text:
The key to both imperatives lies in the supply chain. However, the traditional supply chain model is monolithic in nature treating supply lines, service offerings and customers in a one size fits all, relatively undifferentiated manner. While simple to understand and manage, such a model tends to under-serve those customers who are strategic, high profit and demand high levels of service and response as a condition of business, and over-serves those whose needs are more modest, who are not very profitable, or are unwilling to pay for additional services. As a result, companies incur both loss of revenue, as under-served potential and existing customers take their business elsewhere, and higher costs, as a consequence of what I call unnecessary excellence. On the supply side, the term supply chain is often a misnomer as it suggests there is only one chain, when in fact differing product, process, demand and logistics characteristics often require multiple chains. Responding to differing requirements with a monolithic chain reduces the companys ability to rapidly respond to changes in demand, customers, supply and the environment, while increasing the complexity and cost of doing so.
On the flip side, customer segmentation has traditionally been the domain of sales and marketing. Rather than looking at the entire customer experience lifecycle, classical customer segmentation focuses only on targeting and selling. For example, many companies sort their customers into classifications based on demographic factors and buying behavior: e.g., female customers aged 21 to 28 tend to buy one kind of product, or respond to a certain type of positioning. This classic customer segmentation approach allows companies to price and sell their products and services in ways calculated to appeal to different types of customer. But this is only about selling to customers, and not about meeting their unique needs and preferences in terms of services, value-add, fulfillment, ordering, information and returns. In many instances, its much too easy on the front end to draw in customers by selling inefficient and expensive offerings without worrying about the costs, but the company (and customer) will pay the price on the back end. Its also far less applicable in a business-to-business setting, where the customers arent individuals buying for themselves, but on behalf of a large organization. As I previously mentioned, not all customers are equal. Some require a higher level of service to buy or stay as customers and are willing to pay extra for these services. Turning these customers into advocates requires a differentiated set of service offerings that meets their needs today and tomorrow.
For example, in the model of free two-day shipping popularized by Amazon, many companies adopted similar ordering and tracking services, and offer free shipping both to customers who really do need their items quickly (and might be willing to pay extra to get this level of service) and those who do not (but are understandably happy to get something extra for free). This could work for an online retailer that primarily targets the consumer, but is less likely to be cost-effective in a business-to-business situation, where the customer experience cycle (buying, contracting, product/solutions and configuration selection, pricing, ordering, tracking, fulfillment, service and returns processes) is more complex. Applying the wrong model is precisely how we end up with unnecessary excellence (and unnecessary costs).
Ultimately, a personalized end-to-end customer experience is what drives customer advocacy. Achieving this requires a new supply chain paradigm one that looks at designing the supply chain both from the customer looking back AND forward from the supplier. This will enable a company to:
Learn what the customers really want. Asking customers is a good way to start this it sounds simple, but its amazing how rarely companies do this.
Group them or micro-segment based on their needs and priorities.
Develop and deliver differentiated service offerings to serve these customers based on the actual costs-to-serve.
Understand the supply chain products, process, geopolitical, logistics and demand characteristics to segment the supply chain from supply forward for cost efficiency, velocity and simplicity.
Strategize and conduct what-if scenario planning to determine the best operating model, segments and differentiated service offerings
Apply learnings to revise and re-structure as customers, costs and the environment changes
There are seven critical elements in designing such a next-generation supply chain:
1) An understanding of the end-to-end supply chain, its product and demand characteristics, logistics, costs, times, channels and the customer base
2) Accurate actual data (or good estimates) across the supply chain
3) A structured, business-driven approach
4) An understanding of the customers, and costs of the service offerings
5) Analytical tools and techniques to collect and analyze both structured and unstructured customer data
6) Collaboration among operations, finance and sales and marketing
7) People who have the skills, talent and understanding to develop, analyze and institutionalize the strategic options
Designing and executing customer-driven segmentation requires the capability to model the supply chain from the supplier forward to the channel/last mile and then to the point of sale, and all the way back, to analyze customer groups/segments, the supply side, and then develop what-if scenarios based on costs-to-serve, operational costs, time and customer impact. Obviously, this necessitates having the appropriate data. Typically, most of this data is resident in ERP systems, but some of the data will have to be estimated and obtained from service providers.
From a broader perspective, however, it is imperative that a segmentation strategy be a fully collaborative effort involving operations, finance, and sales and marketing to ensure market and organizational-consistent customer segment priorities, services, costs and fulfillment. This is not optional.
The goal here is not a trade-off between operational excellence and customer intimacy instead the enterprise needs to achieve both, by making the right customer an advocate, maximizing customer advocacy, increasing retention and acquisition, while reducing unnecessary excellence and complexity. The company that can execute on this will create a sustainable competitive advantage.
Source: Tata Consultancy Services


text:
- AHA News Home »
- All articles »
- Report highlights governance practices for health care transformation
Report highlights governance practices for health care transformation
AHA News Now
Jan 7, 2013
A new report from the AHA's Center for Healthcare Governance offers recommendations to help hospital and health system boards adopt new practices and help lead health care transformation in their organizations. Based on interviews with board members, executives and clinical leaders at four health care organizations and insights from an expert panel, the report recommends that boards identify and fill gaps in competency needed for transformation; consider emerging governance models; determine if board compensation is necessary or desirable; and ensure that trustee characteristics reflect the communities their organizations serve. It also calls for boards to adopt a high-performance culture and best practices, and evaluate performance at all levels of governance. Among other actions, the report encourages continuous improvement of quality, safety and financial performance; candid discussions about what transformation means for the organization; strategies to engage patients, families and physicians; and a focus on community health needs.
Keyword Search

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Joey Chestnut, Sonia 'The Black Widow' Thomas, more competitive eaters coming to Original Hooters in Clearwater
Earlier today, someone asked me: "Why would you post this news on Soundcheck? It has nothing to do with music!"
Maybe not. But isn't the sound of Joey Chestnut wolfing down chicken wings music to everyone's ears? THINK ABOUT IT.
World champion hot dog eater Joey Chestnut will join an all-star lineup of competitive eaters -- including Sonia "The Black Widow" Thomas, Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti and Crazy Legs Conti -- are coming to the Original Hooters in Clearwater on July 26 for the Hooters Wing-Eating World Championship. It's an officially sanctioned Major League Eating event, with $15,000 in cash and prizes on the line. (And okay, fine, there WILL be some music there. One of tbt*'s 2012 Ultimate Local Bands, the Black Honkeys, will perform outside starting at 6 p.m.)
For more on the event, click here.


text:
Help ! Fondant Topper / Figurines Cracking
Decorating By Anna1998 Updated 12 Oct 2013 , 11:03am by 810whitechoc
Hi all,
Please help, my fondant figure has cracks !!
I have been using Wilton white fondant and tylose powder to make fondant figure for a few months and did not have any issues until now. About two weeks ago i made a few animals, they all look fine and firm until today when i check again. I found that 2 animals have a few cracks on face and body, some cracks are big like a cut/gap and the head and body is a bit soft, not as firm as before but the other 2 animals are fine with no crack. I always put them all on a baking sheet and keep them in a storage cabinet with door slight open.
Can some expert to tell me what went wrong, why the crack happens until now?
You need to roll the fondant in your hands first to remove all the cracks before you start modelling the finest crack will widen an expand upon drying , also if the piece is quite large you can poke a few holes up through the bottom of it so it can dry internally easier. I hope this makes sense I am tired.
Rub a little shortening on your hands and then start kneading the fondant, it will make your fondant or gumpaste much smoother and remove those pesky, tiny cracks which as Chelle pointed out, will turn into much larger cracks as your figurine dries.


text:
I recently had a fat transfer to buttocks. Am I supposed to see the result right away or does it take time for the butt to become full from the fat transfer?
When Can I See Buttocks Fat Transfer Results?
Doctor Answers 10
Fat Transfer to Buttocks
You should see the fat transfer results to the buttocks right away. We usually put more fat in than necessary because some of the fat will dissolve. The buttocks is always swollen at first and appears bigger than the end result which is in about 3 months.
Be well and good luck!
Learn more: http://www.norrisplasticsurgeryhouston.com/cosmetic-procedures/body-contouring/brazilian-butt-lift/
When do I see fat transfer results into the buttocks?
your final results can take over one year to realize. In the process the fat and swelling start to go down in 1-2 months and continue to go down up to 6 months. Then as the fat cells reestablish a blood vessel link in the new location, fat from the circulation is absorbed and the fat cells enlarge.
You might also like...
Fat Transfer Results to the Buttocks
The results that you see after fat transfer to the buttocks should be immediate. You are also general pretty sore as well because a lot of fat is often transferred into the muscle. The amount of soreness and the results you see is usually directly proportional to the amount of fat injected. Unlike the face, the buttock requires a significant amount of volume to give nice results. This is generally several 100cc of fat per side on the buttocks.
Once fat grafting to buttocks is done, it will not get any bigger
Hi Missy,
When you have Fat grafting to the buttocks or any area, you should see a dramatic change in size...immediately! This is partially because we usually over-correct, knowing that some of the fat that we transfer will be reabsorbed as well due to the normal swelling of the area which occurs with surgery.
It does take a relatively large volume of fat to make a significant size increase, so if you don't see any change, you may need to have more fat injected.
It will definitely not get larger on its own after surgery unless you are gaining weight. It will always get somewhat smaller from the day of surgery for up to about 2-3 months as the swelling subsides.
Fat transfer buttocks
When Can I See Buttocks Fat Transfer Results?
You will see the biggest result right away. After the first week you will see the area shrink for ~3 months. After this the area should be stable with little change.
You should see results from fat grafting right away
With fat grafting, you should see the results right away. In fact, the area should be a bit swollen, making the initial results look even better than they will end up.
When you are having fat grafting to the buttock, it takes a considerable amount of fat, which you may not have had. It is best to discuss this with your doctor.
Learn more: http://www.RealPlasticSurgery.com
Fat transfer results should be immediate
Hi there- The visible result from fat augmentation of the buttocks (Brazilian Butt Lift) surgery should be immediate, and in fact this is when the volume should be the greatest, as there is swelling and most surgeons believe in over-augmenting the area in anticipation that your body will absorb some of the fatty tissue. Generally some of the volume will be lost over the next 2-3 months in most cases. It bay be that you did not have an adequate volume of fat available for grafting, and that this limited the augmentation possible. I would talk to your surgeon.
Result From Buttock Fat Transfer
Patients typically see a dramatic change the next day, as the areas that have been liposuctioned will improve the entire shape of the patient. The buttock is swollen and bruised from the procedure but this is normal after any surgical procedure.
The patient's shape will continue to improve over the next couple months as the swelling continues to fade and the waist gets thinner and thinner. The buttock will also start to feel softer and more natural as the swelling slowly resolves.
I tell patients that they typically need 3 to 6 months to see their final results, but everyone see a dramatic difference the next day.
I hope this helps.
Learn more: http://www.miamiplasticsurgery.com/plastic-surgeons-miami-fl/physicians-profiles-drfranco.html
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


text:
Mar 27, 2008 03:54PM newvickie wrote:
Hi Bluesky...I am in the same shape as you...it truly sucks. I am 46 and never weighed over 110 lbs (which was a bit too thin) and have gained a belly and an ever expanding behind on the Tamoxifen...I am also in menopause. I have no answers as I have tried everything and the weight just hangs on and continues to climb. Hope we can both get some ideas soon! Hugs to you.


text:
Search billions of records on Ancestry.com
Arterberry Family Burials
Balch Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
Page 3
Martha Rosetta "Rosie" Arterberry
Born 6 Aug 1850 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Died 4 Nov 1888 in Venus, Johnson County, Texas
Inscription at the bottom of Rosie's tombstone:
To you my friend who pass this way where I am now you soon shall be.
So Put your trust in the Holy one that you may rest when life is done.
Lewis Foster
1852 to 1927
Husband of Martha Rosetta "Rosie" Arterberry
Myrtle May Foster
Born 22 May 1883 in Johnson County, Texas
Died 6 Aug 1925 in Johnson County, Texas
Daughter of Lewis Foster and Martha Rosetta "Rosie" Arterberry
Married 1st James Lafitte/Lafayette Mc Carty 1907 in Johnson County, Texas
Married 2nd John Eldridge Linville 1921 in Johnson County, Texas
1854 to 1922
First wife of C. P. Mcarty
Second wife of Lewis Foster
Possible Maiden Name: Henderson
Note: Ada & Ida are the same person.
Evidentially she was called Ida by her first husband and Ada by her second husband.
Go back to Genealogy Page
Go back to Ruth's Page
Census Records
Vital Records
Family Trees & Communities
Immigration Records
Military Records
Directories & Member Lists
Family & Local Histories
Newspapers & Periodicals
Court, Land & Probate
Finding Aids


text:
Florida Coastal Office
Aquatic Preserves
National Estuarine Research Reserves
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Coral Reef
Conservation Program
Coastal Management Program
Public Notices
Florida Oceans Council
Gulf of
Mexico Program
Gulf of Mexico Alliance
There are several major archaeological and historic sites within the boundaries of
Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve and the adjacent upland areas. In addition, most of the area
has not been surveyed and it is anticipated that additional sites will be located. The
sites include both Native American and European encampments and villages, but most are
prehistoric shell (kitchen) middens such as Mound Key. Due to sea level rise, the majority of
coastal sites from the earliest occupation of the area lie drowned in the bay or further out
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Estero Bay contains several natural community types. Although overlap between the
different communities often occurs, they remain distinct community types.
The dominant community type in Estero Bay is the
mangrove forest, but seagrass beds, salt
marshes, tidal flats, oyster bars, and others are also
The combination of subtropical climate, the lagoon configuration, and vegetation make
this estuarine complex one of the most productive in the state. Approximately 40% of
the state's endangered and threatened species are found within this area. The estuary
also indirectly supports a variety of commercial and sport fisheries by providing
nursery area, which substantially adds to the local economy. The estuary is also an
important home for bird nesting colonies and a valuable stopover area for migrating
The Estero Bay estuary complex began to form approximately 5,000 years ago when a rise
in sea level flooded the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River and the smaller rivers and
creeks of the present Estero Bay area. This flooding caused sediments to be deposited
at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River and the lesser streams. The sediments from the
Caloosahatchee River were carried by the longshore currents south to be deposited as
barrier islands bounding the present Estero Bay. The sediments deposited from the
smaller rivers and streams in Estero Bay filled in the bay to cause its present shallow
Estero Bay was formed into a lagoonal type estuary by the lack of significant fresh
water input and a weak tidal exchange due to the restricted size of its inlets. This
lagoonal formation may have been further aggravated by the present bridges and causeways
in the area.
Last updated:
December 18, 2015
2012 State of Florida
Exit Disclaimer
Privacy Statement


text:
Tustin Councilwoman Deborah Gavello and Her Colleagues are Driving One Another Barking Mad
Gone to the Dogs
Tustin City Councilwoman Deborah Gavello and her colleagues are driving one another barking mad
It isn't easy being a Democrat on the Tustin City Council. Just ask Deborah Gavello, who could be forgiven for wishing she'd never won her race to join four white, male Republicans at the dais.
A local small-business owner, single mother and soccer mom, Gavello had never been involved in politics before narrowly winning election last November, beating Republican Jeff Thomas, a 12-year veteran of the council, after running a low-budget campaign devoid of any high-profile endorsements. It didn't take long for her to earn the wrath of her colleagues by questioning the city's investment policy. As punishment, Gavello has been dismissed from all of her committee seats. She also found herself embroiled in what has to be the most inane political "scandal" in Tustin history: allegedly abusing her power as a council member by complaining to county animal care about her neighbor's barking dogs.
The brouhaha started last fall, when Gavello's opponent, Thomas, criticized Tustin's participation in the Orange County Investment Pool. Besides Tustin, the only cities that participate in the fund are Villa Park and San Clemente; Thomas argued that the investment pool, which famously went bankrupt in December 1994, was poorly administered and too risky. After beating Thomas, Gavello, who is a sales and marketing consultant for banks, investigated Tustin's investment policy and agreed with Thomas. She brought her concerns to Tustin's treasurer, G.W. Jeffries, who told her over lunch that he'd actually pulled the city out of the pool during the election in order to avoid bad publicity, but had promptly reinvested in the pool after the race ended.
Upcoming Events
Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings
TicketsTue., Nov. 7, 7:00pm
Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks
TicketsThu., Nov. 9, 7:00pm
PBR: Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour
TicketsSat., Nov. 11, 7:00pm
Anaheim Ducks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
TicketsSun., Nov. 12, 5:00pm
In a July 7 council meeting, Gavello questioned Jeffries about the wisdom of remaining in the investment pool—and the reasoning behind his decision to divest during the campaign.
"Why did we pull out?" she asked.
"Because in my opinion and judgment, it was a political risk for this council and for me," Jeffries responded.
When Gavello asked Jeffries to elaborate, Councilman Doug Davert interrupted her. "I'm going to cut you off right there," he said. "You're making statements in your questions. . . . It wasn't done for political purposes."
"He just said it was," Gavello pointed out.
Things only got worse from there, as Gavello struggled to get a straight answer from Jeffries about why he'd yanked the city's cash from the county investment pool and whether it was really wise to be invested at all. She was repeatedly interrupted by Davert, who accused Gavello of shilling for banks by suggesting the city invest in certificates of deposit, or CDs, which are insured by the federal government and thus virtually risk-free.
Finally, Republican Councilman Jerry Amante rose to the defense—not of Gavello, but of Jeffries. "If Ms. Gavello thinks she can question his judgment . . . then I suggest she take up some other course of duty," he thundered.
Gavello tried to ask one last question but was cut off by Davert, who declared the session closed. "It was so embarrassing," Gavello recalls. "I had no idea I bothered them so much until now."
If Gavello thought her problems were over, however, she was sadly mistaken. According to the councilwoman, who works from home, she had been slowly losing her mind the past year thanks to her next-door neighbor's barking dogs. "They barked for a whole year," she says. "I did everything I could to get my neighbor to do something other than just leave them outside all day, barking." When that failed, Gavello did what any city resident would do: She complained to animal care, which refused to do anything unless she provided elaborate evidence, including decibel readings, of the noise nuisance.
After Gavello presented tape recordings of the barking dogs at a hearing, the county finally issued a warning to the neighbor. The barking continued, so the county slapped the dog owner with a small fine. After that, the neighbor showed up at an Aug. 4 city council meeting to complain about Gavello. A month later, on Sept. 16, then-Mayor Davert, wrote the woman a letter saying the City Council had investigated her complaint.
"This City Council understands that there are public officials who use their public-office positions for private advantage," Davert declared. "This council does not condone such actions." Davert explained that a careful investigation had upheld her complaint about Gavello's alleged abuse of power. "The City Council agreed to send you this letter apologizing for any embarrassment or inconvenience that you may have endured. . . . Please accept our sincere apology."
When the woman's rental lease ran out at the property, she moved; the Weekly was unable to locate her for this story.
Neither Davert nor Amante responded to e-mails seeking comment for this story. (Whether or not their reticence had anything to do with a July 29 blog post by this writer that referred to them as "obnoxious a-holes" could not be confirmed by press time.)
Last month, Davert, Amante and the rest of the council voted to banish Gavello from her three unpaid committee assignments: the Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee, Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency and the Water Advisory Committee of Orange County. They offered no reason for doing so, and gave her assignments to Councilman John Nielson, who will have to play a quick game of catch-up given that he hasn't been to any of the meetings.
On Dec. 20, the city of Tustin will be required to reduce the concentration of selenium in the city's water supply, and if it fails to do that, it could face fines of thousands of dollars per day.
"As of now, we're not going to meet that mandate," Gavello says. "We can be fined millions of dollars per year if we don't solve this problem. I'm going to keep going to the meetings and speak out passionately to protect the residents and taxpayers of my city, whether I'm on the committee or not."
Get the ICYMI: Today's Top Stories Newsletter Our daily newsletter delivers quick clicks to keep you in the know
Catch up on the day's news and stay informed with our daily digest of the most popular news, music, food and arts stories in Orange County, delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday.
Recommended for You
Powered by SailThru
Upcoming Events
Anaheim Ducks vs. Montreal Canadiens
TicketsFri., Oct. 20, 7:00pm
Lucha VaVOOM! (18+)
TicketsFri., Oct. 27, 7:00pm
Anaheim Ducks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
TicketsWed., Nov. 1, 7:00pm
Anaheim Ducks vs. Nashville Predators
TicketsFri., Nov. 3, 7:00pm
Sponsor Content


text:
BDEW on the current development of solar power generation:
Solar power generation continues to increase
In May 2012 solar plants generated four billion kilowatt-hours of electricity / Müller: Decisions should be taken on cutting funds – amendments are necessary
Berlin, 8 June 2012 – According to the latest figures of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft - BDEW), the month of May was a record month in terms of photovoltaic energy: for the first time, somewhat more than four billion kilowatt-hours (billion kWh) of electrical energy were produced from solar energy. This corresponds to about ten percent of the monthly electricity consumption in Germany and an increase of some 40 percent compared to the preceding year. To date, the highest value totalling 2.6 billion kWh was recorded in May 2011, BDEW reported. 10.5 billion kWh of solar power have been generated in the period from January to May (2011: 7.6 billion kWh). In May 2012, German wind power plants generated 2.9 billion kWh of electrical energy. Between January and May their electricity generation amounting to 22.0 billion kWh accounted for twice the volume of solar power (2011: 18.4 billion kWh).
The strong increase of feed-in from photovoltaic this year is attributable to the further development of solar plants and favourable solar conditions, BDEW reported. According to calculations of the sector association, this development entails additional costs which have amounted to date to 460 million Euros more than planned in the context of the calculations of the 2012 EEG levy. It remained to be seen how the EEG account will develop during the year.
The energy industry basically supports the further development of renewable energies and invests billions in these energies every year. "However, the previous development of photovoltaic power generation and the increasing legally guaranteed payment currently shows that the unabated growth continues. The development of renewable energies and the associated costs are not sufficiently controlled. Priorities are no longer correct: While costs in the network are regulated down to the last Cent and investments are not sufficiently promoted, an enormous burden is imposed on the consumers as a result of the Renewable Energy Sources Act", Hildegard Müller, Chairwoman of the BDEW General Executive Management Board explained. "It is therefore all the more important now to decide a cut in solar power funding", Müller said against the background of the forthcoming talks between the German Federal Government and the German Laender. On 13 June, the Mediation Committee intends to deal, among other things, with the reduction of solar power funding. Apart from the planned cut in funding provided for in the present draft of the EEG amendment law, there is a need for considerable additional improvements.
For example, the approach defined in the draft law with regard to the market integration of electricity from solar radiation energy was wrong. "The BDEW considers that this basically important goal is not achieved by the "Photovoltaic market integration model" in its present form", Müller said. In addition were undesired side effects, such as the redistribution of the costs arising from the energy transition. Müller: "There will arise cost-relevant risks for network operators and electricity sales companies as well as a considerable effort in terms of handling the implementation of this model. All things considered, an unnecessary enormous increase in administrative burdens is to be expected which will entail corresponding costs and is therefore rejected by the BDEW.


text:
Rotarians will be out doing their bit to raise money for charity by selling raffle tickets ahead of a giant coffee morning in April.
West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled, Norfolk Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support, the NSPCC and Rotary Charities will benefit from the coffee morning, which is being held at the Downham Town Hall on Friday, April 4.
Scores of businesses in the Downham area are getting behind the effort by offering prizes such vouchers for meals, meat, gardening and beauty sessions.
The top prize for the raffle, which will be drawn during the coffee morning, is £250.
Rotarians will be selling raffle tickets, which cost £1 each, on a stall in Wales Court on Fridays, March 14, 21 and 28.


text:
The Hunger Games slays competition to break U.S. box office records
The much hyped action movie, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, became the most popular midnight opener ever for a non-sequel when it debuted in the U.S. with a stunning $19.7 million (£12.3 million) in the early hours of Friday (23Mar12), and its winning streak continued throughout the weekend (23-25Mar12).
The whopping opening weekend takings have catapulted The Hunger Games in to the record books once again, making it the biggest non-sequel film to ever open at number one.
It is now also the third best opener of all time – only falling behind last year's (11) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight, which raked in $169.2 million (£105.8 million) and $158.4 million (£99 million) respectively.
Cop comedy 21 Jump Street and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax round out the top three spots on the new U.S. box office chart.
Meanwhile, The Hunger Games, the first movie adaptation of author Suzanne Collins' books, also struck gold at the global box office, grossing $214.25 million (£133.9 million) outside the U.S.


text:
Music From Another Dimension!
About This Album
This year has been an outstanding one for classic rock. ZZ Top teamed up with Rick Rubin for the hip-shaking La Futura. Heart dropped yet another excellent full-length in Fanatic. Rush proved they're ageless with Clockwork Angels. And back in February, a reunited Van Halen surprised everybody with the hard-riffing A Different Kind of Truth. Now it's Aerosmith's turn, with Music from Another Dimension!, the group's first collection of new material in 11 years.
Though these groups are considered Aerosmith's peers going back to the decade of feathered hair and roach clips, their respective careers stand apart from the Boston giants' own. Heart, Rush and Van Halen haven't been actual pop stars since the early '90s, and they're not ever going to be again. It's a fact all of them seem to have come to terms with in recent years, seeing as how none of their new albums come burdened with platinum-stained ambitions (i.e. wild lunges at Billboard fame). Rather, they now do what it is they do best: hard rock. Even Van Halen, with celebrity-obsessed frontman David Lee Roth, took this approach, which is why A Different Kind of Truth (which has yet to go gold here in the States) consists of songs initially sketched out in the '70s.
Aerosmith, in stark contrast, sold a gazillion records throughout the '90s and early '00s. Not only that, they charted far more hit singles in that time than they ever did in the '70s. They became global pop stars in the process, the culmination of which arrived with Super Bowl XXXV and their halftime romp with Britney, 'NSYNC and Mary J. Outside of maybe the Stones (but not really), no other classic-rock band has experienced as much teeny-bopper fandom so late in its career.
This fame radically mutated Aerosmith's post-'80s sound, which with the help of professional songwriters (something the Steven Tyler-Joe Perry tandem rarely resorted to during their Toys in the Attic days) went from Permanent Vacation and Pump, both modern updates of their core sound, to full-blown, power-ballad cream puffery ("Amazing," "Cryin'," "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)," "Jaded," "Crazy," et al). Though the group attempted a half-hearted return to rawk with 1997's Nine Lives (the title track is really rather ferocious), they re-embraced said cream puffery four years later with Just Push Play.
This leads us to Music From Another Dimension! Produced by the legendary Jack Douglas, who twiddled knobs on both Toys in the Attic and Rocks, it certainly swings harder than Just Push Play. Lead single "Legendary Child," the cowbell-laden "Out Go the Lights," the space-funk strutter "Lover Alot" and the absurdly titled "Luv XXX" all boast the band's tried 'n' true formula, i.e. Beatles-esque harmonies lathered over bar-boogie grooves that (though they aren't nearly as thorny as they once were) still get the job done -- somewhat.
Meanwhile, there's "Street Jesus," an outgrowth of Tyler and Perry enlisting songwriting help from rhythm guitarist (and longtime secret weapon) Brad Whitford. The record's most striking tune, it boasts a muscular blues-thrash that can go toe to toe with anything on Done with Mirrors (still the best Aerosmith record since Draw the Line). On this one, Tyler makes his ravaged voice (he had throat surgery in '06) enhance the song's back-alley grit. Best of all is how the twin guitars do their sidewinder slither above Tom Hamilton's scuzzy bass runs.
But with the hard stuff also comes yet another deluge of sappy ballads. In fact, "We All Fall Down" just might be Aerosmith's sappiest to date. Soaked in sentimental piano-tickle, it doesn't even contain the punchy hooks of "Cryin'" or "Crazy" (which, when you hear them, totally burrow into the ears). Even Richard "Hold On to the Night" Marx would wince when Tyler wails, "I will catch you/ Never let you go/ I won't let you go through it alone." Far more punchy is "Can't Stop Lovin' You," Tyler's duet with Ms. Carrie Underwood. As you surely can guess, this represents the band's explicit attempt at appealing to American Idol/Red State demographics. Its stock title betrays a by-the-numbers character. That said, it would definitely sound dreamy and dramatic while you were slow dancing or making out in one of them 21st-century muscle cars the Motor City now pumps out. Consequently, both are totally valid uses for such a song.
Tyler actually plays things pretty low-key on "Can't Stop Lovin'" (instead letting Underwood carry the tune). That, however, isn't something that can be said of "Another Last Goodbye." Through the decades, as his sartorial bent has intensified and his plastic surgeries have mounted, the singer's vocal style has only grown more and more decadent. As over the top as '80s Tina Turner and Vegas-era Elvis combined, his grandiosity reaches a whole other level on this precious baroque weeper. Which really is nothing more than syrupy strings punctuated by a litany of chalkboard-scraping screeches, yelps, squeaks, chirps, cries and sobs ... down, boy!
Far better is the track right before it: "Something." This slow-groover, a Joe Perry number, also finds him taking lead. He has always sounded like Ronnie Wood's younger brother; this is a good thing, as is the murky organ funk and twisted guitar squall he and the group churn out. Perry also stands front and center on "Freedom Fighter." Featuring backup vocals from rock star-actor Johnny Depp, it's the sort of no-frills, heartland chug-a-lug that would probably make a perfect pregame locker-room fire-up anthem. "I'm a freedom fighter/ I'm a desperate man," the guitarist growls like a guy on the run, accused of crimes he didn't commit.
Both these numbers demonstrate just how far apart Perry and Tyler have grown with the years. No wonder they need to bring in songwriters: one guy wants to follow Jeff Beck into the House of Blues circuit (i.e. tastefully earthy boogie for weekend warriors), while the other yearns to be a television-personality hybrid of Cher and Katy Perry. This, of course, begs the question: Just how many more albums do Aerosmith have in them? After all, infighting, strife and divergent visions almost prevented Music from Another Dimension! from ever getting made. We shall see.


text:
Loading Prices..
Anne Frank LP: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife
In June, 1942, Anne Frank received a red-and-white checked diary for her thirteenth birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic. For two years, with ever-increasing maturity, Anne crafted a memoir that has become one of the most compelling, intimate, and important documents of modern history. She described life in hiding in vivid, unforgettable detail, explored apparently irreconcilable views of human nature-people are good at heart, but capable of unimaginable evil-and grappled with the unfolding events of World War II, until the hidden attic was raided in August, 1944. But the diary of Anne Frank, argues Francine Prose, is as much a work of art as an historical record. Through close reading, she marvels at the teenaged Frank?s skillfully natural narrative voice, at her finely tuned dialogue and ability to turn living people into characters. And Prose addresses what few of the diary?s millions of readers may know: this book is a deliberate work of art. During her last months in hiding, Anne Frank furiously revised and edited her work, crafting a piece of literature that she hoped would be read by the public after the war. Read it has been. Few books have been as influential for so long, and Prose thoroughly investigates the diary?s unique afterlife: the obstacles and criticism Otto Frank faced in publishing his daughter?s words; the controversy surrounding the diary?s Broadway and film adaptations, and the 1950?s social mores that reduced it to a tale of adolescent angst and love; the claims of conspiracy theorists who have cried fraud, and the scientific analysis that proved them wrong. Finally, having assigned the book to her own students, Prose considers the rewards and challenges of teaching one of the world?s most read, and banned, books. How has the life and death of one girl become emblematic of the lives and deaths of so many, and why do her words continue to inspire? ANNE FRANK: THE BOOK, THE LIFE, THE AFTERLIFE tells the extraordinary story of the book that became a force in the world-and it definitively establishes Anne Frank as the writer she always knew she was.
- Dewey Decimal: 940.5318092
Book Details
- Physical Description: 6.0"x8.9"x1.2"; 1.1 lb; 444 pages
- Edition Info: Paperback; 2009-09-29
- Biographies & Memoirs -- Arts & Literature -- Authors
- Biographies & Memoirs -- Ethnic & National -- Jewish
- Biographies & Memoirs -- Historical
- Biographies & Memoirs -- People, A-Z -- ( F ) -- Frank, Anne
- History -- Europe -- Netherlands
- Literature & Fiction -- History & Criticism -- Books & Reading -- General
- Literature & Fiction -- History & Criticism -- Criticism & Theory
- Literature & Fiction -- History & Criticism -- Movements & Periods
- Education & Reference
Buying This Book
We query many merchants so that you can instantly compare prices and availability. You can even check historic prices and subscribe for notifications. For a manual check, clicking on a link will open a new window with a search for this book on the merchant's site of your choice.
- Amazon.com by title or by ISBN - widest selection, reliable service, good prices
- Abebooks.com by title or by ISBN - good source for rare and out-of-print books
- Textbooks.com by title or by ISBN - large inventory of new & used textbooks
- Alibris.com by title or by ISBN - their slogan is "books you thought you'd never find"
- eCampus.com by title or by ISBN - they specialize in textbooks, used and new
- BN.com by title or by ISBN - Barnes & Noble has a wide selection of new and used books


text:
Swagbucks is having a fun Swag Code Extravaganza starting today at 10 am with 35 in Swag Codes available! You can also sign up for the new Team Challenge with chances to score some extra Swag Bucks!
Holiday Swag Code ExtravaDazzle
Date: Wednesday, December 17th from 10am ET – 9pm ET
Codes: 5 Swag Codes throughout the day worth a total of 35 SB!
Where to find codes: Codes will appear on the Blog, Instagram, Facebook, Team Challenge Page and Pinterest including:
10 am: Swagbucks Blog
12:30 pm: Instagram
3:00 pm: Facebook
5:30 pm: Team Challenge page
8:00 pm Pinterest
We will post the codes here on the Smart Shopper blog in the Comments section so everyone can get all the codes and score lots of Swag Bucks!
Ugly Sweater Party Team Challenge
You can join the Ugly Sweater Party Team Challenge starting at 1pm ET on Tuesday, December 16! There will be a button in the upper left corner of the Swagbucks.com homepage for you to click and join. They automatically assign you to a team when you click to join. Then, when you earn Swag Bucks doing the activities you normally do, you will get points added to your team challenge team. See below for all the details.
Ugly Sweater Party Team Challenge Details:
Begins: Tuesday, December 16th at 1pm ET
Ends: Friday, December 19th at 2:59pm ET
3 Teams: Snowmen Showmen, Candy Cane Gang and Making it Reindeers
Throughout the Ugly Sweater Party Team Challenge, earn points for your team by winning Swag Bucks in the below categories. Each earning activity equates to a different point value:
SwagButton: Contribute 15 pts to your team everyday that you're logged into the Swagbucks Extension (SwagButton). Don't have the SwagButton? Download it now and you'll never miss out on a valuable SB earning opportunity.
Search: Search the web and every time you earn SB you'll contribute 10 pts to your team! Make Swagbucks Search your preferred search engine and you'll never miss out on a search win. Click HERE to learn how!
Answer: Get rewarded for giving your opinions on surveys and you'll also contribute 10 pts to your team!
SBTV Mobile: Download the SBTV mobile apps* and you can earn up to 126 SB a day for watching videos on your phone. You'll also contribute 5 pts to your team every time you earn. That's 315 possible pts each day! (*This includes SBTV, EntertaiNOW, Moviecli.ps, Lifesytlz.tv, IndyMusic.tv, and Sport.ly apps.)
Mobile Special Offers: Download the Swagbucks Mobile App and start earning Swag Bucks for taking part in mobile specific special offers. Every time you earn SB, you'll contribute 5 pts to your team!
Encrave: Every time you earn SB interacting with Encrave activities you'll contribute 5 pts to your team!
Swag Codes redeemed via SwagButton or Mobile: There are a lot of places where you can redeem a Swag Code, but when you redeem your Swag Codes through the SwagButton or the Swagbucks Mobile App, you'll contribute 5 pts to your team!
Swag Codes redeemed via Desktop: Redeem Swag Codes on your desktop and you'll contribute 1 pt to your team!
Instagram: While you're shopping through Swagbucks this holiday season or braving the crowds at the mall, take a picture of an item from one of the stores below (screenshots are allowed), post it on Instagram, hashtag your team name (#snowmenshowmen, #candycanegang, #makingitreindeers), include #holidayshopping, tag the store, and tag @swagbucksofficial.
Things Remembered (@thingsremembered)
Sears (@sears)
Gymboree (@gymboree)
Dillards (@dillardsstores)
Walgreens (@walgreens)
Bed Bath & Beyond (@bedbathandbeyond)
Toys R Us (@toysrus)
Walmart (@walmart)
Everyday by 1pm ET we'll credit each team with points. The team that has the most hashtags from the previous day will receive 30,000 pts, second most will receive 20,000 pts, and third most will receive 10,000 pts.
PLEASE NOTE: You MUST upload a picture to Instagram (commenting on another image with your team hashtag will not count)
Everyone that participates in this team challenge and contributes AT LEAST 50 POINTS to their team's total will win bonus Swag Bucks! See below for our updated bonus amounts:
1st place: 50 SB
2nd place: 30 SB
3rd place: 15 SB
And finally, the Top 5 Point Contributors from each team will win bonus Swag Bucks as well: 500, 400, 300, 200 and 100 respectively. We are incredibly excited for the Ugly Sweater Party to get started!
New to Swagbucks?
If you don't know about Swagbucks yet, it's the largest rewards website that gives people free gift cards for the things they do online. You earn points (called Swag Bucks) for online activities and then you can cash them in for gift cards to places like CVS, Amazon, Starbucks and many more options!
How do you get these super Swag Bucks? Each time you need to search for something online, use the Swagbucks search engine on their website (instead of Google). I actually have the Swagbucks toolbar installed on my desktop and it places a search box right on my screen making it super easy to search. Every once in a while, they award Swag Bucks just for doing the searches I used to do using Google. There are also a number of other ways to earn Swag Bucks including taking surveys, answering polls, watching videos, playing games, referring friends, using their online shopping portal, special Swag Code events and more.
Swagbucks also posts additional bonus codes on their Facebook, Twitter and blog pages each day. When a Smart Shopper reader finds a code (usually one per day), they post it here on the blog so we can all get it. The codes are only valid for a couple hours usually. Once you find a code, you then copy and paste the code into the Swag Code box at the top of the homepage of Swagbucks HERE. Look for the circle with the words Swag Code next to it.
New member bonus Swagbucks sign-up code!
It's free to sign up for Swagbucks and only takes a minute. New members usually get 30 Swagbucks when you sign up HERE and right now, you can score an additional 70 Swag Bucks for a total of 100 Swag Bucks! To get the bonus Swag Bucks, click the text that reads "I have a sign up code" during registration and then enter the code: SMARTSHOPPER to get the bonus. Make sure you use all caps since it is case sensitive.
This post contains affiliate links and I appreciate your using them!


text: I am working on a ZLIB/DEFLATE library in Common Lisp. One of the bottlenecks (the largest, in fact) is %PUTHASH. My usage pattern involves checking to see if a value is in the hash table, then putting it in the table if it isn't. Paul Dietz suggested a "last key" optimization, where the position of the last looked-up key is saved, so if the next puthash matches the key, no hashing is needed to store the value. It would be nice if SBCL implemented this optimization. Zach


text:
International Patients
We see patients from all over the globe. Our office staff can provide you and your family with everything from help finding accomodations to local attractions to enhance your visit.Read More
Office Location
680 N Lake Shore Dr, Ste 1208
Chicago, IL 60611
Get Directions
680 N Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL, 60611
"Doctor McKay McKinnon has been working on me since I was 18 months old. I have had cosmetic and tumor removal surgery done by McKinnon annually. His insistence on perfection and medical expertise are out of this world.
He is the best Neurofibromatosis specialist we have found. His precision and planning as well as his knowledge of his work makes me feel very comfortable. I refuse to allow another doctor to operate on my face, as he does. He is professional and world-renowned. Simply the best doctor there is for reconstructive surgery."
"Dr. McKinnon is a dedicated professional who is calm, caring and thorough. He has performed surgery on my husband multiple times for a very large AVM and saved his life by doing so. No other doctor would touch my husband as his health issue was so significant. Dr. is dedicated to assuring people's lives are as normal as possible and as other reviews have stated does a significant amount of charity work to help severely disfigured people throughout the world. Look at the press releases and videos online to understand the brilliance and compassion of his work."
"Dr. McKinnon is amazing. He is calm, professional, makes you relax and is a true "southern gentlemen". He donates his spare time to performing hundreds of free surgeries for the poorest people in the world. He and his lovely wife travel to Honduras, Vietnam and many other poor countries and help those in need. Most surgeons go to Florida or perhaps to Hawaii, but not Dr. McKinnon, he goes to 3rd world countries and handles surgeries that many surgeons would walk away from."
"Dr. McKinnon is the best...period. Calm, confident, and professional. He takes his time to talk with you and understand what you are looking to have done. I have had liposuction, a nose job, and a breast augmentation and am pleased with all my outcomes. I had interviewed several cosmetic surgeons prior to finding Dr. McKinnon and found him the most straightforward and unpretentious. The office is nice, small, and quiet so you don't feel like your just a number. Great post op care... you will feel well cared for. So, if your considering cosmetic/reconstructive surgery, go see him...you'll be glad you did!"
"Nice doctor. I came in for some cosmetic surgery and was very happy with the whole experience. He was patient and thorough during the consultation and the results were what I had hoped for. I would definitely recommend him."
Plastic Surgeon's Principles Chicago
Of the four cardinal virtues, the greatest is WISDOM (Prudence). In science the search for actual truth (Wisdom) is not only the basis of medical progress, it is also the basis of moral integrity of each surgeon, and ultimately leads to the best choices made for the patient.
The GOLDEN RULE is also the best rule in Plastic Surgery. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
I took the Oath of Hippocrates at graduation from medical school: "I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but never with a view to injury or wrong-doing ("primum non nocere")". That Oath means putting the patient's interest ahead of my own. My father, William J. McKinnon, M.D., also took and practiced the Oath as a general surgeon.
The best surgeons have a strong background in basic science and in the principles and practice of general surgery. They also demonstrate strength in the other cardinal virtues of JUSTICE, TEMPERANCE, and COURAGE.
Plastic surgery is best conducted by knowing and using an evolved set of fundamental principles, not a rigid list of technical procedures learned during specialty training. Techniques change, but principles endure. These plastic surgical principles range from understanding one's own strengths and the patient's true goal, preparing mentally and physically for the surgical task, making an accurate diagnosis before treatment, prioritizing form and function, avoidance of complications, perfection of craftsmanship, and more. Most of these principles were formalized, written and elegantly practiced by my chief, Dr. D. Ralph Millard, Jr. and his primary teacher, Dr. Harold Delf Gillies. Along with the late Dr. Paul Tessier, the father of craniofacial surgery and its principles, they comprised perhaps the three most influential plastic surgeons of the 20th Century.


text:
Steps for consideration include: Adopting measures which have had great success in other countries, and that are worth adopting to the Belizean context, include a conducive legal framework that guarantees women political rights; having the political parties represented in the parliament with gender-sensitized party programmes; and members of the parliament being trained and sensitized on the empowerment of women leading to a strong commitment on the side of governmental institutions and political parties to MDG 3. We support initiatives aiming at increasing the contribution of women to national decision-making in the National Assembly, and at increasing national capacity for gender-mainstreaming in policy development and implementation.
UNDP Belize initiatives related to Millennium Development Goal 3 include:
1. MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF) - Supporting pro-poor policy reform to achieve MDG3 and other targets;
2. MDG Needs Assessment and Cost Prognosis (NACP) – focused on Women's Empowerment;
3. MDG Balanced Scorecard and Outlook Report - support to the Government for country monitoring and reporting including on indicators related to females.
4) MDG3 "Women and Politics: Inclusion at the Highest Level" – a collaborative partnership with the National Women's Commission and 16 organizations.
Gender Equality
Gender equality depends on women's ability to participate in and influence decision-making. CEDAW stipulates that women should be represented in political and public life on equal terms with men since the presence of women in leadership increases the probability that their experiences are represented in decision making (Gender Justice: Key to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, UNIFEM).
Several activities have taken place in Belize to support Gender Equality. One of these is an MDG3 National Assessment and Costing Prognosis workshop, supported by UNDP. The assessment have followed on these two areas, with the objective of reducing poverty and promoting development.
The projects being implemented support women's empowerment both at local as well as at national governance levels. In addition, actions in other programmatic areas integrate a gender equality focus as regards participation and empowerment.


text:
PGA Tour tournament director Steve Carman perfectly summed up the rain-soaked 100th Canadian Open.
"The sponge is full of water," Carman said Friday after the latest round of rain saturated the already-wet Glen Abbey course.
Jerry Kelly topped the leaderboard in the rain-delayed tournament, shooting a 7-under 65 in the completion of the first round and reaching 11 under with three holes left in the second. Seventy-six players didn't even start the second round.
Camilo Villegas, Tim Herron, Martin Laird and Nathan Green were a stroke back.
Villegas, tied for the first-round lead with Kevin Na after a 63 in the morning, also had three holes to play. Herron had two holes to go, Laird one and Green six.
"It would have been nice to get the whole round in and sleep in until 1," said Herron, set to resume play early Saturday.
Na, unable to start the second round, and Bob Estes were 9 under. Estes had five holes left.
The 42-year-old Kelly, the New Orleans winner in April, had seven birdies in a nine-hole stretch in the first round on the softened course.
"You can get after it," Kelly said.
In the second round, Kelly had five birdies and a bogey before play was suspended for the day because of lightning at 7:29 p.m. – 29 minutes after a nearly three-hour delay. About 20 minutes after play was called, the course was drenched again.
More than 2 inches of rain has soaked the course in the last two days and, coupled with lightning, has washed out about 12 hours of play overall.
"Our regulations dictate that we're playing 72 holes by the end of Monday, then the option would be to go back to 54 holes," Carman said. "But we're pretty much regulated to try and get 72 holes in by the end of the day Monday."
There also is a possibility of a Tuesday finish.
"Again, according to the regulations, if you're playing the final round and half the field finishes on Monday night, that would force you to go into Tuesday to finish that round. That's pretty much the only way we could go to Tuesday."
Villegas matched Na in the morning, playing the final six holes in 6 under. The Colombian hit to an inch to set up a birdie on the 152-yard 15th and holed a 15-foot eagle chip on the par-5 18th.
"What a great way to finish the round," Villegas said.
Lee Janzen, 5 under after 30 holes, withdrew after play was stopped. Aaron Baddeley, Tag Ridings, Greg Owen, David Gossett, Robert Garrigus, Mark Brooks, Carl Pettersson and Brian Davis also withdrew.
Stephen Ames topped the 15 Canadians in the field. He shot a 68 in the first round and was 7 under with three holes to play in the second.
"It's difficult," Ames said. "Stop, start, stop, start."
Mike Weir was stuck at 1 under after shooting a 71 Thursday and never making it onto the course Friday. His opening round was interrupted by a 7 1/2-hour delay.
Weir and Ames, a naturalized Canadian citizen from Trinidad & Tobago, are trying to become the first Canadian winner since Pat Fletcher in 1954.
DIVOTS: Arjun Atwal and Briny Baird aced the 132-yard 15th. They each won 2009 BMW Z4 Roadsters. Atwal was driving a 2006 BMW M6 in March 2007 when he was involved in a street race in Florida where the other driver crashed and died. Florida Highway Patrol investigators recommended Atwal, from India, be charged with vehicular homicide, but prosecutors decided not to charge him, saying the cars never made contact. ... Former Southern California star Jamie Lovemark opened with a 74 in his pro debut and was 3 under overall after playing 10 holes in the second round in 5 under.


text:
Condition Details
Style: 23074966 Color Code:
Beautiful printed Gunne Sax dress with lace up detail at bust. Polka dot ribbon and lace detail throughout. Ribbon tie at waist. Zipper closure on back.
In 1969 Jessica McClintock, a widowed mother, arrived in California. Soon after, she learned of a small clothing company known as Gunne Sax, which specialized in clothing for young women, and decided to invest in the company. Gunne Sax was known in the 1970s for its focus on "Prairie Revival" and its Renaissance looks. The label was the gateway for what is now the major style house Jessica McClintock, Inc.


text: I loved this pump (as much as you can love a pump) it was my almost constant companion when I went back to work when my DD was 10weeks old. The bag it comes in is unobstrusive enough and doesnt scream breast pump, everything fits nicely inside - I like the cooler bag that comes with it. It is relatively quiet for a pump and pretty efficient. I would pump every 2-3 hours during the day and twice at night when I returned to work so that I could build up enough supplies for my hungry hungry baby. The pump traveled to and from work with me and on planes etc. It does get heavy to carry after a while. I like that you can choose to pump either one side or the other exclusively or both at the same time, and that the speed and suction is variable. Also it has a good let down pumping mechanism at the beginning. I wished that I could have had 2 so that I could have had one at home and one at work but the big drawback to that idea was price. I have used it for over a year and a half, for my daughter and for supplying some donor milk. These pumps are great, but expensive. The pic below is of my work set up...messy but it worked


text:
- 9 total posts
- 9 comments
Recent comments from polypocket
Nassif is in Seattle READ COMMENT
Hi No I haven't. I really want this to be my last as well. I am thinking if going to Korea since this persons result was so good and I feel that the Asian doctor would have a better understanding if what I want. not just sticking in a... READ COMMENT
Hi Grace, I have flown to Baltimore and seen Dr. Le, I have gone to Chicago to see Toriumi and I have seen Paul Nassif in Seattle as well as Dr. Warren in Vancouver. And also Dr. Grigoryants. I am pretty sold on Dr. Grigoryants. READ COMMENT
I went to Toriumi for a consultation, I flew quite a way to see him as I had heard really great things about him. This was about 6 years ago. The site was a bit different then, I think you could see maybe a bit more candid reviews. I... READ COMMENT
HI, Who was the doctor??? READ COMMENT


text:
USA Today Sports President Dave Morgan Leaving Oakland County Coliseum Authority Exec Stays On Going Off The Grid Executive Transactions Names In The News Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum Durant Embracing Silicon Valley Investments Stelfox Leaving Zebra Tech After Five Years MSG Adds Nick Allen To Run Esports Division Minding My Business: Twins' Kip Elliott
Upcoming Conferences and Events
SBD/September 8, 2011/People and Pop Culture
Names In The News
Published September 8, 2011
REAL ESTATE NEWS: Skateboarder and MTV star ROB DYRDEK joined Newark Mayor CORY BOOKER in announcing that Dyrdek's Safe Spot Skate Spot program "plans to build a skate plaza at Hayes Park East" in the city. Newark is the 10th city benefiting from Dyrdek's program, which "seeks to cultivate a sustainable skateboarding culture and create legal places in cities for children to skate" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 9/8)....Charlotte-based online footwear retailer Heels.com is moving its HQs to the NASCAR Plaza office building, while the NASCAR Media Group "increased the amount of space it rents in the 393,000-square-foot building by about 11,000 square feet" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 9/7).
PART OF THE JOB: MMA fighter NICK DIAZ "was removed from his scheduled UFC 137" title bout after he "failed to show up for news conferences promoting the fight on consecutive days." UFC President DANA WHITE said, "I've had my reservations about Nick Diaz for a long time. You've heard me use the term 'play the game.' All I asked this kid to do was play the game this much" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 9/8). In Las Vegas, Case Keefer writes Diaz's career "has always been partly defined by mistakes -- a failed drug test for marijuana, a series of post-fight brawls and numerous missed press events" (LAS VEGAS SUN, 9/8).
NAMES: Jazz F GORDON HAYWARD has partnered with the IGN Pro League and will compete in an event for the video gaming competition next month (IGN)....The search committee tasked with finding the Univ. of North Carolina's new AD met yesterday for the first time since hiring search firm Carr Sports Associates to help with the process. UNC is paying Carr $50,000 (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 9/8)....Yankees 2B ROBINSON CANO on Tuesday attended the ceremonial opening of the Robinson Cano Pediatric Physical & Occupational Therapy Suite at Hackensack Univ. Medical Center in New Jersey (NEWSDAY, 9/7)....Former NHLer CHRIS NILAN "plays the title role in a documentary that will be shown" tomorrow at the Toronto Int'l Film Festival. Several NHL owners funded "THE LAST GLADIATORS" (Montreal GAZETTE, 9/7)....PRESIDENT OBAMA yesterday honored eight NASCAR drivers in a ceremony at the White House and "highlighted NASCAR's support for U.S. troops" (AP, 9/7)....Knicks F CARMELO ANTHONY's "two cellphones were stolen" after a charity basketball game in Baltimore last week (N.Y. POST, 9/7).


text:
Income disparity squeezed middle class out of Boston's South End
Yawu Miller | 4/30/2014, 9:35 a.m.
The idea behind the South End Neighborhood Housing Initiative was straightforward enough — one third of all housing built on public land was to be affordable, one third moderate income and one third market rate.
Hatched in the 1980s during the administration of former Mayor Raymond Flynn, the plan was aimed at preserving the middle class and low-income residents in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
But in the end, only a handful of housing developments were built using the formula and SENHI died quietly during the early years of the administration of former Mayor Thomas Menino. And with it went any hopes of preserving the middle class in the South End.
"The South End is probably richer now than it was when it was built," says state Rep. Byron Rushing, whose district includes most of the neighborhood. "The thing we never understood was how rich people were going to become. The people who are moving into the South End now are buying all the condos in a building and turning them into single-families."
South End history
The South End was originally constructed in the mid-1800s when city planners filled in the tidal marshes that surrounded the narrow strip of land connecting Roxbury to Boston. Bankers, business owners and other upper middle class professionals populated the neighborhood in its early years, but housing values began declining in the 1880s.
Throughout most of its history the neighborhood was home to blacks, Jews, Italians, Lebanese, Armenians and other immigrants. As white flight intensified in the 1950s and '60s, the neighborhood became majority black. In the '70s, Latinos began moving in.
Also in the '70s, white professionals began moving into the neighborhood, attracted by its Victorian-era housing stock. By the 1980s, gentrification began to take hold of the neighborhood, with many of the townhouses in the South End rapidly converting into condominiums.
The first mixed-income development
It was Tent City, a housing development built on the site where the Boston Redevelopment Authority had planned a mall and luxury housing, where the one third, one third, one third formula was first applied.
"It was a movement and community vision that started in the '60s," says David Price, former executive director of the Tent City Community Development Corporation. "Mel King advanced a vision for the development in the 1983 election. Ray Flynn adopted the vision and completed it."
Other developments that were built with supports for moderate-income tenants and buyers include Langham Court and Roxbury Corners.
But in the end, city officials walked away from the SENHI agreement.
"It was hard for the city to commit the resources to SENHI because they would have to take funding away from low-income housing," says Price, who now heads the Nuestra Comunidad Community Development Corporation. "The result is what you see today with a polarized income distribution in the South End."
The low-income population in the South End lives primarily in large, low-income developments owned or managed by community development corporations, the Boston Housing Authority or other nonprofit entities.


text:
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's World-Class Beethoven
The performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 was a master conductor's fresh touch on a familiar masterwork. This happy music came through with crispness and shapeliness, its transitions elegant and full of anticipation. I found de Waart's tempo choices to be ideal, balancing both urgency and leisure, appropriate to a "Pastoral" symphony about the countryside. The music settled into a rhythmic groove at times, creating gleeful buzz. The storm scene was exciting, melodramatic fury, but contained just enough to retain sharpness. The "Shepherd's Song" finale had an especially pleasing stately grace.
One of the benefits of the presence of a conductor of de Waart's stature is world-class soloists. Vadim Repin is certainly one, heard here in one of his calling cards, the Beethoven Violin Concerto, which he is also playing this month with the New York Philharmonic and the Munich Philharmonic. Repin's 1736 Guarneri del Ges violin has a particularly sweet sound, a fascinating tool in the hands of an assertive Russian musician. His performance combined warmth and rigor, a singing legato and serious contemplation of this music. Repin's sense of phrase kept the music constantly interesting, matched with de Waart's conducting. It's difficult to imagine a violinist better suited to this profound concerto, but something still was not completely satisfying about the performance, and it's difficult to put my finger on it. As beautiful as the tone was, in high passages early on it was a bit tight, becoming more free as the music progressed.


text:
St. Cloud State University senior wrestler Shamus O'Grady, a Coon Rapids High School graduate and state wrestling champion, can add the NCAA Division II National Championship to his resume.
O'Grady became the fourth Husky to capture a national title, which he did at 184 pounds after consecutive fourth-place finishes at 174 pounds.
He set a new national championship points record by a Husky and was also named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the meet, which was held at the CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala., March 7-9.
Before heading on to the mat for his first match at nationals, O'Grady received about 80 texts filled with encouragement with a Cardinal-red tint.
O'Grady's high school coach at Coon Rapids and current coach Bob Adams encouraged wrestling booster club members to give him some friendly words before his biggest meet of his life so far. "It was pretty neat," O'Grady, a 2008 Coon Rapids graduate said, recognizing many of the last names from his days on the Coon Rapids mats.
O'Grady tied another St. Cloud record for most wins in a season with a 40-1 mark (21-0 in duals) and finished his collegiate career as a four-time All-American with a 108-28 record.
To clinch the title, O'Grady scored a 12-2 major decision over Dallas Smith of Ouachita Baptist. He defeated Pitt-Johnstown's Travis McKillop 6-4 in what was the marquee match-up of the tournament. McKillop entered nationals as the Division II leader in the Most Dominating Wrestler charts in 2012-13.
O'Grady said McKillop was the only wrestler he couldn't turn over on to his back. "He scored the first take down. then I reversed him and after the first period I was in the lead the rest of the way," O'Grady said.
St. Cloud finished runner-up for the third consecutive season in the team standings, this time three points behind Nebraska-Kearney.
O'Grady has meant a lot to the Huskies program over the last five seasons. According to Head Coach Steve Costanzo, he's a real coach's dream. "Shamus came in here five years ago after a successful red shirt season and a successful high school career and we knew he was going to be very special," Costanzo said. "We were excited when he made that decision to be a Husky. We recruited him pretty hard."
"He's a pleasure to work with and a joy to be around. We're so grateful he became a wrestler here."
Returning to the national championship meet with a goal of winning a national title in his senior season was a dream which came true for O'Grady. "It's something I've been working toward and to finish my collegiate career with a national title is something meaningful," he said. "At the start of the season I made the goal of whatever I do through wrestling is for God and His glory and it happened."
O'Grady hopes to continue freestyle wrestling and take it as far as possible, hopefully on a national team or even the Olympics. To get there he's worked with Huskies assistant coach John Peterson, a 1972 US Olympic silver medalist and 1976 gold medalist.
According to Costanzo, O'Grady and Peterson share personalities and more. "We always talk quietly about pursuing wrestling after college and he reminds me a lot of John Peterson," Costanzo said. "I know John's been a big influence on him and will continue to be. They've worked together behind the scenes with the spiritual side and he has been an extremely positive mentor in Shamus' life."
On the mat, Costanzo said Peterson's best wrestling came after college which is what he believes will happen for O'Grady. "I don't think this is the last you've heard of him," he said. "With the right coaching he could be one of the nation's best."
Costanzo hopes to keep O'Grady around the Huskies wrestling room as long as possible. O'Grady is working on his bachelor's degree in special education. "He'll be a coach for us next year and we've invited his presence into our room next season," Costanzo said. "He's a good teacher with his skills and we look forward to having him in the room as long as possible."
With 108 career wins, O'Grady has plenty to offer the next generation of wrestlers. "You like the motivation and he's one of those kids you have to pull the reigns back throughout his career," Costanzo said.
O'Grady pulled double-duty running on the cross country team and wrestling for his first two seasons before giving up cross country to focus on wrestling.
"He's going to give you seven minutes and every bit of his effort on the mat," Costanzo said. "He really goes above and beyond and is a workhorse. You have to pull back and say that's enough. He would run five miles before a dual match."
Given that work ethic, Costanzo felt O'Grady was a national title contender as a junior and senior.
"He beat two national champions last year," Costanzo said. "Coming into this year he was the DII guy to beat. For him to have the type of season he had is remarkable. Going 21-0 in duals and 40-1 overall and beat a DI top-eight ranked guy from Illinois at the Iowa State Invite was great."
Don't look for O'Grady in a mixed martial arts arena anytime soon though. When asked about the future prospects of stepping into the octagon he repeated a comment his mother made to him while he watched a UFC match on TV.
"She said, 'I better never see you on this show one night'," O'Grady said.


text:
The Thule 5075 Luggage Box Adapter Kit is required for mounting older Thule boxes to vehicles with over-sized factory bars. The Thule 5075 Luggage Box Adapter Kit replaces the Quick Snap hardware with the adjustable Thule Quick Mount (QM3) hardware.
|Item #:
|Part Number
Click here to launch fit guide.
This kit was perfect to convert my Thule WeekendER box to fit the wider support bars on my 2010 Town & County. Identical to the factory hardware (maybe even better) just wider.


text:
RACING driver Oliver Webb, from Knutsford, makes his debut in the European Endurance Championship this weekend with the Signatech-Alpine team.
He will be in familiar surroundings too, with Silverstone playing host to the opening round.
Webb, along with Nelson Panciatici and Paul-Loup Chatin, will be at the wheel of a Nissan-powered Alpine A450 LM prototype machine that delivered the title to the French outfit last season.
He said: "I'm excited by this challenge, and can't wait for the lights to go green so we can get the season started.
"The fact we'll be at Silverstone, a circuit I have raced at several times in the past, makes it more special as the support British drivers get from the home crowd is always fantastic."
Qualifying on Friday is followed by a four-hour endurance race on Saturday.


text:
Toyoda Adds Midwest Distributor
A new distributor will serve Iowa and Nebraska.
News Post: 4/28/2014
Toyoda Machinery (Arlington Heights, Ill.) has added Erickson Machine Tools (Story City, Iowa) to its Midwest distribution network. Erickson will serve as the builder's exclusive supplier in Iowa and Nebraska, offering Toyoda's horizontal and vertical machining centers, bridge-type mills, vertical turning centers, grinding machines and automation solutions. The Toyoda lines will be launched at Erickson's open house May 7 and 8.


text:
Elected OfficialsMayor's Office City Clerk and Ordinances City Treasurer City Council, Your Ward & Aldermen
Departments311 City Services Administrative Hearings Animal Care & Control Aviation Budget & Management Buildings Bus. Affairs & Consumer Protection City of Chicago TV Cultural Affairs & Special Events Emergency Mgmt & Communications Ethics
Family & Support Services Finance Fire Fleet and Facility Management Human Relations Human Resources Civilian Office of Police Accountability Innovation & Technology Inspector General's Office Law
On July 30, 2014, the City Council enacted the following amendments to the Governmental Ethics Ordinance, chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago. They take effect on September 10, 2014.


text:
Black trumpet mushrooms
Good olive oil
Butter, softened
Sea or Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Fontina Cheese, sliced
White truffle oil
Two 1/2 -in slices of fresh-baked Pullman (white sandwich) bread
Heat small fry pan over medium-high heat; adding just enough olive oil and butter to coat the pan. When hot, add mushrooms and saute until soft. Remove from heat; add salt and pepper to taste.
Layer cheese and mushrooms on one slice of bread and drizzle truffle oil over these. Place second slice of bread on top and press down, using your hand, to slightly flatten sandwich.
Using same pan (conveniently pre-greased with olive oil and butter), over a medium high heat, carefully place sandwich into pan and cook until golden brown on both sides. Slice on a diagonal to serve.


text:
Hello Beautiful Ladies! If you have found your way to my blog, you are probably in the same position I was in before my breast explant surgery. Just a little back story and then I will bring you up to date on what to expect with the pre-op, procedure, recovery and post surgery.
I have always been a petite frame, 5'5 and 125 lbs, size 34B. Six years ago, when I was 21, I made the impulsive decision to get breast implants. Originally I wanted to get silicone because I had heard they looked perkier, even though they probably weren't the best for your body if there is a rupture. I found myself watching a reality show based on plastic surgeons in the Beverly Hills area of Southern California. Without doing research I made my mind that I was going to one of the doctors who was regularly featured on the show. Simply because I saw results and if I went to a doctor featured on T.V. then I should get the best outcome. NOT TRUE. I wanted to be a 34D. Had my consult, paid the money, had the surgery, and then I had a 24/7 tugging pain in my right breast. Post op was rushed. Didn't see the doctor. About a month after surgery, and leading up until my explants which was last week with a completely different, amazing, comforting doctor, the pain was consistent. My breast was drooping, I had not been happy since I got them in. Why? Oh because I wanted to be a 34D, and ended up with a 34DDD. Not only that, but once I got in to see the original doctor for my 2nd post-op (he avoided me and was too busy), he looked, didn't even examine, said he was "busy" and said I was fine..? LIES. Finally, long story short--- and then we will get to my savior I promise, I find out the implant card that was given to me said 350CC's of Saline (I was too young for silicone), but my implants themselves said 460CC's, which really irritated my explants surgeon.
Now on to the good stuff!
I am not the same young, single, naïve girl I was 6 years ago. I am getting married soon to an amazing man who fully supports me. I (we) decided that these things just need to come out. They have begun to do weird things, the pain is worsening, and I still can't find clothes that fit my small frame and my ridiculously large breasts. I hopped on the internet to do research, something I should have done 6 years ago. Typed in "Best doctor in Santa Clarita for breast implant removal". Within seconds the only name I saw, and with 5 stars next to it, was Dr. Marc Lussier. I looked at the site, before and after pictures, read testimonies; thought, ok, this guy looks like he checks out and I'm impressed with these stories! Next I wanted to find blogs not relating to the site itself so I can make sure this doctor is right for me. I found myself on RealSelf.com. First story I read was from a woman who I swore wrote her blog for me specifically. She was my age, given too large of implants from a different doctor, and was just DONE. She went to Dr. Lussier and couldn't be happier, she posted before and after pics, and wrote step by step what to expect with the staff, procedure and recovery. I was convinced, I had found my doctor!
I made my consult appointment through Donna. Sweetest, most polite woman ever, and if this was just the beginning of this whole process and she's only the first person I am dealing with, then I know I am in good hands. Consult was set for a week away. I even received a text and an email leading up to every appointment date for confirmations. Ok, totally impressed. I continued to do research on Dr. Lussier, and as the days passed, I was more impressed and just couldn't wait! I didn't even wait 3 minutes when I came in for my consult. Met with Dianna, Dr. Lussier's nurse, and again, she was so very pleasant! Told her my story in a nutshell, she said she had worked with the doctor who gave me the implants and had agreed that he was in it for the viewers, not the patients. In comes Dr. Lussier. I filled him in a bit. He was so sympathetic and understanding, and after listening he said "This is the right decision, let's get these things out!" I chose not to have implants replaced, and he decided that I do not need a lift; we were completely on the same page. At no point did he try to get me to cave and get smaller implants or anything, he agreed with what I wanted and decided what we needed to do to feel me again; so polite, professional and caring. I got dressed and went into Dianna's office to pay my deposit and book my surgery, for two weeks away (June 18th, 2013). I was given hugs when I was leaving, again, felt like I was in great hands.
A week prior to surgery I went to Henry Mayo for lab tests.
Three days before my surgery I went in for my pre-op and final payment. Again, the whole staff was very welcoming, Dr. Lussier greeted me with a hug. Assured me he would take great care of me and it would be a quick, almost painless procedure. He examined me one last time before he would see me on the big day, took some pictures, and he determined I wouldn't need any drains. Asked me how I am with certain pain meds, if I would like to sleep off the pain after surgery or be awake. I thought sleeping would be best so he made some recommendations. Told me to pick up the meds and go home and start "nesting" for my recovery.
The night before my surgery I received a phone call from both the doctor and the anesthesiologist. Both were so very caring and again described step by step what to expect for the next morning. Dr. Lussier told me to take an anxiety pill if I needed to and get some sleep. Now it was setting in. I was so excited!
It's here! The big day! I had taken one valium, slept amazing and woke up completely refreshed and excited…and giddy! My fiancé took me in that morning, the staff was so excited for me and so nice! I didn't wait more than 3 minutes to get taken to the back. I changed into my robe and started my saline drip in my recovery room. I had a wonderful nurse by my side the entire time. Kept making sure I was comfy and had enough blankets. Dr. Lussier came in to check on me before, as did the anesthesiologist. Asked if I needed any anxiety medication, I declined because I was just too excited! Alright, here we go, I was escorted to my surgery room, all my favorite people during this process were in there and ready to take care of me, they even had some awesome music on which made me even more excited, not that I would be aware lol. I laid down on my comfy bed, was given a warmed blanket, and was told I was in great hands. Surgery took about a half hour, I woke up to my fiancé and nurse by my side. She showed me my bitties! They looked so good for just coming out of surgery! No drain and no lift. They were explanted through under my breasts; my nipples looked normal and my breasts looked completely symmetrical. YAY!
That night Dr. Lussier called to check on me, and continued to for the next 2 days. I am so in love with this whole staff, let me tell you. Also, I had minimal pain and was able to shower the day after surgery.
1st Post-op was 3 days after surgery, on a Friday. The staff was very complementary of how I looked and kept telling me they could tell I made the right decision. Hugs and more hugs from everyone. Dr. Lussier showed my fiancé how to help me clean my surgical areas. Everything was so easy. My breasts actually looked better than before I had implants! And that painful tugging from the implants? It's completely gone! They were even beginning to fluff back up day 3 post-op. So happy! I was able to be back into a normal bra, so I picked up some Warner's soft cup, no-wire bra's.
2nd Post-op was today, 9 days after my surgery. Welcomed the same ways I have been every single time?. The whole staff makes you feel so comfortable and taken care of, and pampered! I've felt like an individual, not just another patient and $$$$$! Dr. Lussier removed my stitches, completely painless. He took some post-op photos which will be uploaded onto his site. I have all my sensation back and only minor discomfort where the implants were originally placed, and sat for 6 years under my breast muscles, but no pain at the actual incision sites. Looking at my breasts today, you wouldn't guess I had these huge bags on my chest. I actually think they look better than before, and another perk is that I am now a 34D, and 100% me. He has made me feel so special which has also validated that I have made the right decisions with the right doctor. He kept telling me I'm different, for many reasons, and one being I am still so young, I have had implants and taken them out without needing a lift or getting replacements, and he wants to inform women out there that this is possible. Without hesitation I agreed to have my photos on his sites. I am so lucky, and I cannot thank him or his staff enough. My 3rd post-op is scheduled for a month from today's visit. Until then, I am to apply some steroid cream for any scaring (which is almost unnoticeable because it is under my breast) a couple times a day and wear some paper tape on the incisions.
I can now look forward to our wedding! And find cute clothes! Best of all, I have my confidence.
Dr. Lussier and your wonderful staff, I cannot thank you guys enough! XOXO


text: All adult club meeting reports appear on Living pages. Due to the increased volume, they will be limited to pertinent business items and a short (two- to three-paragraph) summary of the program.Reports should be in writing and reach The Daily Record within three days of the meeting.Hill & Dale Garden ClubWhen Hill & Dale Garden Club met at the home of Loren Sigler, members discussed coming entries at the Wayne County Fair. Secretary, The garden theme is "Lost & Found" using found accessories. Many accessories have been collected by members. Members are to meet on Labor Day at Buss Hall on the fairgrounds before noon. Take good and basic materials for starting the garden.The next regular meeting will be Sept. 21 at the home of Jan Wagner with co-hostess, Ruth Vineyard. Members are to take a flower arrangement to be judged by the other members. The garden tip and devotions will be by Verna Rumburg.Wooster Country Club ChampionshipWooster Country Club Championship play was held Aug. 17. Winners were Cindy Acker, Championship Flight; Alice Reinhardt, A Flight; Gloria Hatalla, B Flight; Virginia Dumas, C Flight. Second place, Carol Peacock and Mary Ann Wellington, tied, A Flight; Marie Bowman, B Flight; and Jean Musselman, C Flight. Winner of the Crier's Tournament was Dottie Loreth. Play of the day was Low Putts by Flights. Winners were Polly Dodenhoff, A Flight; Mary Ann Wellington, B Flight; and Virginia Dumas, C Flight. TOPS 1249TOPS 1249 of Wooster met Aug. 17, with a weight loss of 7 1/4 pounds. Best loser of the week was Betsy Bower. Rededicated member was Lorena McCune. KOPS weighing in below goal were Alida Carter, Wanda Acord, Judy DeVault and Mary Neaville and Judy DeVault, KOPS of the week. Diet buddies were Blanche Coy and Linda Greegor.Other winners were Linda Greegor, fishbowl; Alida Carter, KOPS can; Sandy Wagers, hot seat; and Lorena McCune, forbidden food can. Forbidden foods for the week of Aug. 18-24 are chocolate and tarter sauce.Cindy Mann presented the program on water and its importance. She also explained it's possible to overdo and drink too much water.Westwood Market LadiesThere were four scores under 50 when Westwood Market Ladies played at Mohican Hills on Aug. 18. Jennifer Affolter had a 49, Laura Pittman, 48, Eleanor Johnson, 46 and Laura Nolletti, 46. Nolletti and Judy Ford tied for Low Net, Nolletti took Most Points, and Laura Pittman had Low Putts. Play of the Day was Most Sand Shots, won by Kay Yeagley.Wooster Duplicate BridgeAverage was 42, when Wooster Duplicate Bridge met Aug. 18 at Wooster Community Center. Pairs above average were Tom Adams and Richard Shaw Jr., 55.98; Dana Brooks and Verne Snyder, 43.33; George Durrant and William Yamazaki, 43.29.Orrville Rotary ClubTed Short of Rails to Trails was the speaker when Orrville Rotary met Aug. 17 at Orrville Public Library. He told about the many benefits of the Sippo Valley Trail. These trails are created by using abandoned or unused railways. This particular trail runs from Dalton to Massillon and can be used for biking, jogging, hiking, horseback riding, roller-blading and cross country skiing. Motorized vehicles are not permitted. The trails are a non-profit organization run primarily by volunteers. The trails are open year round from dawn to dusk.Guests were Shawn Starkey from The Daily Record and the new exchange student from Brazil, Alexander Schmitt.The next meeting is Aug. 24, with Steve Matthew from the Will-Burt Co. in Orrville as the speaker. Faline Jones from FJ Designs will speak on Aug. 31.Wooster Alumnae, Delta ZetaLodi, Orrville and Wooster members of the Wooster Alumnae of Delta Zeta Sorority met Aug. 17 at The Pine Tree Barn for a luncheon get together. President Lois Bangert of Lodi conducted the business meeting. A letter from Delta Zeta National Foundation announced that the late Gail Patrick had bequeathed $1 million to the foundation.Bangert also announced that there are 180,000 Delta Zeta collegiate and alumnae members presently living in the United States and Canada.The next meeting is Oct. 26 at TJ's at 5:30 p.m.Shreve UMWMembers of the Shreve United Methodist Women recently traveled to the Kingwood Gardens and The Biblewalk Museum in Mansfield, with lunch at Bob Evans.The next meeting will be Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at Shreve United Methodist Church. Jason Marshall, a youth from Ashland, will speak about his Youth Mission Trip to Russia.


text:
Local Football MatchGET QUOTE
£32 per person
Get the lads to a Wisla Krakow match where you can soak in the local Polish football culture and help cheer for your lovely guide's favourite team.
You get:
- A friendly, local guide to meet you at your hotel
- Tickets for the match
- First round of beers at the match on us
The small print:
- Minimum group number of 8
- Cost of transfers not included
- Ticket availability must be confirmed first.
- There is no guarantee that tickets will be available for your chosen match but every effort will be made to accommodate you.
£32 per person


text:
Register for free !
Christopher Friesen
May 28, 2014
last update:Oct 9, 2014
To date, about $85 million in tenders have been awarded and many projects are complete, or in process, on the aptly named Eastside Road.
The road is 156 kilometres long and will follow the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg, from Provincial Road 304 in the south to the Berens River First Nation Community in the north.
It will eventually connect northern communities to Manitoba's existing network of all-season roads.
Currently, these communities must rely on winter roads, waterways and air travel to access goods and services from the rest of the province.
The Eastside Road Authority (ESRA), a provincial Crown Corporation, is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the road.
Construction officially began on the road in 2011 after extensive environmental consultations and initial design work by SNC-Lavalin Environment & Water.
The completed work consists of one detour structure, 24 kilometres of new road, three permanent bridges and a backwater channel.
Hugh Munro Construction Ltd. has completed most of the existing road construction under two contracts, for a total of 22 kilometres, valued at about $25 million.
Brent Good is a project safety coordinator for Hugh Munro Construction Ltd.
He worked on the Eastside Road project and said that after the brush was cleared by a different company, their work started.
"Once that was removed we started building the road," he said.
"A lot of it was drilling and blasting, filling in the low swampy areas and prepping the road to the specification."
That specification is outlined in the environmental impact assessment for the project.
It calls for a road with a gravel surface centered within a 100 metre right-of-way (ROW).
The assessment stated that the cleared limit for the roadway will be 60 metres with additional clearing as required to maintain sight distances. The roadway will be constructed with two 3.7 metre lanes, 1.0 metre shoulders and a 0.3 metre shoulder rounding allowance.
This results in a total roadway top width of 10.0 metres which allows for future roadway surface upgrading without major embankment work.
In areas of rock excavation an 11.0 metre clearance will be provided on each side from overbreak (rockfalls) following blasting.
Once the specified grade was reached, Good said the surface was made from material sourced locally.
"The final product of the road either came from the roadway or a designated quarry site," he said.
"We would drill and blast and then crush the material to make the actual road product."
The ESRA's project management agreement stipulates that 30 per cent of the workforce hours for road construction contracts and 20 per cent of work force hours for bridge construction contracts be provided by local residents.
To ensure local residents have the training and skills required to do these jobs, the ESRA is offering three courses: introduction to construction; heavy equipment operator; and skilled labourer.
By December of 2013, 129 training opportunities had been provided for the residents and 170 local residents had worked on Eastside Road projects.
Three new construction companies have emerged from these opportunities: Hollow Water East Side Road Construction Ltd., BFN Construction Inc. and Pigeon River Contractors Ltd.
These companies have performed $41 million worth of pre-construction work including brush clearing, gravel crushing, aggregate production, access road construction and revegetation.
With about 132 kilometres of road remaining, there will be many more opportunities for these companies to benefit from all phases of this long-term project.
The entire initiative is expected to take about 30 years to complete at a total cost of about $3 billion.
A number of different companies have been involved with building the all-season road network to date.
H. Baudry Construction (1980) Ltd. has completed an additional 6.6 kilometres of roadway valued at roughly $5.5 million and is currently working on 2.6 kilometres valued at about $4 million.
Western Specialty Contracting has completed two kilometres of new road at a cost of approximately $6.4 million and a new company to emerge from this project, Bloodvein First Nation Construction Ltd. has built 6.8 kilometres of new road valued at $2.8 million dollars.
Surespan Construction Ltd. has completed three bridges across the Wanipigow River, Loon Creek and Longbody Creek with the contract values at about $4.8 million, $4.5 million and $13 million respectively.
A fourth bridge is currently under construction by Cyr Construction 1999 Ltd.
This bridge, located at kilometre 77 is valued at about $7.9 million.
The pre-load for a fifth bridge over the Bradbury River is being built by Hugh Munro Construction Ltd. for $1.7 million.
An additional bridge project is planned for the Pigeon River at kilometre 140.6 along the route.
For a lot more Roadbuilding and Heavy Equipment stories, check out the feature in the June 2 issue of the Journal of Commerce.
Much of the work on building an all season road on the east side of Lake Winnipeg involves drilling and blasting a path through the Canadian Shield.
May 28, 2014
last update:Oct 9, 2014
To comment, login here
Or register to be able to comment.


text:
Pantone announced PANTONE® 18-3224 Radiant Orchid [1], a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple, as the color of the year for 2014.
"While the 2013 color of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination," said Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "An invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today's society."
Spruce up interior spaces by incorporating this eye-catching hue in paint, accent pieces and accessories. As adaptable as it is beautiful, Radiant Orchid complements olive and deeper hunter greens, and is also well-paired with turquoise, teal and even light yellows. The vibrant color is sure to liven up neutrals including gray, beige and taupe also.
[1] http://www.pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21129
[2] https://www.residentiallighting.com/sites/residentiallighting.com/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-12-10%20at%207.54.11%20AM.png