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Keep dogs out of hot cars
Not everyone has gotten the message. There is no safe way to ever leave an animal in a vehicle alone during warm weather, according to veterinarians.
One day last month I observed a large dog alone in a red Lexus. It was early in the afternoon, a sunny day, very warm and humid. The two rear windows were open several inches. The dog didn't appear to be in any distress. Before I entered the supermarket, I left a "My Dog Is Cool" flyer with the vehicle. I didn't feel the need to alert the store manager or summon the police. Also, I don't know how long the vehicle was parked on the lot.
The human-animal bond is greater than ever. Pets hold a special place in human society. A 2011 Harris Poll revealed that 91 percent consider their pet to be a member of their family. About man's best friend, the dog, Roger A. Caras, author of more than 70 books on animals said, "We are the focus of a dog's love, faith and trust." They look to us for good care and protection. Nothing should compromise their well-being.
Every summer I hear of tragedies that could have been prevented. People don't realize how quickly animals left alone in hot vehicles can suffer brain damage or worse. Dogs are unable to regulate their body temperature when the air around them is too hot. Cracked windows don't allow enough heat to escape, having almost no effect.
Dr. Todd Swanson, D.V.M. of Lakewood, N.Y. said it is a very short time before a hot vehicle can cause damage to a dog. Usually, he said, it's about five to six minutes. Putting your dog in a potentially dangerous situation is no way to treat family.
I recently learned that two years ago, Brattleboro, Vt., began putting warnings on dog license applications and renewals. This is good. More awareness and preventive measures are needed.
Take heed. Don't let your cherished family member become a statistic.
Bridget W. Irons
Chestnut Hill
Thank you, Thank you!
The Chestnut Hill Historical Society (CHHS) hosted a 20th Century Chestnut Hill Architecture house tour on June 1. The tour (and an exhibition), the brainchild of Andrea Niepold, was well received and successful. People came from as far as Boston, New York, DC, California and Oregon.
Elfant Wissahickon Realtors was the lead sponsor and made its offices available for the check-in and ticket sales on the event day. Valley Green Bank provided the "20th Century Chestnut Hill" maps that each tour participant received.
Additional sponsors included E.B. Mahoney Builders; Matthew Millan Architects, Inc.; McCoubrey/Overholser Building Construction; Nolan Painting; Runyan & Associates, Architects; and VSBA, LLC.
The owners of seven homes in Chestnut Hill graciously made their houses available to the tour.
Numerous docents and volunteers helped to keep the tour participants well informed and to make sure that the day went smoothly.
Andrea Niepold and her team – Carolyn Adams, Emily Cooperman, Patricia Cove, Nancy Evans, Jennifer Hawk , Monika Hemmers and Nancy Williams – worked tirelessly for month to make the event happen.
Many other board members and volunteers helped with preparation and execution of this event.
At the end of the day an additional homeowner not only made his house available for a Thank-You Party but also provided food and drinks for sponsors and some members of CHHS.
As President of the CHHS board I want to thank all of you for participating in this great event, including our guests who came from far and near.
Randi Williams
Chestnut Hill Historical Society
Thanks for feature on mom
I would like to thank the Chestnut Hill Local for running the story about my mother, Dr. Jean Brodey, and the publishing of her poetry book, "My Way To Anywhere." At the end of the article, an e-mail address was given for anyone interested in more information about the book. There is no need to e-mail for information. The book can be purchased in both e-book and paperback editions at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
Thank you so much. My mother is very grateful for your interest in her and her work.
Lisette Brodey
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2 Week Specials, Care & Community in Ghana by Jillian Casey
I have been thinking about writing this since I got home but wanted to make sure that I was writing what the trip meant to me which I wasn't totally sure about as soon as I got home. I went to Ghana in the summer of 2012 with five other girls and one teacher from my school as a trip for the club called "Be the Change", a social justice and human rights club offered at our high school in Canton, Connecticut.
We planned and fund-raised for over a year before finally embarking on our trip. For most of us, our parents were not simply going to write out a cheque, we had to work at it. For me, I wrote about twenty letters asking my close family and friends for donations. I received anywhere from $5 to $200 from each person. Some of that money came from people I had never met before which was awesome! We also did group fund-raising which included a hypnotist coming to our school for a night and a silent auction/basket raffle. Just raising the funds to go on the trip was an adventure. We learnt that asking for money from strangers is never easy. However, it's a life skill we now have, along with many more. We all managed to raise enough money to buy the plane tickets and pay for the trip. Both of which became huge steps in our journey to Ghana.
Arriving in Ghana
After much planning, prep work, fund-raising, and stress, we all made it to JFK airport in New York City. I could not believe that we were all really standing there with lots of bags in tow and getting ready to board. When we finally stepped onto the plane, it was the greatest and worse feeling ever. I was excited to finally be going, overjoyed that I had raised enough money, thrilled that my parents would actually let me go to a third world country and nervous because I had no idea what to expect on the other side. I knew my life would never be the same and I knew I would experience new things but I was nowhere near prepared for what happened when we landed in Ghana.
A few things got lost on the way including anti-malaria medication and luggage but we all had made it to Accra safe and sound. We were placed in the Akuapem Hills about 2 hours outside of Accra. I loved the taxi rides all around because they were filled with information from our awesome drivers and the things we saw and heard - Ghanaian pop music, will be forever stuck in my head!
My Care Project
We worked at a school in the morning every day from 8am - 12pm sanding, scraping, and painting the inside and outside of the school which was clearly in need of some love and attention. In the afternoons, we worked at the Adom Daycare Centre playing with the children and giving them lessons. I really liked both of the places we worked at. In both the children really seemed to like us which was awesome and at the school we got to practice speaking Twi which was entertaining to say the least for the Ghanaians. In our placement, Nathaniel was our supervisor and he was amazing - we all loved him and cried when we had to leave. Joe was the painter that helped us at the school, he was also amazing. I miss them both.
Once I got on the plane to go back home I was again filled with mixed emotions. I was pretty happy to know that a shower with real running water was waiting for me but at the same time, I didn't want to leave. I had learned so much about myself, my life and what I have that others are perfectly contented without. I learned not to sweat about the small stuff, nearly every day in Ghana something went wrong and we just dealt with it and moved on. This was a main lesson I learned while there. I also learned to just be more appreciative of what I have that others don't. Now that doesn't mean I don't use water because in Ghana they don't always have running water, but I'm more aware of how much water I'm using and I try to ensure I'm not wasting it.
I still think about my trip everyday even though it's been about three months since I got home. I would recommend for anyone else doing the two week trip that they keep a journal of the day's events. Even though you will be really tired at night time and just want to sleep, take 10 minutes and write down funny, sad, interesting, or just random things that occurred during the day. It made it much easier to keep the days straight when I came home and I look at what I wrote occasionally and remember key moments from the trip. I still think about the trip a lot and I cannot wait to do another thing like this again in my life. I recommend it to anyone as long as you have an open mind and are willing to try and do everything - trust me, it's totally worth it!
Jillian Casey
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Replacing Factory GM Steering With A Traditional Solid Column
Building hot rods or customs can be an exercise in packaging sometimes, getting everything to fit and work alongside other components. One of the areas where this is often tricky is the steering/exhaust/brake booster/pedals relationship, as two or more of them often seem to want to occupy the same physical space. While my Project '49 Chevy presented some steering-to-header challenges, I faced a different scenario with my '46 roadster pickup. I'd used the front clip from a Caprice with some swap meet headers designed (I think) for a Camaro. Coupled with the stock Caprice steering column, these presented no interference problems, as the column was up and away from the engine, which is mounted offset to the passenger side in the Caprice, and therefore in my truck.
I'd fabricated a mount under the dash for the stock GM column mount and fabricated an offset brake pedal, meaning the booster could be mounted to the left of the column on the firewall. But I'd never been happy with the GM column and its big ugly shroud at its upper end, which also housed the column shifter that wasn't required, plus the stock rag joint near the steering box was now operating at an angle and was already old and worn. All of which meant that when I decided to swap the GM column for a Limeworks stainless version, it had to mount in the stock GM location, clear the brake pedal and its mount, clear the booster, and exit the firewall through the oversize hole I'd cut for the GM column, as I'd painted the firewall and didn't want to take too many backward steps in the build. It also had to leave the steering wheel at a comfortable angle, as the Limeworks column isn't a tilt unit.
Some planning, along with some luck, meant I found a comfortable wheel position and the column cleared all the components, despite being very close to the booster and me having to enlarge the hole in the firewall slightly at its top edge. I also had to fabricate a couple of spacer plates to drop the column at the upper mount to get a column angle I was happy with. Flaming River make a nice aluminum column drop to mount a 1-inch column in the stock GM location, which proved ideal and saved a lot of fabrication time, while I used Borgeson's neat swivel floor mount at the firewall, though I had to fabricate a plate to cover the large hole I'd already cut, sandwiched between the swivel mount and the firewall. Ignoring the fact that I was fitting all this in a '46 Ford, the Flaming River top mount makes an easy job of swapping GM columns for aftermarket versions in stock vehicles.
As mentioned, part of the reason I wanted to change the steering components was to eliminate the GM rag joint on the end of the intermediary shaft near the steering box and replace it with a Borgeson vibration reducer, which is actually combined with a universal joint. I also sourced a Borgeson double-D shaft and U-joint to connect it to the splined Limeworks steering column, as recommended by Limeworks. With the exception of fabricating the firewall plate, the whole job was a bolt-in affair and I now have smooth steering and a much more comfortable driving position.


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The dedicated trains that travel to and from Patriots home games have become essential for fans looking to avoid traffic, high parking fees, and just the overall hassle of driving into Foxborough. According to the T, the current ridership for each game averages about 1,900, compared with about 1,630 in the 2006-2007 season and 1,500 in the 2002-2003 season.
This year the round trip ticket price is $15. Tickets can be purchased in advance for passengers departing from Boston at the MBCR ticket windows located at South Station, Back Bay and North Station and at Dedham Corp. Center Station on game days. For passengers departing from Rhode Island tickets will be sold exclusivly onboard the train.
From Boston, passengers can board the trains at South Station, Back Bay, and Dedham Corp. station. From Rhode Island passengers can board at T.F. Green Airport, Providence, South Attleboro, Attleboro, and Mansfield stations.
Things to remember:
- NO personal items may be left on the trains during the game.
- All personal items left on the train will be collected and discarded.
- The NFL has a NEW Bag Policy
- Trains depart Gillette Stadium Station 30 min after the game ends.


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Q and A: Leave Your Questions
Training Programs of Elites
Tara Welling- US Half Marathon Champ
Nicole Blood- 2009 NCAA Championship Log
Mark English- 2016 Olympic Build Up
Alan Webb Training Logs
Alan Webb- Training Analysis- What works, what doesn't?
Natosha Rogers- 3 weeks before 2nd at US 10 mile champs
Jonathan Riley
Kristen Findley XC Training
Eleanor Fulton- 2017 Indoor Plan
Daniel Herrera- 3:56 Mile- Outdoor Prep
Julia Webb- 9:55 Steeplechase
Nick Symmonds 2012 Olympic Season
Ciaran O'Lionaird- 3:54 mile
Nate Brannen- 2004 Training
Nick Willis
Dathan Ritzenhein
Nathan Fleck- 1:47 800m
Jackie Areson- 15:12 5k
College Cross Country Training- 2012
NAU XC National Champions
Lindsay Flanagan- 2:29 marathon
Nick Symmonds 2013 World Champs Training
Will Nation- Long Term training- 2:17 to 2:15- Marathon Training
Neely Spence-Gracey Half Marathon Build Up
History- Legend and Coaches from the Past
Kenny Moore
John Walker
Steve Prefontaine
Roger Bannister
Bill Rodgers
The Lydiard Training Schedules
Lydiard Resources
Lydiard Training Lecture
Ron Clarke
Percy Cerutty- Training Video
How They Train- Fred Wilt
Fred WIlt- The Experienced Runner
Harry Wilson
The History of Endurance Training: 500 pages
Alberto Salazar
Herb Elliott and Percy Cerutty
The Beginning of Training: the early 1900's
Modern Coaches Philosophies
Margo Jennings- Coach of Maria Mutola and Kelly Holmes
VIn Lannana
Tom Schwartz- "Tinman"
Sara Hall's Recovery Plan- From Marathon to World XC in 3 weeks
Recovery Questionairre
Recovery Methods- Notes from Research Seminar
Coach Mike Smith on Executing and Coping
Andrew Wheating on Competing to Win
Q and A Podcast
Q and A #1- Training
Q and A #2- Lifting and Balancing Indoors and Outdoors
Q and A #3- Fast Twitch vs Slow Twitch and Marathon training
Q and A #4-Strength Training
Q and A #5: Cross Training
Q and A #6: 5k Training
Q and A #7: Marathon Training
Q and A #8: Understanding Lydiard
Q and A #9- Hills
Q and A #10- The Training Log
Q and A #11- GPS or Effort?
Q and A #12: Discussing Jack Daniels
Q and A #13- Strength Training for Masters Runners
Q and A #14: Bouncing Back from Workouts
Q and A #15: Marathon Training- What's changed?
Q and A #16: Flush Workouts
Q and A #17: Are You on the Right Path?
Q and A #18: Speed Development
Q and A #19: Recovery and Regeneration
Q and A #20: Marathon Training- Speed or Marathon Pace during the last part of the training cycle?
Q and A #21: Lactate Threshold Training
Elite Insight- Podcast with the Pros
Alan Webb- Training Podcast from the man himself
The Intangibles with Jon and Steve
Alex Hutchinson
Adam Didyk- Best Workout for the 5k (1:05)
Adam Didyk- Addressing Race Failure (1:01)
Adam Didyk- The Role of S&C (1:03)
A Biomechanical Critique of a World Class Runner (8:59)
Sprinting- Breaking it down Video (11:58)
Biomechanical Analysis of the Marathon
Running with Correct Form Video (10:50)
Sprinting Form Analysis Video (4:08)
Hicham El Guerrouj Frame by Frame
Sample Training Plans and Workouts
5k- 10 week Training Plan- Jon Marcus
Half Marathon Workouts- Jon Marcus
Summer XC Training Plan- 70 mpw
Middle Distance Base Training
HS Training Plan for Ryan Dohner
Summer Training Plan- 90 miles per week
Middle Distance Training
Balancing Speed and Endurance
The Science and Art of Training for Middle Distance- 2hr Lecture (130:32)
The 800m Training Conundrum- Why is it so difficult to grasp?
Designing Training Lecture Series
The Fundamentals of Training Presentation- Steve Magness (29:39)
Middle Distance Training- Steve Magness Presentation (45:42)
Creating and Designing Workouts (19:23)
Understanding Energy Systems (20:10)
Connecting Training (6:57)
Strength Training
Strength Endurance Development
Strength Training Exercise Guide and Progression
Strength Endurance Circuit Video (3:15)
Hill Repeats Workout Video (3:32)
An Overview on Strength Training
Notes on The Science of Strength Training
Power Development
Renato Canova Training
The Canova Files- Notes on Canova's Training Philosophy
Canova Examined and Explained by Steve Magness (11:02)
Saif Shaheen Training
Moses Mosop Training
Moses Mosop- Training Analysis
Paul Kosgei- World Half Marathon Champs
Florence Kiplagat
800m training- Kimwetich
Strength Circuits
A Lecture by Renato Canova
Canova on Hard/Easy Western Style of Training
Advice on the Marathon
When Canova trained Mo
The Education of a Coach Series by Jon Marcus
Continual Learning- Bondarchuk
Going Beyond the Stopwatch
The Importance of Mentors
Learning from performance experience with Jon Marcus
The Coaches Mindset with Jon Marcus
A transactional vs. transformative coaching approach
Dropping Your Ego
Behavior and Cultrue
An instructor vs. a guide
Going Beyond Running
Injury Minimization
The Soft Skills of Coaching with Steve Magness
Communicating During a Competition
Communicating During Practice
Motivation in Runners
Being a Good Enough Coach
Mindsets- Flexibility
Racing Tactics 101
Instrinsic Motivation with Al Carius
Teaching Tactics
Science- What Works and How to Use
Stephen Seiller- Dose Response Characteristics of Training
Altitude: What You Need to Know
Critical Velocity- What is it? (18:34)
Sub 2hr Marathon Attempt
Beta Alanine?
Coaching Philosophy 101
The Training Qualities
Steve's Coaching Philosophy Handbook
What do Workouts do? By Steve Magness
Long Term Athlete Development by Steve Magness
The Training Methods with Jon Marcus
How do HS, College, and Elite athletes actually train?
Volume and Intensity of Training Lecture (84:06)
Notes on Training from Conferences
Overview of Endurance Symposium
Sprint Training- Neural Demands
Book Club Notes
Introduction to Book Notes Section
Great Thinkers
The Biology of Desire
Top Dog
How to Stay Sane
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Ora Elizabeth Glor Newton, 100 years old, passed away May 22, 2013, in Missouri City, Texas. A graveside service will be held Sunday, Sept. 1, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant View Cemetery (Dutch Flats), Orangeville, N.Y. A celebration of Ora's life will follow in the adjacent Orangeville Immanuel Church, 2165 Exchange St., Orangeville. At 4 p.m., all are invited to join Ora's family at The Prospector Restaurant, 121 Prospect St., Attica, N.Y.


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Thanks to the sammobile, Samsung users can get official firmwares for their devices and flash them on their device with the help of leaked firmware flashing utility known as Odin Mulitdownloader. Though this firmware doesn't have major updates in User Interface, you will find few changes at different places. Also, with this firmware you can easily read those Devanagari scripts as it can render Nepali, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil and other Indic fonts very well. So, without delay let's load this latest firmware on your Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 smartphone and enjoy the taste of Gingebread 2.3.6.
Before with proceed with the flashing procedure here are the firmware details as reported by SamFit tool.
Product Code: GT-S5830OKAINU PDA: S5830DDKQ8 CSC: S5830ODDKQ7 Phone: S5830DDKQ8 Hidswver: S5830DDKQ8/S5830ODDKQ7/S5830DDKQ8/S5830DDKQ8
So, let's begin with the manual upgrade procedure. First of all download all these necessary things listed below from Samsung Galaxy Ace Downloads section on Roms & Utilities menu and then follow the instructions beneath to flash latest DDKQ8 firmware on your device. Note : Use password as yagyagaire whenever needed while downloading.
- Samsung USB Drivers : These are needed to connect your device to your PC. Note that if you have installed Samsung Kies on your PC then these drivers are also installed automatically with it, so you don't need them.
- S5830 Odin Multidownloader v4.38 : This is used to flash/upgrade firmwares.
- Cooper_v1.OPS file : This file is needed each and every time you flash anything via Odin. It tell Odin how and in which order it should load a firmware to your device.
- S5830DDKQ8_S5830ODDKQ7_INU.zip : Official Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread firmware for Indian Galaxy Ace.
Steps By Step Instructions On Upgrading Your Firmware To DDKQ8 :
- Make sure you have all required things. Once you download the firmware from above, extract it and get a single S5830DDKQ8_S5830ODDKQ7_S5830DDKQ8_HOME.tar.md5 file.
Password to extract is samfirmware.com
- Run Odin Multidownloader for Galaxy Ace GT-S5830.
- Check One Package, Auto reboot and Protect OPS check boxes.
- Click on OPS button and Load Cooper_v1.0.ops file on it.
- Now go to the bottom and click on One Package button.
- Load the single S5830DDKQ8_S5830ODDKQ7_S5830DDKQ8_HOME.tar.md5 file in One Package field.
- Now, once odin is configured, power off your galaxy ace.
- Boot up your device in download mode (Press Volume Down + Home + Power button simultaneously).
- When your phone is in download mode, then connect it to your PC via USB Cable.
- Once connected in download mode, Odin will say Detected! And then you may press Start button.
- Wait for about 5-6 minutes for Odin to flash the firmware and then when it says PASS at the top left box, you may disconnect your device.
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With Treasurys rallying, pushing yields on 10-year notes to their lows of the year, Paul Tudor Jones weighed in on the perennial debate over when to sell.
"My message to bond bears is to wait till you see the whites of their eyes before you sell fixed income," he said at the Ira Sohn conference Monday.
Jones argued that yields in the U.S. don't tend to rise until around three months before the Fed pulls the trigger on higher rates.
And Sohn pointed to the action Friday in the Treasurys as a sign for caution.
Tudor Jones thought last Friday's action was amazing. "All the data in the world you'd want for bonds to be down, and so they closed up.\"
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) May 5, 2014
So when is there an "actionable event?" Jones argues the time to get short is probably in April of 2015, three months ahead of the implied rate hike in July 2015.
It's a similar story with a bit more lead time in the euro zone and U.K., Tudor says. Noting that some audience members probably hadn't been born yet when the Bank of Japan last hiked, he showed charts suggesting that Japanese yields tend to rise around 6 months ahead of first hike.
More from MarketWatch:
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7/26/2013 – JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) – Technical and master sergeants, captains, majors and lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force specialties may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.
Commonly referred to as the 15-year retirement, TERA is one of several force management programs the Air Force will implement during fiscal 2014 to meet end-strength goals, said Lt. Col. John Barlett, the AFPC operations division chief.
To be eligible for consideration, members must have at least 15, but less than 20 years of total active duty time as of Oct. 31, 2013. Applications will be accepted July 29 – Aug. 15, and those approved must be retired by Nov. 1, 2013.
Interested Enlisted Airmen and Officers who have active duty service commitments or time in grade requirements may be eligible for a waiver, although some waivers may require the member to repay the government.
"ADSCs incurred from technical training attendance can be fully waived with no requirement for repayment, but if you transferred your Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to a family member and they have used part or all of the benefits, you may be required to repay those funds," Barlett explained.
Airmen must apply through the virtual military personnel flight, accessible via the Air Force Portal or the myPers website. After submission, applicants can check the status under "MyStuff" in the virtual Military Personnel Flight, the secure applications section of the Portal and myPers.
Airmen with an approved date of separation or a separation/retirement application pending prior to July 19 are not eligible for TERA. If an otherwise eligible member's separation or retirement application is disapproved, the member may be eligible to apply for TERA.
In addition, approved applicants who are subsequently selected for promotion will be allowed to withdraw their application, but they will only have 10 weekdays after their promotion notification to do so.
Approved applicants should immediately contact the local Airman and Family Readiness Center to register for the mandatory transition assistance program seminar.
"TAP is a great benefit for retiring and separating Airmen, and because it is now mandatory, available slots may be limited. Members separating under a force management program should contact their base program managers to ensure that they aren't delayed by this requirement," Barlett said.
For full application instructions and eligibility requirements and a list of eligible career fields, go to the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil and search for "PSDM 13-73" for the enlisted program or "PSDM 13-74" for the officer program.


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10 Reasons Queenax Functional Training Is Perfect for Your Gym
Commercial Fitness
10 Reasons Queenax Functional Training Is Perfect for Your Gym
It's true: Queenax™, a global leader and pioneer in the functional training space, is now a Precor brand!
While Queenax makes an incredible addition to the Precor portfolio, there's no doubt that a Queenax system could also make an incredible addition to your fitness facility. If you're unfamiliar with this modular functional training systems, it transforms a section of your gym into a multi-purpose, highly-customizable training area.
But that's just the beginning. Here are ten shout-it-from-the-rooftop – er, gym floor – reasons to offer Queenax functional training to your members.
1. Easily transition from circuit to group training in minutes.
With the ability to easily attach, remove and reconfigure training accessories, Queenax can quickly and easily convert from circuit to group exercise training scenarios. Carabineer clips, reinforced loops, sliding heavy bags, and wall bar adaptors are easy for exercisers to access and change.
2. Queenax is space-efficient and highly versatile.
Whether your fitness facility has plenty of available floor space or hardly any at all, there's a Queenax solution for you.
Each streamlined system can be configured in a variety of ways. This allows gym owners and operators the ability to maximise that ever-valuable gym floor space – all without interfering with traditional gym activities that exercisers have come to count on as part of their fitness routine.
3. Queenax can increase member attraction and encourage engagement.
Queenax is a visually attractive functional training system that will become the beehive of activity, attracting members to personal training and group exercise. Facilities can showcase their functional training rigs in prominent locations to attract prospective members and engage existing members.
4. Queenax multiplies your training space in a visually unique way.
The unique design of Queenax allows you to take advantage of every surface of the room (floor, walls, and ceiling) while also preserving the open space needed for yoga, Zumba®, kickboxing, indoor cycling and other non-functional training classes.
5. Functional training isn't just a trend.
In fact, it just keeps growing and growing within the commercial fitness industry as exercisers demand versatile training options, like performing "real-life activities in real-life positions." Functional training was recently named by the ACSM Journal as one of the fastest growing activities across a variety of fitness facilities.
With Queenax, making the movements of everyday living is easy. Think of an epic jungle-gym for adults, where you're mimicking the same motions you would execute when climbing stairs or bending over in the garden. The amount of exercises are almost limitless, which brings us to…
6. Queenax can help your trainers get more clients.
Speaking of versatility, optional equipment like suspended bodyweight training apparatuses can be added to the system. Personal trainers will love the personalisation this provides for their clients, and small group classes add another possible secondary revenue option. Just check out the video below for a sneak peek at some of the endless creative possibilities. Premium online and onsite education tools ensure fitness professionals have the tools they need to generate revenue and train with confidence on Queenax.
7. Queenax can fight member boredom.
We've already talked about how functional strength training helps exercisers mimic real-life movements – lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, etc. – making these everyday movements easier to perform.
But maybe most importantly, you hear exercisers use the word "fun" a lot when referencing these functional training systems. What else offers accessibility for all fitness levels and such an enormous range of exercises? Over 220 exercises, numerous pre-built training programs, and an ever-growing library of training apps keep Queenax fresh and engaging for everyone.
8. Queenax can accommodate training accessories you may already own.
As an "open" functional training system, Queenax has attachment points and storage solutions for TRX®, CrossCore®, battle ropes, medicine balls and many others.
9. Storage is no sweat.
Thoughtful, integrated storage keeps training accessories off the floor, but easily retrievable, so that the appearance, functionality and safety of your facility isn't impacted by accessories lying about.
10. Enough words—see it in action!
Want more? Find everything you need at precor.com/queenax.


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|Class Information
|Required equipment
Charms is a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Unsurprisingly, it specialises in the teaching of charms. Even though mastering the science of charmwork is clearly essential to performing the greater part of magic, charmwork is seen as a "softer option" by some such as Augusta Longbottom who, incidentally, failed her Charms O.W.L.[1]
Professor Filius Flitwick taught Charms for many years. It was rumoured that his expertise with charmwork made him a duelling champion.
Class informationEdit
- "They then spent over an hour revising Summoning Charms, which according to Professor Flitwick were bound to come up in their OWL, and he rounded off the lesson by setting them their largest ever amount of Charms homework."
- —Charms Class in 1995[src]
Charms is a required subject for all students in their first five years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The spells learned in Charms class are taken from textbooks. Students are taught specific wand movements and proper pronunciation. Often students partner up in class to experiment on one another. Charms was Hermione Granger's favourite subject until she started Arithmancy in 1993.[2]
In a student's fifth year they take the Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations. This exam contains a written portion and a practical portion. The written portion is made up of questions concerning the theory of charms and the practical is where students are judged upon the charms they can perform. Their O.W.L. scores decide what courses they'll be taking in their final years at Hogwarts. Only students who achieve a high O.W.L. score of either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations' may advance to N.E.W.T.-level.
Professor Flitwick was one of the kinder teachers at Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione often enjoyed a "nice chat" in this class. This was the class where they used the Muffliato Charm as well. Harry was on at least fairly good terms with Professor Flitwick, as the professor spoke with Harry about the "perfect" Summoning Charm he used in the Triwizard Tournament.[3] Sometimes, Professor Flitwick, after trying and failing to get the class to concentrate, would allow the class to play games. One of these instances was just before the Yule Ball.
Location and timeEdit
Classroom 2E is where Charms classes are taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and it is located on the third floor, on the Charms Corridor.
Classroom layoutEdit
The classroom has three rows of desks, all facing the teacher's table, behind which sits a large upholstered chair with a high back. Two blackboards flank the teacher's table, and behind them is a small shelf with books and other objects, beneath a pair of windows.[4]
Lesson timesEdit
|First year
|Second year
|second or third
|Third year
|Fourth year
|Fifth year
|Sixth year
|Seventh year
First yearEdit
- "Professor Flitwick called them one by one into his class to see if they could make a pineapple dance across the desk."
- —First year exam in 1992[src]
- Levitation Charm[2]
- Wand-Lighting Charm
- Lumos Solem
- Fire-Making Spell
- Softening Charm
- Severing Charm
- Unlocking Charm
- Locking Spell
- Mending Charm
- Make a pineapple dance across a desk.[2]
Second yearEdit
- Skurge Charm
- Disarming Charm
- Arresto Momentum
- Dancing Feet Spell (Revision)
- Engorgement Charm
- Freezing Charm
- General Counter-Spell
- Memory Charm
- Tickling Charm (not practically )
- Fire-Making Spell (Revision)
- Levitation Charm (Revision)
- Wand-Lighting Charm (Revision)
- Severing Charm (Revision)
- Unlocking Charm (Revision)
Third yearEdit
- "Professor Flitwick did indeed test them on Cheering Charms."
- —Third year exam in 1994[src]
- Cheering Charm[5]
- Lumos Duo Charm
- Mending Charm (Revision)
- Seize and Pull Charm
- Freezing Spell
- Lumos Maxima
- Levitation Charm (Revision)
- Disarming Charm (Revision)
Fourth yearEdit
- Summoning Charm [3]
- Seize and Pull Charm (Revision)
- Banishing Charm [3]
- Mending Charm (Revision)
Fifth yearEdit
- Banishing Charm (Revision)
- Disarming Charm (Revision)
- Fire-Making Spell (Revision)
- Levitation Charm (Revision)
- Mending Charm (Revision)
- Stunning Spell
- Substantive Charm
- Summoning Charm (Revision)
- Tickling Charm (Revision)
- Silencing Charm[6]
- Creating legs on teacups[6]
Sixth yearEdit
Known professorsEdit
Required textbooksEdit
- The Standard Book of Spells (Grades 1-6, and presumably 7) by Miranda Goshawk
- Quintessence: A Quest
- Outstanding [O]
- Exceeds Expectations [E]
- Acceptable [A]
The Charms O.W.L. contains both a written section and a practical where the students are judged on the charms they can perform.
- Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)[6]
- Summoning Charm (Accio)[6]
- Cheering Charm
- Counter-charm for hiccups
- Levitation Carm
- Colour Change Charms (Colovaria)[6]
- Growth Charms
- Take an egg cup and make it do some cartwheels
Known O.W.L.sEdit
Behind the scenesEdit
- J. K. Rowling stated: "I see Charms as a slightly lighter subject than transfiguration which is very hard work. With Charms there would be a little more leeway for a little more personal creativity — Transfiguration you have to get it exactly right, Transfiguration is more scientific." [7]
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Lavender Brown, Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle all appear to have passed their O.W.L.s, despite the fact that they weren't mentioned to have done so in the books.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned on Marauder's Map)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter. 8
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26 June 2003
|Professors: Filius Flitwick
|Textbooks: The Standard Book of Spells · Achievements in Charming · Quintessence: A Quest
|Charmbook writers and charm developers: Miranda Goshawk · Scarpin · Felix Summerbee · Randolph Keitch · Basil Horton · Mnemone Radford · Elliot Smethwyck · Jarleth Hobart · Delfina Crimp · Orabella Nuttley · Levina Monkstanley · Fred Weasley · George Weasley
|Charms studied at Hogwarts: Levitation Charm · Fire-Making Charm · Softening Charm · Skurge · Aresto Momentum · Cheering Charm · Freezing Spell · Seize and Pull Charm · Summoning Charm · Banishing Charm · Silencing Charm · Mending Charm · Reductor Curse · Colour Change Charm · Growth Charm · Water-Making Spell · Locomotion Charm · Vinegar into Wine · Bird-Conjuring Charm


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Gijs76 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
FiveLeggedSheep is literal translation of a Dutch saying "Het schaap met vijf poten". It is often used as a referral to someone who can do it all. But with a slight twist, because there is no such thing as a five legged sheep and there are no people who can do it all. You get it? :)
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Loads of companies work with consultants. But most of the consulting companies are only pushing and stretching long-term agreements for their consultants. FiveLeggedSheep works differently. We give quality advice and solid solutions but always ASAP! Every company want results that deliver now, not just in three years from now. We can deliver and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is.
After working for different companies the last ten years I finally decided to have a go at it myself. This is my first try at my company and I need a logo to give me a head start.
My target audience entirely consists of companies working in very different types of business. So nothing specific there.
FiveLeggedSheep wants to be trustworthy as well as fun, daring and bold. So I am looking for a logo that has it all.
What do I like (or not)?
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- I'd like to have one or two colors in the logo (max. 3)
- I am not looking for a very traditional business like logo
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- Initially I don't want to have the name of the company within the logo, but I'd like to see an extra one which has FiveLeggedSheep in there.
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As I have mentioned many times before I always think street looks are better than runways! Therefore when it comes to fashion weeks, I prefer to look at streets instead of the shows!
Here are my "Top 10+ List" from streets during Fashion Weeks. Third stop is Pitti Uomo!
PS: As I see statement scarves, camouflage and patterned coats/jackets are the streets' stars during fashion weeks. Also bright colours and mobiles. The my favourite is the STATEMENT BEARDS! :)
The photos are gathered together from various online magazines and blogs.
- For "My Top 10+ from Fashion Week StreetStyles! – Milan", please click here.
- For "My Top 10+ from Fashion Week StreetStyles! – Paris", please click here.


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sadgrove needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 15 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
People who want to set up a small business.
The ebook needs to be the bendy sort, like this:
The artwork is for a report containing blueprints for starting a successful business.
The A4 page is simply the original artwork for the ebook.
The copy needs to say
Action Blueprints
The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to
Starting a Successful Business
'Action Blueprints' is the name of the ebook. The rest, 'The complete...', is a sub-head.
The cover should have a simple picture of a bliueprint. You can use this one if you want:http://www.inst.org/temp/blank.gif
I need .psd or .png files and gif files.
It would be good to make the ebook look consistent with our other course materials, which you will find here: http://www.inst.org
My preferred colour is blue.


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C Ray Schalk (25.0 WAR) en by Brian Stevens.
In an era when the common impression of a baseball catcher was a sturdy player with bulging shoulders, a husky framework and brute strength, the 5'7" (many sources say 5'9"), 155-pound Ray Schalk did not convey an imposing figure behind the disc. But as John C. Ward wrote in Baseball Magazine in 1920, "Schalk is unquestionably the hardest working catcher in baseball as he is doubtless also the brainiest, the nerviest, the most competent. He presents the unique distinction of performing more work than any other catcher and at the same time performing it better. Both in quantity and in quality of service Ray Schalk is unquestionably the premier backstop in baseball."
Raymond William Schalk was born in Harvel, a small village in central Illinois, on August 12, 1892, the fifth of six children of Herman and Sophia Schalk, German immigrants who had arrived in the United States in 1875. Herman supported his family as a day laborer in Litchfield, 20 miles away, where his children, including Ray, attended public school. As a youngster, Schalk worked as a newsboy and carried the Chicago Tribune and weekly Litchfield News. Ray was captain of the Litchfield basketball team, but left high school at the end of his second year to learn the printer's trade. Two years later he traveled to Brooklyn, New York to study how to operate the linotype machine. In 1910, after mastering the intricacies of this noble mechanism, Schalk returned home, but found his desire to progress in his chosen field was not matched by career advancement. Rather, it was Schalk's participation in local baseball games that soon earned him the promotion he was looking for.
First a member of the town team, he soon moved up to semipro ball for the sum of $2 a game. From there he quickly progressed on to Taylorville (Illinois) in the Class D Illinois-Missouri League, where he caught 47 games, batted .387, and earned $65 a month. Later in the 1911 season, the 18-year-old moved up to the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association, and appeared in 31 games. Returning to Milwaukee for the 1912 campaign, he batted .271 in 80 contests, attracting so much attention for his aggressive approach to the catching position and his feisty on-field leadership that he was purchased by the Chicago White Sox for $10,000 and two other players.
The day before Ray Schalk's twentieth birthday, August 11, 1912 was both his first visit to a major league park and his first appearance in a big league game. Arriving by streetcar minutes before the first game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics, manager Jimmy Callahan told the rookie, "Young man, here's your pitcher, Doc White. You're the catcher." In his first at bat, Schalk grounded out to Frank Baker but did manage to get a hit later in the game against Chief Bender. Reflecting back on the experience nearly fifty years later, Schalk reminisced, "You think of no-hit games and playing in the World Series, but that first game was my greatest day."
Schalk played 23 games for the White Sox in 1912, batting a respectable .286. But it was his energy, willingness to learn and outright desire that made the biggest impression on his coaches and teammates. The electric Schalk soon became the favorite of Sox coach Kid Gleason, who helped the young backstop hone his skills. "We'd start a game at 3:00 p.m., but he'd have me out practicing at 9:30 in the morning. We'd work on catching the double steal, he had me chasing from behind the plate to field bunts, and running under pop flies. He taught me to crouch over and make myself a target on the throws from the outfield. He taught me to give, or yield with the catch, to never hold the ball high when making a throw--to cock my hand by my ear. He was a tireless worker." And Schalk was undoubtedly an indefatigable student.
The diminutive Schalk, weighing a scant 148 pounds in his first season, was thought at first too small to catch Chicago ace Ed Walsh's sharply breaking spitball. But with the help of Gleason, he was soon handling Walsh better than Billy Sullivan, Bruno Block, or Red Kuhn. Even more difficult than catching Walsh was backstopping Ed Cicotte, who had more pitches than a carnival barker. Said Schalk about Cicotte, "He had every type of pitch, including a knuckler, fadeaway, slider, screwball, spitter, emery ball, and shine ball."
But more important than handling the ball was Schalk's ability to handle his pitchers. Wrote John Sheridan of The Sporting News in 1923, "...Schalk at all times insists that his pitcher shall have and use his stuff, that he shall be able to control it, and that he should use it whenever the catcher calls for it. The manner in which Schalk handles his pitchers must be of inestimable value to his team. He, more than any catcher that I can remember, makes a pitcher work up to the mark all the time. No catcher that I have known made or makes the pitcher work right, stand right on the rubber and use a correct motion, hold runners close to base, better than said Schalk. As a manager of young pitchers, Schalk stands head and shoulders above the others of all time."
Though it may be inferred that Schalk earned his nickname "Cracker" because he cracked the whip over his White Sox hurlers, the moniker was actually hung on him by Sox outfielder Shano Collins. Collins saw a resemblance between Schalk's physique when viewed from behind and a cracker box. The nickname stayed with the popular Schalk long after his playing days ended.
Revered by his teammates for his intelligent, nervy play and aggressive style on the diamond, his easy disposition made him a favorite off the field as well, and Cracker's youthful looks made for some interesting horseplay. One rainy day in 1915 in Washington, Cicotte, Walsh and Collins were enjoying their favorite beverages in a tavern when Schalk entered the bar wearing a cap and raincoat. He sidled up to the trio, but before he could order his own beer the bartender growled, "We don't allow no school kids in this joint." Schalk suggested to his teammates that they identify him, but they gave no hint of recognition and instead congratulated the bartender for enforcing the policy which forbade little boys from pestering men at their amber.
Another off field adventure drew the ire of owner Comiskey. Looking to use the Chicago skyline's newly constructed Tribune Tower for a promotional stunt, a movie company came upon the idea of using Schalk to catch a ball thrown from the top of the Tower--a distance of 463 feet. Smiling for the cameras, the Cracker caught the third ball tossed. "Didn't sting me any more than one of those high fouls Ruth used to hit," he later said. But Comiskey caught wind of the stunt and was irate when Schalk arrived at the ballpark later that day. Comiskey chided Schalk of the consequences had his star catcher misjudged the ball. Schalk's unadorned response--"But I didn't midjudge it"--did not placate the Old Roman.
Schalk played the catching position like a fifth infielder. He is credited with being the first catcher to back up infield throws to first base and outfield throws to third. His speed, alertness and prowess led to his claim of being the only major league catcher to make a putout at every base. His first putout at second base occurred in 1918 against St. Louis in Chicago. On a hit and run, the Brownie's Ray Demmitt sped past second as Joe Jackson made a great catch in deep left off the bat of Joe Gedeon. Schalk, in the middle of the diamond, ran to second to take the relay from Sox shortstop Swede Risberg and slapped the tag on Demmitt. Putouts at first were more common because Schalk would often follow runners to first on hits to right field. Chick Gandil, the first baseman, would then decoy himself away from the bag, drawing the runner into a wide turn at first. Right fielder Eddie Murphy would then peg the ball back to Schalk at first to tag out the unsuspecting runner.
Over his 18-year career (1,757 games with the White Sox and 5 with the New York Giants in 1929), Schalk participated in more double plays (226) than any other backstop in history, and his lifetime total of 1,811 assists ranks second all-time behind 19th century backstop Deacon McGuire. Schalk led the American League in fielding percentage and putouts eight times each, both figures tops among catchers.. He also arguably holds the record for career no-hitters caught with four (historians have since dismissed Jim Scott's May 14, 1914 gem, as he lost his no-hitter in a losing effort in the tenth inning). In 1916, Schalk established the single-season stolen base record for catchers with 30, a mark not broken until 1982 when John Wathan swiped 36 bags. Though his lifetime batting average was just .253, the lowest of anyone elected to the Hall of Fame as a position player, Schalk was considered an excellent bunter, both for the base hit and sacrifice. The Cracker was a frequent selection to Baseball Magazine's All-Star American League Team, and was named by both Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth to their own personal all-time all-star teams.
From 1913 to 1926, Schalk caught nearly 80 percent of the White Sox' contests. His durability was legendary--broken fingers, deep spike lacerations and sprained ankles did not sideline him. During one game against the Tigers in 1922, Schalk was knocked unconscious by a foul tip. Trainer William "Doc" Buckner of the White Sox resorted to artificial respiration and use of oxygen to revive him. Recounted Buckner, "As soon as he got his breath and collected his senses, he immediately wanted to get back behind the plate."
In 1920, the Cracker backstopped 151 of the 154 games for the second place White Sox. Schalk maintained he would have caught the full 154 but for an extremely hot sun on a no-Sunday baseball off-day in Philadelphia. Related Schalk, "I went over to Atlantic City that Sabbath and frisked on the sand too much and too long. When I got back to Philly that night, I looked more like a boiled lobster than any human I ever saw." The sunburn, not cracked knuckles, charley horses or aching dogs, kept Schalk from catching every game in 1920.
Schalk's best season was probably 1922 when he batted .281, one point below his career best of .282 in 1919. In that 1922 campaign Schalk hit four of his career 11 home runs, stole 12 bases in 16 attempts, hit for the cycle on June 27 (the next White Soxer to do so was Jack Brohamer in 1977) and drove in 60 runs. He led the league in putouts, chances, while committing only 8 errors, tying the American League record for fielding percentage at .989. He finished third in voting for the 1922 American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Ray Schalk's silence regarding the Black Sox scandal of 1919 and his status as one of the honest men of the Series (in which he batted .304) is well known. Schalk knew something was amiss when both Cicotte and Lefty Williams continually crossed him up on pitches. Regarding the penalties doled out to the conspirators, Schalk did not disagree with the banishment, but later portrayals of the eight as vicious criminals bothered him. In a discussion with Ed Burns of the Chicago Tribune in 1940, Schalk conveyed his compassion: "As long as I live, I'll never forget the day Charles A. Comiskey come into the clubhouse and told eight [sic] of the boys they had been exposed and were through forever. It was a shocking scene and my mixed emotions never have been straightened out since I watched several of the ruined athletes break down and cry like babies. I never have worried about the guys who were hard-boiled, but those tears got me."
Pennant purgatory followed the Sox after the revelation of the Series fix in late 1920. The dismissal of seven players (Gandil had retired after the 1919 fiasco) wore a large hole in the Pale Hose that left the lineup talent threadbare for years. But Schalk's keen efforts on and off the diamond helped bring respectability to the club. In addition to his MVP-caliber year in 1922, Schalk was responsible for discovering future Hall of Famer Ted Lyons in March, 1923 at Baylor College in Waco, Texas. Lyons joined the club later that year in St. Louis, and would collect a franchise-record 260 victories for the Chisox.
The respect and regard for Schalk's knowledge of the game led him to succeed his friend Eddie Collins as White Sox player-manager in November, 1926. But Schalk's lenient style led to his forced resignation in July, 1928. Expecting to retain his contract as a catcher at an estimated $15,000 (his managerial salary had been $25,000), Schalk--who had only one plate appearance that year--was distressed when Comiskey cut his pay to $6,000. Schalk considered litigation, but a lawsuit was never filed.
Instead, Schalk joined the New York Giant coaching staff with John McGraw in 1929, appearing as a player in five games that year. He became a coach for the cross-town Cubs in 1930 and 1931, managed the Buffalo Bisons in the International League from 1932 to 1940, and, then returned to Milwaukee of the American Association later in 1940, 28 years after he had last played for the club.
It was in these later years that Schalk operated a popular bowling and pool hall establishment in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Ray was also one of the founders of Baseball Anonymous, an organization whose charge was to assist indigent ballplayers. In 1965, after assistant coaching at Purdue University for 18 years, Ray Schalk finally retired from baseball at the age of 72. Interestingly, throughout all his years following the game of baseball, Schalk would never fail to call and congratulate the catcher of a no-hitter. Schalk always remained popular with Chicagoans, and was invited to catch the first ball of the 1959 World Series, thrown out by Red Faber.
In 1955, Schalk was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee. Fittingly, he was inducted to the Hall on the same day as Ted Lyons, the man he "discovered" 32 years earlier. At the ceremony, Schalk thanked his strongest supporter, his wife, the former Lavinia Graham, saying, "Whatever I've accomplished, I owe to Mrs. Schalk." The Schalks later celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on October 25, 1966. The couple had two children and several grandchildren. When Ray Schalk passed away of cancer at age 77 on May 19, 1970, the White Sox and California Angels observed a moment of silence prior to their contest in memory of the Hall of Famer. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Evergreen Park.
This biography originally appeared in David Jones, ed., Deadball Stars of the American League (Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, Inc., 2006).


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An ice pop is a frozen water-based dessert on a stick. It is made by freezing coloured, flavoured liquid (such as fruit juice) around a stick. Once the liquid freezes solid, the stick can be used as a handle to hold the ice pop. In 1991, when Harry Potter went to the zoo with the Dursley family, Vernon was forced to buy Harry a lemon ice pop when the lady selling them asked Harry if he wanted something.[1]
Ice pops are also a known ingredient in Exploding Potions.[2][3]
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7


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The Weekend Dish: 10/29/2011
How many of you are waking up to snow this morning?! I couldn't believe when I looked at the forecast yesterday that there was 1-3 inches of snow forecasted for Pittsburgh today. It came out of nowhere! I hope everyone has power and can stay hunkered down if the roads are treacherous. A perfect weekend to stay in and do some cozy baking! (Hopefully no Halloween trick-or-treating plans were foiled!) I am off to the Steelers/Patriots game, woo! Here We Go, Steelers, Here We Go! Have a great weekend everyone!
As always, you'll find a recap of what was posted to the site this week as well as some bookmarked recipes from other blogs. Enjoy!
On Brown Eyed Baker This Week
35 Awesome Halloween Recipes – Halloween isn't really my thing, so to make up for the lack of ghoulish treats here on the site, I rounded up 35 festive recipes from around the blog-o-sphere. I hope you enjoy browsing!
Creamy Potato & Leek Soup – A dish that I enjoyed years ago at a wedding and finally made a delicious version at home!
Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Icing – I may not be much into Halloween, but I am all in when it comes to pumpkin! These cookies are amazing, and the brown butter icing is outstanding.
Favorite Hardcore Chili – I've had this on my to-make list for months, and was glad when the cool weather finally arrived so I could give this a go. It's absolutely as good as advertised, and now one of my two go-to chili recipes. You'll be amazed at some of the ingredients!
Most Viewed Post This Week: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
What I Bookmarked This Week
Recipes from other blogs that I thought looked especially delicious and that I thought you would like too:
Beer Battered Onion Rings (Pennies on a Platter)
So far I have only done oven-fried onion rings, but I have been dying to make a beer battered (and authentically fried) onion ring. These look great, I can't wait to try them!
Brown Butter Malt Blondies (Sweet Twist of Blogging)
Since I got my feet wet this week with brown butter, this blondie recipe jumped right out at me. Plus, I was on a malt kick this summer so this sounds like the perfect blondie to try!
Caramel Crumb Bars (Lisa is Cooking)
I love crumb bars, but usually only see them with some sort of fruit filling. I love the change of pace with the caramel!
Pumpkin Semifreddo with Gingersnaps & Caramel Sauce (Hungry Girl por vida)
This looks so elegant and also so very comfort food-like. I really need to try my hand at more semifreddos, and this sounds like a perfect place to start!
Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars (Dishing Up Delights)
Oh my. These have rendered me almost speechless. Must.Make.Immediately. I'm in love.
Have a delicious weekend!


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A winner was selected from 36 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
SolarMart.com will be a directory of solar businesses.
We award a winner for every contest we hold.
Business owners, website owners of solar related products
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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
Media Release
Mayor Coleen J. Seng today released the results of a new survey estimating that 1,591 people are homeless in Lincoln, including 410 children. The ōPoint in Time Countö was conducted November 12 by organizations that provide services to the homeless in cooperation with the UNL Police and the Lincoln Police Department.
ōHomeless is a serious problem, especially when children are involved, making homeless assistance an important mission for the entire community,ö said Mayor Seng as she issued a proclamation declaring November as Homeless and Hunger Awareness Month in the City of Lincoln. ōAs we enjoy our Thanksgiving dinners and the rest of our holiday gatherings, we need to remember those in our community who need our help.ö
The Mayor signed the proclamation at the PeopleÆs City Mission, where she was joined by members of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Homeless Coalition and its Continuum of Care Planning and Evaluation Committee.
Other findings from the ōPoint in Timeö count include:
ōThe count confirms what agencies serving the homeless already know B the numbers on the street are going up,ö said Susanne Blue, Executive Director of the Matt Talbot Kitchen, a hunger relief and outreach program for Lincoln=s working poor and homeless. Blue is also Co-Chair of Lincoln=s Continuum of Care, which includes about 20 homeless service providers. ōIn a 12- month period, Lincoln experienced a 56 percent increase in the number of people identified as homeless on the street.ö
Blue said advocates believe the actual number of homeless is higher than that identified in the ōPoint in Time Countö because those not receiving services at the time the survey was conducted were not counted. Homeless who are living in cars or motel rooms or staying with family or friends were not counted.
Blue said the Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach program provides an average of 9,000 free meals every month to Lincoln=s working poor and homeless. She projects that more than 100,000 meals will be provided by the end of the year. In 2002, 103,030 meals were provided.
Ron Buchinski, Executive Director of the PeopleÆs City Mission, said the shelter provides 210 beds per night in Lincoln. If all beds are being used, that totals 76,650 nights of lodging and meals provided annually to the public at no cost. Buchinski said three of the past four years, the Mission has housed more women and children than men. The Mission has operated 24 hours a day since 1907, making it NebraskaÆs longest running shelter.
Scott Young, Executive Director of Lincoln Food Bank, said his agency distributed 2.1 million pounds of food in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 10 percent over the same time last year. This is the equivalent of 5,586 meals a day to the 81 agencies that operate 161 programs in the 16-county service area.
ōOur Holiday Food Drive is under way, and we are hopeful that we will have enough food on the shelves to get our agencies through the difficult winter months,ö said Young. ōFood is a critical need of the working poor and homeless 12 months a year, and by giving to the drive people can make a real difference in the lives of these people this winter.ö
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Homeless Coalition works to educate the public and raise awareness of issues surrounding the homeless and to encourage citizen involvement. The CoalitionÆs Continuum of Care Planning and Evaluation Committee identifies gaps in services, coordinates the ōPoint in Time Countö and conducts a peer review of service providers.


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Broken City (Allen Hughes, 2012). One of those periodic stabs at how-many-levels-of-corrupt-officialdom-can-we-expose kind of movies, so you can be shocked – shocked. At least Russell Crowe's in fighting trim. (full review 1/18)
At What a Feeling!, a review of a 1986 film in which Mary Tyler Moore issues the f word: Allan Burns' Just Between Friends.
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Chelsea's teenage midfielder Conor Hunte is wanted by Manchester United, according to the Daily Mail.
The 16-year-old has been tipped for a bright future in the game, and has already attracted interest from reigning Premier League champions Manchester City and Liverpool.
Hunte is yet to sign a professional contract at Stamford Bridge due to his age, but Chelsea will be determined to keep hold of the talented teenager, and not want to lose him to a direct rival like Manchester United.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly keen to lure the England U17 international to Old Trafford though, and will make Hunte an attractive offer to swap west London for Manchester.
If United succeed in their bid to sign the Chelsea youngster, then they will owe the Blues compensation for development costs, that will be decided by an independent tribunal should the two clubs fail to reach agreement over a fee.
Hunte has impressed in the Chelsea youth team this season, leading to widespread interest from rival Premier League clubs, but the reigning European champions will be determined to convince him that his future lies in the capital.


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The Ventura County Off-Road ShowPosted in Events on October 1, 2012
Some vehicles and cities go together like kittens and slippers. The list of 4x4s that share names with cities include Durango, Santa Fe, and Tacoma.
Buried in off-road trivia is a seminal city that was the conceptual birthplace of the Blazer and Hummer: Ventura, California. Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Vic Hickey designed and/or refined the Blazer and Hummer at Hickey Enterprises in Ventura in the 1960s and 1970s. (He also led the Lunar Rover design team while working for General Motors.)
Strangely, a city with such an important 4x4 history hasn't had many off-road activities. Off-road enthusiast Courtney Holland decided to change that. Southern California has several established shows, but Holland felt that Central and Northern California were underserved. He envisioned an affordable, accessible way for shops, fabricators, and manufacturers to connect with enthusiasts face-to-face. "Some are unable to attend and participate in the expos for many reasons, one being distance," he said.
The 2012 Ventura County Off-Road Show was two years in the making. Holland, whose background is in property management, planned to launch the show in 2010, but the slow economy kept exhibitors from signing on the dotted line. He decided to pull the trigger last fall. "We can't let the economy determine our hobby," Holland said. "If we don't continue to use the areas that are open, the government could shut them down. Then when the economy improves, we won't have anywhere to go."
Holland did his homework by attending other shows and reading books on event planning. He said, "Being the first-ever show of its type north of Los Angeles, there were challenges to overcome. There is no school for this."
The Ventura County Fairgrounds provided a convenient, laid-back location adjacent to the beach. The weekend tallies: 68 exhibitors, 2,250 paid adult attendees. The show was intimate, and substantive conversations were possible since people weren't lined three-deep at most booths.
Exhibitor impressions were positive across the board. Trail-Gear made a nearly four-hour trek from Fresno to set up at the show. "The Ventura County Off-Road Show gave us the opportunity to connect with end-users as well as industry vendors, and we gleaned several ideas for future products," said Robyn Hickman, Trail-Gear's spokesperson.
Tony Pellegrino, owner of Ventura County–based GenRight, showed local support by sending part of his staff to the show while he and his road warriors traveled to Jeep Beach in Florida. "Good show for first year," was his debrief. "Entry-level off-roaders of all kinds. We will be back next year with four Jeeps."
Eric Lichtbach, owner of Olympic 4x4 Accessories, lives in the area. He was one of the first to reserve booth space. "The Ventura show was a nice local event," he said. "It was fun to meet our neighbors who enjoy four-wheeling."
Dates are already booked for next year: April 20-21, 2013. Holland hopes to add attractions for round two. Because the fairgrounds also house the high-banked dirt track Ventura Raceway (where Brian Deegan hones his four-wheel racing skills with track master Kory Kruseman), possibilities include side-by-side races and maybe even monster trucks.
The cherry on top would be if the current keeper of the Hickey Enterprises flame, Ron Johnson, showed up with the first-ever Blazer to come off the assembly line. In 1968, GM gave Blazer No. 000001 to its "father," Vic Hickey. Another historical vehicle we would like to see at the show is the Baja Boot. Hickey built it for Hurst, and Steve McQueen later bought it. Hickey basically increased the Boot's scale when he was hired to design the military HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, aka Humvee).
Few other seaside cities have this historical 4x4 heritage. For 2013 updates, visit www.venturacountyoffroadshow.com.


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Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave Star in Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's THE REVISIONIST, Now thru March 31
Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave will star in the world premiere of Eisenberg's The Revisionist, directed by Kip Fagan, which begins its limited run tonight, February 6 and opens Thursday, February 21 at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street. The Revisionist is scheduled to run through March 31, 2013.
In The Revisionist David (Eisenberg) arrives in Poland with a crippling case of writer's block and a desire to be left alone. His 75-year-old second cousin Maria (Redgrave) welcomes him with a fervent need to connect with her distant American family. As their tenuous relationship develops, she reveals details about her complicated post-war past that tests their ideas of what it means to be a family.
Jesse Eisenberg most recently wrote and starred in Rattlestick's Asuncion at the Cherry Lane Theatre, for which he was nominated for a Drama League Award. He has appeared in the films The Social Network (Oscar nomination), Zombieland, Adventureland (BAFTA nomination), The Squid and the Whale, and Roger Dodger. He is also a contributing writer for McSweeney's and his humor essays have appeared in Harper's and The New York Times.
Vanessa Redgrave was Guest Director of the Brighton Festival 2012. During the Festival she directed and narrated with Nadim Sawalha & Najla Said, a play with music and a girls' choir, devised by Vanessa and Mariam C. Said, based on the memoir of Mariam's mother Wadad Makdisi Cortas, a devoted teacher and principal of a girls' school in Beirut, Lebanon. This was presented at the Theatre Royal, Brighton in May, 2012. In June 2012 in Dublin, Vanessa recited the Seamus Heaney poem "The Republic of Conscience" for the Amnesty International Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi, who received the Ambassador of Conscience Award from Bono. Ms. Redgrave was last on Broadway in the 2010-2011 season with James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines in Alfred Uhry's Driving Miss Daisy, directed by David Esbjornson. In the 2007 season she was seen in Joan Didion's play The Year of Magical Thinking, directed by Sir David Hare. She appears in a new film with Terence Stamp, Song for Marion, screened at the TIFF Festival in Toronto September 2012, and also on October 19, 2012 at the London Film Festival. Coriolanus, the film starring and directed by Ralph Fiennes, in which Vanessa plays Volumnia, the mother of Shakespeare's warrior, was also screened at these festivals in 2011. One of Vanessa's favorite roles is in "Letters to Juliet" directed by Gary Winnick, filmed in Italy in 2009, and also in The Whistleblower with Rachel Weisz, released 2011. Ms. Redgrave's television movies include "Playing for Time," "Second Serve," "If These Walls Could Talk 2," and "The Gathering Storm," and her numerous film credits include Morgan; A Man for All Seasons; Isadora; Mary, Queen of Scots; Murder on the Orient Express; The Bostonians; Prick Up Your Ears; Howards End; Mission: Impossible; and Julia for which she received the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Los Angeles Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress. In September 2012 Ms. Redgrave received UNICEF Germany's Award for Children's Rights in Frankfurt. She has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1995, and was UNICEF-UK Special Representative 1993-1995.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theateris a multi-award-winning company which has produced over sixty world premieres in the past seventeen seasons and was the recipient of the 2007 Ross Wetzsteon Memorial OBIE Award for developing new and innovative work. Previous plays include Two Boys in a Bed, Message to Michael, Carpool, Volunteer Man, A Trip to the Beach, Ascendancy, Stuck, Vick's Boy, The Messenger, Saved or Destroyed, Neil's Garden, My Special Friend, Faster, Bliss, St. Crispin's Day, Where We're Born, Five Flights, Boise, Finer Noble Gases, God Hates The Irish: The Ballad of Armless Johnny, Miss Julie, Acts of Mercy: passion-play, Cagelove, It Goes Without Saying, Dark Matters, Stay, American Sligo, Rag and Bone, War, Geometry of Fire, That Pretty Pretty or The Rape Play, The Amish Project, Killers and Other Family, Post No Bills, Blind, Little Doc, underneathmybed, There Are No More Big Secrets, The Hallway Trilogy, Carson McCullers Talks About Love, The Wood, Asuncion, Horsedreams, Yosemite, Massacre (Sing to Your Children), 3C, the Off-Broadway GLAAD Award-nominated hit The Last Sunday in June, Craig Wright's The Pavilion (Drama Desk nominee - Outstanding Play of 2005) and Lady (Drama Desk nominee - Outstanding Play of 2008), as well as The Aliens by Annie Baker (2010 Obie Award winner for Best New American Play).
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Classic twists on familiar nibbles at Fairfield's The Chelsea
Downtown Fairfield has a vibrant dining scene, made even more lively with the opening of The Chelsea, yet another in an increasingly long line of gastro pubs -- a concept that just might well be the American neighborhood corner bar of the decade.
Diners today are more knowledgeable with far more eclectic tastes in food and drink, and the gastro pubs offer a wide array of traditional favorites, such as burgers and fries, as well as eclectic international samplers and spiced-up local regional favorites.
The Chelsea, whose roots include local favorite eateries such as Match and The Gray Goose, has all of the above, and a bent toward contemporary uptakes on American regional classics.
The setting, sort of a cross between rough-hewn cozy barn siding and ultra high-tech stainless steel, is done with class and style. The service, though a challenge in a place that is always crowded and noisy, is amazingly professional, well paced and friendly.
The menu offers something for everyone at mostly reasonably prices, made possible in part with the increasingly popular trend of restaurants bringing "bread upon request."
Some innovations, such as fried oysters set on a bun and topped with steak tartare and aioli "carpetbagger style," is an ultra-rich, man-sized winner.
But "scallops PBJ," in which the delicate shellfish is sauced with Concord grapes, chutney, peanuts and corn ragu, buries those beauties and borders on the just plain weird.
Other oddball combos that work well include a grilled cheese BLT accompanied by a "shot" of gazpacho and a greens garnish tossed with bacon dressing, or a hot lobster roll heaped into a pretzel bun and served with a rather bland, but freshly made citrus slaw and homemade potato chips.
If simplicity is more to your liking, the burger with cheddar, sweet and sour onions, bacon and good house fries is not only darn good, but a darn good bargain at $13.95, too.
So is nicely updated pasta with a really light and appealing vodka sauce with ripe tomatoes, roasted garlic and tiny mozzarella balls.
Some other terrific tweaks on old favorites are a "not for breakfast" burrito filled with creamy eggs, melted cheese, bacon, salsa and home fries, or an Asian twist on chopped salad with soy-marinated chicken, peanuts, noodles and ginger vinaigrette.
Appetizers here are abundantly portioned and can double as dinner for most people.
Fried calamari is tasty with a General Tso sort of glaze, though the result is more crusted than crisp, and the chili-spiked mayo needs a bit more heat. Nachos also need some peppery personality in spite of the addition of pulled pork and BBQ short rib chunks atop a huge platter of melted cheese-coated tortillas, guacamole and salsa.
A duet of tacos features both Asian-inspired tuna tartare and traditional shrimp ceviche, both nicely done and prettily presented.
Buttermilk fried chicken, from the appetizer menu, arrives as big, bone-in pieces, heavily battered and fried, but saved with a smile from the truly Southern waffle strips and maple gravy garnish.
Other appetizer options are tasty fried zucchini strips with aioli and even tastier French fries with a trio of sauces -- chimmichurri, bagna cauda aioli and the classic Heinz ketchup.
Salads are also dressed up versions of classics, such as a bacon and spinach salad topped with a soft-boiled egg, baby lettuces topped with warm goat cheese rolled in crushed potato chips and Caesar with a grilled crouton topped with marinated tomatoes.
Sandwiches, appetizers and salads are generously portioned, so a menu listing of "more substantial" for main courses seems redundant.
We tried the rather bland gnocchi with braised veal ragu, BBQ ribs that fall short on meaty, charred, truly smoked flavor and instead relies on a sweet and smoky sauce.
Other main courses are grilled rib eye accompanied by soft-cooked eggs, with a bacon and potato and onion glaze, and striped bass with citrus-spiked crab.
Our favorite from this category is braised short ribs with a side of freshly constructed panzanella salad.
Desserts are big and homey. Fruit crumble is warm, but soggy, and bread pudding is an odd combo of pretzel bread, bananas, chocolate peanut butter gelato and crushed pretzels. We skipped them all and went for the big warm and fudgy brownie sundae with hazelnut gelato, whipped topping, nuts and chocolate and even a cherry.
Simpler and even more fun is a take on a local favorite chocolatier, Chocopolgies signature s'mores.
The Chelsea is a hot spot for sure and is a fun place for drinks and classic twists on familiar nibbles.
112 Unquowa Place, Fairfield, 203-254-8200, www.thechelseaff.com
HOURS: Monday-Thursday11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, Saturday 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
RESERVATIONS: No reservations accepted
PRICES: Dinner appetizers $15.95-$7.95; sandwiches, salads $19.95-$9.95; main courses $24.95-$17.95; desserts $7.95-$6.95


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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2006 Media Releases
"The actions taken by the City Council this morning are short-sighted and will have long-term negative consequences for the future of this City," said Mayor Coleen J. Seng. "The proposed changes will defer problems to later years and ensure that this community will face cuts in public services or additional tax increases after this year.
"At Monday's public hearing, the majority of citizens advocated either restoring or not cutting public services. The most vocal proponent of cutting services was LIBA. Unfortunately, members of the Council seem more concerned with appeasing this special interest group than all the citizens who showed up to testify that they want services maintained. As elected public officials, our responsibility is to look at what is good for this City. Many of the actions the Council took this morning were budget gimmicks that use one-time funding sources instead of reducing costs.
"Let's look at just a couple of examples. The first is using carry-over funds from previous budgets for the future operating budget. The cut of one-time carryover funds is a smoke screen and is not a real spending cut. The Council is seeking short-term gratification to say they made cuts, but is ignoring the long-term consequence that may cost the City more money in the long-term. These are unused funds that the Departments have accumulated – sometimes over many years – from creating efficiencies. The funds have only been authorized to be spent for one-time expenditures that do not increase the operating budget. This is a system that has been in place since the early 1990s. The savings from this process pay for many items that would otherwise require more taxpayer dollars. By taking those carry-over funds and using them for general fund expenses for just one year, the Council will destroy a financially responsible system that has done an outstanding job of encouraging efficiencies. The Council action will return us to a very inefficient 'spend it or lose it' process.
"Eliminating the traffic engineer, a community development position, animal control officers and a City planner will reduce efficiency and City services. The public will see more traffic congestion, decreased safety and fewer resources for economic growth.
"It is an insult to the 'strong Mayor' form of government and to City directors to suggest that we did not prioritize and that we did not make difficult cuts. At my direction, the City Directors already cut $8 million from requested spending. Of course, we all want to pay the lowest tax rate possible. But in a growing City that values its high quality of life, you cannot maintain services, expand to new areas, absorb increased expenses like fuel costs and continue to cut funding every year.
"The fact is that the City property tax rate has dropped 42 percent over the last 12 years. The City tax rate here is only about 30 cents compared to Omaha's tax rate of 49 cents when you include their bus service. What do we get in return? Police and fire protection, streets and sewers, parks, trails, recreation centers, libraries, health and aging services and much more. In short, Lincoln City government is efficient and effective in providing a safe, clean, livable community.
"The Lincoln Police Department has the lowest ratio of police officers to population of any comparable City in Nebraska and surrounding states. Our Planning Department is serving a community that has grown 40 percent over the past 20 years with 22 percent fewer employees. While the amount of park land has increased 64 percent in the last 15 years, the number of Parks and Rec employees has decreased. Over the past 16 years, the City's population has increased nearly 25 percent, and the City's square miles have increased 34 percent. Over that same time period, the number of full-time civilian employees has increased only 4.2 percent. These are just a few examples of examples of how City employees continue to do more with less.
"In short, the Council's actions this morning reflect a lack of long-term vision. The citizens of this community deserve more. I said last year that the next two to three years of budgets would be difficult. This one has been difficult, and the Council's actions will make the next budget extremely difficult. I am not against lowering the tax levy. But I am against a one-year tax levy that will lead to massive tax increases in the future."


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During our review of agencies' invoices, we noted some inconsistencies with the invoice transaction date recorded in FLAIR. As a reminder, the latest of the following three dates should be used as the transaction date: (1)the date the invoice was received at the location designated on the purchase order or contract (2)the date the goods and/or services were received, or (3)the date the goods and/or services were inspected and approved. In situations where these three dates are not on an invoice, we will use the invoice date as the beginning date for calculating interest due vendors under Section 215.422, Florida Statutes.
In instances where an agency requests a duplicate invoice, the original invoice date should be recorded in FLAIR. It appears some agencies are using the date the duplicate was received. If the later date is used, a prompt payment invoice would not be produced in FLAIR. This could result in a vendor not receiving interest on invoices over forty days old. We will be monitoring the usage of transactions dates and will be following up on large number of days between invoice date and warrant date.
Section 215.422(9), Florida Statutes, which required each agency to annually certify to the Comptroller their compliance with the prompt payment laws, has been amended. Effective October 1, 1999, the certification to the Comptroller is no longer required. However, evidence of compliance with the statute should be maintained by the agency.
If you have questions, please contact Reuben Helms at (850) 410-9354, SUNCOM 210-9354.


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Witham Pediatrics welcomes new patients, newborn through adolescence. Our physicians specialize in meeting the unique medical needs of children.
2705 N. Lebanon St
Suite 310
Lebanon, IN 46052
We generally see patients by appointment. You may call (765) 485-8900 to schedule a visit for your child. If you cannot keep an appointment, we ask that you notify our office as soon as possible to cancel. We make every effort to keep our patient appointments according to schedule. At times, however, we must work in patients with emergencies or urgent problems. Our office hours are:
Monday through Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Some Saturday appointments are available.
Pediatric Rehabilitation Services
The following Rehabilitation Services are available at Witham Health Services for infants and children with developmental delays or birth defects. These services are provided with referral from your physician:
For more information, please call (765) 485-8999.
Audiology Services
Audiological services are also available for infants and children:
For more information on hearing screenings, please call (765) 485-8687.
In the case of an after-hours emergency, you may call the answering service at (765) 485-8000. They will forward your emergency message to the physician on call who will contact you directly. Naturally, if it is a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Medical Forms
We are happy to complete any forms required by your child's school, daycare center, athletic group or special activity, provided there is a current physical (completed within the past 12 months) on file with us. Please bring or mail the forms to the physician's office and include an addressed, stamped return envelope.
Lab and X-ray Laboratories may bill you separately for any ordered tests or X-rays. If your insurance company designates specific medical sites for testing and lab work, please let your doctor know in advance.
We require payment by cash, check or credit/debit card at the time of service. We will accept the co-payment, deductible, or co-insurance and will file the remainder with your insurance carrier. Please remember to bring your family's insurance coverage information with you to every appointment. We will issue a statement for any remaining balance. It is your responsibility to pay any outstanding balances and negotiate any discrepancies with your insurance company.
Call the office at (765) 485-8900 during regular office hours when requesting prescription refills. Please have information on hand regarding the current medication and dosage, as well as your pharmacy's name and telephone number.