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Inflammation, know by the red, painful swelling that follows an injury, bug bite or other wound. Inflammation also exists in tissue far below the skin, this below-the-eye inflammation is the culprit that worsens most chronic diseases.
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DOWNTON ABBEY Casts New Love Interest for Lady Mary!
Weep no more for the recently-widowed Lady Mary! According to the UK Sun, the Downton Abbey resident will have a new love interest when the historic drama returns for a fourth season.
The character, named "Lord Anthony Gillingham" is described as 35 to 45 years old, "good looking, very charismatic," sporting a "perfect cut glass accent." He's "warm and charming, but also a strong man with morals." The casting notice also reveals that he'll be helping the family with their financial woes.
The newspaper also shared that the show has cast the role of musician Jack Ross, described as "male, 25-30. A musician (singer) at an exclusive club in the 20s. He's black and very handsome. A real man (not a boy) with charm and charisma." The casting notice adds that the actor should "ideally be able to sing brilliantly" and that overall he should be "very attractive" with "a certain wow factor." No other details on the role have been revealed as of now, but word is, the newest bachelor may have his sights set on Rose.
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Stabbing in Willow Glen
San Jose Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of Anthony Thompson in the 400 block of Willow Glen Way on Jan. 11 at 1:40 a.m.
This was the second homicide of 2014 in San Jose, and police ask anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit at 408.277.5283.
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Hello, the buttock implants are made of solid silicone and should be able to be seen by XRAY or CT scan. Thanks
X-Ray to show buttock implants or injections
Buttock implants would probably show up on an x-ray. The implants are made of a silicone rubber which is probably only slightly more radio-opaque than fat. On a side view, they would probably produce a distinctive shape. From the front view, the outline would also probably be visible if you looked closely.
Silicone injections would be similar, and could probably be seen if you looked closely. Fat injections would probably not be visible if the fat was injected into the fat of the buttock area, since the x-ray only shows the difference between radio-opacity of different substances.
However, implants or injections wouldn't be as visible as, say, a metal plate, and you might not see them if you casually looked at the x-ray. I haven't actually seen an x-ray with buttock implants, but I have seen where I had to point out the breast implants on a chest x-ray for someone else to notice them.
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TAMPA — A Tampa woman was killed by a drunken driver late Sunday night as she neared home at the Lake Carlton Arms apartment, officials said.
Gina Villegas, 42, was headed east on Van Dyke Road when a truck traveling westbound veered into her path, slamming into the front of her 2000 Chrysler van, according to Hillsborough County sheriff's officials.
A third car then rammed into the back of Villegas's van, reports say.
Deputies arrested the driver of the 2003 Nissan pickup truck, Albino Martinez, and charged him with DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI with property damage.
The accident occurred at 11:17 p.m., just moments from Villegas' home.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Court Fees
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday struck down three civil court filing fees state residents pay when they file lawsuits, ruling the fees are unconstitutional because they support non-court related activities.
In a 6-2 decision, the state's highest court ruled the fees helped pay for social welfare programs operated by the government's executive branch and that it was improper for the Legislature to require court clerks to collect them.
"The courts may not be a tax collector for the executive branch of government," the 21-page decision states.
The ruling is a victory for Oklahoma City attorney Jerry Fent, who challenged the fees' legality in a lawsuit alleging they amounted to an illegal tax on litigants and violated the open access to the courts and due process provisions of the state Constitution.
"I'm very satisfied, happy with the opinion," Fent said.
Aside from striking down the three fees, the ruling jeopardizes other civil court filing fees he did not challenge that also fund non-court related activities, Fent said.
The high court said the ruling will go into effect and the fees will no longer be collected once the time for seeking a rehearing has passed.
Fent challenged a $20 fee collected in adoption cases that supported voluntary adoption registries and a $10 fee that was deposited with a child abuse multidisciplinary account. A third $3 fee supported the Attorney General's Office's Victim Services Unit.
Fent said he had no problem with the programs the fees helped support but that the Legislature must find another way to pay for them.
"If those DHS subjects were that valid, then they need to fund it constitutionally," Fent said. "It appears the Legislature is going to have to fund these out of the general fund. And that could be a problem."
Last month, state officials certified a revenue estimate for next year that is $1.3 billion less than the current state budget and declared a revenue shortfall of more than $729 million due to the sluggish economy and low energy prices.
In a statement, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said funds generated by the court fee that goes to his office's Victim Services Unit are used statewide to provide services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
"These funds undoubtedly help overworked and understaffed shelters save lives," Edmondson said.
Edmondson said the shelters will be able to keep the money they already have collected.
"However, this will be small consolation when these already struggling organizations lose roughly $1 million in annual funding," he said. "This is on top of the state-imposed budget cuts that have already impacted their ability to serve Oklahomans in need."
In a three-page dissent, Justices Jim Winchester of Chickasha and John Reif of Skiatook said they would not have allowed the Supreme Court to assume original jurisdiction in the case.
Instead, they said the case should have been first litigated in district court where the affected agencies could present evidence on whether the fees are court-related, the justices said.


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Hope that the Roosevelt Administration will fail and that anti-Semitism will grow in America was expressed here today in Der Stuermer, newspaper edited by the notorious Julius Streicher, commander of the storm troops in Nuremberg and organizer of the April boycott against the Jews.
On the eve of the convention of the National Socialist Party, which opens this week in Nuremberg, the newspaper, which is expected to be distributed to over half a million delegates and guests, asserts that the Roosevelt Administration is too much influenced by the Jews. It predicts that the Republican Party will come to power at the next election in the United States.
"Then," asserts the paper, "America will have a nationalist movement which will make it impossible for Rabbi Wise to be the adviser of the American Government on foreign policy."
The paper charges that Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, honorary president of the American Jewish Congress; Bernard M. Baruch, outstanding financier and industrialist, and Henry Morgenthau, former Ambassador to Turkey and head of President Roosevelt's commission to the wheat stabilization conference, helped to make Jesse I. Straus American Ambassador to France because "the Jews hope that Straus may destroy Germany through Paris."
It further asserts that it had been proposed that Mr. Morgenthau be named as Ambassador to Germany.
Forgetting that German concerns are dismissing or have dismissed all their Jewish employees, the newspaper complains bitterly that Jewish employers in the United States are discharging their German workers. This alleged state of affairs, according to Der Stuermer, is provoking fury in American circles "at this violation of rights by one class of citizens against another."
The paper admits that the central American Jewish organizations have abstained from an open anti-Nazi boycott but explains that this is because "American Jews feel if too much publicity is given to German anti-Semitism, it will inspire anti-Semitism also in America which the Jews have good reason to fear."
The long diatribe concludes with what is a revelation to the German public—that there had been a split in the Nazi ranks in New York, and that the Nazi leader, Paul Manger, had been the victim of intrigues, had lost his job and had been evicted from his home for inability to pay his rent.


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Early diagnosis and treatment are beneficial to the treatment effect. Experts from Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou remind that once symptoms of nasopharyngeal cancer appear, one should go to regular medical institution for examination timely.
Diagnosis methods of nasopharyngeal cancer
1. Nasopharyngoscopy
Nasopharyngoscopy is one of the most important nasopharyngeal cancer diagnosis methods. It is simple and reliable. The endoscope is inserted into the patient's nasopharynx and throat through his nasal cavity to check whether there is abnormal lesion in the mucosa of nasopharynx and throat.
2. X-ray examination
X-ray examinations, among which nasopharynx lateral projection and skull base radiography are the most common ones, can reveal the coverage of the cancer and the destruction of the skull base. It is useful in determining the stage and treatment plan of nasopharyngeal cancer.
3. RNI (Radioactive nuclide imaging of bone)
Radioactive nuclide bone imaging is a harmless and sensitive diagnosis method. It is usually recognized that in bone metastasis diagnosis, the incidence of positive result by bone scan is 30% higher than that by X-ray radiography. Moreover, bone scan can detect the lesion 3-6 months earlier than X-ray do.
4. CT examination
CT examination can reveal the location of the tumor in the nasal cavity, find out whether the lumen is deformed and symmetrical and whether the pharyngeal recess has become shallow or disappeared. What is more, it can also show the invasion outside the nasopharyngeal cavity, for example, metastasis to nasal cavity, oral pharynx, parapharyngeal space, infratemporal fossa, carotid sheath, pterygopalatine fossa, maxillary sinus, ethmoid sinus, eye sockets, intracranial cavernous sinus, posterior pharynx and lymph nodes of the neck.
5. B-ultrasound examination
B-ultrasound examination is widely used in nasopharyngeal cancer diagnosis and treatment. It is simple, convenient and harmless. Besides checking nasopharyngeal cancer metastasis to lymph nodes of the neck, it is also used in checking liver and retroperitoneal lymph node to see whether there are metastases to these parts.
6. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
MRI can clearly reveal skull layers, sulcus, gyrus, grey matter, white matter, brain ventricle, cerebrospinal fluid duct and blood vessel, etc. It can precisely reveal the tumor boundary and help determine whether there is injury in the hind brain after radiotherapy.
7. Serodiagnosis
As the EB virus antibody level of nasopharyngeal cancer patients is obviously different from that of other malignant cancer patients and healthy people, serodiagnosis can be used as an assistant method to diagnose nasopharyngeal cancer.
8. Pathology diagnosis
Pathology diagnosis is the basis of nasopharyngeal cancer diagnosis. Ways to extract the nasopharyngeal cancer living tissues include:
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B. Extract from the nasopharynx
C. Fine needle aspiration from the nasopharynx
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Asthma Expenditures in the United States Comparing 2004 to 2006 and 1996 to 1998
Increased expenditures in US asthma are driven by increased medication spending that are not offset by decreases in emergency department and hospital spending.
Published Online
: September 19, 2012
Matthew A. Rank, MD; Juliette T. Liesinger, BA; Jeanette Y. Ziegenfuss, PhD; Megan E. Branda, MS; Kaiser G. Lim, MD; Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc; James T. Li, MD, PhD; and Nilay D. Shah, PhD
To describe how the types of healthcare expenditures for patients with asthma have changed over the past decade.
Study Design:
Cross-sectional comparison between individuals from 1996 to 1998 and 2004 to 2006.
Expenditures among US individuals (aged 5 to 56 years) with asthma were compared using the 1996 to 1998 and the 2004 to 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys. Direct expenditures (medications, inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services) and changes in productivity (missed school and work days) were compared over this time frame. The adjusted analyses controlled for age, education level, race/ethnicity, gender, poverty, region, metropolitan statistical area, self-reported health, and Charlson Comorbidity Index.
Mean annual per capita healthcare expenditures increased between 1996 to 1998 and 2004 to 2006 ($3802 vs $5322 inflated to 2010 US dollars,
<.0001). Annual medication expenditures doubled from $974 to $2010 per person (
<.0001) and outpatient visit expenditures increased from $861 to $1174 (
<.0001) while hospitalization and emergency department (ED) visit expenditures were similar over the same time period. Missed school and work days decreased between the 2 periods (9.23 days in 1996-1998 vs 6.39 days in 2004-2006,
= .001).
An increase in total direct expenditures in individuals with asthma was largely driven by an increase in spending on medications comparing 2004 to 2006 and 1996 to 1998 data. However, this increase was not offset by lower spending on hospitalization and ED visits.
(Am J Manag Care. 2012;18(9):499-504)
Understanding how the types of healthcare expenditures for patients with asthma have changed over the past decade is helpful for managed care organizations planning programs to care for populations of patients with asthma.
Total healthcare expenditures in individuals with asthma have increased over the past decade.
Expenditure increases in individuals with asthma are driven primarily by increasing medication expenditures.
Increased spending on asthma medications was not offset by decreased emergency department and hospital spending, which both remained stable.
Asthma has a significant economic impact in the United States, accounting for $56 billion in total healthcare costs in 2007.
While asthma is associated with significant spending, the distribution of asthma expenditures has changed over the last 3 decades. In the 1990s, services gradually shifted away from inpatient to outpatient services and medication management in comparison with the previous decade.
In 1987, only 10% of individuals with asthma were considered chronic medication users and hospital services accounted for the largest share of healthcare expenditures associated with asthma.
In the years between 1985 and 1994, total asthma expenditures increased by 54% (direct increased by 20%), inpatient services decreased by 15%, medication increased by 10%, and total expenditure per asthma patient declined by 3%.
Asthma expenditures since 1994 have been reported,
but there have been no evaluations of expenditure distribution for a time period when the management of
asthma changed drastically and medication expenditures for asthma also increased rapidly.
While recent studies have compared the 1990s with the 2000s (a time period in which asthma medication prescribing changed significantly), these studies did not look into the specific changes in medication-related expenditures.
Several favorable asthma trends emerged from the 1990s to 2000s, including a decreasing asthma mortality rate, a stable asthma exacerbation rate, and what appears to be a stable asthma prevalence rate (although not in all countries).
Many factors, including the dissemination of evidence-based asthma guidelines, may be responsible for these positive trends. The changes in expenditures in individuals with asthma, however, have not been described in sufficient detail for this key time period in asthma management. Specifically, the goal of this study was to determine if asthma medication expenditures have changed over this time period and if expenditures for other services (total, inpatient, emergency department [ED] visits, and missed work/school days) have changed for patients with asthma. We hypothesized that recommendations from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) in 1991, with updates in 1997 and 2002, may have impacted the distribution of asthma expenditures such that the spending for asthma medications would have increased while being offset by decreases in hospital and ED spending due to better asthma management. Specifically, we examined differences in expenditures from 2 time periods (1996-1998 and 2004-2006) to gain a better understanding of the changing trends in patients with asthma.
Study Sample
This was a cross-sectional study using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data from 1996 to 1998 and 2004 to 2006. The MEPS is composed of a collection of large-scale surveys which are gathered into 2 main components: the Household Component and the Insurance Component. For the purposes of our study, only the Household Component, which is administered to both an individual of the selected household and their medical providers, was used. The MEPS Household Component is designed to be nationally representative of the US civilian, noninstitutionalized population and collects information about each respondent's demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health status, medical care use, medical care expenditures, and health insurance coverage.
The MEPS utilizes an overlapping panel design, in which the sample in any given year is followed for a total of 2 calendar years. The survey consists of 5 in-person interviews over 30 months to yield annual use and expenditures for 2 calendar years. Our study utilized the following data files: fullyear consolidated data, medical conditions, prescribed medications, hospital inpatient stays, ED visits, outpatient visits, and office-based medical provider visits. Within the various data files, MEPS collects key healthcare utilization measures for asthma, including ED visits, hospitalizations, outpatient visits, and asthma medication use based on pharmacy dispensing. The MEPS did not collect data on missed work and school days in 1997 to 1998, and therefore, we reported only data from 1996 and 2004 to 2006.
Participants and Definitions
Individuals were identified as having asthma if they had a clinical classification system (CCS) code for asthma (128) as the primary or any secondary diagnosis from the outpatient visits file, office-based medical provider visits file, ED visits file, or hospital inpatient stays file. Individuals aged 5 to 56 years were identified and used for the
primary analysis to limit diagnostic misclassification more common in older and younger age groups. Since an individual could have more than 1 type of insurance coverage throughout the course of a year, a full year measure of insurance coverage was utilized. Insurance groups were defined hierarchically as follows: (1) if an individual ever had Medicaid they were coded as Medicaid; (2) if an individual ever had Medicare they were coded as Medicare; (3) if an individual ever had private insurance (employer-sponsored insurance or direct purchase) they were coded as private; (4) if an individual indicated that they did not have any type of coverage at any point in the entire year, then they were coded as uninsured.
Asthma expenditures considered for this analysis included direct expenditures from inpatient visits, ED visits, outpatient visits, and medications, as well as an estimate of productivity based on missed school and work days. Previous asthma cost studies have suggested that missed work and school represents the largest indirect expenditure associated with asthma.
Total missed work/school days were calculated by combining the work and school days missed for all individuals with reported values. We estimated the productivity loss into a cost by assuming a US median income of $60,088 (www.census.gov 2009 data) and that missing a day of work would mean a loss of $267 per day. Missed school days were assumed to result in a missed work day for a parent when estimating productivity loss costs. Nonmedical costs such as missed time to attend appointments or cost of transportation to and from appointments were not considered separately. We were also unable to measure decreased productivity while at work or school due to asthma. The costs associated with asthma mortality were also not included in this study. Expenditures were expressed in 2010 US dollars using the gross domestic product deflator. The Mayo Clinic Foundation institutional review board reviewed the study proposal and determined a full review unnecessary as only de-identified data were used.
Statistical Analysis
Three-year averages for 1996 to 1998 and 2004 to 2006 are reported in order to include a large enough sample to produce stable estimates. The only exception was missed work/school days in the earlier time period, for which only 1996 data were available. Demographic data were reported as percent of the population. Differences between the 1996 to 1998 and 2004 to 2006 individuals were analyzed using the Wald χ
test. All reported summary statistics apply the survey weights as recommended by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to account for the complex survey design of the MEPS. Generalized linear models were estimated for all the cost models. These models assumed a gamma distribution and log link based on the modified Park test, as suggested by Manning and Mullahy.
Total missed work/school days were modeled using a negative binomial specification. A sensitivityanalysis was conducted within patients that had missing days for school and for those missing days from work. These findings are reported along with the total days missed. The models controlled for sex, age group (5-17, 18-34, 35-44, 45-56 years), poverty level (below federal poverty level [FPL], 100% to 199% of FPL, 200% to 399% of FPL, 400% or more of FPL), educational attainment (elementary grades 1-8, some high school grades 9-11, high school graduate, some college, college/post graduate), Census region (northeast, midwest, south, west), urban versus rural, self-reported health (excellent, very good, or good vs fair or poor), time (1996-1998 vs 2004-2006), and Charlson Comorbidity Index (insurance variable was highly colinear with poverty and therefore not included). The days-missed model was not adjusted for self-reported health; this is due to a lack of patients that had self-reported health in the earlier time period (1996). In order to isolate the impact of time on the outcomes of interest, we calculated recycled predictions, also known as predictive margins, a method that took into account the complex survey data.
Recycled predictions were utilized to estimate the outcomes (cost and days missed) by setting first all patients to the time period of 1996 to 1998 and then setting all patients to the time period of 2004 to 2006. The predictions were also compared by time within race. Point estimates were calculated for the 1996 to 1998 and 2004 to 2006 time points with 95% confidence intervals for both along with the
value associated with the time parameter estimate. The statistical analysis was performed using SAS version 9.2 (SAS Institute Inc, Cary, North Carolina) and StataSE version 11 (College Station, Texas).
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Insurance company claims, or losses, as a percentage of premiums paid were 50.68 percent for coastal
When tornadoes that hit inland policyholders in 2011 were removed from the equation, losses averaged 55.25 percent of premiums paid for
"It's been an eye opener,"
less expensive than the rest of the state."
Clarity Act yields numbers
The group is working on a
HHII already managed to push through the
A similar bill has failed to gain traction in
Angell believes
Crunching numbers
HHII has crunched the numbers in various ways. For example, insurance figures show claims from Hurricane Ivan cost the industry more as a percentage of premiums in five upland counties than they did in
"We really wanted to skewer the (
Virden said it's up to consumers to demand equitable distribution of premiums, along with a
HHII members believe people are under the impression hurricane losses are higher than other claims partly because of all the hurricane coverage on the Weather Channel. But hail, tornadoes and other calamities can be equally or more devastating, they said, as
HHII has so far gathered partners in four states --
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This guide describes how to secure voice traffic with Cisco IOS SSL VPN and improve productivity for SOHO users and enterprise Teleworkers.
Purpose and Scope
• You can use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-enabled Web browser to securely establish an SSL tunnel back to the corporate office. This allows secure access to corporate servers from any PC, even if the PC is not a corporate asset.
• Cisco Unified CallManager or Cisco Unified CallManager Express can be easily deployed on voice-enabled routers, including Cisco 1700, 2600XM, 2800, 3700, and 3800 Series routers and Cisco 1861 routers, to provide call-processing capability while providing data connectivity, to a small or medium-sized office or branch.
• A convenient solution that offers secure voice and data to home offices and "road warriors." The VPN will allow VoIP to pass through a firewall, which has been difficult without VPNs. User will have access to advanced applications, as though they were in the main office.
• Simplified user experience. Voice security is transparent to end users.
• Ideal for securing the increasing number of data applications within a unified communications infrastructure, such as presence, SMS, and integrated messaging.
• Centralized voice services with simplified billing (end users don't have to submit expenses, and you can easily track the calls they make).
• Call savings (assuming the organization has a better call plan for each individual user).
• Cost-effective access to end-user services. Users can check voicemail or have calls routed to a home IP phone or soft phone.
• Controlled Internet access with centralized or remote URL filtering.
• Reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). Voice, SSL VPN, and routing can be deployed on the same device.
• Greater scalability with VPN architecture. One tunnel provides protection for multiple applications, including data and voice.
Platforms and Images
Application Scenarios1
Scenario A: Road Warrior at Hotel
Figure 1. Road Warrior at Hotel
Scenario B: Teleworker at Home
Figure 2. Teleworker at Home
Scenario C: VPN Mobility
Figure 3. Roaming Without Re-authentication


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Wayne Telford has emerged from months of physical and psychological uncertainty both rehabilitated and rejuvenated - thanks to early steps along a path which started with an internet appeal for help.
One year ago the Portadown-born golfer was putting his energy into a second season on the professional circuit. What started out as neck and back pain, initially considered the wear and tear expected from an enhanced schedule, ended in surgery to repair severe herniated disc damage.
Wayne at one stage turned to the internet for answers to help ease fears he was facing a nightmare end to his fledgling dream career. He credits the day his Facebook page flashed with a post from Deanna Zenger as a turning point personally and professionally.
Deanna, the founder of the Association Of Golf Fitness Professionals, has spent the past few weeks based at Edenmore to push forward Wayne's return from injury with one-on-one work designed to strengthen body and mind.
"Working with Deanna has been like flicking a switch and there is just total trust between us," said Wayne. "I had a lot of uncertainty regarding my future during the back and neck trouble but now cannot wait to get back out on the course.
"I have medical exemption from the PGA for this season's EuroPro Tour but hope to take part in something as soon as possible to test my recovery."
Her methods include the use of pilates to increase stability and flexibility, alongside a knowledge of golf bio-mechanics to strip down Wayne's swing technique. Her goal is, in Deanna's words, "to make Wayne into a true champion".
Facebook conversations leading to daily Skype sessions helped bridge the gap between Portadown and Ontario but Deanna's commitment to completing Wayne's recovery ultimately called for her to visit from Canada. A trip to Deanna's base - with full privileges - at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, the home of the PGA in South Africa, is now considered the next step in a rebuilding programme with the sole goal of helping Wayne maximise his potential in the sport.
"Working with Deanna has been extremely hard but also amazing, getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning and working over 18-hour days," said Wayne. "The pilates work helps with flexibility, core strength, mobility, alignment and balance so is actually perfect for golf.
"I want everything done yesterday but also now know just how severe my injury was and having to manage two fused vertebrae is obviously a key part of our work.
"I am going on Deanna's guidance and do not want to put a timeline on anything but have my full Tour card for the whole season."
Deanna's global connections in the golf world lead to work with some of the sport's biggest names but she considers this partnership something unique.
"Traditionally, my role is to jump in and work with a golfer's team to help give them the tools to aid the player, then I jump out," said Deanna. "I don't take everyone so this is fairly rare but it only works because Wayne has utter trust in my work.
"I am essentially dangling him over a cliff emotionally and physically as the neck handles everything and he could lose the power in his arms if the work is not done appropriately.
"Luckily, I have access to a level of expertise in the medical community, along with the science aspect, that allows us to take the correct steps towards managing those muscles and nerves.
"A golfer's swing comes from his body and I look at the physical movement and can tell what type of injuries that player will face.
"It is a combination of knowing about a golf swing, anatomy, injury and then how to fix it all.
"So much science now goes into swing efficiency but the body is not made up of mechanical parts and something as common as sitting in the car too long can throw it off.
"It is about knowing how your body is supposed to be at certain points of the swing to help the muscles fire properly with the correct bone alignment.
"Bringing back a player from injury is staggeringly difficult and in South Africa we will be managing him on a course, which is a whole new world at this point.
"We want Wayne to have total confidence in his body to do whatever his mind tells it and not to think but just back up the command.
"Wayne now has a team around him, in terms of coaching, medical advice and fitting, to go along with his laser-like focus.
"We will be with Wayne over everything to help this evolve into something special."
Wayne is confident access to Deanna's highly-rated network can help him turn ambition into reality.
"I feel I have had the wrong stuff in my bag for so long, in every way possible," he said. "Now everything should be so much easier and I am buzzing to get back out on the course.
"Over the first season or so on the Tour I was doing everything myself, from booking travel and accommodation to organising sponsorship support.
"I spent too much time wondering what the other players were thinking of me but the positivity from Deanna and the team now makes me believe I can go out and operate at a top level."


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Micheal Kim, owner of the Gourmet Cup coffee shop in Sevenoaks Shopping Centre, is presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship by Wendy Neufeld.
The Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui has presented Michael Kim, owner of the Gourmet Cup coffee shop in Sevenoaks Shopping Centre with a Paul Harris Fellowship for his many years of support of the club and their annual wine festival.
The Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui have a long tradition of honoring deserving Abbotsford citizens with Paul Harris Fellowships including Councillor Patricia Ross, W.J. Mouat Football Coach Dennis Kelly, Mary Boonstra, John Vissers, Laurie Shopl, Herman Driediger and Colette Squires.
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Picture: Rick Ross, Bobby V, DJ Khaled Soul Train Awards held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. Atlanta, Georga - 10.11.10
An associate of hip-hop star Rick Ross has been shot and killed in his Miami, Florida home after robbers invaded a Christmas party and opened fire.
Raymond Adderly, an aspiring rapper, was celebrating the holidays with his wife and three children on Tuesday (14Dec10) when a group of men stormed into the house and murdered him in front of his family.
The violent crime has left city residents stunned and Adderly's brother-in-law, Gentry Chambers, admits he is heartbroken, reports AllHipHop.com.
He says, "We're in shock. It's awful. It's awful my nephews and sister have to go through this during the holidays."
Police have launched an investigation into the tragic incident, although cops had yet to name any suspects as WENN went to press.
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Payday loan pretender comes clean
You can always count on the Problem Solvers to warn you about different scams, but this time you're hearing it from one of the scammers.
He says he felt guilty after seeing news reports of people losing all their money to the kind of pay day loan scams he was running from India. He agreed to a Skype interview with our sister station in upstate New York.
Scammers are working the phones right now. Their only goal is to trick you out of as much money as possible. A self-proclaimed "former scammer" says that's what he did all the way from Ahmedabad, India. We'll call him Nadir.
"I just feel that it's wrong. I don't want to do this,", Nadir said, explaining his reason for agreeing to the interview.
He asked that his true identity be protected saying he fears for his safety.
According to Nadir, the scam starts with consumers in America who go online looking for money. A simple search with the key words "pay day loans" produces a number of websites that promise to connect you with a lender. The sites are lead generators. The people running the websites collect and sell all the personal information you provide -- in some cases to anyone who'll pay.
Nadir says he and the people he worked for paid about 20 cents per lead without having to provide any proof that they were a legitimate loan business.
"Nothing. Nothing," said Nadir. "They just need money to their account. Once it's there, they will forward me the leads. That's it."
Once the scammers get information about people who need loans, they pounce. First, a phone call offering the consumer money, then an explanation of their options.
"They said I could have anything from $2,000 to $10,000 and I said $6,000," one unsuspecting victim told our Sinclair sister station in Albany, New York.
But before you can get the loan you have to prove you can pay back the money. The scammers instruct you to buy a pre-loaded debit card and give them the number on the back. Nadir acknowledges the goal of the scam is to repeat the debit card routine as often as they can, with no intention of ever giving you a loan.
"Yes, once they have given us the money and the money is out of the card, we will give excuses that, 'Now your credit score is low, just get another Green Dot card for $200 and it will be solved.' Once they get it, another problem will be created, and it will go on," he said.
The scammers use your personal information to hack your bank account and steal your identity. Remember, the information they purchase from the website lead generators includes names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, bank account numbers, routing numbers, email addresses and even IP addresses.
While Nadir insists he has stopped scamming people, hundreds of others are still carrying out the scam from 7 thousand miles away. And they're raking in millions of dollars. According to Nadir, he was bringing in $20,000 - $30,000 a month for his bosses- for that one operation alone.
Bottom line: Stay away from all loan offers online, unless they're with an established, reputable bank or lending institution that is licensed with the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions. And never, ever deal with anyone who wants you to send money or debit card information as a condition of getting anything.


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Carlos Leon was spotted strolling in Soho with his daughter Lourdes 'Lola' Maria Ciccone Leon, who turns 13 next month, and his girlfriend on Monday (September 7). Mom is Material Girl Madonna.
Last year, Carlos commented on his beautiful daughter and her potential to make it in the business: "I speak to her every day. She is very talented, she gets that from her mum. She has had advantages I never had. But it is up to her to take it to a new level in singing or acting."


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Super Bowl blogging under pressure
Published: January 30th, 2009 | Tags: Jim Kelly, radio row, snoop dogg
It's Friday of Super Bowl week. Radio Row is packed, the Tampa skies are back to being blue and the game is just two days away.
Things are good.
For all of you blog readers (there should be a specific term for this) who skirt work duties to see what's going on in Tampa, I sympathize. I'm blogging in front of my bosses' boss — well, at least someone way, way up the ladder — and it's a tricky situation under her watchful eye. It must be just like trying to read this blog under your bosses' eye. So, what I'm saying here is, we're in the same boat. On both ends of this blog. I'm blogging under pressure.
Said boss came to "see the magic happen" and, quite frankly, was disappointed.
"Hold out," I said.
If you stay on Radio Row long enough, something will happen.
- Early reports are that Snoop Dogg is in the building. It's now officially Super Bowl week. I want to see a Scott Hanson and Snoop Dogg interview. I want it now. I've seen Snoop six times in concert, although one was an accident. True story.
- This should have been blogged about a couple of days ago, I guess, but Kyle Brandt from Real World: Chicago works in some capacity for FOX Radio and/or The Jim Rome Show.
- Former Bills QB Jim Kelly is on The Row. Brandon Marshall of the Broncos was here, but has exited. Justin Tuck of the New York Giants is here, sporting 3-D glasses on his dome, and his small gaggle.


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Wonder Why Always A Bridesmaid.
With the big wedding on Friday, many of us have been thinking about our weddings and that big day. Was it difficult to choose your wedding party? With luck, the ones we chose looked good in pictures, since we will have them forever. For generations to come, people will ask "who is that"…..with that in mind, take a look at these wonderful bridesmaids.


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I have a few of both rifles. My mausers feel more ballanced and fit my shoulder better but the most accurate out of the group is my M44 which was counterbored. The 91/30's that I have seem to be more accurate than the mausers, even my M24/47 with a brand new barrel. I also like the 7.62 round better since it seems to be more accurate farther out. I like the fact that I can drop a round into the Mosin Nagant chamber and close the bolt, and I can cycle the Mosin bolt faster because it has such of a short handle on it. I'll have to go with the Mosin Nagant M44 since I just love the way it looks and shoots, it sounds awesome and throws out a huge fireball. It's a little front heavy with the permanently attached bayonet but it just looks great.
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As a kid, you looked forward to spring break each year–but as a parent, it's probably something you've come to dread. Of course you love your children, but entertaining them for hours on end every day requires a lot of time and energy! And there are only so many times you can remind them not to run around the apartment.
Fortunately, there are tons of activities for kids out there that will keep your little rascals busy and stretch their imaginations. To maintain your sanity, test out these seven spring break ideas to keep kids busy:
1. Have a Dance-Off
To help your kids get their wiggles out (and express themselves, to boot), turn on some music and have a dance-off! Or, if a dance battle sounds a little too structured, allow them to dance around freely–and don't be afraid to join in on the fun! Even moms and dads go a little stir crazy sometimes.
2. Plan a Scavenger Hunt
You can plan an adventurous scavenger hunt for your kids by creating a list of things they have to find or challenges they need to complete. For example, your scavenger hunt checklist could include "run around the block" or "find a red house." Once they've found everything on the list, reward your kids with their favorite snack.
3. Go to a Children's Museum
Heading to a museum may sound like one of the worst spring break ideas on the planet (whose kids can be quiet for hours on end?), but going to a children's museum is another thing entirely. Here your kids can run around and act like the adorable little animals they are while learning at the same time. Everyone wins!
4. Have a Family Game Night
Another way to keep your kids busy (and have some fun of your own) is to plan a family game night. Pop a pizza in the oven, break out some board games and enjoy some TV-free bonding time. To minimize arguments, allow each child to pick out a game that the whole family will play.
[How to Throw a Game Night Party]
5. Cook Crazy Concoctions
The kitchen is a great place for your kids to experiment and explore their creativity! If your kids are older, allow them to help you make dinner. However, if you still have little munchkins, try making ants on a log together! This healthy treat is made with celery, peanut butter and raisins.
6. Go to the Library
If you're just dying to get out of your apartment, take your children on a trip to the library. Allow them each to choose a book or two and take it home with them. Then, designate some quiet time every day so they can finish reading their library books before spring break ends.
7. Volunteer
Doing good deeds is the perfect way to keep kids busy over spring break. Carve out some time for you and your children to volunteer at a soup kitchen, visit a nursing home or pick up trash around your community.
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Remember a famous singer that wore a dress made out of meat? Well, this jaw dropping dress was made in its entirety out of balloons. It took the balloon artist 12 hours to complete. The cost is somewhere between $1,000 to $2,000 depending on how elaborate you want yours to be. Again, those were indeed balloons of various sizes and shapes tied and/or woven together... You better get your camera ready.
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The movie starts with Sharon Stone's character Leah Tilson getting out of bed on a busy new york morning at 4:30 a.m. Her husband Cooper played by Dennis Quaid who's still sleeping reminds her to reset the alarm. Next shes on an airplane all dressed like an executive talking business with her boss. He tells her he'll give her a promotion if she spends night with him. Cooper awakens startled as he's overslept, and rushes for the kids to get ready for school. There is a teenage daughter named kristin played by the girl from Panic Room and a boy named Ryan who is around 8 years old. They are dressed in uniforms and are worried about being late. On the way to school, they are in a traffic jam when Coopers cell phone rings and its his Leah. Things are very hectic with horns blasting from the cars behind them and the kids are fighting while Coopers trying to talk on the phone. The kids decide to just walk to school when the Ryan runs into the street and gets hit by the SUV behind them that was honking and swerved around them. Later that evening Leah returned home and was comforted that their son was okay and they made a decision to get out of the city.
The family is driving down a dusty road in their SUV and stop at a country gas station. A provocatively dressed Ruby played by Julliette Lewis comes out and refills the tank. Cooper gets out to walk around and eyes ruby a little bit. The kids all ask questions about how many houses they have to look at. Ruby asks where they're from and where they are going, they say they are looking for Cold Creek manor and did she know where its at. Ruby looks a little puzzled and worried and says down the road about 1 mile. When they get to the house its all boarded and locked up but they find a way i the property and take a look around for curiosity.
The house is huge! Its an old brick mansion with overgrown shrubs and trees and a broken down pool filled with old rainwater. They find a way inside the house and look around. Everything from the previous owners has been left behind, beds unmade and dishes in the sink. There are also lots of family photos and books and some weird tools in cabinets. They are startled in their snooping by the local sheriff. The Tilsons apologize and they are on their way, the sheriff commented she didn't know the house was on the market. The Tilson family buy the place.
Next we see the family is moving in and rummaging through the things they want to keep and the things they don't. Obviously they bought the place with all the contents. There are pawnbrokers outside with them offering prices for the furniture and etc. Cooper has started a collection of the things he's found, such as old newspaper clippings about the house, the people who lived there and the properties history. He's a documentary filmmaker and has a very high tech macintosh computer to do all his movie editing and etc. He makes copies of everything digitally. He also found some photos of a young boy and a teenage daughter and woman. There is also pictures of the woman topless. He hides these from Leah. Ryan finds the boys room who used to live there and looks around. he finds a camouflaged hat in the closet and a silk baseball style coat with the name Grady on it. he puts both on. He also finds the boys construction paper book with a scary poem that says something like, "Hammerhead will bash in your face and throw you down devils throat" Thats written in kids handwriting. Ryan reads it over and over. The Tilsons later go to the local diner for lunch where Ruby is waiting on the family. There, they befriend the owners of the diner/bar named the Pinski's who have a daughter the same age as Kristen who loves horses.
As the family is settling in, they give Kristin a pony for her birthday and she is very happy. All seem to be doing well. Until Ryan sees a stranger snooping around Coopers den looking at all the clippings on the wall and messing with the computer. Ryan runs and tells his dad that there's a weird man looking through his things. Cooper runs in and we meet Dale Massie who explains that he used to live there and this was his house until his wife and kids left him and he was bankrupt. Dale is scummy looking and wears a truckers hat and is unshaven and dirty. Dale eats dinner with the Tilsons, he's very loud and noisy and burps, the Tilsons are disgusted. Dale says he doesn't want anything, but help. He just got released from prison and is looking to better himself and would appreciate a job, and maybe he could start on getting the pool working again, as it used to be a beautiful pool. They reluctantly agree. Kristin comments Dale creeps her out. We then see that Dale has a sexual relationship with Ruby and he is rough with her.
Within a few days they are working on the pool and Dale needs some money for parts, he goes into the den and asks Cooper for money. Cooper asks him about the weird looking tools in the cabinet and Dale tells him they are used for hitting the sheep on the head and killing them. Cooper says there is one missing, and Dale agrees that there is, he also sees that Cooper has found the nude photos and he's not pleased, but walks away. The pool is all fixed up now and the kids are out swimming. Dale is constantly walking around with his shirt off and is very muscular, tanned and sweaty. He watches from behind the bushes as Leah and the kids are swimming. Later on we hear the kids screaming and Cooper running to the pool and he finds Dale has caught a snake that slithered in. The kids think its cool that he's not afraid as Cooper flinches when Dale shows it to him.
Cooper sees the sheriff and asks why Dale was in jail and what happened to Dale's dad. She says Dale ran some people off the road and was convicted of manslaughter 3 years ago and that his dad lives in a nursing home. We see that Ruby is with the Sheriff and calls her "sis". Ruby also says that Dales dad was an asshole and deserved to die. Cooper goes to the nursing home and tells the nurse that he's there making a documentary of Cold Creek Manor. We meet Theodore Massie, Dales father who is talking in his sleep. He is very old & frail with a thick white beard and obviously demented. While talking in his sleep he says, "Dale, go fix the gate you good for nothin rotten little bastard!" Cooper tells him to wake up and that he's not Dale. Cooper explains who is and that he wants to ask a few questions. The old man wakes up and tells him that Cold Creek Manor used to have 20,000 sheep until hoof and mouth disease wiped them all out. He also tells Cooper that Dale didn't have the guts to kill the sheep and he was weak and that he was weak because his mother was a whore and that because of him the wife and kids were all gone. Then he started to get angry and Cooper left, the whole time, all of this was being videotaped. The nurse then told the old man that the man bought his house and the old man was shocked by the news. At the house the kids take the pony for a ride and play hide and seek. Ryan is constantly repeating the same creepy poem he read in the book and starts acting and dressing more and more like the boy we saw in the photos. Kristin hides in the woods and finds a piece of wood on the ground with the word "EVIL" carved out. She gets scared and runs out of the woods with Ryan.
The next morning, everything is normal. The family wakes up and goes about their business, but the house is filled with snakes. All different species all over the house, under beds and in the closets, even on the ceilings. No one notices at first, but the dad gets bit by one and everyone freaks out.
They run to the roof screaming and we see Dale drives up in his pick-up. He helps remove the snakes and assures them, they are all out. All of the Family except Cooper is grateful to Dale, and Cooper obviously doesn't trust him. The family is inside having lunch when we see Dale talking to some of the other hired help outside. He looks pissed and comes in and tells Cooper, that a real man would have fired him face to face. That night, Dale goes to Pinski's to buy milk and sees Dale and Ruby inside. The owner tells him that it would be a good idea if Cooper bought everyone a round of drinks to save face. He reluctantly agrees and a very drunk Ruby comes up to him and orders 4 shots and they do them together. Dales in the back playing pool eyeing Cooper. Ruby whispers in Cooper ear and tells him not to fuck with Dale because he's a bad motherfucker, then licks his ear. Then Dale comes up to Cooper and they do a shot together. Cooper tells him he knows he put the snakes in the house, Dale denies it but tells him to get the fuck out of his house. Cooper yells at dale and tells him if he ever messes with his house or threatens his family, that he will kill him. The Sheriff is in the store and hears this. Dale sees her and asks if she heard the threat. Dale goes back to playing pool and him and Ruby get into an fight and he punches her in the face. Cooper runs over to help and they get into a fight. The Sheriff runs over and pulls her gun out on Dale as Ruby tells her to relax, nothing happened as her nose is bleeding. Dale leaves, then Cooper leaves. Cooper is now drunk and is driving home on a dirt road. Dale starts his pick-up behind him and is chasing him down the road, along the way something jumps out in front of Coopers SUV and he hits it. he stops and sees a family of deer.
He continues home and Dale stops following. when he wakes up, the family sees the SUV is all dented and bloody and Cooper explains about the deer.
Then Kristin screams that something is in the pool. They all run and see that her pony is floating in the pool and its filled with blood. Kristin freaks out and thinks her drunk dad ran over her horse. Cooper calms her down and the family agrees that Dale is the one who did it. In town, Dale runs into his dads nurse and he asks how his dad is. The nurse says he's fine, but not happy knowing that someone else bought the house, Dale freaks out knowing that Cooper went to see his dad. Dale makes a visit to the nursing home. His dad asks if he fixed the gate and Dale says yes. The dad calls him a worthless liar and son of a whore. The dad says that Dale lost the family house because he's garbage and that he couldn't even keep his wife and the kids. he says that Dale couldn't even have his won kids because he was such a failure. Dale starts crying and asks him to stop, but the old man keeps going on. Dale gets a washcloth and suffocates his dad while he says through clenched teeth that his wife was whore and fucked everyone in town and he had to kill them.
The family goes to dinner at the Pinskis and Dale walks in and interrupts them to start a fight. He tells all the locals in the diner that the Tilsons stole his property and etc. He then tells Cooper he wants his house back or else! The family is freaked out when Ruby comes up and tells Leah that Cooper hit on her and she wants to start a fight with Leah. Dale says he doesn't have beef with the wife or kids, just Cooper. On the way out, Ryan yells at Dale the scary poem from the book, "Hammerhead will bash your skull and send you to devils throat!" dale is stunned and taken aback and stops his threatening. Cooper decides the kids have to leave to be safe and go back to the city and why did Leah agree to come to the country anyway. She admits that her boss wanted to sleep with her. She would have done it too, but Ryan almost got run over. The kids and wife leave. as he's seeing them out in the driveway he finds a plastic blue thing. he picks it up and investigates it. Its a retainer from the teenage girl who used to live there and there is also 4 or 5 teeth in it. He comes to the conclusion that Dales wife and kids didn't leave him, but that they were murdered. He finds some maps of the property and goes on a search. In the woods he finds an old rusted car and takes the license plates. He brings all his clues including the tape of Theodore Massie saying that Dale made the kids go away to the Sheriff. She takes everything he's said and given her to heart but admits that although dale is a jerk, he wouldn't commit murder and none of this wouldn't hold up in court, but she will give Cooper his own walkie-talkie with a private line.
Later that night, there is a storm and he calls up Leah and asks her to ask Ryan where he learned that poem he screamed at Dale then the phone goes dead. The kids overhear the conversation and they show Leah the book by the kid Grady. We then see the Sheriff is in her office talking on the phone when Cooper calls her and tells her he might have found more evidence. All the lights go out in the house as Cooper is digging for more clues in the basement. He hears someone approaching and punches blindly in the dark. He hit Leah. She wakes up and he apologizes. She tells him she knows what and where Devils throat is. Next scene is Ruby at the sheriffs station looking for her sister. The secretary says she must have stepped out and to just wait for her.
Now the storm is really going full force, and Leah and Cooper are in the woods, where they find a well. They tie the video camera to a rope and lower it into the well. When it comes up it clearly shows videotape of human remains. They freak out and call the sheriff, but no one answers. As Ruby is waiting for her sister the sheriff, she notices something odd in her office and takes a closer look to find the sheriff on the floor twitching and bleeding. As Cooper is trying to get a good reception on the walkie talkie, Leah is at the well and sees Dale dressed as the sheriff and he pushes her into the well. She drops in and sees the bodies. Cooper hears the screaming and runs to rescue. He pulls her out of the well. Leah reminds him that Dale is still out there.
They run to the house where the lights are out and hide from Dale. Dale starts bashing all the windows and has the missing sheep hammer in his hands. He chases them around the house up to the roof.
Its raining hard now, and Cooper and Dale are fighting. Dale screams that he wants his house back and he that they were going to go into devils throat like the rest of them. Cooper and Leah fight back and Cooper gets the hammer and smashes Dale's nuts, he then gets the okay from Leah to hit him again. Dale falls through the glass skylight and onto the living room floor dead.
We now see the Tilson family playing in the pool. The house and yard are all fixed up. Ruby is putting flowers on Dale's headstone in the family cemetery in Cold Creek Manor and Leah is looking out the window smiling.
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Want to check your players club points while walking the Strip? There's an app for that.
Maybe you want to upgrade your standard room to a high-roller suite? There's an app for that, too.
The casino industry has caught the mobile bug and is using the technology to better market to its customers' needs.
They are texting deals, letting customers bypass check-in with their cell phones and adding to the hundreds of thousands of iPhone apps that are already out there.
You'd think these new advances would catch on with a younger crowd first, but that isn't necessarily the case, two casino executives said during Wednesday's Gaming Technology Summit at Green Valley Ranch.
Mobile technology at resort-casinos has become surprisingly popular with older customers, because they are already familiar with the gaming properties, chief technology executives from Harrah's Entertainment and the Agua Caliente resorts in California said.
But it's still too soon to tell if the technology is driving big revenue or who the exact demographic is, Harrah's Chief Technology Officer Katrina Lane said during the panel discussion. Lane declined to say how many people have used Harrah's mobile products since they launched.
Harrah's put its first app for a property on the market in February 2010. Ceasars Palace allows users to check property maps, make restaurant reservations, check out current events at the property and even dig into the Caesars Palace history with photo galleries.
The app has 588 ratings in Apple's App Store, with an average rating of 2 1/2 out of 5 stars.
Lane said the company developed the app to help its customers make decisions on things like shows and restaurants while on the property.
"Most decisions with our guests happen on the casino floor. That's where you have to reach them," Lane said.
Along with the Caesars app, the Harrah's technology team also created a mobile site where customers can check their players club point balances in real time, a mobile slot game called iSpin and an initiative Harrah's is calling "textpress" that lets guests bypass the check-in process at Caesars Palace.
MGM Mirage recently rolled out some mobile apps of its own. During April and May, the company released property-specific apps for MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, New York-New York and the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Miss.
More are under way for MGM Mirage Las Vegas properties, company executives said. The apps do similar things as the Caesars Palace apps — guests can make restaurant reservations, navigate their way with property maps and watch previews of resident shows on property. It also lets customers access the property's Twitter feed so they can see what others are saying about the resort.
All three Las Vegas property apps have a rating of three out of five stars in Apple's App Store.
Last week, MGM Mirage released an app devoted to its entertainment offerings and another app called Vegas Reality, which it is branding as Las Vegas' "first dedicated augmented reality app."
Using the iPhone's camera and GPS technology, the Vegas Reality app allows visitors to point their iPhone at any resort on the Strip and pull up property information such as dining options, shows and quick facts. It can also be used to explore information about CityCenter's $40 million fine art collection, such as artist bios and facts about each piece.


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BBC hits back at EastEnders drug plot complaints
The BBC has defended EastEnders scenes involving
Phil Mitchell and Rainie Cross under the influence of drugs, despite receiving complaints.
The episode showed actors Steve McFadden and Tanya Franks using crack cocaine, prompting 200 complaints from viewers, The Sun reported.
But the BBC released a statement saying: 'EastEnders has a history of tackling social issues and this drugs storyline follows that tradition.
'We acknowledge that some viewers may consider this storyline challenging, however EastEnders in no way – and at no point – glamorises or condones the use of drugs, and furthermore we took great care to avoid any demonstration on how to prepare or take drugs.
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'We feel that Phil's decline will highlight the destructive nature of drugs, and rather than encourage drug use, will act as a deterrent.'
They went on to say that the BBC made sure to warn viewers about the episode's content through 'programme publicity and billings'.
An Action Line was also flagged up for anyone who is affected by the issues.
'We worked closely with drug and alcohol charities, including Addaction and DrugScope, throughout the editorial process to ensure that we handled the storyline accurately and sensitively', their statement continued.


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Do you think animals know when you are sick. I think my cats do. When my wife was sick recently, our cat Morgan sat on her lap all day long and she is not even a lap kitty. I recently got a note from my brother-in-law about my nephew Lucas confirming my theory:
Lucas' cat is named "Patches." She sleeps with him each night. She has always slept with him since she was a kitten. Lucas was sick today. Patches knows that most days Lucas goes to school during the middle of the day, especially on the days when David goes to school. Today Lucas is sick. Lorilee (Todd's Sister) pointed out that wherever Lucas has gone today, moving slower-than-healthy around the house, Patches has followed, watching over him.


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Dexas International Ltd. announced that it has a new manufacturer's showroom in Dallas Market Center, which will debut at the Total Housewares & Gourmet Market June 19-25. The showroom will be active year-round.
"The Dexas showroom is a uniquely 'shop-able' environment," said Jeff Logan, director/marketing. "Retail buyers will get to experience our products' features and benefits in much the same way as shoppers at their own stores. And we're certainly providing a burst of bright housewares colors."
The Dexas showroom, located right off the main lobby of Dallas' World Trade Center, is part of the new 22,000 square foot expansion of the first floor's Gourmet Market, which is now open daily. The company will offer its entire line of housewares products, including patented-design cutting boards, and collapsible strainers and colanders as well as silicone kitchen tools, gadgets and other food prep accessories. In fact, Dexas was the original creator of collapsible strainers, colanders and over-the-sink cutting boards with strainers; all of which expand for use and collapse as flat as a dinner plate for washing and storage. To emphasize this point, the company has recently introduced the tagline, "The One. The Only. The Original." to celebrates the product innovations.
The new Dexas showroom will feature more than 150 cutting board and kitchen tool options in a wide variety of sizes, designs and colors, including a broad range of cutting boards manufactured in the United States— produced in Dexas' facility in Coppell, TX.


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KING WILLIAM – The Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers Association (MPRA), in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension 4-H, is offering three days of fun and learning about the rivers Tuesday, Aug. 5 through Thursday, Aug. 7.
Children ages 8 through 14 are invited to attend one or all three days of activities at Sandy Point State Forest. Sandy Point State Forest is located on the Mattaponi River in King William County. Each day of the camp will concentrate on a different theme.
Tuesday will be Fish Camp and includes fishing, seining, and learning about fish.
Wednesday is Critter Camp. Campers will hike to an eagle's nest, dissect owl pellets and learn about who eats who in the food web.
Thursday is River Ecology Camp with water quality testing, exploring wetlands and learning how to protect the watershed.
The camp goes from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This is the fourth year 4-H and MPRA have held the camp. Instructors are 4-H/MPRA volunteers and resource professionals from the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
The cost is $10 each day or $25 for all three days.
Contact the King William/King and Queen Extension Office at 769-4955 for registration details. Registration will open on July 14th and close on July 23rd.


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Most of the gold mined in Nevada as well as the entire United States comes from a specific type of deposit known as a Carlin-type deposit. Carlin-type gold deposits contain a small concentration of gold dispersed throughout a large volume of host rock. In addition to gold, Carlin-type deposits also contain high yet uneconomical concentrations of other elements, including antimony, arsenic, barium, mercury, silver, and thallium. This suite of elements is characteristic of only Carlin-type gold deposits and acts as a valuable exploration tool in searching for this type of gold deposit. In addition to the typical suite of elements associated with Carlin-type gold deposits, workers at the Cortez (Carlin-type) gold mine in north-central Nevada have also noted elevated concentrations of bismuth and tellurium within gold ore. The relationship between the gold and the bismuth and tellurium is unknown, as are the mineral species that contain the bismuth and tellurium. The occurrence of bismuth and tellurium has not been documented in other Carlin-type deposits and the presence of these two elements within gold ore from Cortez may indicate a geochemical ?signature? unique to the Cortez gold deposit. Through analysis of gold ore samples from the Cortez mine I hope to identify the minerals that contain the bismuth and tellurium. With this information I can determine the association, if any, of the minerals to the gold in the Cortez deposit.


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My wife is an English teacher at Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school in Maryland, and this summer her students are supposed to read a coming-of-age novel. That assignment got me thinking about what titles I might recommend. As many critics have noted, American literature has long been preoccupied with stories about children and teens confronting the world. (Blame Mark Twain.) Looking at the shelves around my desk, I'm surprised by just how many wonderful novels describe young people pushed too early from their homes, doing their best to figure out how to survive, how to live. Here are 10 that I enjoyed recently:
Arcadia, by Lauren Groff. In this poignant novel, a young man named Bit Stone is raised on a failing commune in New York. As Bit grows up and moves away, he isn't naive enough to think his parents' hippie community could have survived, but he can't shake the hopeful story that spawned him, that edenic sense of harmony.
Canada, by Richard Ford. Dell is just 15 when his foolish parents try to rob a bank in Montana. They quickly get arrested, convicted and sent to prison. Afraid of being taken into social services, Dell flees to Canada where he's placed under the care of a manipulative, cowardly guardian.
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern. In this magical novel, two old wizards pit their favorite students against each other in a contest that goes on for yeas. But what happens when their students fall in love?
Once Upon a River, by Bonnie Jo Campbell. After 15-year-old Margo is raped by her uncle, she travels up the Stark River on her grandfather's boat. She has vague plans of finding her mother, but mostly she wants to live in peace, eating what she can catch and sleeping where she can, outside the range of the law, school or social workers.
Rage Is Back, by Adam Mansbach. Kilroy Dondi Vance, "a mocha teenager" with a funkadelic soul, has just been expelled from a tony Manhattan prep school when he learns that his fugitive father has come back to New York to conduct a graffiti bombing the city will never forget.
The Round House, by Louise Erdrich. Thirteen-year-old Joe tries to catch the man who raped his mother near the round house, a structure used for sacred ceremonies on the Ojibwe reservation. This is part of Erdrich's remarkable ongoing series, but it stands on its own. Winner of the 2012 National Book Award.
Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn Ward. In the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, 14-year-old Esch realizes she's pregnant. Without her mother, and with a father who moves clumsily along the edge of their lives, Esch struggles to figure out what love is. Can it be the ache she feels for a boy who rejects her? Can it be the sense of care she feels for her elfin youngest sibling? Or is true love closer to what her older brother feels for his pit bull? Winner of the 2011 National Book Award.
The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet, by Reif Larsen. I said "recent," but I'm reaching back to 2009 here for this novel's unusual graphic element. Comically precocious, 12-year-old TS is on a secret trek from Montana to the Smithsonian in Washington. He speaks in a mixture of Victorian formality and eighth-grade goofiness while diagraming and annotating everything around him. His antique-looking drawings fill the margins of this book, mixing the graphic intensity of Nick Bantock's "Griffin & Sabine" with the ironic footnotes of Dave Eggers.
The Son, by Philipp Meyer. I'm cheating here, too: Only parts of this long historical novel about Texas have anything to do with coming of age, but it's just too good to pass up: In 1846, Eli McCullough's father moves his family past the line of settlement into the Comanche hunting grounds. What follows is a spectacular captivity narrative: the harrowing report of a boy adopted into an Indian band, absorbed into a doomed nomadic culture that he learns to adore.
Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell. When their mother dies and their father is called away, three teenage siblings are determined to save each other and the family's alligator theme park. Russell has perfected a tone of deadpan wit and imperiled innocence.
When I was teaching English, I always tried to use summer reading assignments as a chance to introduce students to current fiction. After all the time we'd spent in the classroom reading old books, I wanted to help them find new novels they might enjoy — something beyond airport thrillers and teen romances. (Not that there's anything wrong with those.) Sophisticated high school students could handle any of novels on this list, although some of these books contain language and sexual content that might run afoul of public school standards for approved titles. Consult your local censors.
If you've got a favorite coming-of-age novel to recommend, tell us about it here in the comments section.