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Twisted Barbecue
Barbecue, barbeque, Bar-B-Que, BBQ — take your pick. Every corner of the country has its own way of doing things, so it's no surprise that a couple of Southeast Texans would put their own spin on the American dish with a flare unique to the area.
When Boomtown BBQ Company opened on Wednesday, March 5, hungry patrons flocked to the new restaurant at 5555 Calder Ave. ready to devour some serious Texas barbecue, and were introduced to some serious Southeast Texas barbecue.
"We don't want to do the same barbecue as everyone else does," said Emily Swanson, co-owner of Boomtown BBQ. "This is a little different, but give us a try, though — you'll like it."
When Swanson says "different," rest assured that Boomtown has everything we look for in a barbecue joint — a fun, laid back atmosphere with even a little live acoustic music on the weekends. But we can almost guarantee that before Boomtown showed up, you'd never had a Taco Bomb.
"The Taco Bomb has been selling like crazy," said Chris Swanson. "I mean it's really, really good. And other people seem to think so."
The Tex-Mex-meets-barbecue Taco Bomb features pulled pork, cheesy potatoes, onions, jalapenos and your choice of one of Boomtown's signature sauces: queso blanco, chipotle mayo, salsa verde or orange jalapeno mustard.
The barbecue nachos is also another Boomtown creation that gives pulled pork a little more pizzazz than what you might be used to — queso, jalapenos, onions and plump pulled pork sitting on top of tortilla chips. Of course, with all the bells and whistles added to barbecue meat, one has to wonder — do these folks know what they're doin'?
"People keep comin' in, so we must be doing something right," Chris joked. "We just took great food and put a twist on it, so we have a more fun menu than most barbecue places."
Yeah, they know what they're doing. The couple, both Beaumont natives, began thinking about the business of barbecue a little over five years ago.
"I was never really a huge fan of barbecue until me and my husband started dating," recalled Emily. When Chris brought her up to Colorado to meet the parents, she also met the family business — a Colorado barbecue business called Serious Texas Barbecue.
"When I tried their barbecue, I was like — this is what barbecue should be," said Emily, adding that for her, good barbecue meat was only the beginning of a good barbecue meal.
But that meat has to be good, she insisted, explaining how the Boomtown barbecue process is what sets its meat apart from others.
"Our pits are not open flame — the meat is closed in and the wood and smoke kind of surrounds it. We heat the meat at a very low temperature for a very long period of time, so you get the tenderness."
Sliced brisket, pork loin, pulled pork, turkey breast and sausage links are all on the menu, but there aren't any plate lunches on the Boomtown a la carte menu, which frankly, we appreciate. This allows guests the freedom to taste (and test) Boomtown a little at a time with each visit. Even the potato salad has a little kick, with cheese and bacon giving the classic side dish a baked potato flavor.
But where's the BBQ sauce?
You'll find it in a large liquor bottle-turned barbecue dispenser at your table, and you'll have more than a few shots of this stuff.
Yes, Boomtown is a little different than other barbecue places. But like Emily said, give them a try — you'll like it.
We did.


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The classic hit film has been brought to thrilling life on stage by the producer of The Lion King, featuring all the songs from the Academy Award®-winning film including 'Friend Like Me', 'A Whole New World' and 'Arabian Nights', prepare to experience the unmissable 'theatrical magic' (Daily Telegraph) that is Aladdin.
An extraordinary creative team is led by director and choreographer, Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). Music is by Alan Menken(Beauty and the Beast) with lyrics from Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast), Tim Rice (The Lion King) and Chad Beguelin (Elf), who also wrote the book.
With stunning sets from multi-award-winning designer Bob Crowley and over 350 beautiful costumes from Gregg Barnes (Kinky Boots), ALADDIN is an unmissable event in London theatre.
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£1.25 restoration levy (collected on behalf of the theatre) appears as part of the face value.
BOOKING PERIOD: Until 24 August 2019
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Monday- Saturday: 7.30pm, Thursday & Saturday: 2.30pm
RUNNING TIME: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one interval.
PLEASE NOTE: This production contains theatrical smoke & fog effects, pyrotechnics, strobe lighting & loud noises
AGE RESTRICTION: ALADDIN is recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, Disney recommends ALADDIN for ages 6 and up. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted into the theatre. All persons aged 16 or under must be accompanied and sat next to the accompanying adult. They may not sit on their own within the auditorium. If children do have separate seats you could be refused entry. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket.
VENUE: PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE, Old Compton St, Soho, London W1D 4HS

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Thank you for racing with us in St. Pölten. We appreciate the efforts and support of the city, volunteers, sponsors, and everyone else involved in putting on this race. We would also like to thank all of the athletes who have raced with us here. We appreciate your dedication and understand your disappointment at not being able to race.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) Marcus Thornton had a game-high 16 points and Tim Rusthoven finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds to lift William & Mary past Towson 63-56 Saturday night.
Kyle Gaillard scored 14 points and Brandon Britt chipped in 12 to help William & Mary (8-11, 2-6 Colonial Athletic Association) snap an eight-game losing streak.
Down 54-52, Britt's layup tied the game at 54 with 3:08 remaining. Thornton then scored four straight points - a layup and two free throws - to put William & Mary ahead 58-54 with 1:59 left.
Towson managed just two points in the final 2 minutes while William & Mary converted five free throws in the same span to seal the victory.
The Tribe made 12 free throws for the game compared to four for the Tigers.
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|Kudos to the awesome Ashley Hughes for this super cute graphic!
Just in case you hadn't noticed, TpT is extended it's Cyber Monday sale into Tuesday! LOVE!! I've already been shopping and as soon as I wrap up this post, I'm going back to get the rest of my wishlist!
I wanted to make sure you knew about a couple of things I've listed recently in my store (including a freebie!).
|Bookworm Grammar Bundle
- Getting Creative with Common and Proper Nouns
- Is It Singular or Plural?
- Adjective Antics
- Verbs, Verbs, Verbs!
Note: If you already own these units, there's no need to purchase this pack. It's just a bundle of the 4 packs for a lower price.
I also posted my *first* Writer's Workshop unit:
|Perfect for 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade!
I try to make sure that when it pops up in our curriculum map we do something hands-on that we can write about. I've posted before about using Ginger Snaps unit on How to Make a Coke Float and borrowing ideas from The Teacher Wife to write about How to Blow a Bubble.
When I thought about how to work in explanatory writing during the winter months, writing about how to make hot chocolate just seemed like a great idea!
Here's what you'll get:
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This craft-ivity is included in this packet, but I'm also offering it for free in my store.
I have to make a confession about this freebie. My sweet friend Mandy is the brains behind it's cuteness. She's promised to "learn me" how to do it, but for now I have to give her all the credit. :)
I hope you've all enjoyed Cyber Monday - and Tuesday! It's been a bright spot of fun in the craziness of coming back to work. I missed my kiddos, but they really missed our routines. :)
What are some of your favorite finds from Cyber Monday? I'm still shopping - I'd love to hear about them!


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All Open Edition Glossy Photo Prints are printed on a glossy photo paper with Canon Lucia archival inks and signed ON THE BACK by ME, the artist. All "Faces of Faery" Open Edition prints are printed at 6″ x 6″, the same size as the original painting.
The original painting and the Limited Edition Hand-Embellished Canvas canvas prints are now sold out, but Open Edition Canvases are now available. These are the next best thing to owning a Lt. Ed. Canvas. These prints are made on canvas with Canon Lucia archival inks. They are wrapped on boards and stretched over a frame and shipped ready-to-hang. The canvas sides are printed in black, creating a natural self-framing effect, so you don't have to purchase an additional frame if you don't want to. The entire piece is also painted with a UV varnish and then heat set for maximum protection and longevity. They are truly beautiful pieces and it is often difficult to tell them apart from the originals. We only release these open edition canvases once the 25 Limited Edition Canvases have been sold. The open edition canvases are shaped a bit differently than the sold-out Limited Editions, they are 10″x10″, and are on deeper/thicker gallery wrapped boards than usual, and match the profile of those that are sold at Pop Gallery, etc. The Open Editions are set to a specific size format and there may be some cropping around the edges, refer to the photo of the remarqued canvas above (not the primary print photo but the secondary image, showing the canvas with the metallic JBG remarque for specific reference).
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All prints reflect the dimensions of the original piece, so PLEASE NOTE the dimensions to make sure that the print you select is a size that will work for your needs. We cannot provide custom print sizes at this time. What you see offered is what is available.
NOTE: The watermark in the image is only for digital display and does not appear in the originals or prints.
Please allow 1-2 weeks for shipping in the US and 1-4 weeks for international shipping. International shipping times can vary depending on your country's Border Customs practices.


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You can find all the new Nissan models you're sure to love at Southlake Nissan in Merrillville. Our new Nissan inventory is constantly growing to accommodate all the new Nissan hatchback, sedan, and SUV models that we're sure our customers will love! Visit our showroom in Merrillville to view our new Nissan inventory; and to find the perfect Nissan model to meet your needs that you can drive home today!
Southlake Nissan is home to all the best and most reliable new Nissan models that you're sure to love driving for work and play. Take a test drive behind the wheel of the new Nissan Rogue, Nissan Rogue Sport, Nissan Pathfinder or Nissan Murano SUV's to experience the convenient versatility of top-quality features and spacious interior comforts. You can also enjoy the reliable and exciting performance of new Nissan sedan models like the Nissan Altima, Nissan Sentra, and Nissan Maxima. We also proudly feature Nissan work trucks like the Nissan Frontier, and Nissan Titan, to make tasks of all difficulties and sizes seem like just another bump in the road.
Is your current car model giving you trouble lately with its performance or old age? Have you considered upgrading to an innovative and durable vehicle that provides longevity and value for the years to come? If you commute in the areas of Merrillville, and you're searching for a new vehicle for your daily driving needs, the new inventory here at Southlake Nissan has a fantastic selection of new cars, trucks, and SUVs that are just waiting for your test drive! But why should you choose our dealership for your future car model?
When you browse and compare the new Nissan models in our inventory, rest assured that you will receive expert advice and professional vehicle knowledge on today's latest Nissan vehicles. Our highly trained sales team will gladly show you toward the driver's seat of your future Nissan model, and with our diverse selection of models and trim levels, you'll surely find the match to your driving needs. We carry models ranging from sedans like the Nissan Maxima, Altima, trucks like the Nissan Frontier and Titan, and if you're looking for a family SUV, we have models like the Nissan Rogue and Murano.
Enjoy a laidback car shopping experience with our team of professionals and learn everything you could ask for when it comes to learning about new Nissan models. Whether you decide to lease or finance your Nissan vehicle, when you choose our finance team, you choose an experienced team of professionals who work with some of the top auto lenders in Merrillville. Feel free to fill out an online finance application when you're ready to take the first step toward your new purchase and schedule a test drive with our sales team today by calling us at 219-947-1600.


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Resilient Ideas: Making Fruit Public
"Fresh fruit is a human right!" proclaims a sign. The scene is Los Angeles City Hall, and the protesters in homemade spacesuits are members of Fallen Fruit, a collective that uses art and activism to promote the use of city land as gardens to feed city residents.
Fallen Fruit began by illustrating land-use issues with artistic, useable maps for gleaning public fruit growing on or over public spaces. They also organize events, like twilight fruit forages and their annual "fruit jams," where neighbors pool fruit resources to invent new jam recipes. The gatherings mix fun and community-building in equal measure.
Video: Fallen Fruit provides maps for locals to make use of public fruit trees.
This year, Fallen Fruit's star project is curating EATLACMA, an exhibit on food, art, culture, and politics at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It features intriguing use of the permanent collection and 50 artists' gardens on the museum grounds that will, of course, be harvested this autumn.
Susan DeFreitas wrote this article for A Resilient Community, the Fall 2010 issue of YES! Magazine.
More Resilient Ideas
|A Hand-Built Home
|Low-Impact Urban Living
|Bike As You Are
|Return of the Mercantile
|Processing Food Where the Food Is
|Beekeeping on City Rooftops
|Reclaim, Repair, Rebuild
|Making Fruit Public
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Made in America — Alabama White Marble
We should all be inspired by Anders Lewendal, a homebuilder in Bozeman, Montana, who is building what he considers the first home documented to be made entirely of American-made materials.
He was featured recently in the New York Times.
Lewendal, who has an economics degree, told The Times: "I think we could solve this recession if everyone shifted just 5 percent of their purchases to U.S.-made products." See more on the house here.
I'm all for this. And today begins a new feature on Kathy's Remodeling Blog called Made in America.
Today we feature Alabama marble, which you see here being quarried in 1935.
There may come a time when it's considered foolish to admit you bought Italian marble or granite counters from India for your remodel. There may one day be a great source of pride and patriotism in saying my marble counters are from Alabama.
Marble has been quarried in Alabama since the 1830s and stone from those quarries was used for the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Supreme Court building. Alabama marble occurs in shades of white, pink, gray, red and black, but the white is most popular.
How amazing would it be to have marble floors or countertops quarried from Alabama? See more at Alabama Marble Quarry and Tennessee Marble Company.
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I think World Traveller is on to something. Deep down the LDS church uses the geneolgy information they gather to posthumously baptize people who were not LDS during their life time. They do this to artificially increase their membership numbers (they say they don't but they do) and can steal that information from ancestry.com and other sites they are associated with. It raises deep ethical problems. Another big problem is having to spend your own money on membership to update and complete their database with zero compensation. So they get free research labor. Another ethical problem. on Who owns the genealogy companies?Of course the people who write this kind of drivel never sign their own name. In this case the comment was signed "anonymous." This is a response to an earlier comment by someone signing "World Traveler."
Let me examine this statement sentence by sentence.
I think World Traveller is on to something. Ignoring the misspelling, I originally thought this referred to me. That is what you get for writing in the middle of the night. But it refers to the earlier comment from World Traveller that said:
So, does the Mormon church have a stake in it or not? That's the biggest question to me. So, for example, as Ancestry.com collects all this information from people, is it going to lead to guys in suits knocking on the door and trying to convert them to Mormonism?I can say with certainty, that I have never found any ownership connection between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Ancestry.com. Whether or not the Church owns any of Ancestry.com's publicly traded stock is totally irrelevant to the issue raised. As I said in a comment below, I have never heard of anyone getting a visit from missionaries merely as a result of signing up for Ancestry.com.
Deep down the LDS church uses the geneolgy information they gather to posthumously baptize people who were not LDS during their life time. Again ignoring the misspelling, I was not aware that the doctrine of the Church was "deep down." I thought that the doctrine of proxy baptisms for deceased relatives was pretty well publicized and discussed extensively in the press, especially recently. In case you happen to have missed this point, I would refer you to Why We Build Temples.
They do this to artificially increase their membership numbers (they say they don't but they do) and can steal that information from ancestry.com and other sites they are associated with. I am not certain where this person go information that the membership numbers of the Church include deceased persons. I am personally familiar with the Church procedures and as soon as the death of a member comes to the attention of the Church, the name is removed from the records reflecting church membership. I am interested in how the Church can "steal" information from Ancestry.com when anyone paying an Ancestry.com subscription fee can copy all the information they want from Ancestry.com or any other subscription site. The last time I checked, that was the reason for the sites. I have never been able to show any kind of connection between the Church and Ancestry.com other than agreements to share some database information.
It raises deep ethical problems. I am not sure what raises deep ethical problems. Certainly none have been raised by this commentator. I find it hard to reconcile deeply held religious beliefs with an accusation of ethical problems.
Another big problem is having to spend your own money on membership to update and complete their database with zero compensation. This is the most puzzling comment of all. Who is spending their own money on membership with FamilySearch when all of the resources are free online? Who expects to be compensated for doing their own genealogy? I suppose you can do you own genealogy and keep it entirely to yourself, but then what is the point? If you don't freely share your genealogy with other members of your family, who will ever know what you did or care? If you don't like any of the FamilySearch products, you can certainly avoid them at your own loss, I suppose.
So they get free research labor. Another ethical problem. (I know this is two sentences) I am not sure who gets the free research labor? I have been researching now for over thirty years on my own and other people's lines and I don't recall being paid for any of it. Even though I am a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, I do not charge for genealogical research. I choose who I help and what I do. I also do not understand why doing free research raises any ethical problems. I certainly have no expectation of any compensation whether I contribute my research to FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com or any other organization. I contribute for my benefit and that of my family, not theirs anyway.
This type of comment shows a gross lack of understanding of genealogy, of the relationship of online databases to the genealogical community and of the world in general. This comment may have originated as a result of some of the news coverage of the dishonest and unethical use of the New.FamilySearch.org program, but I cannot see any clear connection.


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SmartRank, the SEO company now introduces a live performance reporting team. The team will help clients to get update on a website status in different search engines, including Google.
Online PR News – 27-October-2012 – RG24 8PH, -- – SEO company SmartRank introduces a live support team to help clients 24x7. The team will update clients about their sites' ranking and other SEO status.
In order to succeed in online business, the owners need proper support from the seo companies, especially to maintain the pace with other competitors. Mr. Abin Harish, the head of SmartRank, a company that provides seo services, is now introducing a live team that will work 24x7 to monitor the performance of clients' sites in different search engines and will keep development record as well. Clients can now get back to the team to enquire about site's position so that they can take necessary steps time to time to increase online visibility. He reported that this team would not only report customers on website performance, but also help the clients in planning strategies that will work to change the present ranking scenario positively.
The owner and the professional of the seo company arranged a meeting and they called the media personalities to inform business holders about the availability of the service. There he said, "These professionals will make use of advanced tools to judge the performance of individual website. This live team will be available for 24x7 and the professionals will be responsible to answer all queries of the customers until they are satisfied. No long term trials and commitments are associated to this latest service."
The professionals of the seo company will monitor what different search engines report on the uses of keywords and links. They will record the time-to-time development to inform clients as soon as they get back to the professionals.
Mr. Xaviar the head of the Live Reporting team also commented on the service during the interview. He said, "We have selected experienced professionals only to be a part of the team. They can easily judge the performance of different websites and can find out the drawbacks. This service will prove beneficial for clients as they can now be aware of their shortcomings and can change contents accordingly."
Mr. Santlin avails Seo services from this company who liked this new approach. He said, "The Company tries to offer something special always. The 24x7 facility will help us to remain a step ahead in terms of performance"
Constant monitoring service from the seo company also includes social media monitoring. This service has been included because performance on these sites also counts for Google page ranking.
About the company: SmartRank is a provider of seo services based in Basingstoke. The company has now a 98% customer retention rate as it doesn't force customer to opt for long-term contacts. To know more about the company visit http://www.smartrank.co.uk.
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Traditional Hand Woven Rug 5'7 X 8'7
Modern and elegant styles are reinterpreted in this line of traditional designs from India, with a unique, one-of-a-kind look that'll present itself to being the finest piece in any home. The designs range from being very modern and simplistic, while being the perfect complement to any room, to being very fancy and extravagant. Each rug is hand woven in lustrous New Zealand wool in subtle color palettes, made up of yarn that is brilliantly colored using special dyeing techniques that coordinate perfectly with any setting, bringing life and a vibrant atmosphere to any home.
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Every year, the Office of International Programs hosts a photo contest during International Education Week. This contest accepted photographs taken by current and past Ithaca College students while studying abroad, as well as photographs taken by international students in their home countries, while studying abroad, or in the US.
There were two main categories of the contest: People and Places as well as an additional special category: Light. The entries were judged by popular vote: all visitors to the International Education Photo Exhibit were invited to submit their vote for the best photo in each of the categories of the contest.
We thank all those who participated in this event and congratulate all of the winners!


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ADHEPTA Study: Adherence Questionnaire in Hepatitis C (ADHEPTA)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00998621
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 20, 2009
Last Update Posted : October 16, 2015
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Main objective: To study and validate a questionnaire measuring treatment adherence in patients with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Design of the study: Multicentric, prospective, epidemiological study in the field of usual clinical practice.
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|Hepatitis C, Chronic HIV Infection
|Other: Adherence questionnaire
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|Actual Enrollment :
|1120 participants
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|Development and Validation of a Questionnaire Measuring Treatment Adherence in Patients With Hepatitis C
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|October 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2013
|Hepatitis C infection
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Adherence questionnaire
|Hepatitis C + HIV infections
Other: Adherence questionnaire
Adherence questionnaire
- Main objective of the study is the development and validation of a Questionnaire measuring treatment adherence in patients with HCV infection. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Adherence will be measured according to 80/80/80 rule. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Establish a relationship between adherence, virological response (VR) and Sustained virological response (SVR). [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
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|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ambulatory patient infected by HCV according to diagnosis criteria used en usual clinical practice.
- Patient no treated previously and beginning a treatment for HCV.
- Patient that signed the informed consent to participate in the study.
- Group A: patient with HCV monoinfection.
- Group B: patient with HCV and HCV co-infection (according to diagnosis criteria used en usual clinical practice).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient that received previous treatment for HCV.
- Patient that is going to participate in a clinical trial Turing the HCV treatment period.
- Patient with cognitive impairment or patient unable to understand and answer the auto-administered questionnaire.
- Patient unable to read or write Spanish.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00998621
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|October 20, 2009 Key Record Dates
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|October 16, 2015
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|October 2009
Hepatitis C, Chronic
HIV Infection
Medication Adherence
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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
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Liver Diseases
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Picornaviridae Infections
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A trip to Heligoland is always a nice present.
Our voucher for Heligoland trips with the most modern catamaran in the German Bay "Halunder Jet" are easy to order:
- The value of the voucher can be freely chosen
- The payment can be made via bank transfer, direct debit or credit card (Master-, Euro-, Visa card)
- As soon as the amount is received, we will send you the voucher in a nice card by post*.
Therefore, we need the following information:
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You can order your voucher here: Contact
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text: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 '2 Midnight' Rule on Hold Until September 30 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is once again delaying implementation of the "2 midnight" rule for hospital admissions of patients in Medicare. In the face of criticism from physicians and hospitals, CMS now says recovery auditors cannot use the rule until after September 30. The rule was originally set to go into effect on March 31. Intended to reduce costly admissions in cases better suited to outpatient treatment, the rule stipulates that auditors can assume that an admission is reasonable and necessary if the patient spent 2 days as an inpatient, defined as spending 2 midnights in a hospital bed. According to a recent report in Modern Healthcare (access requires free registration), the rule was created to respond to "widespread complaints that Medicare's rules are too vague about when a moderately sick patient should be admitted for expensive inpatient care instead of outpatient observation." The report states that hospitals have been unhappy with the assumption that they provided "medically unneeded" care if the 2-day care definitions aren't met.


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(East Lansing, MI) – Dianis Mercado (Vega Baja, PR) once again led the Sacred Heart Women's Volleball team with 17 kills, as the Pioneers came from behind to defeat Virginia Commonwealth 3-2 in day one of the Spartan Invitational Friday night. The Pioneers improve to 9-2 with their fourth consecutive victory.
After winning the first set 25-19, the Pioneers found themselves down after two closely contested sets (25-23 and 25-22). However, the Pioneers prevailed in the fourth set 25-22, taking the lead on back-to-back service aces by Kimmy Roleder (Pasadena, CA) to take a 16-15 lead. Roleder finished second for Shu with 16 kills and 10 defensive digs.
In the final set, the Pioneers took the lead at 14-13 thanks to a VC attack error by Jessica Ojukwu, and sealed a 15-13 win on a block by Johanna Ovsenek (London, ON).
Alissa Young (La Verne, CA) led SHU in kill percentage (.318), with 10 kills in 22 attacks, while Jessica Colberg (Long Beach, CA) starred defensively with 15 digs.
The Pioneers take on Ball State on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m., and then close out the day and the tournament by taking on the hosts in Michigan State at 7:30 p.m.


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Press-Free Printmaking
Course #2000028
Annette Wehrhahn
Materials fee: $15*
This covers the cost of shared materials pre-purchased by your instructor. Please bring cash or check payable to the instructor to your FIRST CLASS SESSION.
*This fee does not cover the cost of materials listed below.
Required materials for the FIRST class:
a soft rubber 4" or 6" brayer (a brayer is a hand-held rubber roller)
plexiglass sheets: 2 plates with a thickness of 1/8" measuring 12" x 12" each
bone folder (also known as a bookmaking folder) or a Japanese barren
retractable utility knife
pencils and erasers
paintbrushes of various sizes
glue (Elmer's, Sobo are a Neutral PH PVA [Poly Vinyl Acetate] all are good)
water mixable oil paint (Not to be confused with regular oil paint. It sounds strange but it's a great product, free of noxious odors, and it makes an excellent printing ink.) Get 3-5 colors that you enjoy.
Canoford drawing paper 19" x 25": 5 sheets any colors of your choice
newsprint pad, 16" X 20" or 18" X 24" are both good
18" x 24" sheet of oak-tag (sometimes referred to as poster board or tagboard — any color - it should not be so thick you can't cut it with scissors)
All papers can be folded in half to make for easier transport. Tear out 10-15 sheets of newsprint in order to carry less for the first class
materials for subsequent classes:
*You may need the following materials. We'll discuss these after the first class session
additional printing papers
woodcut set
linoleum or rubber carving plates
paintbrushes of various sizes
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Green juices are an amazing way to gain more energy and to detox. Sometimes it can be challenging to find a delicious way to make green juice, so we have come up with an easy and delicious combo for you. Keep it simple and and keep it green!
– 4 stalks celery
– 1 head kale or other dark, leafy green
– 2 carrots
– 1 apple, cored
– thumb sized piece of ginger
– 1 lemon, peeled
– 1 tsp Sun is Shining
– 3 inches of aloe vera gel
Clean, peel, core and chop veggies and fruits into smaller pieces. Feed through your juicer of choice. We recommend the Green Star or Champion Juicer for best results. Blend with aloe vera gel and Sun is Shining green superfood for a concentrated superfood boost. Enjoy and feel your spirits lift.


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Time in the area
- Max temp.: 14º
- Wind chill: muy fresco
- Wind: fuerte
- Wave heights: moderado
- Water temp.: 17º
"Q" for Tourism Quality, a mark that represents quality in Spain's tourism sector.
Blue Flag, an annual award that recognises environmental quality.
It is very popular with the locals and the area is not over developed, with a few houses dotted along the edge of the beach and surrounded by lush vegetation. It is a very peaceful beach with crystal clear waters and facilities for sailing and water skiing.
Type of beach
- Seafront promenade:
- Composition: Sand
- Type of sand: White
- Conditions: Moderate waves
- Mooring berths:
- Vegetation:
- Protected space:
- Length: 1150 (m)
- Width: 50 (m)
Occupancy rate:
- Degree of urban development: Semi-urban
- Marina: Puerto Deportivo de Viveiro
- Distance to beach: 3 km.
- Toilets
- Footwash
- Litter bin
- Cleaning service
- Children's play area
Accesses and safety
- Marina: Puerto Deportivo de Viveiro
- Distance to beach: 3 km.


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Bearings with a maintenance-free steel/PTFE fabric sliding contact surface combination (fig. 1) should be used when lubricant-free operation is specified. These bearings can accommodate heavy loads, preferably in a constant direction.
Steel/steel bearings (fig. 2) are typically used in applications where operating temperatures or load frequencies are high, or where heavy or shock loads occur. To operate properly, steel/steel bearings must be provided with an adequate supply of lubricant. Depending on the operating conditions, the sliding surface of the outer ring may be equipped with various multi-groove patterns ("waffle" grooves, fig. 3; diamond-shaped grooves, fig. 4). For additional information, contact the SKF application engineering service.
Upon request, inch steel/steel angular contact spherical plain bearings are also available as double direction angular contact spherical plain bearings. Double direction bearings can be used instead of two angular contact bearings in a face-to face arrangement, or as a high capacity radial bearing. Double direction angular contact spherical plain bearings consist of two outer rings and a standard inner ring. SKF supplies these bearings with (GEZPR .. S series) or without (GEZP .. S series) a shim between the two outer rings. The shim simplifies installation and optimizes axial internal clearance within the bearing (fig. 5).


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Plastic solutions for corrosion protection and the semiconductor industry
As an economic region, Asia is far from uniform: there are tremendous differences in terms of growth and incoming investment from one country to another. Overall, though, the future looks bright, with economic expansion of 6.5 per cent predicted for the continent until 2019. Per capita consumption of plastics will grow at twice the rate recorded in Europe.
With new industrial production capacity set to spur demand for engineering plastics, the region promises sufficient growth potential for classic SIMONA applications centred around chemical tank and equipment construction. To give an example linked to chemicals production, China's global share of this market is poised to rise from 29 per cent in 2011 to over 47 per cent in 2030. It is not only growing environmental awareness but also the economic imperative of high energy efficiency that will divert a greater flow of investment towards energy and environmental engineering. At the same time, intelligent plastics solutions are also being developed for the semiconductor industry in Asia, which is steadily expanding its share of the world market - and that leads to areas of application in which SIMONA has an extensive portfolio of tailor-made products. With this in mind, we are expanding our range of partially and fully fluorinated plastics.
Pipes and fittings also have high growth potential in relation to industrial applications, a field in which SIMONA plans to expand its market share aggressively. As one of the few manufacturers of semi-finished parts also offering pipes and fittings, we intend to take full advantage of our cross-selling potential.
The key will be expert technical advice: this is the factor with the greatest potential to set us apart from the competition. The aim will be to secure technical pre-eminence. At the new Technical Service Centre in China, customers will be advised on the structure and design of tanks and offered assistance when it comes to choosing the ideal material. This is complemented by application-based training using state-of-the-art machinery.


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Largest N.J. Halloween parade switches to a Saturday
Toms River — Organizers have decided to shift the annual Toms River Halloween Parade from Oct. 31 to the Saturday before Halloween.
The Ocean County community and neighboring communities have observed trick-or-treating on Oct. 30 for 75 years.
But organizer Carl Weingroff tells the Asbury Park Press the shift will allow more surrounding towns to participate in the parade.
Toms River officials say moving the parade to Saturdays will increase police overtime for crowd control.
This year the event will be staged on Oct. 26.
Organizers bill the parade as second in size only to the Halloween parade in New York City's Greenwich Village.
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Desktop Linux has come a long way from the good old days when getting a window manager working required opening an XFree86 configuration file in vim and figuring out why the fsck X wouldn't load.
However, while modern Linux distributions may outshine their predecessors they still frequently leave much to be desired when it comes to usability, especially for non-technical people, says Roberto Dohnert. Since its creation in 2006, he has been working on OS4, a Linux distro squarely targeted at users who just want to know three things about an OS, according to Dohnert: "One: Does it work well? Two: Does it run the apps I need it to run? Three: Can I watch YouTube and listen to music?"
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OS4 is derived from Ubuntu. "We strip out everything and then start to recompile it adding multimedia codecs, device drivers and applications," explains Dohnert. "We also add support for devices not supported by vanilla Ubuntu, such as support for WebOS-based devices and, recently, support for the Barnes and Noble Nook-based devices and Amazon's Kindle Fire line."
The system offers a "complete compilation of what users want to do with their desktops," Dohnert says.
"We take all the elements that users want — Flash, Java and multimedia codecs — and roll them all into OS4, so this saves the user time of tracking it down and setting it up. Our desktop is set up so that everything is setup in a logical way, and in a way that respects the user's screen real estate." The team also renames links to commonly used apps to make things easier for tech novices. "Users don't know what Abiword is, they don't know what Banshee is, and they don't know what VLC is."
"Even with the desktop distributions out there, there was always something missing; the user would have to go find packages to set it up or they just didn't work very well," Dohnert says.
"Then you had the choice [of desktop environment] to make — KDE or GNOME. So there was never a clear desktop choice and while you may have the same distribution, the user would have to retrain themselves on whatever desktop they were running.
"With OS4 you have a single consistent user experience; [but] if you want to add a different environment you can [the lightweight Xfce desktop environment is OS4's default interface — RP]. We try to make OS4 attractive to KDE users as well as GNOME users. We have a variety of users for OS4 from engineers all the way to retirees and it just works out of box for them."
Dohnert says along with simplicity, security is a selling point of the distribution. "Security is very important, even in the desktop space," he says. "We use only stable components with OS4. If you look at other distributions, they use a lot of alpha and beta software and tend to treat their users like endless beta testers.
"This makes OS4 a more capable and quality tested [distribution] for deployment in environments where you need users to do work rather than be on forums trying to figure out their systems or fix problems with the software. In this case we are very much competitive with CentOS, Red Hat Linux and Yellowdog Linux."
Another reason Dohnert feels OS4 is attractive for end users "is the amount of care that the developers take with OS4," he adds.
"While some may look at OS4 as a simple remaster of Ubuntu, it's so much more than that. We painstakingly, test, test and test to make sure the end product is of the highest quality. The OS4 team all use the distribution, so we do more than just 'dog food' it."


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Kasper Hauser are one of the most acclaimed sketch comedy groups in the nation. They've won the prestigious Herald Angel at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, appeared on Comedy Central and This American Life, and are the authors of three books. Their podcast features audio, video, and visual comedy.
Dr. John Watson is on trial for bank robbing, and Sherlock Holmes must help save him from the gallows.
Rob Baedeker of Kasper Hauser spent two weeks renting out all of his possessions - includin his daughter's bike and his dog. The result was this great Newsweek article, which you should read right now. CNN had him on today to chat about it, and you can watch the segment above.
But who's alive to tell the story to ABC7 news?
Not the seal, that's for sure. HE GOT PUNCHED.
Thoughtful, reflective, occasionally light-hearted. Your news, provided to you by your faithful Kasper Hauser news anchors.
For more from Kasper Hauser, including upcoming events like their fake docent tour of the California Academy of Sciences, visit KasperHauser.com.
Your news, in brief, from the Kasper Hauser anchors.
You can find more from comedy at KasperHauser.com.
MaxFun Superstars Kasper Hauser have a new comedy pilot on MSN's "The Bubble" called Pillow Talk. It's a look at the bedtime conversations between three couples who share a multi-unit building. Since this is 1998, MSN doesn't allow embeds, but you can watch the video here.
Our pals in The Kasper Hauser Comedy Group are teaming up with our pal Mike Birbiglia for a veritable Laugh-a-Palooza in San Francisco on October 19th. KH will be doing sketches, Birbigs will be sharing funny stories and everyone will be LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF.
Tickets for the show, which is at the Palace of Fine Arts, are on sale now.
If you're not in the Bay Area, you can check out Mike's full schedule here. The tour also features dates with other great pals of ours like Jen Kirkman and Nick Kroll.
Your news in brief, with the Kasper Hauser news anchors.
The other day, Mike Birbiglia called me. It's always a pleasure to hear from Mike, who's just as nice a guy in real life as he seems on stage, but in this case, he had a specific issue that needed addressing.
He'd just heard Kasper Hauser's This American Life parodies. His question was simple: "Are they as funny in real life as they are on these audio bits?"
Yes. They are.
"So, do you think they might want to open for me in San Francisco?"
Yes, I'm sure they would.
"Do you have their number?"
Yes, I do.
And it was settled.
Kasper Hauser are opening for Mike at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on October 19th.
Be there, or be square.
Kasper Hauser Adult Swim ad from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.
How great is Kasper Hauser's promo for adultswim.com? If that isn't a match made in heaven, I don't know what is.


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Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is the reboot you never knew you needed in your life.
Charlie's Angels is the reboot you never knew you needed in your life.
Ford v Ferrari delivers real cinema meat and potatoes.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Chaz Ebert celebrated her birthday by honoring Victory Gardens Theater in October 2019.
A video essay celebrating Antonia Bird's maligned masterpiece, Ravenous.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
A new look at a modern classic from an FFC in Korea.
A review of the third season of The Crown, which premieres on Netflix on November 17.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming includes Good Boys, Hobbs & Shaw, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
It is the casting that intrigues you. A couple whose marriage has stalled seeks "intensive counseling." Kay is played by Meryl Streep. No surprise there. Arnold is played by Tommy Lee Jones, the last name that would occur to most casting directors. The character is vulnerable, touchy and shy. He lacks confidence. He isn't interested in getting in touch with his feelings. He isn't even very interested in having any.
"Hope Springs" isn't a great film and doesn't take any chances, except with this casting decision. The reason to see it is for Jones. This man who can stride fearlessly through roles requiring strong, determined men, this actor who can seem in complete control, finds a character here who seems unlike any other he has played and plays it bravely.
I've interviewed him a few times, once at the American Pavilion in Cannes. Sitting next to him on the stage, I realized he did not even slightly enjoy exposing himself in that way. He was intensely uncomfortable with discussing "approaches," and "decisions" and "acting." He had nothing to say about "motivations" — his character's, his director's or his own. He was at Cannes to promote a movie, and he would do that because it was his job, but it was not an easy fit. It may be the same sense of privacy that informs his best roles. He never asks the audience for anything. We can take him or leave him. He is a rare actor who is not trying to please us.
Now look at him in "Hope Springs." He plays a moderately successful executive, a creature of habit, whose marriage has frozen into a routine. His wife is sweet, non-demanding and wistful, played by Streep as a woman who wonders what happened to the man she married. Every day starts with his nose buried in the newspaper and ends with him asleep in front of the Golf Channel. They haven't slept in the same room for years.
She bites the bullet. She signs them up for a week of couples therapy in the postcard town of Great Hope Springs, Maine, where marriage expert Dr. Feld (Steve Carell) sees patients. Arnold goes along over his own dead body. He doesn't want to change his marriage. He just wants to keep the peace.
The movie doesn't surprise us in the counseling scenes — or, for that matter, in any scenes in particular. The screenplay by Vanessa Taylor develops in an orderly way with progress and setbacks, a few smiles, some sweetness, some failure. Steve Carell has perhaps made a deliberate decision to bring nothing to Dr. Feld except an even-tempered calm. We can tell what kind of progress is taking place by whether Kay and Arnold sit close to each other on his couch, or at each end. The ending of the movie is happy, but not too easily, and there's none of the bawdiness suggested in the trailer.
So we're left with Streep and Jones. Of Streep there isn't much left to be said. She is a peerless actress, almost always in command of the right note, which in this case is determined but girlish. Then there's Tommy Lee Jones. In a sense, this whole movie and everything in it is designed to take advantage of a performance we didn't know Jones had in him. We shouldn't be surprised by how good he is. We already knew that from all of his Tommy Lee Jones roles. "Hope Springs" reveals his reach is wider than we guessed, deeper, and more vulnerable. It must have taken him some thought to agree to this screenplay.
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A review of the new Star Wars spin-off, The Mandalorian.
Tomris Laffly on the staff pick for the 3rd best film of the 2010s, Joel & Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis.


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While it's not technically #ff (Follow Friday) anymore or whatever, yesterday a helpful tipper clued us into the existence of @maleprivelege, billed in the profile bar as "the big, dumb, invisible monolith." The Tweets, sampled below, are satirical, many gaming-themed, and all of them are right on the money.
The Huffington Post reports that the Twitter feed was created by a 32-year-old Canadian man named Geordie Tait, inspired by his wife's interactions and observations about the gaming community. Tait also got a ton of play last September for a piece about sexism in gaming called To My Someday Daughter.


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Ban about to end, Broncos LB D.J. Williams still bitter
LONE TREE, Colo. – In his two-months-long forced absence from football, D.J. Williams has grown remorseful about his off-field errors, bored without the structure of practice and games, and bitter at the NFL.
More than anything, the Broncos' veteran linebacker – a former first-round draft pick and one of the two longest-tenured players on the team -- is just ready to return to the teammates that he knows he let down over the past several months -- teammates who have risen to first place in the AFC West without him.
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"I felt that the story of D.J. Williams had made a huge wrong turn. It was snowballing, and everything about it was negative," Williams said. "I'm just excited that my team is doing great, and I can't wait to get out there and help them."
Williams is about to serve the final week of his nine-game suspension, punishment handed down by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for two violations of the NFL personal conduct policy.
The first six games of his ban were the result of a violation of the banned substance policy (the NFL said Williams submitted a "non-human" urine sample in August 2011), and three more games were added after Williams was convicted of driving while ability impaired in August, his second such offense while in the NFL.
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Williams is eligible to fully rejoin the Broncos on Nov. 12, the day after Denver's game at Carolina. He said when he returns, Broncos fans will see a different player.
"I'm bigger, stronger and faster, and my attitude is a lot different. I've got a lot of anger inside, you know what I mean?" Williams said. "Some good, some bad, but I think I play the perfect sport to be angry at somebody. You get to let it out, get the frustration out."
That anger, Williams said in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports Friday, is directed internally for the bad choices he made, and externally at the people who have taken shots at him in traditional and social media.
He is also angry at the NFL, he says, for botching a routine drug test.
In the hour-long interview, Williams accepted responsibility for some of the reasons he ended up in the NFL doghouse, while also defending his decision to file a lawsuit against the league for what he believes was an improper drug testing procedure.
A Denver court and an appeals court refused to hear Williams' case, and he is continuing to appeal. Williams said he turned down an offer for a three-game suspension instead of six because he didn't want to admit to doing something wrong, nor implicate anyone else.
"I thought I was dealt an unfair deal," Williams said.
Williams said he has never used steroids or other performance enhancing drug, and that over the past four years, because of his two drunken driving arrests, he was under scrutiny by the league. In that time, Williams said he had never once tested positive.
He said his physical attributes come from genetics, not a needle, and he is angry that anyone would suggest otherwise.
"There's a lot of bitterness about it. For the rest of my career, I'll have an asterisk beside my name, saying that I used performance enhancers or steroids or whatever," Williams said. "People forget that when I was 16, I was 6-2, 225. I went to (the University of) Miami at 233 (pounds). My dad is huge, my mom competes in fitness and body competition – that's the genetics that I have gotten passed on. It sucks because I'll always be questioned on my ability and what I do as if I did steroids."
Williams would not comment further on the alleged nature of the urine sample.
His punishment for the drunken-driving conviction, stemming from his arrest in November 2010, will continue after the season. He will serve 30 days of in-house arrest, during which he'll be required to wear an ankle monitor. He also will serve two years' probation, perform more than 50 hours of community service and have his sobriety monitored.
The drinking and driving "was a mistake," he said, "and I shouldn't have done it. It was very dumb."
And now that his back-to-back suspensions are nearly over, Williams is hoping he can focus on football again. He was allowed to return to team headquarters two weeks ago and resume meetings with coaches and teammates and workouts with strength coaches, though he is still barred from practices and games.
Still, there are no guarantees about Williams' future with the Broncos when his suspension ends. He is in the second-to-last year of a contract that will pay him $6 million next year, and he realizes that with off-the-field baggage and one of the biggest contracts on the team, he is by no means safe, especially now that other linebackers have played well in his absence.
To reclaim his spot, he has returned to Denver fitter than he's been at any point in his NFL career, he said, thanks to six weeks of training at the University of Miami during the first portion of his suspension. He's eager to restart "football" training – full-contact practice in pads, and doing the football-specific movements he can't recreate in the weight room, and he is confident that the talent that once made him the nation's top prep recruit and a first-round draft pick will return, at age 30.
In eight seasons, all with the Broncos, Williams started 114 games. He has 20.5 career sacks, two interceptions, 12 forced fumbled and seven fumble recoveries. His career-high in tackles came in 2007, when he had 106.
"My role will be whatever they give me, but I know that whenever I get on the field, my talent will speak for itself," Williams said. "I know that even if, say, they want to give me 15 plays a game, whether it's defense or special teams, I feel that within a matter of time, it'll be 'He's performing. He's producing. Fifteen isn't enough.'
"Why would you want to keep someone off the field that's playing and producing?"


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I was on my way back to Manhattan with Mike Spinelli from the official US launch of the $1.8m Zenvo ST1, explaining the car's price to the two guys piloting the cross-Hudson ferry. "One point eight million dollars?" He asked. "If it can't suck my dick, there's no way it's worth one point eight million bucks!"
Mike and I laughed, and now that we've seen that Zenvo has disappeared off the radar, I'm kind of inclined to agree with the Hudson River Ferry pilot that rainy night in November. For that much money, the car just didn't seem worth it.
The question came up again when we heard today that Dartz is coming out with a million-dollar unarmored luxo-SUV. Not everyone thought that it was worth the money, particularly Dolemite.
If I'm paying 1 million for a big honking truck, it's going to be bullet and grenade proof and have retractable rocket launchers and a remote controlled mini-gun that pops out of the top.
So here's my question. For a purchase price of one million dollars, what do you expect from a single vehicle? If it's a luxo SUV, shouldn't it have rocket launchers and a built-in diamond-encrusted strip club in the back? If it's a startup supercar like the Zenvo, shouldn't it look like a 1960s Maserati, but with eight trillion horsepower? And shouldn't the supercar have rocket launchers, too?
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Man sentenced in scam to sell Yankee Stadium dirt
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A British citizen living in Westport has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding a former rock star in a case that involved plans to sell dirt from the old Yankee Stadium in New York.
The Connecticut Post reports 53-year-old Mark Hayward also was ordered Thursday to make restitution to Bob Runk, a founding member of the 1960s rock band Uranus and the Five Moons.
Prosecutors say Hayward defrauded Runk out of $80,000, by convincing him to invest in a plan to package soil from the stadium into key chains and lying about having money in a British bank to fund the project.
Hayward said he had not defrauded anybody, and made a real product.
Superior Court Judge John Blawie called Hayward a "classic white collar criminal."
Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com


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Some electronic assistive devices may be used during flight if it can be verified by a manufacturers' label or otherwise that it meets applicable FAA safety and hazardous goods requirements. If possible, please provide information to help verify that the device meets the applicable FAA requirements at the time of booking. Advance notification of at least 48 hours is required to confirm that your device meets these FAA requirements. Our staff at the Accessibility Desk at 1-800-228-2744 will assist you in verifying the documentation needed to approve your device for use in-flight. Occasionally the manufacturer of your device may have to be contacted to verify that testing has been performed for the device and that it meets the current FAA requirements. Wireless devices, such as a wireless glucose monitor, cannot be used on board the aircraft. Additionally, personal air filtration units cannot be used on board the aircraft. Unapproved devices are permitted to be carried on the aircraft, however may not be used, provided they fit securely beneath the seat or in the overhead compartment.
You should carry your medications with you onboard the flight. In fact, you should never put your medications in your checked bag. Keep in mind that you may be asked to check your carry-on bag at the gate due to space constraints in the cabin. It is your responsibility to remove your medications before giving your bag to a flight attendant or agent at the gate. Our aircraft do not have refrigerators on board, so please plan accordingly. Also, if you use needles to inject medication, have your doctor's prescription with you just in case security officers have questions.
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Last week I was invited as a guest by Crabtree & Evelyn to attend the Gyunel Atelier's AW14 collection at London Fashion Week.
It took place at the swanky ME Hotel and with supermodel, Coco Rocha (who is currently serving as a judge on The Face USA) walking in the show and TV stars such as Olivia Palermo and the Made in Chelsea lot in attendance, it was certainly a hot ticket.
As fashion collections go it was a pretty tame one in fact I could see a lot of these items selling like hot cakes in Zara. There were a lot of stylish structured pieces; beautifully tailored suits worn with pencil skirts and mini skirts with over the knee socks. Luxurious fabrics like silks, mohair and Lamb nappa leather were used with deep colours such as deep teal and rich orchid purple. It really was a gorgeous collection to sit back and admire.
Gyunel is the brains behind the sophisticated brand and the Azerbaijan native has a background in fine art which was reflected in the concept of the collection. Gallanthus is based on Gyunel's childhood memory of an old Russian cartoon and the collection took us on a journey into a woodland draped in the depths of winter.
The aim is to act as pieces of fine art where the garments serve as as a canvas through the transformation of oil paintings into digital prints. This came across well with the goth like setting.
Long gone are the days when designers at London Fashion Week delivered wacky pieces that were way out there. With London Fashion Week getting more commercial every year and the time gap between what we see on the catwalk and what ends up in the shops getting shorter, designers at LFW are highly geared towards retail. A few years it used to be 18 months and now it is only six months, it would be correct to say that this brings new meaning to the phrase Ready to Wear.


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Gay Florida teen held without bond
A teen accused of having sex with her underage girlfriend will remain in jail until her trial.
A judge ordered 19-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt to be held without bond during a hearing Tuesday. Hunt was booked into the Indian River County Jail Monday night, facing a new charge of transmitting material by electronic equipment harmful to a minor. She was already charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child.
Authorities say Hunt had sex with her then-14-year-old girlfriend last year. Hunt argues the sex was consensual.
Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that the state attorney's office pulled a plea offer Monday following allegations Hunt violated her pretrial conditions and contacted the girl identified as the victim in the case.
Prosecutors say Hunt exchanged thousands of texts with the girl and sent her nude photos.
Hunt has argued the sex was consensual, but Florida law considers it a felony offense to have sex with a person under the age of 16.


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Chimney Sweep And Other August 2016 Expenditures
August was a fairly reasonable month with a few aberrational annual expenses that bumped our spending up above my ideal $1,000 (non-mortgage) level. As we settle into rural life and the tumult of moving across state lines (with a baby and a dog… ) recedes, our expenses drop a bit closer to our pre-move level with each passing month.
A Medley Of Money
In advance of the wintry chill, and in light of our plan to heat via our super efficient woodstove, I found a chimney sweep and had them come do their sweeping thing. This turns out to be one of those things that isn't necessarily a DIY activity. It entails lengthy ladders, specialized sweeping equipment, crawling around on the roof, and, of course, in-depth knowledge of chimneys. Mr. FW and I have exactly zero of those things. Sometimes, it just makes sense to hire an expert. Our chimney sweep also inspected all three of our flues, so we're now prepared to warm ourselves when the inevitable cold strikes.
Frugal Hound made her annual trek to the vet in August–her first here in Vermont. She checks out as a hale and hearty hound at seven (!!!!) years old, for which we're most grateful. It was also Babywoods' first trip to the vet and she made her presence known by: 1) biting the desk calendar; 2) grabbing the computer monitor; and 3) chewing on a tongue depressor. I was so proud.
August is Mr. FW's birthday month and, as is Frugalwoods tradition, the birthday person gets to plan a day entirely of their choosing. Unsurprisingly, the birthday person elected to visit The Alchemist brewery in Stowe, VT, where the famed hop-laden IPA Heady Topper originates. Since we made this sojourn on a weekday, we didn't have to wait in line for long before… we purchased our very own case of beer.
Mr. FW and I enjoyed ourselves as the brewery served free tasters and since they have ceiling fans, Babywoods was equally delighted. Those things are amazing to watch if you are nine months old. We then drove over to Montpelier, VT for a scrumptious birthday lunch. Babywoods presided over the affair from her high chair and, with near-constant dosing of broccoli and cheerios, allowed us to enjoy a fabulous little birthday date.
Grocery costs continue to fluctuate wildly, but I remain unconcerned. I think the issue is trifold at this point: 1) Babywoods is eating food, so we're buying more of it; 2) I'm still trying to figure out the thriftiest shopping options; 3) We've had the pleasure of hosting a ton of guests this summer (4 different groups of out-of-town visitors in August alone!). Hence, I tend to think it'll even out eventually.
We are quite pleased with our decision to buy a Prius before moving out here to the homestead. We don't drive everyday, but when we do drive, it's often long distances. Hence, the fact that we only spent $56.20 on gas this month–and went on several long-distance day trips–is an epic boon for both wallet and environment. Go Snowdrop go!
In other possession news, our printer experienced a catastrophic injury at some juncture during our move and, as a result, no longer prints. We survived sans printer all summer and only had to race over to a friends' house to print once (prior to our massive DMV trip).
But, the time has come for us to once again have the ability to print. As adults in this world, having a functional printer is a good thing. Mr. FW set up a price alert on Amazon so we could purchase a printer when it dipped down into sale region. We had to wait several months for such a sale, but, totally worth it for the savings.
Personal Capital: It's How We Organize Our Expen$e$
Mr. Frugalwoods and I use Personal Capital to aggregate and consolidate our transactions from across all of our accounts. We then drop them into a spreadsheet to provide the below analysis for you fine people.
Tracking expenses is, in my opinion, the best way to get a handle on your finances. You absolutely, positively cannot make informed decisions about your money if you don't know how you're spending it. Sounds harsh, but without a holistic picture of how much you spend every month, there's no way to set savings, debt repayment, or investment goals. It's a frugal must, folks. No excuses.
Personal Capital (which is free to use) is a great way for us to systematize our financial overviews since it links all of our accounts together and provides a comprehensive picture of our net worth. If you're not tracking your expenses in an organized fashion, give Personal Capital a try.
How To Read A Frugalwoods Expense Report
The below is an itemization of every single dollar we spent over the course of the month. I do this because it's the most transparent articulation of how we allocate our resources and managed to quit our city life and decamp to the country.
Want to know how we manage the rest of our monies? Look no further than Why We Don't Micromanage Our Money. We also own a rental property in MA, which I discuss here. Why do we save so much and spend so little? It's all in service of our goal to reach financial independence and move to a homestead in the woods (which happened in May!!).
For us, embracing frugality is a joyful, longterm choice. We prefer a simple life to one filled with consumerism and we spend only on the things that matter most to us. Our approach isn't one of miserly deprivation; to the contrary, we live a luxuriously frugal existence.
Interested in how we keep costs so low? Check out How We Save 65% Annually. If you're up for some hardcore frugal adventuring, take my Uber Frugal Month Challenge, and, see how we did one year later in How A Year Of Extreme Frugality Changed Us.
But Mrs. Frugalwoods, Don't You Pay For X, Y, Or Even Z????
Wondering about common expenses that you don't see listed below? Our August 2015 expense report has the answers you seek!
Alright you frugal money voyeurs, feast your eyes on every dollar we spent in August:
|Frugalwoods Musings
|VT mortgage
|Ugh, not thrilled with this amount. Clearly we are still working out our VT grocery strategy. The amount fluctuates wildly from month to month, so I'll try and figure out a stasis this fall.
|Chimney sweep and flue Inspection
|An important maintenance activity for any wood-burning household.
|Annual vet exam, medication, and teeth-cleaning food supplement
|Frugal Hound had her first Vermont vet visit and we're pleased to report she's hale and hearty at 7 years old.
|Household supplies
|All non-food household and farm supplies, including such thrilling things as toilet paper, dog food, and dental floss!
|Mr. FW's birthday beer
|The rather pricey, but definitely worthwhile, gift of a massive flat of beer from The Alchemist brewery.
|Food dehydrator (and extra trays)
|More on this in my upcoming "This Month On The Homestead" post… we purchased this dehydrator along with some extra trays in order to dehydrate our incoming apple crop! Yes I tried to: 1) find it used; 2) borrow from a friend, and 3) buy local. All three attempts failed so I bought it on Amazon.
|We love our Fiber internet here in the woods! Worth every penny.
|This is the printer we purchased on sale.
|Thank goodness for Snowdrop the Prius! I shudder to think what our gas line item would tally in her absence.
|Mr. FW's birthday lunch
|A fabulous and festive birthday celebration.
|Electric bill
|Prescription medication
How was your August?
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Know what price you should pay to get your vehicle fixed.
What is a "no-start" condition?
When you turn the key, but the engine does not start, the vehicle is in need of a no-start diagnosis. This test focuses on understanding what is preventing the engine from starting, and how it's happening.
How does a no-start happen?
Generally, a "no-start" vehicle will either fail to crank or fail to start while cranking. No-start conditions can arise from many locations on the vehicle, including the engine, transmission, grounding wires in any part of the vehicle, battery, alternator and more.
How often do no-starts happen?
Most vehicles will fail to start at some point. Most commonly, vehicles fail to start due to an issue in the starting and charging system, such as a bad battery, alternator, battery cable or starter.
Unfortunately, there's no way to anticipate when a no-start condition will occur, but proper maintenance and inspections can help prevent them.
How is a no-start diagnosis performed?
The technician will try to start the vehicle and observe what happens. There may be no sound, a clicking sound, or the car may sound like it's cranking normally but just failing to catch. The dash lights should dim when the key is turned, and the fuel pump should be heard at some point before the key is turned to start the engine.
In most cases, no-start problems are caused by the starting and charging system. The technician can test this system using a diagnostics machine. If the starting system functions properly, the technician will use a different scanner to read OBD trouble codes, and will test other components or read sensor inputs.
How is a no-start diagnosis fixed?
Correcting most no-start problems usually involves replacing the alternator, starter or battery, cleaning connections, ignition system repairs, or fuel system repairs. But because there are so many potential causes, the diagnosis is key to understanding how expensive the repair will be.
Can I perform no-start diagnosis myself?
Most people with car knowledge can learn to diagnose the starting and charging system, which is the root of most no-start issues. But with so many potential causes, this diagnosis is usually best left to a professional.
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Opinion: The Coming ObamaCare Collapse
Editorial board member Joe Rago on a new GAO report that suggests the exchanges won't be operable by this year's deadline.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... the SEC is ready to implement Obamacare while the first audits ... are really that reassuring as the editorial board member Joe radio here to talk about it ... so Joe at the GAO didn't investigation and whether they find ... the government accountability office they they investigate the various branches ... and did did ... the interesting thing about these studies is that we haven't been getting any kind of progress reports ... out of the HHS you know what it all nothing to weaken them and stonewalling the congressional oversight committees there's been no public reporting whatsoever so this is really the first ... detailed look inside the process of Affordable Care Act implementation ... and their results really aren't very good out serve ... widespread delays in bureaucratic improvisation I'm just general case ... okay so ... enrollment starts in October ... what happens if these ... exchanges state governments federal government isn't ready ... for the moment is that the whole thing just call the client what what have you look it up it's going to walk more what we're going to see is a very nasty launch with the GAO did was they identified ... um uh hundred but the cookie activities things you need to do to get ready for people to sign up for subsidized insurance this fall ... and they found that in the states that are running ... the changes themselves the the eighteen states ... in their ... eighty five percent ... behind ... all the key activity ... HHS is running the changes in the rest of the seats in the majority of the states ... and it doesn't seem to know about what it's doing is still changing its standards for months from the Rawlins it so I understand that that there's still some information that is being kept secret ... I insurance premium filings for example lot wiring HHS not tell us about that ... but but the HHS is being run like the polar Bureau ... I he I mean it's it's a totally healed of black box dominated by political appointees who want to minimize any kind of political damage or any kind of outside produces so that's why they're not releasing ... the premium stuff ... what were probably Hennessy years ... old and big increases ... in premiums ... as ... I've The Affordable Care ex mandates and regulations he can say take ... your current insurance market and make it more costly now ... as you can imagine for something called ... the Affordable Care Act is it supposed to make ... insurance cheaper is right there in the narrow gate so it seems like that that that that the kernel of Obamacare is getting young people to sign ups that they can if they can basically find the care of older ... I'm more sickly on Americans ... aam ... will they sign up and in is that the saving grace for granted that's I mean that's the big question going forward are they actually going to enroll in sort of ... offset people who have a lot ... costlier claims and prevent ... insurers from going into a death spiral which is ... actually a technical term is up but it's where premiums don't cover the costs and benefits of people drop coverage gets more expensive than next year ... you just can't eat can't pull out ... and it will ... allow young people don't find insurance worth the money in a Mulally cases they're right because they're ... these mandates and regulations are giving them things that they don't need it ... and I you know the other thing about these exchanges are ... no young people are accustomed to ... you know that you know and Facebook and ... you know that that enterprise is working in a user friendly way there this is this is looking like some DMV ... type of the type of publicans and to some cod while that is that is really really bad I'm ... going to earn a job or a cap ... I thank you for a very depressing update ... that's it for opinion Journal today you can email us at Opinion Journal Live it WS J dot com ... I'm Mary Kissel with The Wall


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What a great honor it was to welcome the golf world to TPC Sugarloaf -- where I've been privileged to serve as PGA Head Professional since 2011. It was the inaugural year for the Greater Gwinnett Championship and we couldn't be happier with how the week unfolded. So many people deserve recognition and credit for the magical week, I'll try to include them all with a collective "Thank You!" -- and they all know who they are.
There were two lessons to be learned this week. One wasn't instructional, but it was very educational. As golf professionals, we are all charged with growing the game. Have you taken your young golfer out to watch a Champions Tour event?
As I watched the faces of the youngsters as they followed, talked to, received autographs from or simply received a smile or wave from the legends of the game, I could see the proverbial light flip on. Tom Watson, Jay Haas, Bernhard Langer -- the kids out here this week watched more than golf, they watched golf history. And they left here with a better understanding and spirit of the game. It was a great sight to see and quite a lesson for me to learn.
But back to golf instruction.
This course is not new to hosting championships at the highest level. As the host of the PGA Tour's AT&T Classic from 1997-2008, TPC Sugarloaf was specifically designed to host events with up to 30,000 fans. Those fans come for many reasons -- most of all a dramatic finish. TPC Sugarloaf's 548-yard par-5 18th hole provides just that. It's one of the best finishing holes in golf. And that provides the perfect setting for this week's, "A Lesson Learned."
Our new champion, Bernhard Langer, aptly provided the tutorial. As Langer stood on 18th tee box with a 3-shot lead on Sunday, Tom Pernice Jr. was ahead of him on the green with a 20-foot eagle putt that would pull him within one shot.
Langer's drive sailed right of the fairway finishing in the rough. However, he saw up ahead that Pernice had missed his bid for eagle. Even with Pernice's tap-in birdie, Langer knew that a bogey would still win him the championship.
The second shot on this classic par 5 plays dramatically downhill, with many players able to give the green a go in two. Langer now faced a decision. With only 215 yards to cover the lake fronting the green, it was time to evaluate not only the shot, but also the circumstances that surrounded it.
Situations like this face every golfer, of every skill level at one point or another. At 215 yards, depending on wind, it was no more than a 3-hybrid and no less than a 5 iron. A lay up would require a shot no more than 120 yards... 120 yards! Nobody -- even the best players in the world, like to lay up with a wedge.
But here's the lesson, this is what the separates great players from really good players -- the ability to think rationally under even the most intense circumstances. Langer kept the BIG picture in mind, laid up with a wedge, and then wedged it to three feet. Yes, he still made birdie to win by three.
Sure, you may not be playing for a $278k winners check in your Saturday Nassau with the boys, but you can benefit from this lesson. When faced with a difficult decision during a round, remember to ask yourself three questions:
1. Will this guarantee me the result at the end of the round that I want?
2. Have I pulled this shot off before during competition (not just on the practice tee)?
3. Can I live with the worst case scenario?
If the answer to all three is "yes" then go for it! If even one is a "no" then choose the safe option.
Thinking your way around the golf course, while not as sexy as adding 30 yards to your tee ball, will save you more shots. At the end of the day anyone who has ever touched a golf club will admit: lower scores are more fun than a miracle shot.
Josh Nichols is the PGA Head Professional at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga.


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Named Hamilton Fish '10 Most Improved Player ... Led Harvard and was second in the Ivy League with 2.1 blocks per game ... Played in 28 games, starting 15 ... Averaged 5.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game overall ... Scored 6.1 points and grabbed 4.9 rebounds per contest in league play ... Made 59 blocks, tying the program record for a single season ... Made a career-high five blocks and pulled down a career-best eight rebounds against MIT (Nov. 9) ... Grabbed seven boards at Saint Joseph's (Nov. 20) ... Scored a career-high nine points against Vermont (Nov. 27) ... Tied career-high with five blocks in only 16 minutes against Boston University (Dec. 11) ... Scored a career-best 11 points, going 4-of-4 from the field, and rejected three shots vs. Rice (Jan. 5) ... Rejected three shots and grabbed five boards at Memphis (Jan. 19) ... Grabbed six rebounds vs. Dartmouth (Jan. 26) ... Came down with six rebounds and added six points vs. Brown (Feb. 2) ... Set a Harvard record with 10 blocks and scored a career-best 20 points, while pulling down nine rebounds, against Penn (Feb. 15) ... Rejected six shots and tallied 14 points, going 5-of-5 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line, against Princeton (Feb. 16) ... Named Ivy League Player of the Week (Feb. 18) ... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at Penn (March 2) ... Rejected six shots and collected eight boards against Columbia (March 8) ... Had 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in an upset of No. 3 New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA tournament (March 21) ... Tallied 10 points and had five boards against Arizona in the third round of the NCAA tournament (March 23).
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Appeared in eight games ... Blocked a shot, came down with a rebound and hit a free throw in collegiate debut against MIT (Nov. 11) ... Scored first career basket, grabbed two rebounds and blocked a shot at Boston University (Dec. 10).
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Kenyatta Smith with Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and 1988 Democratic Nominee for President of the United States, at his Massachusetts residence. Governor Dukakis is a 1960 graduate of Harvard Law School, and now serves as a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University and a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at UCLA. He has also maintained a strong role within the John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard School of Public Health.


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THOUSANDS of victims of genital mutilation live in NSW and experts say doctors are untrained in how to treat them, with many suffering from childbirth complications as a result of their condition.
With an increased intake of refugees from countries in Africa, the Middle East and south-east Asia, more women with genital mutilation are living in Australia, with most in NSW. It has prompted the state Health Department to develop the first guidelines for clinicians treating women affected by the barbaric procedure, which involves partial or total removal of the genitalia.
An obstetrician specialising in the care of women with genital mutilation, Greg Jenkins, said it was often not identified by doctors until women were admitted to hospital in labour.
''That's really too late and it needs to be recognised earlier in their pregnancy so the opportunity for counselling and management is there,'' Dr Jenkins said. ''The difficulty is, in the country where they come from, genital mutilation is common so midwives there assume women have had it done and know what to do.''
Dr Jenkins works at Auburn Hospital, the only hospital with dedicated guidelines on how to care for mutilation victims. His program requires at least one senior midwife experienced in female genital mutilation and childbirth to be on hand at every shift. Women are assigned a midwife who they see exclusively throughout their pregnancy, with an interpreter available for those with little English.
''What prompted our guidelines was a 16-year-old girl who came into hospital in labour in 1993,'' Dr Jenkins said.
''She had quite a severe form of genital mutilation and the staff, who had never seen a case before, didn't know how to deal with it. She ended up with a nasty tear, and when the operating theatre consultant came in they didn't know what to do about it. We didn't want to be in that situation ever again.''
Dr Jenkins said he had not been consulted about the development of the clinical guidelines but said he supported anything that would help improve treatment. While they will not be mandatory, a NSW Health spokeswoman said hospitals would require ''very sound reasons'' for not implementing them.
Without specialised care, women with genital mutilation are at higher risk of birth complications, including foetal distress, hemorrhage and tearing.
One woman, who did not want to be identified, said hospital staff were uncertain of what to do when she was in labour with her second child and they saw her vagina had been almost closed through mutilation.
''[So] they cut [me],'' she said.
''But they didn't stitch the incision. After [I went home], I felt some of my genital tissue was sticking out and that the area was still opened wide.''
We didn't want to be in that situation ever again.
She went to see a doctor, who did nothing. ''So I lived with that condition until I had my third child,'' she said.
''The baby was big and during that labour the incision was enlarged more and I had complications. I was bleeding for 15 minutes and the midwife was anxious; she didn't realise what was happening to me.''
The draft guidelines will be released next month, when they will be considered by Local Health Districts before being implemented in early to mid-2013.
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Two attorneys from one of New York's largest — and most notorious –foreclosure firms have set up their own shop in suburban Buffalo with 18 attorneys and counting, and they have plans for a downstate satellite office on Long Island.
Steven J. Baum PC shut its doors in November, following a rocky half year that included probes of how the firm handled foreclosures by New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
The likely death knell: a New York Times column that mentioned a Halloween party where some firm employees came dressed as foreclosed-upon homeowners. (See our handy timeline here)
Now two former Baum lawyers, Adam Gross and Amy Polowy, have teamed up with another attorney, Linda Orlans, of Michigan, to form Gross, Polowy & Orlans LLC. The Buffalo News has the full report from upstate here.


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Week 2 of Season: Network Wins 5 of 7 Nights in Viewers;
Four Nights in Key Demos
CBS Projected to Win the Second Week of the Season in Viewers,
Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
CBS placed first on Sunday in viewers and adults 25-54, capping a successful rating week that saw the Network win five nights in viewers and four nights in key demographics, according to preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Oct. 5.
CBS is projected to win the second week of the season in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
During the second week of the season, CBS won Monday in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, Tuesday in viewers, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in all key measures and Sunday in viewers.
On Sunday:
At 7:30 PM, 60 MINUTES was first in households (10.3/17), viewers (16.43m), adults 25-54 (5.4/13) and adults 18-49 (4.1/11). Compared to last week's season premiere, 60 MINUTES was up +29% in households (from 8.0/14), +86% in both adults 25-54 (from 2.9/08) and adults 18-49 (from 2.2/07) and added +3.84m viewers (from 12.59m, +30%).
THE AMAZING RACE (6.6/10, 10.78m) averaged a 4.1/09 in adults 25-54 3.2/08 in adults 18-49. Compared to last week's season premiere, THE AMAZING RACE was up +10% in households (from 6.0/09), +5% in adults 25-54 (from 3.9/09), even in adults 18-49 and added +740,000 viewers (from 10.04m, +7%).
COLD CASE (7.0/11, 11.04m) averaged a 3.7/08 in adults 25-54 and 2.9/07 in adults 18-49, (up +7% from last week).
THE UNIT (5.9/11, 9.16m) averaged a 3.2/09 in adults 25-54 and 2.7/08 in adults 18-49 (up +4% from last week).
For the night, CBS was first in households (8.4/13), viewers (13.49m), tied for first in adults 25-54 (4.7/11, with ABC) and averaged a 3.8/09 in adults 18-49.
Editor's Note: Due to 30-minutes of late running football on CBS and NBC's prime sports programming, Sunday ratings for both networks and all time period rankings are tentative and subject to change.
Updated Sunday and full week two ratings will be available on Tuesday.


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No, it's not mine. I'm afraid a dv7 is a bit beyond my desire, although I could easily reach for one and afford it. Nope, a family member cast out a year-old quad-core desktop and picked up this lovely machine for exactly what the desktop sold for. Judging by the color, this was made for Ubuntu. 😉
If you're one of those people (like me) who has an easier time visualizing a machine by hearing the numbers assigned to it … :
Of course, it was sold with Vista and got Ubuntu as an upgrade (yes, in my opinion, Ubuntu is an upgrade for Vista). Right now the only thing that appears to be not working, according to the owner, is the wireless card.
(I'm guessing that's because the Atheros 5-series drivers are still marked experimental in 8.10 … ? I only say that because the chipset appears to be the same as the one in my Corega CG-WLCB54AG2, which I got for a lousy 500 yen and configured under 2.6.28 by enabling the experimental drivers in the kernel. I'm probably wrong though.)
Nice looking machine though. Lots of power, smooth and slick surface. Definitely worth being jealous of. My only question: Why use blue lights on a machine that sports a bronze theme? Oh well, no matter. … 🙄