment plan and discharge plan. After that, and with the patient's permission, the patient's psychiatrist will call the referring psychiatrist regarding the admission and the social worker will call the patient's family to arrange a family meeting.
Family support continues with programs such as our Family Forum that are available beginning with the inpatient period. Support can continue through our Transitional Living, Intensive Outpatient and Recovery Support and Follow-Up stages as appropriate.
Silver Hill Hospital offers several programs designed to educate family members about the patient's illness, improve family communication and educate families to strategies that improve family functioning. Family Forums are organized so that coping strategies specific to the patient's illness can be effectively addressed. Patients are encouraged to attend Family Forums with family members over 13 years of age.
The Family Forums at Silver Hill Hospital for Psychiatric and Co-Occurring Disorders are comprehensive, supportive and educational programs for families coping with the effects of mental illness, addiction, or both. Family members learn about the patient's illness and are taught skills designed to improve understanding and communication. They will gain insight into the illness and learn to assess and enhance family coping skills.
Acute Care Unit
Time: Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Acute Care Unit
Main House
Time: Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Martin Center Gymnasium
The Adolescent Program's Family Forum is a broad, supportive and educational program for families seeking to achieve recovery from the effects of their adolescent's mental illness or addiction on their lives. This weekly series of educational and group discussions coupled with individual meetings with the treatment team helps families develop and enhance good communication skills, coping skills and problem solving strategies. The Family Forum works to meet the needs of the family caregivers and forms a support system for patients and their families.
Time: Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Patricia Regnemer Main House Third Floor
Parents are also encouraged to participate in the monthly family program. This program provides education about the adolescent brain and emotional development and also gives teens and their families the opportunity to reflect on family relationships through supportive, non-confrontational exercises and learn about family roles and dynamics to improve communication.
This weekly forum is for the families of patients in any of our eating disorders programs. It helps family members better understand the patient's situation and challenges as he or she contends with such things as body image issues and learning healthy eating habits, as well as learning about relapse prevention and how to best support the patient.
Time: Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Main House


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Following the resignation of the Rev Roberta Rominger in November 2013, the General Secretary Nomination Group of the United Reformed Church has been seeking her successor.
A senior French Protestant has called growing income inequality a form of violence and has asked for self-restraint among high earners in a time of austerity.
The gap between very high incomes and low salaries has been widening for several years, says Laurent Schlumberger, president of the national council of the Reformed Church of France. Where governments and consumers are reluctant to act, there is still a moral imperative on high earners to refuse grossly unequal remuneration, he argues.
A South African cleric elected first president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches wants to strive for unity between the members of the newly-formed organization.
The United States has been criticised for denying visas to 10 per cent of the voting delegates due to attend a global meeting of Reformed churches taking place in the state of Michigan.
Two global Protestant groups are meeting in the US to launch a new organisation representing more than 80 million Christians in Presbyterian, Reformed, United, Uniting and other churches around the world.
As Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Day, Reformed Church leaders from North America and the Caribbean were gathering to plan campaigns to overcome racial and economic injustices which persist today.
16th-century reformer Jean Calvin can inspire a "reformation of values" in the face of the world's economic and ecological crises, a Swiss politician has said in marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant leader's birth.
The actions of a group of German church members in 1934 to resist the Nazi regime still serve as a powerful model for churches today according to the head of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, But there is a dark side to the story, too.
The Uniting General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches has put up a new website to prepare for the creation of new inter-church body that will represent 75 million Christians across the world.


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The mission of Internal Audit is to provide the institution with an independent appraisal of university activities. These reviews shall encompass all of the financial and management operations within the university. The purpose of the reviews is to provide the Chancellor, System President and Board of Regents with assurances that internal controls exists and are operational, that management is adhering to State statutes, UW System and institutional policies and is operating both efficiently and effectively.
The Internal Auditor shall report to the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services who shall promote independence and ensure broad audit coverage, adequate consideration of audit reports, and appropriate action on audit recommendations. In addition, the Internal Auditor will have direct access to the Chancellor to provide the independence necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
An audit committee, made up of supervisory personnel, may be formed to provide institutional insight into the audit function. If so formed, this committee will be strictly advisory.
Internal Audit shall have the authority to audit all parts of the institution and shall have full and complete access to any of the institution's records, physical properties, and personnel relevant to the performance of an audit. Documents and information given to the auditors during a periodic review will be handled in the same prudent and confidential manner as by those employees normally accountable for them.
Internal Audit will have no direct responsibility or authority for any of the operations or activities which they review. They should make recommendations for new or additional controls or procedures but not develop or install them, prepare records or engage in any activities which they would normally be required to review. Furthermore, an internal audit does not in any way relieve other personnel in the university of the responsibilities assigned to them.
The Internal Auditor shall:
- Develop and audit universe of operations which require auditing within the institution.
- Develop an annual audit plan, in conjunction with their supervisor, to be submitted to the System Administration Director of Internal Audit for review and approval.
- Prepare a report for each audit, which has been discussed with the management of the operation which was audited, responded to by that management, presented to the Chancellor of the institution and forward a copy to the System Administration Director of Internal Audit.
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This bar isn't a new entry to the High Park area; rather, it has the familiar, lived-in feel and look of a dive bar, and a steady stream of regulars ranging from sports fans to those who frequent it for its weekly Street Fighter fight nights and obscure board games.
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For over two decades, the City of Kelowna has hosted the Okanagan Marathon. This year will mark the 21st Annual BMO Okanagan Marathon and will once again take place on the Thanksgiving Long Weekend at City Park, Kelowna.
The Okanagan Family Festival Weekend includes a 42.2km BMO Marathon Run/Walk, 21.1km Half Marathon Run/Walk, 10km Run/Walk, 5km Fun Run/Walk, and a BMO ABC Kids Activity Center and Fun Run. These events will once again take participants on a route along Kelowna's beautiful Okanagan Lake waterfront.
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ALEXANDRIA BAY Students will return from Christmas break with a new school superintendent.
Superintendent Robert B. Wagoner Jr. will step down and his position will be assumed by Fillmore Central School Principal Kyle F. Faulkner on Jan. 1. Mr. Wagoner will leave Alexandria Central School District after holding the position for seven years.
Mr. Faulkner said he is excited to make the move to Alexandria Central and begin being part of the community. It felt like a warm, welcoming place as soon as I walked in, Mr. Faulkner said. It felt familiar, like a place I wanted to be.
Jack J. Boak, district superintendent of the Jefferson-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services, said the appointment marks the end of a nearly six-month search to find a candidate with the right experience for the schools needs.
The board had a lengthy list of criteria, but experience was the primary reason he stood out from the other candidates, Mr. Boak said. His experience as an administrator was number one for us, but also his current district is a little larger than Alexandria Bay, so he knows what it means to work in a small school.
Mr. Faulkner is fifth- through 12th-grade principal at Fillmore Central, which has 735 students, where he started his 20-year career in public education. Before becoming a principal in 1999, he had taught seventh- through 12th-grade social studies at Fillmore Central since 1993.
The superintendent was chosen based on feedback the school board received from teaching staff, school administrators, noninstructional staff, students and community members.
Some of the criteria Mr. Boak said the district board was looking for in a superintendent included an education leader who would be active in community organizations; expertise in handling finance; familiarity with state education and commissioners regulations; commitment to excellence; high expectations for students, faculty and staff, and the ability to continue the development of a high-quality educational program.
One of the unusual things about working in a small school district is you have to wear many hats, dont always have the luxury of having staff members to do the other jobs, Mr. Boak said. We need someone who can delegate responsibilities, and coming from another small school hes shown he can do that.
Mr. Wagoner will begin his retirement with a trip across the country, driving to Arizona and Florida in the coming months. When we get back from our trip Ill decide what else Im going to do with my retirement, he said.
Mr. Wagoner, who has worked in education for 40 years, said when he started his career as a high school math teacher in 1973, he never thought he eventually would work in administration. I felt I could do more by being an administrator, he said.
Now, he said, he looks forward to enjoying more free time with his wife, Constance Connie Wagoner, and his three adult children, Johnna A. Covey, Robert F. Wagoner III and Etosha A. Farmer.
Its time to let someone else have the opportunity to take the district in a new direction, Mr. Wagoner said.
Some of the challenges with which he wished his successor luck were tackling the changing New York state learning standards and implementing Common Core training.
It isnt that it cant be done, but its going to take time to get it, Mr. Wagoner said.
Mr. Faulkner said he is excited to bring his more than 15 years of administrative experience in a small, rural school.
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The EPA is sampling private drinking water wells in the area of Willow Grove Naval Air station Joint Reserve Base in Horsham, PA for perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). As of January 9, 2015, of the 333 wells identified to be sampled, 206 have been sampled and 182 wells have validated results. There are 37 wells which exceed provisional health advisory levels of 0.2 micrograms per liter of water for PFOS and 0.4 micrograms per liter of water for PFOS. There are 51 properties receiving bottled water.
Site 1 groundwater is contaminated with PCE and TCE from a suspected off base source and Site 5 groundwater is contaminated with several VOCs. The Bioremediation pilot study at Site 5 is installed and operating. The sodium bicarbonate is being added to raise the pH of the groundwater. Lactate will be added as the substrate (to feed the bugs). The need for bioaugmentation will be evaluated. At Site 3 studies revealed historical landfill activity. There are ongoing investigations to access the nature and extent of landfill activities.
The Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) has performed a Public Health Assessment of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base & Air Reserve Station Willow Grove and found "No Apparent" threats to public health or to the environment. This ATSDR document is dated September 2001.
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This 1,200 acre site is comprised of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove (NASJRB/WG) and the Willow Grove Air Reserve Station (WGARS), which are operating U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force installations, respectively, located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The installations are co-located within one perimeter and are located approximately 25 miles north of Philadelphia. Aircraft operations at the site began during the 1920s when the facility was named Pitcairn Airfield. The U.S. Navy acquired the airfield in 1942 and began jet training there in 1949. Currently, NASJRB/WG and WGARS provide materials, facilities, services, and training in direct support of all units assigned to the stations. Activities that generate, store, or dispose of hazardous waste at the facilities fall into four general categories: (1) aircraft maintenance; (2) base civil engineering; (3) fuel operation and (4) personnel training. Sources of potential contamination on Navy property include, but are not necessarily limited to, the Privet Road Compound, Antenna Field Landfill, Ninth Street Landfill, the former Fire Training Area and a fuel farm. On the Air Force property, a washrack area, a stormwater retention basin, a fuel farm, and a number of hazardous waste storage areas have been identified as potential sources of contamination.
Analysis of groundwater samples collected from wells located near the Privet Road Compound area, which is near the border of the Navy and Air Force properties revealed contamination from various chemicals. Samples from two Navy drinking water supply wells showed levels of tetrachlorethene (PCE) above EPA-established health-based levels. Water form the Navy potable water production wells receives preliminary treatment (air stripping) to remove volatile organic compounds (such as PCE) before entering a storage tank. Treated water in the storage tank is monitored to ensure no levels of potentially harmful contaminants are reached. Water from the storage tank is further treated for bacterial disinfection and testing prior to distribution throughout the base for drinking and other uses. Over 800 employees at the two facilities may consume or come into contact with treated water from the Navy supply wells. The source(s) of contamination found in groundwater is under investigation by EPA Site Assessment Branch.
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- Proposed Date: 08/23/94
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Threats and ContaminantsThe phased RI performed over several years has concluded that Site 1 is not the source of the VOCs detected in the groundwater, and that these VOCs were most likely migrating onto the Base from an off-Base source location. Analytical results and geophysical evidence obtained from three monitoring wells installed upgradient of Site 1 at the Air Station property line in 2006 confirmed the remedial investigation conclusion that the VOCs detected in the Navy supply wells is not related to Site 1, but are migrating onto Air Station property from an upgradient off-Base source location. Samples from a possible source have been collected and analyzed however due to data gaps a conclusion has been drawn.
Contaminant descriptions and risk factors are available from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, an arm of the CDC.
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A Record of Decision (ROD) for Site 1 Privet Road Compound Soil was signed in 2006 for no further remedial action under the CERCLA program following a removal action in 1999 removing PCB contaminated soil. A ROD for Site 1 Privet Road Groundwater was signed in 2008 and the Draft Remedial Design for LUCs is currently in review. The Draft ROD for No Action for Site 2 Antenna Field Landfill is currently in review. The Draft Remedial Investigation for Site 3 Ninth Street Landfill is expected in mid November. A removal action was completed at Site 5 Fire Training Area (FTA) removing approximately 430 cubic yards of soil contaminated with PAH, TOC and pH. A ROD for no further remedial action for soils under the CERCLA program was signed for Site 5 FTA in 2007. A draft Proposed Remedial Action Plan to address the contaminated groundwater at site 5 was submitted to EPA for review in March 2011. The Preferred Remedial Action includes the following :in-situ anaerobic bioremediation , natural attenuation and land use controls and long term groundwater monitoring.
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By ansonica on 10/30/2010
We had lunch at this cute little place on a Saturday just after its opening time. First, the food was outstanding--had an excellent, huge bowl of udon, and my wife had a really great carrot ginger soup and some dumplings. The waitress was so sweet and accommodating; she even brought a small extra bowl and spoon, without being asked, in case I wanted to taste my wife's soup. Maybe the person who commented that the service was terrible had a different waitperson, but our waitress was one of the most attentive, nicest waitresses we've ever had. Next time I'm in NYC, I'll go back to this place; it was wonderful, and I'd love to try some of the other dishes.
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By MRSnyc on 12/12/2009
I went to Ozu last week with my mother. We are both picky vegetarians and like simple, healthy food. Ozu was great from start to finish. The service was friendly and attentive, the decor is minimal, small tables, soft lighting...The food was fresh, the tofu tasted like real tofu! The soba was excellent. I can't recommend this place enough if you want a nice place with no pretenses!
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By HIROMI0908 on 9/8/2009
First time I went to Ozu, I was so surprised that I was able to have such a tasty vegitarian food even though I'm not vegitarian. Against my espectation of vegitarian food like not much tasty and too healthy, they are absolutely different. Ozu has fried noodle, rice and dumplings (They are all yammy and my favorite!!!) as well as typical vegitarian food. Of course they use the special oil and seasoning, though. Price is not super expensive in spite of its location. Also, I've been told they just started the special menu which will change one a month. It makes me to decide to go back often, definitely. Why don' you try Ozu? You will be able to enjoy it although you are not vegitarian and do somthing good for your own health .
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By FrankC on 5/19/2008
If you are looking to change your diet, then this is the restaurant to do it for you. There is lots of variety and macrobiotics is great for your health. That said, the service here is truly poor a high percentage of the time. The service is so bad, in fact, that it appears to be intentional. Imagine a waitress walking by and you say "excuse me" on three passes and she ignores you each time, even as the table next to you, which arrived later, is served. Imagine a waitress refusing to read you the specials on the blackboard when you phone in an order--at first, by denying that there are any specials, until she is caught in her lie. Imagine a waitress telling you that she has other priorities right now, such as processing a credit card, and you will just have to wait. Imagine a waitress getting into an argument with you to insist upon barley tea being the most popular tea in Japan when all you are trying to do is request some green tea. Imagine a waitress refusing to apologize when getting an order wrong. I have had all these experiences here.
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12:00 AM, Sep 21, 2013 • By IRWIN M. STELZER
Given that mine is the dismal science, it is my role to cool the exuberance of investors at the news that the Fed will continue to print money rather than taper, with a bit of news that should worry them--the possible revival of the trade unions, long a fading force in the private sector.
Richard Trumka speaks to an AFL-CIO gathering in 2009.
Only some 11 percent of wage and salary workers are members of trade unions. The heaviest concentration is in the public sector, where about 36 percent of all workers are signed up with the unions. In the private sector fewer than 7 percent of workers hold union cards, down from an estimated 30 percent in 1958 and over 20 percent in 1980. The difference is unsurprising: Public sector unions can deliver the goods for their members. They make large contributions to the election campaigns of the politicians with whom they bargain, and the grateful politicians reciprocate by lavishing the unions with benefits that have bankrupted Detroit and loaded several states with pension obligations they cannot meet. Taxpayers foot the bill for the costs of this mutual back-scratching.
Private sector unions have no such ability to bribe their bargaining opponents into carefree generosity, at least not since the monopoly power of America's major manufacturing industries–autos, steel and others–was broken by foreign competitors. In the good old days General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler granted the United Auto Workers almost any demands, and then passed the costs to consumers. Enter foreign competition from non-union manufacturers, and a trip to the bankruptcy courts and eventual tax-payer bailouts for GM and Chrysler followed.
The rise of foreign competition, the shift from a manufacturing to a service economy, and the relocation of many American firms to the approximately half of all states that are inhospitable to unions drove union membership down to levels so low as to make the unions virtually a non-factor in most parts of the private sector, although still a potent political force.
That may, only may, be about to change. President Obama has stacked the Department of Labor and other agencies that deal with workplace issues with the most pro-union leaders he could find. Their dedication to the unions that produce the funds and doorbell ringers for the Democratic party was demonstrated when a government agency sued Boeing for the "unfair labor practice" of opening a new plant in a state that protects workers' rights not to join a union.
A pro-union government bureaucracy is not the only new advantage conferred on America's unions. President Obama's narrative goes like this. The deep recession he inherited, and the too-slow recovery, combined with the policies of successive Republican administrations and globalization, produced a long stagnation in middle-class wages. Until then, trade unions provided the muscle that enabled America's middle class to have good-paying jobs that fuelled the purchase of homes, cars, and television sets, and financed the upward mobility of their children. The shift of bargaining power from unions to corporate moguls increased the share of national income claimed by profits and corporate executives, with the result of wealth for the 1 percent and woe for the 99 percent, or is it gold for the 10 perncet and grief for the 90 percent? No matter: Government policies that favor trade unions are necessary if rising inequality is to be stopped and reversed. So sayeth the Obama team.
Add to that the energy of Richard Trumka, elected in 2009 to head the AFL-CIO, a federation of 57 labor unions, and Bob King, president of the United Auto Workers. Trumka has decided to offset declining membership by forging alliances with political groups that are favorable to unions and to their liberal agenda. At the recent AFL-CIO annual convention he vowed "to put some movement back in the labor movement", and invited groups such as the National Organization of Women (NOW), and United Students Against Sweatshops to become "partners" in working "not just for the 11 percent we are right now" but for the 99 percent. The theory is simple: The combined political clout of the unions and these outside groups can win legislative gains that will translate into higher wages and benefits.
One result was a wave of protests this summer by non-union workers in fast-food shops. Their demand: an increase in the minimum wage from the level prevailing in most states--$7.25 per hour–to $15. Their argument: Fast-food shops are no longer staffed by teenagers looking for pocket money with which to buy the next video game, but in half the cases by workers over the age of 23, and in one-third of the cases by workers with the responsibility of supporting at least one child. The protestors received generous support from the Service Employees International Union.
Trumka is also forging alliances with "workers centers", organizations exempt from various legal restrictions on union picketing and from financial reporting requirements by a quirky law that allows them to make non-negotiable demands on employers, but prohibits them from bargaining on behalf of their members. A representative of one such non-union center, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, has been elected to the AFL-CIO executive council, a first.
But it is the UAW's Bob King who might be on the verge of the biggest win for private-sector unions in decades: the first-ever organization of a foreign-owned auto plant in the South, a region largely free of unions. Most southern states have laws that allow workers to refuse to pay union dues, have prevailing wage rates of $12-$16 per hour (compared with about twice that in northern plants), and have attracted factories and tens of thousands of jobs from almost every foreign car maker.
King plans to narrow the North-South wage divide. He claims more than half of VW workers have expressed a desire to join the UAW, but public expressions to tough union organizers don't always translate into secret pro-union ballots, so King is not pushing for a union-recognition election, at least not yet. Instead, he is counting on a combination of German law that requires big companies to have work councils, and U.S. law that requires companies with such councils to have its workers represented by a union. He hopes to persuade VW, "a great company… to sit down [with him] and talk about what's the best path".
Whether these developments are harbingers of a union revival is far from certain. Equally uncertain is whether the winners would be union treasuries, job-seeking workers, or both.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Elliot Krause was not about to let his last chance to qualify for the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships slip away without a fight. The senior had all the fight he needed Friday at Notre Dame's Alex Wilson Invitational, finishing second in a career-best time of 13:41.98 in the 5000 meters. The effort shaved 12 seconds off Krause's previous personal record. More importantly, the time moved him from 22nd to 11th nationally in the event, making him a safe bet to qualify for the NCAA indoor championships next weekend in Fayetteville, Ark. No longer relying on predetermined times or marks to determine participants, the NCAA now takes the top 16 athletes in each event to the championships. Krause has likely done enough to join that sweet 16 when the dust settles Sunday and qualifiers are announced. The mark ranks as the eighth-fastest 5000 meters time in school history and ranks Krause No. 6 on the Badgers' list. He also now ranks third on the Big Ten's seasonal list behind teammates Maverick Darling and Mohammed Ahmed. All three are headed to Fayetteville. UW's distance medley relay team -- the quartet of Austin Mudd, Tyler Woloszyk, Zach Mellon and Alex Hatz -- was not as fortunate. Despite posting the second-fastest time in school history at 9:31.43, the Badgers will likely fall just short in an event that went crazy inside Notre Dame's Loftus Center. Wisconsin placed 13th in Friday's race, which completely set the field for next week's NCAA championships. Unofficially, the Badgers are now No. 13 nationally, with the top 12 relays qualifying for the NCAA meet. Texas, which entered the day ranked No. 1 in the event, wasn't even safe from the mayhem in South Bend. After electing to sit on their season-best time and not compete on "last-chance weekend," the Longhorns were passed by the top 14 finishers at the Alex Wilson Invitational. Going into the day, UW's distance medley relay sat in a tie for seventh in the nation. Despite shaving almost nine seconds off their season-best time, the Badgers' effort likely will fall agonizingly short. And the difference is slim. Virginia, which finished 12th, clocked in at 9:31.23 – leaving two tenths of a second from a ticket to Arkansas. The Badgers' last chance to add NCAA qualifiers comes on the final day of the Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday. UW's 4x400 relay team, consisting of Garret Payne, Woloszyk, Babatunde Awosika and Drew Simmons, will attempt to improve on its season-best mark of 3:10.58. Mudd and Hatz, fresh off their contributions in the DMR, are both entered to compete in the mile, as well. In Madison, the Badgers hosted their final meet of the indoor season, the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier, at the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center. Sophomore Matt Widule won the 60 hurdles in a season-best time of 8.08 seconds, narrowly missing his personal record of 8.05 seconds. Redshirt freshman Will Ottow also ran well, winning the 800 meters in a personal-best 1:53.98.
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My son (15) and I want to take Thai language lessons in Thailand. Has anyone ever done this? Can you recommend a school? We're more interested in places outside Bangkok than in the city. We're thinking of Chiang Mai. What will the weather be like in northern Thailand in August, which is the only time we can go. Thanks for any information. Linda
We're thinking of travelling to Thailand this summer with 2 18- year-olds. Is this a good idea? They'd like the beach, we'd like some history/culture. We're not excited about staying in a big resort -- bungalows on the beach is more our style, but we don't speak the language, so it needs to cater to tourists. Where would be a good location for us? Does anyone have recommendations for actual places to stay? The website has listings for children, but we're not that little. Thanks for any advice.
If your kids don't like temples and museums, they could easily spend days at the mall watching movies, ice-skating (!) just like in California! Bangkok has endless upscale and funkier shopping options for mall-minded teens as well (the Mahboonkrong Center has a lot of teen-budget boutiques and Kao Sarn Road sells designer knock-offs and hippie/beach wear - similar to Telegraph Ave, but tropical). Places to stay in Bangkok - you can check online for discount hotel rooms, such as at www.discount-bangkok-hotels.net, you might be surprised how reasonable even luxury rooms are if you book online. Otherwise Lonely Planet has the contact details of a number of budget-priced accommodations. Have a wonderful trip! Hisae
I'm thinking about going to Thailand with my mother and almost 4 yo daughter. I've read the achives about traveling there with a baby, but there aren't many specific places mentioned. Does anyone have any ideas for places to visit and specifc things to do? Traveler
My husband and I lived and worked in Thailand for a year in '96 and part of '97. We have been yearning to go back ever since we returned, but one thing after another happened and we haven't made it yet. This Christmas we will have about 2 and a half weeks off and really want to take advantage of the opportunity and just pick up and go back to Thailand during that time. The problem is this: Our 5 month old son will be almost a year (in fact he will turn 1 during that time) and we are concerned about a variety of issues. Having been to Thailand, we know that there are few, if any, seatbelts in cabs, busses etc. We could rent a car, but they drive on the left and traffic (especially in Bangkok) is horrendous, so we don't really want to drive around ourselves (but we would if that turns out to be the only viable option). The other major concern is that my husband and I both have back problems, so one of those backpack carrriers is not really an option for us. That leaves us with only a stroller as a way to transport our son around, which seems like a pain to deal with. I also dread a 17 hour flight with a mobile 1 year old. We don't want to leave him with his grandparents (who would be ecstatic to have him) because we want to be with him for his first Christmas and birthday. Are we crazy for even thinking about this? Just writing this has made me think that the cons outweigh the pros. Has anyone attempted something like this?
We risked taxi rides without seatbelts to get around the city, keeping a sharp eye on the drivers and asking them to take it easy whenever we got an overagressive fellow behind the wheel. Alternatively you can hire a car and driver, either from a local tour operator or a car rental agency like Hertz -- much more expensive than taxis, but not exhorbitantly so. Just make it very clear to the rental agency that you will require seatbelts in front AND back. For airport transfer you can use the limousine services that have desks in the arrivals hall at the airport -- virtually all have seatbelts.
In my view, your back troubles present more of a problem. Thai cityscapes are not at all stroller-friendly. You'll encounter frequent impediments -- uneven surfaces and high curbs, parked cars and motorcycles blocking the sidewalk, roads that can only be crossed by climbing stairs to pedestrian overpasses, commuter train stations without escalators ... you'll frequentlyo find yourself in situations where you have to lift your son over these obstacles. If you're really not up to the lifting, you'll just have to avoid places the stroller won't go. If you spend some time away from Bangkok at a beach resort, you can relax in a relatively stroller-friendly environment.
In Bangkok we rented a serviced apartment, which offered many of
the amenities of a hotel, but with a decent kitchen and plenty
of space for our toddler to play (several locations listed at
Though, as a Mom of a 15-month old, I would jump a the chance to take a few weeks alone without the baby. At five-months, I may have been thinking along the same lines as you, but once I emerged from new-baby fog, I realized that while baby's first holidays are exciting, they can actually be celebrated on days different from the real ones and the baby will be none the wiser (Christmas was celebrated 12 December, because I didn't want to lug the presents with me on our family vacation over the holidays and her birthday was celebrated a week early due to Daddy being out of town on the actual birthday). Just make sure that you take lots of pictures, but don't time/date stamp them. :-) -planning a similar trip, too
I was generally worried about how safe we would be but found it instantly not to be a problem. We took a sturdy stroller that reclined fully and had a visor that pulled down fully over the seat. Our daughter who sometimes felt overwhelmed with attention would simply retreat when necessary. Everyone wanted to touch and hold the kids. At resturants our kids would be carried away by friendly staff to be returned later happy and usually with a big piece of fruit. The first time this happened I was really panicked as I had vowed not to let them out of my sight, later I relaxed as I saw my daughter playing in the back with thai kids. In retrospect I am glad we were fairly close to a clinic - which we did not plan for or use. But we met a Swedish family who had a scary dehydration episode with their baby and felt grateful for the experience of the local clinic doctor who insisted on a drip (when they felt their kid would be fine in the morning). While we were careful, we all had short bouts of tummy illnesses -- these can get serious quickly for babies and children, so I would not wait 24 hours in the case of severe diahrrea or vomiting. Go and have a great time. aiko
My husband has been invited to speak at a conference this December at the Botannical Gardens in Chaing Mai, Thailand. Our daughter will be 14 mo. old at that time. We are thinking of going and making a 2-3 week trip out of it. But we are concerned about her comfort and health. We are wondering if anyone has been there who might have advice about how well a 14 mo. old might tolerate the changes in food, water, and general accomodations. We are excited to go but only if our daughter is not going to have to suffer beyond the normal changes that come with travel. Thanks for any input! Joanna
That said Just a couple suggestions:
We found that Thai staff in restaurants and hotels are
incredibly gentle with children. They'll often entertain little
ones so the parents can eat in peace! Many restaurants do not
have highchairs, so if you have a lightweight clip-on chair,
that might be useful -- we used ours all the time.
Any recommendations on lodging/places to visit OR NOT visit to Thailand witha 2 year old? We are especially interested in beach, possibly Krabi/Ao Nang Beach area. Any recommendatons? Pauline
We traveled there in the off season (October) and the rates were quite low.
As a side note, to get there it's a fun and cheap ($8) overnight train ride from Bangkok down the peninsula and then a short (1 hour?) ferry ride out to Ko Samui. Holler if you have any questions.
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TedXATX was the hashtag. The event was a "tedxatx rejects" party following TedXAustin held Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 at Conjunctured Coworking Space in East Austin, Texas. Some of the people seen in the video include
Sunni Brown who was a major force behind TedX Austin seen chatting with Charles Knickerbocker, Jon Lebkowski organizer of the monster Plutopia event at SXSW and his coworker Maggie Duval, Dusty Regan (who gave the Austin Blogger a heads up via the #tedxatx twitter stream), David Walker, Sherry Lowry, Kristin Moses, webjournalist Mike Melansun of ReadWriteWeb, Cesar Torres, SparkNight's Shelly Leonard who can plan your "surprise date from start to finish", Challenge Games Christian Primozich, Paul Terry Walhus (who shot this video) of Texas Coworking and many more.
If you spot someone we've missed be sure to jot something in the comments on this blog post.
Video by Paul Terry Walhus of Texas Coworking and AustinBlogger.
Here are some recaps and reviews of the TedXATX event by some of the attendees/viewers:
Conjunctured First Anniversary Party Video9
Conjunctured Co-Working, 1309 E 7th Street, Austin, TX celebrated their first anniversary with a party on Saturday, August 14, 2009. This is the video taken by @springnet at the party, it's about 38 minutes long and their are shorter versions available on youtube, metacafe, etc.
You can also see this full video on MySpace, Metacafe, Blip.tv and Veoh
Or you can see shorter episodes at YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Metacafe, DailyMotion, Blip.tv and Veoh