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One of the most popular electric basses of all time, offered at a price that anyone can afford.
Squier's Precision Bass is considered by many to be the definitive Rock 'n' Roll bass; truly a workhorse of an instrument. Squier's Vintage Modified Precision Bass offers the stripped-down and straight-ahead tone heard on countless recordings since the dawn of Rock.
The Squier P bass features include a trans-finished soft maple body, 20-fret one-piece maple neck, three-ply Black/White/Black pickguard, thunderous Duncan Designed split single-coil pickups, chrome hardware and machine heads, and four-saddle chrome bridge.
The sleek look of this impressive P bass is complimented by the amazing power and tone it pumps out. Featuring vintage components, maple fretboard, and a beautiful retro-styled custom amber finish, you'll fall in love with this electric bass at first pluck.
You don't need to spend an arm and a leg to get premiere bass tone. The Squier Vintage Modified Precision basses offer incredible value and tremendous playability for the budding musician.
- Body: Soft Maple
- Finish: Polyester
- Body Shape: Squier Precision Bass
- Series: Vintage Modified Guitars
- Finger Board Radius: 9.5"
- Scale Length: 34"
- Nut Width: 1.625"
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tuning Keys: Standard Open-Gear Tuners
- Bridge: Standard 4-Saddle
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
- Pickups: Duncan Designedª PB101 Split Single-Coil Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
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- Fret Buzz
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- Jamming
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I have play it at GC, it sound much SPARKLING than CV 60 P bass.
BUT the after i try 3 copies, all got Fret Buzzing with low action.CV 60 P withou this problem.
This NOT a problem for those player who play with high action.
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Ive been playing bass for 8 years and have never had enough money for a nicer bass, so right off the bat the price was perfect. I was a little jaded about squier and thought they were just beginner instruments but i took the leap and i was seriously blown away. The neck is so smooth and fast, the color of the body and the black pick guard is beautiful. there was some dead spots and the strings were junky right out of the box but thats an easy fix. I threw some flats on it sounds spectacular. I bought it without playing it and i deabted it for about two years, If your in the same boat dont wait, pick this thing up it is a great bass. I was even going to change the pickups but i dont think i will because of how nice they sound. I cant even get over how cheap the bass is for the quality
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As a sixty-five year-old retired bassplayer, I have owned a number of American Fender P-basses. This baby outshines them all! Five-stars, you bet!
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- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
- Solid Electronics
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As a sixty-five year old hippy-dippy bassplayer from way back, let me say that, all I ever learned-with, or made-Money with, was a Fender Precision Bass (except for a couple Stingrays in the latter years)! All five of the Preccisions were 3-tone sunburst with real 3-ply, tortouise-shell pickgaurds; Market values about, four-C-notes retail w/case, and as low as a single-C-note, second-hand w/case: So,I know Precisions!
The Squire VINTAGE MODIFIED P-BASS has blown my mind, totally man! With a little "easing-off" of the frets at the edges of the fingerboard; I WOULD NOT BE AFRAID to use it for an audition with a big band, like, say, YES, Jethro Tull, King Crimson,or Pink Floyd(a gig that important to me)! The passive DUNCAN DESIGN pickups give everything us old-timers ever dreamed of: WITHOUT SACRAFICING THE VINTAGE P-BASS SOUND. The finish on the body is amazing, and the satin finish on the maple-neck and maple fingerboard (if finished at all) is wonderfully, quick and silky-smooth. Moreover, the hardware is just fine.
I dig this thing so much that I bought a TWEED, hardshell case; tweed Chords; and, an earthy leather strap; all, coodinating with its "Route 66" persona and ambiance.
I never liked the "feel" of a SQUIRE and I would never consider buying one. But when I examined this one on the Internet, I had a "HUNCH" about it: I was correct! Having sold all my original P-Basses over the decades, I was "pining" for one, like an old guy pines for his first wife or old-girlfriend.
"Welome home, darlin'."
..... You CAN go home!
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This thing is PUNCHY. When I plugged it in I could not believe how bright it was, the maple really does its job. The pickups I find to be pretty unbalanced and lifeless, I plan on replacing them soon. The tuners however, work great and hold tune for a long time, and the bridge is about as simple as it gets, and gets the job done.
Oh, and change the strings. The ones that come on the bass are probably the worst I've ever played.
The quality control I encountered with this bass is among the worst I've ever seen. The pickguard screws were ALL drilled lopsided, it seems that the nut was fitted by a monkey, and to top it all off the sharpest frets and harshest buzz.However, this is a 'starter level' instrument, so this is all expected.
Once I spent a hefty sum on an exeptional full setup, this bass plays and sounds equal to a higher end Fender.
For the price, you get a P-bass, with a maple body, ONE piece maple neck with a skunk stripe, and a Duncan pickup. Not bad at all.
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As I said, really can't complain for the price. It stands up to "real" Fender Ps that I have played.
I own a '97 American deluxe jazz, and I don't recon its ten times better. I know they are a totally different beast but if you need a solid gigging bass; this will do the job without too mutch pain to the finances.
If you wanted you could put on a higher mass bridge, and maybe some better tuners, but the ones already on it do their job. Kinda defeats the purpose of buying a cheaper instrument. I'm leaving mine as stock, apart from the strings. And the Duncan Design pickup works great.
It's a P Bass. We all know what we're getting don't we? I bought this for gigging. It came set up nicely out of the box. I got this for tuning down a whole tone, so I'll get a guitar tech to do that. Didn't want to do that with my good basses. I have no complaints with this bass. Just a good workhorse . The pickup is surprisingly good. The neek is also nice with a satin finish (unfinished?) It's nice and smooth all the same.
The finish of the body is flawless. Looks really cool in real life.
Flawless. Unbelievable for what it cost.
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Like I said earlier nothing is PERFECT...If your looking for a bass to play and gig with and that looks sooo cool and sounds just like the more expensive ones get the VM modified P ,and for you beginners out there if you got this bass as a gift or you just got it for a staster bass you really lucked out cause this is all you will need if you want to upgrade later thats up to you but like i said I'm into bass 35 yrs. worth and this is what I use now so go figure,oh and did I mention this is the only squier on MF that has a 5 STAR rateing...
this bass is everything you need and then some,nice finish,fretwork and the tone is vintage p bass sounds just like my 61 p. I didnt give it a 10 on this catagory cause nothing is perfect.I have tried new fenders americans and MIM ones and the Squier VM played and felt way better than those.. Iv'e been plaing bass for over 35 yrs. and this one just fits, I will be gigging with this bass 99% of the time now as I dont want my 61 to get jacked or lost or damaged...Good job Squier!!!
Its built well,flawless finish and broken in feel on the neck the hardware isnt top notch but it does what it is intended to do,I think all these cats out there that nick pick every little detail and part on their reviews are just fumed about paying more for a bass that functions and sounds and feel just as good if not better than their expensive bass , so they take out there frustration and trash the bass with a bad review,( just my opinion)
Why pay more for the name brand when this one does the same but better to me...
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My bass player bought this bass the other day from a local long and mcquade because we were in a rush and on a budget and he was gonna get a short scale jaguar bass but there were none in so we looked for a bit and found this beauty. It is sooo good for a squire the neck already had the finish removed, it came stock with duncan designed standard pbass pickups and its pretty light weight also and the action was already setup perfect and ready to play KUDOS!
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honestly just get this bass. why even go for something else? if you don't want this color then just get the white one, or like the standard black p bass, whatever. as long as it's this bass you're good. first off the finish is BEAUTIFUL. it's far better than anything else in its price range, and everything in a higher price range as well. aesthetically, this is the sweetest looking bass around. and aesthetics are important. they give you confidence and inspiration. value wise, this is legit a steal. i got it for 250 bucks (w/ 10% off coupon), and it is definitely just as good as any fender. don't ever let the squier name fool you. their low-end cheapo stuff is crap but that has nothing to do with this. the quality of this bass is outstanding. the sound is growly and warm, yet smooth and clear. the looks, feel, sound, quality, value, and everything about this bass is flawless. you will love it! it's perfect for any style. go get yourself a squier vintage modified precision bass and you will never look back.
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I love this bass. It sounds amazing. I sold my Fender P Bass for this bass. Its so much better. The one-piece maple neck feels great. Everything on it is solid and dialed. It has this piano string sound, that sounds amazing. Great for Punk, Ska, Indie, or Rock. It goes well with any kind of music. Good job Squier!
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The finest accommodations await every hunter and guest at Illinois Xtreme. Relax after a hard day's hunt in our spacious great room. Our 53 inch big screen TV with satellite helps provide all the comforts of "at home" entertainment. If you prefer a quiet evening of solitude in preparation for the next days' hunt you can retire to your own private guest room. Each guest room at Illinois Xtreme comes with one full bed, a set of twin bunk beds and its own private bathroom. Other amenities include a TV with satellite service, ceiling fan and an A/C – heater unit in each room. With 8,800 feet of living space there plenty of room to stretch out and relax at Illinois Xtreme.
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Date of Birth: July 3, 1964
Born: Santa Barbara, CA USA
Sponsors: Rip Curl, and Channel Island Surfboards
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Tom has gone on to capture numerous ASP victories in recent years.
1990 ASP World Champion
1998 Clarion Car Audio Surf Tour Overall Champion
1986 Win Op Pro Huntington Beach, California
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1982 Amateur World Championship
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By PAUL YOUNGSt. George
At age 88, I feel that I am perhaps one of the few oldest men alive that worked in the coal mines in Huntington Canyon. I can recall when Byron Howard opened the Deer Creek Mine which I later worked in.
The first coal mine I worked in Huntington Canyon was the Church Mine in Meetinghouse Canyon. We would leave Huntington sometimes right after the Junior Prom or Senior Sneak and head up Huntington Canyon in a wagon pulled by two horses, to get coal for our heating stove in the front room and coal for the kitchen cooking range stove.
When arriving at the mine, sometimes there would be two or three wagons ahead of my brother Al and me. Each wagon carried a ton, or six-eight mines carts. So we would put on extra hats with carbide lights and go in and help load the cart which was pulled by one horse and stay inside the mine either drilling holes to blast coal from the entry face or shoveling coal to load the mine cart.
Sometimes I would help them make sleeves with newspaper wrapped around a spade shovel handle to make paper tubes to hold the black powder they would use to blast the coal from the face. Using rope fuse with a blasting cap on the end, we would measure the length of the fuse to determine the time we wanted it detonated.
Then we would push the paper tube loaded with black powder into the hole we had just drilled with a hand crank. Then damp dirt would be tamped in behind the powder, the fuse would be lit, then we would run like hell down the entry before the powder detonated.
The last mine I worked in Huntington Canyon was a mine in Rilda Canyon right at the forks. J.B. Johnson (Uncle Joe Johnson) opened a mine on the left side of Rilda Canyon right at the forks. His sons, Eldred, Armond, Clell and Marx worked the mine. Being cousins, we would go up there sometimes and help them.
I worked two months in the Bear Canyon Mine but it shut down. It had no customers. Then I worked for two years at the Freed Coal Mine in Trail Canyon. It was owned by Ellis Freed of the Freeds in Salt Lake City which at one time was one of the largest car dealers in Salt Lake City. I understand the Bountiful Merry-Go-Round Park is owned by the same family. During those two years I worked under G.A. Stephenson. Later the Freeds sold the mine to the Co-op Mining Company.
From there, I went over to Rilda Canyon and worked a part of a summer for my uncle J.B. Johnson (Joe). I can remember when Von Leamaster opened the Crandall Canyon Mine. I will not take sides with the present issue hovering over the Crandall Canyon Mine tragedy as there are definitely more than two sides to this tragic event.
But, I will take this position. I own my own 35 foot flag pole which has an 18 inch Eagle on top. I will fly Old Glory and our Utah State flag at half mast until the Crandall Canyon Mine issue is resolved.


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By DENNIS WORWOOD
"Why not just leave things as they are?"
That question has been raised through the years whenever public land issues were discussed. It is being asked again as Emery County ponders whether a National Monument is a good way to manage the San Rafael Swell.It's a fair question, but may be the wrong question. Perhaps we should begin by asking "How are things on public land?"
Imagine that we are on a sailing ship in mid ocean. No land is in sight, and the water is too deep to drop anchor. To complicate matters, a stiff gale is blowing and the waves are rolling high. In this situation we have two alternatives: Chart a course and attempt to sail, or drift wherever the wind takes us. Standing still is not an option. This is the dilemma we face in Emery County. Whether we choose a Monument, some other alternative or simply do nothing at all, things will not stay the same. Powerful forces are changing the way we use public land.
The first force is people. Within a day's drive of Emery County are several of the nation's fastest growing cities, including Salt Lake, Denver, Phoenix and Las Vegas.These city folks are venturing out on weekends, and have discovered Emery County. A recent Forest Service survey revealed that an astounding 28,000 people visited the Cleveland Reservoir - Miller's Flat area between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Ninety percent of these people came from outside Emery County.Visitors from both coasts and foreign lands are coming in ever-increasing numbers. These tourists create economic opportunity, but also have an impact on the land. And the more people, the more conflicts arise between various users.
The second force is a growing national awareness of public land. Like distant relatives who discovered they inherited the family estate, Americans have learned that they own public land out west. They want to have a say in how these lands are used and managed. In the past, most public land decisions were made at the local level. With growing national interest in these lands, the pendulum has swung to the other extreme. The trend is for national policies, laws and directives dictating how public lands will be managed. This shift has been fostered and accelerated by special interest groups, who have little local presence but great influence in Washington D.C.
Although Emery County enjoys a wonderful working relationship with public land managers at the local and state level, we have yet to discover how to influence national public land policy. Dr. Jeff Durrant expressed our frustrations well in his Feb. 19 Emery County Progress article. We have found a new openness in the Department of Interior under President Bush. It is that openness and concern for local input that make it possible to even consider a Monument at this time.
A third force for change is our economy. We are in the sunset years of a coal economy that has been very kind to us. State geologists tell us that we have perhaps 25 years of coal left. What will take its place when the coal is gone? And in the short term, how can we diversify our economy to provide a buffer from the roller coaster of the energy market?With nearly 40 percent of our local economy tied to coal, we simply have too many of our eggs in one basket.
For the past three decades, we have made our living from the coal beds of the Wasatch Plateau. The San Rafael Swell has been our playground. As the coal dwindles, more of our economic activity, in the form of tourism, will shift to the Swell. Monument designation would definitely be a step in that direction. Are we ready to take that step, and is a Monument the best way to do it?
The fourth force for change is looming national designation of public lands, wilderness being foremost. I have no crystal ball to tell me how and when the wilderness debate will end, but the trend is apparent. The Bureau of Land Management completed its inventory of wilderness lands in the early '80s, and recommended that Congress designate 1.8 million acres of wilderness in Utah. That figure was later revised to include the 3.2 million acres of land currently managed as Wilderness Study Areas. More recently, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt ordered a re-inventory of BLM land that recognized 5.8 million acres with "wilderness character".
In the meantime, wilderness advocates conducted their own inventory and drafted their own proposal. In 1989, Representative Wayne Owens introduced the "Utah BLM Wilderness Act" that would have designated 5.1 million acres of wilderness in Utah. The Bill attracted 106 co-sponsors in the House and none in the Senate.
After Mr. Owens' unsuccessful bid at the Senate, the bill was re-introduced by Representative Maurice Hinchey of New York as "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act."The change in the bill's name was significant, as it signaled the intent to shift the debate from Utah to the national level. The Utah effort was being patterned after the "Alaska Model", which resulted in the designation of 57 million acres of wilderness in Alaska, despite objections from the state's Congressional delegation. The strategy is simple: Make your cause a "national" issue, meaning that legislators from any state can earn environmental brownie points by supporting it. Under that model, concerns of the affected state are irrelevant.
Mr. Hinchey's bill would have designated 5.7 million acres of wilderness in Utah, and had 116 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. By 1997, the bill had attracted 144 co-sponsors in the House and was introduced for the first time in the Senate with 11 co-sponsors.
At about this time, wilderness advocates conducted another inventory of BLM lands to determine how much wilderness had been lost since 1989. They instead found an additional 3.4 million acres of wilderness-quality land, and drafted a new bill to designate 9.1 million acres of wilderness in Utah. As of May, 2001, this bill had 157 co-sponsors in the House and 15 in the Senate. It now has more Congressional co-sponsors than the 1980 Alaska wilderness act had when it was passed. Acreage and support have steadily increased despite fierce opposition from rural Utahns.
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act would designate 49.5 percent of Emery County as wilderness. It is not my intent to debate the pros and cons of wilderness designation.I simply observe that this proposal would re-zone half of Emery County, and we have had no say in the matter. If passed, it is bound to have significant long term effects.
Other legislative proposals are waiting in the wings. In the near future we will likely see a bill to designate portions of the San Rafael River, Green River and Muddy Creek as "Wild and Scenic Rivers," which could affect access and upstream water rights. The Utah Environmental Congress recently completed a wilderness inventory of Utah's National Forests and are preparing a bill modeled after America's Red Rock Wilderness Act. They have identified 1.3 million acres in the Fish Lake and Manti LaSal National Forests as "potential wilderness".
Traditional activities such as grazing, motorized access, and predator control are being scrutinized as never before. That's how things are.
That's why things will not stay the same. New questions are raised. What course do we chart? Will a Monument help us get there? If it won't, what will? This should be our focus in the days and weeks ahead. (Worwood is chairman of the Emery County Public Lands Council.)


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Google to switch on 'semantic search' within months, emphasize things as well as wordsThursday, March 15th, 2012
A search engine should be about more than just keywords. MC Hammer believes that passionately and Google must do too, because over the next few months and years it'll gradually adjust its own algorithms to put greater emphasis on "semantic search". Under this system, search queries are run through a vast knowledge database that discovers relationships with other words and facts. A Mountain View exec explained it thus: If you search for "Lake Tahoe", you won't just get ranked websites containing those two words but also key attributes about the lake, such as its location, altitude, average temperature and Bigfoot population. If a piece of knowledge isn't the in the ever-expanding database, the search engine will still use semantic search to help it recognize and evaluate information held on websites. In doing this, Big G hopes to compete with social networks that are amassing their own valuable (and sometimes intrusive) databases full of personal information, while also encouraging people to stay longer on its site and see more targeted ads. Google, who is Viviane Reding?
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The Troops to COPS program was designed to encourage the hiring of recently separated military veterans to serve as law enforcement officers. The ultimate goal of the program was to ease the transition of eligible members of the armed forces into community policing across the nation.
The one-year Troops to COPS grants reimbursed agencies up to $25,000 per veteran to defray the cost of hiring eligible veterans as law enforcement officers. The program was designed to complement the COPS Universal Hiring Program (UHP), which funds 75 percent of an officer's 3-year entry-level salary and benefits, up to a maximum of $75,000. Under Troops to COPS, agencies that hired eligible veterans with their UHP grants were eligible to receive additional funding for academy and field training, supplemental community policing training, uniforms, and basic-issue equipment.
The 1995 Troops to COPS program allowed agencies to hire 500 veterans. In 1999, Troops to COPS grants were awarded to 259 agencies, benefiting nearly 500 veterans. Funding was made available through appropriations from the U.S. Department of Defense. No funding is currently available for this program.
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New Jersey Tax Credits Revitalize Neighborhoods
This state tax credit program is designed to promote revitalization of the distressed neighborhoods across the state. The program is administered by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community Resources.
Participating banks receive a 100 percent state tax credit for each dollar invested in the revitalization of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in New Jersey. A bank can invest between $25,000 and $1 million a year for each project; the program encourages multiple-year commitments. The program is authorized to award up to $10 million annually.
The investment funds provided by banks are used by participating nonprofits for community development projects approved by the state community affairs department.
Projects may focus on affordable housing, economic development, workforce development, open space, social services, business assistance, and other activities that promote neighborhood revitalization. At least 60 percent of each project must support housing and economic development. To be eligible, a project must be located in an approved municipality.
To qualify for the program, a nonprofit organization must submit a comprehensive neighborhood plan to the state community affairs department for approval. Banks can either identify an approved nonprofit partner on their own or work with the department to be matched with a nonprofit whose projects have been approved by the department.
To find out more about the New Jersey Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program and the current list of eligible municipalities, visit the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Web site or call (609) 633-6273.
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For more information, contact the New Jersey Department of Banking at (800) 446-7467 or visit www.state.nj.us/dobi/njhope/index.html.
Foreclosure Assistance in New Jersey
CAPC is designed to preserve homes and prevent a decline in communities from foreclosures. It would address the blight caused by foreclosed, vacant properties. CAPC will identify communities affected by subprime mortgage foreclosures and negotiate with the lenders and servicers to purchase, at a discount, pools of the vacant and at-risk properties in the targeted area. The initial target is to acquire title to 1,000 to 1,500 properties. CAPC is expected to develop relationships with realtors, lenders, servicers and property management companies.
HANDS has also developed a pilot program called, "Time is the Enemy." With this program, the organization will partner with one lender at a time, which holds a number of foreclosed properties in a targeted area. HANDS will work with that lender to develop solutions to minimize the impact of the foreclosures on the neighborhoods. The community organization will purchase the mortgages from the lender, service the loans, and manage the properties, ensuring that the properties remain affordable.
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New Funds for Affordable Housing in New Jersey
New affordable housing will be developed throughout New Jersey as a result of a partnership between two state agencies. In a joint effort, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency will award more than $54 million in affordable housing funds to local developers. The statewide Balanced Housing/Home Express program contributed $39 million, and $15 million will come from the federal LIHTC program. The award is expected to attract $136 million in investment capital. Through this effort, 12 communities across the state will receive support for the creation of 723 affordable rental housing units and the preservation of 339 units.
The New Jersey communities to receive the funding include Camden, Deptford, East Orange, Evesham, Franklin Township, Gloucester Township, Hoboken, Jersey City, Long Branch, Passaic, Plainfield, and Toms River. Both for-profit and nonprofit developers will participate in constructing or preserving housing in these areas.
For more information, visit New Jersey's Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency at http://www.state.nj.us/dca/hmfa/ or call (609) 278-7400. [Published in News from the Districts, Community Developments, Spring 2008]
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Because there is little to protect the extensor tendons (thin skin, minimal subcutaneous tissue), they can be easily injured by knives, saws, teeth (hitting someone), etc. The extensor tendon anatomy can be reviewed here online, or in more depth offline using a good anatomy or hand surgery text.
These injuries will often include fractures or soft tissue injuries (lacerations, crush, loss of skin, etc). This post is only a brief overview of the repair of "isolated" extensor tendon laceration at the time of injury, not reconstructively later. This post will in no way make the reader an expert on extensor tendon injury/repair, but will give you a general understanding (maybe).
Injuries of the extensor tendon are defined by zones. The tendon injuries in finger Zones II-IV and VII tend to fare worse than injuries in the other zones.
Zone I --
- DIP joint of the fingers
- IP joint of the thumb
Zone II--
- Middle Phalanx of the fingers
- Proximal Phalanx of the thumb
Zone III--
- PIP joint of the fingers
- MP joint of the thumb
Zone IV--
Zone V--
- MP joint of the fingers
- CMC joint/radial styloid of the thumb
Zone VI -- Dorsum of the hand
Zone VII -- Dorsal retinaculum
Zone VIII -- Distal forearm
Primary suture of extensor tendon lacerations in all zones is the accepted standard. Indications for the need to repair include:
- Tendon laceration greater than 50%
- Tendon laceration less than 50% with significantly decreased strength compared with contralateral finger (the finger next to the one injured)
- Tendon laceration associated with significant overlying skin loss, joint space penetration, or bony fracture
Reasons not to do a primary repair include:
- Skilled physician unavailable in which case simple closure of the skin to aid in prevention of infection until the patient can be seen by a hand surgeon, sooner rather than later in a perfect world.
- Contaminated injury, particularly open zone 5 "fight bite" injury. The injury due to hitting someone in the mouth.
- Presence of bony fracture, open joint space, or significant overlying skin loss (requires an orthopedist or hand surgeon for repair) See the injury posted by Shadowfax last week.
Treatment by zone of injury
Zone I -- Mallet Finger, see my post from last year
- Extension splinting of just the DIP joint has become
the standard of care for most mallet injuries. Splinting is continuous for a period of 6 to 8 weeks and may be continued longer. (photo credit)
- Indications for operative treatment are controversial. The three most often indications include (1) open injuries, (2) those individuals who are noncompliant or unable to tolerate
a splint, and (3) in cases where there exists a large dorsal fragment with palmar subluxation of the distal phalanx.
Zone II -- Injuries are typically seen with sharp lacerations, saw injuries, and crush injuries.
- Acute lacerations with extensor lag present on examination need to be explored and repaired.
- If there is active extension with some weakness against resistance, it can be treated with splinting for 3 to 4 weeks.
- A running core suture oversewn with a epitendinous stitch is recommended for the repair.
Zone III --
- The treatment of acute injuries is designed to prevent the boutonniere deformity.
- Closed injuries should be treated with splinting alone. (photo credit)
- Partial lacerations encompassing greater than 50 percent and complete lacerations are repaired with a modified Kessler technique or modified Bunnell suture using a 5-0 non-absorbable suture. (photo credit)
- Postoperatively, the patient is placed in a volar positioning splint.
- For the first 3 weeks, passive extension is allowed in the splint.
- At week 4, gentle active extension is monitored.
- No passive flexion is allowed at any time for the first 4 weeks. After 4 weeks active flexion is initiated and graded resistive exercises are added to the regimen.
Zone V --
- The injuries here may divide the sagittal band allowing the tendon to shift laterally. If this is not repaired, the patient may have difficulty with extension of the the proximal phalanx.
- Use of the modified Kessler or modified Bunnell is a good choice.
- The patient is placed in a dynamic extension splint for early mobilization. During the initial 4 weeks, the patient is allowed to perform active flexion to 30 degrees of MCP joint motion with passive extension by means of rubber band traction.
- The range of motion is increased gradually over the ensuing several weeks to full by the 5th week.
- After 5 weeks, the dynamic extension splint can be discontinued, provided there is no extensor lag or other complications present to interfere with motion.
- Once the splint is discontinued, the patient may begin active extension and flexion.
- Eventually, graded resistive exercises are begun to augment strength and mobility.
Zone VI --
- Injuries through or just distal to the juncturae tendinum may be difficult to diagnose because of the minimal extensor lag associated with these injuries.
- Injuries occurring proximal to the juncturae may result in retraction of the proximal tendon stump. This makes repair technically more challenging.
- Here the tendons are very superficial, covered only with thin paratenon and scant subcutaneous tissue. Degloving injuries are not uncommon and may require grafting, or local versus distant flap coverage.
- Modified Bunnell using 4-0 nonabsorbable suture is a good way to repair the tendons in this zone.
- Postoperative dynamic splinting and therapy is similar to Zone V.
Zone VII --
- Injuries in this zone may have the worst prognosis as the injuries may produce mass healing of tendons to the underlying joint capsule and surrounding retinaculum. All of that may impair tendon excursion (sliding/movement) after healing and frequently results in a tenodesis of the tendons at the wrist.
- Injuries in the wrist will often require releasing the retinaculum for visualization and repair. As much of the extensor retinaculum should be preserved as possible to prevent bowstringing of the tendons.
- Modified Bunnell or modified Kessler using a 4-0 nonabsorbable suture
- Early dynamic splinting may prevent or minimize postoperative adhesions. Often the same postop regimen as for Zone 4 is used.
Zone VIII --
- Injuries in the forearm may involve extensor muscle bellies, tendons, or the musculotendinous junctions.
- Actual muscle injuries should be repaired with liberal figure-of-8 stitches.
- Static mobilization for 5 to 6 weeks with the wrist extended to approximately 45 degrees is recommended.
Thumb Zones I - III
- Repair is similar to that of the fingers.
- A thumb spica splint is used initially. During the first 3 weeks, the wrist is positioned to 30 degrees of extension. The thumb, CMC, MCP, and IP joints are all held in an extended
- At week 3, gentle active extension of those joints is initiated.
- At weeks 4 to 5, there is continued gentle active extension with the addition of gentle active flexion of the same joints.
- At week 6 and beyond, graded resistive exercises are initiated.
You may want to read Doc Shazam's post on Extensor Tendon Repair in Honduras --Part 3, or start with Part I and Part II and get the entire story.
Extensor Tendon Repair; eMedicine Article, July 22, 2007; Adam J Rosh, MD, MS and Nancy S Kwon, MD,MPA
Mallet Fracture; eMedicine Article, June 17, 2008; Michael E Robinson, MD
Boutonniere Deformity; eMedicine Article, Jan 11, 2008; Randle L Likes, DO and Sean D Ghidella, MD
Extensor Mechanism of Fingers; Duke Orthopaedics Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics Online
Extensor Mechanism Anatomy, Biomechanics and Closed Rupture of Digital Extensor Tendons; E-Hand.com; Charles Eaton, MD
Doyle, J. R. Extensor tendons: Acute injuries. In D. P. Green (Ed.), Green's Operative Hand Surgery, 5th Ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
Extensor Tendon Injuries: Acute Management and Secondary Reconstruction; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery:Volume 121(3)March 2008pp 109e-120e; Kevin R. Hanz, M.D.; Michel Saint-Cyr, M.D.; Maynard J. Semmler, O.T.R.; Rod J. Rohrich, M.D.


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ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' men's soccer team will host the American Southwest Conference Championship tournament for the first time since 2005 and will look for the eighth ASC men's soccer title in school history.
The Cowboys are 9-0-5 since starting the year 0-3. In those last 14 games, HSU has allowed just three goals. HSU is the No. 1 seed and has won the tournament the other four times they have hosted the event.
This marks the 11th straight ASC Tournament appearance for the Cowboys while they have appeared in 15 of the 16 ASC tournaments all-time and have a record of 18-7. HSU has won the league title seven times, more than any other school. HSU's last title came in 2009 when it beat Mary Hardin-Baylor in penalty kicks in Belton. HSU lost in penalty kicks a year ago to eventual-champion Mississippi College. HSU won ASC titles in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2009.
The Cowboys received a first-round bye and will take on the winner of a Thursday game between Louisiana College and East Texas Baptist. HSU plays at 11 a.m. on Friday and a win would put them into the Sunday ASC final at 1 p.m.
Hardin-Simmons is 12-0-5 in its last 17 American Southwest Conference matches. That is the longest unbeaten streak in ASC history. The Cowboys allowed only one goal in conference play this season. It is the fewest goals allowed in a conference season in league history.
Freshman Goalkeeper Michael Vargas has had a stellar freshman campaign for the Cowboys. Vargas has started 13 games this season and has been a vital part to the defense this year. In 1,138 minutes in goal, Vargas has allowed only three goals. He leads the nation in save percentage at 93.6 and has a 0.24 goals against average, which is second nationally.
The Cowboys have had a very good season and with the amount of underclassmen that play the future looks really bright. HSU has only three seniors - J.P. Lowenthal, Juancho Jarquin and Dillon Parkhill. Senior Matt Pitcock, who was the leading returning scorer missed the season with a torn ACL and MoMo Diallo, who was expected to make a huge impact has played in just two games on the year because of an injury.
HSU has played a variety of lineups, but the players most expected to start include two seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and a freshman. The roster breakdown of the 27 players on the postseason roster includes 10 freshmen, five sophomores, nine juniors and three seniors.
Six different players have scored two or more goals this season. Sophomore Colyn Moore has seven goals on the year and Kevin McNeal and Rowan Meyer are next with five goals each.
HSU has allowed nine goals on the season and six of those came in the three-game losing streak to start the season. The Cowboys have allowed just three goals in the last 14 games and have recorded 11 shutouts. The defensive backline is one of the best in the conference and includes Dustin Beal, Tanner Coffin, Nik Valley, Ewa Coleman and defensive midfielder Taylor Jackson. The Cowboys are big and physical in the back.
Coach Dan Heger is in his 11th season as head coach of his alma mater. Since 2003, Heger has compiled record of 124-59-28, while appearing in every ASC Men's Soccer Tournament. His Cowboys have won three ASC title.
HSU Soccer Complex / Abilene, Texas / Hosted by: Hardin-Simmons University
Thursday, November 7
Game 1: #4 Louisiana College vs. #5 East Texas Baptist, 11 a.m.
Game 2: #3 Texas-Dallas vs. #6 Ozarks, 2 p.m.
Friday, November 8
Game 3: #1 Hardin-Simmons vs. Winner Game 1, 11 a.m.
Game 4: #2 Texas-Tyler vs. Winner Game 2, 2 p.m.
Sunday, November 10
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 1 p.m.
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BETHESDA, MD 08 Aug 2013—Tim R. Brown, director of clinical pharmacotherapy at the Center for Family Medicine at Akron General Medical Center, said this year's decision to purchase quadrivalent vaccines was influenced by the severity of the 2012–13 flu season.
"Since last year was such a horrific season, we're looking at . . . how to make sure we don't have a repeat in 2013–14," Brown said. "So we're using quadrivalent across the board for all of our folks."
The state of Ohio reported 5236 influenza-related hospitalizations and four flu-related pediatric deaths through mid-May of the 2012–13 influenza season. State surveillance data indicate that the 2012–13 season was more severe than other recent flu seasons, excluding 2009–10, when the influenza H1N1 pandemic occurred.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the past flu season was "early and intense" throughout much of the United States and of moderate severity overall.
Brown attributed much of last season's illness in Ohio to a mismatch between the influenza type B strain in the vaccines and the type B viruses circulating in the community.
"A lot of our older folks last year . . . had the strain that wasn't covered," Brown said. He said caring for these patients "pushed our service to the limit" and led to an increase in hospitalizations for influenza.
Less than 40% of the influenza type B viruses isolated from Ohio patients and genetically characterized matched the strain in the trivalent vaccines, according to state data.
Historically, the influenza type B strain chosen for the vaccine each season is a mismatch for circulating viruses about half the time. To overcome this problem, manufacturers recently began producing quadrivalent influenza vaccines that contain two type A and two type B strains.
Three quadrivalent vaccine products are licensed for the upcoming flu season.
Brown said quadrivalent vaccines are so new that their effectiveness can't be definitively assessed yet, but having an extra B strain ought to be beneficial. And he said that having just one formulation on hand for use in all patients age 6 months and up eliminates the possibility of inadvertently administering the wrong flu vaccine to someone.
CDC hasn't given preference for one vaccine type over any other when the products are used in accordance with their labeling.
Jeffrey Bratberg, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy in Kingston and infectious diseases specialist at the Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, expects to use quadrivalent vaccines in adult patients this fall.
That decision is influenced by state policy. Rhode Island, through its universal vaccine purchasing program, buys influenza vaccines for use throughout the state.
Registered health care providers and facilities receive the vaccines at no cost, and patients are not charged for vaccination. Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries are not eligible for the program.
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Louis Sokos, assistant director of pharmacy at West Virginia University (WVU) Hospitals in Morgantown, is responsible for purchasing influenza vaccines for the hospital and, since last year, several of its provider-based clinics.
Sokos said the hospital's infectious diseases pharmacists and physicians debated for a couple of weeks about whether to purchase trivalent or quadrivalent vaccines this year.
"It was kind of a mixed bag on what folks thought was necessary, because there were no different recommendations from the CDC for the trivalent versus quadrivalent," Sokos said.
Ultimately, Sokos said, he prebooked quadrivalent and trivalent vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline, with the majority of the doses being the quadrivalent formulation. A smaller purchase of MedImmune's quadrivalent FluMist vaccine was ordered for pediatric clinics, he said.
Since then, he said, the hospital considered switching some of its order for GlaxoSmithKline's quadrivalent vaccine to the trivalent formulation, which costs less. But he was told that trivalent vaccine was no longer available to order.
GlaxoSmithKline vaccines spokesman Robert Perry said the company's influenza vaccine stocks have already been allocated to customers, and the production of additional trivalent flu vaccine for this season is unlikely.
Perry said the German facility that manufactures trivalent influenza vaccine is instead making Pediarix, the company's diphtheria–tetanus toxoids–acellular pertussis–hepatitis B–poliovirus combination product, to alleviate a U.S. shortage of Sanofi Pasteur's similar pentavalent vaccine.
Perry said his company has been pleasantly surprised by clinicians' rapid acceptance of quadrivalent flu vaccines, and he expects the marketplace to shift toward those products.
Other options for flu vaccine purchasers are also available now.
Sokos said WVU clinicians made limited use last season of Sanofi Pasteur's trivalent Fluzone intradermal vaccine, which was licensed in 2011. He said this was the only flu vaccine available late last season when he needed to order additional doses.
"The nurses seemed to like that," he said. "It's not a real difference from the patients' perspective, from what I understand."
Sokos said he mentioned the intradermal vaccine and Flublok, Protein Science Corp.'s new recombinant vaccine, during discussions of what to buy for this flu season. He said the infectious diseases specialists "weren't overly excited one way or another" about those products.
Flublok is the only U.S.-licensed seasonal influenza vaccine that contains no egg proteins. The currently marketed version is trivalent, and company officials have stated that a quadrivalent version is in development.
CDC advisers in June unanimously recommended the use of Flublok in adults 18–49 years of age who are severely allergic to eggs, but at presstime, CDC had not officially endorsed that recommendation.
Bratberg noted that CDC has relaxed its recommendations about influenza vaccination in patients who report an allergy to egg proteins.
According to an algorithm that CDC released last August, people who can safely eat lightly cooked eggs, like scrambled eggs, should receive influenza vaccine under the same protocol as patients with no reported egg allergy.
People whose only allergy symptom is hives after eating eggs or egg-containing products should be administered trivalent vaccine and observed for 30 minutes, according to CDC.
Brown said that for the upcoming flu season, his family medicine practice considered Flublok but ultimately placed greater weight on the protection expected from the quadrivalent vaccine.
"We've not had that big of an issue with egg allergy in our practice setting," Brown said.
Bratberg likewise said he's not too concerned that Rhode Island won't provide Flublok for the "very small percentage of people" with serious egg allergies.
For patients who do get influenza, the early use of antivirals remains a mainstay of therapy.
Bratberg said he expects oseltamivir to be largely effective against circulating strains of influenza type A, but he's also looking forward to the approval of newer agents that are now in clinical studies.
He urged pharmacists to engage in collaborative practice agreements that allow them to dispense oseltamivir to patients who come to the pharmacy with early symptoms of influenza. But he said vaccinating patients against influenza is the number-one thing pharmacists can do to keep patients healthy during the flu season.
ASHP is the national professional organization whose more than 43,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians who serve as patient care providers on healthcare teams in acute and ambulatory settings.


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We sometimes hear the term "mercury-free world" which seems a contradiction because mercury is an element.
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The breaker this thing is on was a GFCI. 1/2 hour ago I got back from Home Depot with a replacement breaker and a replacement disposal. I replaced the breaker and everything worked fine. But that was not good enough for me, so I put the original breaker back in and of course, everything worked fine.
The new breaker and new disposal are sitting on my dining room table.
My suspicion is that the disposal is internally leaking onto the motor. Someone who knows what disposals actually look like inside might validate whether this type of leak is possible. To continue with my theory... After not using it for a while everything dried out and it worked fine. I will return the breaker ($38 - GFCI), but hang onto the disposal for a week or two and wait for the thing to fail again.
I do think I have ruled out the breaker. Anyone disagree?
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Poppie Jones Jelly Crossbody Bag
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Fun and fashionable, the Poppie Jones Jelly Cross Body Bag is the perfect way to add a touch of style to any outfit!
- Jelly crossbody bag
- Top kiss lock closure
- Jelly strap with 25" drop
- Jelly lining
- Dimensions 7" x 2" x 8"
- Imported
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The Harrisburg High School soccer team hammered Olney to the tune of 9-1 Monday night.
Kelsey Hobbs had five goals, while Lillee Robinson completed the hat trick with three goals. Alysia McGuire had three assists and had a goal of her own.
Olney took a very quick 1-0 lead, but the Bulldogs clamped down on defense and by doing so the flood gates opened up.
Harrisburg took a 6-1 lead in the first half thanks to a goal by Robinson and three more from Hobbs.
In the game, the Bulldogs had 20-plus shots on goal to just the one by Olney.
Harrisburg will return to Centralia Thursday night where they will play Mt. Vernon at 5 p.m.
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Telling the Truth: 15 Ways to Practice True-or-False Concepts
Context clues, making inferences, fact or make-believe ... give your preschooler or kindergartener some practice in all of the above. These worksheets and activities will help your child develop a sense of reality and fantasy, and they'll help you get the ball rolling on productive talks about truth and false.Download All (15)
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Fact or Make Believe?Download Worksheet More info
Help your preschooler understand the difference between reality and make believe in this reading comprehension worksheet.
Content Clues: Writing with PicturesView Full Activity
This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.
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This fun sequencing worksheet will help your child practice putting events in order, which will prepare her for reading comprehension.
Sequence Those Sentences, A Story GameView Full Activity
Help your kindergartener develop his sequencing skills in this activity that teaches him about a story's beginning, middle, and end.
What Type of Text?Download Worksheet More info
Help your preschooler understand there are different types of text to be read in books, and practice some handwriting on some big words.
Jumble Story!View Full Activity
Go on a storytelling adventure using your kindergartenerâs five favorite picture books.
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Bunny, sunny, tummy, honey. Kids love to rhyme. Fill in the blanks with the rhyming words to make this poem not only sound great, but make sense too.
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See if your preschooler can finish this poem using the rhyming words provided.
Complete the Poem: Henry's ShoeDownload Worksheet More info
Henry lost his shoe, and the poet lost his rhymes. Use the rhyming words provided in the word bank to finish this poem about Henry's trip to the zoo.
Take a Picture WalkView Full Activity
Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.
Make a Patterned StoryView Full Activity
Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.
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Help your child with his reasoning skills with this printable worksheet that asks him to develop a logical sequence for baking a cake.
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Help your child strengthen his reasoning skills with this printable worksheet that asks him to develop a logical sequence for building a snowman.
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Cut out these cards and challenge your child to create a logical sequence of events to describe how an apple makes it from the tree to the table.
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