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Monday, August 31, 2009
Daily Style/Over the Weekend...
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Love the wrap shirt idea & the hair is fab !
- August 31, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- Kansas Couture said...
I love the different shades of blue in this outfit and am sooo jealous of your braid.
- August 31, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- mjtoell said...
I love the wrap. Can you show more detail pictures or explain how you did it?
- August 31, 2009 at 7:10 PM
- Orchid Grey said...
@Amrita: thanks!
@KansasCouture: thanks, the braid took a lot of mastering!
@MjToell: the wrap shirt is very very easy, I think it works best with a super big shirt (chris is a size XL) just put the shirt on and wrap both sides very close to your body, secure the outside flap with a couple of safety pins (big ones look best) until you obtain the desired snugness. roll the sleeves up to desired length.
- August 31, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Clare said...
Oooh, I love the idea of the wrap shirt!!! I'm SO going to try it with one of Joe's shirts!!
- August 31, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- Carrie said...
Ah wow I love the way you wore your shirt, it's such a simple idea but it looks very polished. And your hair is lovely.
- September 1, 2009 at 4:54 AM
- Meli22 said...
that is a seriously awesome hairstyle... and the outfit is adorable ; )
- September 1, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- un bel oiseau said...
You should be proud of your braid! Looks beautiful! By the way where do you live in MA? I live in Brookline, just fifteen minutes outside of Boston!
- September 1, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Jenna and Maura said...
Love those flats--I have the same ones in black and white, but like a chump I paid full price. Good find!
- September 1, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Divinity Avenue said...
I'm applying to Academy of Art University in San Fran. I've never lived in a big city, so if I go, it should be really interesting!
- September 1, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- Leproust Vintage said...
Your hair looks so darling like that! I envy your long hair! The growing out process is so darn miserable!
- September 1, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- Elaine said...
I LOVE your hair!! I'm gonna have to try and copy that :).
- September 2, 2009 at 12:10 AM
- Orchid Grey said...
@Clare and Carrie: glad I could inspire! thanks!
@Meli22: thanks!
@UnBelOiseau: I live on the North Shore in Beverly!
@Jenna&Maura: thanks, I love the buckles on them- I've never worn such bright shoes though!
@Divinity Avenue: That sounds great! I'm looking for the big city/ bug school experience as well.
@LeProust: yeah, the growout process is intense! I've been growing mine out for five years- basically since I cut it into a really bad Chelsea in college- but don't worry, it'll happen!
- September 2, 2009 at 12:15 AM
- Orchid Grey said...
@ Elaine: thank you! it takes some practice- basically the braid is an inverted french braid- I can't wait to see it on you!
- September 2, 2009 at 12:16 AM
- Rebecca, The Clothes Horse said...
Gorgeous flats!
- September 2, 2009 at 12:59 AM
- Jennifer said...
Love that necklace! and also jealous of your braid!
- September 2, 2009 at 11:15 AM
I just wanted to let you know how great I think your blog is! I am also from the Boston area (I live in the city at the moment); it is just to find other people from Massachusetts.
Your outfit is super cute!! I love that necklace too! I cant believe you got it at Forever 21 (and I cant believe I didnt see it there myself) for $12. Very nice!!
- September 2, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Orchid Grey said...
@rebecca: thank you!
@jennifer: thanks!
@amy: thank you, I really appreciate the feedback! I always love to hear from local bloggers as well and am going to check out your site right after I'm done typing!
- September 2, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- Dionne said...
Oh that wrap shirt looks amazing on you! You have such great style, chickadee!
That's cool that you got to see your cuz get inducted, he must have felt special having you go out there for it. Bummer about the rain though!
- September 2, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- Her name was Lola said...
You should be proud! That is one fabulous braid + this is one fabulous blog. I'm just loving it.
- September 6, 2009 at 8:21 PM
- Orchid Grey said...
@Dionne: Thanks!
@Lola; Thank you!
- September 7, 2009 at 5:02 PM
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Alexi Littrell hasn't told anyone what happened to her over the summer. Ashamed and embarrassed, she hides in her closet and compulsively scratches the back of her neck, trying to make the outside hurt more than the inside does.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Cover Reveal for FAKING NORMAL by Courtney C. Stevens!
Hello, friends! You might have thought that it would take an overwhelming, outstanding event to break me of my blog-posting silence. Well, you'd be right! Today, I'm sharing the cover of FAKING NORMAL, the amazing YA book by Courtney C. Stevens that will debut Spring of 2014. Courtney is in my critique group, so I had the honor of reading this book in its earlier stages. It's a beautiful, powerful story, guys. One you will read again and again, and absorb into your heart. So...here's more from Courtney!
Hello awesome people! Before we get into the cover stuff, I want to thank all the bloggers and authors who are helping today with this reveal. This is such a fantastic and talented community, and I'm fortunate to be a part of it.
And now on to the main event, the cover of Faking Normal:
Designed by Laura Lyn DiSiena
Reasons I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the cover:
1. It's beautiful.
2. It tells a story without words.
3. Have you seen the awesome paper cut trees???
Here's what the publisher (HarperTeen) has to say about Faking Normal:
At school, nobody sees the scratches or her pain. The only person she connects with is the mysterious Captain Lyric, who writes song lyrics on her fourth-period desk for her to complete. With pencil marks and music, Alexi carves out a comfortable space for herself as she and the Captain finish each other's songs – words on a desk feel safer than words spoken aloud.
But when Bodee Lennox, the quiet and awkward boy next door, comes to live with the Littrells, Alexi discovers an unlikely friend who understands her better than anyone. He has secrets of his own and knows all about suffering in silence. As they lean on each other for support, Alexi gives him the strength to deal with his past, and Bodee helps her find the courage to finally speak up.
With her powerful, moving debut novel, author Courtney C. Stevens emerges as an extraordinary new talent to watch.
Faking Normal will be released from HarperTeen on February 25, 2014. Yes, this is earlier than the date listed on Amazon.
About the author:
Courtney C. Stevens grew up in Kentucky and lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She is an adjunct professor and a former youth minister. Her other skills include playing hide-and-seek, climbing trees, and being an Olympic torch bearer. Faking Normal is her first novel.
The goods on the Cover Reveal Contest:
You don't know me. Twitter doesn't know me. Facebook doesn't know me. Goodreads doesn't know me. Amazon pre-sales doesn't know me. (This is one of the great challenges of being a debut author.)
Please help change my anonymity by placing Faking Normal on the radar of readers, bloggers, reviewers, and you know … people who like to win stuff.
A few deets on the prize package-
The winner receives:
- A signed ARC of Faking Normal
- A hand-painted cover rock by Court
- Signed postcard
- Silicone "Channel Your Brave" bracelet
Since hand-painted cover rock isn't usual book swag, I thought you might want a little background. In my little family, we paint rocks for significant events. I currently have three different book rocks that someone in my family made. One for when I got an agent, another for when I went out on submission, and finally one for when we sold Faking Normal.
I thought it would be cool if I shared the tradition with one lucky winner by making a cover-inspired rock.
(You might also be interested to know the bottom of the rock contains a spoiler: some of the first lyric quotes written by the main character and her Captain Lyric.)
Enter by filling out the Rafflecopter below.
(U.S. only. Giveaway ends July 8, 2013.)
You can find Courtney here:
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And she would love if you would add Faking Normal to your Goodreads shelf and pre-order Faking Normal on Amazon.
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4 comments:
- Genetta said...
Love this book! Love this cover! And most of all ... love this author! Seriously, you want to pre-order this book. It's profound, lovely, chilling, and redemptive!
- June 24, 2013 at 8:32 PM
- Genetta said...
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You want to pre-order this book. It's profound, lovely, chilling, beautiful, and redemptive!
- June 24, 2013 at 8:35 PM
- Kayla DeGroote said...
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- June 24, 2013 at 10:14 PM
- Kayla DeGroote said...
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- June 24, 2013 at 10:16 PM
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Automotive Globalization Pushes Standardization
Ford, American Axle Among Companies Reaping Benefits of Global Automation Approach
Since the beginning of automated assembly, the automotive industry has been at the forefront of automation innovation and has led industrial manufacturing into several emerging technologies, including on-machine and mobile technologies, safety and the deployment of EtherNet/IP communication networks, noted Mark Joppru, global director of the automotive and tire business for Rockwell Automation, as he kicked off the Automotive Industry Forum this afternoon at the Automation Fair in Philadelphia.
The automotive industry has been operating on an increasingly global level, and where the car manufacturers go, so must their suppliers. "We don't call them suppliers anymore; they're partners," said Peter Daenen, chief program engineer for body construction engineering for Ford South America, who discussed Ford's globalization efforts during the forum. "It's critical that as we go global, they go global with us."
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) is a tier-one powertrain supplier that has had to make that move and now has 35 facilities worldwide. "We have gone global to follow the brands around the globe," said Jeff Smith, technology lead at AAM in Detroit.
Smith described his company's move from Interbus to EtherNet/IP in late 2006, which was prompted by increasingly global manufacturing capacity and the need to shake up its controls architecture. It was August, and the company was launching a new assembly system in January. Smith and his team were tasked with deploying a completely revamped controls architecture in just a few months.
The "Other Guys" Win
"I thought we would stay with the current architecture, given the timing. But I had to go through the process. I had to do my due diligence," Smith recalled. "And I'll be darned if the other guys didn't win." The "other guys" were Rockwell Automation and its Logix5000 control system, instead of the mishmash of devices AAM had been using.
AAM made the switch to Rockwell Automation controls and EtherNet/IP. The plan was to launch with one small system with five 1756-L61 processors. "We were going to test EtherNet/IP on that one little line," Smith said. Instead, they were asked to launch with four systems, three of which were significantly larger in scope and function. "One had 28 stations with 800+ EtherNet/IP edge devices from a wide range of vendors. And of course that one had to launch first."
Nonetheless, all four assembly systems launched over a four-month period flawlessly, and with only a single controls engineer needed on-site in Silao, Mexico. Though people often present it as such, EtherNet/IP is not a 10-ton elephant, Smith insisted. "It is a controls fieldbus, period. It is not complicated. If you have DeviceNet, and you want to go to EtherNet/IP, it's that easy. It is an enabling fieldbus technology."
Today AAM has in place DLR, CIP Motion, PowerFLEX 755 with and without CIP Motion, RSLogix 5000 and 1756-L61 processors, and has "never looked back," Smith said.
Production has standardized globally on controls, HMI and more. "We provide our suppliers logic references, HMI references," Smith said. "I can walk into any place in American Axle globally, and I know how to use the HMI. I know how to program it; I know how it works and how to fix it."
Along with globalization, economies of scale are forcing standardization across car models, Joppru noted. "And it affects automation," he added. "They want standards and standard plants."
"One Ford" Includes Global Automation Strategy
Ford's system of standardization around the globe is called One Ford, and it applies across 70 existing plants, as well as nine new plants planned for Asia-Pacific. "Ford's been on a journey of transforming itself into a One Ford global company," Daenen said. "That globalization approach applies to all functions, including manufacturing."
Manufacturing is focused on a common set of standards in the Ford Production System (FPS) to build a less standard set of automobiles. It's not a one-size-fits-all approach for its customers, Daenen said, but rather standardizing on parts and techniques to provide more choices, with all vehicle models available with a variety of powertrains. "It's the face of changing market demands," he said. "We have to become more global. While flexibility is key to our ability to deliver products to market faster, in the same process, we need to drive down our investment."
To implement flexibility in major areas of production—the body shop, paint shop and final assembly, as well as some opportunities in powertrain operations—Ford is concentrating on three main pillars: global bill of process and global bill of design, which limit the design and content of a vehicle; and a modularity strategy. "We combine these three, and we are able to get to global product flexibility," Daenen said.
Ford's goal has been to move away from relatively non-flexible lines with asset-intensive tooling systems that can run three models. "We were looking for a much higher level of flexibility," Daenen said. Ford found it with a new line capable of running six or seven models using lighter-duty, more flexible tooling systems.
"Last year about 55% of the body shops were flexible," Daenen detailed. "Our plan is to crank that up to 65% by end of this year. As we launch new plants, mainly in Asia-Pacific, we're supplying flexible body shops."
Ford defines flexibility as 80% of the body tuning not being vehicle-specific, Daenen said. "When the next vehicle comes along, we can run it through with a minimum amount of investment and rework."
Ford is also expanding its use of virtual tools to assess the way it builds vehicles, Daenen said. "By studying the best way to install a seat into a vehicle, you can obviously assess beforehand the potential ergonomic risks or accidents without being on the line, and still deliver quality."
Since implementing virtual tools, Ford has been able to reduce build issues by about 90%, Daenen said. "Investment efficiency is absolutely key, and virtual tools have helped." By leveraging supplier partnerships, globalization and the application of lean, flexible engineering principles, Ford has been able to reduce its investment for new vehicles by about 20%, and by about 50% for new vehicle derivatives.


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You may remember that we used to sell NOS Belleri Porteur bars from France. Of course Belleri is long out of business, but hardly a day goes by without someone asking if we had just one last pair. So we decided to make our own Porteur bars.
They are 48cm wide; reach is 14cm; grip area is about 13cm. and they have about 15mm of rise or drop. The clamp area is 25.4mm.
The quality and polishing are very nice. The transition from the grip to the curve on the originals was a little more abrupt. Our version has a gentler transition. The curves on both versions are fuller and, to my eye, prettier than the somewhat similar Champs Elysées bars used on the old Herse bikes.
These bars are available in two tubing diameters, 23.8mm road sized and 22.2mm mountain-bike- sized (clamp area is 25.4mm on both):
22.2mm (MTB-size) bars accept MTB brake levers and clamp-on shifters. They do not work with bar-end shifters. The only inverse levers that work are Dia Compe levers in the 22.2mm size.
23.8mm (road-size) bars accept standard inverse brake levers, standard bar end shifters, and 23.8mm city brake levers. In short, anything made for road bars fits. They do not accept MTB levers or shifters.


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GM meetings could lead to tweaks; no major changesby Dan Rosen
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- After three days of meetings at the Boca Beach Club, the NHL general managers came away with a consensus that the game is in good shape and needs no radical makeover.
"There are no major announcements or major changes," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "There will be some recommendations, some things people will look at, there will be some more homework done, but you should continue to enjoy the game principally the way it's being played."
Among the recommendations the managers are considering to propose to the Competition Committee are modifications to the overtime format and faceoff protocol.
Specifically, the GMs are in favor of having teams switch ends for overtime to create the "long change" dynamic which exists in the second period, historically the most offensive and most penalized period in the game. The GMs would like to see more games which extend beyond regulation end in overtime rather than the shootout.
On faceoffs the managers would like to see the hash marks outside the faceoff circles extended from three feet to five feet, which they believe would reduce the amount of congestion on a faceoff. Also, instead of having linesmen toss players out of the faceoff if they commit a violation, the GMs would like to see the offending player moved to a line that is 12 to 18 inches removed from the dot, taking away that player's leverage to win the draw.
For any of these changes to become official the managers need to present a formal proposal to the Competition Committee, which will meet in June. The changes then need the approval of the Competition Committee and the Board of Governors, which typically meets after the Stanley Cup Final.
Commissioner Bettman called the modifications to overtime and faceoffs tweaks to a game that is operating smoothly.
"The overwhelming sense of the group is you don't make change for the sake of change," Commissioner Bettman said. "Maybe you want to focus on a tweak here and there because if you can make it better you do that, but we're not looking at any core fundamental problems."
The GMs also are interested in seeing more kicked-in goals allowed as a way to increase scoring, but NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Tuesday that proposal is a rules-interpretation issue and does not require approval from the Competition Committee. The managers would like to see any goal scored off a skate with the blade remaining on the ice considered legal.
On Wednesday the GMs spent time discussing a variety of topics unrelated to rule changes. The salary cap for next season, a number that will not be released until after the season, rules related to the NHL Draft Combine and a review of the 2014 Sochi Olympics were among the discussion points.
Commissioner Bettman also echoed statements made by Daly on Tuesday, saying the falling value of the Canadian dollar (now 90 cents on the U.S. dollar) will have a small impact on next season's salary cap, which in December was projected to be approximately $71 million. The cap this season is $64.3 million.
"I know a lot of people were talking about the number we showed the Board in December; that was an illustration. It wasn't based on anything because we didn't have any revenues," Commissioner Bettman said. "We said after we get to the end of the regular season we may be able to better project what it looks like. With the Canadian dollar where it is maybe you're looking at a million or two difference in the cap based on where the cap is likely to be. It's not that big of a deal."
The draft combine received a lot of attention Wednesday.
GMs are concerned that teams are bringing in too many prospects for medical testing and interviews in the time after the official scouting combine run by NHL Central Scouting, which takes place in Toronto in late May.
Washington Capitals GM George McPhee said the combine was designed so prospects didn't have to visit multiple teams.
"We originally came up with a combine to streamline that and have all the players go to one place, work out and you get the results," McPhee said. "We've improved the combine over the years to make sure we're getting the results we need. … Ideally what we want is one combine where everybody gets their information and it's equal for [all] teams."
There was discussion about adding new physical-testing elements to the combine to satisfy the needs of the teams.
As it stands now teams are not allowed to do any physical testing with prospects after the combine and before the draft. The penalty is a small fine, but Colin Campbell, NHL senior vice president of hockey operations, said there is talk about increasing the fine for teams which violate the rule.
Commissioner Bettman said any changes to the combine process would need the approval of the Board of Governors. He said the League would spend the next few months looking at ways to make the combine more effective.
The GMs also received a review of the 2014 Sochi Olympics from Commissioner Bettman and Daly, but there was no discussion on future NHL participation in the Olympics. He said NHL players sustained more injuries in Sochi than during any previous Olympic tournament.


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Obama, Romney have 4 days to seal the deal
One storm over, another ahead.
After a brief campaign hiatus courtesy of Hurricane Sandy, President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney resumed a blitz of swing states in the final days before Tuesday's election — making their closing arguments to voters in stump speeches and TV ads.
The candidates' weekend travel schedules made it clear where the election was likely to be decided. Obama was slated to return to Ohio on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. He also was set to stump in Wisconsin, Iowa, Virginia, Florida, New Hampshire and Colorado.
STORY:Romney brings autos back to center of Ohio campaign
INTERACTIVE:Electoral Vote Tracker
POLLS:Follow who's up and who's down
Romney was scheduled to campaign in Ohio, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Colorado and Pennsylvania as both candidates tried to seal the deal at the end of a long, bitter and close campaign.
Statewide polls released Thursday differed on who was ahead in Colorado and Iowa, but they showed Obama with a single-digit lead in Nevada and Wisconsin. Eight of nine surveys over the past week in crucial Ohio gave Obama a narrow edge.
"We know what the future requires," Obama, sporting a bomber jacket, told an airport rally in Green Bay, Wis. "We don't need a big-government agenda or a small-government agenda. We need a middle-class agenda that rewards hard work and responsibility."
He dismissed Romney's claim to being a candidate of change. "We know what change looks like, and what the governor's offering sure isn't it," he said.
Romney mocked Obama for suggesting in an NBC interview having a single official oversee overlapping business programs. "I don't think adding a new chair in his Cabinet will help add millions of jobs on Main Street," Romney, stumping in his shirtsleeves, told supporters in Roanoke, Va. "We don't need a 'secretary of Business' to understand business. We need a president who understands business, and I do."
A new Romney TV ad also ridiculed Obama's comment. "His solution to everything is to add another bureaucrat," the narrator said.
A new Obama ad used a testimonial from a Republican, former secretary of State Colin Powell, who praised the president's record and urged Americans to "keep on the track that we are on."
The president received an unexpected endorsement from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent. He cited Obama's disaster response and the need for the next president to address climate change, which the mayor said increased the ferocity of the storm.
The limited number of battlegrounds at times made the campaigns seem to be circling one another. In Akron late Thursday, Ann Romney and former president Bill Clinton simultaneously held events just 25 miles from one another.
Contributing: Aamer Madhani on the road with Obama, Jackie Kucinich with Romney


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SJHS Homecoming Parade
SJHS Homecoming
San Juan High School celebrated homecoming this past week. The activities and competitions got started on October 7 with the annual Mr. San Juan Pageant.
Those in attendance were treated to a variety of talent acts, mesmerized by evening wear and left in awe at by the intellectual prowess of the participants as they answered questions asked by their peers.
When it was all said and done, Koy Nielson took home the coveted crown. His attendants are first attendant Easton Lee and second attendant Sterling Black. Chase Richmond was voted the audience favorite.
On Tuesday night, the volleyball team played host to the Grand County Red Devils. The Lady Broncos remain undefeated in Region play, winning in three sets 25-16, 25-19 and 25-22.
Both Jesse Ivins and Jade Palmer had solid performances to help the Lady Broncos improve their overall record to 14-6. Their next match is Tuesday, October 15 at Emery. Play begins at 6:30 p.m.
On Wednesday night, football junkies were treated to a great Powder Puff game. The junior and senior girls played hard as both made big plays and had big hits. Points were put on the board in a hurry by both squads in the first half.
The defenses settled in and played great in the second half. When the final buzzer rang, the game ended in a 16-16 tie.
On Friday night, the Bulldogs of Gunnison Valley came to town and it was the football team's turn to shine.
In the early parts of the game both teams exchanged scores and after one quarter San Juan held a slim 7-6 lead.
The second quarter started off much the same when the Broncos second touchdown was answered by the Bulldogs on their next drive and San Juan led 14-12. The rest of the half was all Broncos as they tacked on three more scores, taking a 35-12 lead into the locker room.
Gunnison got the ball first to start the third quarter and wasted no time chipping into San Juan's lead bringing the score to 35-18.
On the ensuing kickoff the Bulldogs executed a near perfect onside kick and again drove the ball down the field for another score cutting the Bronco lead to 10 points 35-25.
San Juan decided enough was enough, buckled down and put the game out of reach by scoring three second half touchdowns, while the defense thwarted the Gunnison offense the rest of the game. When the last second ticked off the scoreboard read San Juan 56 Gunnison 25.
The Broncos had their best offensive performance of the year as they amassed 440 yards of offense, 303 yards rushing and 137 yards passing.
The rushing attack was led by Jens Grover who had 94 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns.
He was followed by Max Morley, who toted the ball five times for 83 yards and a score. Grant Laws was next with six attempts for 62 yards and one touchdown.
Payton Palmer scored twice on seven carries and racked up 35 yards. The rushing was rounded out by Trason Jack, Chase Palmer, Braxton Brown and Jordan Blake who combined for 29 yards on eight carries along with one touchdown from Jack.
In the passing game, Payton Palmer went eight of 12 for 137 yards and one touchdown. Catching Palmer's passes are DiQuan Lopez who finished the night with three grabs for 72 yards and a score, followed by Laws who hauled in four passes for 43 yards.
Sterling Black rounded things out with one reception for 15 yards.
Defensively, San Juan enjoyed their best outing of the season as they forced seven Gunnison turnovers, five interceptions and two fumbles.
Grover led all Bronco tacklers with seven stops and a sack. He was followed by Jack, Brittain Bowring and Hayden Brown who had five apiece, Brown also had two sacks.
Laws, Black, Kavika Su'esu'e, Chase Richmond and Brayden Giddings chipped in four stops each. Giddings also added two sacks while Black had one sack.
Lopez and Easton Lee both tallied three stops, Blake and Chase Palmer had two, while Payton Palmer, Braxton Brown, Nathan Nielson, Davin Lyman and Jonathon Lewis added one each.
Blake also had two interceptions followed by Jack, Bowring and Su'esu'e who all had one.
San Juan hosts Grand next week for senior night. The game will be on Thursday, October 17 and kickoff will be at 7 p.m.
On Tuesday, October 15 the San Juan Boys and Girls Cross Country teams host the Region 15 Cross Country Meet. Come out and support these hard working athletes.


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Race with your teammates to compete against other clubs on-site at each of our events. Additionally, our regional championships events invite clubs to earn the coveted title of Regional TriClub Champion!
In addition to the on-site competitions and the yearly Global TriClub Rankings, joining the IRONMAN TriClub Program provides clubs with a number of valuable benefits!
Are you the club manager, coach or main point of contact for your TriClub?
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Getting the Kids to Exercise
Helping your kids get off the couch and in shape prepares them to become healthy adults. Here's how to tap into children's natural love of movement and get the whole family in shape:
Plan new traditions. Is Saturday morning a time for sausage and pancakes? What about replacing that with a brisk walk to the local park or a bike ride around town?
Make physical activity a family policy. You may even have to make exercise mandatory. But after kids get rolling, they won't fight it anymore.
Limit screen time by keeping a television and computer out of your child's bedroom. Only 30 percent of kids say they have time limits on watching TV, playing video games, or using the computer. But when parents do set limits, children cut screen time by a whopping three hours a day.
Take adventure walks in the neighborhood or the woods. Or take your kids to the park to play soccer, Wiffle ball, or kickball, or climb on the jungle gyms. Toddlers love games like red light/green light and Simon Says.
Put fun first so kids don't feel judged by their sports performance. Instead of incessantly correcting their form or praising them for their skill on the soccer field, let them find their groove and focus on the great time they're having.
If your kid is a gamer, consider an active game. Games like Wii Fitness and Dance Dance Revolution burn calories and develop coordination while providing plenty of fun and entertainment.


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REGISTRY EVALUATION OF VITAL INFORMATION FOR VADs IN AMBULATORY LIFE (REVIVAL)
|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: NCT01369407
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 8, 2011
Last Update Posted : September 7, 2018
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- No Results Posted
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|Condition or disease
|Congestive Heart Failure
|Other: No Intervention
REVIVAL will establish a prospective, observational, multicenter patient cohort in ambulatory patients with chronic, advanced, systolic heart failure that will provide a greater understanding of their clinical trajectory (rates of hospitalizations, transplantation, MCSD use and death), and of how baseline clinical risk measures are related to prognosis. Within the broader goal of 1) improving prognostic assessment in chronic, ambulatory, advanced systolic heart failure, additional targeted goals are to 2) better inform the selection of appropriate candidates for a future study of a strategy of early LVAD therapy vs. optimal medical management in this population, and 3) determine the feasibility of identifying candidates for such a trial. Therefore, the target population will have known high-risk features for increased mortality and hospitalization (e.g., frequent hospitalization, reduced exercise capacity, elevated BNP or N-terminal proBNP, increased Seattle Heart Failure Model risk score, reduced Heart Failure Survival Score).
The REVIVE-IT Registry (i.e., REVIVAL) is a prospective cohort study to be conducted in up to twenty five (25) participating Clinical Sites in the USA. The study will continue until up to 400 eligible heart failure heart failure subjects have been enrolled (estimated length of accrual is 12 months).
|Study Type :
|Observational [Patient Registry]
|Actual Enrollment :
|400 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Target Follow-Up Duration:
|2 Years
|Official Title:
|REVIVE-IT Registry (REVIVAL: Registry Evaluation of Vital Information For VADs in Ambulatory Life)
|Actual Study Start Date :
|July 2015
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 29, 2018
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 29, 2018
Enrolled Subjects
Enrolled subjects participate for up to 2 years
Other: No Intervention
Not an interventional study
- To characterize clinical outcomes, quality of life and functional impairment over two (2) years in a population of ambulatory patients on evidence-based therapy with advanced chronic systolic heart failure who may benefit from VAD therapy [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- To evaluate the relationship between heart failure subject's modeled prognosis, self assessed prognosis, preferences for end of life care and thresholds for considering VAD implant. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- To evaluate caregiver burden associated with heart failure subject's measures of heart failure severity, quality of life, functional limitations and with preferences for care and thresholds for considering device implant. [ Time Frame: 2 years. ]
- To determine health-associated costs for heart failure subjects in the registry. [ Time Frame: 2 years. ]
- To provide the REVIVE-IT Registry to the INTERMACS study group to be used in comparative analyses of outcomes of patients treated with medical versus VAD therapy. [ Time Frame: 2 years. ]
- Hospitalization [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Assessed throughout participation
- Stroke [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Assessed throughout participation
- MCSD [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Assessed throughout participation (study endpoint)
- Transplant [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Assessed throughout participation (study endpoint)
- Death [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Assessed throughout participation
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
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 to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ambulatory.
- Chronic systolic heart failure ≥ 12 months.
- NYHA II - IV for at least 45 of the last 60 days.
- Last documented left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35% by any imaging modality.
- Age 18 - 80 years.
- Under the care of a cardiologist at study site.
- On appropriate evidenced -based heart failure medications - ACE inhibitor, ARB or sacubitril/valsartan [LCZ-696]; beta blocker; aldosterone antagonist; hydralazine/long-acting nitrate [required of African-American subjects only] for ≥ 3 months absent contraindications or intolerances.
- Has ICD or CRT-D. If CRT-D, present for ≥ 3 months.
Demonstrated advanced heart failure, including any one of the following*:
i. Serum sodium ≤ 135 mEq/L (obtained as an outpatient)** ii. Serum BNP ≥ 750 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥ 3000 pg/mL** (obtained as an outpatient) iii. Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) one year predicted survival ≤ 85%** iv. Heart Failure Survival Score (HFSS) ≤ 7.19** v. Peak VO2 ≤ 55% of predicted for age by Wasserman equation or ≤ 14 ml/kg/min, with RER ≥ 1.05*** vi. VE/VC02 slope > 40*** vii. 6 minute walk test (6MWT) distance ≤ 350 m without significant non-cardiac limitation** viii. Currently listed as Heart Transplant Status II due to heart failure limitation
History of one (1) hospitalization (≥ 24 hours) for acute or acute on chronic heart failure in the past year with additional history to include:
i. Serum BNP ≥ 500 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥ 2000 pg/mL** (obtained as an outpatient)
History of two (2) hospitalizations (≥ 24 hours) for acute or acute on chronic heart failure in the past year.
* Qualifying measure must be the most recent of that type of measure obtained (i.e., a BNP ≥ 1000 obtained 2 months prior would not qualify the heart failure subject if a more recent BNP was < 1000)
**Using values obtained within the prior 90 days, except for peak VO2 within 365 days
***Obtained within the prior 365 days
- Willingness to continue to receive heart failure care from the enrolling advanced heart failure clinic over the next two (2) years and to come for all scheduled study visits.
12. Written Informed consent given.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known serious medical problem other than heart failure that would be expected to limit 2-year survival (≥50% mortality within 2 years from non-heart failure diagnosis).
- Patient is not likely to be compliant with the protocol, in the opinion of the Investigator.
- Currently hospitalized.
- Current use of an intravenous inotrope.
- Primary functional limitation from non-cardiac diagnosis even if not likely to limit survival.
- Chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis or a serum creatinine value of ≥ 3 mg/dL at time of enrollment.
- Cardiac amyloidosis, cardiac sarcoidosis, constrictive pericardial disease, active myocarditis or congenital heart disease with significant structural abnormality.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy unless dilated LV and no outflow gradient.
- Cardiac conditions that are amenable to surgical or percutaneous procedures (other than VAD or transplant) that would substantially improve prognosis and for which this subject is a reasonable candidate, regardless of whether the procedure will or will not be performed.
- Uncorrected hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
- Pregnancy.
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): NCT01369407
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
|United States, California
|Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
|Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado, Denver
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|United States, Maryland
|University of Maryland, Baltimore
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
|Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, Massachusetts
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|United States, Michigan
|University of Michigan
|Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
|Henry Ford Hospital
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University, St. Louis
|Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, New York
|Montefiore Medical Center
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
|Mount Sinai Hospital
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|United States, Ohio
|Cleveland Clinic Foundation
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|United States, Oklahoma
|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73112
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Abington Jefferson Health
|Abington, Pennsylvania, United States, 19001
|University of Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|University of Pittsburgh
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, Texas
|UT Southwestern
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
|Houston Methodist Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|United States, Utah
|University of Utah
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
|United States, Virginia
|Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
|Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042
|Virginia Commonwealth University
|Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
|Principal Investigator:
|Keith Aaronson, MD, MS
|University of Michigan
|Principal Investigator:
|Garrick Stewart, MD
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Study Chair:
|Doug Mann, MD
|University of Washington - St. Louis
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Keith Aaronson, Bertram Pitt M.D. Collegiate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01369407 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
HHSN268201100026C ( Other Grant/Funding Number: NHLBI )
|First Posted:
|June 8, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|September 7, 2018
|Last Verified:
|September 2018
Heart failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Failure NYHA class III
Advanced heart failure
Systolic Heart Failure
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases


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NAIA Football Players of the Week - No. 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Joe Camacho of MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) has been named the NAIA National Football Defensive Player of the Week, Austin Coleman of Saint Francis (Ind.) has been tabbed the National Football Special Teams Player of the Week and Eric Williamson of St. Ambrose (Iowa) received National Football Offensive Player of the Week honors, the national office announced Monday. Camacho, Coleman and Williamson were chosen for their performances during the week of Oct. 15 - 21 and were selected out of a poll of conference and independent award winners.
Camacho, a native of Santa Paula, Calif., led a MidAmerica Nazarene defense that held then-No. 16 Benedictine (Kan.) 24 points under its season scoring average, which entering the weekend ranked fifth in the NAIA. The sophomore linebacker finished the contest with a career-high 14 tackles (six solo), including a sack early in the third quarter that played a key role in forcing a Raven field goal. He also added a forced fumble and pass breakup.
For the season, Camacho ranks third on the team with 42 tackles (18 solo).
Coleman, a senior wide receiver from Fort Wayne, Ind., tied the NAIA career record for touchdowns scored on kickoff returns with his seventh career score in the Cougars 28-19 upset victory against then-No. 5 William Penn (Iowa) last Saturday. His 100-yard touchdown return, which ties for the longest in NAIA history, came early in the third quarter and answered a 98-yard scoring return by the Statesmen. Coleman concluded the game with five returns for a career-best and Cougar single-game record 201 yards.
Coleman, who wins the NAIA National Football Special Teams Player of the Week award for the second time in his career, is the NAIA leader in kickoff return yards with 611 and ranks ninth in all purpose yards per game (154.7).
Williamson, a quarterback from Springfield, Ill., set both a school and Mid-States Football Association single-game record with seven touchdown passes in St. Ambrose's 63-10 win over Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Oct. 20. Additionally, the junior set career-highs in completions with 29 and passing yards with 434 despite only playing three quarters. Williamson connected with wide receiver Zach Grant on five-of-seven scores, which set the St. Ambrose single-game record for touchdown receptions.
Williamson ranks in the top 10 nationally in pass efficiency (164.8), passing yards per game (283), total offense per game (293.7) and total passing (1,981).
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
For the complete NAIA Player of the Week calendar, click here. The next NAIA National Football Players of the Week will be announced on Oct. 29.
Offensive Nominees: Terrance Cobb, Cumberlands (Ky.); Jimmy Coy, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Lance Johansen, Jamestown (N.D.); Jon Hilliger, Ottawa (Kan.); Kendall Roberson, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Ryan Ludlow, Peru State (Neb.); Brandon Smith, Northwestern (Iowa); Drake Sunderland, Ave Maria (Fla.); Dustin Rinker, Carroll (Mont.).
Defensive Nominees: Kalii Robinson, Southern Oregon; Taylor Brown, Saint Francis (Ind.); Aj Downs, Jamestown (N.D.); Jon Higgins, Grand View (Iowa); Calvin Lewis, Belhaven (Miss.); Cris Basch, Saint Mary (Kan.); Tanner Bowling, Ave Maria (Fla.); Cody Eiler, Nebraska Wesleyan; Steven Willis, Webber International (Fla.).
Special Teams Nominees: DeKeldric Felton, Cumberlands (Ky.); Treyton Buresh, Midland (Neb.); Dominic Sigala, Ottawa (Kan.); Garret Campbell, Peru State (Neb.); Marcus Kerrigan, William Penn (Iowa); Nick Falkiewicz, Ave Maria (Fla.); Nick Knell, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Mason Prater, Webber International (Fla.).
2012 Football Players of the Week
Week 1 (Sept. 3)
Offense: Davis Bloemendaal, Northwestern (Iowa)
Defense: Howard McDonald, Eastern Oregon
Special Teams: Jordan Delbaugh, Nebraska Wesleyan
Week 2 (Sept. 10)
Offense: Bryce Baker, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Defense: Dexter Davis, Friends (Kan.)
Special Teams: Ty Littzen, Morningside (Iowa)
Week 3 (Sept. 17)
Offense: Shane Gimzo, Ottawa (Kan.)
Defense: Zach Dolph, Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Special Teams: James Bryan, Belhaven (Miss.)
Week 4 (Sept. 24)
Offense: Derek Lear, Montana State-Northern
Defense: Marcus Carter, Friends (Kan.)
Special Teams: James Loydd, Waldorf (Iowa)
Week 5 (Oct. 1)
Offense: John Dostal, Hastings (Neb.)
Defense: Marc Porras, Kansas Wesleyan
Special Teams: Casey Clarke, Campbellsville (Ky.)
Week 6 (Oct. 8)
Offense: Austin Dodge, Southern Oregon
Defense: Dewaun Harrison, Cumberlands (Ky.)
Special Teams: Cole Boger, Morningside (Iowa)
Week 7 (Oct. 15)
Offense: Joel Nixon, Morningside (Iowa)
Defense: Paramore Tapa, Faulkner (Ala.)
Special Teams: Keondrick Daniels, Union (Ky.)
Week 8 (Oct. 22)
Offense: Eric Williamson, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Defense: Joe Camacho, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Special Teams: Austin Coleman, Saint Francis (Ind.)


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Business Plus Accounting Restaurant Professional 8.0 is a complete Restaurant Point of Sale System built on top of a complete business accounting system. This means in addition to running your restaurant floor, BPA Restaurant Professional can help you track your inventory, your accounts receivable, your accounts payable, it can help you write checks and balance your bank account. It can run your payroll, track maintenance on your equipment, and provide all of your general ledger and accounting reports. It also provides over 260 business reports covering all areas of your business! Not only do you receive the Restaurant Point of Sale Software but you also receive Point of Sale Modules to run gift stores, delis, and catering. See description of software features below.
* Include up to 14 menus which can be accessed without scrolling through categories. Over 14,000 items can be included in the menu.
* Each menu has a unique color to make it easier to know where you are. Items on a menu can be grouped and colored together.
* Quick & Easy. One button Quick Sale and One button Quick Cashout functions. Automatically duplicate an item with a single button.
* Employees can clock in and out and can log in and out of the POS screen using the touch screen or using employee cards.
* Managers can use the touch screen or their manager password card to authorize restricted functions like Voiding Tickets or Comp'ing items.
* You can restrict actions that might allow employees to steal from you, such as removing items after a cook's ticket has been printed.
* The software includes a security events module that will interface with your video security cameras. You can print reports and then view the events on your security videos. Security reports show items that have been removed, tickets that have been voided, items that have been comp'ed, discounted items, coupons used and other user definable security events.
* Print reports showing items that have been removed, tickets that have been voided, and items that have been comp'ed or discounted.
* The password system allows you to specify which software modules and functions each employee has access to and creates a log entry each time a password is entered so you can track what your employees are doing.
* Specify which software modules and functions each employee has access to.
One restaurant owner reported firing his whole staff after upgrading to BPA Restaurant Professional and finally being able to see how dishonest his employees were!
BPA Restaurant Professional 8.0 is built on our Business Plus Accounting software package, and includes a complete set of business and accounting tools fully integrated with the restaurant point of sale.
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* Includes an equipment maintenance and tracking module for tracking your restaurant's equipment
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* Product sales and costs are combined with overhead costs in the general ledger for a true picture of your profitability
See below for a more complete list of accounting functions!
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This System Includes The BPA Video CD Training Series For Servers And Managers
* Supports Touch Screen Entry of Restaurant Orders.
* Supports Keyboard/Mouse Entry of Restaurant Orders.
* Allows Servers to Print Cook's Tickets.
* Allows the cook's ticket to be split between different Cook's printers. You can have up to five different Cook's printers for a single order (i.e. kitchen area, sandwich area, etc.). This saves you the expense of multiple monitors and computers.
* Allows You To Print the Entire Order or Just New Items to the Cook's Printers.
* Supports use of a cook's monitor at each cooking station with a bump button and cook's ticket printing capabilities.
* Allows the manual entry of daily sales, used primarily by Restaurants who use hand written tickets.
* Supports Table Management.
* Supports Gift Certificates.
* Supports Quick Sales For Quick Bar Entries.
* Supports Happy Hour Pricing.
* Supports Lunch Hour Pricing.
* Supports Additional Pricing Options.
* Supports Hold And Fire To Aid In Timely Cooking.
* Supports Scanning of Bar Code SKUs.
* Supports Modifing Of Items And Sides Without Re-entry.
* Supports Turning Menu Item Off When Item Is Out Of Stock
* Supports Duplicate Item Button.
* Supports Charging a Service Fee For Special Situations.
* Supports On Screen Keyboard.
* Supports Tracking Of Loaned Equipment (Typical Of Catering).
* Exclude an Item From Gratuity.
* Exclude an Item From a Meal Discount.
* Supports 600+ Drink Recipes (Optional).
* Supports Canadian Goods & Services Tax
* Allows Merging of Two Or More Tables.
* Supports Hand Held PCs For At The Table Orders (Call For Hand Held PCs Pricing).
* Supports multiple languages for menu items, for side definitions and for menu names (Supports Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Greek, Russian, Turkish, Baltic).
* Supports Dine In or Take Out.
* Supports Discounts For Any Order or any Item on an Order (Password can be required).
* Allows Data File Information to be Accessed by Browsing, Reporting, and Filtering.
* Allows Data Exporting of All Data.
* Supports Bar Code Printing and Scanning for Gift Store Operations.
* Show Guest Count Screen During POS Orders.
* Allows Excluding of Items From Gratuity.
* Allows Excluding of Items From Meal Discounts.
* Allows Enabling of Dine In / Dine Out Option On Quick Sales.
* Supports Automatic Printing of the Cook's Ticket When An Order Is Cashed Out.
* Allows Requiring of a Manager Password When Manually Opening The Cash Drawer.
* Tracks Cash Drawer Payouts.
* Supports Inactivity Auto Server Log Out.
* Allows Reviewing of a Table Order While at the POS Screen.
* Supports Arranging Of Tables Like Your Restaurant Layout.
* Prints Reports Showing Daily Sales, Monthly Sales, Yearly Sales, Sales Per Guest, Tables Per Server, Guests Per Table etc.
* Allows Server To Print All Open Table Receipts At One Time.
* Allows Servers to Print & Reprint Cook's Tickets.
* Prints Summary Sales Reports.
* Prints Daily Sales and Labor Reports.
* Prints Table Sales Pre-Posting Report.
* Prints Table Sales Posting Report.
* Prints Sales Margin Reports.
* Prints Monthly Sales Report.
* Prints yearly Sales Report.
* Prints Remove Open Items Report.
* Prints Remove Closed Table Report.
* Prints Complimentary Items Report.
* Prints Discounted Items Report.
* Prints Profit Ranking Report For Sales Items.
* Supports "Nontaxable" Coupon Option To Calcutale Tax Based On Full Value of Items Before Dicsount.
* Supports Scanning of SKUs Or UPCs.
* Allows Adding To Gift Card Balances.
* Includes Restaurant "Z Reports".
* Supports Automatically Print the Cook's Ticket When An Order Is Cashed Out.
* Allows you to Assign a Cash Drawer to a Server Station.
* Allows Different Tax Rates For Different Items (i.e. Alcohol).
* Supports a special tax for items served at the bar.
* Supports a special tax for Dine Out or Dine In orders.
* Supports Auto Gratuity Calculations Based On The Number Of Guests At a Table And The Percent of Gratuity that You Define.
* Supports Canadian GST and PST Taxes
* Supports Manager Adjustment of Server Cash Out.
* Allows Servers to Create Tables and Process Items Belonging to the Tables.
* Allows Servers to Split Tickets.
* Warns Server When An Item Has Not Been Printed To The Cook's Printer.
* Warns Servers When Clocking Out With Open Tables.
* Supports Removing of items from Tickets (Password can be Required).
* Allows a table to be transferred from one server to another server.
* Allows a Name or Identifier to be associated with a table, most commonly used to track a guest in a bar or night club environment.
* Supports Allowing Item Removal Until Item Has Been Printed At Cook's Printer.
* Allows Assigning a Cash Drawer Number To a Server Station.
* Allows Assigning Of Menu Items By Table Seat Number.
* Supports Auto Log Out Of Server Due To Inactivity.
* Prints Server Sales and Tips Report Used in Server Cash Out.
* Allows Definition of all Menu Items Including Required Sides, Drink Modifiers, and Cooking Instructions.
* Allows Assignment of Items to One or Multiple Menus.
* Allows You to Assign Descriptions That Appear on Menu Push Buttons.
* Allows Definition of Cooking Instructions. (i.e. Rare, Medium Rare, etc.).
* Allows Renaming of side lists.
* Allows Definition of Mixing Modifiers for Drinks.
* Allows Definition of Special Notes That Can Be Assigned To Entrees.
* Allows Unique Special Notes to be entered on the fly.
* Allows The Creation Of a Custom Sides List With Custom Pricing For Any Menu Item. This Makes the Selection Of Sides For An Item Very Fast.
* Allows a closed table to be opened by the manager.
* Supports the Defining of seven table areas with 54 tables per area.
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Nov. 25, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara women's basketball team closed out its busy three-game week on a high note Saturday afternoon, as the team used a little bit of everything on the way to an 80-72 win over the Washington State Cougars. Five players scored in double-figures as the Broncos overcame a late deficit to capture their fourth win of the season.
The Broncos (4-2) will be on the road next week, traveling up the road to Stanford to battle the 11th-ranked Cardinal at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, followed by a trip to Southern California as they take on the CS Northridge Matadors in a 2 p.m. contest Saturday, Dec. 2.
Chandice Cronk led the five Broncos scoring in double figures with 21 points, and grabbed six rebounds as well. Jen Gottschalk continued her solid week, scoring 16 points to go with a team-leading 12 rebounds and a career-high five assists and four steals. Guards Ashley Graham and Tracey Walker each scored 11 points, while Kasey Monteith added 10 behind a career-best 8-of-8 shooting from the free-throw line.
"Having that kind of scoring depth is huge for us," said head coach Michelle Bento-Jackson. "One of our goals throughout this season has been to get balance in our scoring attack, and when we have that, we can be very dangerous and difficult to defend."
Santa Clara made 11 three-pointers and outrebounded the Cougars 34-33, with the strong post play opening up looks for the Bronco back court.
"Our posts have stepped up tremendously," said Cronk. "Some teams may deny the guards open looks, and when our posts start scoring, defenders are going to have to collapse and it gives us open looks on the outside."
"[Rebounding is] something we've really been working on, because we know that when we rebound well, we're going to win games," added Gottschalk. "Its our job to get in there and box out, so we knew what we had to do today."
Marisa Stotler led the Cougars (2-3) with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Kate Benz added 13 points and Ebonee Coates posted 11 with eight rebounds.
The Broncos started the game off hot as they grabbed a 14-5 lead in the opening five minutes of the contest behind eight points from Cronk. But SCU cooled off, going scoreless for the next six minutes as the Cougars went on an 11-0 run to take a 16-14 lead.
A Walker three put the Broncos in front 19-18 with eight minutes to play in the first half, and things stayed close until consecutive SCU threes from Graham and Anna Martin gave the Broncos a 10-point lead at 34-24 with 3:07 left. A Cronk three, one of her five and the team's 11 on the day, put SCU up 39-28 with a minute to go, before WSU scored the final three points of the half to make it 39-32 Broncos at the break.
Santa Clara continued to hold Washington State off for the first few minutes of the second half, but the Cougars started chipping away at the deficit and building momentum at the 15:16 mark. A three from Amanda DuRocher followed by a jumper from Coates started a 10-0 run that found the Broncos on the wrong end of a 55-50 score.
The Cougar lead got up to six at 65-59 with 8:47 to play in the game before the Broncos started doing some whittling of their own. After SCU ratcheted up the pressure and forced WSU over the foul limit, Monteith's jumper and a pair of free throws helped trim the deficit to two, and a pair of free throws from Gottschalk gave the lead back to SCU at 68-67 with 5:39 left.
Graham's three-pointer gave the Broncos some breathing room at 74-70 with 3:58 to go, and a Martin jumper made it 76-70 a minute and a half later. Helped by Washington State's 8-of-16 mark from the free-throw line in the second half, the Broncos continued to apply pressure as they continued sinking free throws as time winded down. With a minute to play, Gottschalk sank a pair of free throws to give SCU a 78-71 lead, followed by Cronk draining a pair of her own to provide the final points.


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From Ipaster, take a little road for few kilometers.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?OK
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencySometimes break
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West
Good wind directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to
Best tide positionMid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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Be Careful about the reef. There is a perfect long right and on the other hand a good, short and hollow left. There 's a lot of power here and it's not sand as Mundaka ...
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By classic surfer , 09-10-2003
Free & Easy ! - This Sancho, He must be the king of the Basque, The coolest soul servivor, what does someone like Sancho do all day? Does he dream of the wild surf? Life is good when it is simple! This surf god must know how to live life, he has done his research at the source.Agur
By Hemengo batek , 16-07-2003
Kaixo - Unfortunately, In The Basque Country we have locals like Sancho, but fortunatly no every basque surfer are like him. If you respet us, you will be respected and wellcomed. Be free!!Sancho kaskarrabias, ez isan horrelakoa.
By Local kook , 28-04-2003
Some day? - Don´t take care, I won´t worry about you. Summer is close and it´ll be better for me to worry about the ocassional pseudo surfers and their drop ins and erratic wave riding. How it can be "aloha" and fun if, as you say, one has to keep always his eyes open to prevent it all? I see it like this, Mr. Global, surfing rules are few but clear, and maybe the true aloha spirit resides in respecting them.Comparing our surging skills? Maybe I´ll be wrong, but after reading your messeges here and about Mundaka, I thought you were comparing Europe vs. America, or, in other words, the lame and low leveled vs. the true soul surfing ...Well, that´s all, this argument is over for me. We´ll be friends when you come back here, and you´ll see that local kooks are not so bad.Peace out,
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1. vulgar slang To say foolish things; to talk of nonsense. Primarily heard in UK. Don't pay Jonathan any mind, Mary, he's just talking through his arse again.
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Tilopa's Ganges Mahamudra Oral Instructions
Translated by Daniel Brown, Ph.D.
1. Out of respect for the lineage,
Who developed these instructions,
To counter an ocean of suffering in Samsara,
Let me pour this view into your mind, my friends.
2. Although Mahamudra isn't anything I can really explain.
Just let go, and hold this vantage point of mind,
Without artificial meditation strategies, and freshly
[without conceptualization]
Just as space has no substance to it,
Likewise, the real nature of the mind, Mahamudra,
Has no substance that can serve as a support to focus on
3. Cling to nothing as I speak, and there is no doubt, liberation will come.
Take this view as if you were looking directly into awareness-itself,
Like space, in such a way that you aren't trying to see,
Because from this vantage point, awareness sees itself by itself.
And when all attempts to conceptualize cease,
You will attain perfect awakening.
4. Clouds float through space,
But don't go anywhere, or stay anywhere.
In the same way conceptualization arises in the mind,
But from the vantage point of the real nature of the mind,
Thought is like waves that become calm.
5. Just as space has no color. It has no form.
It has no darkness. No light. It is changeless.
Likewise, the real nature of the mind has no color, no form,
Nor is it tinged by the darkness of bad,
Nor the light of virtuous actions.
6. For thousands of aeons, the sun that shines everyday day
Has never been clouded by darkness.
Likewise, the real nature of the mind's clear-light of awareness
Has never been clouded by the cycle of Samsara.
7. You'll probably conceptualize about the mind in so many ways,
Calling it "empty space' or 'clear-light'
But you can't really explain it in words.
This mind is…insubstantial, and words won't make awakening happen.
8. The real nature of the mind is always right here,
Beginning less, endless,
Like vast space that saturates everything!
So my dear friends, now stop doing anything
To set up your body posture,
Shut your mouth, be quiet, and don't think
About anything whatsoever..
Simply take this vantage point,
As the teaching beyond all practices.
9. The body has no substance,
Like the hollow inside of a bamboo stalk.
And the mind, like space itself,
Is beyond any intended meditation object.
So let go of any artificial strategies of meditating.
Let go of meditating.
And when this mind reflects itself to itself,
Right here is Mahamudra-awakening.
10. You will not see the clear-light of Mahamudra
By chanting mantras,
Reading the wisdom texts or sutras on emptiness,
Or, by practicing ethical precepts.
When the [ordinary] mind [incessantly reacts]
By moving away from practices it dislikes
And moving toward practices it likes
You stay obscured and will not see
The clear-light of Mahamudra-awakening.
11. Having ideas about how you routinely keep your vows,
Trying to conceptualize how you might [awaken],
Just makes to stray from this truth.
This truth is beyond the reactivity of the mind
Moving away or moving toward anything..
Don't particularize anything,
And whatever seems to arise by itself,
Immediately becomes calm by itself,
And so the mind remains like a still pool of water.
12. Never leave That-ness, but don't stay in it either,
And don't try to represent it.
Simply vow never to leave it,
And nothing will obscure the flames [of awakening!].
Beyond the reactivity of the [ordinary] mind
Moving toward and moving away,
Not trying to stay, not even trying to see it,
Then you will see everything there is to see!
13. Conduct an examination-meditation right now on the Truth,
And you will become liberated from the prison of Samsara.
Then, in you samadhi-meditation, right now,
The flames of this Truth will burn up
All the bad karma and obscurations.
Those who are unable to appreciate this Truth
Toss about in the sea of Samsara.
14. Those foolish beings who continuously get caught up
In negative states of misery and sorrow.
All these sorry folks who wish to be free,
Need only depend on the teacher's pointing out instructions.
15. So my friends, everything that exists within Samsara
Is only the cause of suffering, not the cause of Truth.
The essence of this teaching is: to do nothing,
Other than taking the vantage point of what is the essence of Truth.
16. The King of Views is: Going beyond subject/object duality
The King of Meditation is: Holding this vantage point uninterruptedly.
The King of Practice is: Do nothing. Do not search for anything.
Be without any expectation of gain or fear of failure,
And your realization will directly come to fruition.
17. So now move beyond any intended meditation object
To the real nature of the mind's awareness
Self-illuminating itself to itself.
There is no path to walk….
and you are already facing Buddha-mind as your mind.
And when you are familiar with what it's like meditating in this way,
Without any intended meditation object,
And it is perfect, now you awaken!
18. So my friends, please understand me well.
Everything that seems to exist in this world is impermanent,
Like a mirage or a dream,
And as such, mirages and dreams are not the Truth.
19. So at least for now put aside everyday activities,
Break connection with [ordinary] sensory experience.
It only generates more desire and aversion.
Dwell in the forests or mountains and meditate.
Yet, [above all] stay in this vantage point of non-meditation,
And when you don't try to attain it,
You will attain Mahamudra-awakening.
20. The leaves and branches of a tree
Wither and wilt when its roots are cut.
Likewise, cut the roots of the mind,
And the leaves and branches of Samsara end.
21. The smallest lamp can eliminate darkness
That has accumulated for thousands of eons.
Likewise, a single flame of the clear-light
Of the mind's awareness self-illuminating itself to itself,
In a single instant,
Eliminates all the ignorance, obscurations, and defilements,
That have accumulated for eons.
22. So my friends, don't conceptualize this,
Or you won't see the Truth that is beyond all conceptualization.
Don't engage in any artificial meditation strategies,
Or you won't see the Truth that is beyond all doing.
So if you want this Truth,
It is beyond all conceptualization
And all artificial meditation strategies.
23. Use your sword of emptiness everywhere,
And cut to the root,
And hold the vantage point freshly.
Purify the muddy water of conceptualizing
Until it becomes clear.
Ease up so you let whatever arises
Come forth in its own right [self-contentedly].
Don't do anything.
Do not make anything happen
Nor prevent anything from happening.
24. Do not hold onto anything, nor let anything go,
And right here, is Mahamudra-awakening,
And you are freed from Samsara.
All that obscures, even the subtlest propensities cease.
The awakened mind, always right here,
Self-illuminates the storehouse of all potential experience.
25. Complete liberation from all extreme [views].
This is the Supreme View.
Wide and deep and limitless.
This is the Supreme Meditation.
Beyond any intention or cutting anything off.
This is the Supreme Practice.
Beyond all expectation of outcome or fear of failure,
The mind frees itself.
This is the Supreme Fruition.
26. At first awakening the mind is like a fast-moving waterfall.
Then, it flows gently like the vast Ganges,
And finally, it is a great ocean wherein
The infant of individual consciousness
And the dharmakaya mother consciousness
Flow into one another.
27. For those less intelligent who can't stay [continuously]
In the vantage point of awakened wisdom [once you taste it]
You can [once again] stay on the breath,
And distill the nectar of awareness
With many concentration practices,
[And when your concentration is strong again]
Above all learn to hold the vantage point of awareness-itself
28. If you take that vantage point as your support,
Awakened Wisdom arises, its radiance, its emptiness.
Through empowerment, entering samadhi, then insight,
[The seeds of] this Awakened Wisdom
Are gently drawn into the mandala [in your heart],
Then manifest in various sites in your body,
Then saturate your entire being.
When you don't grasp for it,
Awakened Wisdom arises, its radiance, its emptiness.
29. You will seem ageless and healthy like the waxing moon.
You become radiant.
You'll seem to have the strength of a lion,
And all the ordinary [positive states]
And special powers of a Buddha will flourish.
This is my oral advice to you, my friends,
On the essence of Mahamudra-awakening.
Let it stay uninterruptedly in your heart,
And in the hearts of all sentient beings!