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Network transceivers connect network nodes and send and receive analog or digital signals. In Ethernet networks, they are called medium access units (MAU). Network transceivers apply signals onto a network wire and detect signals passing through the same wire. In local area networks (LAN), they may be used with networking repeaters, devices that regenerate or retime signals to ensure that these signals are transmitted through all network segments.
This diagram describes the role of transmitter-receivers in a Thick Ethernet network. Attachment unit interface (AUI) connections provide a path between each node's Ethernet interface and the MAU.
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There are three basic types of network receivers: chip, board, and module.
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The Engineering360 SpecSearch database provides detailed information about network transceivers that use various network protocols (e.g., Ethernet, Token Ring). Industrial buyers should remember to specify the number of ports or channels through which the transceiver will connect to other devices. Additional product and performance specifications cover associated peripherals and the type of connection ports.
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Network transceivers that use industrial protocols such as CANbus are used both in automotive and general industrial applications. Features for network transmitter-receivers include low-power management and fault protection.
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Broccoli Black Bean Hummus and The ADA Vegetarian Cookbook Review
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A super healthy hummus with the addition of black beans and broccoli! (Yes broccoli!)
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3 cups broccoli florets
1 (16-ounce) can chickpeas,
Well rinsed and drained
1 cup plain, fat-free yogurt
¼ cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
2 cloves garlic, roasted
3 each scallions, minced
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
½ teaspoon cumin, ground
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Juice of 1 lemon or lime
1 (16-ounce) can black beans, well rinsed and drained
Trim broccoli into small florets, reserving stems for another use.
Steam florets over boiling water for 3–4 minutes until still crisp, rinse under cold water and reserve, or microwave on high in about ½ inch water for 2 minutes and rinse under cold water. Set aside.
Place 1 cup of the cooked broccoli in a food processor fitted with the standard blade. The additional 2 cups will be added later.
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Those people that flew plans into the towers and pentegon were not muslims...they were evil people hiding behind religion...no more different than the man that blew up the federal building in OK City who was hiding behind religion.
UB...the world has left you. This country was built on diversity and tolorance and that is why it is great. It changes with the times.
I liked the slower america too....wish we could go back to party line phones and no internet or cable TV...but we are not, so we have to learn to accept our neighbors and find the common ground. Why don't you stop listening to the naysayers and start listening to real folks and you will like the world a lot better.
Hitler did not have to destroy democracy; he merely took advantage of the decay of democracy and at the critical moment obtained the support of many to whom, though they detested Hitler, he yet seemed the only man strong enough to get things done. F. A. Hayek from his book, "The Road To Serfdom".
First off...at NO TIME have I ever spelled the word messiah when it concerns what the left has made of Obama, with a capital M. Only the lefties, and fools of this nation treat him in that manner.
Secondly, since the source for all you lefties is the sacred Snopes...read this and weep.
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LOL, my thoughts exactly... and most of them end up back in the UK within a year or two since they weren't able to adapt to a foreign country.
Better to have tried and failed than to die with regrets.
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 01:12 PM
LOL, my thoughts exactly... and most of them end up back in the UK within a year or two since they weren't able to adapt to a foreign country.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 01:16 PM
Do you have a trust fund? Spain has 20% unemployment, forget about earning an income there.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 02:48 PM
On the contrary, Madrid is a very good place to earn money as a TEFL teacher (it may be more difficult admittedly on the coast where holidaymakers go)
Do you have a trust fund? Spain has 20% unemployment, forget about earning an income there.
I was attending a meeting with other teachers recently. All of them were reporting, like me, if they wanted it, an increase in workload. We may well be in a recession, but language teaching seems to be hardly affected. It's not just English. French and German are also, it seems, needed by Spanish businessmen and women. Not all companies have been affected by the crisis. They might not be enjoying the boom times of recent years, and this is probably, and not too late, making them reflect on their marketing strategies. The companies I teach at are telling me something very interesting: it is not a priority for their employees to pass an exam in English. They want their employees to close the deal, sell, get the contract signed, advertise and network and whether this is done grammatically or not is not important, so long as communication is established.
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 06:03 PM
actually we are among the richest people in the planet - scary huh?
Posted 27 February 2012 - 07:08 PM
Oh I get it...TEFL is a private company advertising ELT (English Language Teachers) people.
they say:" Nowadays, it is absolutely essential to have received formal training prior to embarking on your career around the world".
Essential for whom?
You dont need a TEFL to teach English.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 07:25 PM
The UK isn't the worst place in the world, and actually we are among the richest people in the planet - scary huh?
If you say "Democorruptcy" quickly, it sounds a bit like "Democracy". In a "Democracy" people vote for politicians who represent their interests. In the UK's "Democorruptcy" people can only vote for expense fiddling thieving MPs who are in the hip pocket of big business and the finance sector.
A "Governbankment" is a Government like ours, that has no line between itself and banks. It diverts public money (our taxes) to private companies (banks). George Osborne's Help to
Buy Bail Banks, promises our taxes will go to bankers, to cover their losses on mortgages that default.
The more houses cost, the more hours you have to work to buy one. The more hours you work, the more taxes you have to pay the Governbankment. The more debt you take on and the longer the mortgage term, the more interest you have to pay bankers, so the more hours you also have to work for them.
House were cheap when people did mortgages at 3x main income for a whole house. Now banks encourage them to do 4.5x joint income, often for only a share of a house, the houses cost a lot more. House prices are all about people's appetite for lending.
If it is asserted that civilization is a real advance in the condition of man -- and I think that it is, though only the wise improve their advantages -- it must be shown that it has produced better dwellings without making them more costly; and the cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 08:23 PM
This has to be one of the most sensible posts ever -excellent advice.
Get learning a foreign language and get the ****** out of this place.
I'm off to Spain - taught myself Spanish - and gonna chill out in the warmsun, not read any papers and drink until dead.
(The alternative of dribbling in an old folks home and being bullied by lowpaid dont give a shite cant speak English care workers, just aint gonnahappen)
This country has been degraded beyond belief since WW2.
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 09:29 PM
you forgot about moaners
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:41 AM
Depends what you measure for quality of life. Most countries aren't as technologically advanced as the UK, don't have the relative wealth (!) or infrastructure but most of the countries I've been to have much friendlier people and seem far happier as a result.
If you find the UK bad you're going to find 95% of the planet really f*cking awful.
Seriously, there's not many countries better than the UK. Obviously Norway, Switzerland and the like.
Living in hell-holes like Brazil is totally different than going on holiday there.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 06:53 AM
Depends what you measure for quality of life. Most countries aren't as technologically advanced as the UK, don't have the relative wealth (!) or infrastructure but most of the countries I've been to have much friendlier people and seem far happier as a result.
The people in the UK are, in general, far too greedy and entitled for their own good.
To the OP. Leave. Its that simple. The worst thing that happens is you gain some perspective on exactly how reletively bad your life in the UK actually is.
Posted 28 February 2012 - 04:23 PM
Oh I see. You mean you don't understand how I could explain the present perfect to a Chinese person without speaking to them in Mandarin. Is that what you are getting at? There are techniques, mainly involving diagrams. It is entirely possible to teach someone English from scratch only speaking to them in English. I have done it myself. You do need to have a student with the patience of Job however and need to plan your lessons extremely well to stop them getting bored.
I'd strongly recommend your relative gets some qualifications, just out of respect for her students and a bit of peace of mind. Here are some sites to kick off with:
Posted 29 February 2012 - 09:32 AM
True, you don't need a TEFL to teach English. You're much more likely to get work if you have one though, and a higher qualification (CELTA etc) is necessary in a lot of places.
A professional appearance and speaking 'proper' BBC English is also highly valued, it seems. Understandably, a lot of foreigners struggle to understand British regional accents and some cultures don't have much respect for a teacher in flip flops with three days' beard growth.
Edited by Mrs Bear, 29 February 2012 - 09:45 AM.
Posted 01 March 2012 - 08:08 PM
Not to mention a familiarity with basics, such as knowing the difference between its/it's, your/you're, etc.
Daughter working way round Oz and SE Asia on a CELTA was often mortified to see other supposedly qualified teachers being picked up on such mistakes by confused students who'd often worry first because surely the teacher would know?
She didn't like to tell them that no, they didn't know, and very likely didn't think it mattered a toss.
Edit: her good-grade CELTA enabled her to get relatively well-paid jobs fairly easily, inc. in Oz. Lots of Japanese students, just for starters.
For anyone thinking of it, there are lots of courses that might be cheaper but will basically just dish out some sort of certificate to anyone who's willing to pay.
From a jobs POV It's well worth shelling out for a good CELTA course, which will be bloody hard work, esp. the usual one-month intensive type.
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During a clandestine meeting between two groups of gangsters, two innocent women happen upon this secretive deal. They also manage to witness the ensuing murders that take place and are only to survive the situation after the killer flees the situation with the police alerted. The friends are aware that their story has little chance of convincing the authorities of their innocence and so they leave a note at the scene claiming it is the work of the 'Black Rose', the fictional heroine of 60s Hong Kong cinema. However, the 'Black Rose' is not an imaginary figure and her two most capable students decide to kidnap the two women who have insulted their mistress' name. Also thrown into this chaotic situation is slick-haired, high pitched detective Keith Lui (Tony Leung Kar Fei), who secretly nurses a crush on one of the women, and a gang of criminals keen to erase the witnesses to the original murder.
There is little doubt that those unfamiliar with 60s Hong Kong cinema (like myself) will be at a definite disadvantage in attempts to appreciate '92 Legendary La Rose Noire'. Jeff Lau's affectionate parody is strongly reliant on its viewers' knowledge of the styles it lampoons and most of the potential belly laughs are absent if this isn't the case. For example, Tony Leung's voice raises a smile due to its bizarre tone, verging on a strangled pig; however, it is only when I read the back of Mei Ah's remastered DVD that I discovered that it is intended as a mockery of 60s Hong Kong idol Lui Kei's unusual delivery. Such genre-appreciation may elude many Western fans and so the main question is as to whether the film still retains an entertainment value despite its parochial nature.
While '92 Legendary La Rose Noire' is difficult to fully appreciate without an extensive grounding in its inspiration, there are nevertheless enough moments of enjoyment to increase its wider appeal. Though there are few chesty laughs on offer, the sheer vibrancy of the production is definitely effective and ensures that most of the fun the cast are having is infectious. Tony Leung, in particular, shines as the over-the-top Keith Lui - the mixture of campish mannerisms and rigidly slicked hair creates a character that is a good central figure for the audience. Though Leung's outrageous acting would usually be detrimental, here it is essential. Award winner Petrina Fung is ludicrous - intentionally so - as one of Black Rose's disciples; again, her performance does get somewhat grating as the film rolls along, but this may be due to the lack of my knowledge of its source material.
With films of this nature, director Jeff Lau has made his name and its general tone is what is expected of his work. Colourful, genre-defying and almost out-of-control, '92 Legendary La Rose Noire' is one of the better examples of Lau's talents. Though it verges on the 'mai-le-tou' comedy that is an acquired taste, it just about retains its balance. The comedy is often well observed and, surprisingly, there are a few moments of slick action. Choreographer Leung Siu Hung (the THIRD Tony Leung) retains that unique Hong Kong ability of making non-martial artists look confident during action scenes, with the finale standing out as a good example of short, sharp fighting fury.
The wisest advice to offer anyone with regards to this films is that if you don't like preposterous comedy, '92 Legendary La Rose Noire' may not be a recommended movie to buy. However, if any viewer has been brought up on the Hong Kong musicals that Jeff Lau's work alludes to, this will be highly recommended. Whichever camp you fit into, there's little doubt that Jeff Lau has rarely been more confident in the director's chair.


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Get your hands-on science, and your hands on a book, for Read Across America this year. Friday, March 2 celebrates the birthday of Dr. Seuss with reading events across the country. Howtosmile.org celebrates Dr. Seuss with activities featuring "oobleck" (also known as goop, gluep, flubber or slime). The name "oobleck" is borrowed from the Dr. Seuss Caldecott Honor book Bartholomew and the Oobleck.
Oobleck is an inexpensive, easy-to-make, non-Newtonian substance that behaves like a solid and a liquid. In the Planet Oobleck activity, learners not only make and test oobleck with different tools, they also design a spacecraft that could land on an oobleck-covered planet, take a planetary sample, and return to Earth. Learners can compare their designs with others online, and engineer a model spacecraft to test on their oobleck concoction.
Howtosmile.org has more than 70 STEM activities that include or can be connected with children's books. These range from picture books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Hungry as a Caterpillar, or The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins in Waterhouse Hawkins and the Nano Dinosphere Museum, to novels like Stowaway in connection with Maritime Munchies, or Catherine Called Birdy in connection with Castle Basics. Learners can even write and design their own books, or books for younger "book buddies," in Counting Books and Simple Pop-Up Mechanisms.
Connecting hands-on activities to literature isn't just for Read Across America day, but can extend STEM learning throughout the year. Summer is another great time to link fun STEM activities with literacy, especially when children are involved in summer reading challenges. So grab a favorite book and search for a SMILE activity that connects, or start with a SMILE activity and find a great book to go with it!


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The fall steelhead harvest season in Idaho opens Monday, August 1, on a two-mile stretch of the lower Clearwater River from its mouth to the U.S. Highway 12 Memorial Bridge near Lewiston.
The catch-and-release steelhead season has been open on the lower Clearwater River since the beginning of July.
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In 1952, Shin Bet agents were sent undercover to spy inside Palestinian villages. Keeping their real identities secret, they married Arab women, with whom they had children. Decade later, truth came to light. 'They tried to forget, but never could,' mission leader says
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"Your husband is not who you think he is. He is not Arab. Your husband is a Jew who was sent into your village on a mission by the defense establishment." This was the news a few Israeli Arab women received from the head of the Mossad
mission in France in 1964. This was how they discovered that the fathers of their children were serving in a top secret Israeli unit sent to spy in their villages.
The goal of the unit, which was established in 1952, was to have men on the inside in case a war breaks out, and the Israeli Arabs join the enemy. Shumel Moriah, a senior Shin Bet officer who came to Israel from Iraq, and had plenty of experience smuggling Jews into Israel, led the unit. He recruited 10 other Iraqi-born men for the complex mission.
The unit was disbanded over a decade after its establishment, which was when the wives were informed of the deception. Most of them converted and lived in Israel
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The training process took one year; the men learned the Palestinian dialect, studied the Koran and espionage techniques in an Intelligence Corps base near Ramla. With a new identity and a detailed cover story, they were sent into Palestinian villages and cities. They pretended to be refugees from the 1948 war
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I want to try to have the baby natural, without any drugs. Please help me to understand what I will go thru..and I know every person is different, but who has had a drug free labor? and what was it like? how did you deal or focus? - This is my first
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I had both my first two children naturally. It wasn't like i had a choice, though. It happened way too fast. When it came time to push I only had to push four times and that was it. While in labor every time a contraction came it made it very hard to stand or walk. I wanted to curl up in the fetal position and cry. Once I arrived at the hospital and it came time to deliver it was down hill from there. It can be described in so many ways. It was like having the worst menstrual cramps of my life! While I was pushing the only way I can describe it is like having to pass gas or trying to push out a very large stool. Sounds gross, I know. Kind of like being extremely constipated. Once the head came out I felt much more relieved. I ended up tearing. There wasn't much pain afterwards as long as I stayed in bed and rested. Ibprofine and the other pain medications they gave me after helped alot.posted 09/14/2007 by RJ1983
i recently gave birth 3 weeks ago. my first child i was induced and had an epidural. that was the most awful thing i have ever been through(30 hours hard labor stuck on my back in a bed!!!)...now with the birth of my daughter just 3 weeks ago i did it without any drugs. i didn't go to the hospital until the contractions were 3 mins apart. i walked through most of my labor. although i am not having anymore children, if i was to have another i would go natural without a doubt it was a much easier labor and a much more empowering feeling knowing "I DID IT". now granted if i was in any sort of pain that i couldn't handle lol i would have opted for drugs. however when the pain got to the point of unbearable, it was time to push, and the prize was in view. and heck once you see your baby it is sort of like "what pain"?posted 09/27/2007 by katie*sah*
I had an epidural with my first child 5 years ago after being induced with pitocin. Two days after my son was born and I was still unable to walk normally, I was diagnosed with bilateral foot drop. The epidural had caused damage that left me unable to raise either foot...they hung limply when I attempted to walk. Fortunately, I did regain the use of my feet after 6 months of physical therapy. Now that my husband and I are expecting baby #2, I know that I will go a more natural route and forego the epidural. For me, it isn't worth the risk of losing the use of my feet again. I think that every woman is entitled to make her own choices, though...whether it includes an epidural or other method of pain management. My advise would be to discuss your options with your doctor and be aware of the possible side effects and complications because they DO happen.posted 10/01/2007 by nmarsha
spiritual? blah blah, strength of a woman? yada yada. If you manage it without the epidural - great! If not, don't feel too bad about it - just get that baby out whichever way works for you :-) Some people have days of painfull labour, others pop it out in a few hours. You don't know which one you will be until you get there. Don't feel bad if things don't go as you plan :-)posted 09/29/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I had my two children naturally. I was more afraid of the epidural needle than the labor pain. I'm pretty much anti-drug and have been accused of being a tree hugger : ) I did hire a Doula for both deliveries and would highly recommend this if you are determined not to have an epidural. I called her my epi-doula. My husband and Mom were there for both deliveries and were helpful, but when I really needed pain management, my douls was my choice. I had my daughter in the hospital where they insisted on giving me pitocin because my Dr. group didn't work on weekends unless they had to. The Dr. from the group who admitted me, when I was showing early signs of labor, told me there was NO WAY I could be pitocin induced and bare the labor pains, she said it would be like someone hitting me with a sledge hammer every time the labor comes and I would need an epidural. This was far from the truth and I found out later she had no kids. She may be a Dr., but I experienced it first hand and it was definitely manageable. Eighteen hours later, I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl 7 lbs. 15 oz. Right after delivery, the good Lord does have something rewarding for those who bare the pain. I had a sense of euphoria, a natural high that I felt like I could run a marathon – that was really a priceless experience. My son, I had in a birthing center, now that is the way to go! I had the best nurse-midwife and again a great doula. My labor, not induced, started at 9pm on Mother's day : ), my contractions were 10 min. apart until around 5am. I literally slept between contractions and would wake to see that it was 10 minutes later. I arrived at the birthing center at around 8am, went for a walk outside with my doula until the contractions were 3 minutes apart and went into the bath – now that is another treat during labor. The bath has been referred to as nature's epidural and now I know why. The really cool thing about contractions is that it is a measurable pain. When they were 3 minutes apart, I knew that the first 20 seconds are bearable, the next 20 are the ones you need to focus and breath (this is where the doula is PRICELESS) and the next 20 seconds you wind down, and then I would have 3 minutes to rest. A little after 12pm, I gave birth to a beautiful 9 lbs. 6 oz. baby boy!!! I'm about 5' 4" 130 when I'm not pregnant, what I am saying is you can do it, if you want. It truly is your frame of mind and staying focused. Epidural or not, you are in for the best experience of your life!posted 10/01/2007 by Supermamia23
I induced with potocin and didn't use and epidural. It took about 18 hours and was a bit painful but manegable. The hard part for me was throwing up and getting the shakes during the transition phase. I did take medicine for those two things and the rest was fine. I am not saying it was easy, but I was pretty determined that I could do it without an epidural. I am about to have my second and I don't plan to do the epidural with this one either. I would suggest reading material about dealing with pain in pregnancy. The more "tools" for relaxing you have the more options you will have in trying to cope. (I pushed for and hour).posted 09/16/2007 by maryhutchins
I would suggest that you get an epidural rather than a spinal or a combination. I had an epidural with my 1st delivery since it was 26 hrs long (I didn't get one until 19 hrs into it when the pain wore me out so much I could hardly stay awake). It worked great to reduce the pain and give me the energy I needed to be able to push. if I hadn't had it the doctor is certain I would've ended up with a C-Section. My 2nd delivery I had the combination. It worked pretty well... only I could feel everything on my right side. Then about a month later I had to go in and have an epidural blood patch because my spinal fluid continued to leak from the site they placed the spinal block. Unfortunately the first blood patch didn't work so I had to have yet ANOTHER one. The headaches were horrible and then laying flat on my stomach while someone put a cathetre in my back and then simultaneously drew blood was miserable. I wouldn't suggest the spinal for ANYONE! It's not worth it!posted 10/01/2007 by MGHardy
I am pregnant with my fourth child and my second was natural not by choice mind you I have had to be induced with all my children and she was induced and less than an hour later i had the urge to push and was already dilated to a 10 it was very painful going natural congrats to those who can do it but i will take my epidural if necessary i have done lamaze and it does work but every woman's body is different and it just depends on what you can handle. Don't set yourself up to say im not doing this or that because you will feel defeated if you feel like you need to take something for pain. Remember it doesnt last long and you get a Beautiful Prize afterwards.....Good luck!!posted 10/01/2007 by MamiCinco
I had twins at age 19 naturally and vaginally. The next time around I did ask for Nubain during transition. 8 years later and in a 2nd marriage, we plan our homebirth for this November. I have gone the medical route and found it too invasive and even bordering on ridiculous. A woman is able to to have natural childbirth if she can welcome the contractions-know that they are bringing her closer tomeeting this baby she has been carrying. Furthermore, the pain is relative to your surroundings and your physical and mental health. A supportive partner, husband or friend will make all the difference in the world. Noone can tell you exactly how it will feel but it is a woman's right and responsibility to at least attempt natural childbirth. You don't have to suffer endlessly, just give it a try! I felt like the first 3 hours of labor were like menstrual cramps, transition required a change in position:stretching, walking, getting in water. Pushing is a relief. At least try!posted 09/20/2007 by Lad27
I am on baby #4 and due in Dec. to a home birth. Baby #3 was at home, no drugs, 12 hour labor, 2 hours pushing, 8lbs 5 oz. Baby #2 was birthing center, no drugs, 4 hour labor, 15 minutes pushing, 9 lbs 12oz. Baby #1 was hospital, narcotics first, epidural next (36 hrs into labor and exhausted), 40 hour labor, 20 minutes pushing, 9lbs 5oz. As you can see each labor is quite different. I expect my last will be different again! Keep your mind open. Realize there is no wrong way to have a baby and follow your instincts. You know best what you can handle. Take your labor in 1/2 hour increments & decide from there. As far as focus, the best thing I can think of is as each contraction comes don't be scared and picture your baby moving down & you opening up. I believe fear of the unknown on my 1st really kept my labor from progressing. I was tense & scared with each contraction not knowing just how bad it was going to get. Contractions have an end & your baby will come. CONGRATS!posted 10/02/2007 by BrideBeliever
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After 2 MC husband having a hard time
After 4 mcs I am soooo nervous too. I don't want to go public yet. I am witing until 24 weeks, because at that point I know my baby is "viable" if any labor etc were to happen. Maybe he will feel better at 24 weeks?
We had a loss in April and when we found out we were pregnant again in June my DH was so scared too. The loss was so hard for him to come to terms with. It took him a long time to start telling people. When he saw the baby at our NT scan he finally felt like he could start to accept the pregnancy. But I have a feeling if we had had another loss he would be holding out for even longer like your DH.
Maybe once he sees the baby at your anatomy scan he will feel a little more relaxed and he definitely will when he starts to feel the kicks. My DH was apprehensive about me telling people too but I told him that for me I need to tell people because if something were to happen it's great to have family and friends there to support us. In the end we compromised and I waited a little longer than I would have before making it public.
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Sorry you two had gone through such hard times! I do understand how both and your DH feel. We never had MCs thank god, but nevertheless I still don't feel comfortable posting on FB and going public. My DH told all his friends at his work when I was like 8-10 weeks, even though I asked him to wait until 12 wks...he was just very excited and eager to tell. He wanted to post 12 wk ultrasound photo on FB, but I didn't let him. Just something about it makes me uncomfortable. I'll probably let him post my belly profile at some point.
I'm so sorry for your losses. I completely understand the fear of pregnancy after a loss. After lots of thought and debate back and forth we decided that this baby is a life that deserves to be celebrated, regardless of how long it is here. And that we deserve the congratulations and excitment (and support!) from other people as well. As my therapist tells me, if the worst does happen, it's not going to make it any easier if people don't know or if you've avoided bonding with the baby (which that second part doesn't sound like the case). In fact, if God forbid something did happen, wouldn't he regret not having those memories? Not trying to put more worry into your heads, but since the worry is already there, it's something to think about. My mantra has been "My baby is here today, and for that I am thankful and blessed!"
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so what about threads that are all in good fun...like the countless merton threads.
are those against the rules also?
so what about threads that are all in good fun...like the countless merton threads.
are those against the rules also?
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What is Koffee talking about??? I'm not on in the evenings much anymore so can you say without trouble starting??
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There was a thread that i started that asked if you would take your bike in to be repaired at a place if it was called "M______'s bike shop." It was generally intended to be funny to those who have read all of the countless posts he has made in the Mechanic's forum. Let's just say that there is some debate as to how good of a mechanic this poster might be, he called the cone in a hub, a "gutter thing."
Either way, he was offended apparently because he told me to "suck his blank, you blank." That was apparently deemed as baiting. Maybe I was possibly bating him, depends on your definition. I thought he might fly off the handle because he does it everywhere, but does that make me wrong?
As cyclists what if we turned to gunfire to solve our problems with motorists? When a motorist cuts you off on your bike, can you just pull out your 357 Magnum and launch rounds into the cab? Of course you can. When the officer arrives, just tell him the motorist was "bating" you and he'll apologize and let you go home. Then he'll warn the dead motorist not to bait people anymore.
I think that is basically what has happened here.
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I am not trying to antagonize anyone. This post is for informational purposes only. Member's name has not been used in the interest of privacy, and to avoid baiting. Baiting is bad, unless you are a master. May cause blindness, dizziness or erections lasting longer than 8 hours.
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Hey that last part was actually funny
I don't use Bait...
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Nice! Me too.
Have you ever floated a raft or boat while fly fishing? What a blast.
Hey Telenick how is Leadville treating you???
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Oh Yessssssssss Floated a Raft.Originally Posted by telenick
I use a Belly Boat most times.
Course I hike in a lot... most times around the Front Range... closer to home.
Favorite places is the Flattops (north of Glenwood)
By your own explanation what makes what you did different than what a good troll tries to do?Originally Posted by Ranger
Snowy, it has been good. But I'm seriously in the process of changing my address.
We have a house in Longmont and it's on the radar for a move. We'll see.
My IT department has an office in Golden. It might offer an opportunity to make a seamless transition of about a mile in elevation.
In the meantime, I've been racking up some serious ski time over the last 11 years. I went to Taos over the weekend ...4 feet of new.
I might come down to Longmont this weekend for a pedal.
OMG, Telenick I heard that Leadville had like 150inches of SNOW or something like that.
It would be cool if you guys moved down here. Then we could get some riding in
Its been so dry on the front-range here that the moisture we do get is MUCH needed.
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Taos went from famine to feast eh! What a storm, I went to Mt Bachelor on Saturday, same thing there. They said that last Thursday was the day to be there for 4 ft of new, however, I wasn't ready to get back in the car so soon after the drive back from UT. People in Taos must have been very happy!Originally Posted by telenick
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NOt much. What makes the other guy's behavior different than what a banned forum member does?Originally Posted by Maelstrom
Report a post against the rules and we would ban. Merton might be annoying but I have never seen anything against the rules (then again I don't read every thread, because I find him as annoying as most people do). Trolling a guy into a violent response does not justify the response but the instigator is more at fault imo.Originally Posted by Ranger
Its never been against the rules to "not contribute useful stuff"...there are more than enough people chilling only in foo that do that.
Maybe you didn't read my post. Is it ok for somebody to tell you to suck their d--k? I DID report it. Why do you think i am complaining. Apparently nothing was done, except for the thread being killed.Originally Posted by Ranger
It is very difficult to make a fixed If then statement. "If this happens, then there is a ban for that amount of time".
I think the most fixed type of thing we have is that spammers are banned for good. When I saw your report, I did not feel MERTON was deserving a ban, he was clearly provoked. I can't remember any threads where MERTON has clearly broken any rules, we look into more than simply the one issue before taking action. The thread closing was the action that a moderator decided upon, and I believe that is fitting for the situation.
Did you bait him into saying that?...sorry maybe I did misread, I saw what he said in response. But if you wanna play, you will get burned. If I bait someone (and I have in the past) and they come back at me full force, then I expect to be blamed as much as them. Unless I completely misread. If thats the case, then I don't even see hows its baiting. If member one says "suck my dick" with no provocation then life is good and said user will get a temp ban. If somehow you have instigated, pushed and proded then take your lumps.Originally Posted by Ranger
Having gone back and read the threads and seen some of the back and forths. Looks like you were baiting. If you don't see it, not my problem, it was baiting...If you find merton annoying and his posts useless, use the power of the great ignore.
Wow! I didn't know we could say "suck my dick" on the forums. I thought that was vulgar. Guess it just illustrates how out of touch with the world i am. Thanks for the heads up!
...arg I give up. No it isn't acceptable. Yes he got a warning. As are you for instigating/baiting/trolling. Shall I spell it out for you a little more easily? We don't ban on first offences (especially one so minor) especially when there was instigation involved.
Does that make sense for ya?
What is all the piss & moan about.It's just an internet forum.......heh.
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Publication Date: 12/01/2012
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Gil Scott Heron's posthumous memoir is no ordinary memoir on many levels.
Far from being a flat-out autobiography, it's mainly an account of Gil Scott-Heron's tour with Stevie Wonder to campaign for Dr. King's birthday to be made a holiday in the first place. Published on Martin Luther King Day almost exactly a year on from the publication of King's own Stride Toward Freedom, there is a welcome sense of symmetry.
Couple that with Scott-Heron's death shortly before publication when the editing stage was far from complete and The Last Holiday is quite unlike anything else in its field. An epilogue from publisher Jamie Byng notes that Scott-Heron originally planned to write the book in the third person before deciding against it, and that much of the finished work was typed up from typewriter sheets and handwritten scraps.
This is readily apparent, as you can tell the book is far from finished, but that suits the author to a T. Scott-Heron's often stream-of-consciousness prose in The Last Holiday – chronology and subjects muddled, polemic dipped in humour – mirrors his best work in the music and spoken word world.
Scott-Heron's influence over hip-hop music is still far-reaching – he was sampled by Kanye West as recently as 2010 – so any book written by his own hand is worth reading. But The Last Holiday is perhaps more important in his canon than all his previous books, for summing up his talents, his politics and his refusal to play by the rules from day one.


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Hey everybody,(I should had titled this "What changes should I make?"....I know what I should do with it. lol)
I just bought this Riv Rom 24 in. locally and got a deal on it.
However, it has Shimano Ultegra shifters (I don't like), a triple/9.
Looong stem and wiiiide bars that aren't even close to fitting me.
I would like to set this bike up up with more of a retro vibe (friction) and change the bar/stem/seat for an appropiate fit.
What changes would you suggest for form and function?
(I ride locally 3-7 miles a day)
I am open to any input, ideas and questions welcomed.
Here is the current components.
Shimano 105 group set
27 speed (triple)
Nitto 65 seat post
Specialized road saddle
Ritchey Pro bars (235 grams)(wide bars long stem)
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (USA Today Sports Images)
Now that Manning has said he'll be back in 2014, a surprise potential retiree has entered the mix: sixth-year Broncos cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
His teammates have heard about his plans to possibly walk away if the Broncos win, and they aren't buying it yet.
"They think I'm joking," Rodgers-Cromartie said, per USA Today.
Apparently, he's somewhat serious, even if his post-career plans might not be that grand or fully developed yet.
"I'd just chill," Rodgers-Cromartie said.
That said, others are not buying it. Rodgers-Cromartie is a free-agent to be and is likely to cash in this offseason if he continues playing. He signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Broncos prior to this season and almost certainly would get a far more substantial offer than that, unless teams are scared off by the retirement talk.
#Broncos CB Domonique Rodgers-Cromartie says he's spoken about retirement with teammates for a while. Retirement plans "not set in stone."
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We'll just have to forget for the moment that the Colorado Rockies have become the laughingstock of the Major Leagues, what with their league-wide worst record and wildly incompetent owners and front office. Actually, it will be nice to forget — in order to remember Todd Helton.
He became the first Rocky to have his number (17) retired at a touching ceremony at Coors Field this week. This is perhaps the only good thing the Rockies' owners have done in the past number of years. Helton was honored not just for his numbers: his .316 lifetime batting average, his sterling fielding and many other club records. He was honored for two other things.
First, his will to win. That is admirable on any team, but especially so on an expansion team that, with rare rays of sunshine, has performed poorly. One is reminded of Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs, whose team has been even more consistently bad than the Rockies, and for a much longer time. Yet, Banks was a paragon of competitiveness and sportsmanship. The same for Todd Helton.
Second, Helton was honored for something even greater and rarer: his character, his integrity, his exemplary behavior as a son, a husband, a father and a community member — and, as a person who believed that doing the right thing is its own reward. Helton played through the entire era of steroids and scandal, yet he was never touched by it. Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, for example, have better numbers than Todd Helton — fake numbers. These players will go down in the record book of shame. Helton, by contrast, is that ideal sportsman whom, in every way, kids can look up to.
Congratulations on the signal honor, Todd. You deserve it.
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In IMBA Trail Solutions | imba | Bureau of Land Management | randy spangler | GoPro | Sandy Ridge Trail System
Winter brings less riding and less trail building, so digging into the archives can keep us stoked. Here is Trail Solutions' Randy Spangler constructing Communication Brakedown Trail at Sandy Ridge, followed by a session on the dirt jumps. Read More / Post Comments
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IMBA's Mapping Specialist Leslie Kehmeier published a GeoStory about Trail Solutions' work Utah. Read More / Post Comments
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Earlier this year, the Northwest Trails Alliance (a chapter of IMBA) organized a summer camp focused on mountain biking skills, trail stewardship, teamwork, and exercise. Twenty youths from Portland, Oregon, took advantage of a first-ever event... Read More / Post Comments


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The infamous walk of shame, the always awkward getaway from a random hookup, has been seen in more than a few movies over the years. But in the upcoming and appropriately titled "Walk Of Shame," that morning after exit is just the start of what turns out to be a helluva trip for one woman.
First slated to be released last fall before getting pushed to this spring, Elizabeth Banks takes center stage in the movie, with the first trailer arriving today. And thus, you'll see Banks play an aspiring reporter who is left stranded in downtown Los Angeles without a car, phone, ID or money, after a one night stand with a stranger (James Marsden). The twist? She's got only 8 hours to get to the job interview of her life, one that could hold the key to fulfilling her dreams of becoming a network news anchor.
On the one hand, we really dig Banks, and it's nice to see her get a chance to lead a film. On the other hand, this was written and directed by Steve Brill, the guy behind "Without A Paddle" and "Mr. Deeds." We'll see what that all means when his opens on April 25th. Watch below.


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Two local bands performed at a national marching band competition earlier this month.
Center Grove's Marching Trojans placed ninth out of 92 bands at the Bands of America Grand National Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium the weekend of Nov. 9.
Greenwood placed 23rd in semifinal competition. The top 12 bands earn a berth to finals.


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Lalo's opera "Fiesque" in the series "L'Opéra français"
The second volume in the series L'Opéra français has been published – the score of the opera Fiesque by Édouard Lalo (BA 8703). The French composer's grand opéra had to wait 140 years for its staged premiere, which was given in 2007 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim. Lalo had written the work in 1867 for a composition competition, but was unsuccessful. The three-act work, based on Friedrich Schiller's drama Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua, falls between a number opera and a through-composed work and is, as the Mannheim production demonstrated, extremely effective on the stage.
With the publication of Bärenreiter's L'Opéra français series, the rich treasure trove of French opera from the 19th and early 20th centuries is unlocked and made available to opera houses in reliable music editions.


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I Just Want to Be Alone
Loners don't necessarily fear company the company of others. Instead, they appear to require solitude to process thoughts and events, because those stimuli register far more strongly with them than in outgoing people.
Elizabeth Svoboda explains in Psychology Today that many introverts have far stronger responses to some experiences than the three-fourths of the world's population that can be considered extroverted (no link available). Amanda Guyer, a psychologist at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., has found that individuals who withdraw from other people's company are actually more sensitive than extroverts to a wide range of positive emotional cues.
Situations rife with emotional triggers, such as parties, can be wearying for such people, while solitude serves as a refreshing balm. Ms. Svoboda says studies have shown that creative activities provoke more pleasure in introverts than extroverts. This acute observation of subtleties might explain the stereotypical lifestyles of loner artists, from Marcel Proust to Stanley Kubrick to Emily Dickinson. Of course, some loners genuinely want to be with others, but shyness prevents them from doing so. For them, social isolation is a risk to health on a par with obesity, says John Cacioppo, a University of Chicago psychologist. — Robin Moroney


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ITC posts 18% jump in Q4 net
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During the quarter, the firm's overall expenses declined by 8.4 per cent to Rs 5,272.95 crore from Rs 5,757.77 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous year. ITC's revenue from the FMCG business, including cigarettes, increased by 12.57 per cent to Rs 4,078.78 crore against Rs 3,623.23 crore in the fourth quarter of the previous year.
The net sales went up by 11.79 per cent to Rs 9,145.14 crore from Rs 8,180.30 crore in the year-ago period. The revenue from ITC's non-cigarette FMCG increased 13.66 per cent from Rs 2,036.20 crore to Rs 2,314.51 crore. Revenue from hotels business grew marginally to Rs 320.51 crore from Rs 315.45 crore in Q4 FY13.
The firm reported a 16.86 per cent rise in annual net profit at Rs 8,891 crore from Rs 7,608 crore. The net sales rose 11.68 per cent at Rs 34,984.70 crore over Rs 31,323.45 crore in the previous financial year.
"The company continued to deliver strong financial performance with healthy growth in revenues and high quality earnings. This performance is particularly commendable when viewed against the backdrop of the extremely challenging business context. Categories involving higher discretionary spends or with relatively high penetration levels were impacted the most," the company said.


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As a growing population of obese Americans turns to surgery as a drastic means to shed pounds, hospitals performing these procedures are seeing their liability exposures rise.
Hospitals are seeing a surge in demand for bariatric surgery--procedures to treat obesity by reducing the size of the stomach--and a potential financial windfall associated with performing such surgeries. But with more procedures also comes increased medical malpractice risk for the providers and facilities performing these procedures.
Having policies and procedures in place that require safe and appropriate equipment, trained and competent nonphysician staff and credentialed physicians will go a long way in mitigating any potential problems, medical risk management experts say.
140,000 surgeries
Of the estimated 60 million obese individuals living in the United States, 9 million are considered morbidly obese, or at least 100 pounds over the ideal body weight for a male and 80 pounds over the ideal weight for a female, according to the Washington-based American Obesity Association.
Not surprisingly, the growing obesity epidemic has spawned increased demand for bariatric surgeries, the most popular of which is gastric-bypass surgery, a procedure that creates a small pouch in the stomach by stapling shut the upper portion of the stomach and attaching the pouch to the small intestine.
At the same time, high-profile gastric-bypass surgeries performed on such celebrities as pop singer Carnie Wilson, NBC weatherman Al Roker and American Idol's Randy Jackson have further publicized the surgery and fueled additional consumer demand for the procedure.
In 2004, the number of bariatric surgeries performed is expected to top 140,000, according to the Gainesville, Fla.-based American Society for Bariatric Surgery. That is up 36.3% from the number of procedures performed in 2003 and up 122.9% from estimated 63,100 procedures performed in 2002.
But it's not just demand for the procedures that is inducing hospitals to offer bariatric programs, experts say. With an average price tag of $25,000 per surgery--of which surgeons receive $6,000 to $8,000 and the hospital the rest--it's become very lucrative for bariatric surgeons and the hospitals that offer bariatric procedures today.
And that can be a risky proposition.
"It's a lot more dangerous than hospitals perceive," says Terri Edwards, a vice president with Palmer & Cay Inc.'s health-care industry practice in Atlanta. "A lot of facilities are convinced that it's a quick way to make money because there's a lot of need for it. It's gone beyond health issues and is now almost becoming cosmetic," she says of the procedures. "We're not doing enough research into why a patient is seeking this type of surgery and whether all other areas have been exhausted as far as the patient being able to lose weight. People don't realize it's a very, very drastic procedure."
In reality, "you're doing very extensive abdominal surgery on very sick people--people with very significant co-morbidities," says Paul Simonson, a plaintiff's attorney in the New York law firm of Simonson Hess & Leibowitz PC. "Putting aside the malpractice issue, I think there is significant risk of interoperative complications, postoperative complications and certainly postoperative leaks, which are probably the most common source of problems that result in litigation," he says.
"On the average day, we will see five to 10 inquiries from gastric-bypass patients. That doesn't mean that every one of them has a malpractice case; far from it. But they all have problems of some nature," Simonson says.
The staple breaks
Experts say most of the medical malpractice cases today from bariatric surgery arise from postoperative complications.
"I think the issue of infection is very significant," says Scott D. Buchholz of Dummit Briegleb Boyce & Buchholz in San Diego. "The only thing that is special with regard to this surgery as opposed to other abdominal surgery ... is the issue of the stapler," he says. "Quite often, the surgeons do their best to staple off ... the stomach, and sometimes the staple breaks or it doesn't affix. And any time you get stomach contents in the abdomen area, you're talking infection. And when you have infection with these people, whose immune system is already compromised, not just because of the surgery but because of underlying co-morbidities, it's like a wildfire."
Another issue is the "mentality of the surgeons," Simonson says. In many instances, he says, surgeons "know that something is a complication and that it can occur with good techniques, but when it happens to them, they don't want to believe that it is happening to them. And that is where we see a lot of delayed diagnosis in anastomotic leak cases where people ... are dying," he says.
Further complicating the issue, Buchholz notes, is that in order to determine whether there is a leakage problem with the staple, a computerized axial tomography scan is needed, and typical CAT scan machines are built only to fit patients weighing up to 400 pounds.
"So you've got to make sure you've got the right-sized CAT scan that can hold 750 pounds or 1,000 pounds. I've got a couple of cases where I've dealt with patients who claim there was a delay in finding out there was a staple problem because (the hospital) couldn't fit them into the CAT scan," he says.
Indeed, experts say that having the appropriate hospital equipment to handle obese patients, though very expensive, is necessary to minimize their exposure to potential malpractice claims.
"Patient safety is a big issue," says Wendy Campbell of San Diego-based legal and risk management consulting firm Campbell & Associates. "The hospital can certainly mitigate some of its risk with the appropriate equipment."
This includes lifting and moving devices, wheelchairs, beds, shower chairs, walkers and special clothing designed to fit obese patients, she says. "All of these are available, but they really need to be considered and obtained prior to providing the service."
Having competent and trained staff within the bariatric program--from the physician down to the nutritionist--also is very important in mitigating medical malpractice exposure, experts say.
"From a risk-management standpoint, a great, great deal of the issue deals with the number of procedures that you perform and how skilled and trained the surgeons are," says Peggy Nakamura, assistant vice president, chief risk officer and associate counsel for Adventist Health System/West in Roseville, Calif. The facility offers bariatric surgeries in three of its hospitals, two of which began offering the procedures within the past year.
"In each of our situations, the surgeons who were instrumental in getting the program started had participated in hundreds and hundreds of bypass and other types of bariatric procedures prior to getting our program started," she says. "That's been a tremendous asset for those programs. We're not talking someone who's maybe done 10 procedures; we're talking about people with years of experience in this area."
Indeed, plaintiff's attorney Simonson says that if he were establishing a bariatric surgery program at a hospital today, he "would definitely set up some minimum standard for experience before I would allow (surgery) privileges. And if they were going to do laparoscopic surgery ... I would require a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery before I allowed someone to do bariatric surgery laparoscopically," he says.
"Training of the staff is essential--all the staff, meaning nursing, radiology, food/nutrition services, social services, intake. It's really a multidisciplinary approach," Campbell says. Medication dosages, for example, are different with obese patients, and nurses need to know that in addition to all the other postsurgical procedures that go along with abdominal surgery and obese patients, she says.
Are they certified?
Although many hospital risk managers may take the initiative in implementing such policies and procedures, in some cases medical malpractice insurers are demanding that such practices be in place before issuing a policy.
"We can and will provide coverage for facilities that are performing bariatric procedures provided we can underwrite to the exposure and feel comfortable with the risk," says Meg Gaffney, medical malpractice product manager for Avon, Conn.-based One Beacon Professional Partners.
One Beacon looks at how many surgeries the physicians perform each year and whether physicians are certified by the American Board of Surgery to practice bariatric surgery. The underwriter also wants to know more about the time interval between when a patient makes the decision to undergo the procedure and when the surgery is performed, Gaffney says.
"In our opinion, the longer the interval the better," she says, "because we feel that during that period of time, there should be a counseling component for the patient and a nutritional component between the patient and the provider." Patients also should demonstrate that all nonsurgical means and methods of losing weight have been exhausted, she adds.
Zurich American Insurance Co. also is taking a closer look at hospitals providing bariatric surgery, according to Susan Salpeter, assistant vice president for health-care risk-management services in Chicago.
"We look at how they credential their physicians" and whether they are following the American Society for Bariatric Surgery guidelines for granting privileges in bariatric surgery, she says. Zurich also looks to see if the hospital is training its staff, has the appropriate equipment and is putting together a team approach so people in nursing, anesthesia, surgery, mental health and nutrition are all working together.
"We also look to see if they have criteria for patient selection," Salpeter says. "It's always a big concern to be sure they are (performing the surgery) on the people who need the procedure and are committed to a really long-term life-changing procedure," she says.
From the November1 issue of Business Insurance. Written by Sally Roberts.


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Climbing has been a popular sport in Pembrokeshire for many years, the flat-topped cliffs on the south coast near St Govans being one of the favourite spots for this challenging and demanding sport.
The coast from the south round to the north at St Davids offers some excellent and diverse climbing, ranging from bouldering and short slabs for beginners to steep and technical climbs up to E9 standard. There are sea-cliff climbs on sandstone, gabbro and volcanic cliffs from 10-metres to 90-metres high and in the south some steep cliff climbing can be experienced on spectacular limestone sea cliffs. Classic locations include Castlemartin cliffs, St Davids Head, Lydstep Head, St Govans and Porthclais. But climbers must be aware, there are climbing restrictions in some places, details of which can be obtained on www.thebmc.co.uk.
Climbing is very much on the menu at the Sealyham Activity Centre, near Letterston, just off the A40 trunk road between Haverfordwest and Fishguard, and there are some pretty spectacular rocks in the near vicinity at Treffgarne. The centre is based in an old mansion which was once the home of the Edwardes family, who became the Barons Kensington, one of whom developed the breed of badger-hunting dog still known as the Sealyham Terrier. The family also owned extensive properties in Kensington, London, where some of the street names have Pembrokeshire origins. Sealyham's contact numbers are: 01348-840763 or email@example.com or www.sealyham.com.
Cardigan Bay Active, known as CBA, is another provider of climbing instruction and experience and abseiling in addition to a wide range of other water and coastal sports. Their portfolio also includes archery, bushcraft and technical tree-climbing, and they are based at Teifi Wharf on the river at Cardigan, contacts: 01239-612133 or cardiganbayactive.co.uk.
In South Pembrokeshire the Princes Trust-run Pembrokeshire Adventure Centre based at Cleddau Reach, Pembroke Dock, includes climbing among the many activities it provides for schools, colleges, youth groups, clubs and individuals from all parts of the UK. All profits from the centre are directly invested in tf-esteem and confidence. It is their proud boast that the adventure experience they offer young people could change their future for ever. Contacts: 01646-622013 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or princes-trust.org.uk/adventure. There are other places where it is possible to have a scramble over isolated rocks. The Plumstone near Hayscastle is one, The Lion Rock and Maidens Castle at Treffgarne, and Carningli near Newport are others, but don't go alone. The National Park Tourist Information Centres are: Oriel y Parc at St Davids, telephone 01437-720392 or email@example.com or www.orielyparc.co.uk. Newport TIC in Long Street, telephone 01239-820912 or email@example.com and Tenby TIC at South Parade, telephone 01834-845040 or email@example.com.
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"Clearly, we have to be more athletic next year." — Doc Rivers
Not true, Doc. You have to be more athletic the year after next.
Over the next 18 months, by the start of the 2012-13 season, Danny Ainge has to put together a frontline that fits the modern NBA. That means he has to completely recast his 2010-11 group, which was heavy on the aged and the tweener.
In their place, Ainge has to find youth, height, length and athleticism, along with some measure of toughness, and construct the kind of group that can compete with Chicago's Joakim Noah–Taj Gibson–Carlos Boozer–Omer Asik quartet (not to mention Luol Deng).
Looking west, Ainge must also know that the road to the title will soon run through Oklahoma City, and a frontline manned by Kevin Durant, Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka and Nick Collison.
It's no small task to put together a frontline that can compete with those groups. More than a little fortune will be required.
Not only that, next year feels like a distraction from this process.
Ainge is serving two masters here. On one hand, the big three will surely attack 2012 like it's their final shot at a title, even if many think the window is already closed. But Ainge has to honor them — and Doc Rivers — with a supporting cast that gives the C's a fighting shot against Chicago and Miami. On the other hand, I'd argue it's far more important for Boston to preserve 2012 cap room and a run at an elite player (which includes not just Chris Paul, Deron Williams and Dwight Howard, but any other stars available in trade before or after next summer) than it is to outbid some team for, say, Thaddeus Young.
This is where it may actually be useful that Boston is capped out for one more year and can't afford Young. It gives Ainge plausible deniability if he's already looking past next year's final hurrah and to the core of the next Celtics' era.
This summer, Ainge can load up on rotation players with one-year deals, maybe pick an energy big or two off the scrap heap, and failing some sort of 2012 trade deadline miracle where he snags a star, Ainge can sit back and watch as Boston whimpers its way out of the 2012 playoffs.
That may not be the most satisfying move, but it could be the right one.
One of Ainge's greatest strengths as a GM is his focus on the long term. I wouldn't be shocked at all if he was more unconcerned about next year than he'd ever let on in public. After all, Ainge was complicit in (or leading) the Celtics' efforts to tank their way into Durant or Greg Oden back in 2007. He headed the braintrust that targeted Kevin Garnett as early as 2003. He was the one who saw Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, etc. as assets as much as players to build around.
There is a huge opportunity with this frontline. Save for Paul Pierce at the SF, it could be all new a year from now. In a good way. But if Ainge weighs a final run by the big three too heavily and, for example, decides he needs Nenad Krstic for another four years, he could sabotage the Celtics' pursuit of a new franchise player.
So, because I know there's a defensible counterargument to my take, consider that your morning question. How do you weigh the need to compete next year with the desire to position the C's for a star acquisition in the years to come?


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CEA released the 2013 Sustainability Report, highlighting industry progress and leadership on green initiatives
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The Five Technology Trends to Watch, the Spirit of Innovation and dynamic keynotes from Adobe's Mark Randall and Yahoo Tech's David Pogue stood among top sessions during the Consumer Technology Association's (CTA)TM , formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, Innovate! Wrapping Tuesday in New York City, Innovate! connects the entire technology industry around the theme of fostering innovation in companies of all sizes. Full Release
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM , formerly the Consumer Electronics Association® , announced the winners of its fourth annual Innovation Entrepreneur Awards. The honorees included Hong Lip Yow, an entrepreneur whose motto for life and business is 'live with impact'; AcousticSheep, creators of a new 'sleep category' of headphones founded by a physician; Whistle Sports Network, a mobile-first network that embraces the idea that sports is everywhere; and Paper Battery Company, developers of a super capacitor-based energy storage and battery enhancement technology. Full Release
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