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CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT. Guests of LuLu's Cottage by the Sea may check-in after 4 PM on their scheduled date of arrival and check-out by 10 AM on their scheduled date of departure. These are the typical check-in/check-out times, unless otherwise agreed to or required as a result of turnover requirements.
TOILETRIES are not included. It is recommended that you bring all necessary personal hygiene products for your stay.
LINENS are professionally cleaned upon each departure. Guests will always arrive to clean sheets, bed covers, pillowcases and pillow coverings. Please do not use the linens for anything outside of the bedroom. LuLu's Cottage by the Sea provides two (2) sets of towels per bed. Any additional towels or sheets should be provided by the guest. Beach towels are not included.
LAUNDRY. LuLu's Cottage by the Sea is equipped with a washer and dryer. Laundry detergent must be supplied by the guest. Guests are asked not to over fill the washer/dryer and remember to empty the lint catcher after each cycle
KITCHEN is fully equipped with pots, pans and small appliances. Additional small appliances may be made available upon request. Please use as needed and remember to clean and return all items back to where they were to avoid being charged for lost items. Dish soap, dishwasher soap and paper towels are not included.
BOATS are welcomed at LuLu's and may be stored in the driveway, never under the house. Boats are to be launched at the public boat launch right before the Island Bridge across from Harry A's (28 W. Bayshore Drive., St. George Island).
POOL AREA. All guests are required to ALWAYS use the outdoor poolside shower prior to entering the pool. If excess sand is left in the pool, an additional cleaning fee of $200.00 may apply. We encourage guests at all times to shower before entering the pool. For your safety and the safety of all guests, please refrain from bringing glass into the pool area. If broken glass is found, an additional cleanup fee will apply.
GRILLING. LuLu's provides an electric grill located on the upstairs porch. This grill is safe, large, does not require charcoal and is extremely easy to clean. If you require a charcoal grill, please advise prior to your arrival and one will be left on the pool deck for you. Please be aware that this grill is not allowed in the upstairs porch area due to fire and smoke hazards. If damage occurs due to unsafe grilling, repairs will be deducted from your deposit.
MAINTENANCE. If maintenance is required for any reason, please contact management via text to 850.778.3909.
CUSTOMIZED SERVICES. Customized arrival services (i.e. milk, coffee, eggs, bread, wine, sodas, etc.) are available at a standard fee of 75.00. Please submit your request for customized arrival services to email@example.com for a quote, all cost will be deducted from your credit card, and all receipts will be forwarded for verification.
PETS are NOT allowed overnight or for the day. Only upon written consent of the owner will pets be permitted. A $45 fee per day will apply if guests are allowed to have pets. If pets are brought to LuLu's without the knowledge or written consent of the owner, a cleanup fee of $150 will be applied to your credit card in addition to the daily pet fee upon departure.
ENTERTAINMENT. The audio system is located on the bottom shelf of the TV stand. To operate, please do the following: turn on the black unit, choose radio, iPod or accessory. If accessory is chosen, the TV will play through the speakers and the TV. There is a plus and minus volume option on the left speaker at the bottom of the small speaker tower. Games and books are available for your pleasure and enjoyment. Please be aware that if games are removed, damaged, or destroyed, a replacement fee will apply. The code to access WiFi is Breezydayz#1. Movie rental is available via cable and charges for any and all movie rentals will be deducted from the credit card on file. Beach umbrellas, beach toys and/or beach chairs will not be supplied. Please be aware that any missing, broken or removed items from the property will be charged against your deposit.
CLEANLINESS. LuLu's Cottage by the Sea is thoroughly decontaminated 4 times each year. All floors, surfaces, mattresses, tubs etc. are meticulously decontaminated to prevent the spread of germs and microbes. The pool at LuLu's Cottage by the Sea is professionally cleaned twice per week by property maintenance. Guests are asked not to tamper with pool equipment. If equipment is damaged due to tampering, standard service fees apply.


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One of the joys of living in a different country is absorbing its culture and aesthetics. One of the best way of doing that is by filling your home with fashionable goods and furnishings that reflects both your personal taste and that of your adopted country.
Now, to do this in Tokyo you can of course head to any one of the countless department and interior design stores. However a more interesting, culturally representative, and let's face it, more fun thing to do is to have a browse around flea markets and antique stores.
Tokyo is awash with these havens of good (and, of course, bad) taste, and within them you can find all manner of interesting pieces with which to liven up your home. There are plenty of bargains to be found, so get hunting!
Akasaka Antique Market in Ark Hills
The Akasaka Antique Market in Ark Hills is perhaps the most upscale of its kind in the city. You can find private antique dealers next to trendy clothing brands, and everything from furniture to jewelry.
- Where: 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku
- When: Last sunday of the month
- Contact: www.arkhills.com
Heiwajima Antique Fair
Not the most regular of markets, the Heiwajima Antique fair is on just five times a year, but claims to be the oldest of its kind in Japan. When it does roll into town, there are 280 dealers from all over the country. Expect nick-nacks, pottery and all kinds of unusual pieces.
- Where: Ryutsu Center Building, 2F
- When: Three days, five times a year. The next one is 16, 17 and 18 September, 2016
- Contact: www.kottouichi.com
Oi Racecourse Flea Market
With around 300 vendors, the flea market at Oi Racecourse is is one of the biggest in the city. It is also one of the most regular. You can find a wide range of products from full-time vendors, ranging from the mundane to the collector's items.
- Where: Tokyo City Keiba, 2-1-2 Katsushima, Shinagawa-ku
- When: Every Saturday and Sunday
- Contact: https://mfmf.trx.jp/
Best Flea Market
Held by the Tokyo International Forum on the first Sunday of each month, there are over 200 stalls at the Best Flea Market (their name, not mine). Most are manned by creatives who are selling their one off pieces. Great for something really original that you definitely wouldn't find in IKEA.
- Where: Tokyo International Forum, 3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
- When: One Sunday each month. See website for details.
- Contact: www.t-i-forum.co.jp/event/antique
Yasukuni Shrine Market
Though Yasukuni Shrine is a little bit of controversial shrine (it commemorates the Japanese war dead, including war criminals) the market it one of the best known in the city. If you're looking for antiques and pottery, this is the place to go.
- Where: Yasukuni Shrine, 3 Chome-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda
- When: Two Saturdays a month. See website for details.
- Contact: www.kankyo.o.oo7.jp
Flea market language
Haggling isn't as readily acceptable in Japan as some other Asian countries. With that said, in the world of the flea market so the rules are slightly different. Below are a few language tips you can use in the flea market to hopefully make your bargain hunting that little bit cheaper. Just remember, this isn't a Marrakesh Souk or a New Delhi market, so if you are going to try to barter, do so with a smile on your face, and if the store owner isn't into it, accept gracefully.
- Ikura desu ka? – How much is this?
- XXXX en, dou desu ka? – Would you accept XXX yen?
- Anatano saikōno kakaku to iu koto desu ka? – Is that your best price?
- Yasuku naranai? – Can you make it any cheaper?
- Takai desu ne? – It's a bit expensive, isn't it?
- Ni/san/yon/go-ko kattara, waribiki arimasu ka? – If I buy two/three/four/five, is there a discount?
Mark Guthrie
Photo: flickr.com "20131221 Antique and Flea Market in Toji-Temple [ Kyoto, JP ] | 京都・東寺 弘法市(骨董市) To-ji Temple Kobo ichi Market [ Kyoto,JP ]" by peter-rabbit (CC BY-SA 2.0) -Modified

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Following the announcement that the Xserve is being discontinued, Apple introduced a new server configuration option for the Mac Pro on Friday.
The new Mac Pro Server configuration includes a 2.8GHz Quad-core Intel Xeon processor, 8GB RAM, two 1TB hard drives, an ATI Radeon HD 5770 video card with 1GB RAM, and Mac OS X Server with an unlimited client license. In comparison, the base model Xserve includes a 2.26GHz Quad-core Intel Xeon processor, 3GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, and Mac OS X Server with an unlimited client license.
The Mac Pro, now in server flavor.
Apple will be discontinuing its Xserve product line at the end of January, leaving customers with a Mac mini Server and Mac Pro Server option instead. The Xserve is rack-mountable, includes three hot-swappable drive bays, and an optional redundant power supply.
The new Mac Pro Server configuration starts at US$2,999, just like the base model Xserve.


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Not counting the first 8 years (blame those on my parents - when I could think rationally I did), I have been a life-long atheist. I put that right in my profile ALWAYS. So why is it almost every message I get is from someone who claims to be an xtian? I understand it from the people who just message me with a "hi" or a "let's hook up" (they can't read big words), but from people who have an otherwise nice and interesting profile or people who obviosly read mine thoroughly..I just don't get it.
If your profile says "Christian and quite serious about it" why would you try to date an "atheist and quite serious about it"?
Do they really think they could convert me this late in the game?
Xtians make no sense to me..
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After thinking about it, I imagine that the people who do this must
a. Not really be religious but think that they have to say that they are to meet chicks. (irritating)
b. Be too stupid to notice your atheist status. (troubling)
c. Not believe in atheists. (?)
d. Want to hook up really bad and don't care that you are going to hell.
So, find out for us, Peggy.
Hmm, I like to think A isn't a high percentage of them. I think people are being honest, if they say they're serious about it. Plenty of people will say they're Christian, when they only really have some vague concept that there might be some kind of god. They were raised Christian, and they retain the label. The one's who stress it, though ...
I think B mostly accounts for the "Wanna hook up?" types. If they're not that sort of drive-by pickup artist, I figure they'll notice something like that.
C and D are probably high percentages, if you take both sexes into account. I think women are more likely to fall under C. I have personal experience with many who think that atheism means you just don't want to go to church ... that you just have to meet the right girl who will bring you back to Christ. Lots of women go into a relationship assuming they'll mold the guy into what they really want, including major changes like this.
I imagine most guys are more hypocritical about their religion and just want to get laid. We're known for thinking with the wrong head, most of the time.
Have you stated, at any point, that you don't believe in any kind of gods or supernatural forces? You don't have to use the A-word, but you may want to get it out there. Catholics in particular often completely ignore their religion, if it isn't Sunday.
That's not a completely bad strategy, but you should be very observant. Watch for any religious behaviors. Also, if the relationship ever becomes serious, you really need to have a talk about how you'll raise the kids. A lot of latent Christians will suddenly go loony fundie once their first child is born.
Besides that, go for it. Maybe you can help her rid herself of whatever residual religion she may have clinging to her. You never know.
Is Plenty of Fish free, or is it one of those deceptful sites - they are all like this except for okcupid - which lure you in by letting you set up a profile and refusing to tell you exactly how much the service costs, and then you either have to pay a membership fee to use the site, or you have to pay to message members.
i was in a short relationship with a girl who said she was catholic, who I met on okcupid. We met in person at an art museum, but she was late, and she had no intention of comming until I called her and convinced her to come. Then after an hour and 20 minutes, her friend called and asked her to sing at a gay discotheque because whoever was supposed to sing couldn't make it, so of course this girl was happy to do it. On a date your phone should be OFF, and you should not text or talk on the phone. You should show up on time (a few minutes early). She did talk on the phone with me a few times, but she sounded distracted, buzy on her computer or wandering around using the speakerphone feature, and she said she was a witch and that she gives her friends readings (predictins of their future?) every so often and this ordeal makes her tired for the next "week and a half." I guess she does wicca. One time also she said she had to go to church. Her profile says she is catholic, but she never said a work otherwise about religion. She talked as if she was trying to see how much she could tell me before I got creeped out, she was scatterbrained and flakey, saying she lost track of time at least 3 different times, so I just gave up on her after 6 weeks. There's more...
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|Brand New With Her Halter Monitor
|One Month Old
The following few days were a blur. I spent much more time in the hospital than ever anticipated. The thought of a normal delivery were out the window when a c-section was determined to be the safest course of delivery for our babe. It was thought that our darling daughter was going to be a giant sized baby but in fact she had flipped inside the womb and was in fact, a breech baby. I had been doing back labor, naturally, for a few hours and there was no way our baby was coming without the aid of a surgeon. My sweet husband knew that he would not make it in the operating room and with tears said he couldn't go in. I was strong in that moment and knew that he couldn't do it. It wasn't a matter of wouldn't - it was couldn't. With my midwife by my side we headed into the operating room. What seemed like an eternity later brought the most joyous noise ever. A cry. I almost didn't realize it at first. But my midwife, Meghan, said "Do you hear that? It's your daughter." And it was. And my breath caught in my throat. She was hear. And she was small. She wasn't a giant baby. She was less than eight pounds. While the doctors and nurses were taking bets on how big she would be, she threw them all with her tiny body. And she made them all laugh when she peed three times as they were trying to swaddle her. That's my girl. Very healthy movements.
|Two Months Old
I spent three nights and four days in the hospital. One our second day in the hospital, my precious child turned a shade of blueish purple that literally would make your blood turn cold. She spent the next 12 hours in the NICU for observation. My heart broke as I saw her tiny little body in her "Giraffe" warmer. This precious person that I barely new but yet was my constant companion for 41 weeks. My heart almost stopped beating it hurt so much. When they placed her in my arms to nurse her we struggled so hard. Both inexperienced, both new, both not knowing the how even though I had been taught it in a class. We tried little tubes and tiny bottles of infant formula and we prayed and prayed that she would latch. And through tears she eventually did. Nursing was a battle that would be an intense struggle for two weeks until we learned a technique that made everything click. And now a year later, as this nursing relationship draws to a close, I sit back and marvel at how far we came.
|Three Months Old
We finally left the hospital on the 23rd. A tiny halter monitor strapped to my tiny little baby. It would monitor the hole in her heart for 24 hours. On Christmas Eve we would return the monitor. It was determined that there was nothing significant in the report but she would be under observation for a year. Christmas Eve I gave my girl my all even though I was barely making it myself. Somehow I pulled myself together for a Christmas Eve bash at our home - well, my in laws home - but our temporary dwelling as our house was being renovated. A year later we are still here, still waiting for the house to be finished. On Christmas Eve, I struggled to get my daughter to latch. For a couple of hours we tried. And we were failing. Nothing was working. Nothing. And at 1 am I sobbed as I handed my precious daughter to my mother-in-law and said "I don't know what to do." I finally broke. The whirl and emotion of the past few days had finally hit me like a ton of bricks and as I desperately tried to feed my child, and realized that I couldn't, I broke. I called my midwife in tears and could barely speak I was crying so hard. She offered to come to the house to help me but said I could also supplement with formula. And we did. And my sweet baby was happy. And it was that night that my mother-in-law and sister-in-laws formed "The Night Shift".
|Four Months Old
I was blessed to marry into a family of night owls. I am not one. Shane really isn't one either but it's not uncommon for cleaning, or eating, or TV watching, or web surfing, or heart felt talks to happen midnight and beyond. And that heart breaking Christmas Eve, The Night Shift was born. One of my husband's sisters suffers from insomnia so it was not uncommon to find her awake at 6 am. Or 7 am - having not slept the night before. And those desperate nights that I could not get my mixed-up daughter to sleep, the Night Shift would take her and love her and hold her and bond with her and eventually put her to sleep. They would creep into our room, late at night, and put her to bed. And she would sleep late into the morning. And it was sanity for me. It was what got me through. And one day, I will return that favor. It's a gift that I wish I could give all moms. It truly was how I got through.
|Five Months Old
Christmas Day was another overwhelming day. Not as overwhelming as the day before but it was emotional, non-the-less. We received a card with a check inside for $2000 from an amazing family friend. We were blessed with great Christmas gifts. And I spent most of the day with my precious daughter laying on my chest, skin-to-skin, in our bed with "Beauty and the Beast" playing on repeat in the background. We slept. We bonded. We loved one another.
|Six Months Old
And day by day, it got easier. We still had many challenges. The day after Christmas we were back into the hospital because Aubrey was turning blue again. After some testing, it was determined that she suffered from "acrosynosis" a condition in which ones extremities turn blue. At least we had answers. A few months later we were back at the hospital for a sonogram on our daughter's head because she had a hamangioma that grew out of nowhere. They wanted to make sure that it wasn't growing down into her brain. And it wasn't. Thank God.
|Seven Months Old
In six short days, my sweet girl will turn a year old. It's hard to believe that we will be turning a page of her life. It's bittersweet. I know we will be saying goodbye to some wonderful times and moments and that I know I will desperately miss snuggling her as a baby. It brings tears to my eyes to think of how big she is getting. But at the same time, I am excited for the next year. What will it hold? Soon she will be walking. And running. And saying words. And sentences. And learning her colors, her numbers and her shapes. To think of where we will be this time next year blows my mind. Some days I feel like I need a badge as a Mom. We made it. We got through. We've made it a year!
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*Aubrey Faith - we've called upon our faith so many times in the raising of you. May we continue to always call upon the Lord in regards to raising you. May we be the parents you need to shape your precious mind and heart. May we be the parents to love you unconditionally and may we always point you back to Him who loves you even more than we do. You are the best thing that has ever happened to us sweet girl.*
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Hunter Yurachek (2017-pres)
University of Arkansas Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz announced today the appointment of Hunter Yurachek as vice chancellor and director of athletics, effective immediately. Yurachek currently serves as the vice president for athletics at the University of Houston.
He will be formally introduced to the state and to members of the media later this week at a time to be determined.
"I am thrilled to welcome Hunter to the Razorback family," said Steinmetz. "He possesses the experience, the management skills and the passion to have an immediate impact on our university. I know that as Razorbacks around our state and country get to know him, they will know that we are in good hands. We welcome Hunter, Jennifer and their children to Arkansas."
During the 2016-17 academic year, 11 of the 17 varsity sports programs at the University of Houston qualified for NCAA postseason competition, teams won five American Athletic Conference team championships and 21 individual conference titles. Prior to arriving at Houston, Yurachek served as Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina University, where Coastal won 29 Big South Conference championships. Yurachek was named Under Armor FCS Athletic Director of the Year in 2014. He has also worked at the University of Akron, the University of Virginia, Western Carolina University, Vanderbilt University and Wake Forest University.
"The opportunity to serve the Razorback program is both humbling and exciting," said Yurachek. "There is so much already in place, and we will quickly build on that foundation to win championships. We will do so with integrity and while continuing to be a great source of pride for the entire state of Arkansas. I want to thank Chancellor Steinmetz and those involved with the search process. Jennifer, myself and our family cannot wait to join the Arkansas Razorback family."
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Yurachek earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Guilford College in 1990 and a master's degree in sports administration from the University of Richmond in 1994. He was a four-year letter winner in basketball at Guilford. Yurachek and his wife, Jennifer, have three sons, Ryan, Jake and Brooks.
"I want to thank the members of the advisory committee," added Steinmetz. "Lance Harter, Ben Hyneman, Gerald Jordan, Stacy Lewis, Peter MacKeith, Rick Massey and Bill Montgomery all who provided invaluable input into the search and candidates. I also want to recognize the excellent vetting and background work conducted on the final candidates by executive search firm Korn Ferry."
Jeff Long (2008-2017)
Entering his 10th full year as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Jeff Long helped transform the University of Arkansas' Department of Intercollegiate Athletics into one of the most successful and mission driven programs in the country. Long, the 2015 SportsBusiness Journal (SBJ) and SportsBusiness Daily (SBD) Athletic Director of the Year, led a program that encompasses 19 sports and more than 460 student-athletes.
Long focused every aspect of the Razorback program on achieving the mission of developing student-athletes to their fullest potential through intercollegiate athletics. In the process, he also emerged as a nationally respected leader within intercollegiate athletics and an influential voice on issues pertaining to student-athletes and their collegiate experience.
Long served as the inaugural College Football Playoff selection chairman for the 2014 and 2015 seasons and remains a member of the selection committee through 2017. He was recently named to the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee and continues to serve as the athletics director representative on the Southeastern Conference's Executive Committee.
Even while representing his institution and the state in some of the most prestigious leadership positions in college sports, Long guided the Razorback program to unprecedented success. In Long's tenure, Arkansas captured 34 conference championships and advanced to 139 post-season competitions, including the school's first Bowl Championship Series appearance in football and national titles at the 2013 NCAA Men's Indoor and the 2015 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In 2016-17, Arkansas finished No. 20 in the Learfield Directors Cup, marking the eighth Top 25 finish in the last 10 years. Arkansas scored points in 16 of its 19 sports, finishing second in the nation among programs with 19 or fewer sports. The Razorbacks added another six SEC crowns to their collection including a conference Triple Crown in women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. Arkansas also advanced to the SEC Tournament Championship games in baseball, men's basketball and soccer.
In the classroom, the Razorbacks continued to set new standards including posting a school record student-athlete grade point average of 3.25. Arkansas once again exceeded the national APR multi-year rate in all 19 sports, including posting its highest program average ever (977.8). The program's Graduation Success Rate was a record 78 percent and 100 current or former Razorback student-athletes added their names to Senior Walk as University of Arkansas graduates.
Student-athlete development was also a priority. A $10.65 million gift from the family of former Razorback and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the largest gift to athletics in more than two decades, transformed an already nationally recognized program into one that rivals any in the country. The Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center is a 55,000 square foot facility dedicated to the development of more than 460 Razorback student-athletes.
Even before his appointment as the CFP Selection Committee's Chairman, Long's leadership and unwavering commitment to the student-athletes and maintaining integrity within intercollegiate athletics had not gone unnoticed. In 2013, Long was named as an Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year for the Football Bowl Subdivision. In 2012, Long was named a finalist for the SBJ/ SBD Athletic Director of the Year. In the spring of 2012, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and longtime chairman Fred W. Smith made a combined gift of more than $1.25 million to the program in recognition of Long's leadership of Razorback Athletics.
As a member of the Chancellor's Executive Committee, Long helped to chart the course for the future of higher education at the University of Arkansas while integrating Razorback Athletics into the campus community. Arkansas is one of less than 25 institutions in the nation to have a financially self-sustaining athletics department. Razorback Athletics receives no state funding and does not collect a student fee. In fact, the department routinely gives millions of dollars each year to support other campus academic programs.
In each of the past seven years, Razorback Athletics has transferred funds totaling more than $1 million to support the university's academic mission. For 2017-18, the department's total support of university and student programs and initiatives will include more than $3.5 million in direct funding of academic programs.
Long was selected to replace legendary athletic director and former Razorback football coach Frank Broyles and even before he officially took the reins on Jan. 1, 2008, Arkansas announced that it would combine its previously independent men's and women's athletic programs. Long adeptly blended the athletic programs into one unified department and established a new administrative structure.
Under Long's leadership, the program fortified its financial standing ensuring more support for the development of student-athletes. Long signed Arkansas to a decade long deal with IMG College to form Razorback Sports Properties that guaranteed the Razorback program $73 million. Long also negotiated an extensive all sports apparel and footwear agreement with NIKE, Inc. for all 19 Razorback sports programs.
In 2010, Long launched the "Answer the Call" campaign through the Razorback Foundation which resulted in more than 2,600 new members and helped generate more than $6.5 million in additional support for Razorback student-athletes.
With an eye towards the future, Long commissioned a comprehensive plan to assess the future facility needs of the program. Unveiled in October 2011, the Razorback Athletic Facilities Master Plan provided a vision and the road map for $320 million of facility renovations and additions that will help all 19 Razorback sports remain competitive in the SEC and nationally over the next 30 years.
Projects already completed as part of the plan include the Fred W. Smith Football Center, the Basketball Performance Center, the Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center, the Fowler Family Baseball and Track Training Center, extensive renovations of the George Billingsley Tennis Center, John McDonnell Field (outdoor track and field), Razorback Field (soccer) and the Fred W. Smith and Mary B. Smith Golf Training Facility.
Construction is already underway on the next chapter in the storied history of the Home of the Razorbacks, a $160 million Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and North End Zone Addition. The project will enhance the game day experience for all Razorback fans with a south end video board, a full 360 degree stadium concourse, new suites and club seats as well as new stadium entrances. The additional video board will be ready for the 2017 season with the completion of the full project prior to the 2018 season. No university funds, state funds or student fees will be required to complete the project.
According to a recent economic impact study, Razorback Athletics generates $162.7 million annually to the region's economy. In addition, recent athletic construction has generated another $110.9 million for the region.
A veteran administrator with a track record of the highest commitment to the concept of "student-athlete," Long has had more than two decades experience in athletic administration at the Division I level including at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech University, Eastern Kentucky University and Rice University. Long also understands the coach's perspective from time spent in coaching staff positions at Duke University, University of Michigan and North Carolina State University.
His experience as an athletic director and administrator in five of the six Bowl Championship Series conferences — the Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Atlantic Coast and SEC — gives Long a uniquely informed perspective on intercollegiate athletics.
On the forefront of NCAA governance, Long has previously served on the NCAA Management Council, the NCAA's Sports Wagering Task Force, the NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-A Athletic Directors' Association.
Prior to assuming his current roles at Arkansas, Long served for four years as the athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh. Long redefined Pitt athletics, most notably through the "Quest for Excellence" campaign that raised nearly $34 million to enhance the student-athlete experience. During his tenure, the program was selected No. 17 in the nation in the 2006 Sports Illustrated on Campus' All-Sport Rankings.
Before arriving at Pitt, Long was senior associate athletic director at Oklahoma for two and a half years overseeing external affairs for the Sooners. In addition, Long was the primary administrator for the Sooners' highly successful football and men's basketball programs, along with sport supervision of baseball, wrestling and both golf teams.
Long's first appointment as a director of athletics was at Eastern Kentucky where he served for two and a half years. Prior to Eastern, Long had a brief stay with Virginia Tech as an associate athletics director.
He began his career in college athletic administration at Michigan, hired by legendary coach and athletics director, the late Bo Schembechler. During his seasons with the Wolverines, Long was promoted through a series of posts to the position of associate athletics director.
A former two-sport athlete at Ohio Wesleyan, Long earned seven varsity letters for the Bishops in football and baseball before completing his degree in economics in 1982. He started his post-graduate career in athletics working on head coach Tom Reed's staff as a graduate assistant football coach at the cradle of coaches, Miami University of Ohio. Long earned his master's in education at Miami in 1983, moving on to football staff positions at Rice, Duke and N.C. State prior to joining Michigan.
An Ohio native from Kettering, Long is married to the former Fanny Gellrich of Ann Arbor, Mich. The Longs have two daughters, Stephanie and Christina. In spring 2016, Stephanie graduated Summa Cum Laude with two degrees from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. She is currently enrolled in graduate school at the University of Arkansas. Christina is a freshman journalism student at the University of Missouri.
Frank Broyles
Broyles arrived in Fayetteville in December 1957, beginning a more than five-decade affiliation with the University of Arkansas and the Razorbacks as a coach and athletics administrator. In 19 seasons (1958-76) as the Razorbacks' head football coach, Broyles amassed a record of 144-58-5, seven Southwest Conference (SWC) titles, 10 bowl bids, 20 All-Americans and 88 All-SWC selections.
In 1964, Broyles led the Razorback football team to an undefeated season that culminated in a 10-7 win over Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. The National Championship was awarded to the Razorbacks by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) following the bowl games. The Cotton Bowl was part of a school record 22-game winning streak launched in the final game of the 1963 season and ending in the 1966 Cotton Bowl.
In 1973, Broyles was named UA Director of Athletics, a title he balanced with his head coaching duties until 1976 when he retired as Razorback head coach. Soon after his retirement from coaching and while still serving as athletics director, Broyles made a move to the broadcasting booth working alongside legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson with ABC's college football coverage for nine years.
During his 34 ½ years as Athletic Director (1973-2007), Broyles transformed the Razorbacks from a program competitive primarily in football to one of the most successful all-sports programs in the nation. His vision and leadership was the driving force behind the University of Arkansas moving to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1990. The move set the stage for the program's growth and future success while dramatically changing the landscape of intercollegiate athletics.
Arkansas won 43 national titles, 57 SWC titles, and 48 SEC titles, and the football team went to 22 bowl games during his tenure as athletic director. Broyles worked tirelessly to build and renovate athletic venues including Bud Walton Arena, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Baum Stadium at George Cole Field, John McDonnell Field and the Mary B. and Fred W. Smith Razorback Golf Center. Following his tenure as athletic director, Broyles continued to serve the program at the Razorback Foundation (2008-14).
Broyles garnered numerous prestigious awards throughout his career and was inducted into more than a dozen Halls of Fame. A member of the inaugural class of the UA Sports Hall of Honor, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. He is also a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame, Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame, Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame, SWC Hall of Fame and the State of Georgia Hall of Fame among others.
Broyles was honored by the National Football Foundation as the 2000 recipient of the John L. Toner Award for outstanding achievement as an athletic director. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette named him the most influential figure in athletics in the state during the 20th century. Broyles was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, including serving as its chairman from 1971-73 and later being named as a Lifetime Trustee of the organization.
In 1996, the Broyles Award was created in recognition of his long-standing history of developing successful assistant coaches. The Broyles Award is given annually to college football's top assistant coach. In 2007, the field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium was dedicated as Frank Broyles Field.
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Star Wars: Another Longshot
Fulton Antilles
Former fighter pilot, now Moff in the Sith Empire
Fulton Antilles served with the Imperial Remant as a starfighter pilot for two decades before his promotion to Fighter Operations Commander of a Star Destroyer. He served with distinction in that position for six years, when he was promoted again to Captain of the Paelleon-Class Star Destroyer Judgement of the Empire. As captain of a Star Destoryer, Antilles came to the attention of several members of the Moff Council. The Moffs helped Antilles gain access to more exclusive political circles within the military. When the Sith-Imperial war broke out, Antilles and the Judgement of the Empire swore allegiance to Darth Krayt, believing that it was their duty to serve the Empire, regardless of the man on the throne.
At the Moff Council's maneuvering and request, Fulton Antilles was awarded the title of "Moff" and assigned to the Hagen Sector. Now in his 60s, it is his duty to maintain the will of the Empire in that sector, crushing any resitance to Krayt's Empire mercilessly and ruthlessly.
Fulton Antilles is relatively fit for his age, still maintaining a good training regimen that includes running, martial arts, and small arms practice. He keeps his flight certification up-to-date as well, and is qualified on many of the Empire's starfighters. His personally modified Predator starfighter is berthed in the Captain's Launch aboard the Judgement, and occasionally serves as Antilles's personal transport.


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- Effectiveness of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury in the Intensive Care Unit, Stephanie Hellweg
Critical Care Research and Practice
Review Article (5 pages), Article ID 768456, Volume 2012 (2012)
Published 5 April 2012
Critical Care Research and Practice
Volume 2012, Article ID 329843, 1 page
Comment on "Effectiveness of Physiotherapy for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia"
Physiotherapy Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Kings Health Partners, London SE1 7EH, UK
Received 14 May 2012; Accepted 22 May 2012
Copyright © 2012 George Ntoumenopoulos. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Dear Editor
I read with interest the review from Hellweg [1]. However the findings of Ntoumenopoulos et al. [2] were in-accurately reported.
Ntoumenopoulos et al. [2] investigated the effect of chest physiotherapy in sixty adult patients intubated and mechanically ventilated for at least 48-hours. There were no differences in the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay in ICU or mortality. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as assessed by combined clinical assessment and the clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) occurred in 39% of the control group and 8% of the intervention group (). After adjustment was made by logistic regression for other important variables, chest physiotherapy was independently associated with a reduced occurrence of VAP (). Therefore, contrary to the conclusions by Hellwegg [1] the work of Ntoumenopoulos et al. [2] provides preliminary evidence that chest physiotherapy in ventilated patients was independently associated with a reduction in VAP.
A randomised controlled trial by Pattanshetty and Gaude [3] reported that twice-daily chest physiotherapy was associated with a significant decrease in the clinical pulmonary infection scores (surrogate measure of VAP) and with a significant reduction in mortality. Blot et al. [4] therefore recommend the further investigation of chest physiotherapy for the prevention of VAP.
- S. Hellweg, "Effectiveness of physiotherapy and occupational therapy after traumatic brian injury in the intensive care unit," Critical Care Research and Practice, vol. 2012, Article ID 768456, 5 pages, 2012. View at Publisher · View at Google Scholar
- G. Ntoumenopoulos, J. Presneill, M. McElholum, and J. Cade, "Chest physiotherapy for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia," Intensive Care Medicine, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 850–856, 2002. View at Publisher · View at Google Scholar · View at Scopus
- R. B. Pattanshetty and G. S. Gaude, "Effect of multimodality chest physiotherapy in prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomized clinical trial," Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 70–76, 2010. View at Publisher · View at Google Scholar · View at Scopus
- S. Blot, J. Rello, and D. Vogelaers, "What is new in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia?" Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 155–159, 2011. View at Publisher · View at Google Scholar · View at Scopus


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Odds are, a team that scores a measly four points in the opening quarter of a state tournament game won't fare well late.
Nova found a way to overcome that lackluster start to earn a 47-44 win over Haines City and advance to Saturday's Class 7A state championship game where the Titans will play Buchholz.
So how did the Titans bounce back? Credit a little bit of strong defensive play and an 11-1 run in the opening minutes of the third quarter.
"This was a tremendous effort from our girls today," Nova coach Jason Hively said. "They deserve all the credit. Once we got some momentum going, they played much, much better in the second half."
Now, Nova will have the opportunity to play for the first state title in program history. And after continuing a trend of winning close games against several skilled opponents, Nova's players have reason to feel confident.
The Titans opened regional play with a 46-39 quarterfinal win against Coconut Creek. They followed that with a 52-48 semifinal win against South Broward and advanced to state with a buzzer-beater from Bernadette Devaney that lifted them to a 56-53 regional championship win over Palm Beach Lakes.
"It's prepared them tremendous," Hively said. "I look at the whole picture. We made some adjustments in the past couple of weeks, but this really comes in on a yearly basis, a lot of the work people don't see, the amount of time they put in. That's what's allowed them to play really well the last three weeks. They've done a good job."


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I currently have three toddlers in my house. One loves veggies and fruit and rejects meat, one eats everything except bread, and one maintains a not so healthy diet of chicken nuggets and Goldfish crackers. If you're American, your toddler's eating habits are probably similar. I recently found out that French children are more likely to eat a variety of foods and maintain a healthier weight than their American counterparts. This led me to wonder, what makes French kids so different? It turns out that there are a few things.
No snacks
Americans love their snacks. We bring snacks to soccer games, work snack time into our children's school schedules, and provide snacks at play dates. The French do not snack in between meals, leading them to be really hungry when it is time to sit down for lunch. Imagine how hungry your child would be if there were no crackers, fruit, or cookies to snack on before dinner. They might even be hungry enough to sample some new foods at their next meal!
Portion control
French people do allow generous portions of food because they are hungry, but they don't eat gigantic portions like we do in the United States. Learn to stop eating when you are full, not when the plate is clean and teach your children to do the same.
No eating on the go
Many American families eat on the go. Fast food, snacks in the car, and rushing through meals is becoming the norm. In France, meals are to be savored and enjoyed. The French sit down at the kitchen table to eat a meal, and this is their focus. They don't watch television or work while they eat. When they're done eating, they clean up and go on to the next thing. In other words, make eating an experience. When we learn to stop saying hurry up, it's easy to slow down and enjoy mealtime, both for the food and the company.
Eat real food
The French avoid processed foods that are full of chemicals and wasted calories. They focus on real whole foods such as cheese, yogurt, bread, fish, meat, and even dessert. Instead of filling up on juice or soda, they drink water with their meal. Full fat foods are offered rather than low calorie or fat free foods because they are more filling and healthier overall. Meals usually have three courses - salad, a main dish, and always dessert. Enjoyment is strongly encouraged over guilt.
Eat less at night
The largest meal of the day is typically dinner in America. In France, a full breakfast is always served and lunch is the largest meal of the day. Dinner will typically be a lighter meal. Once the kitchen is closed after dinner, there are no bedtime snacks. A lighter meal in the evening will help with healthy sleep habits and maintaining a healthy weight.
Enjoy cooking
The French culture enjoys food and therefore enjoys cooking. Get the kids involved in the food preparation process. Let them experiment with different flavors and spices in the kitchen. Getting kids involved in the preparation of a meal encourages them to try new foods and might reduce the battle to try new things.
An absolute overhaul of family's food culture and eating habits may not be realistic right now. You can't control your kid's snacking when they're at school or after soccer practice (the goal isn't to control our kids, anyway). Simply take these tips into consideration for an overall healthier mindset; small lifestyle changes can have a wonderful impact on your family's long-term health.


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I directed a short play for Theatre503′s Rapid Write Response event for inhouse production Land of Our Fathers – Butter Side Down, by James Huntrods. Rapid Write Response is a new writing night at Theatre503, where pieces are written in response to the current inhouse production, then cast and directed in just 2 weeks. James' script was … Continue reading
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The Philosopher's Tale: Overview
The poster for The Philosopher's Tale – with the wrong actress for Annabel, unfortunately, but it still worked just as well! "splendidly funny" (One Stop Arts) "a promising script and some good performances" (Performance Reviewed) "unashamedly conventional, warm and familiar style" (Views from the Gods) "highly amusing" (Everything Theatre) I was approached by Player-Playwrights to direct … Continue reading
Camden Fringe: The Philosopher's Tale, Tristan Bates Theatre (***) [published on everything-theatre.blogspot.co.uk]
Pros: A highly amusing play with a standout performance by Anthony Curran. Cons: The big reveal at the end felt a little rushed. Our Verdict: The play could do with some fine polishing, but on the whole, the writing and acting was top notch. How does the saying go? "What goes on in Brighton, stays … Continue reading
The Philosopher's Tale at the Camden Fringe (***) [published on performancereviewed.com]
BY GREG WILKINSON 'Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness' said Immauel Kant and Gerald Angel, who preaches, practices and writes about fidelity, is very happy. Until one day, in a Brighton hotel room, he wakes up next to a beautiful, … Continue reading
The Philosopher's Tale (****) [published on femalearts.com]
BY GINA SMITH The Philosopher's Tale is the latest from playwright Fauzia Rahman and directed by award nominated Chris Hislop, a light-hearted, slow burner about moral grounds and boundaries. There's a sentimental challenge at the heart of the play – a question of paternity, with most unexpected confusion and consequences. The play begins with two … Continue reading
Quandry or quagmire: The Philosopher's Tale at the Tristan Bates Theatre (***) [published on onestoparts.com]
BY FRANCIS BECKETT A splendidly funny but flawed farce with a moral philosopher at its heart. While this funny, bouncy production is excellent fun to watch, it's hard not to think that writer Fauzia Rahman could have mined this philosophical seam a little deeper. At the Tristan Bates Theatre. READ THE COMPLETE REVIEW ON ONE … Continue reading
The Philosopher's Tale by Fauzia Rahman [published in Lamp and Owl Magazine]
BY ANONYMOUS I knew I would like the play written by Birkbeck alumni Fauzia Rahman from the outset when I saw that the lead roles had been so perfectly cast. Anthony Curran who had the honour of featuring as "Eccentric Uncle" in the 'Thanks Tim' section of the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony plays the part … Continue reading


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Are you having fun yet?
If you've been hoping along on the Disney/ Pixar Hop then I'm sure you are. If you are just jumping into the hop here, then please be sure and go around the entire rotation hitting all 12 stops. If you prefer to start at the beginning then click here to start at Shawn's.
My card is for 3 yr. old Gunner, who just happens to be going to see MICKEY in a few weeks. I watched Gunner's mom, Randi grow up and our families have known each other a long, long time. I should mention that Randi just happens to be the manager of The Disney Store where they live (this girl loves her Disney!) I had planned to show my LO from yesterday's post for this hop but when I found out they were going to Disney I had this brainstorm of an idea to make Gunner (& his mom and dad too) a card to wish them a happy trip. Unfortunately, I found out after I finished that Gunner is a 'Tigger' man! Oh well……….
I hope and think he will like it anyway since the car moves.
The card is 5x7 and obviously is a penny slider card. I watched a couple of Youtube tutorials on how to make them and as most of you know, a penny slider usually has an image that rotates as it slides down the track. I didn't want the car to "twirl" so I added an extra little brace on the back to keep the car from spinning.
All the cuts are from the Mickey & Friends and the Mickey Font cartridges.
-The car is on pg. 124 and is cut @ approx. 2 ¼ " high.
-Mickey is from pg. 80 and is 2 ½" ( I only used the top half.)
-The trees are on pg. 125 and are cut @ 1" and 2".
-The letters are approx. ¾ ".
OOOO sorry, I told a story, the clouds are cut from Create a Critter -- I don't remember the sizes.
One other project I made that kind of goes with Gunner's card is a 3D circle mini- album/card for Gunner's Mimi, who is a great friend & one of the sweetest people I know. It isn't finished because I've got to wait until Randi gets back with hopefully lots of pictures from the trip, but I had to show it so you can see the embossing I did on it with the folder I made. Can you see them? They're Mickey Heads! They were on a couple of cards I posted earlier this week, but you couldn't see them.
Thank you so much for sticking with me thru this. (I swore I was gonna keep this post short. Sorry!) Now those of you have visited me on blog hops before know I like to play games so here's today's game for the chance to win my blog candy. I would be honored if you chose to become a follower but it is not necessary to win, just please understand you will have to come back on Monday to see if your comment was picked.
Now answer these two questions:
1) 1- If you were magically transported to Disney World (or Land) right now, what would be the first thing (attraction, ride, show, whatever…) that you would head for?
2) 2- If Randy (random # generator) picks you, which of these would you rather have for your prize?
A) a Disney surprise package, with an assortment of Disney themed crafting goodies
B) a brand new set of Spellbinders dies (Large Octagons)- I just can't get rid of these things.
This hop inspired me to make several projects, (some that I have posted already.) Once I started cutting out these characters I just couldn't stop. Honestly, they are not nearly as hard as you might think. There are a couple of hints I would suggest:
-Don't try to cut the characters too small (well, duh… that's kind of a given.)
-Cut the black base piece (the one with the details etched on it so you have a guide of what pieces go
where.) Then cut all the smaller pieces out of white & just color them with your markers the
color you want/need.
-Don't remove the pieces from your cutting mat until you are ready to use that particular piece.
-Keep your handbook where you can see it as a guide. (Remember how you kept the jigsaw puzzle box
where you could see it when putting puzzles together?)
-Start with the bigger pieces and then fill in with the smaller ones.
Here's the list for the rest of today's magical journey, Your next stop is Kathy.
Thank you Shawn and Melissa for letting me be a part of this fun hop, and don't forget to come back to Shawn & Melissa's tomorrow to see the line up for the projects for day 2.
Make it a great day for as many people as you can today. It WILL come back to you!


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We get a lot of email at The Motley Fool from people asking us where to start: high-tech stocks, value stocks, bonds, mutual funds, index funds? Also, what are the right formulas to use? Should investors focus on price-to-earnings ratios, return on equity, or return on invested capital? There's a lot to chose from, so what's the right investment vehicle and which tools should you use?
Forget all of it.
If you're new to investing and want to learn more, ignore the strategies and tools mentioned above, just for a while, and get centered. What this means is that before you open an accounting text, learn the Rule Maker strategy, or start studying an industry, you have to find out what kind of investing appeals to you. Where's your center of gravity? Is it with a guy like Peter Lynch, who loved studying businesses and worked like a sled-dog; or is it with a guy like speculator George Soros, whose hedging, trading, and currency strategies earned him a fortune?
I learned things in reverse. Once I saw how far a little accounting knowledge could take me, I made it my focus and started reading 10-K reports and accounting texts by the dozen. This isn't a bad thing to do. Accounting is the language of business and the 10-K is one of the best sources of information an investor has access to. Without a basic understanding of the financial statements, you can't get too far unless technical analysis interests you.
Problem is, without an investing framework in which to fit this accounting knowledge and all these business specifics, as well as a dose of stock market context, much of this information loses meaning. Think of the martial arts pupil who walks into the dojo. He doesn't get taught how to sword fight on day one. No, he spends the first few days convincing the teacher he's worth training. Then the teacher explains what martial arts is all about. Then, once he's got his center, at least in terms of a way of thinking, comes breathing exercises, painting fences, and waxing cars. You don't get to smash bricks until the big tournament.
A number of the businesses whose stock prices collapsed over the last year, such as Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), had strong balance sheets, great sales, and a bright future. For the average investor, a working knowledge of accounting and business wouldn't have flagged Cisco as a risky stock. You need a little market and investing experience to recognize this. If you're new to investing, the best place to get this experience in a hurry is by hearing the stories of those who have already walked that road.
So here's a list of the best investment books I've read in the last two years, all of which helped me find an investing center. I've omitted books that taught specific analysis techniques, some of which were excellent, but inappropriate to the topic of this article. Most of these books we talk about frequently on the site. Obviously, my list won't do much for the day trader. That's just not our focus at The Motley Fool. If time is short, an abridged list of the first six will get you off on the right foot.
One Up on Wall Street, Peter Lynch
The Warren Buffett Portfolio, Robert Hagstrom
A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Burton Malkiel
Stocks for the Long Run, Jeremy Siegel
Common Stocks, Uncommon Profits, Philip Fisher
Common Sense on Mutual Funds, John Bogle
The Intelligent Investor, Ben Graham
The Truth About Money, Ric Edelman
The Money Masters, John Train
The Warren Buffett Way, Robert Hagstrom
John Neff on Investing, Steven Mintz and John Neff
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist, Roger Lowenstein
The Essays of Warren Buffett, selected by Lawrence Cunningham
Built to Last, James Collins and Jerry Porras
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert Cialdini
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes, Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich
The New Money Masters, John Train
Innumeracy, John Allen Paulos
Have a great day.
Richard McCaffery doesn't own any of the stocks mentioned in this article, but he owns all of the books. The Motley Fool is investors writing for investors.


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Why I am a Champion for this Cause
I am proud to support Civic Ensemble's effort to raise funds for an 8-week program for individuals coming out of prison and jail in Ithaca, NY. In the spring of 2014, I volunteered as a teaching assistant with an education program at a maximum security correctional facility in Auburn, New York. There, I worked with intelligent, articulate and caring men who want the opportunity to raise their children, work, and be a contributing member of society. Once incarcerated, people released from prison are stigmatized for life, making it nearly impossible to find meaningful work, housing, receive food subsidies, vote, and participate as a full citizen.
Civic Ensemble uses theatre to help these individuals develop skills in playwriting and acting, so as to prepare them for employment within Ithaca community after the program. They are quite literally rehearsing for the active citizenship necessary to succeed in the world.
The Re-Entry Playwriting Program will provide an opportunity for men and women facing the challenges of re-entry to engage in creative work that will help them improve their communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. The program will offer participants the means to demonstrate attributes required in the workforce, such as punctuality, perseverance, and interpersonal skills. Finally, the program will directly support participants' job search efforts by providing the opportunity for them to share their work publicly and interact with potential employers after the final performance. Employers will gain insight about the hiring potential of people with criminal records through their creative work.
Theatre can be powerful. Art can change lives. Help Civic Ensemble use playwriting to make a difference!
Civic Ensemble is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Donations are fully tax-deductible. Thank you for your support!


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Villa Sammichele is a Firenze pasta brand offering a wide range of quality pasta products made in Italy. Aimed at creating a line that served as ambassadors of the countries food culture, the Villa Sammichele range is packaged in a series of delicately designed paper and plastic by Alvarez Juana.
The print campaign for the brand speak to the premium put on quality products through high-quality aerial images of the Tuscan landscape that inspire thoughts of delicious, authentic cuisine. In addition to each product being manufactured in Italy, every ingredient that goes into the product has also been produced in Italy.
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Consumers all around the globe are discovering how easy, quick and convenient it can be to use contactless cards, as well as mobiles and wristbands for everyday transactions in many different situations.
For banks, the two most powerful drivers to go contactless is market positioning and finding new sources of revenue. By offering the latest in payment experiences with value-added services, you can strengthen your competitive differentiation and build brand awareness. Contactless enables banks to capitalize on previously untapped cash markets – and on the trend that both the number of transactions and the total amount spent increases when customers use contactless cards.
A contactless transaction can be up to twice as fast as a traditional credit card transaction and drastically faster than using cash – reduced queues and less hassle for both consumers and merchants.
Contactless means value for all stakeholders: issuing banks, merchants and consumers. That is why the contactless wave is gaining momentum. Opportunities abound with new exciting wearable payment devices like rings and watches, new applications for instance in transport and major events, and new markets from the unbanked to millennials and previously cash-only segments.
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Mom's little hero - 10-y-o saves his pregnant mother, unborn sibling from tragedy
Janet Silvera, Gleaner Writer
WESTERN BUREAU: A woman who was six months pregnant when she had a seizure behind the steering wheel of her Toyota Corolla motor car two weeks ago is hailing her 10-year-old son, Ronaldo Hendricks, as a hero.
Tennielle Green, who spent 10 days at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, delivered a premature baby girl weighing a mere two pounds, is now out of danger, while her baby remains in intensive care.
Green, who is having her first daughter and second child, says the pregnancy was a few days shy of seven months.
Young Ronaldo, recalling the incident that could have seen him losing both his mother and sibling, said it was approximately 6:30 p.m. two Fridays ago that his mother was driving him to his grandmother's house in Norwood, St James, when he noticed she seemed disoriented.
"She first started shaking, then it seemed like she was having a seizure and the car was pulling to both sides of the road," said Ronaldo, a grade-five student of Supreme Preparatory.
"I realised something was wrong, as she wasn't seeing where she was going, so I jumped in front of the steering wheel, pulled up the handbrake and switched off the engine and called for help," Ronaldo told The Gleaner.
"I then ran out of the car calling for help," he said, adding that a man who heard his calls came to their rescue. It was the good Samaritan who called for an ambulance that transported both mother and unborn baby to safety at Cornwall Regional.
Green said the baby is doing fine, but will remain in hospital for the next month.
"Her lungs have matured, and the doctors are trying to wean her from the oxygen she was on," said Green.
Today, Green says she has no idea what happened and feels she was in a daze even before she went into the car.
"I have no idea going into the car or driving off," she said. "I remember nothing at all, not even going to the hospital. I can only remember waking up there."
She had never had a seizure before.
Green said doctors indicated it was caused by her blood pressure going above normal.
"The doctors say it could have been the baby."
She said there are no words to describe what her son had done for her.
"It proves to me the importance of teaching your children everything, preparing them for any eventualities."
"If he wasn't there, neither me nor baby Renique would be here today," said Green, a product control analyst at Xerox in Montego Bay.


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SVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of October 2017
October 24, 2017
The October roundup of the top five most-discussed projects from SVA Portfolios includes spectacular website design, fanciful illustrations for a music festival and photographs for Harper's Bazaar Ukraine.
1) Yeun Su Chu Chu (BFA 2017 Advertising), Harley Davidson - Project Livewire Website Redesign
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We know how Donald Trump feels about everyone through Twitter, but how do Twitter users feel about Donald Trump?
Computer scientists from the University of Utah have developed what they call "sentiment analysis" software that can automatically determine how someone feels based on what they write or say.
To test out the accuracy of this software's machine-learning model, the team used it to analyze the individual sentiments of more than 1.6 million (and counting) geo-tagged tweets about the U.S. presidential election over the last 5 months.
A database of these tweets is then examined to determine whether states and their counties are leaning toward the Republicans or Democrats.
As a result of their work, the team has created an interactive website in which users can find out if the tweets coming out of their state and its counties are more positive or negative toward Republicans or Democrats during any defined period of time since June 5.
Also, the data can tell you the percentage of both positive and negative tweets toward a political party and when there was a surge for a particular type of tweet in the last five months.
Some interesting facts about this year's U.S. presidential election based on a sample of what people are tweeting:
- Based on the number of positive tweets posted since June toward each party, the computer model predicts that Hillary Clinton will win the presidential election.
- Republicans sent out 17% more political tweets than Democrats.
- Delaware was the only state in which a majority of tweets from all counties in the state were positive toward the same party — in this case, the Democrats.
- For the Republicans, South Dakota had the highest percentage of counties in which most of their tweets were positive toward the party (73% of the counties).
- The biggest surge of positive tweets for Republicans was during the Republican National Convention on June 18 and when the video of Donald Trump boasting about groping women was leaked Oct. 7 (presumably defenders of Trump tweeting their support of him).
- The largest surge of positive tweets for Democrats was after the last two presidential debates and after the New York Times published its story Oct. 1 that Donald Trump avoided paying federal taxes for nearly two decades.
- Not only did the number of positive tweets for Democrats peak after the last two debates and the Trump federal taxes story, it's also when the most negative tweets about the Democratic Party were posted.
Analyzing the tweets
The researchers started with more than 250 million tweets posted around the world from June 5 to Oct. 30 and then weeded out all non-political tweets based on a system of keywords using advanced software.
They were left with more than 1.6 million political tweets posted in the U.S.
Then those tweets were sifted through the team's "sentiment analysis" software where each tweet was analyzed and assigned a score from 0 to 1 where 0 is the most negative sentiment, 1 is the most positive sentiment, and 0.5 is neutral.
The scores are then collected in a database that can calculate a state or county's political leanings in real time based on the tweets. The database is constantly updated with new tweets.
To measure the accuracy of the model, the team compared its results to the New York Times Upshot election forecast website and found the state-by-state analysis was very similar.
Researchers suggest that their sentiment analysis software could be used to more accurately reflect the feelings of crowd-sourced opinions on the Internet.
In addition, voice-enabled assistants such as iPhone's Siri could use such software to better determine what the user wants, not just based on what he or she says but how they say it.
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This was my first trip to Charleston, and I absolutely fell in love with the quaint historic district, the calm waves on the beach, and the energy of the town.
Sean and I were tour guides at Syracuse, and Heidi had been following my work since Jessie & Nate's wedding. She didn't know that we knew each other until they started talking about wedding photographers! AND, Brendan & I met her brother-in-law at the PGA tour Bible study during final stage of Q school. It's crazy how many connections we have!
Heidi & Sean will be getting married in New York in October, but they came to visit her sister in Charleston and squeeze in engagement pictures. I'm psyched for their fall wedding in a barn! These two are genuinely in love and incredibly photogenic.
Special thanks to Alicia for helping out and keeping me company on the drive :)
Heidi has the cutest laugh, and Sean ALWAYS keeps her laughing.
Alicia's view ^
Another one of Alicia's shots ^
I think these two images might be my favorites from the day!
Heidi, you're beautiful!
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|30 Jan 2011
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
New Eee Pc Asus laptop stuck on installation process
Well this computer is brand new its supposed to have windows 7 its a Eee PC. A message pops up saying
The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. To install windows, click "OK" to restart the computer, and then restart the installation.
as far as I know new programs were not added and the installation was completed the first time. I already tried safe mode but it does not allow me. Idk wtf is wrong with this freakin computer but I will appreciate the help :)
P.S. its the mini so it has no cd rom to insert the cd and it did not come with a cd.
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|30 Jan 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
OK.Since you say that it is a brand new one, I would advise you not to meddle with it in anyway unless a simple solution that will not void warranty is given by someone who already owns it and experienced such problem.
Check the return policy of the store from which it was purchased, return it and get a new replacement or your money back. IMO, USA is more consumer-friendly than most other countries. ( You may be in Canada too - I am not sure.) I had personally returned a lowly microphone to Radio Shack and got my money back before purchasing another good one from Best Buy where I chanced on it.:)
If it is not possible, make use of the Warranty Services provided by ASUS. Good luck.
|My System Specs
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If you don't want to return it yet, call Asus tech support to get help recovering failed setup.
You'll likely need to run full Factory Recovery via the F8 key at bootup.
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Happy Monday to all of you! I hope that you all had a great start to your week.
I did… until I had to drive through a torrential downpour with tornado warnings to get to Zumba tonight! Here is a pic I snapped, just before the downpour started.
I hate driving in bad storms. It took me close to 30 minutes to go 10 miles on the Interstate. Luckily, Zumba was totally worth it! It was a hard-core workout with tons of great songs. I got to lead a few songs and co-lead some, too!
Then I came home to yummy leftovers… Mexican Chicken Stew.
This is going to be a quick post tonight. I just wanted to let you know that you should get ready for the next Sisterly Guide!!! It's coming SOON! Tomorrow, in fact!!!
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Originally from Sweden, Dr. Asberg joined the Western Carolina faculty in the fall of 2008 after receiving her M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Central Florida (2008) and completing her pre-doctoral clinical internship in the Adult/Dialectical Behavior Therapy-SUD track at Yale (2007-2008). Dr. Asberg specializes in research pertaining to stress, trauma, and resilience. In 2012, Dr. Asberg received the Deborah L. Rhatigan Early Career Award for Excellence in Violence Research, presented by the Child Maltreatment and Interpersonal Violence Special Interest Group of ABCT. Together with undergraduate and graduate students, Dr. Asberg runs the Stress, Violence, Emotions, and Adjustment (SVEA) Lab at WCU, which centers around studying the effects of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and increasing the awareness of the broader impact of child maltreatment and other forms of interpersonal violence on the individual and communities. Recent studies in the SVEA Lab have examined the effects of homelessness and sexual victimization among women in the criminal justice system, stress reactivity and substance use in veterans, and predictors of abuse recidivism among children and families involved with child protective services (CPS). Students (undergraduate and graduate) are active collaborators on projects in the SVEA lab and are often given the opportunity to present their research at local, regional, and national conferences.
NOTE: If you are a current undergraduate student, potential graduate student, or faculty member/community partner interested in collaborating on research or hearing about the many exciting things that are going on in our lab, please email Dr. Asberg at firstname.lastname@example.com
Undergraduate Courses:
Adolescent Development (PSY 322)*
Abnormal Psychology (PSY 470)*
Independent Study (280/480)
*Includes a Service Learning component of 10 to 15 hours minimum (total for the semester). Honors contract options available.
Previous Teaching Experience: Child Psychopathology, General Psychology, Introduction to Clinical Psychology, Contemporary Behavior Therapy
Graduate Courses:
Introduction to Evidence-Based Treatment (PSY 672)
Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions (PSY 675)
Independent Study (PSY 680)
Pre-thesis (PSY 599) and Thesis (PSY 686)
Practicum Supervision (PSY 699)
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Bailey, A. L., Makela, E. H., & Asberg, K. (In Press). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor/serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor use as a predictor of restless legs syndrome diagnosis. Accepted for publication in Journal of Psychiatric Practice, August 2015.
*Solomon, D., *McAbee, J., Asberg, K., & *McGee, A. (November, 2015). Coming out and the potential for growth in sexual Minorities: The role of social reactions and internalized homonegativity. Journal of Homosexuality, 62(11), 1512-1538. [Online first version published in July, 2015].
Bobadilla, L., Asberg, K., Johnson, M. M., & Shirtcliff, E. (September, 2015). Experiences in the military may impact dual-axis neuroendocrine processes in veterans. Developmental Psychobiology, Special Issue: A Dual-Axis Approach to Understanding Neuroendocrine Development, 57(6), 719-730. [Online first version published October, 2014].
Asberg, K., & Renk, K. Safer in Jail? (April, 2015). A comparison of victimization history and psychological adjustment between previously homeless and non-homeless incarcerated women. Feminist Criminology, 10(2), 165-18. [Online first version published in July, 2014].
*Solomon, D., *Morgan, B., Asberg, K., & McCord, D. (August, 2014). Treatment implications based on Child Abuse Potential Inventory and MMPI-2-RF scores: Are we missing an intervention opportunity? Children and Youth Services Review, 43, 153-159.
Asberg, K., & Renk, K. (January, 2014). Perceived social support and external locus of control as predictors of psychological adjustment among incarcerated females with or without a history of childhood maltreatment. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 58 (1), 59-84. [Online first version published in October, 2012]. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X12461477.
Asberg, K. (July, 2013). Hostility/anger as a mediator between college students' emotion regulation abilities and symptoms of depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety. The Journal of Psychology, 147(5),1-22. (Accepted for publication July, 2012).
Bobadilla, L., Vaske, J., & Asberg, K. (June, 2013). Dopamine receptor (D4) polymorphism is related to comorbidity between marijuana abuse and depression. Addictive Behaviors, 38, 2555-2562. DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.05.014.
Asberg, K., & Renk, K. (March, 2013). Comparing incarcerated and college student women with a history of childhood sexual abuse: The role of abuse severity, support, and substance use. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5(2), 167-175. [Note: Online first version published in February, 2012]. DOI: 10.1037/a0027162.
*Solomon, D., & Asberg, K. (September, 2012). Effectiveness of child protective services interventions as indicated by rates of recidivism. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2311-2318. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.08.014
Westbrook, T. M., Ellett, A. J., & Asberg, K. (July, 2012). Predicting public child welfare employees' intentions to remain employed with the child welfare organizational culture inventory. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 1214-1221. [Note: Online first version published in February, 2012]. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.02.010.
Asberg, K., & Renk, K. (May, 2012). Avoidance coping mediates the relationship between trauma symptoms and substance abuse among incarcerated females with a history of childhood sexual abuse: Implications for treatment. Substance Use and Misuse, 47(7), 799-808. [Note: Online first version published in April, 2012]. DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2012.66944
Asberg, K., & *Wagaman, A. (July, 2010). Emotion regulation abilities and perceived stress as predictors of negative body image and problematic eating behaviors in emerging adults. American Journal of Psychological Research, 6(1), 193-217.
Asberg, K., Bowers, C., Renk, K., & McKinney, C. (December, 2008). A structural equation modeling approach to the study of stress and psychological adjustment in emerging adults. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 39(4), 481-501. [Note: Online first version published in May, 2008]. DOI: 10.1007/s10578-008-0102-0
Asberg, K., Vogel, J., & Bowers, C. A. (August, 2008). Exploring correlates and predictors of stress in parents of deaf children: Implications of perceived social support and mode of communication. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(4), 486-499. [Note: Online first version published in November, 2007]. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-007-9169-7
Marino, T., Negy, C., Hammonds, E., McKinney, C., & Asberg, K. (2007). Perceptions of ambiguously unpleasant interracial interactions: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 141, 637-663.
Plant, A., Ericsson, K. A., Hill, L. & Asberg, K. (2005). Why study time does not predict grade point average across college students: Implications of deliberate practice for academic performance. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 30, 96-116.


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jessica over at flourish sent this bag to me as a valentine's day present. she had an awesome post asking her readers to be her valentine and then sent each of us a handmade gift. i just love this bag and was excited when i figured out that my bible fits in there perfectly :)


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Omeprazole plus triple therapy increased Helicobacter pylori eradication
ACP J Club. 1995 Sept-Oct;123:37. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1995-123-2-037
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de Boer W, Driessen W, Jansz A, Tytgat G. Effect of acid suppression on efficacy of treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection. Lancet. 1995 Apr 1; 345:817-20.
To determine whether omeprazole added to triple therapy (bismuth, tetracycline, and metronidazole) improves eradication of Helicobacter pylori and reduces side effects in patients with peptic ulcer disease.
Randomized controlled trial with 4 to 6 weeks of follow-up.
An outpatient clinic of a community hospital in the Netherlands.
108 consecutive patients (mean age 51 y, 67% men) with peptic ulcer disease and biopsy-proven H. pylori infection. Exclusion criterion was pregnancy. Most patients were taking H2-blockers at diagnosis. Active ulcers were treated for 4 to 6 weeks with H2-blockers before inclusion in the study. Follow-up was 100%, and 97% of patients finished treatment.
All patients received triple therapy for 7 days (colloid bismuth subcitrate, 120 mg 4 times/d before meals and at night; tetracycline hydrochloride, 500 mg 4 times/d at meals and at night; and metronidazole, 500 mg 3 times/d at meals). 54 patients were also assigned to omeprazole, 20 mg 2 times/d (before breakfast and dinner) for 10 days, beginning 3 days before triple therapy. H2-blockers were not allowed, and alcohol use was discouraged. Patients were told to expect slight nausea; metallic taste; and frequent, loose, black stool.
Main outcome measures
Cure based on laboratory- and culture-proven eradication of H. pylori and self-reported adverse effects. Endoscopy was done 4 to 6 weeks after therapy.
Main results
Patients receiving omeprazole plus triple therapy, compared with patients receiving only triple therapy, had a higher cure rate (P = 0.02) (Table). 2% of patients receiving omeprazole reported mild vomiting, whereas 8% of patients receiving triple therapy reported mild vomiting and 9% reported severe vomiting (P = 0.02). The groups did not differ for other adverse effects (anorexia, nausea, metallic taste, dizziness, stomach pain, and diarrhea).
The addition of omeprazole to 7 days of triple therapy (bismuth, tetracycline, and metronidazole) increased eradication of Helicobacter pylori and decreased vomiting in patients with peptic ulcer disease.
Source of funding: No external funding.
For article reprint: Dr. W. de Boer, Department of Internal Medicine, Sint Anna Ziekenhuis, Postbus 10, 5340 BE Oss, the Netherlands, FAX 31-4126-21222.
Table. Omeprazole plus triple therapy vs triple therapy alone for eradication of Helicobacter pylori at 4 to 6 weeks*
|Omeprazole + triple therapy
|Triple therapy alone
|Cure rate
|17.8% (5.3 to 38)
|7 (4 to 22)
*Abbreviations defined in Glossary; RBI, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article.
Multiple drug combinations have been tried in the search for the ideal regimen to eradicate H. pylori infection. Triple therapy with bismuth, tetracycline, and metronidazole for 14 days combined with H2-blockers or proton-pump inhibitors for symptom relief provides consistent cure rates of 90% to 95%. This regimen requires 15 pills a day (16 or 17 with H2-blockers or proton-pump inhibitors), which can threaten compliance. Side effects that threaten treatment discontinuation average 33%. Metronidazole resistance is variable and not easily tested.
This well-designed study by de Boer and colleagues is a welcome addition to clinical practice. The omeprazole plus triple therapy regimen is highly successful. The reduction in side effects and the number of therapy days will probably enhance patient compliance and acceptance. Neither age nor smoking history appeared to affect treatment success. Pretreatment with omeprazole does not diminish effectiveness, as is often seen when omeprazole is combined with amoxicillin. This is important for clinical practice because therapy is often started before the diagnosis of H. pylori is confirmed. 3 patients in the study and 6 additional patients with metronidazole-resistant strains were successfully treated with the omeprazole and triple therapy combination. If the addition of omeprazole can overcome metronidazole resistance, this successful, affordable, and tolerable regimen will be of even wider clinical usefulness.
Questions remain. Is this quadruple therapy sufficient for healing without a full course of traditional antiulcer therapy? A recent similar study suggests that it might be (1). However, the pretreatment of many patients with H2-blockers in this study prevents this conclusion. Direct comparison of this regimen to successful dual therapy with omeprazole plus amoxicillin or clarithromycin (2) or to triple therapy with omeprazole, clarithromycin, and metronidazole (3) is needed. We await simpler, safer treatment regimens to cure peptic ulcer.
Philip O. Katz, MD
The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, Maryland, USA
1. Hosking SW, Ling TK, Chung SC, et al. Duodenal ulcer healing by eradication of Helicobacter pylori without anti-acid treatment: randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 1994;343:508-10.
2. Bayerdörffer E, Miehlke S, Mannes GA, et al. Double-blind trial of omeprazole and amoxicillin to cure Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with duodenal ulcers. Gastroenterology. 1995;108:1412-7.
3. Labenz J, Stolte M, Ruhl GH, et al. One-week low-dose triple therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1995;7:9-11.
Author's update
The commentary by Katz is partly outdated. Head to head studies with the mentioned dual and triple therapies have now all been done.
Our study is still relevant to clinical practice today. Quadruple therapy has now earned a position as standard second-line treatment after failure of a less complex regimen. Recently, a new monocapsule which contains bismuth, tetracycline, and metronidazole became available, which greatly simplifies the regimen. A monocapsule-based quadruple therapy is in the making and may be the therapy for the future, because clarithromycin resistance is rapidly increasing in many countries, including the United States.
Large studies comparing the best therapies have not yet been done, and H. pylori therapy is still not truly evidence based. Moreover, local prevalence of antibiotic resistance and remaining options for retreatment dictate the choice of therapy (1).
Wink A. de Boer
Sint Anna ZiekenhuisOss, The Netherlands
1. de Boer WA, Tytgat GN. Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. BMJ. 2000;320:31-4.


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