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In the "Risk Factors" section of the 10-K, released last Thursday, HP said it will "continue to evaluate the potential disposition of assets and businesses that may no longer help us meet our objectives." As Bloomberg noted earlier this week, HP did not include this statement in last year's 10-K.
"When we decide to sell assets or a business, we may encounter difficulty in finding buyers or alternative exit strategies on acceptable terms in a timely manner, which could delay the achievement of our strategic objectives," HP said in the 10-K. "We may also dispose of a business at a price or on terms that are less desirable than we had anticipated."
[Related: HP: We Need To 'Rebuild' Channel Partner Relationships ]
An HP spokesperson declined to comment on the significance of the new risk factors, which are listed alongside others such as "terrorist acts, conflicts, wars and geopolitical uncertainties," and potential difficulties HP could encounter in attracting and retaining top talent.
By spelling out risks associated with selling assets or business units, HP could be setting the stage for some major moves ahead, according to Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy.
"10-Ks are very vital tools for regulators, companies, and investors, in that they put everyone on notice that something is changing," Moorhead said in an email. "It is apparent that now, more than ever, HP is considering selling investments that either aren't as strategic as they once were or just aren't performing well."
What units and assets could HP look to sell? CEO Meg Whitman, as part of her "Better Together" campaign, has stressed the importance of keeping HP's component businesses united under a single corporate umbrella.
However, there is a different drumbeat coming from Wall Street, with many analysts downgrading HP shares and calling for the company to be broken up in order to separate its consumer and enterprise businesses. HP's decision to merge PCs and printers last March was supposed to yield long-term organizational and cost efficiencies, so HP is likely committed to following through with the integration of these businesses.
HP's Enterprise Services division could be a possible target for divestiture. HP shopped its Electronic Data Systems (EDS) business to private equity firms and other potential buyers last year, but was unable to find a buyer, CRN reported last September.
HP, which wrote down $8 billion from the $13.9 billion EDS deal in August, could fetch $5 billion for the unit, Brian Alexander, director of technology research at Raymond James & Associates, said in September.
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Fans smash consumption records in first weekend of live baseball on MLB.TV & At Bat
Top-grossing sports app nets 1.7 million downloads; One million live streams accessed in three days
The start of Spring Training games from Florida and Arizona this past week marked the return of live baseball games to MLB Advanced Media's two flagship subscription products, MLB.TV, the most prolific live video service on the Internet, and MLB.com At Bat, the top grossing sports app of all-time. Baseball fans accessed 1.2 million live audio and video streams of the first available Spring Training games this past weekend across supported wired and wireless devices, representing an increase of 53 percent from last year's opening weekend of games.
MLB.com At Bat was downloaded 1.7 million times, a figure not reached until the app surpassed two million downloads on Opening Day 2012 (April 5), 37 days after its release and en route to the record-setting 6.7 million app downloads.
MLB.TV Premium, available for the full season at $129.99 or monthly at $24.99, offers every out-of-market regular season game live to more than 250 supported connected devices and subscribers get At Bat 13 for free, unlocking all premium features in the app.
At Bat debuted a new suite of features last week, including portability of live audio across mobile devices and PC/Mac and universal access across iPhone, iPad, Android smartphones and tablets and Kindle Fire. Fans may subscribe to MLB.com At Bat 13 for the one-time annual fee of $19.99, covering the entire season through the World Series. iOS users may pay $2.99/month with the recurring billing offering.
The complete Spring Training schedule of the more than 200 games available via MLB.TV and At Bat can be found at MLB.com. Live video of Spring Training games is not subject to blackout restrictions.


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Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Although Case gets to perform in a more modern context when appearing in her part-time gig as a member of The New Pornographers, it's sheer timeless pop classicism when she gears up for a solo outing. Her songs usually have a '50s/'60s feel to them, if with modern lyrics.
Case's lyrics often zero in on keenly-observed moments of nighttime loneliness. In "Hold On, Hold On," for example, a bright 12-string guitar masks its dark look at love. "I leave the party at three a.m./Alone, thank God/With a valium from the bride," Case sings, concluding, "It's the devil I love." Or in "Star Witness," Case's narrator observes, "Hey, there there's such tender wolves 'round town tonight."
"The Needle Has Landed" is a lovelorn postcard from the Tacoma and Seattle of Case's youth. Case manages to evoke an old romance's epic backstory with a neat economy of words. Referring to the Seattle's iconic landmark Space Needle, Case sings, "The Needle's the same that recorded and played when you left me at the Greyhound the year I moved away/And if I knew then what's so obvious now, you'd still be here baby."
Case's voice is wonderful throughout, from the choirlike harmonies of the minute-and-a-half long "A Widow's Toast" to her emotional wailing on "Maybe Sparrow." And a talented cast of backing players keeps the music continually inventive and interesting while still retaining a consistency throughout the album.
The album was co-produced Case herself, and features longtime bandmates Jon Rauhouse on banjo and Tom Ray on bass, plus the band which backed her on her 2004 live record The Tigers Have Spoken, The Sadies, also appear on the new record. Atlanta singer/songwriter Kelly Hogan sings some backing vocals, and Calexico's creative team Joey Burns and John Convertino also make appearances. Finally, the ubiquitous Garth Hudson of The Band also shows up to add his distictive organ and piano.
Only four songs on the twelve track disc clock in over four minutes, and the entire album is over in 36 minutes. But as is generally the case with all of Case' releases, never assume quantity equals quality. This is entrancing material without anything even remotely like filler, and a thrilling set that reminds one why a terrific album can be even greater than the sum of good parts.


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Speaking of vagina, I just realized that our household has 5 vaginas or vaginae. That's a lot of poonany.(4)
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So what made me develop 6 rolls of film yesterday? No fucking clue. I have none. I did take two rolls of film last weekend. And a few the weekend before. But there was one roll that appeared to be from last summer. Back when I was head over heels for what we now call "the rival". Funny how un-rival she was. But it really doesnt matter at this point. It's just funny to see those pictures. It was from Rolling Rock Town Fair. You know that show with Incubus, Linkin Park, and the sort. Well like the Monkee's reunion song, "That was Then and this is Now". Ha! I crack myself up.
And now all my bills are automated. My bills all get paid via my checking account. I get two positive points out of it. The first and most important one is that I get to be environmental. I save trees. But the counterpoint is that I probably just got some poor man fired, because his job of opening the envelopes has been sliced. Pooh. But the 2nd and seemingly less important one would be that I get to save 2 minutes from my billing period to be incredibly lazy. Think about it. Let's say, for instance, your billing period is one month. That's 24 minutes a year. That's an episode of the Cosby Show when Vanessa tries smoking in her bedroom. (sans commercials, of course) That's 1920 minutes in a lifetime which averages 80 years (or 1320 minutes if you count the years that have passed in my life; you do the math). So what is that, 32 hours in a lifetime, or 22 hours in my lifetime? I could prolly write, record and produce at least 2 songs during that period. Perhaps take 2 rolls of film and develop them to my satisfaction. Perhaps I could watch War and Rememberence 2 times. Or even Roots 2 times. Or 44 OM journal entries. I still need to see Roots. And speaking of the movie store. I need to pick up Apocolypse Now Redux on DVD. Anyways. I was just thinking. Or perhaps i did this automated billing thing cos i am really just lazy.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19)
Week of March 14, 2002
Between now and June, 2003, you'll be receiving opportunity after opportunity to learn more about relationships. Will you take advantage of this embarrassment of riches, Capricorn? I hope so. I believe there's nothing more important than deepening your capacity for togetherness. You might imagine you have better things to do — like building your career or making more money, for instance. But the ironic fact is that cultivating your intimacy skills will change you in the precise ways that are most likely to serve your worldly ambitions.
I hate when these things are on-the-ball.
And this weekend has been dubbed, "THE WEEKEND OF PUSSY"! Friday night is the Vagina Monologues, and Saturday i go back to my college roots with Nashville Pussy. Oh, the juices will be flowing this weekend. Make room for the vagina!


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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y.— Monica Thomas, Ph.D., has been named director of the Franciscan Health Care Program at St. Bonaventure University.
Thomas, who is an Allegany, N.Y., native, has been director of the Center for Health Education and Wellness at the University of Scranton since 2007. She replaces Dr. Allen Knowles, who had been director of St. Bonaventure's pre-health care program since 2008.
"Dr. Thomas brings with her an admirable record of service and success in higher education, above all promoting health education and wellness. Her experiences to date, as well as her demonstrated commitment to student success and great interest in working with partner institutions to promote it, ensure that St. Bonaventure University will continue to benefit from able leadership in articulating its Franciscan Health Care Programs. I am delighted that Monica is joining us," said Dr. Wolfgang Natter, dean of St. Bonaventure's School of Arts and Sciences.
Thomas has a doctoral degree in human development from Marywood University with a specialization in health promotion. She received her master's in education from Elmira College and her bachelor's in education from Slippery Rock University.
In her role at Scranton, Thomas developed plans to address campus community concerns and needs through programming, outreach and prevention-related services with the ultimate goal of promoting individual health.
She also taught health and physical education at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University from 2004 to 2007, and at Marywood from 1997 to 2000; and was the women's basketball coach at Keystone College from 2000 to 2004. Thomas began her career as a physical education teacher in the Elmira City School District (1990-1997).
At St. Bonaventure, Thomas will provide leadership in the management of pre-med student advising and program coordination on behalf of students pursuing their studies in various health-care professions. She will begin her new post Aug. 19.
Thomas will also oversee the university's selection process for all dual-admission students, work with administration to expand opportunities with health care professional schools, and collaborate with Olean General Hospital in administration of field learning and other educational opportunities.
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Hi All,
I've got a subscription to Sirius with 2 radios. My truck came with XM in it. I'd like to drop one of my Sirius radios and add the XM radio as an "additional" radio in my truck (as it has a nice LCD controlled screen, etc). Anyone have any idea if they have thought of this situation? I obviously don't want to pay for 2 primary accounts.


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Why settle for meatloaf when you can pull out the broom? Pennant, baby.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
A two-sentence post on.....Weekend Sweeps
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I would do anything for Aaron Hill but I won't do that.............because he is racist.
- May 3, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Jeremy said...
David Purcey pitched well today, too ...
- May 3, 2009 at 8:40 PM
- Al Leiter's Bullpen Catcher said...
Hey guys, love the blog. While I am a Yankees fan (as I live in NY), I follow the Jays and go to Toronto as often as I can. I am liking what I see out of Richmond so far and Hill has been amazing. Keep up the great work!
- May 3, 2009 at 9:56 PM
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- May 3, 2009 at 11:08 PM
- Christopher Jones said...
Hey fellas, FYI your link to Wilner's blog is broken.
- May 4, 2009 at 9:47 AM
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Stonehenge and Bath, with entrance to Roman baths included
- Admissions to Stonehenge and Roman Baths
- Professional Guide
- Transportation by Luxury Air-Conditioned Coach
- Free Walking Tour of Bath
- Free Wi-Fi on board
- Audio Headset in Stonehenge and Roman Baths
- Entrance to the delightful Georgian Pump Room
The most famous prehistoric monument in the world, and now a world heritage site, Stonehenge stands alone in the vast empty tract of Salisbury plain. Its origins date back nearly 5,000 years and it has been home to pagan religion and spiritual worship, not to be mention public debate ever since. What was this vast collection of stones intended for? Was it observatory of the moon, a temple to the sun, or an elaborate cemetery? Who were the people who carried and carved these 40 ton rocks? Come and unlock the secrets for yourself and marvel at this remarkable and mysterious feat of ancient engineering and design.
Next we head to Bath and arrive in time for lunch. With fabulous restaurants, tea houses, sandwich and coffee shops, not to mention all the classic British pubs, you will be spoilt for choice of places to eat.
Bath is a beautiful Georgian city with delightful crescents, terraces and architecture. Following our scenic drive into the heart of the city, there will be plenty of time to explore at your leisure.
Entrance to the Roman Baths
Your ticket includes entrance to the Roman Baths that were built nearly 2,000 years ago. Built on Britain's only natural hot water spring lies the magnificent Roman public bath complex and Roman temple. At the heart of the World Heritage Site you can walk around the steaming pool on the Roman stone paving and admire the ancient Roman statues and architecture.
See Bath Abbey and Pulteney Bridge overlooking the river Avon cascading over the weir. Then there is the Jane Austen Centre and the elegant Assembly Rooms built in 1771. And you can shop, explore and take afternoon tea in the Pump Rooms while listening to the live classical music. With so much to see and do you will be glad that you have so much free time.
Arrive back in London approximately at 7.30pm.
- Admissions to Stonehenge and
Roman Baths
- Professional Guide
- Transportation by Luxury
Air-Conditioned Coach
- Free Walking Tour of Bath
- Free Wi-Fi on board
- Audio Headset in Stonehenge
and Roman Baths
- Entrance to the delightful
Georgian Pump Room
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel drop offs (the tour
will finish at Victoria Coach station)
- Lunch (time will be provided for a refreshment break in Bath)
Please note:
- The tour departs at Victoria Coach Station Gate 18 at 8.15am (boarding starts 8am) and conclude near Victoria station at approximately 7.30pm.
- During peak periods additional vehicles without Wi-Fi may be used.
Today I took the stonehenge and Bath tour, everything was excellent. I'd like to point out the great guide we have, Adrian. He was really helpful and provided us of much interesting information!
- Victoria Coach Station (Gate 18 - 20), 164 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9TP


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SoCal Guacamole (+ a Giveaway!)
I've been wanting to share this recipe with you guys for a while and just never got around to it. This is what I call my "famous guacamole". Or maybe I should call it my "magic guacamole". The thing about this guacamole is... everyone likes it! I've had many people tell me that they hate guacamole, but I ask them to try mine anyway, promising that they'll like it, and they always do. I think the reason my guacamole is so good compared to others is because it's made with fresh ingredients, there are no preservatives in it, and it's got more to it than just avocado and a few seasonings. I think many restaurants put Fruit Fresh in their guacs, which make it taste hideous. Sure, it makes the green color last longer, but it's not worth it. Use your fresh lime juice and eat it as soon as you make it.
I was inspired to make my guacamole recently due to my Virtual Potluck group's partnership with SoCal Avocados. I received a whole case of avocados from them to enjoy and use in recipes as I wished, and then share those recipes with you. The box I received contained a variety of different avocados - here are their descriptions:
Haas - Haas Avocados have a wonderful rich, buttery, nutty flavor. Grown year round, ships and stores well. Thick skin turns from green to a purplish black when ripe. Flesh is pale green with a creamy texture. Oval shaped fruit from 5 to 14 ounces. Medium seed size. Peels easily. (These are usually the ones you find in your grocery store.)
Pinkerton - This variety looks like a long pear with pebbly green skin. The skin darkens when the fruit is ripe. The flesh is a creamy pale green with a small seed. This avocado is available winter through spring.
Bacon - A lighter taste with a yellow/green color. Smooth thin green skin. Large seed. Peels easily. Average weight is 10 to 18 ounces. Ripe when yields slightly to pressure. Originated in Buena Park, California by James Bacon. Introduced in 1951.
Fuerte - Great taste. Creamy pale green flesh. Picked November through March. Smooth skin with medium thickness. Medium seed size. Peels easily. Pear shaped weighing 9 to 16 ounces. Ripe when yields to slight pressure. Skin is green when ripe.
I can tell you that all of the varieties I received were delicious. Some ripened faster than others. They were all different sizes. The Bacon was ready first. It was huge! Pretty much the size of two small Haas avocados. I found it to be the mildest tasting of the bunch. You can see in the pic below that the Bacon was just bigger and fatter. The other two were Fuertes. These are the avocados I used in my guacamole.
The Pinkertons were great because they were the smallest ones. I would say they were the size of about 2/3 of a Haas avocado. They were a more narrow shape, rather than fat and round like the rest of them. I used the Pinkertons solely for slicing up and throwing into my dinner salads. They were perfect for that because one Pinkerton was just enough for two dinner salads.
Here's a pic of an unripened Haas avocado, which is the type of Avocado you'll usually see in your grocery store. When the skin turns a black color and it's soft to the touch, it's ripe. You can see the black color of the skin in the second picture below.
SoCal Avocados are grown on a 25-acre ranch called Tierra Rejada Ranch, where you'll find mature trees mostly of the Haas variety but also with a few acres of Bacon, Fuerte, and a newer variety called Pinkerton. There are also a few trees of the Gwen variety and a couple of McArthurs. All of the trees are irrigated by individual mini-sprinklers. In general, the trees flower in the spring producing a crop in the following year. Find out more about their ranch HERE.
SoCal Avocados also offers an Avocado of the Month service where they deliver 20 avocados a month to your door for $30 per month.
They also have a page on their website with some info on the health benefits of the avocado and how it can help you during your diet. Did you know that avocados have the highest dietary fiber content of all fruits? The USDA National Nutrient Database reveals that one avocado provides 13.5 g of dietary fiber and 322 calories. Find out more healthy benefits of avocados HERE.
Want even more info? Visit SoCal Avocados on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
So after all that, I'll bet your craving some avocados, huh?
- Follow @SoCalAvocados on Twitter
Tweet about this giveaway by tweeting the following: "I just entered to win 12 avocados sent to my door from @SoCalAvocados @TaratheFoodie! Enter here: http://tarathefoodie.blogspot.com/"
This giveaway will end on Sunday, Feb. 26th at 6pm est and I will choose 1 winner from the comments below using random.org.
Good luck, and find out how I made my guacamole after the jump!
To make this guacamole, remove the pit and skin from the avocados, then chop it up into small pieces. Squirt half a lime's worth of juice all over the chopped avocado and sprinkle it with sea salt. Add this avocado mixture to a glass bowl.
Next grab a small handful of fresh cilantro, wash it, dry it in a paper towel, then chop it up and add it to the bowl.
Also add finely chopped red onion.
Take one roma tomato...
Cut it in half, then squeeze the guts out of it. This prevents your guacamole from being too saucy.
Add the chopped roma tomato to the bowl. If you have a jalapeno or serrano pepper, remove the seeds if you wish, then finely chop that too and throw it into the bowl, but the hot pepper is not necessary. If you don't have any hot peppers on hand, like I didn't, add some red pepper flake.
Here's my secret ingredient: Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce. Put about 8 shakes of this into the bowl. It gives the guacamole a little zip and tang that no other guacamole has.
Sprinkle a little more sea salt over the top of this mixture, then mash it all up with a fork, eventually stirring the mixture up so everything is well combined, creating your guacamole.
That's about it! I put together some measurements for you just for the sake of giving you a recipe, but really you should put more or less of whatever you like in this to make it your own. Remember, taste it and add more of something if needed.
I hope you enjoy this guacamole and make it often. It's a great, healthy snack any time of the year! Oh, and here's a tip to keep it from browning if you don't eat it all in one sitting... cover the leftovers with plastic wrap, pushing the plastic wrap down into the bowl so it presses down on the top of the guacamole. This prevents the oxygen from getting to the guac, preventing it from browning. This will usually work for 1 day, but you'll want to finish it the next day or toss it.
Another tip to speed up ripening time of your avocados: put them in a paper bag and close the top of the bag. It will ripen a lot faster this way, I believe within the day. To slow down the ripening process, pop them in the fridge. You can even freeze avocados if you want to completely halt ripening until you have more time to use them.
Visit SoCal Avocados for these tips and more!
Make sure you check out the other Virtual Potluck bloggers to see what kind of avocado creations they made and to increase your chances to win! They're giving away avocados, too!
Make your first stop our host blog, where you'll find a round-up of what everyone made:
Miss in the Kitchen and on Facebook here.
...then visit everyone else and increase your chances to win:
Diabetic Foodie and on Facebook here.
Farmgirl Gourmet and on Facebook here.
Not Rachael Ray and on Facebook here.
30AEATS and on Facebook here.
Foodhunters Guide to Cuisine and on Facebook here.
Thyme in our Kitchen and on Facebook here.
Cooking with Books and on Facebook here.
Goov-y Foody and on Facebook here.
Cookistry and on Facebook here.


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Director, Dr Peter Slowe hits the US airwaves!
Projects Abroad Director, Dr Peter Slowe appeared in a radio interview in Philadelphia this week. Peter spoke to WNWR-AM's weekly show "Dining and Destinations" about Projects Abroad and the varied volunteer programs we run overseas.
Peter was due to give the interview face-to-face in the States as part of a visit to the US, however, due to the volcanic ash flight disruptions the interview was conducted over the phone from the UK office.
Peter's interview about Projects Abroad can be downloaded here.


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Just like his daughter, Lindsay Lohan's dad found himself in handcuffs once again.
Michael Lohan was arrested in Florida after police got a domestic violence call from the Tampa home he lives in with his on-again-off-again girlfriend.
Tampa police tell The Associated Press he was arrested for battery early Tuesday but was soon taken to the hospital because he complained of chest pains.
He was then released from the hospital shortly afterward and taken to the Hillsborough County Orient Road Jail.
According to a report obtained by TMZ, girlfriend Kate Major told police Lohan pushed her and squeezed her arms, threatened to throw her off the balcony and slit both of their wrists because she wouldn't perform a sexual act. He also smashed her cell phone and threw a remote control at her.
Lohan pleaded not guilty in May in another another domestic violence call. According to Access Hollywood, he was arrested in Los Angeles in March after Major told police he prevented her from calling 911 when he physically abused her.
The tabloid celebrity's dad checked himself into "Celebrity Rehab" last spring to be treated for anger management issues.
Selected Reading: TMZ, The Washington Post, CNN


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You have a terrific staff, a team that you feel can get your company to the next level. So how can you keep those employees within the fold? You would think that money is enough to keep a staffer happy, but actually, money is just one of the issues employees consider when it comes to whether to leave a company. Here are some things you can do to keep your staff happy – and employed with your business:
Make staff feel empowered and important
People want to feel like they're making a difference, and that what they have to say matters. If you never take your employees' suggestions into account, if you micromanage them at every turn, if you force square pegs into round holes, your staff may leave as soon as they have a better opportunity. So whenever and wherever you think it makes sense, why not listen to what your staffers have to say, and empower them to make decisions?
Allow your staff to grow and learn
Back in the 1990s, many of the first people to lead their office into the internet age were not trained computer experts, but employees from all walks of life who had an interest in learning about the web, and helping their company move forward on the internet. These days , there surely are some things that your staff is interested in learning more about, and by doing so, they could move your company forward into the future. Encourage them to learn and grow, and your company could grow as well.
Keep the office on an even keel
You may be a great manager, but upper management may be making things seem mercurial and rocky. The more you can do to protect your staff from interference and office mood swings, the better. Stuff rolls downhill, but try to stop it from going any further downhill.
Offer better benefits
You should compensate your employees as much as you can, within reason, but money is just part of the equation. Things that can make your staff happy as well include health care, dental care, tuition reimbursement, and gym memberships. Of course, you may not be in a position to decide on compensation, but there are other things you can do to make employees happy. For example, when you get freebies from clients, like primo sporting events tickets, why not share them with your staff instead of hoarding them for yourself? You want your staffers to feel that they have it good at your company.
Give your employees leave time and hours that work for them
Be flexible with work hours, including allowing flextime, work-at-home hours, and vacation time. Some companies are allowing unlimited vacation time, as long as the work is done. You don't need to go that far, but working with your staff to make sure that you have great production, but they get to enjoy their personal lives as well, can help keep them happy.
Have an attitude of gratitude
If you let your valued staffers know that they are appreciated, and continually show your respect and approval for them, they may be much less likely to want to go elsewhere. But even if they do need to move on, still show how grateful you are to them. Who knows? They may come back one day.
Lisa Swan writes on a variety of coaching issues at MeredithHaberfeld.com.


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Also some people are just blessed with good genes. You should see my Mom...she's 5'9 and weighs 120lb after having 4 kids! And I know for a fact she's not anorexic. So in conclusion I will probably be skinny FOREVER, so get over it! Do your goddamn research of what anorexia really is before emailing me about it.
Before I go I just wanted to thank all my readers who support and love me for who I am! I will never stop saying and doing whatever the fuck I wanna do! I'm sooooo happy you guys get that about me.


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shaw family of bourbab & harrison co, ky
looking for info on ancestor and decendents of joseph w shaw & america jett who lived in the bourban/harrison co, ky area. 7 sons moved to missouri abt 1881 ending up in cedar co, mo. 2 daughters remained in ky (hannah & ivy) joseph w died 1870. a brother john j died 1910 in covington, ky. one daughter died in ky 1904. america died cedar co, mo in 1905.
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looking for info on ancestors of christian hahn b 1840 germany. came to lucas co, ohio 1853. family may have been recorded as hohn in 1860 census. moved with wife sarah to huntington co, indiana along with 3 children. 2 more children born indiana before her death 1870. remarried abt 1872 to christina. 4 children born between 1875-80. son george graduated from univ nebraska. lived in california & retired from post office. died abt 1968. daughter cora moved to cedar co, mo abt 1900 where she married edwin c shaw.
reedy(swiss) family in michigan
i would appreciate any information on this family in michigan, especially se mi. i am a greatgrandson of josephus reedy. also any info on current reedy relatives in the essex ontario area. i have some basic info on that branch of the family, but questions remain. edwin shaw
shaw family of bourbab & harrison co, ky
i am still looking for info on my shaw ancestors from bourban & harrison co kentucky. my grgrandfather was born 1825 and died 1870. he married america jett in 1853 in bourban co, ky. she was born in 1830 in bourban co, ky and died in 1905 in cedar co, mo. his parents were john shaw & hannah cox,both who were natives of england. america's parents were william jett & rachel howard of bourban co, ky. i believe joseph had at least 1 brother by the name of john j who died in covington, ky. any info would be greatly appreciated. edwin j shaw
looking for edwin crawford shaw and ancestors
i am looking for info on my grandfather edwin crawford shaw who was born in ky and died in 1870 cynthiana, harrison co, ky. i believe his father was joseph w. shaw, but not certain. his mother was america jett born 11-25-1830 in ky & died 6-6-1905 at el dorado springs, cedar co, mo. she only lived 1 or 2 yrs in mo. edwin c and his 6 brothers came to missouri in 1881 or 82, ending up in cedar co. edwin c shaw had two wives - lena ? who died in 1897 and cora hahn. i have posted separet msgs regarding her family.
looking for ancestors of georgr and cora hahn born in indiana
looking to expand my knowledge of my grand mother cora hahn and her brother george. they mwere born in indiana about 1879. cora hahn shaw died 2-26-1953 in cedar co, missouri. george hahn died about 1968 in california. i believe there parents were christian & christina hahn but not positive.
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6.03 – Lions: WR Corey Fuller
Nothing wrong with taking a flyer on this speedy, athletic receiver. Fuller is raw and won't threaten Nate Burleson this season, but could be the deep threat the Lions wanted Titus Young to be. Fuller is worth a third-round rookie pick in dynasty leagues.
6.04 – Raiders: TE Nick Kasa
Not much should be expected from the converted DE early on, but given the lack of talent at TE in Oakland, Kasa will likely play early due to his run-blocking ability. He does a fine job of getting down the field, which could help him land on the dynasty radar at some point down the road.
6.09 – Bills: K Dustin Hopkins
With Rian Lindell turning 36, his time in the NFL is likely coming to an end. Hopkins was one of the country's top kickers in high school and became the NCAA FBS all-time kick scorer with 459 points. Hopkins will almost certainly be the kicker Week 1, but Buffalo's offense might hold him back a bit in 2013.
6.14 – Panthers: RB Kenjon Barner
I understand the need to stock up at RB, but Carolina seems to always have a RB surplus while being short at so many other positions. Either way, they get their young speed back to complement the long-term duo of Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams. Barner makes for an interesting chess piece on an offense that has used as much zone-read as it has with Cam Newton. No redraft value here, but he could work himself into the dynasty conversation once Williams moves on.
6.19 Cardinals: RB Andre Ellington
New HC Bruce Arians obviously did not like what he saw at RB when he arrived. A late second-round RB pick puts Ryan Williams on notice and suggests the team will have no problem moving on from Rashard Mendenhall after this year if he doesn't perform well on his one-year deal. I think Ellington is a bit more exciting for fantasy purposes than Taylor, but both backs are among the best blockers at the position. Like Taylor, Ellington has a decent shot at dynasty league value in 2014, but a committee (w/o Mendy) is possible.
6.22 – Bengals: RB Rex Burkhead
It's hard not to love Burkhead, who reminds me a lot of Jacob Hester. Burkhead probably isn't going to push BJGE out of a job in 2013, but he has enough red-zone chops to allow Cincinnati to move on from the Law Firm at the end of the 2014 season and work in tandem with Gio Bernard.
6.29 Bengals: WR Cobi Hamilton
On a field that featured future pros Jarius Wright and Greg Childs (pre-injury), Hamilton stood out the most to me in the games I watched of his in 2011. As I've said before with Arkansas, I'm willing to write off a good part of 2012 for all Razorbacks in what was just a chaotic situation. Hamilton struck me as a second- or third-round prospect before 2012, so he should stick with Cincy. He'll compete with Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu for outside duties. Unless injuries hit the WR corps like they did last season, Hamilton probably is off the redraft radar. However, I like his 2011 tape enough to believe he could be the WR2 in Cincy down the road.
7.24 Colts: RB Kerwynn Williams
Most people are going to write him off due to his size (5-8, 195), but Williams enters Indy as a very good bet to steal a few touches from Vick Ballard. Williams found his way into playing time in 2011 despite the fact that he was sharing time with Robert Turbin and Michael Smith (TB). Williams isn't a threat to Ballard's rushing workload in all likelihood, but he is a solid complement that has a great shot to be the third-down back for the next few years. I personally like him more than Donald Brown and wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being Ballard's best handcuff.
7.30 Bears: WR Marquess Wilson
College fans with good memories might recall Wilson was the player unafraid to tell the world what he thought of coach Mike Leach. At 6-3 and 195 pounds, Wilson has more than enough length to play in the league, but he needs a bit more bulk. Wilson has drawn comparisons to Jonathan Baldwin, but ironically plays a bit like future teammate Alshon Jeffery in the sense that he uses his size (rather than speed) to beat defenses on jump balls. In reality, he shouldn't push Jeffery anytime soon, but a WR3 in new HC Marc Trestman's offense could easily have redraft fantasy value (and Wilson will have a shot to do that).


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Kevin Youkilis is back in the lineup after a bit of "intestinal turmoil" (as Tito put it) yesterday. Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to throw about 75 pitches.
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Dustin Pedroia, 2B
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Berkeley Man's Suicide Leads to Discovery of Body Buried Behind Wall
The dramatic suicide of a Berkeley man late Monday afternoon led police to a second gruesome discovery two days later, a badly decomposed male corpse walled up inside the a first floor laundry room.
A caller's report of a loud argument brought officers to the building at 2235 Ashby Ave. Monday night, and they were directed to the apartment of Hassan Bin Ali.
Once the officers were inside the apartment, Bin Ali "pulled a handgun, put it to his head and subsequently took his own life," said Berkeley police spokesperson Officer Andrew Frankel.
The police daily bulletin for Monday lists the time of the shot as 5:55 p.m.
Mortally wounded, he was rushed to Highland Hospital by a Berkeley Fire Department ambulance, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Frankel said the dead man had lived alone, and officers don't know who he was arguing with at the time they were called. "We haven't heard any reports of anyone seen coming or going, so it could have been an argument over the telephone," he said.
During the subsequent investigation, "officers on the scene found evidence that led them to believe another crime may have been committed."
Based on that evidence, detectives obtained a search warrant and began a thorough search of the building, leading to the discovery of the body entombed behind a wall on the first floor.
"I have no idea how long the body had been there," he said. The body was in a state of advanced decomposition, and it was only the following day that forensic examiners were able to determine that the corpse was that of a male.
While one published account cited a neighbor who had described Bin Ali as paranoid before his suicide, Frankel said he had spoken to a neighbor who had been shocked that the man had taken his own life.
The Alameda County Coroner's office is currently conducting an examination to determine what killed the concealed corpse, and until a finding is made, Frankel said the cause is being listed as "suspicious," rather than as a homicide.
"We're still aggressively working the case," he said.
In a statement to the press released Friday afternoon, Berkeley Police Sgt Mary Kusmiss said "the Alameda County Coroner completed an autopsy yesterday. Due to decomposition of the body, the coroner will have to rely on dental records to confirm and/or rule out an identity."
Bin Ali is known to have had a son, and officers have been unable to locate him, "though we are in contact with other members of the family," Frankel said.
He asked anyone with any information about Bin Ali and the case to call police at 981-6900.
Berkeley firefighters were called to the scene after the body was discovered to assist with biohazard containment, said Deputy Fire Chief Gil Dong.
Berkeley police were responsible for retrieving the remains, which were contained in a large coffin-sized wooden box.
"We provided tools and equipment," said Deputy Chief Dong.
Once police and firefighters had completed their phase of the removal, Arturo Sopon and his private cleanup team Morgan Environmental Service, an Oakland firm licensed by the state to handle hazardous waste and trauma scenes, arrived to finish the job, donning Tyvek suits, protective masks, boots and gloves, taping over the seams to prevent exposure.
"We clean up bodily fluids," Sopon said, adding that work often spiked over the Christmas season and during summer months.


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Garage Door Repair Spring Hill TN - Reviews
Transform the performance of your garage door with the newest door opener models. Call us for affordable installation, replacement and repair services for the people of Nashville TN and surrounding area!
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Thank you Tip Top
Donna -
Nashville, TN
Thanks Tip top garage doors for guiding me into buying door opener made using the modern technology! I was in need of a high quality opener that could send alerts via text messages about the door activities in my garage. I found the technician very kind and helpful throughout the process. I have been using the opener for the last six months now and there is no single day I got disappointed because of hitches. I feel that I'm getting the value for every dollar I did put in to buy the gadget. This is my go to company for my garage door needs!
Top Service
Jacinta -
Smyrna, TN
Very happy from the customer service of this company.
Good Job
Kelly -
Spring Hill, TN
Very nice technician. Fixed my garage problems in less then 20 min. Reasonable price. Overall experience 5 stars!
Happy Tip Top Customer
Rita -
Mount Juliet, TN
For some reason my garage door not moving, Robert from Tip Top figured out quickly that springs have broken. He was very pleasant and informative. I asked lots of questions as he worked and he answered..My experience with this company is things will be made right. I will call again when I need garage door services.
Great service from a great company
Lashel -
Franklin, TN
My garage door infra-red sensors are malfunctioning, I found that sensor lights are not blinking. Usually, it blinks. I called a Tip Top to rectify it, and the outcome was satisfactory. It works properly now.
Top Notch
Ron -
Murfreesboro, TN
Real professional company. I received prompt, excellent service. The tech showed up on time and overall the service was more then great. I highly recommend.
Very Pleased
Linda -
Brentwood, TN
Excellent job by Allan from Tip Top. I relay appreciate they could send technician at the same day. Great customer service, great price and 5 stars overall.
Very impressive service
Doug -
Kingston Springs, TN
On time. Shared all options & prices. Did work quickly & carefully. Very impressed & pleased with whole experience.
Great service
Randy -
Murfreesboro, TN
Very Honest Company
Heike -
Nolensville, TN
Very impressed from this company! These guys Brian and Tim came out quickly to take a look on my garage door and were professional, honest and knowledgeable. They will be my go to from here on out!
Great Service
Hendersonville, TN
Matan was very professional and courteous. He did a great job and takes pride in his work. I would recommend him highly.
Fantastic and prompt service
Jim -
Franklin, TN
Wonderful experience
"Exceptional Customer Service"
Royce -
Brentwood, TN
Now THAT, my friends, is what I call exceptional! Friendly, same day service from a highly qualified service tech (Robert)! Thanks for exceeding my expectations; highly recommend this company.
Great Company
Kerry -
Franklin, TN
The repair guy knew what he was doing; within a short time the job was complete! He worked on my crookedly hanging old door and adjusted the motor. He was kind enough to recommend a total door replacement in future and advised me on the best door models. I will call them soon for the replacement.
Top Garage Door Service
Luke -
Brentwood, TN
The lady on the phone explained to me how the estimate works and gave me a quote for spring replacement. On the same day, a technician was in my compound to work on the door. He fixed a new spring, lubricated it and tested if the door was functioning smoothly. Thanks for your great services!
Quality Service!
Hendersonville, TN
Outstanding Service! I called TipTop on Saturday after garage door spring broke, and Matt arrived the next day for a quick install/repair. Matt was truly efficient, friendly, and professional! Reasonalbly priced as well!Will definitely recommend to friends and neighbors! Thanks again, Matt!!!
Super service. Super impressed.
Steve -
Springfield, TN
Matt with Tip Top is top notch. Very professional and courteous. Also very knowledgeable and efficient.
Very Honest Company
Liana -
Nashville, TN
Prompt response, quality services and exceptional customer care is what I got from Tip top garage doors. I couldn't believe that I had my door fixed and the tech left some grease for use another time without demanding for an extra dollar. My door is working great now. I will call them again!
Happy from the service
Jenna -
Brentwood, TN
For door repairs, replacements and maintenance, I will always go to Tiptop garage doors. I had an impressive experience with them last month when they installed a garage door in my new home. The folks did a clean job and spent their precious time teach me simple DIY troubleshooting procedures.
The best garage door service
Sally -
Nashville, TN
Prompt response, quality services and exceptional customer care is what I got from Tiptop garage doors. I couldn't believe that I had my door fixed and the tech left some grease for use another time without demanding for an extra dollar. My door is working great now. I will call them again!
Keep up guys!
Jack -
Brentwood, TN
For door repairs, replacements and maintenance, I will always go to Tip Top garage doors. I had an impressive experience with them last month when they installed a garage door in my new home. The folks did a clean job and spent their precious time teach me simple DIY troubleshooting procedures.
Nick -
Nashville, TN
Score 10
Nina -
Franklin, TN
If I would rate the services I have received from this company on the scale of 1-10, I would give them an 10. I have called them twice for door installation and spring replacement. Their quality services and timely delivery have been consistent. Their techs are easy to work with.
Great Job By Tip Top Garage Doors In Nashville
Jenifer -
Brentwood, TN
I'm thrilled by the service offered by Tip Top garage doors. They installed a screen under the door of my garage that when pulled down allows the heat to escape during hot summer weather. This has made my garage a pleasant place for entertaining my friends. Thanks guys, you are genius!
Excellent Service
David -
Mount Juliet, TN
One of the springs on my garage door broke on Memorial Day weekend and I could not get the door open. Tip Top sent Matt out on Memorial Day and had it fixed in 45 min. Can't say enough good things about their great service and the professionalism of Matt.
Well Done Garage Service
Tamica -
Nashville, TN
I called this company 3 months ago for a door replacement quote and got it within no time. After researching widely, I found they had the best prices in the market and decided to give a shot. I must say that I have no regrets having chosen them as they directed me on buying of the door that can withstand stormy weather. They sent a technician to take measurements of the garage door and later came to install it. This was a job well done as the door is functioning smoothly. I highly recommend them to other garage owners!
Very Professional Company
Austin -
Brentwood, TN
I was furious at this company when I found that the newly installed door could not open up the following day. To my surprise, the three individuals I spoke to from this company through the phone listened to me patiently. One of them instructed me on simple trouble shooting procedures as he sounded to be sure that there was no major problem with my door. I realized that the power to the door was plugged off, that's why the door could not open! I was a little embarrassed for accusing the technician of shoddy work. They even called me the next day to follow up. Thanks guys!!
Thanks for your unfailing support with my garage door!
Emely -
Franklin, TN
Tip Top garage doors have provided door maintenance and repair services for close to three years now. They have not given me a reason to complain as they are competent, dependable and trustworthy. Their service fees always suit my set budget.
Absolutely great work!
Ken -
Brentwood, TN
I expanded my garage to accommodate more cars. I contacted Tip Top garage doors to assess it and advice me on the ideal door model to suit the design. They proposed a modern door model and installed it. Their services were far beyond the amount I paid for the entire job.
Good job!
Yen -
Nashville, TN
Another amazing job from your technicians who are always present to respond to urgent needs! I didn't know that you guys can bail me out at night. I came back home at wee hours of the night only for my garage door to open halfway. Desperate, I decided to try if I could get a technician to fix the problem so that I could get access to the house. On phone, the person promised to come ASAP and indeed arrived in less than one hour's time. I gained access to my home safely and in the morning he replaced the rollers.
Thanks dude!
Don -
Brentwood, TN
I'm pleased with the great customer care I got from this company. I just called to get more information on their services and they called me back after a short while! The staff was kind to connect me with a technician immediately who answered all the questions I had. I had bought a new home and needed the opener to be changed but I had doubts whether it was really necessary. I got advice on the best modern opener with digital features for security purposes. The technician was punctual to install the new opener and did the door maintenance on my request.
Return Customer
Juana -
Nashville, TN
I cannot compare this garage door service provider with another. I have partnered with them in my real estate business and they always meet my expectations especially on new door installations. I appreciate your unshaken commitment on service delivery!
Great Customer Service
Dennis -
Gallatin, TN
I was sick worried about my garage door not closing. I called Tip top garage doors and a technician instructed me on what to do as I waited for him to come and solve the problem. He came as promised and my door is functioning perfectly. Great job!
Keep up the good work!
Susanne -
Brentwood, TN
I prefer using Tip Top garage doors services rather than trying DIY. The company does a thorough and clean job at an affordable fee. I have found them to be highly competent and reliable.
Affordable garage door service
Karl -
Brentwood, TN
A strong storm destroyed my garage door panels and I needed it replaced soonest possible due the security issues. Lucky enough the technicians were available the following day which was on a Saturday to replace the door. They did an amazing job and that's why I will engage them next time.
Highly recommended garage door company
Luna -
Brentwood, TN
I can't complain about the services offered by Tip Top garage doors. The technicians who installed my new door were punctual and experienced. No hidden fees were charged!
Impressed with the honest
Carina -
Franklin, TN
I had called for the replacement of our two years old door which was hanging crookedly. They offered to come on site to assess the damage. They recommended a comprehensive repair of which they did the following day. Now the door is opening and closing smoothly. Job well done!
Kudos guys!
Adrianne -
Brentwood, TN
Whenever I need my door to be repaired or serviced over the weekend, I normally call Tip top garage doors. They keep time and do a thorough job. I used them 3 times before and i always happy from the service and the price.
Reliable and Experienced Company!
Terry -
Franklin, TN
Last time I installed a door opener without involving a professional and it malfunctioned within a short time. A friend hinted to me about the affordable service fees charged by Tip Top garage doors. They are affordable, reliable and experienced!
Fantastic Service
Syble -
Brentwood, TN
I wanted to replace my old generation door opener with a more secure modern one. I needed the guidance of an expert in order to choose the best one available in the market. I called Tip Top garage doors and the technician recommended a certain brand that he installed the same day. Thanks!
Emergency Call
Georgina -
Nashville, TN
I respect your technicians as they were available past midnight to repair my door. They responded immediately to my call and were competent enough to fix the problem. Thanks!
Thumbs up!
Jerri -
Brentwood, TN
I'm glad that I called this company to repair our garage door. They kept their word by honoring the agreed time and provided excellent services. Now they are my go to guys.
Happy Customer :)
Nadine -
Nolensville, TN
I noted that the garage door was making weird noises when opening and closing. The technician fixed the problem within a short time. He was kind enough to explain to me some DIY tips on solving minor door issues.
Great garage door installation
Zita -
Brentwood, TN
They removed the 2 old door and installed a new one which has been functioning smoothly. They are experienced as they did not leave any mess around. I will use their services again!
Very Nice Garage Technician
Maxi -
Franklin, TN
They were on time to replace the rollers of my door hence protecting it from getting further damage. I was impressed by their great customer care service and the level of their professionalism. Good work!
Garage Door Maintenance
Juanita -
Brentwood, TN
I needed to have a reliable technician who can provide door maintenance services regularly. Upon searching online I found this company and decided to give a try. They were very flexible even to fit in my hectic schedule. The technician was friendly, experienced and very professional. Waiting for the next appointment!
Prompt, expert sevice
Larry -
Mount Juliet, TN
Fair price
Honest Company
Dyan -
Gallatin, TN
They did not only replace the broken spring but did the servicing of the entire door too. I feel that they worked for every single dollar I paid. Excellent services!
Quick, Professional and Friendly Service
Bruce -
Franklin, TN
Matt (and Adam ??) quickly repaired my garage door and then gave me tips on how to prevent possible problems in the future. The worked quickly and were very friendly and courteous.
Good service
Terry -
Nashville, TN
On time and did a great job
Great Job By Matt
Jen -
Gallatin, TN
I tried fixing a new in my garage due to my DIY fiasco, the spring snubbed and broke. I almost hurt myself and that's when I realized I needed a professional to help me out. I called this company and they did an amazing job. Glad I have your contacts!
Good service
Stephanie -
Brentwood, TN
My wife was pleased with the technicians. Friendly and courteous. They were on time and got job done timely.
Great Job
Al -
Murfreesboro, TN
Everything ok
Absolute Satisfaction!!!!
Kenny -
Smyrna, TN
It was a pleasure to do business with Matt!! Extremely knowledgeable and professional. No pressure...simply stepped me through my options and let me choose what I thought would work for us. Garage Door issues...call Matt at TipTop Garage Doors!!!
Matt is awesome!
Todd -
Mount Juliet, TN
Matt was very personable, polite and informative. we will absolutely use tip top again and will ask for Matt!
Outstanding garage door service and repair.
William -
Nashville, TN
It's good to know there are people like Matt you takes pride in his service skill. He was prompt, knowledgeable and nice. Really knew his skill.
Wesley -
Springfield, TN
Great service .. great price
Lori -
Nashville, TN
Fast Response, Friendly, timely service
Phil -
Murfreesboro, TN
Sunday morning Garage Door Repair
Bill -
Nashville, TN
Matt did a SUPERB, fast, efficient and professional job repairing our door. He spent the time to explain how to properly maintain our door system also. I can highly recommend Matt. Nice guy too...
Great job
Franklin -
Nashville, TN
Absolutely pleased, great job, arrived on time as planned.
Tim -
Mount Juliet, TN
Great, polite, experienced, and fast
Garage door repair for resident Michael Franklin Sr.
Michael -
Murfreesboro, TN
Matt was very helpful, very knowledgeable quick and efficient. I really appreciate his ideas and insight.
Great, professional service
Mason -
Goodlettsville, TN
Excellent job!
Pennington -
Nashville, TN
Service tech was on time and very nice. Great job!
Garage Door Installation
Holly -
Springfield, TN
Matt was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. The only complaint I would have would be with your receptionist. I believe her name was Chris. She was rude and nasty on the phone when I was trying to talk to her about the home warranty which became clear she had no idea what I was talking about. If I hadn't already met Matt and liked and respected him from the start after talking to your receptionist I would of called a different company. Matt went above and beyond the scope of what he came to do for me. His customer service skills and effort to please me the customer was exceptional. You rock Matt !!!
Matt amazing
Matt -
Nashville, TN
I'm just amazing
Fantastic Service
Burak -
Brentwood, TN
Great customer experience, Extremely knowlegeable repairman, Great price!
William -
Mount Juliet, TN
Ahmed was able to fix our garage door same-day, earlier than their original quoted timeframe. He was great to work with and was extremely knowledgeable! Will definitely work with them again.
Great service, reasonable price
Tom -
Hendersonville, TN
Very knowledgeable and helpful. Quick fix and lots of maintenance tips.
Great Experience
Ryan -
Mount Juliet, TN
Great service. Was available a few hours after our garage emergency and had a new machine installed. Everything works great.
Excellent Service
Micheal -
Brentwood, TN
Matt was very knowledgeable about recommending prevention measures to ensure proper maintenance is kept up on my garage.
Awesome service
Robert -
Nashville, TN
Matt arrived on time, surveyed the issues gave recommendation of what needed to be replaced he had all the parts with him and did a fantastic job.
awesome! thanks for great same day and friendlyservice.
Angela -
Murfreesboro, TN
Wow! The best.
Nagel -
Murfreesboro, TN
Matt really knows and likes his job. He is also personable. Further, he know how to present the need for improvements so I am interested.
Could not be happier!!!
Bill -
Franklin, TN
Very personal and professional. Represent your company in most positive manner.
Great Servuce
Ramona -
Nashville, TN
Excellent experience! Arrived on time, professional and courteous! Found the trouble with the door and had it ready in very short amount of time. Demonstrated maintenance tips to keep door in good shape.
Friendly & efficient
Terry -
Franklin, TN
The technician exlpained what needed to be replaced and why. He also told me how to maintain the door and extend the life of various components.
Jacob -
Murfreesboro, TN
Very helpful, informative, and kind.
Excellant service
Larry -
Spring Hill, TN
Great, quick service!
Ryan -
Murfreesboro, TN
Matt was awesome. prompt, professional, and quick! Highly recommended.
Sunday Emergency Repair
Nashville, TN
Our older, struggling garage door opener completely stopped working on a Sunday. A technician was in our area and came quickly. Matt did our repair, was great to work with and did a good job. Our repair wasn't inexpensive but given all the work we had done and that it was on a weekend, I didn't think the cost unreasonable at all. I would definitely use TipTop again in the future.
good service
Steve -
Nashville, TN
Helpful and polite, but price was take it or leave it. Eager to move on to next call. After looking up parts prices, rate was not very reasonable.
Great service
Mellisa -
Franklin, TN
Great Service
Praksh -
Lebanon, TN
I would definitely recommend.
Perfect service'n
Robbert -
Nashville, TN
Great experience.
Excellent Customer Service
Brian -
Hendersonville, TN
They went above and beyond to take care of our situation. Thank you!
thank you
Keelan -
Franklin, TN
Tip topare the best Best repair company i have ever had
Great & prompt service
Yin -
Brentwood, TN
Great Service
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Winning combo: Hot Lunch satisfies the crowd
Rock Star Showdown
at Starr Hill
August 23
I like the anonymity of being a writer– almost no one knows your name and almost no one is glad you came. That's why it was certainly out of character for me to agree to be one of the triumvirate of judges for last Saturday's Rock Star Showdown at Starr Hill.
But as all proceeds were going to the Music Resource Center– that great idea that allows kids to get their hands on all the tools necessary to play and record music– I couldn't refuse the invitation. And the prospect of free drinks for the evening didn't hurt my decision either.
The first act of the night, George W. and the Weapons of Mass Destruction, took the stage in tan fatigues, with one member donning a George W. mask, and proceeded to impress everyone right out of the gate. Considering their mixture of blues and rock tunes, including an amazing rendition of Eminem's "Lose Yourself," the bar was set exceptionally high from the get-go.
The Band #2 was next, and with a James Brown cover, sung in a decidedly hard-to-hear fashion, and a rendition of Deep Blue Something's "Breakfast at Tiffany's" they did not overly entertain the judges– or the audience, as far as I could tell. And then the group busted out the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," with an amazing Michael Jackson-sounding lead, and everyone lit up like flash bulbs.
Mos Isley 4 was next, and after a seemingly drum and vocals rendition of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish," the group got more into a groove on Cake's "Short Skirt, Long Jacket." The highlight of the group is sax player Dain North, who plays frequently around town with singer/guitarist Joshua Mayo.
From there, the evening flew by– American Roulette was fairly straight-forward in their rock renditions of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" and the Steve Miller hit, "Take the Money and Run."
Monkey Love had us questioning if their singer was tone deaf, though the rest of the band was pretty good. Speedstick Race, featuring Power of Nature, opened their set with an original jam-rock tune, and their grin-inducing rendition of Van Halen's "Running With the Devil" made at least one audience member (me) groan.
One Night Stand opened with a long mystical-sounding lead in, followed by a damn good rendition of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar"– with great guitar work and strong drumming. Last up, Hot Lunch took the stage, decked out in cocktail lounge wear, and proceeded to set the audience cheering with Zepplin's "Good Times, Bad Times," which their female singer pulled off amazingly well, and later a cover of "Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones, sung by their 19-year-old keyboardist in a fashion that would have done the master proud.
Hot Lunch was the winner of the night, but as the purpose of the evening was to have a good time and support the Music Resource Center, everyone at the show was a winner. Except the bands who lost.
[The benefiting charity's name was misspelled in the original print version of this story.]


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THE USE OF COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS TO CAPTURE EXPERTISE FOR TRACHEAL EXTUBATION TRAINING IN ANESTHESIOLOGY by Kären K. Embrey ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVIERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2012 Copyright 2012 Kären K. Embrey
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|Cognitive task analysis (CTA) is a knowledge elicitation technique employed for acquiring expertise from domain specialists to support the effective instruction of novices. CTA guided instruction has proven effective in improving surgical skills training for medical students and surgical residents. The standard, current method of teaching clinical skills to novices in medical and nursing specialties, including anesthesiology, relies on recall-based instruction from domain experts. This method of instruction is limited by task automation in the expert practitioner. Automated knowledge eludes conscious access and impedes explication of comprehensive essentials for task execution. CTA guided instruction maximizes declarative and procedural knowledge gains in the novice by explicating the necessary equipment, performance objectives, conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge and performance standards employed when experts execute a particular task. This study employs CTA elicited expertise in the instructional content of an anesthesia practice task, adult postoperative tracheal extubation to 13 junior and senior nurse anesthesia trainees. The declarative and procedural knowledge gains of these students were compared to those of 12 junior and senior nurse anesthesia trainees who received standard recall-based instruction on the same anesthesia task. The study results indicate that CTA-based instruction has a positive and significant effect on procedural knowledge gains in the novice anesthetist as well as the trainee with higher levels of prior knowledge. There were no significant gains in declarative knowledge following either CTA or conventional recall-based instruction on this task for either junior or senior students. Implications for future CTA guided instruction in anesthesia training and the study limitations are discussed.
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Pop-Culture | Posted by Vicki S on 10/8/2014
Are "Empowered" Pop Stars Claiming Sexuality or Giving Into the Patriarchy?
Typically, the heterosexual male gaze controls the depiction of women's bodies and sexuality in pop culture. Music videos especially tend to enforce the idea that female sexuality is defined by what is pleasurable for men. However, some female artists have recently been trying to combat these conceptions about women's bodies and sexualities in their music videos – to various degrees of success.
Nick Minaj's new music video, Anaconda, which has an unapologetically sexual overtone, is a major recent attempt at this. Many have criticized the video for being too sexually charged, and support themselves with the claim that Minaj is forcing girls to sexualize themselves at such a young age. Despite this moral outrage, though, it's evident that Minaj actually benefits young women by claiming …


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Jonathan Ward-Icon E-Flyer Electric Bicycle
At Design Interviews
Interview with Jonathan Ward : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Jonathan Ward : To integrate the best EV tech and functionality with a fluid and traditional bike aesthetic. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Jonathan Ward : As a team, we really felt that the majority of electric bikes looked like science projects, with design value being an afterthought, at best. So as with all ICON projects, we strove to pay tribute to transportation design history, while integrating the best of modern tech. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Jonathan Ward : As the initial launch of 50 units are almost sold out, we plan to continue to design variants on the theme, including an art deco inspired bike, an enduro inspired bike, and many more! .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Jonathan Ward : Thought about it for a year or so, then design and actual execution took about ten months to realize and test. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Jonathan Ward : Andrew came up with the idea, and the design was developed in response to his opinion that EV bikes were (generally speaking) quite unattractive. Then Andrew and I met, and continued to evolve and perfect the design and finishes. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Jonathan Ward : We will produce ourselves! .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Jonathan Ward : ICON is focused on revisiting classic transportation design in a modern context. Thus far, all of our projects have had four wheels, and a very high price point. We saw this project as a great platform where we could continue our established design language and quality, yet at a far more obtainable price point. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Jonathan Ward : Raymond Lowey .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Jonathan Ward : Anyone with a sense of design and respect for vintage flair, with a need for the utility this bike provides! Clients thus far have been around the world, and widely varied in age, evenly embraced by men and women. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Jonathan Ward : Design value, and fluidity of technological integration. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Jonathan Ward : ICON = Iconic, above the rest, timeless and cherished. E-Flyer = Electricity, and speed .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Jonathan Ward : Mostly developed analog, plus a bit of Autocad. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Jonathan Ward : Sand cast housing appearing vintage, hides the Lithium battery and controller .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Jonathan Ward : Many domestic suppliers in the US, plus established bicycle component manufacturers. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Jonathan Ward : It is everything. Without the EV system technology, we would have nothing but a heavy bicycle! .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Jonathan Ward : Designing the regenerative braking function, integrating creative surface coatings, developing the signature ICON powder coating. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Jonathan Ward : Have always admired the various great designs, and thought we were worthy of consideration! .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Jonathan Ward : Always learning, always expanding our skills and design perspective, with every project. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Jonathan Ward : Nope, thanks! .
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Anyways good article about it:
Afghan marathon commences tonight
By Michael Tsai
Advertiser Staff Writer
Just as some 26,000 Honolulu Marathon runners tuck themselves in tonight for their last pre-race slumber, 311 U.S. military personnel and civilian contractors will undertake a special marathon of their own with Hawai'i in their hearts and Afghan dust beneath their feet.
Workers for the "Honolulu Marathon in Afghanistan," wearing caps donated by the Honolulu Marathon Association, receive their orders during a rehearsal for the event in Tarin Kowt.
Photo courtesy Capt. Ivan Hurlburt • U.S. Army
After months of planning, the "Honolulu Marathon in Afghanistan" gets under way tomorrow morning (8 p.m. tonight, Hawai'i time) at Firebase Ripley in remote Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
The race is the pet project of Capt. Ivan Hurlburt, a battalion signal officer, and several other Honolulu Marathon veterans who weren't about to let their deployment to the hotbed of Taliban activity get in the way of running this year's race.
Runners will make just under six passes around a dusty airstrip to complete the full 26.2-mile distance. The race is expected to wrap up just as the official Honolulu Marathon gets under way on Ala Moana tomorrow at 5 a.m.
In a phone interview from Afghanistan yesterday, Hurlburt said everything was in place to have a safe and enjoyable race.
"We had a rain storm in the morning and it's looking pretty overcast, but we're ready to go," Hurlburt said.
Yesterday, soldiers and contractors from all over the country were still flying into Tarin Kowt, about 75 miles from Kandahar.
"It's something to do besides the day-to-day routine of being in a wartime situation," Hurlburt said. "This is something that reminds us of being in Hawai'i even though we're far away from our friends and relatives."
Because of safety concerns, Hurlburt declined to specify what security measures will be in place. But, he said, "it's more of a military operation right now, so you can imagine what security will be like."
"We've taken every precaution," he said. "The runners will be very safe."
Although the race is not an official Honolulu Marathon event, Hurlburt and his fellow runners will enjoy many trappings of the real thing.
The Honolulu Marathon Association is supplying official runner numbers, volunteer and finisher shirts, medals, certificates and banners. The route is decorated with artificial palm trees, a "Diamond Head" marking the one small hill on the course, and banners from all over Hawai'i.
ChampionChip USA/Burns Computer Services has donated a computer-chip timing system that will allow family and friends to track the runners' progress.
Each runner will be equipped with a computer chip, worn on one of their shoes, that will register their name and time every time they pass a computerized timing mat on the course.
This information will be relayed over the Internet at www.honolulumarathon.org.
The system is a simplified version of the one used in all of the major U.S. marathons, including those in Honolulu, Boston, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
System owner Mike Burns said he also hopes to provide e-mail updates to the runners' families.
Burns and his associate, David Simms, are donating the time and equipment.
"I know it sounds cornball, but it's important for us to do whatever we can," said Burns. "If we can in any way provide information to family members so that they can feel closer, so that they can get that emotional payoff, I want to do that. Whatever we give is very, very, very insignificant compared to what (the soldiers) give us. They're out there keeping us free."
Since The Advertiser first reported on the Afghan marathon two months ago, dozens of Hawai'i residents and people from around the country have sent donations of running clothes, energy bars and gels, water bottles, CDs and other goodies to be used as prizes for the winners and as raffle items.
"We just want to send a thousand mahalos to everybody who went to the trouble to send us something," Hurlburt said. "The response from people has been amazing."
Jeff Snicker of Davenport, Iowa, who learned about the race online, had 17 T-shirts specially made, each bearing a group photo of the 17 soldiers from the Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment "Bobcats" who have completed the Honolulu Marathon. Those shirts will be worn by 17 runners at tomorrow's Honolulu Marathon. Afterward, each runner will sign his or her shirt and send it to one of the runners in Afghanistan.
"That way, the soldiers in Afghanistan can say they ran both marathons this year," Snicker said.
The 45-year-old computer programmer is an avid marathon runner.
"It's my goal to do a marathon in all 50 states," said Snicker, who ran the Kona Marathon four years ago. "And maybe I'll eventually see one of those soldiers wearing that shirt at a race somewhere."
Tom Knoll, noted athlete, author, retired Marine and one of the original Ironmen, will be wearing one of Snicker's shirts when he runs tomorrow.
Knoll understands, as well as anyone on the course tomorrow, what the relationship between these two races means. He spent time in Afghanistan last year interviewing captured Taliban and al-Qaida members for the Defense Intelligence Agency.


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In anticipation of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, the New York Times Sunday Review section, edited by liberal veteran reporter Andrew Rosenthal, was crammed with articles, interviews, and features hostile toward Republicans.
Los Angeles bureau chief Adam Nagourney found the GOP in danger of losing the South and maybe even Texas one day in "The Sun Belt, Eclipsed."
For more than 50 years, the Sun Belt -- the band of states that extends from Florida to California -- has been the philosophical heart and electoral engine of the Republican Party. It was more than just a source of votes. The Sun Belt infused the Republican Party with a frontier spirit: the optimistic, free-ranging embrace of individualism and the disdain for big government and regulation.
From Richard M. Nixon through John McCain, a span of 48 years, every Republican presidential candidate save for Gerald R. Ford and Bob Dole has claimed ties to the Sun Belt. The last Republican president, George W. Bush, made a point of fixing his political compass in Texas once he was done with Yale and Harvard Business School, complete with what many heard as a slightly exaggerated drawl, as had his father, a Connecticut Yankee turned Texas oilman.
Nagourney also engaged in that strange liberal media nostalgia for Ronald Reagan, at least compared to today's "angry" Tea Party.
Yet as Republicans gather here this week, they are nominating for president a governor of Massachusetts who was born in Michigan and, for vice president, a congressman from Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Sun Belt states that were once reliable parts of the Republican electoral map are turning blue or have turned blue, like California. Only Southern notches of the belt remain. And the sunny symbol of Ronald Reagan in a cowboy hat cutting wood, as good an image of the Sun Belt spirit as there was, has given way to the angrier politics of the Tea Party, which embraces much of the same anti-government message but with a decidedly different tone.
The Sun Belt remains an economic, political and cultural force. But the 40th Republican National Convention is a sign that the Republicans' grip on it is loosening. The nominations of Mitt Romney and Paul D. Ryan could mark the end of an era.
Eventually, some say, even Texas might move to the Democratic column as more Latinos move in and vote. Even though Florida continues to vote Republican in statewide elections, indications are that the increasing presence of non-Cuban Hispanics could tilt the state leftward.
Brian McFadden's weekly comic strip mocked the Republican convention and was unusually caustic in its liberalism,with a panel featuring "Gipper Glasses: See the world the way Reagan saw it – blocks out the poor, minorities and most of reality."
Bill Marsh, graphics editor for the paper, contributed some cute pink pig graphics and some slanted text: "A New Guide to the Republican Herd."(Will the Democratic donkeys also be reduced to a "herd" at their convention next week?)
Tea Party Voters: The populist, more radical Tea Party wing has a deep mistrust of experts, elites and even the G.O.P. establishment. Sees issues in stark black and white; has no appetite for compromise. They are conservatives first, Republicans second.
The Endangered or Vanished: Northeast moderates in Congress have dwindled to a handful of vestigial politicians like the retiring Senator Olympia Snowe as voters there have turned more Democratic. Even after the G.O.P. romped in the 2010 election, only 2 out of New England's 22 House districts were in Republican hands.
The "dwindling" of GOP moderates at the Times has now entered its 16th year: Former reporter Adam Clymer wrote in December 1996 about "the dwindling band of Republican moderates."
Finally, contributor Kate Murphy interviewed a fringe figure in the party: "Randy Moody is the co-chairman of Republicans for Planned Parenthood, which was founded in 1995 to give Republicans who favor abortion rights a voice." Moody likes liberal screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's latest creation "The Newsroom," stating that "the Republican Party needs more people like [the show's liberal "Republican" hero] Will McAvoy."


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Family physicians are helping transform an uncooperative health care system into a patient-centered care delivery model that really works. But helping is not enough. It's time to start leading. That was the message delivered Sept 26 during the "Panel Session: Real Answers" at the AAFP Scientific Assembly here.
Panelists John Bender, M.D.; Marci Nielsen, Ph.D., M.P.H.; and Sam Nussbaum, M.D., offer "real answers" to some of the major issues facing family medicine during a panel discussion at the AAFP Scientific Assembly.
Panelists John Bender, M.D., senior partner and CEO at Miramont Family Medicine in Fort Collins, Colo.; Marci Nielsen, Ph.D., M.P.H, CEO of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) in Washington; and Samuel Nussbaum, M.D., EVP and clinical health policy and chief medical officer for insurer WellPoint Inc., told a standing-room-only crowd of family physicians that they are a central cog in the transformation process. The panel took questions electronically from AAFP members during the discussion.
"We haven't yet made the patient the real center of the medical home because, all too often, we stop at patient," said Nielsen. "We need to elevate the role of consumer in this process, because (consumers) are not yet demanding this model of care. If you want the (insurers) and Congress to pay for this model and reimburse primary care, you've got to start with patients and explain to them why it is so important."
AAFP Leaders Continue Panel Discussion
During the "Panel Session: Real Answers" at the AAFP Scientific Assembly in San Diego, panelists took questions from the audience that were submitted electronically. The volume of questions meant that some questions did not get answered.
However, the AAFP captured the questions the panelists didn't have time to answer, and the Academy's officers have agreed to respond to these questions via the AAFP Leader Voices blog. You also can sign up to receive e-mail notification when the Leader Voices blog is updated.
That is critical, Nielsen said, because, although groups like the AAFP and PCPCC are working hard in Washington and elsewhere to push for reform, insurers are only going to make real changes when employees begin demanding that employers pay for the patient centered medical home (PCMH) model.
"All of this can happen based on your leadership, but that means you can't just talk about this in your offices, you have to go out into your communities and talk about it, as well," said Nielsen. Primary care physicians "have got to keep leading and stepping outside of their comfort zone on this issue, because if not, we won't continue to be the 'it girl' of public policy that we are now."
Good evidence is another part of the payment equation, said Nussbaum. "We are developing different payment models for different (regional) settings, all based on performance and quality-of-care criteria," he said. "Family practice physicians can expect to see a 40 to 50 percent increase in total revenue based on value provided instead of patient volume."
Bender said he has found this to be true in his own practice, which is recognized as a PCMH by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). "After we attained NCQA (recognition) for our PCMH transformation, we saw serious changes in quality," he said. "Hospitalization rates for our patients declined by 83 percent compared to our peers, while emergency room utilization by our patients was -218 percent compared to other practices in our area."
Bender said it is all a good story, but he cautioned that recognition or certification is not an end in itself.
"NCQA (recognition) is like a high school diploma -- you've accessed something, but it is not your career," he said. "Now you're licensed to go out and do it."
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After almost seven hours of intense competition, Xuyu Xiang 7D (at left in photo) won the 2013 Phoenix Chinese Week (PCW) Go Open on February 10 in Phoenix, AZ. Held on the Chinese New Year's Day at the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix, this was the ninth year for the PCW Open. Eighteen go players ranging from 15k to 7D competed in four divisions "and celebrated the Year of the Snake," reports organizer Quan Li. "We had some young kids as well as a senior player close to 70 years old." The Open attracted many spectators, Li reports, and winners were presented with specially-designed medals featuring a ying-yang logo made of titanium. "Every player enjoyed the games and friendship with other players," Li adds, "We will meet again in the Year of the Horse."
Results: Xuyu Xiang 7D was undefeated to win 1st place in Division A (high dan); Jason Lin 5D won 2nd place. Joshua Simmons 2D — also with straight wins – took 1st place in Division B (low dan & high kyu), Bill Gundberg 1k won 2nd place, Eric Lin 2D and Jeffrey Luo 2k shared 3rd place. Jared Hogrefe 5k, Richard Hardy 5k and Demir Zoroglu 4k won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively in Division C (mid kyu). Shane Edey, Denis Liu and Chiu Ly won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Division D (low kyu), respectively. Note that Denis and Chiu are 11-year-old kids.
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Nevada Southern Railway Museum
Excursion train rides depart from the Nevada Southern Railway station (off Yucca Street) and travels 3.5 miles west along the historic Boulder Branch Line to Railroad Pass located within the River Mountains range. The round trip (7 miles) lasts approximately forty-five minutes in duration where passengers will be able ride in newly refurbished (air conditioned) Pullman Coaches dating back to 1911. The train is scheduled to run on every Saturday and Sunday. Please visit website for exact times and admission prices. Group charters are available.


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New York's Blizzard of 2010
Here's the moody, brilliantly-shot meditation on a buried city that's being called Oscar-worthy by Roger Ebert. The video was shot by filmmaker Jamie Stuart in Queens, New York, during the snowstorm on the night of the 26th. Like the video itself, the title, Idiot with a Tripod, is an homage to the 1929 silent film Man With a Movie Camera.
New York's Blizzard of 2010
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