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My dad is Frank George Roux Jr. and he is the best! He has done what all good fathers do. He taught his son how to make his way in the world. Most of my childhood memories revolve around sports. He helped launch a little league program in our hometown outside of Chicago. He coached on the field. And off the field, he told me how proud he was while always focused on the things I could do better.
We had season tickets to the Chicago Blackhawks and I grew up in the Old Chicago Stadium. Those memories will NEVER leave me or him. Two years ago, we watched the Hawks win the Stanley Cup together (Sorry Wings Fans) and celebrated with my son, Christian, in the parade downtown. My dad always wears a sport coat and he did that day. It was 95 degrees! He told the crowd he was on a weight loss program.
Frank has a brilliant sense of humor. Frank Rouxisms include: "A little bit of alright Jack." "Let me go out and come in again." and "We're going broke saving money."
He's a lawyer and has a very serious side. He also once told me "Sometimes, life is a series of connected disappointments. It's what you do in between that counts."
A bit dark, I know. But I find it to be true and it gets me through the tough times in life.
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In a must-win game for two teams with dwindling playoff hopes, former Dynamo midfielder Dwayne De Rosario fired off two long-range goals to push Toronto FC past Houston, 2-1, at Robertson Stadium on Saturday.
Known as a clutch player while at Houston, De Rosario struck Toronto's dramatic winner in stoppage time.
After De Rosario had drawn a free kick just outside the box following a quick counter attack, teammate Nick LaBrocca rolled the ball out to his captain, who fired a low, seeking effort past Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad.
Having gone down to an early Brian Ching goal, De Rosario leveled in the 60th minute in a similar situation. From around 25 yards out, TFC won a free kick that again was laid out to the visitors' captain, who found a gap in the wall with his driven shot to knot the game at 1-1.
Houston tallied the game's opener in the 18th minute in typical fashion — off a set-piece. Brad Davis' in-swinging free kick found the head of Ching, who nodded his seventh goal of the year past Stefan Frei. Davis earned his seventh assist of the season.
The first half was as one sided as a 1-0 scoreline could be, with Houston enjoying the vast majority of possession and Toronto appearing flat early. The Dynamo finished the first half with nine corners and forced six saves from Frei.
Houston nearly doubled its score in the 28th minute off another Brad Davis corner kick. This time Davis found Geoff Cameron, whose header bounced off the grass and looked destined for the corner of the goal. However, Frei made a terrific save to tip the ball over the bar.
Despite the terrible half, Toronto only trailed 1-0 and came out of the locker room intent on turning around the game. In the 58th minute, a De Rosario set-piece found Chad Barrett, whose header hit the crossbar. De Rosario then tied the game two minutes later.
Up next for Houston is a Wednesday night road test against the Kansas City Wizards. Toronto FC continue their CONCACAF Champions League play, traveling for a Tuesday night showdown with Cruz Azul.
Toronto FC (8-10-7) vs. Houston Dynamo (6-13-5)
September 18, 2010 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Brian Ching 7 (Brad Davis 7) 18
TOR -- Dwayne De Rosario 10 (Nick LaBrocca 2) 60
TOR -- Dwayne De Rosario 11 (Nick LaBrocca 3) 94+
Toronto FC -- Stefan Frei, Dan Gargan, Adrian Cann, Ty Harden, Maksim Usanov, Nick LaBrocca, Julian de Guzman, Dwayne De Rosario, Joseph Nane (Martin Saric 46), Chad Barrett (O'Brian White 70), Maicon Santos (Jacob Peterson 77).
Substitutes Not Used: Mista, Nick Garcia, Nicholas Lindsay, Jon Conway.
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Eddie Robinson, Mike Chabala (Adrian Serioux 89), Danny Cruz (Corey Ashe 73), Geoff Cameron, Richard Mulrooney, Brad Davis, Brian Ching, Joseph Ngwenya (Dominic Oduro 66).
Substitutes Not Used: Samuel Appiah, Ryan Cochrane, Cam Weaver, Tyler Deric.
Misconduct Summary:
TOR -- Chad Barrett (caution; Reckless Tackle) 29
TOR -- Maicon Santos (caution; Reckless Foul) 53
HOU -- Geoff Cameron (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 79
TOR -- Dwayne De Rosario (caution; Reckless Tackle) 81
TOR -- O'Brian White (caution; Reckless Foul) 89
HOU -- Eddie Robinson (caution; Tactical Foul) 93+
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Referee's Assistants: Fabio Tovar; Peter Balciunas
4th official: Jasen Anno
Attendance: 16,435
Weather: Cloudy-and-73-degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial

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Everton manager David Moyes felt justice was done for his persevering side after they scored twice in the dying moments to beat Tottenham 2-1 at Goodison Park.
Trailing to Clint Dempsey's deflected shot, Steven Pienaar and Nikica Jelavic scored within 88 seconds of each other in the 90th minute and added time respectively to secure a deserved victory. Moyes felt his side were well worth the victory, having dominated throughout and been denied what he thought was a penalty for handball late in the first half.
"It is as good a finish as we've had," Moyes said. "We've had a few like that where we've lost and felt low so we were due one. I remember a season where we used to score late goals and win games 1-0 but recently it has not been the case."
Moyes continued: "If Everton hadn't won we'd have been saying 'How not?' because we played terrifically well, especially in the first half with Kevin Mirallas and Seamus Coleman.
"We just couldn't find the final pass or touch to finish it off and Tottenham got better in the 15 minutes after half-time, but I thought we had grown into it again when they scored.
"Our poorest period was in the last 10 minutes when we were changing players around and we had tried everything to get an opening, but they kept at it and we got it in the end. It can lift you, it shows the belief and persistence in keeping going and the players showed great character to keep going."
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas, whose side have only kept one Premier League clean sheet away from home, was left to bemoan more late defensive frailties. Spurs have developed a poor record for conceding late goals - 10 in the last 15 minutes - and that cost them again.
"It was a disappointing result bearing in mind we were leading taking the game into the last minute," he said. "It has been quite an adventure in the Premier League this season; if we count the number of results that have been going for us before the last minutes we would be first.
"There are so many different reasons. It is not really easy to explain because a couple of them come from different situations.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A major San Francisco Bay Area transit system is running trains as usual Friday after unions and management agreed to continue labor talks past a midnight deadline.
But Bay Area Rapid Transit unions say they will go on strike on Monday if they don't reach a deal by the end of the weekend.
The two sides are expected to resume negotiations at 10 a.m. Friday. They were facing the end of a 60-day cooling-off period that prohibited a strike the previous night when they announced that they would continue talks, and there would be no strike on Friday.
BART chief negotiator Thomas Hock says BART will offer a new proposal to the unions.
BART is the nation's fifth-largest rail system and serves hundreds of thousands of riders each weekday.
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A major San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system will continue to run commuter train service at least through the weekend after unions and management agreed late Thursday to extend labor talks past a midnight deadline, officials said.
Bay Area Rapid Transit and two of its largest unions, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021, agreed to resume talks starting Friday as the parties were facing the end of a 60-day, state-mandated cooling-off period that prohibited a strike.
The unions announced that if no agreement is reached by midnight Sunday, they will strike on Monday.
The parties emerged shortly before midnight Thursday as BART chief negotiator Thomas Hock said that the talks would resume at 10 a.m. Friday. He also noted that the new proposal from BART management had not been presented to the unions Thursday and would be offered early Friday.
SEIU 1021 President Roxanne Sanchez said that BART Board members and possibly General Manager Grace Crunican would be joining the talks on Friday and staying until a deal is reached in hopes of avoiding a second strike in three months.
"We believe that these developments can only help bring a resolution to these long, drawn out negotiations," Sanchez said. "And for this reason, we will continue bargaining through the weekend."
BART spokesman Rick Rice said in a statement early Friday that trains on the nation's fifth-largest rail system will be running — for now.
"We are grateful the Bay Area will not be impacted by our unions for the next few days and that the trains will be running while we continue to negotiate," Rice said. "BART was prepared to offer a new proposal today but the unions told us they were not ready for it. We will continue negotiations tomorrow at 10 a.m."
If the clock had stuck midnight with no agreement, some 2,300 BART workers could have walked off the job — and an estimated 400,000 commuters could have been left stranded again.
On Thursday, BART officials said they were prepared to meet past the deadline and through the weekend if necessary, and hoped the unions would agree to do the same.
"We're just trying to keep the trains running," Rice said.
Hock, said he would not be the one to walk out of the late-night negotiations with the unions.
"If we keep meeting, something's going to happen," Hock said.
Hundreds of thousands rail commuters would be stranded by a work stoppage on BART, which links far-flung suburbs to bigger Bay Area cities and provides a crucial link under the bay between San Francisco and Oakland.
Labor talks initially began in April and have at times been contentious as BART workers went on strike for 4 1/2 days in July, leading to crowded buses, jammed bridges and forced traffic to a crawl throughout the Bay Area before Gov. Jerry Brown mandated the cooling-off period.
Earlier this week, union leaders thought they had a deal with BART management but said the proposal presented late Tuesday was rescinded.
"We thought we were really close and they totally yanked it off the table," ATU President Antonette Bryant said. "We gave them a counteroffer, and the next day they said, 'Oh, you misunderstood what we proposed.' We said, 'No we didn't.'"
Hock said BART never made a formal offer and blamed a mediator for the confusion.
"The mediator misunderstood and miscommunicated what had been talked about because we had never put that offer out there in any way, shape or form," Hock said.
The two sides have reached agreement on pension contributions but are still at odds over compensation, health care and safety.
The unions want a raise of nearly 12 percent over three years while BART has proposed a 10 percent increase over four years. BART said workers from the two unions now average about $71,000 in base salary and $11,000 in overtime annually. The workers' pay a flat $92 monthly fee for health insurance.
State transportation officials released a statement late Thursday saying they'll expand the hours of high-occupancy vehicle lanes and make similar moves should a strike come, and BART management said they would offer limited free charter bus service across the Bay Bridge.
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On now through May 15, the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts celebrates its 29th season at venues throughout the city.
Alvis Choi and Althea Balmes both served on Reel Asian's programming committee in 2013 and they have separate shows as part of Mayworks this year.
For her show Before And After, Choi led a three-session workshop with Chinese immigrants on self-representation and expression. The participants created photographic and paper-cut images that tell stories of migrant workers in Toronto. The works are presented alongside Choi's own research on the topic of Chinese labour in the context of Toronto's downtown Chinatown. The exhibition is open to the public Wednesday thru Saturday afternoons (1pm to 5pm) at Unpack Studio (11 Willison Square, behind Gold Stone) until May 23.
Between 2pm & 5pm next Sunday, on Mother's Day, Balmes' illustrations will be featured as part of Labour + LOVE: A Celebration of Caregivers, a launch event celebrating the publication of community comic book Kwentong Bayan, a joint venture between Balmes and Jo SiMalaya Alcampo, in collaboration with caregivers & supporters, about the real life stories of Filipina migrant workers. There will be live storytelling, illustration & soundscapes at Beit Zatoun (612 Markham St, across from Honest Ed's)
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas sophomore Drew Morgan wanted to prove he was worthy of playing time after having only three passes thrown his way last season.
His first week of preseason camp — which was capped by Saturday's scrimmage in Razorback Stadium — showed the Razorbacks that Morgan may be capable of stepping into a starting spot and playing important role in Arkansas' offense.
Morgan was the star of Arkansas' 93-play scrimmage in Razorback Stadium, catching six passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns. The 6-foot, 194-pound receiver made his biggest impression by pulling in a 43-yard pass from starting quarterback Brandon Allen, then added 25- and 16-yard touchdown catches.
"I thought Drew Morgan stood out," Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said.
Morgan was the leader of a receiving corps being counted on to lift a passing offense that was one of the SEC's worst last season. After one week, the Greenwood native has grown enough — along with Keon Hatcher, Demetrius Wilson, Cody Hollister and Jared Cornelius — to be part of a five-man nucleus that Bielema and the Razorbacks already have targeted as the program's primary pass catchers.
Morgan said earlier this week he planned to get that type of opportunity in 2013, but never made an impact on the rotation. He did play in 10 games, but never caught a pass and promises it won't happen again this fall.
"I want to catch 20 or 30 balls as a sophomore because last year not catching any motivated me," Morgan said last Thursday. "I didn't catch any my freshman year so I am going to go have a breakout season and build my resume right now."
Morgan said he worked extensively with Arkansas strength an conditioning coach Ben Herbert to add size and speed to make it happen. Arkansas receivers coach Michael Smith said earlier this week it has made a noticeable difference.
"Out of all my guys right now, Drew is probably playing the best," Smith said after Thursday's practice. "I'm super ecstatic about the way Drew is catching the ball, the way he's competing. The biggest thing I think Drew did this summer is that he got quicker. That's something I wanted him to work on, and he did it. Right now he's playing well, he's running with the ones and doing an excellent job for us right now."
The success carried over to Saturday's practice. His 43-yard catch was the first big play of the scrimmage. It also proved to be the second-longest gain of the day.
But Morgan also had success on a crossing route and through middle of the field.
"He caught all those balls at Greenwood and I knew he could catch," Bielema said. "He reminds me a lot of the player I had, (former Wisconsin receiver) Jared Abbrederis. Not just because they're white wide receivers. It's not that. … It's that, for them, they have optimal speed but they have to catch everything. They have to be perfect on their routes. They have to understand the correct split. They've got to have great communication with their quarterbacks."
Morgan seems to be on the same page with starting quarterback Brandon Allen, who went 12-for-22 for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Allen started slow until connecting with Morgan for the 43-yard gain, then closed strong.
He connected on deep balls to Morgan and Hatcher (41 yards). Allen also had success during a redzone portion of Saturday's scrimmage, throwing his two touchdown passes to Morgan during a five-play stretch.
Allen wasn't perfect, but Bielema said it was a good day for his starter.
"Brandon Allen was the guy that we have seen all camp," Bielema said. "Very confident, very in control. I think he has shown some leadership toward the players on the field when they do something well or they don't."
But backup quarterback Austin Allen also showed more confidence with the second-team offense, too. He completed nine straight to start his scrimmage — including a 48-yard completion to Damon Mitchell — and finished 16-for-20 for 190 yards.
Allen also got one series with the starting group.
Meanwhile, freshman Rafe Peavey went 7-for-10 for 44 yards.
"I wanted to see Austin and Rafe play, so I didn't need to see all the window dressings and extra toppings and all the extra stuff that we do," Bielema said. "I wanted to see them just play and I thought they did it."
Bielema said that was the goal of Saturday's scrimmage. The Razorbacks wanted to get a better sense of which players they could count on and got a few answers.
He said the new "personality" of Arkansas' defense showed up. The starters forced an early turnover when defensive back Carroll Washington knocked the ball out of running back Kody Walker's hands and it was recovered by Trey Flowers. The defense was credited with seven sacks, including two by freshman linebacker Randy Ramsey. There was better play from the secondary as well.
"I think our defensive back end made some nice plays on the ball, lot more big hits, lot more breaks on the ball," Bielema said. "There was a lot more disruption in this first scrimmage than I probably saw all of last camp."
Arkansas' run game was short-handed before the scrimmage began because of Alex Collins' groin injury. Then Jonathan Williams left with a hamstring injury after just four carries. But 15 different players caught passes in Arkansas' efforts to find dependable playmakers and expand its passing offense after last year's struggles.
There's plenty of room for improvement. But Bielema also said there's progress.
"I couldn't be more pleased as a head coach walking off the field after six days knowing where we are at," Bielema said. "I know we are so much further along than we were a year ago a this time and that to me is very exciting."
Morgan was an example of just that with his scrimmage performance Saturday.
He never made an impact as a freshman, but has plans for 2014.
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Did I say I was weak willed?
I started strong, finished some quests in the old world, including that fishing quest that frustrated me so much previously (100% drop rate), then the call of the Lich King tugged at my heart, and next thing I knew Gnomeaggedon was in Stormwind habour boarding the ship to the otherside.
It is a beautiful place, but the ice plays tricks on the mind.
I caught up with a strange bunch of Gnomes, but they weren't very talkative.
I bumped into Larisa, but something wasn't quite right. She has grown, dyed her hair and cut it short, and she spelt her name all Northerndish.
I did feel sorry for her loss, so went looking for slain brother. Such a sad tale, I hope I can set things right.
While I was there this Fish whispered in my ear that I needed to change to Arcane, but as I don't know what an Arcane is, I will just keep on melting icebergs.
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We found that the more controlling the parents were about telling their child to clean their plate, the more likely the kids, especially the boys, were to request larger portions of sweetened cereal at daycareForcing kids to 'clean plate' may backfire Mar 09, 2009
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Brian Wansink (born 1960, Sioux City, Iowa) is an American professor in the fields of consumer behavior and nutritional science. He is a former Executive Director of the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) (2007–2009).
Wansink is best known for his work on consumer behavior and food and for popularizing terms such as "mindless eating" and "health halos." His research has focused on how our immediate environment (supermarkets, packaging, homes, pantries, and tablescapes) influences eating habits and preferences. Wansink holds the John S. Dyson Endowed Chair in the Applied Economics and Management Department at Cornell University. He is the author of over 100 academic articles and books, including the best-selling book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think and Marketing Nutrition (2005) . He is a 2007 recipient of the humorous Ig Nobel Prize and was named ABC World News Person of the Week on January 4, 2008.
Having been referred to as the "Sherlock Holmes of Food" and the "Wizard of Why", Wansink and his Food and Brand Lab have been credited with improving the deeper scientific understanding of food eating and food shopping. A fundamental finding is that our environment—such as the way a food is labeled, presented, stored, or served—biases our eating habits and taste preferences. A large part of eating less and eating better, he argues, involves making small changes to our homes and to the daily "mindless" patterns of our lives. In underscoring this, the first and last sentence of his book, Mindless Eating states, "The best diet is the one you don't know you're on."


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Being a school librarian provides countless opportunities to support the curriculum in our buildings. We had been discussing how we might incorporate a collaborative program to introduce the Civil War to 8th grade social studies classes this spring. Coach April Lawson and Mr. Brooks Lee were on board for such an event. What happened next was actually two wonderful programs that provided their students with a variety of experiences to introduce the period. We also realized that these programs could easily be expanded in the future to further enhance the experiences!
Skype With The Virginia Historical Society
In a previous blog article, I discussed how we use Skype in the Classroom to connect with other places for virtual field trips, Skype lessons, and guest speakers. While searching for ideas to complement the social studies classes, I ran upon a Skype program through the Virginia Historical Society called "The Civil War: An American Turning Point." We were able to connect with a wonderful intern named Ben. He talked about the economic and industrial differences between the North and South. He also showed us artifacts that soldiers might have carried. Our students enjoyed the 50-minute program and went back to class telling the teachers about their experience!
|Ben showed our students various items carried by soldiers
Library Collaboration
We decided to put together a library collaboration to further introduce students to the Civil War period. We chose to have 5 learning stations that included a medical tent, music, and art. Coach Lawson asked if we might possibly have a BreakoutEDU component. After working together for a few days, we came up with several puzzles to embed in the experience. Below are brief descriptions of each learning station.
1. Bill of Rights Display
We were provided a wonderful Bill of Rights display by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Archives and Records Administration. We decided to incorporate it into one of our rotations. Students were asked to analyze the Bill of Rights to determine which amendments were added after the Civil War and what this meant for former slaves.
2. Appomattox Courthouse Surrender Video
Students watched a video on the library laptop computers about General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. They were asked to answer questions based on the video.
3. Civil War Era Music
At this station students listened to the popular Civil War era song called "John Brown's Body". They were provided the lyrics to the song at the station. They were asked to respond to questions about the song after a period of listening was provided.
4. Medical Tent
Mrs. Peggy Schaeffer, one of our assistants, created a medical tent station in the library by using an old food service tent. She put white bulletin board paper all around the tent to give it an appearance from the era. She also posted various photos in the tent. Students were told a wounded soldier had dropped an important clue in the tent. They discovered a locked pencil box and envelope containing directions. The envelope clue led groups to another room where they had to read an article to discover the three digit number to unlock the box. Inside the box was a map, ruler, and additional clue. They had to use map reading skills to find how many miles soldiers had to travel to Fredericksburg. This knowledge would help them solve one of the final puzzles after all rotations were completed.
|Students enjoyed searching for the clues in the lockbox at this station
5. Thomas Nast Art Selection
Mrs. Schaeffer found "Emancipation" by Thomas Nast. We decided to use this piece for an art station during the rotations. Students had to look at the artwork and write down four significant points that stood out to them.
6. BreakoutEDU Challenge
After all of the rotations were complete, we brought out BreakoutEDU boxes for each of the 5 groups. Students had to solve two puzzles to successfully break out. Teachers wanted to make this a final challenge to see which groups could win by finishing first. All students were very engaged during this last "mission".
Student Reflections
"This Civil War activity in the library for Mr. Lee's class was a lot of fun and a great experience. The most fun I had was the lock boxes. This is something I (would like) to do again." - Amberly G.
"Yesterday my class did a breakout session during our social studies period. I really enjoyed being able to get out of our classroom and being able to interact with another class. It definitely was a challenge to breakout (of) the clues in the locked box. It was really fun in Station 4 when we had to find the classroom that had the clues in it. One way you could improve this breakout session is giving us more time. I don't think 7 minutes was enough to find our clues. Overall, this was a really great experience." - Jordan S.
Teacher Reflections
We began brainstorming this type of activity several months ago on ways to bring the Civil War to life. With the help of all of our Library Staff ( Mr. Evans, Mr. Borel, Mrs. Kaitlyn Price, and Mrs. Peggy Schaffer along with Mr. Brooks Lee, and myself) we reached the idea of using our breakout edu resources. The process all starts with creating puzzles and activities that the student are given an essential question or a set of instructions to follow and they must work together to solve the data.
We developed 5 different stations ranging from a medical tent, search and find map coordinates (having to use cardinal directions), to music and video representations of that era. The students were provided their orders and set loose to work and learn together. These stations may have used primary sources via hands on or technical components to aide the students in solving their clues or puzzles.
To finish the process the student groups completed their orders and came back to main camp to receive their breakout trunk to solve and see which troops would be successful opening the trunk to be declared the troop that broke out and won the activity. This is our BreakoutEDU resources and the kids love them.
I believe the students and the instructors enjoyed watching and participating in the activity. Many students walked away a leader and feeling the success of leading their brigade to a successful mission. I believe there were key informational details on the topic learned by all students as well as some other staff that came by to see the progress.
Using this type of activity allows students to take on the role of learning in a much more active and fun manner. It's a chance to bring history alive into the present day for them to better understand the connections of what the past has done or is doing within the present. I also believe students that are active in their learning are able to retain and understand the content as well as the skills and procedures that will help them be successful in their future educational journeys. I love being a project based instructor allowing my students to take on the role to guide their own educational experience and the unity of working together to collaborate and solve the issues. These skills will empower students to become stronger minded, more open and free willed adults and leaders of tomorrow.
We as educators involved in this activity have already started the brainstorming process to take this activity to the next level and really design a learning center that is alive and active as well as informational and fun for our future students. We have a GREAT team of educators working for the futures of our prospective eager and successful students.
Next Steps
As Coach Lawson indicated in her reflection, we are already brainstorming potential additional material for next year. We have talked to our school nurse and a community volunteer to add them to the medical tent station. The school nurse has even offered to dress in a Civil War era costume. We have all discussed the possibility of creating a "camp" scene outside the library and bringing in food selections from the period. All of us involved want to wear Civil War costumes and uniforms! If you can think of ways we might improve this program in the future, please, add your suggestions to the comments below or email me!
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Francesca Eastwood will help hand out the HFPA's Golden Globes for outstanding work in television and film.
She is the second Eastwood to become a Miss Golden Globe -- her half-sister Kathryn Eastwood, daughter of Clint Eastwood and Jacelyn Reeves, held the title in 2005.
"Francesca comes from a very talented family and we are delighted to have her be our Miss Golden Globe," said Dr. Aida Takla-O'Reilly, the HFPA president. "She is a budding actress and is a great addition as we celebrate the show's 70th anniversary."
"I am honored to have been chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press to be Miss Golden Globe of 2013," Francesca Eastwood said. "I have watched the Golden Globes ceremonies since I was a little girl and it means so much to me to be a part of one of Hollywood's most illustrious events."
Francesca Eastwood, 19, has appeared in the films "True Crime" and "The Stars Fell on Henrietta." She is currently seen on the E! reality show, "Mrs. Eastwood and Company," starring alongside her stepmother, Dina Eastwood, her younger half-sister, Morgan Eastwood, and the South African band Overtone.
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I am not selling my stocks. I expect our leaders to compromise for the good of the country.
Welcome to the 1970s. The decade that gave us disco and Archie Bunker was also a time of economic stagnation, widespread dissatisfaction with government and corporate America, and a stock market that just couldn't seem to get unstuck. Oh, sure, it's 40 years later. But just like bell-bottoms and bare midriffs, the investment malaise of the '70s appears to have made a comeback. Then, as now, the stock market staged multiple advances. But the moment investors got comfortable with the notion of earning a reasonable return, some sort of crisis upended the rally. So the same question that was asked so frequently then is again on the lips of stock market investors: Is it time to bail?
It would be great to provide a simple yes-or-no answer. And yet it's impossible without asking another question first: Why do you own stocks?
The long view. If you're investing for a short-term goal -- anything that requires cash within the next five years -- putting your money in stocks is inordinately risky. That's because stocks, by their nature, are volatile. The faintest whiff of economic smoke and market pundits yell "Fire!" and head for the exits. If your dreams rest on short-term stock market performance, they can quickly go up in flames. But if you're investing for a long-term goal, you may want to fall back on ancient wisdom embodied in the proverb "This too shall pass."
I say this, of course, as much for me as for you. Like many others, I worry about the "fiscal cliff," not to mention the burgeoning federal budget deficit, which could have disastrous consequences down the road.
During the stock market's post–Election Day swoon, I, like many other investors, thought about selling my stocks. In my mind flashed the dangers of the fiscal cliff, which refers to the drastic spending cuts and tax hikes that will be triggered if our leaders can't reach a compromise to cut the deficit. Permitting the government to fall off the cliff would likely precipitate a recession. But the partisan divide is so wide that it is conceivable that legislators and the White House really could allow the nation to fall into an economic abyss.
Yet the fiscal cliff may be the least of today's worries, because it can be averted. The mushrooming federal deficit, on the other hand, presents real and substantial concerns that are not easily solved. You can cut the deficit through economic growth, which boosts tax revenue, or by reducing spending or raising taxes -- or by some combination of all three. Growing our way out of the deficit is looking unlikely at the moment, and the other two options have important consequences. Reducing government spending -- even just reducing the growth of spending -- means less money will be poured into the economy. Raising taxes takes money out of people's pockets and often boosts tax "avoidance" -- not necessarily cheating, but putting more money into, say, tax-free municipal bonds rather than stocks. Thus, tax hikes often prove less effective at raising revenue than their proponents would suggest.
So, then, why am I not selling my stocks? Partly because I expect our leaders to stop bickering and reach a compromise for the good of the country (they may have already done so by the time you read this).
But thanks to Morningstar's Ibbotson unit, we also have 86 years of stock market history to turn to for solace. What does it tell us? The worst 15-year periods for stocks ended in the early 1940s and the early 1980s. Those miserable stretches encompassed the Great Depression and the great malaise of the '70s. But the bleak times were followed by the rewarding 1950s and early '60s, and the super-lucrative '80s and '90s.
In other words, I believe I will be rewarded for being patient. If you have decades on your side, you can wait out the market's frequent spills. Just don't expect a smooth ride.
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My birthday turned out fine. Yes I spent the first few hours of it in victim mode, depressed, sad and lonely. I didn't weep quietly or wipe away a tear or two; no I cried and cried, loud and messy till there was no more tears left to cry. I wallowed in misery and self-pity, walking around sorry for myself, refusing to be happy for being alive.
But my day quickly turned around and by noon there were barely any tears left. Logic had set in. Realizing how much love the universe was sending my way I wiped my nose, dried my eyes and turned my upset face into a smile. Since midnight I had received countless messages on my Facebook, numerous phone calls on Skype, some text messages on my mobile, and a few notes on my blog, all filled with many wishes from friends and family both here and abroad. And then before going out to dinner with my family, when I least expected it I received the best gift of all. A bouquet of roses, red and white, beautifully tied in a golden bow. The bouquet was from a man, but not just any man. It was from the man I least expected it from, yet most cherished. And that simple gesture from none other than my "baby" brother meant the world to me.
So yes, maybe like lesson #45 says: the best is yet to come. Maybe when one door closes it's not a window that opens up, but rather another door, a better one. It's just that so often we look so long and so regretfully at the door that closed that we do not see the one that opened up for us. And yes maybe it is true that in the midst of difficulty lies opportunity. The pessimist in me sees the difficulty in every opportunity; but it is the optimist in me that still searches with hope for that opportunity that lies in every difficulty. So maybe life isn't tied with a bow (like my bouquet of flowers), but it's still a gift. And that's lesson #50, the last lesson of the book "Life's Little Detours" by Regina Brett. So have I discovered all the secrets to finding and holding on to happiness? I'm not sure. But I know I will get there, because the best is yet to come.


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Topic: RPG: The Naltoon Assault
Setting: Welcome to Naltoon, a small moon that is home to a secret Imperial base. This Imperial base is involved with the renewed Death Star plans for the rebuild of the Empire's super weapon.
Two platoons of Rebels have infiltrated the city in which the Imperial base is located. Can they steal the new plans and make it out alive? You decide…
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State Sen. Jack Hart, who played a key role in the revitalization of the South Boston waterfront and was seen by some as the next Senate president, is stepping down to enter private law practice.
Hart, a Democrat from South Boston, was expected to formally announce his resignation Tuesday. He planned to take a job with the Nelson Mullins law firm's Boston office because he said it's in the best interests of his family. He will concentrate on corporate law and government relations.
Hart, 51, was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1996 and elected to the Senate in 2002, succeeding Stephen Lynch, who was elected to the U.S. House that year.
Hart worked closely with Boston officials during his tenure to revitalize the seaport district. He also said he was proud of his work in helping create the sprawling Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in South Boston.
He called his public service "the thrill of a lifetime."
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Tuesday's announcement also will trigger the need for a special election to fill Hart's Senate seat.
Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry, a Democrat from Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, said on her Facebook page that she would seriously consider becoming a candidate for Hart's seat and would decide within the next few days.
Former Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty, who unsuccessfully challenged Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in 2009, said on his Facebook page that he had received calls encouraging him to run for Hart's seat but would leave that decision for another day.
Another vacancy created by Hart's departure is that of host of the annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day breakfast, famous for its well-timed political barbs and one-liners.


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That Fleet Trooper looked brilliant. I'd have to buy at least one or two out of sheer respect for its awesomeness. The accessories just seal the deal.
Rebel Blockade Trooper... Hasbro went pretty above and beyond on this guy, and yes I am accepting full credit for its greatness. 12 or 13 years of incessant bitching since Hasbro never did the original figures justice has finally paid off! I can now basically quit the hobby with some level of peace.I'm loving this. It's the best wave to me, and the RFT is the cream of this wave IMO, though I know Jeff leans towards old Han. Thanks for the RFT Hasbro... Now when I review it, don't make me list how hard it is to find, or that it's now up to $10 a figure.
I think all the Hans (all films) are NOW done completely, maybe they will use this mold to redo ROTJ Han.
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text: 00dc15 0 Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Well it's been a long time coming but my advanced IED script is ready, Ive packaged it with a small test mission ( in editor format, so you can see how it's done ). Note: The test mission requires Operation Arrowhead & the script is designed for OA as well but could be changed to work with ARMA2, the buildings part of the script will only work with the OA buildings. About the script ================ This script provides you with an easy way to have the AI place an IED & then semi intelligently find an observation location that they can see it from. They will place the IED at there current location either at the start of the mission (if the random time put in by you is 0) or sometime up to the maximum random time you put in. If they have waypoints these will now be deleted. Next they will run to a random position, the type of location depends on where they are & what options you set, they will 1st try buildings (only OA buildings & only the common town/village buildings), next they will try objects & finally random positions all within a pre-defined minimum & maximum range of the IED. If there are no buildings or you set a limit of 0 on buildings, they will search objects, again if there are no objects or you set the object limit to 0 then they will try random positions. When they get to a building they will move to different building positions (not all of them) as defined by the script, they will also try different stances at each building position where appropriate (1st prone, then crouched & finally standing) if they spot the IED in a specific stance then they will remain in that stance. The building positions & stance types are all configured in the script, for example some buildings may have 10 building positions but the IED men will only try 6 of them, this is to speed up the time it takes for them to find a suitable position & also because some building positions are either too close to another one or don't provide enough of a view outside. Likewise there stances are limited by building position, for example If the IED man is inside by a window he will only stand or if he's on a roof without a wall he will try all 3 stances or if there is a wall he will just try crouched & standing. When trying object locations or random positions they will always try all 3 stances. Once at a building position, object or random location a hidden dead body is placed by the IED, this body is then made visible for 5 seconds at every stance & then hidden before they move onto the next building or position, once they can see the IED the body is deleted. The body is the only way I could get them to detect the IED, in fact they don't detect the IED they detect the body, I tried objects both buried & on the surface but they can spot them through walls, the only things I found that work are men alive or dead & static weapons ( though they don't work as well as men do ), if anyone can come up with a better solution please do. Once a position is found they stay there & observe the IED ( using binoculars ( if this option is selected )) until BLUFOR get in range of the IED, at this point if the IED trigger man has knowledge of the BLUFOR unit the IED will be detonated after a random time of up to 5 seconds. Once the IED is detonated the IED triggerman is given a negative rating of 10000 meaning if he's civilian BLUFOR may now shoot him, also at this point his captive status is removed so if He's OPFOR, BLUFOR will now engage him. Also his never fire condition is now set to Hold fire, so if he's engaged he will shoot back. There is also an option you can set for him to run away, if set he will now sneak off to a randomly picked location within a certain minimum & maximum range, therefore giving you the option to chase him if you weren't killed by the IED. Finally some other quick notes, there are 4 BAF IED's he can either use 1 of the 4 types or you can set it to random. There is a limit you can put on how many objects or buildings he'll try. There are 2 types of movement you can select when he's looking for an observation position, the first he will run to different locations & the second teleports him to each position (this is the quickest way). There is an option for him to use binoculars when observing the IED waiting for BLUFOR, this makes him more identifiable as an IED triggerman ( he will use binoculars for a few seconds every 20 or so seconds ). In order for him to use all the stances when detecting the IED, I found it problematic if he didn't have a gun, so the script gives him a Makarov pistol & ammo but if you want him to be unarmed you can set it so when he's spotted the IED the pistol is removed. I think that's about it, I'm no expert in scripting so the more experienced scripters may have a fit about the way I've coded it, but from my point of view it works. I will continue to improve the script & add further options, but if any one wants to re-write sections or adapt it to there requirements please feel free. Finally please feel free to post any comments or questions & I'll try to answer them, if you do change the script or have a better idea please post it in this topic. About the included mission ==================== The included mission ( well a few units thrown into the editor & some hints to tell you what to do) will show you some of the features of the IED script, due to the random operation of the script and the AI it will play differently each time to a degree, the first 3 IED's will always be at the same position but the location the IED trigger men hide at will vary to a degree. The 2 IED's in the town are deployed at a random time so the IED's position will vary & determine where the trigger men may hide. Also due to the AI sometimes they will not notice the BLUFOR units approaching the IED & the way the triggers work, this leads to the IED not going off, to be honest I like this chance as it sort of simulates a failed detonation. In testing I've found this to not happen very frequently. You may find at the start of the mission nothing happens for a few minutes, this is to be expected as I've stopped the vehicles moving until the 1st 3 IED men are ready, this is normaly under 5 minutes. If & When you play the mission, once you've been dropped off & follow the patrol squad, don't be too realistic in your combat, just leave your unit at there origanal settings (formation, combat mode etc.) & follow the squad infront of you, don't target anyone or worry about scanning the horizon, you will get a chance to do that later. Finally, I never intended to upload this script, but because a few people wanted a more advanced script I've decided to, I have tested this version some 40 times & to me it seems to work well, but problems may come to light when more people use it, so think of it as testing it. I have never uploaded a file to the internet before so it could have gone wrong but this should be the link: http://rapidshare.com/files/420037637/IED_Script_mission_and_documentation.rar.html Warning read this: It has been brought to my attention (thanks to Gnarly Rider) that there are several errors in the Script documentation, these are as follows: 1) Put this in his Init Line: null= [this,10,5,Rnd,Sw,0,"bin","noGun","Run",I] execVM "IED_Man_v6.sqf"; The Rnd & Sw both need to be in quote marks ( "Rnd" "Sw" ). The I shouldn't be there (don't put it in). 2) Where ever you see either Rnd , GrndS , GrndL , GarbS, GarbL, Sw or Mo put the names in Quote marks. 3) null= [this,5,2,GrndL,Mo,60,"bin","","run"] execVM "IED_Man_v6.sqf" Again in this line the GrndL should be "GrndL" (in quote marks) & Mo should be "Mo" (in quote marks). I would just like to add that this script would not have been possible without all the tutorials out there & the information provided on the forums, I would like to thank everbody who has submitted information & taken the time to write these great tutorials. Regards James Edited September 20, 2010 by 00dc15 Errors in documentation document Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Home & Natural Treatment for Collapsed Dog Trachea
What can be done for a dog with collapsing trachea?
The trachea, or windpipe, carries air from the outside to the lungs. In some toy-breed dogs (especially Poodles, Pomeranians, Yorkies, and Chihuahuas), a hereditary structural defect can allow the trachea to collapse during panting or rapid breathing. The collapse may be on either end of the trachea, but is most common right where the trachea enters the chest. The first symptom is typically a honking cough caused by restricted air flow, increased mucus, and inflammation in the trachea. At its most extreme, collapsing trachea makes breathing very difficult, resulting in severe distress and even fainting from lack of oxygen. Left untreated, the problem will only get worse.
Collapsing trachea doesn't usually become a problem until the dog reaches middle age. However, even in dogs with this defect, symptoms may not be seen until another problem comes along, such as obesity, exposure to smoke (i.e., cigarette smoke) or dust, respiratory infections, or heart enlargement. Obviously, dealing with any such issues must be included in any treatment program.
Excess weight is the most common complicating condition in these dogs. Changing to a canned food diet or raw food diet is an excellent way to get the fat off while maintaining lean muscle mass. Only Natural carries a large selection of natural canned dog foods and raw foods.
"Excess weight is the most common complicating condition in these dogs. Changing to a canned food diet or raw food diet is an excellent way to get the fat off while maintaining lean muscle mass."
Be very cautious about exercise, since you want to avoid causing the dog to pant, which can set off a coughing episode. While it is important to give your dog adequate exercise in the form of calm walks, you definitely don't want any excitement or strenuous activity. Heat stress, dusty dog parks, and similar environmental factors should also be avoided.
Of course, a dog with any tracheal or coughing problem should never wear a regular dog collar, bandanna, chain, or any other restraint around the neck. Use a harness instead of a standard collar to avoid putting pressure on the trachea.
Managing inflammation is the cornerstone of treatment. In conventional medicine, steroids are a common choice, but long-term use can make the problem worse. Adding antioxidants and/or omega-3 fatty acids to the diet is a safe and natural way to reduce inflammation.
Stress, anxiety, and fear are the worst enemies of a dog with a collapsing trachea. They can trigger and exacerbate the problem. Flower essences and homeopathy can reduce acute anxiety during an episode; and they (as well as herbs and other calming products) can help manage the everyday stresses a dog may face in our modern world.
Because many dogs with collapsing trachea develop liver disease over time due to poor oxygenation, liver support is important. Products such as Super Milk Thistle X and Vetri-Science Gluta-DMG can be very beneficial for these dogs.


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Cost per month
Cost per month
Assume 200 Wh/km driven. Multiply that with how much you drive. Divide by 1000 to get kWh and multiply that with your average household tariff.
200 Wh/km x 800 km/month= 160'000 Wh/month = 160 kWh/month
A household tariff could be 15c/kwh and those 160 kWh would cost you then 24$/month.
Look now at your electricity bill. Some might not notice the difference the car makes. Of course your mileage might vary...
Of course, as they say, your mileage may vary. I've got a kill-o-watt meter that measures electrical flow, unfortunately it only works for 120V outlets. Any estimate like the above should include
the penalty one pays for putting juice into and out of a battery
(if not already accounted for in the claimed mileage numbers), which is not insignificant. A roughly 25% penalty is not uncommon, which would mean that a Tesla (or any electric) that consumes 100 kWhr of power in driving had to feed the car's battery somewhere around 133 kWhrs. The battery engineers at Tesla would be able to
state whether those claimed mileage figures represent juice "from the wall" (and registered on your electrical meter) or simply juice consumed by the car itself. Rate of charge may also make a difference.
I've got a meter on the dedicated charging circuit. The wall-to-wheel electric costs are between 320 Wh/mile and 390 Wh/mile. The difference is roof or not (driving without a roof costs me 20 Wh/mile) and warm weather or not (the pump that keeps the cells in the battery at the same temperature costs me 50 Wh/mile... although this is mostly a fixed overhead per day and would cost less if you drove more miles per day). AlfredG's 200 Wh/kilometer is pretty close though a little low.
My rounded figure of 200 Wh/km is indeed from the wall. Climate is moderate, the garage does not get hot or cold (10-20°C) and the figure is for driving at legal speeds without having to prove something on every occasion. Charging is mostly at 230V/10A. I have no figures for the effect of higher charge rates. Some claim that the sweet spot is 240V/32A where eventual overheads are minimal. The blowers only start to work in summer when charging directly after a longer drive.
Of course there may be other electric cars and other battery types as well as less efficient chargers. These can then put occasionally fire to the garage - or a ferry as it happened recently.
- Alfred
My electric bill has increased a bit but nothing compared to the reduction in my gasoline bill. And that doesn't include oil changes, smog checks, etc.
My single biggest cost is tires!
I just realized that there are Roadster owners here that have had their cars over year now. They could give us operation cost estimate over a year for Roadster. Real numbers, no estimates.
Sure. I have spent $800US on new tires (two sets rear, one set front). I plug in mostly at work, costs $0 (to me; my daily commute is 24 miles, about $1.60 to the company). About once a month I plug in at home, a full charge is about $5US, so that's about $60US. Registration and insurance are about the same as my mercedes used to be, so I'm not counting that. In 18 months and 13,000 miles, that is my total expenditure on the car.
I've estimated my charging costs for the Roadster at about $30 per month. This is quite consistent with my before/after electricity bills.
For my ICE car the cost of gasoline per month was about $180. For some reason that dropped significantly when the Roadster arrived... oh yeah, I wasn't driving it.


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When grace is just a doctrine
by Rachel (GRACE!) Held Evans
posted June 09, 2011
Grace is my middle name.
I was born Rachel Grace Held—named after my great-grandmother, Grace Burleson, who taught school in rural Appalachia during the Depression and who, when I was young and she was old, used to pull me onto her lap to tell me stories about the ghost that lived in the hen house at the old farm.
In addition to that, grace is something that Christians really like to talk about. Indeed one could argue that grace is the thing that separates Christianity from all other faiths. This idea that God does not withhold his love from us, that he gives it freely in spite of our sin and rebellion, that it is ours to receive without condition or merit is indeed very good news.
And yet Christians have a bad habit of letting grace get stuck in our heads. It becomes a doctrine we defend rather than a virtue we exhibit; an idea around which we rally rather than the animating force behind how we live. Interestingly enough, Elizabeth Gilbert gets the essence of grace just right in Eat, Pray, Love when she describes a conversation she had with her sister:
A family in my sister's neighborhood was recently stricken with a double tragedy, when both the young mother and her three-year-old son were diagnosed with cancer. When Catherine told me about this, I could only say, shocked, "Dear God, that family needs grace." She replied firmly, "That family needs casseroles," and then proceeded to organize the entire neighborhood into bringing that family dinner, in shifts, every single night, for an entire year. I do not know if my sister fully recognizes that this is grace.
I realized when I read this just how rarely I thought about grace as way of life, and how tragic it is that grace is often reduced to a proposition, a mere religious idea.
Now we could get into a rather ungraceful argument about the true meaning of grace, but as I see it, grace is about giving without expecting anything in return. It's about cutting ourselves and one another some slack. It's about letting go of grudges and extending love when it is not deserved. It's about acknowledging all the brokenness within us and around us…and loving in spite of it.
The ultimate denial of grace, then, is not to misunderstand it theologically, but to withhold it. The minute we withhold grace because of some prejudice or fear on our part, it becomes nothing more than a doctrine.
Grace is just a doctrine when we withhold it from ourselves.
Grace is just a doctrine when we withhold it from one another.
Grace is just a doctrine when we withhold it from the world.
When I look ahead to my thirties, the quality I most want to nurture is grace—for myself, for the people around me, and for this planet I call home. I want to be less judgmental and more open. I want to be quicker to forgive myself when I make a mistake. I want to look for the divine under every stone, down every forgotten street, and in every puddle of rain. I want to give others the benefit of the doubt. I want to make more casseroles and give more time. I want to listen better to those who live differently than me. I want to forgive. I want to let go. I want to relax a little and let my guard down and not take things quite so seriously.
I want grace to move from my head into my heart and my hands, so that I live up to my name.
Rachel's Best Reader Comment
Graham Smith wrote: Have you ever read Franny & Zooey? It's my favorite Salinger book, the one I return to the most frequently…This post on grace reminded me of the climax of that book, the epiphany at the end when Zooey, exasperatedly and lovingly and full of all spiritual wisdom points out to Franny that Seymour's Fat Lady is Jesus Christ. And all the other idiots and hypocrites and insufferable clods she meets in her life, they're all Jesus Christ. The chicken noodle soup Franny's mom brings her is sacred soup. When I read your post it clicked in my head, grace is being able to see Christ in all these people and grace is treating them accordingly; it's being able to see the sacred when we eat, drink, walk down the street, whenever, in whatsoever things we do. 'There isn't anyone out there who isn't Seymour's Fat Lady...And don't you know--listen to me, now--don't you know who that Fat Lady really is?...Ah, buddy. Ah buddy. It's Christ Himself. Christ Himself, buddy.' It still gives me chills when I read that passage. Thanks for the reminder.


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Finally counted the XPs.
Yilamz and Loren each receive 735 XPs before any bonuses
Deccon receives 705 before bonuses
Afraid I haven't heard anything form winemaker81 but I'll give him a couple of days to reply back (sent a PM).
After that, I'll be putting you right back into the Delve.


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I have a terrible memory for birthdays and anniversaries. I usually have to use memory aids such as calendars and computers to remind me of them. But there is one I never forget. Today is the last Saturday in April. That is a day I need no reminders for.
On the last Saturday in April 2002, exactly nine years ago as I write this, I was having a lazy weekend morning in bed and the bedside phone rang.
A couple of months before that I had been tentatively diagnosed with CLL from a routine blood test showing a high white count. That led to lots of confirming blood tests and a bone marrow aspiration. Apparently they can be painless, but no-one seems to have told the haematologist that performed mine. He remained my haematologist until a couple of years later when he wanted to do another one to "check on progress". That guy was never going to laboriously drill holes in in my "strong" bones ever again; I found another haematologist that was happy to state that I did not need one. Time has proved him right.
I spent that two months searching for something I could do about my CLL and finding I could do nothing at all but "Watch and Wait". Wonderful. I was well into the depths of diagnosis depression.
So, when the phone rang my mood was hardly bright and cheerful. It was about to get worse.
Caller: "Hi Alan, this is Dr ............ 's reception here. The Doctor wants me to make an appointment for you for Tuesday."
Me: "That's fine. I presume it's to discuss the latest test results for the leukaemia?"
Caller: "No, it's about your diabetes."
Me: "......stunned silence......."
Caller: "Hullo - are you there?"
Me: "About what?"
Caller: "Your diabetes."
Me: "I don't have diabetes, are you sure you have the right person?"
Eventually she convinced me that she did.
I have learned to like and respect my doctor. He is the best doctor I have ever encountered. If not for his knowledge and expertise my CLL and diabetes might not have been diagnosed for another five or more years. Less competent doctors had missed some very obvious signs, such as fasting blood glucose levels of 7.9 mmol/L (140 mg/dL) for at least five years before that. He certainly gained my attention; if he had not made it clear that if I did not gain control of the diabetes I may not live long enough to worry about the cancer, I might not have maintained the discipline to achieve control. But at that time we did not really know each other and I was also unaware of the stress on that very overworked small village practice.
So I hope he won't mind me mentioning this. When I received that call he had left for the day. I'm pretty resourceful when I'm scared. I'm sure he didn't appreciate the call at his home a few hours later after I tracked down his number, but I'm also sure that phone advice by the receptionist of diagnosis of a major chronic condition has not happened often since.
Waiting for that Tuesday appointment was one of the worst weekends of my life. In hindsight, my ignorance of anything to do with type 2 diabetes and everything associated with it such as complications, diet, exercise and the myriad other things we need to know to take control of this condition was abysmal. Much of my fear and worry over that terrible weekend was caused by that ignorance.
I have made up for that ignorance since; see my story here: Turning Points
If a diabetes diagnosis seems an odd thing to celebrate, look at it from my different perspective. It has been a bit of a bumpy ride at times, but I reckon the simple fact of being here, moderately fit and well for a 64 year old, to write this nine years later without any diabetes complications at all is well worth celebrating.
I think I'll open one of the better bottles of Shiraz from the "cellar" in my back bedroom cupboard tonight.
Cheers, Alan
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.


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Posted on 2013-06-24
By KRDO Pikes Peak Radio
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KRDO, NewsChannel 13, in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado, located on the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies, is looking for a National Sales Assistant.
KRDO, the ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs has an immediate opening for an energetic and enterprising National Sales Assistant to provide primary support of our national sales and the responsible Sales Manager (SM). The successful candidate will be expected to accept, input, and confirm all national and/or regional orders placed with the station. It is vital to maintain all this activity on a daily basis. Daily communication will occur with the SM on all orders and issues involving orders, preempts, and make goods. Discrepancies must be reconciled on a daily/regular basis. Duties also include the filing of all national orders and their detail. Daily communication is required on the part of the NSA in working with all Millenium Rep`s. All communication is done via telephone, e-mail, and/or fax machine. You will also be involved in the process of updating and maintaining pertinent Political orders and files. Additionally you will be involved in the growth, fulfillment, and use of Scarborough and AdViews research as it applies to station clients and their needs.
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