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The pesky flu virus has arrived in Northern California and while it's too early to know for sure, this could be a nastier than normal season.
The predominant circulating flu strain — influenza A H3N2 — has filled East Coast emergency rooms with achy, feverish people and has in other years brought more serious illnesses and hospitalizations.
Forty-one states now report widespread flu activity and 18 children nationwide have died. At least two people have died in California so far this season from flu-related complications.
"My clinic day is getting busier and busier," said Dr. Randy Bergen, a pediatric infectious disease expert at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center: Walnut Creek. "Our call centers are hopping."
The flu is arriving in California when many people are dealing with common colds, and another seasonal illness, respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, appears to be peaking.
That makes for a lot of runny noses and misery.
After a long day of treating sniffling, coughing children in his Oakland office last week, pediatrician Ricky Choi tweeted, "Is it just me or is this one of (the) worst cold and flu seasons in recent years?"
Most of the children Choi saw over the holidays had colds or RSV, a common cause of respiratory tract infections. But Choi is encouraging people to prepare for the flu.
"I have only seen one kid with flu-like illness in clinic so far, but it is coming and I feel a real urgency to get children and families vaccinated based on what we are seeing in other states," he said.
California now has regional flu activity, meaning that it has outbreaks in at least two regions, including the Bay Area, and it is expected to reach widespread status soon.
Kaiser keeps tabs on the virus with respiratory tests on patients and tracking hospitalizations and calls from its members.
"There's no question that the numbers are going up steeply, which is a concern," said Bergen, the clinical lead for Kaiser's flu vaccine program in Northern California.
About 13 percent of the people calling Kaiser's Northern California call centers are complaining about coughs, colds and the flu. That is 2 to 3 percent higher than previous years at this time.
Hospitalizations for pneumonia and flu-like illnesses are also rising. At the end of December, 6.2 percent of Kaiser's hospitalizations were for flu-related illnesses, up from 4.7 percent the week before.
And about 14 percent of Kaiser's respiratory tests are now coming back positive for influenza A, and 2 percent for influenza B. Kaiser considers the flu season to have arrived when positive tests exceed 10 percent.
Other organizations, however, have yet to see a significant number of flu-related illnesses.
"We are seeing some cases, but I would say less than two dozen since we started tracking back in October," said Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, chief of pediatric infectious disease at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.
It is a different story with RSV, however. Stanford treated 11 people for RSV from December 31 to Jan. 6, and a total of 63 people since Sept. 24.
"RSV is something that we have seen a lot of, but it looks like the cases are at a plateau right now," Maldonado said.
This year, the nation's flu season began in the Southeast in its earliest start in nearly a decade.
The good news is that the vaccine is a good match for this year's flu strains, particularly the H3N2 virus.
Vaccine is still available and experts say it is not too late to be immunized, but they encourage people to act quickly because it takes about two weeks to develop immunity.
Campbell resident Linda Walton, who did not get a flu shot because she is allergic to eggs, started feeling ill Sunday night with what she suspects was the flu.
"It's a funky kind of flu virus," she said. "I had the sniffles and was feeling achy, tired."
But she was on the mend by Tuesday. "I haven't had the flu in a long time," she said. "This seems milder than I've had in the past."
California has had relatively mild flu seasons for the past three years, and despite signs that this year could be rough, many experts are avoiding predicting what the fickle virus will do.
"I will never hazard any kind of a guess as to what will happen," Maldonado said, "because you have a pretty good chance of being wrong."
Sandy Kleffman covers health. Contact her at 510-293-2478. Follow her at Twitter.com/skleffman.
HOW to get a flu shot
Contact your health care provider.
Many pharmacies offer shots for about $25.
Kaiser members can call 800-573-5811 or go to www.kp.org/flu.
Your local health department may offer free or low-cost shots.
Find nearby locations by going to http://flushot.healthmap.org.
The illness
The flu virus is spread by inhaling droplets coughed or sneezed into the air by an infected person or by coming into contact with their nasal secretions.
The illness often starts with chills, followed by a fever, headache, sore throat, cough, runny nose and muscle aches.
To get well, experts recommend resting, drinking plenty of fluids and avoiding exertion. Decongestants and antiviral drugs may also help.


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Bradley playing in memory of Dahlquist
Coaches are problem solvers. They make halftime adjustments, tinker with lineups, and use their training and experience through so many game situations to help guide their decisions.
But what happens when there's no blueprint? No handbook, no previous experience to draw from.
That's what the Bradley Braves and head coach Jim DeRose faced this summer with the tragic death of Danny Dahlquist, a redshirt freshman who walked on to the team because he so desperately wanted to play for the Braves and represent the school where both of his parents are employed.
"Danny was the hardest working player on the team -- in the weight room, on the field, in the classroom," DeRose says. "He wanted to be a Bradley Brave more than any player I've ever coached."
A coach, who always has the answer and the right thing to say, is left to figure it out along with his team along with professional specialists to provide direction.
"Most of the things you learn are the things you don't know that you don't know," DeRose admits. "In the early days when we were talking to the professionals, they told me 'Coach, you can go 18-0 and have the most unsuccessful season with damage to these boys and not letting them heal, or 0-18 and have your best season ever and allow them to heal.' So we were acutely aware of how delicate the situation was."
Coach DeRose decided early on that soccer was a way for the team to escape. For two hours, they could concentrate on set pieces and 7 vs. 7 because missing Danny the rest of the time was inevitable. Things weren't always rosy and the players weren't out there giggling in that time -- but it was okay for them to go play for a few hours. They endured.
While the coaches and players used soccer as an escape, a funny thing happened ... wins started piling up. The Braves captured yet another Missouri Valley Conference regular season title. Somewhere along the way, it was okay to laugh. They enjoyed.
Remembering Danny
In one of the most dramatic scenes in Hoosiers, as the team is about to take to the court for the state championship, coach Norman Dale asks them if there is anything the team would like to say. One by one, the players spoke of who they wanted to win the game for. Go out and win for them.
This is what most of us envision in a pregame speech, or something even more dramatic and direct, such as "Win one for the Gipper." But that's Hollywood.
In real life, in Peoria, Ill., the Braves weren't "playing for Danny." They didn't pretend that a 20-win season or a conference championship would somehow make Danny rest more peacefully. Instead, they used Danny's memory -- how hard he worked, how much he loved Bradley, how much he loved soccer -- and the strength that his family has shown in the wake of his passing, as inspiration, not motivation.
"If anything, Danny's memory reminds us that we are lucky enough to be alive and have the physical ability to play soccer," senior goalkeeper Mike Haynes says. "Danny's family comes to every one of our games and make all the trips, and it's great to see how happy they are when we do well and win games. It's so humbling, though, because you'd obviously trade it all to have Danny back."
Team unity
One might look at the Bradley Braves and point to the tragedy as to what brought the team together. What it did, though, was show the team's pre-existing strength. Had the team not already been close, bonded, united, it might not have been able to navigate the months that followed as successfully, on the field or off. It didn't make the young men strong but showed their strength.
"They've really been playing for one another, they want to keep the season going," DeRose says.
So, on Wednesday night, when Bradley defeated Indiana on penalties and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history, the season did in fact keep going. Players rushed out on to the field and hugged and celebrated with genuine joy, a feeling that seemed unfathomable just several months ago.
It demonstrated everything that we love about sports -- manual not included.
Adam Zundell is a contributor to ESPN.com. His 2005 story on Jason Garey, "The Kid Can Play," won first place in the College Division in the NSCAA's annual writing contest. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Huh. All five Lakers starters scored in single digits. All five Lakers reserves that played scored in double digits. That seems odd.
Huh. All five Lakers starters scored in single digits. All five Lakers reserves that played scored in double digits. That seems odd.
Our problem was they shot lights out from 3, and most of them were in transition. They were jacking threes on 2 on 1 fast breaks all night. Tough to beat anyone that lives on those.
And yeah, LeBron was brilliant, but he wasn't the guy draining 3 after 3 on us.
They trapped us a lot harder in the post as well, monroe specifically, but we got good perimeter looks off of that.
Somehow I think Nick Young visualized this drive working out a little differently
^still a pretty cool move.
Kobe played as I expected him too after coming back from an Achilles tear.. rusty.
The Pacers though... bad day in Indy Sports yesterday
@ChrisMannixSI: Raptors have waived point guard D.J. Augustin, team announces
That sucks right before Xmas.
Remember DJ turning down I think a 3 year extension for like 12 mil just to get outta Charlotte. Take as much money as you can, when you can.
@ESPNNBA: Deron Williams, Paul Pierce hope to return for the Nets Tuesday night against the Celtics: http://t.co/0lDErv4RX2
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Seriously, if you are on Twitter and do not follow Candace Buckner....you are missing out.

Flight's delayed & still in OKC. Bummer... But 9 long days on the road after Tues, I'm looking fwd to this http://t.co/OOwTSUHdD9
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Dear lord Ben Gordon that was :laugh:
I'm sorry, but there's no way I'm believing that's not a shot at Danny, and even if it isn't, this thread is about what's going on in the league, not about keeping a running tally of players who are back sooner than Danny Granger. I've made my position clear, and I've tried to explain it, and we are not going to keep going in circles talking about it, either. For the last time, please get back on topic or otherwise say nothing. If that request is going to keep being ignored, then I'll just move on to giving an infraction if it happens again; enough is enough.
Furthermore, threads are no longer going to derail into 'let's talk about vnzla81', so if we see posts like that, they will simply be deleted too, and if people keep it up they will also see infractions. We're all tired of both sides on this kind of thing.
I'll be glad when kobe retires. Tired of him, tired of the lakers and tired of kobespn.


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911/call center(s)....
I'm not a sworn LE officer or work for any public safety/homeland security agencies at this time but I can honestly tell you; 911 calls or formal notifications have little or no bearing on a LE patrol deputy, state trooper or officer's behavior-mindset in a critical incident.
Working cops like to have a beginning a middle and a end.
Who calls 911 or what goes on at a scene are just pieces of the big puzzle.
I'd add that in a event, either as a witness or active part, stay calm, do not use slang, humor or profanity. Speak slowly and clearly. DHS calls this method; plain talk.
Ive seen many many patrol deputies, agents & police officers shut down immediately when dealing with victims or crime scenes where people wig out or are in a panic.
It can be tough but if you want the law on your side, be level headed & open to the real way the US criminal justice system works.
PS: I'd add here that in many locations, 911 calls are routed to a regular police dispatcher or emergency ops center. These specialists may also take radio calls, texts-soc media updates, faxes and non-emergency calls too.
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Fagen Inc. is partner in wind project planned in S.D.
BISMARCK, N.D. — Basin Electric signed a power purchase agreement on Dec. 20 associated with the development of a new wind project to be developed in South Dakota, the Bismarck, N.D.-based electric transmission and generation cooperative announced on Monday.
The project is co-owned by Fagen Inc. of Granite Falls, and the principals of Dakota Plains Energy, a wind farm developer based in Aberdeen, S.D. The project is planned to be operational by the end of 2015, Basin Electric said in a news release.
"The Campbell County Wind Farm is proud to have been selected to provide 98 megawatts of clean, affordable energy to nearly 30,000 homes in the Upper Midwest," said Rob Johnson, president and principal of Dakota Plains Energy.
The project helps Basin Electric expand its renewable generation portfolio to include more than 1,100 megawatts.
Fagen Inc., established in 1988, has grown to be recognized as one of the largest green energy design-builders.


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Watch the climax scene making visuals of the film Janatha Garage. It is bilingual action film made in Telugu and Malayalam languages, directed by Koratala Siva and produced by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar, and C. V. Mohan under their banner Mythri Movie Makers. The film features Mohanlal, Jr NTR, Samantha and Nithya Menon in the lead roles. Saikumar, Tamil actress Devayani, and Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan are in other important roles.


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Usher Kicks Off OMG Tour in November
Usher is taking his platinum album 'Raymond v. Raymond' to the road this November. The OMG tour will kick off in Seattle, Washington on November 10 and cover 25 cities before it ends on December 18.
"Songs like 'OMG,' 'DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love,' 'There Goes My Baby,' 'Papers,' 'Daddy's Home,' 'Lil Freak,' with Nicki Minaj and 'Hot Tottie,' with Jay-Z have dominated the airwaves since last February," said Randy Phillips, president & CEO of AEG Live. "Now is the time for one of our greatest entertainers to go live and we are thrilled to be part of the ultimate Usher experience. Usher is bringing his fans an evening they will not soon forget."
Usher's tour — which will not feature Chris Brown, as previously rumored — will stop at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 18, and Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 13, and wrap up at the XL Center in Hartford CT, on December 18. "This well be the must-see concert of 2010!" added Phillips.
The R&B singer's sixth studio album 'Raymond v. Raymond,' has spawned several hit singles since it's March release, and his new nine-track LP 'Versus' premiered at No. 4 on the Billboard album chart last week. The album features eight new tracks, including the single 'DJ Got Us Fallin in Love.' 'Raymond V. Raymond (Deluxe Edition)' will be released later in the year, featuring all songs from 'Versus' and the original 'Raymond v. Raymond' album.
Usher 'OMG' tour dates:
Nov. 10: Seattle, Wash., Key Arena
Nov. 12: Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
Nov. 13: Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay
Nov. 14: Anaheim, Calif., Honda Center
Nov. 17: San Diego, Calif., Sports Arena
Nov. 18: Los Angeles, Calif., STAPLES Center
Nov. 19: Phoenix, Ariz., Jobing.com Arena
Nov. 23: Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
Nov. 24: Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
Nov. 26: St. Louis, Mo., Scottrade Center
Nov. 27: Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
Nov. 29: Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
Nov. 30: Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
Dec. 2: Detroit, Mich., TBD
Dec. 3: Chicago, Ill. Allstate Arena
Dec. 5: Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
Dec. 7: Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
Dec. 8: Baltimore, Md., 1st Mariner Arena
Dec. 10: Newark, N.J., Prudential Center
Dec. 11: Norfolk, Va., Scope Arena
Dec. 13: New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden
Dec. 14: Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Dec. 16: Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
Dec. 17: Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
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Thank you for checking out our web site. It is our prayer that you will find this site helpful. If you are in our area please come out to worship with us. You will find information on our website giving you a schedule of services and events. We would love to have you as our guest anytime! We look forward to seeing you soon!
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The Anfield transfer spree rolls on.
After failing to sign Blackpool captain Charlie Adam on the final day of the January transfer window, Liverpool will reportedly again hold talks with the midfielder later this week, according to Sky Sports.
Adam, whose side was relegated this season despite his outstanding play, has long been linked to a move to a larger club.
The 25-year-old Scotland international, though, would be coming into what suddenly looks to be a crowded midfield with Jordan Henderson having already joined the club this June, and with Raul Meireles and Lucas having enjoyed strong 2010-11 seasons — in addition to a returning Steven Gerrard.
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If you don't take care of yourself or save for retirement, should the rest of us bail you out?
A recent study raised that question by looking at people's apparent built-in inclination or disinclination to plan for the future.
The study, which followed workers from a single company for two years, found that people who were saving for retirement were much more likely to be proactive about their health, while those who weren't saving were often the same people who ignored troubling health issues that were likely to get worse because they were being ignored.
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Co-author Lamar Pierce, associate professor at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, says researchers examined the 401(k) contributions of about 200 employees of a laundry equipment company and then took stock of each worker's health, including a blood test, cholesterol screen, kidney and iron levels, how often they exercised and whether they smoked. Some 98 percent of them had at least one abnormal blood test, and 25 percent had at least one severely abnormal finding.
All workers were told about their health screen results and were given suggestions for improvement. The results were also sent to their personal physicians. Over the course of the next two years, each worker was retested, some more than once. Pierce says employees who contributed to their 401(k)s were 27 percent more likely to also show improvement in their abnormal blood-test results and other health behaviors than those who didn't contribute.
"If you give everybody the same information about their health or their well being in retirement, some people will do something about it and some people won't," Pierce says.
He calls it a "time-discounting" issue. "People have very different perceptions of time," he says. And that translates into different ways of looking at the need to take care of your health now before you get sick later or the necessity of saving now for a later retirement rather than spending everything you earn. "Some people care a lot more about buying things now than they do about buying things in the future," he says.
Education doesn't solve the problem
Pierce points out that in this study, most of the workers earned about $39,000 annually -- significantly above minimum wage -- so while the study didn't investigate if people were too strapped to save, there was no evidence that poverty was a factor in their health care or retirement planning decisions. Other research about this topic, Pierce says in the study, suggests that a person's inclination to behave one way or the other is very difficult to change and providing them with information -- as this study did -- probably won't make much difference in their behavior.
"A reasonable hypothesis is that you could solve this problem with information, but there are people who, no matter how much information you give them, aren't going to choose to do anything differently," he says.
One conclusion that you might draw from this study, he believes, is that we all have a vested interest in ensuring that most people do what is good for them from a health and retirement savings standpoint because if they don't -- and we don't want them to go without -- we'll all have to pay the price down the road when they need and can't pay for basic living expenses or sophisticated health care.
"If we don't like the idea of people starving to death in their old age or dying because they can't afford expensive health care -- if these are our human values -- then we have to realize that a sizable portion of the population will end up that way unless there is something like Social Security that requires them to make a contribution," Pierce says.
"A lot of people aren't going to make the choices on their own that are going to result in good outcomes later in life, and what that means is the public has a strong interest in ensuring that we have some sort of control over how and what we are going to pay to care for them."
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You're wandering the vast landscape of an unimaginably hot desert with nothing in sight but the baked hills of sand and the tarnished smut that surrounds you. For what feels like centuries you've been walking in hope of seeing something even remotely familiar. Then through the gloom and haze you spot something that resembles a town or a village. The soothing and mollifying sound of an instrumental score is herd in the background, reminding you of your journey and that everything might be okay. A cold raw feeling begins to creep up your back and the outside world turns into just another distraction against what you're watching on the screen, you are completely immersed in the moment. The Importance of music in games cannot be understated. The right music can give that emotional moment the extra oomph it needs, or make the death of a character all the more tragic and mournful. There are heaps of games out there that have sensational music, but these 5 stand out more than any other game.
While the first game was renowned for its use of 80's style electronic music that had a modern orchestral feel to it, Mass Effect 2 is where it really took off. From the opening credits you're immediately bombarded with Jack Wall's intense and operatic score. The ever present music keeps you engaged and absorbed in the galaxy. Every planet and location had its own feel and energy to it. That's largely in part thanks to music. Some games reuse or borrow music from their predecessors and it can feel cheap and be a letdown, something that Mass Effect 3 is unfortunately guilty in. Mass Effect 2 rarely ever did that and when music was reused it was perfectly timed and added to the overall experience. Also who can forget the music that was present with reveal of the SR2 and the Suicide Mission at the end of the game. Moments like those are why Mass Effect 2 has the best soundtrack in the series.
All of the Uncharted games are excellent examples of a cinematic roller coaster that takes you on an adventure to the farthest reaches of the earth. While both Uncharted 1 and 2 had adequate soundtracks, they were never as fully captivating as the third game. It became very clear about a quarter of the way through that Uncharted 3's music was a in a league of its own. Every moment was amplified by the score. Whether you were trying to escape a burning castle, or alone in the middle of the ocean fighting for your life, the music made it feel like you were on an adventure like no other. The music is truly at its best when Drake is alone and trying to survive. The sense of loneliness is palpable and is only enhanced by the score. A lot of people prefer Uncharted 2 over Uncharted 3, but I don't think there is any denying of how much more superior and exceptional Uncharted 3's soundtrack is.
The first time and the only time when the marvelous Hans Zimmer composed an entire soundtrack for a game. Hans Zimmer did dip his toes and Crysis 2, but in Modern Warfare 2 he was at the helm of the incredible music that lies with in it. Hans Zimmer entering the gaming landscape was something a myriad of people hoped would happen for a while. When it did happen there was absolutely no disappointment in sight. Still to this day there has not been a game that delivered such a vivid and precise score that was also incredibly cinematic as well as Modern Warfare 2 did. Ice climbing up a treacherous mountain top or seeing America in shambles was only intensified and heightened by Hans Zimmer's score. Every single level was accompanied by a score that on its own could challenge any other soundtrack. Hopefully we see Hans Zimmer's return to the gaming industry soon.
It is almost hopeless and impracticable to talk about what Journey is. It's a game you have to experience for your self. The only aspect of Journey that can be expressed is the games achingly beautiful soundtrack. From the opening scene and right up until the ending credits, the entire game is a sensory overload for your ears. Music sweeps in at just the right moment and it dynamically flows in as a result from the players actions. The music is based on one theme that serves the player instead of diverging themes for different levels and areas. It makes everything so incredibly tranquilizing and delightfully engaging while giving the sense of an enormous scope. Composer Austin Wintory was behind the games soundtrack and it was also nominated for a Grammy. Journey is like nothing you've ever played before and the music will stay with you for long after you've completed it.
Many things arbitrated to what made The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim such a mesmerizing experience. Hiking around the world of Skyrim made you feel like you were part of a fantasy world straight out of a Tolkien novel. Starting up the game you notice what sounds like choir appear in the background and it somewhat reminds you of barbarians, but the sound is not unsettling, its alluring and magnificent. Throughout the entire game you are treated to some of the most stunning and exquisite music you've ever heard. Music that changes depending on what type of landscape your around. Sneaking about in the night or fighting a fire-breathing dragon, there's such a diverse score present in the game. Skyrim features a mind boggling amount of music and its clear that Bethesda wanted the music to evoke emotion during the entirety of the game. The soundtrack present during the game makes it feel like it was made just for you and the striking mix between the calming notes of a lone violin and the loud brass of a bass trombone go even further to enhancing the immersion. The soundtrack was done by Jeremy Soule who also did the two previous Elder Scrolls games. Skryim's soundtrack is in a class of its own and it can go toe to toe with some of the best soundtracks from any movie. It's the best soundtrack for any game in the last 10 years.


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Skin Cancer + Mohs Surgery Q&A
What Happens to a BCC Left Unremoved?
I'm sure that there are a lot of people out there with basal and squamos cell cancers out there. What really happens if they never get them removed? READ MORE
Will my Hair Grow Back After my Scalp Scabs Fall Off?
After having Mohs surgery on my scalp for basal cell skin cancer, I had a flap done in one area. I have several scabs on my head and when they come... READ MORE
Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer
Is mohs surgery is the best technique for treating skin cancer on the nose. Are there any reasonable alternatives to be considered? READ MORE
Peel or Cream for Actinic Keratosis after Mohs Surgery?
I had Mohs surgery on November 24, 2009. It was healing nicely and overnight a purple area surfaced in the incision line. It was biopsied. It is... READ MORE
I have 2 hard small bumps on my scar after skin cancer MOHS surgery. Is this normal?
Skin cancer under my left eye, had MOHS, 3 weeks later, 2 small bumps have come up on the surgical site. Itches, but does not hurt. Flesh colored and... READ MORE
Please tell me if I have an infection in this photo? (Photo)
Three days ago I had mohs surgery to remove a skin cancer tumor on my upper back.. I'm in excruciating pain and I think I have an infection.. This... READ MORE
What are the options for scalp reconstruction after skin cancer surgery and possible radiation therapy?
I am a 31 year old patient who have just been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on my scalp(on the left in front of the scalp). I have to get surgery... READ MORE
I had skin cancer removed by my doctor but the skin cancer center wants to do more surgery. I don't understand why. (photo)
Hi, I had a bump on my top lip removed and they did a biopsy and it turned out to be basil skin cancer and now my doctor wants me to go to a... READ MORE
Can skin cancer come back into grafted area after MOHS?
3 years ago I had Mohs Surgery for squamous Cell on the top of my head. Now I have a 1 inch area that is pink and it has bled lightly. The graft was... READ MORE
I have had 2 extensive basal cell MOHs surgery on my face. I believe I have more skin cancer since my nose is very crusty.
Can I go directly to the MOHs surgeon without a biopsy? READ MORE
Morphoeic BCC with extensive Perineural Invasion - Have now had very invasive Mohs surgery. (photo)
Single excision surgery was performed on me on a visible BCC in June 2014 on my nose. The subsequent histology on specimen showed the above. Further I... READ MORE
Mohs skin cancer repair: If I have Medicare will this cost more money?
I have a small skin cancer on my cheek. My dermatologist sent me to a Mohs surgeon. They have an ambulatory surgery center where they close the wound ... READ MORE
How can I know what type of skin cancer I have before the biopsy? (photos)
4 years ago I found some blistered looking bumps on my left front of my shoulder just below the clavicle, itchy and very painful to the touch, my... READ MORE
What is going to happen next? Second SCC being removed, first one was done by a plastic surgeon who didn't know it was cancer.
This one is on my outer ear lobe, and I was told they need to do Mohs surgery and I am terrified. What is the prognosis and how do they know who... READ MORE
How can you be sure that a squamous cell skin cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes? (photos)
Just had a squamous skin cancer lesion removed from my neck. The surgery was preformed by a PA after cancer was found in the shave biopsy (also... READ MORE
Pain treatment after plastic surgery
A few years ago (maybe 5) my mom had to have skin cancer removed from her face. The area was not big at all, just about the size of a nickel. The... READ MORE


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House lawmakers push Sebelius to reduce health disparities
If you're serious about fighing health disparities, why not use everything weapon in your arsenal?
That's the question some members of Congress are posing to HHS.
Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and 22 of their colleagues wrote a letter this week to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Marilyn Tavenner and national coordinator for health IT Karen DeSalvo expressing their support for leveraging health information technology advances to reduce health disparities.
The House members provided recommendations to the administration about integrating disparity reduction opportunities in Stage 3 of the meaningful use incentive program and encouraged the administration to look at key tenets of the Consumer Partnership for eHealth's Disparities Action Plan for guidance.
At the Meaningful Use Workgroup on Tuesday, several workgroup members acknowledged the letter, saying it is something they can't ignore.
"As a health care provider, I've seen firsthand the devastating impact on families and communities when they don't get access to the kind of care they need and deserve," Capps said in a prepared statement. "We know that reducing healthcare costs and improving health outcomes depends on tackling the pervasive problem of health disparities. I hope the Administration seizes this opportunity to help reduce current disparities and make a difference for millions of patients and families."
[See also: Breaking out of the EHR box.]
"We must use all the tools available to achieve health equity in our country," Takano said. "The only way to eliminate health disparities is to fully understand the scope of the problems faced by individuals and communities, especially LGBT people. Breakthroughs in health information technology and improved data collection in the 'meaningful use' guidelines can be a powerful tool to improve healthcare for all Americans, and I urge the ONC to make the constructive changes we have identified."
The lawmakers are asking HHS to:
1. Improve data collection. Meaningful Use should adopt more comprehensive and inclusive standards of data collection developed by HHS, similar to what the Census uses, in order to better recognize, track, understand and reduce disparities, including collection of disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity variables.
2. Improve data use. Data collected by EHRs should stratify patients' health status by disparity in order to facilitate improvements in care and health status among these vulnerable populations.
3. Improve health literacy and communication. EHR software should have the functionality to enable providers to improve health literacy and communication. This can be done by displaying communications for patients at a reading level no higher than sixth to eighth grade level, use common terminology rather than medical jargon whenever possible and be accessible to those with visual, hearing, cognitive and communication impairments.
4. Improve access. Smartphones can provide critical access to health information and health care in underserved communities. Many underserved populations rely on smartphones instead of computers. Consequently, Meaningful Use should ensure that patients can access their own health information through mobile platforms.
See also:
Consumer coalition proposes disparities reduction plan for Stage 3
Interoperability: Pockets of progress


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I can't login anymore!
I installed RedHat 9 on my laptop a month ago. I've always kept it updated. It worked great until last night. I was messing around with some network settings because I can't seem to view files on my Windows desktop computer. That's another problem I won't go into here. I didn't think I really make any changes. I thought I was just browsing through the networking info. When I rebooted, it wouldn't let me login in as anybody. I tried 'root' and my only other user. If I type in 'root' and my correct password, it just comes back to asking me for username. If I type in 'root' and incorrect password, it tells me 'login incorrect'. So I know that somewhere in there it recognizes the correct password, but I can't go any further. The same thing happens when I login as my only other user.
How can I get in there? Is there some kind of system restore?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
it sounds like you've wiped your passwd file, but it could be a problem with your login manager, at the login screen type [CTRL] + [ALT] + [F1]
if you still can't login there, then boot up your rescue disc (install disc 1, type 'linux rescue' at the boot prompt instead of pressing enter.
thhe type 'ls -lh /etc/passwd*'
if it returns nothing, yo'll have to reuild your passwd file from scratch
if it returns '/etc/passwd' then the passwords are probably wrong
if it returns something similar, like /etc/passwd~ or /etc/passwd-, but no passwd, then do 'cp /etc/passwd<whatever-else-it-was> /etc/passwd'
post what you find anyway :p
EDIT: by the way, /etc/passwd is the file that linux keeps track of users in
I tried using disk 1 and typing in linux rescue. It went through a few steps but eventually I ended up at an empty blue screen. It also said it couldn't find 'ls'. I think I really screwed it up a lot. Since I've only been using it for a month, I'm about to reinstall RedHat 9. Is there any way I can avoid this in the future, without backing up the whole hard drive? I hate comparing Linux to Windows, but is there some kind of 'System Restore' in Linux? I'm determined to make this OS work for me. I can't stand Windows anymore.
I became hooked on Linux ever since I took a course in Unix this semester.
Thank you very much for your patience and assistance.
what kind of things do you want to restore?
if it's documents and user settings, just copy your home directory somewhere safe.
and don't worry about screwing up the OS, i did it about 3 times in my first month with RH9, it's all part of the learning curve ;)
okay...just dont take tension....we got solution for login problems..
Get your CD 1 and boot from it...
1. At the boot prompt type
linux rescue
2. Then it will ask u for couple of things...language and keyboard.....choose whatever u wana choose..
3. It will ask u to change your root directory to /mnt/sysimage
do that by giving the command
chroot /mnt/sysimage
4. Now, change your root password with the passwd command...
Thats all....I think your login problems will end there and then...Post again if there are any errors ....
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Grand Strand honors the military with 5th Salute from the Shore
Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:12:41 GMT —
For the fifth year, Salute from the Shore organized 10 vintage aircraft to fly over Grand Strand beaches to honor those fighting for America.
"If you're an American and you don't get chill bumps or bring a tear to your eye then there's something wrong with you. It's an incredible, moving, moment to see everybody out in the beach doing the same thing saluting and honoring the military," said Andy Folsom, president of Salute from the Shore.
Veteran Dave Shipp who makes the salute a part of his 4th of July tradition said it's special to see the public show appreciation.
"I came to the beach strictly to see the planes," said Shipp.
The 4th of July festivities continued into Friday night at The Market Common where they're celebrating the fourth with a block party until 9 p.m.
Manny and Rosemary Tutrone, residents of The Market Common, are excited for what's planned.
"They're going to have carriage rides, and close the streets down and have food and drinks, face painting for the children, so it's family oriented," said Manny and Rosemary.
The movie 'Field of Dreams' will also play at Valor Park at 9 p.m.
Salute from the Shore is asking for any video or pictures you may have taken of the planes flying overhead. You can post the footage to their Facebook page, YouTube, or click here.


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Giant M&M Cookies
It's Thursday! Which means only one more day until the weekend. Sadly, it also means that our spring break is quickly coming to an end. I've so enjoyed being home with Eric and Elle this week, plus I've had tons of time to make and photograph a bunch of recipes to share with you here on My Baking Addiction. From Monkey Bread Muffins to an incredibly delicious milkshake, I've been busy in the kitchen. Needless to say, that whole spring cleaning thing has been put on hold.
While attempting to start said spring cleaning, I got distracted when I was trying to clean out my pantry. It turned out that pouring M&M's into a Weck Jar for organizational purposes only diverted my attention to baking Giant M&M Cookies. I totally intended to eat my feelings with those M&M's, but I'm thinking they were better purposed as a delicious and pretty add-in to an already scrumptious chocolate chip cookie base.
You can read all about the whole eating my feelings thing over on Food Fanatic where I'm talking about weather funks and my favorite chocolate chip cookies. After you read my post on Giant M&M Cookies, be sure to browse around, there's loads of incredible recipes.
Hello, Slow Cooker Cobbler! And a copycat version of Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Honey Butter, which is pretty amazing. I've made it and slathered it on more biscuits than I care to admit. Don't judge me.
When you're done drooling over all those delicious recipes, you've got to make these cookies. Seriously, guys. It doesn't get much easier, and they are so full of happy.
If you're not into M&Ms, but still love the idea of candy in cookies, I have a Snickers Cookies version of this recipe here on My Baking Addiction. Trust me, you need to check it out.
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I love big cookies like this so much. Great recipe!
Wow, who wouldn't want to eat a cookie like that!
I LOVE M&M cookies! Somethin about em. Yummy! : )
Colorful and beautiful cookies.. love them!
I love M&M cookies. The bigger the better. I wish I had a big cookie jar full of these babies at home.
They look great. I'm going to make them today for my son's tennis team.
How far apart did you place the giant dough balls on the cookie sheet?
These look really good, thanks for the recipe. Could you share with me what format/service you use for your recipe print pages? I've never seen this type before, but would love to use it on my own blog. Is it something available for free, or is it through your web designer. Thanks!
Oooh I can't see a better use for a package of M&M's than making these babies! They look sooooo good!
I have some cookies in my freezer right now that look almost exactly like this but a homemade version would be even better!!!! Can't wait to give these giant yummy cookies a try!
I'm going to have to make these soon!
I was looking at the pictures, but you didn't use the chocolate chips with the m&m's? The chocolate being optional?
How long can you keep the cookie dough in the freezer?


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Draeger's preview party Thursday evening at its new Blackhawk market was a tasty event, as guests viewed the new store, sampled a panorama of foods and drinks, and made plans on what to buy, starting today. Photo by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
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All pretense of trying to win a majority of the white working class has been effectively jettisoned in favor of cementing a center-left coalition made up, on the one hand, of voters who have gotten ahead on the basis of educational attainment — professors, artists, designers, editors, human resources managers, lawyers, librarians, social workers, teachers and therapists — and a second, substantial constituency of lower-income voters who are disproportionately African-American and Hispanic.It seems to be that there are three things that don't compute with this over-under strategy.
- There aren't enough "professors, artists... social workers, teachers, therapists" to make up for the departed white working class. Let's think a little more broadly about the "socially liberal, economically conservatives" that voted Democrat during the Bush years. I'd say it was easier to get those educated suburbanites to vote for Democrats during the Bush years than it will in 2012. Today they are not worrying about whether Pat Robertson is going to be invading their bedrooms. They are worrying about their children's careers. Sure, the educated class that works for government will vote Democratic. But that just means that they will be voting their pocket books. The rest of the educated class needs a growing economy to fatten their pocket books.
- Don't count on the Hispanic vote. Bush got the Hispanic vote up to 40 percent GOP. Obama took it back to 30 percent. Democrats shouldn't count on keeping that 30 percent.
- Don't count on turning out the black vote. Obama was elected on a huge enthusiasm in the African American community. Word is that blacks are deeply disappointed with Obama. They won't be voting Republican, of course, but many won't be voting at all.
But if you think of it, the Obamis are leaving the center wide open for the Republican nominee. Instead of class warfare, the Republican can invoke all the hoary all-American themes, of hope, hard work, freedom, opportunity, and making America better for our children.
And getting government off our backs.


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After 20 years together, my partner and I were finally able to legally marry in Minnesota just a few weeks ago. As is fitting for a blogger, our wedding had it's own hashtag and our DJ, Ethan, was a friend I met on twitter several years ago. Ethan put together a Double Rainbow playlist for our celebration that included 40 tracks and then took requests all night. From that, I chose my top 10 songs for a wedding mix to bring sweetness and fun to the party
1. She Keeps Me Warm - Mary Lambert "I could be your morning sunrise, all the time, all the time, yeah." A song about loving who you love.
2. Dance Apocalyptic - Janelle Monae No one can resist the urge to dance when Janelle Monae is doing her thing.
3. Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean "It will never get old, not in my soul, not in my spirit, keep it alive. We'll go down this road 'til it turns from color to black and white." Frank Ocean can sing to me anytime but the video for this song includes zombies and would keep me up at night.NEXT:Cause you gotta have this -->
4. Faith - George Michael I grew up during the 80's so George Michael will always have a special place in my heart. 'Cause I gotta have faith.NEXT:So simple -->
5. ABC - The Jackson 5 Let a young Michael Jackson teach you how simple love can be. Added singalong value because everyone knows their ABC's and can count to 3.NEXT:A new classic -->
6. Make You Feel My Love - Adele This song was written and recorded by Bob Dylan but no one sings it like Adele.NEXT:Oh Yes! -->
7. Crazy in Love - Beyonce (feat. Jay-Z) Don't worry. Few of us can dance like Beyonce.NEXT:Ignore the lyrics -->
8. I Love It - Icona Pop "I threw your shit into a bag and pushed it down the stairs." Well, those may not be the most romantic lyrics for a wedding but maybe every wedding should include a cautionary tale. Besides, we all need to dance it out sometimes.NEXT:Classic! -->
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9. Love Shack - B52s An absolute must-have on every wedding or party playlist forever and ever.
10. Crazy for You - Madonna We all need classic Madonna in our lives and, yes, I remember the movie Vision Quest. We saved this one for last.
What are your favorite wedding songs?
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UK insurer Direct Line and electronics goods retailer Dixons Carphone - formed by a merger between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse - are to be promoted into Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 equity index.
The changes were announced by FTSE Group yesterday and will take effect when trading begins on September 22.
While Direct Line and Dixons Carphone were elevated into the top ranks, housebuilder Barratt Developments and drinks can maker Rexam were relegated from the FTSE 100 into the mid-cap FTSE 250.
The rankings are decided on market capitalisation. Companies with the lowest market cap in the FTSE100 drop into the FTSE250 and companies with the highest market cap on the FTSE250 replace them.
Direct Line has a current market capitalisation of around £4.5 billion while Dixons Carphone's market capitalisation stands at just over £4 billion.
Getting into the FTSE 100 can often fuel further demand for a company's shares, since funds that track the FTSE or invest in the index can then add that stock to their portfolio.


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There is a long tradition of using oil prices to forecast U.S. real GDP. It has been suggested that the predictive relationship between the price of oil and one-quarter ahead U.S. real GDP is nonlinear in that (1) oil price increases matter only to the extent that they exceed the maximum oil price in recent years and that (2) oil price decreases do not matter at all. We examine, first, whether the evidence of in-sample predictability in support of this view extends to out-of-sample forecasts. Second, we discuss how to extend this forecasting approach to higher horizons. Third, we compare the resulting class of nonlinear models to alternative economically plausible nonlinear specifications and examine which aspect of the model is most useful for forecasting. We show that the asymmetry embodied in commonly used nonlinear transformations of the price of oil is not helpful for out-of-sample forecasting; more robust and more accurate real GDP forecasts are obtained from symmetric nonlinear models based on the three-year net oil price change. Finally, we quantify the extent to which the 2008 recession could have been forecast using the latter class of time-varying threshold models.
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text: James Terhune, an old and highly respected citizen of Johnson County, Ind., was born in Mercer County, Ky., February 3, 1821, and is the son of Garret and Nancy (Davis) Terhune. Garret was the son of William, who was born in New Jersey in 1756, served in Revolution, and died in Kentucky, 1828, Garret was born in New Jersey, on November 15, 1791, and died January 24, 1875. Other children of William were: John, James, William, Stephen, Rule and Patsy. Nancy Davis, daughter of Edward and Sarah Davis, was born in Tennessee on April 9, 1794, and died on February 18, 1851. She was the daughter of Edmund and Sarah Davis, both natives of Tennessee. To this union were born the following: Lewis, Julius, Samuel, Alpha, Nancy, Polly, Ann, Eliza, Absalom and John, died in Kentucky, in boyhood, of yellow-fever, also mother Davis. Garret and Nancy were married August 15, 1813, and to them were born children as follows: Sarah, born August 10, 1814; Mary A., August 25, 1815; Harvey, March 22, 1817; William, July 4, 1819; James, February 3, 1821; Martha, July 3, 1822; Margaret, August 7, 1824; Lucinda, March 8, 1826; Ida R., October 5, 1829; Davis, September 23, 1831; Minerva J., January 10, 1834; Obadiah G., April 10, 1836; of the above the two sons and six daughters survive. Garret Terhune was thrice married, the second time on August 3, 1851, to Jane Forsyth, who was born September 30, 1787, and died February 2, 1856, and the third time September 4, 1857, to Nancy Pickerell, who was born on February 3, 1794. No children were born to the last two marriages. Garret Terhune left New Jersey with his parents in about the year 1792, and located in Mercer County, Ky. In the year 1830, he came to Johnson County, Ind., and settled west from Franklin, on the Franklin and Martinsville road six miles southwest of the former town, on an eighty-acre tract of land which he entered about 1826, while living in Kentucky. In 1839, he removed to another eighty-acre tract near the present town of Trafalgar, where he resided until his death. He was a member of the Christian Protestant Church, and so also was his first wife, Nancy Davis. Jane Forsyth, the second wife, was an old-school Baptist, and Nancy Pickerell, the third wife, a Methodist. James Terhune, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm, and secured only a limited education. Beginning life for himself when about twenty-one years of age, he located on a farm about nine miles west from Franklin, which contained forty acres. A few years later he sold that farm and purchased sixty acres in Nineveh Township, which he also sold, and later purchased ninety-five acres in Hensley Township, to which he subsequently added forty acres, and the farm, now embracing 135 acres, he owns at present. In July, 1881, he purchased eight acres of land in the suburbs of Franklin, and, after erecting a suitable residence, removed there, too, and retired from farming. Mr. Terhune was married on March 17, 1842, to Eusebia N. Nay, who was born in Oldham County, Ky., on October 11, 1825, and is the daughter of Asa B. and Lucinda (Whitesides) Nay. Her great grandparents were John and Katie. Asa B. was born in Oldham County, Ky., on November 30, 1799, and was the son of Samuel Nay, who was born in Culpepper County, Va., on March 9, 1763. From Virginia Samuel Nay emigrated to Oldham County, Ky. To him, and his wife Nancy, the following children were born: Catherine, born August 29, 1784; Bennett, April 3, 1787; James, August 23, 1789; Jolin, June 13, 1791; Mary, August 25, 1793; Nancy, August 6, 1795; Samuel, June 3, 1797; Asa B., November 30, 1799; Rhoda, March 7, 1802; Elizabeth, June 27, 1805; Presley, June 17, 1808; Phoebe, February 19, 1810; Lucy, October 20, 1813. Of this family, Phoebe survives. Samuel Nay was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. Asa B. Nay was an old-school Baptist preacher, and removed to Johnson County, Ind., in 1833. His wife, Lucinda, was born in Oldham County, Ky., on June 2, 1806, and was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Button) Whitesides, who lived and died in Kentucky. Their children are: John T., November 19, 1823; Eusebia, October 11, 1825; James A., March 3, 1828; Joseph W., April 11, 1831; Samuel M., April 2, 1834; William S., April 6, 1837; Asa F., April 29, 1840; Nathan W., April 29, 1840; Robert H., August 11, 1843; Mary E., September 19, 1846; infant son, October 9, 1850; Leander T., June 20, 1852. Of the children, one daughter and five sons are deceased. Asa B. Nay, father of Mrs. Terhune, died December 1, 1876. His wife died March 8, 1876. The maternal grandparents, Joseph and Elizabeth (Button) Whitesides, were parents of four children: John, Mathew, Lucinda, and William. To our subject and wife the following children have been born: Thomas L., April 17, 1844; Asa G., September 29, 1846; William D., August 11, 1849; Lucinda M., November 18, 1852; John W., May 5, 1856, and died October 18, 1879; Ermina A., January 5, 1861; Dillard W., January 7, 1864, and died November 7, 1865. Both our subject and wife are members of the Baptist Church. Stephen, the great grandfather, was a native of Holland, and came to the United States in colonial times.


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Zephyr, a leading provider of next generation test management solutions, has inked partnerships to resell its popular Test Management system with SwissQ, Numark Software, Kraysis and Paxterra Solutions. Representing customers in 7 countries, these partners are all key players in the Test Outsourcing and Test Management Consulting areas.
The partnerships provide Zephyr access to new and existing clients, who will in turn get value added services along with a next generation test management platform. "These partnerships are key to our expansion strategy and distribution of our software as we reach out to an increasingly global marketplace. All these partners bring high value to their customers and now with Zephyr, can bring a whole new dimension to their offerings," says Samir Shah, CEO of Zephyr.
"We're very excited about partnering with Zephyr. Our relationship with Zephyr will now allow us to offer our clients a better way of managing their complex outsourced and offshore testing projects, eliminating many of the inefficiencies inherent in such projects," said Adrian Zwingli, CEO of SwissQ.
"At Paxterra Solutions we are extremely excited about our partnership with Zephyr," said CEO, Faiz A. Syed. "Zephyr's rich feature set, licensing model and ease of use made partnering an easy decision for us. By combining Zephyr with our own product and service offerings, we can provide comprehensive solutions to our customers."
Today, QA and software testing departments are forced to use multiple disparate, outdated applications to plan, manage, and execute their day-to-day work. Zephyr closes the gap in these product offerings by managing every aspect of a test department -- its people and resources, projects and releases, test assets, documents, test case and data repositories, execution cycles, defect tracking and reporting. It does this by providing a centralized repository server and customized web client views via Rich Internet Applications (RIA). Zephyr provides up-to-date status of all aspects of testing via interactive testing desktops, live dashboards, and instant communication features. Zephyr also provides a very flexible and affordable licensing model.
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Zephyr (getzephyr.com ), based in Sunnyvale, CA, dramatically improves the test management experience of testing teams globally and is focused on empowering the product creation processes of Engineering and IT organizations through the development of intuitive, affordable software that contributes to augmented productivity, superior manageability, and enhanced collaboration.
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Data was reviewed for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Of the total reported thefts for the period, 9,060 (45.63 percent) were recovered.
The top five states for thefts, in order, are Florida, California, Texas, Michigan and North Carolina, while the top five for recoveries are Florida, California, Texas, Washington and Michigan.
A value was determined for only 334 of the total thefts, and that amounted to more than $5.2 million in losses with the most expensive single loss valued at $600,000. The average value of these watercraft was $15,615.
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Catch My Breath
New song by Kelly Clarkson – enjoy!
New song by Kelly Clarkson – enjoy!
While I was reading a book last week – a good one, one that I was really enjoying – I found myself reacting in an unexpected way. The book was swimming merrily along, with a hero and heroine I liked and a plot I enjoyed. Then they are caught in a somewhat compromising position, and the hero proposes. The heroine doesn't say yes immediately, and that's where I lost it. While I hesitate to compare myself to someone who spent a year in combat and then hits the ground when there's a loud noise…well, that's almost where I was, metaphorically.
All I could think immediately was: "What? Is she really going to say no to him, even though she's attracted to him and down to her last guinea? You've got to be kidding me! I can't handle this anymore!" If I'd waited two seconds, I'd have found out that she soon says yes. She reasons out her response, thinks it out, […]


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Budapest (May. 10)
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The Hungarian officers' organization, Move, will abandon its discriminatory policy, the president announced.
In the future Jewish officers will be admitted to the club.
The Move is an organization of active and reserve officers of the Hungarian army. It is not the business of the organization to engage in politics, the president declared.


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So everyone's feeling some type of way about Your Minajesty's new record where she goes in on losers posing as winners. Now, Cassidy has stepped up to give guys a response the next time some random chick calls him out for a being a "non-man ass nigga."
Section 127 of the Sisterhood Code says, when it comes to men bashing women, a woman must always side with her sister no matter what. Well, I'm breaking the code to say Cassidy's "Lookin Ass Bitches" contains everything that needs to be said about some of my trifling sisters. I will not turn a blind eye and support "lying saying they pregnant to get abortion cash ass bitches." I just can't. And yeah, the word "bitches" is used gratuitously throughout the record, but that's because he wasn't talking about ladies.
Take a listen. This is the gender equality sh*t we've all been championing for, girls!
Here's a Wale record to balance this post out. You can always count on Rap Game Darius Lovehall to smooth things over.
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PASSENGERS using the buses in Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn have been told to expect changes to a number of services from this weekend.
Transdev Lancashire United has announced the changes, aimed at making buses more reliable, which will come into force on Sunday.
Bosses at the firm said improvements were being made across the network with some longer routes being split and additional journeys at peak times.
Richard Jackson, Transdev development director, said: "Following changes to our bus network in Blackburn, Darwen and Hyndburn in September last year, we recognised that we needed to make additional changes to further enhance our service.
"On some routes there are only minor timetable changes, and on others we are putting on extra journeys at peak times.
"In some areas we are changing routes to avoid traffic congestion and delays, and in Blackburn some services will be split to form two separate services to become more reliable." Changes include the retiming of buses on the Hyndburn Connect services 6/6A and 7/7A, plus additional journeys on weekday mornings.
Some of the biggest changes affect routes around Royal Blackburn Hospital, where passengers regularly experence congestion and lengthy delays.
These services will use an alternative access route into the hospital car park and there will be additional journeys on weekday afternoons on service number two, connecting Blackburn and Darwen via the hospital. The former 124 service connecting Blackburn, Feniscowles, Brinscall and Chorley, which was extended to serve Darwen last September, will be split in Blackburn. The new route will be service 24 New timetables can be viewed online at the site www.lancashirebus.co.uk/times or picked up on the buses.


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Time to Chuck Smith
Except for 3rd District Republican Supervisor Todd Spitzer —who has speaking skills and intellect—Orange County's supervisors have long been public embarrassments. At public hearings, Tom Riley—deceased former supervisor to the developers—acted as if nosey citizens had trespassed into his living room. Supervisor Don Roth was convicted in 1993 of improperly taking gifts, loans and favors from businessmen. Supervisor Jim Silva of Huntington Beach has—bless his cold heart—difficulty forming complete sentences.
So it really shouldn't have come as a surprise in January when current board chairman Chuck Smith's televised State of the County speech turned out to be a lifeless, pro-status-quo performance that, in a more candid era, would have caused an audience to pelt the droopy-faced supervisor with rotten eggs and apples.
But this is Orange County, and the Newport Beach real-estate developers who blatantly control the board and its $3.8 billion annual budget are more than satisfied with the low-grade politicians they sponsor.
On Tuesday, voters in Santa Ana, Westminster, Fountain Valley and parts of Garden Grove have a rare opportunity to register their displeasure with that establishment. Though it has received scant attention in the daily press, the 66-year-old Smith faces re-election against Democrat Eleazar Elizondo, a 28-year-old Santa Ana elementary-school teacher. While out-of-district corporate interests have showered Smith with more than $60,000 in campaign contributions, Elizondo—a rising community leader who grew up in Santa Ana, attended Mater Dei High School and was a Chapman University baseball star—is relying largely on word of mouth. The part-time little-league baseball coach and volunteer food-drive organizer says he has raised about $15,000. He likely could have raised substantially more funds had he agreed to anti-El Toro International Airport groups' demands that he make their issue his campaign priority. That, he says, wouldn't have been honest.
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"I don't think that the process for building that airport has been fair to the people in South County," said Elizondo. "But it's not the No. 1 issue in my district."
The fund-raising disparity is only surpassed by the candidates' stances. In four years on the board, Smith has been a consistently solid vote for special interests that—for example—favor the proposed El Toro Airport at any cost, demand public tax subsidies of private housing developments, and want county health funds to pay for new jails.
In contrast, the articulate Elizondo—who has served as an aide to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer—says he feels passionately about the issues that effect the average "hard-working" people of his district. He launched his last-minute campaign in November, prompted by the supervisors' controversial decision to divert $900 million in expected tobacco-settlement funds from health-care programs to pay for county bankruptcy debt, new jails and government-office maintenance.
"I was in my classroom with my students when I read that the tobacco-settlement money would be used for the working poor of my community who have tremendous health-care needs," Elizondo said. "I was ecstatic. But that excitement turned to anger when Smith and the other supervisors decided to spend the money on things like jails. That was outrageous, and as far as I could tell, nobody was really doing anything about it. That money could have had an amazing impact."
Win or lose, Elizondo is also frustrated that Smith has refused to engage in any public debate over "the issues blue-collar people care about."
"This race is about making health care a priority in this county," he said. "But Smith thinks he's king and acts like he doesn't even need to campaign. He doesn't understand democracy. There needs to be leadership on the board, and that's what I'd like to do. The supervisors need to be more accountable to the people."
In his January State of the County, Smith laid out in monotone his "vision" for the board. "We are operating a business," he said. "We want to keep our investors happy and confident in the future."
No doubt the Fashion Island-based real-estate developers—Smith's campaign investors—raised their overflowing Waterford champagne flutes in cheer.
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Germanwings, a near miss and a smart upgrade!!
June 2012, After being invited by fellow member and friend Daniel (LH4532) to meet somewhere in Europe in the middle of August I decided to look into possible options. This particular airport is a stopover point of two foreign airlines that makes a round trip in Europe before heading back to their homebase in Asia. A particular flight came into mind and the price was reasonable. So I decided to go ahead and book that flight. Due to pricings on my last leg out of Brussels I would have to depart from Dusseldorf or Cologne to Manchester. Both options involved new carriers, eventually I decided to opt for Cologne due to better timing and price. I would be flying Germanwings for the first time. The aircraft type would unfortunately be on a standard Airbus A319 aircraft. The Dusseldorf option would have contained a flybe Embrear 175. Oh well, we can't have all in life.
Germanwings policy regulate that only one carry on bag is strictly allowed on board. Even more do Economy passengers pay 10 EUR to check in a bag. With the added costs an Economy ticket between Cologne and Manchester only costs a few Euro's lesser than Economy plus (no bag fees, free snack). So I was more than lucky to treat myself to an Economy plus (Smart) ticket.
Day 1: 16 August, 2012
Fast forward to sunny August, 24 Hours ahead of the scheduled departure time I received an email inviting me to check in online which I gladly did. However out of habit I selected one of the regular Economy seats instead of the smart seats with additional legroom up front. Oh well, can always sort this out at the airport, can we? You can reach Cologne on different ways, due to inconvenient timings on my return I opted to drive the 300km ride which would take me 3hours to get there. Since my flight only left in the afternoon I did not have to leave too early in the morning.
Thursday August 16, A new day is born. Time to head back in the air again. A very gently wake up at 7:45 and some packing I was on the road at 9:30. The first stop was the grocery store to buy some boxes of the chocolate that would be distributed to the crew. Before continuing on to Cologne I had an appointment with my dealership to refresh the oil. A simple 20 minute task and still enough time to drive to Cologne in well time for my Germanwings flight to Manchester. However sometimes things do not go as you really want them to go. Instead of 20 minutes I spent 1 hour and 30 minutes in the garage due to another technical failure with my brakes. After a nerve-wracking time I was finally allowed to start my drive at 11:45.
The ride to Cologne was about everything but relaxed. Huge amounts of traffic, a lot of trucks after Brussels made it a very slow drive as well. Half way I had to pull over for a very quick pit-stop before the Dutch border. The second part of the journey did not go hassle free, road works in the Netherlands and Germany added to the delay and really made me start thinking about alternatives to get me into Manchester incase I miss the direct flight. Thankfully the last segment went a bit smoother with courtesy of the German Autobahn. Soon I was relieved to see the Dome of Cologne in the distance, but I still needed reach the other side of the city before arriving at the airport. At 14:35, a well 40 minutes before my scheduled departure time I arrived at the airport. I parked my car as close as possible, and ran towards the airport building.
Leaving Cologne/Bonn International airport
Cologne has 2 terminals, Terminal 1 which is used for Lufthansa (plus some Star Alliance carriers) and terminal 2 which is used for Germanwings and other airlines. Well, in the rush of the moment I found myself in terminal 1. So a quick run to the correct terminal was to be made. In the meanwhile it was already 14:42. Just a mere 30 minutes before my Germanwings Flight was due to leave, after another run I arrived in the correct terminal. When entering the lane I was asked my boarding pass, explaining my situation they still told me that I had to go to the kiosk. This kiosk gave me an error,.... It's like Murphy really wanted to make Very quick pic of the Germanwings check in area.
After explaining the situation again I was allowed to pass. Germanwings divides it's counters between German domestic flights and International flights. Since Manchester is in the United Kingdom, I can let you guys do the guessing. Finally at 14:47, 28 minutes prior to departure I reached the desk. After being lectured that I was late I could check in my bag and was soon on my way to the second mad dash to gate B40. Security was a breeze since there was only 1 person who let me pass, a fast peek at the FIDS. Germanwings 342 to Manchester is still on time but has not started boarding yet..
From what I remember the schengen area of terminal 1 looked pretty nice with quite a bit to do, Would like to explore this area again when I have a bit more time. Next stop on the list is passport control, By now it was nearing 15:00. 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time of our A319, A bit desperate I asked an elderly German lady if I could pass and explained the situation. I got responded with a firm No. Thankfully a bunch of Englishman overheard me and they were more than happy to let me pass. I said I owed them all. There was one last hold-up at the passport booth due to departing from Germany to England with a Belgium ID, don't know what that point was all about. My last obstacle was to find gate B40 ASAP. This was located just behind the passport control, but there was no plane at the gate. However a huge relief when I realized that all the MAN passengers were still waiting. On the other hand If I had known it I wouldn't have to pass the line or rush. A it more embarrassing was that the English group I passed was all booked on the MAN flight as well. Shortly thereafter our A319 arrived as 4U 961 from Rijeka. Too bad this was the only view I could get of my airframe but just enough to see that D-AGWP was going to take to Manchester this afternoon
Unlike in the schengen area, there was not too much to do in the non schengen area, and waited until the boarding process began at 15:20 or 14:20 in the UK. A few minutes later I was onboard of.
16. Germanwings flight 4U 0342 from Cologne/Bonn to Manchester
Thursday, August 16 2012
Cologne/Bonn (CGN/EDDK) - Manchester (MAN/EGCC)
Germanwings 4U 0342
Airbus A319-132 D-AGWP (SN: 4227) Economy (with smart service) 16F.
Delivered to Germanwings at 15 March 2010
15.15-15.38 (Terminal 2, Gate B40; wheels up on runway 24 at 15.43)
15.45-16.00 (Terminal 1, Gate 25; wheels down on runway 23R at 15.57)
Announced flying time: 1hr 33 mins
Cruising Altitude: FL 360
Load factor: 75% in Y
Personal statistics
171th registered flight
16th flight in 2012
1st flight on Germanwings
18th flight on the Airbus A320 series aircraft
10th flight on the Airbus A319-100
1st flight on D-AGWP
Videos related to 4U 0342 from Cologne/Bonn to Manchester.
Takeoff in Cologne/Bonn:
Landing in Manchester:
When boarding I was greeted by 2 business friendly flight attendants and I did made my way to seat 16F. Before getting settled I distributed one of the chocolate boxes and got thanked friendly. A few moments after getting installed my seatmates arrived. 2 Persons of the group that I overtook at the passport line. After apologizing several times they did understand the situation and laughed.
Boarding was soon completed and the door was closed. The captain came on apologizing for the delay due to a late inbound. However I wasn't mad at all that the flight was slightly delayed. Pushback started soon and we started our taxi. Last chance to see those (the final flight on these jumbolino's was a week or so later)
DHL Cargo Boeing 757
Nearing the threshold
At 15:43 in Germany, 14:43 in Manchester our nice yellow/silverjet climbed into the German skies. Barely one hour after arriving here:
Cologne from the sky, a sight I was afraid I wasn't going to see today.
Standard legroom in Economy:
We levelled of above the Belgian province of Limburg, backtracking the same route as I took to get in CGN, at a certain point we were actually 15kms away from my house...
Soon it was time to visit the restroom. Underway a quick peek of the cabin, I found the Germanwings seats to be pretty comfortable. Especially for an LCC carrier.
Just in case you forgot for a moment which airline you are flying while attending your business
The whole ordeal about almost missing my flight made me forget a moment about that I actually was booked in the Economy plus 'SMART' section. A quick walk through the cabin and found there were no window seats open anymore. However I was able to snatch an aisle for a moment to see how it was. Quite generous legroom
The Belgian coastline and the Zeebrugge port
At 16:20 German-time, 15:20 UK time the service commenced. Economy passengers were treated with Buy on Board where the price-quality wasn't that bad in comparison to Brussels Airlines or any US carrier. When the crew reached my row they informed me that there was a voucher for me and I could choose between a free roll or cake. I went for the roll and some water with lemon.
Cruising above the English countryside.
After enjoying my delicatesse I felt the plane gradually decent. It was already 15:35 in Manchester and 16:35 back in Cologne. The weather looks nice above the English countryside.
A bit bumpy however above the mountains, does anyone know the correct name?
After enjoying the various sights above the Manchester area we started our final approach.
Close up of the sharklet
15:57 in Manchester or 16:57 in Central Europe our A319 kissed the soil of runway 23R, giving us a great view of the aviation viewing park. You can find more in the video. At 16:00 D-AGWP came to a full stop at gate 25 in terminal 1. Just beside a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 registred TC-JER. Ready for her 3,5 hour journey to Istanbul. On the way out I was able to spot another nice bird.
Upon disembarkation I was granted one more picture in the flight deck. The captain apologized for the delay. When I responded that I actually was happy and why he responded back. "Well, we knew you were coming".
After bidding the crew goodbye I was in the terminal by 16:10 Manchester time or 17:10 Cologne time.
Arrival in Manchester Ringway airport
After disembarking I had a chance to make a pic of D-AGWP before her return to Cologne as 4U 0343 at 16:25. Really like this livery, too bad it's gradually disappearing.
My first impressions of the airport where rather dull, a few dark corridors led me to the passport control where there was not too big of a line. Carrousel 6 assigned for my Germanwings flight from CGN
Carousel display, only a few moments later my bag appeared. I was happy since I did not really believe that my bag would make the flight in Cologne.
Very remarkably FIAS.. Origin points were alternated with the actual status..
I exited the customs area at around 16:30. First some time to explore the area. Like these walkways actually..
A bit of a hint towards my next report
Before heading to the hotel I opted for a dinner in the arrivals area of terminal 1. It tasted great
Oreo sundae
Soon I ordered my shuttle to the Britannia country hotel in Northenden, a nice little hotel just a few miles away from the airport.
The Room was showing some signs of age however.
Day 2: 16 August, 2012
The next day started off with a traditional English breakfast. Yummy, but not for everyday.
Soon I headed off to the viewing park. It was raining at first, but it soon cleared up.
Another hint to my next report:
One of the few european airports where the 767 is a common sight, like this TUI Nordic
No MAN without BA
Monarch 757
Another massive Boeing 777, just love those planes.
Overtaken by a smaller 757
The Dash, a common sight here at Manchester
Former-CO Boeing 757
Could have logged you as well?
Our national pride, operated by flybe
Qatar is present here as well
Hint 3 towards my next report .
Bmiregional Jungle jet. Maybe too log on a future trip to MAN?
Nose-to-Nose with the Cittyhopper
Europe's best
Another regular visitor in MAN
Too finland
To enter the log in a few days, to enter in a report a bit later
Thomas Cook UK A330 lifting away to some vacation destination.
My most flown airline and most flown type together.
the Green logojet
Another departure to the U S of A.
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At 1100 I booked a Concorde Tour.
Entering the cabin
The sharp nose:
The 50 seat cabin, it's roomier than it appears:
Last but least, the Front office:
Another well known scheme at MAN:
A rare bird from Canada
Thomas Cook Boeing 757-200
Back to BRU with a significant delay.
This color scheme is one of my favorite ones:
I can't keep count of how many different 767's I've seen here
BA olympic sheme:
From Iceland
PH-BGW from Amsterdam
The highlight of the day approaching Manchester:
Straight from the UAE, we present you the big and the beautiful.
The Star Alliance logojet is here as well
The Weather went for the worse again and it was time to hit town:
Some trainspotting to be done as well.
MAN piccadilly station, almost looks like an airport.
Soon I met up with fellow member and friend Lee (AlwaysOnAPlane). While talking about aviation and non aviation stuff we strolled around the city a bit.
Table with a tap, why not?
Soon Lee and I decided to head for dinner. We chose for asian cuisine, great start with dumplings.
And a great Nasi Goreng for dinner.
After a wonderful talk and a great meetup it was time to head back to my hotel. I thanked Lee for everything and soon started to walk back to the station. Since it was late already I decided to take the cab back to Northenden
I was asleep shortly thereafter at 2130. It wasn't going to be a long night.
How will I get back to Cologne?
Will I have nicer weather?
Will I find my car?
Who else will I meet underway?
Will the hints given be useful to guess my next report?
Stay tuned...
Overall verdict
Too start off with I was very happy to make this flight and to write this review. Arriving about 30 mins before your STD is definitely far from comfortable. Thankfully Cologne isn't a too big of an airport at all making the departure process a bit easier. I was fairly impressed about Germanwings, comfortable and relatively new aircraft. The seats were very comfortable and a more than sufficient pitch for Economy plus (the actual seat, not the Y seat that I was in). The free snacks were good as well, judging the menu the BOB did not look that bad neither. However Germanwings is a Low Cost Carrier. So when getting the cheapest I can advise you to add all costs you want to spend (luggage check in, seat selection,...). One may be surprised how much difference it is to pay the extra for a very SMART upgrade.
Overall Remarks.
Germanwings 0342 from Cologne/Bonn to Manchester (Total score is 77%):
Departure: 70% (Despite the situation pretty smooth, no announcement however concerning the delay.)
Aircraft cleanliness : 90% (Clean and fresh)
Seat Comfort: 80% (Good legroom and lumbar support (based on the actual SMART seat))
Crew: 70% (Business friendly)
Catering: 80% (choice between a Danish or a cake roll)
Arrival: 60% (Dull and crowded)
How did todays flights compare?
1. Short Haul Premium Economy
Best score: Germanwings 77%
Germanwings score: 77%
4U 0342's score (CGN-MAN): 77%
Worst score: US Airways 68%
Conclusion: Germanwings is the new BEST AIRLINE flown in this category and cabin!
2. Airports
Best Airports: Toronto YTZ, Geneva, Detroit and Columbia 90%
Cologne Bonn Average: 75%
Manchester Average: 70%
Worst Airport: Berlin SXF 30%
Conclusion: Both the Cologne/Bonn and the Manchester airport scored within the average box between 70 and 80%. Today's experience scored lesser than on other occasions in these airports.
3. Aircraft Types
(Average rating per type)
Best rated types: Q400 85%
A319-100 Average: 73%
Worst rated types: ATR72 60%
Concusion: Today's flight scored better than the average result on flights operated by an Airbus A319-100.
As a bonus I would like to give a list of regs I spotted in Cologne/Bonn and Manchester
Cologne/Bonn International airport
Manchester Ringway Airport
Total facts in this trip report
1 New Airline (Germanwings)
2 New Airports (Cologne/Bonn and Manchester)
1 New registration (D-AGWP)
Thanks for reading and viewing this trip report, I hope you enjoyed reading it. As usual, comments and feedback are always welcome.
Stay tuned for my next trip report:
A 5 star meet in the Bavarian heat!!
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